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Skylanders Enters The Trading Card Game

While the competition bows out of the toys-to-life genre, Skylanders is finding new things for fans to buy. Today’s worldwide launch of Skylanders Battlecast adds physical trading cards to the mix. Finally folks have something to do with those Battlecast cards Activision bundled in Skylanders Superchargers last fall. Available today on iTunes, Google Play and…

Conan Playing Overwatch and Destroying Game of Thrones‘ Iron Throne 

On this latest “Clueless Gamer” segment, Conan faces off against the House of Lannister and the shiny butts of Overwatch The segment opens with the PS4 version, while Conan, Peter Dinklage and Lena Headey play using Xbox One controllers. The trio are eventually joined by a George R. R. Martin look-alike, who, in keeping with…

Just in case you ever wanted to hear Nathan Vetterlein, aka the voice of TF2’s Scout, read some of Tracer’s lines from Overwatch.

Xavier Woods Hadoukens Wrestler

WWE wrestler Xavier Woods, noted enthusiast of the video games, unleashed a Street Fighter-style Hadouken on Aiden English in a bout last night. Thankfully, English seems to have survived the attack. (via Fox Sports)

When A Sega Magazine Got Blacklisted By Sega

Keith Stuart’s written a great article over on Eurogamer, recalling the time that he was blacklisted by Sega despite being the Editor-in-Chief of DC-UK, a magazine devoted entirely to the Sega Dreamcast. He chats about how exciting it was to be in charge of a magazine devoted entirely to Sega (note: it wasn’t an official…

The last time I played Kingdom Come: Deliverance’s beta, things were looking a little rough. So it’s little surprise to hear that the game has been delayed. Originally due in 2015 before slipping to 2016, it’s now been pushed back to 2017.

That Time A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Game Was Literally Unbeatable

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the NES was infamous for being super hard. For many, the game unbeatable. On the PC, though, that was actually true! The PC port of TMNT—the DOS one, specifically—was weird for a few reasons: the sound was terrible, it didn’t look as good, and playing with a keyboard sucked. Worse,…

Highlight Reel’s schedule is a bit different this week due to Memorial Day weekend and other factors. Today’s episode is going up tomorrow and the following episode is going up next Tuesday. And if you have a clip you want on the show send it to [email protected].

Here’s What Blizzard’s Titan MMO Actually Was

For close to a decade, details about the multiplayer game that Blizzard called Project Titan have remained secret and elusive. Today we’d like to change that. In the wake of news that Blizzard has officially cancelled Titan, we can share a bit about what the project was meant to be: a massive multiplayer PC game…

Even Doom‘s Boss Fights Are Incredible

There’s lots of things the new Doom game does well, but one that took me completely by surprise was its excellent boss fights. Warning: There are spoilers for Doom in the paragraphs ahead! You encounter a number of familiar faces in Doom, faces you’re asked to blow up over and over. Imps, cacodemons, pinkies—the gang…

Inside The Surprisingly Big Overwatch Porn Scene

Angel-winged Mercy having sex with the devilish Reaper. Spunky mech pilot D.Va pleasuring herself in front of a webcam. Blindingly speedy Tracer caught in Widowmaker’s web. Overwatch porn has been all over the Internet for months, though the game’s creators at Blizzard don’t seem to eye it too favorably. (Warning: Definitely NSFW.) Users of the…

Apple Says Game About Palestine/Israel Conflict Isn’t A Game, Then Backtracks

Apple has a strained history with video games, as the company regulates what is and isn’t a “game.” It’s why Apple initially rejected Liyla And The Shadows of War, about a young Palestinian girl in Gaza, and said it “was not appropriate for the games category.” Apple has now reversed that decision. Despite the incredible…

Uncharted 4 Director Says They Had To Ask One ‘Sexist Focus Tester’ To Leave

Not everyone was happy with new Uncharted 4 characters like Nadine “Triceps” Ross. In fact, according to director Neil Druckmann, his team had to ask an angry focus tester to leave the room after he freaked out over the game’s portrayal of women. WARNING: Spoilers for Uncharted 4‘s ending follow. Druckmann sat down with Kotaku…

The Mystery of What Fallout 4’s Far Harbor DLC Hides Underwater

TheCommonwealth has been thoroughly mapped by intrepid adventurers already, but with the new DLC, Fallout 4 players now have an entirely new landmass to mine and explore. And, just like last time, players are particularly curious about what Bethesda did with its water in the DLC, especially given that Far Harbor is so ocean-centric already.…

Ten Years Of Gabe Newell Talking About Half-Life 3 Is Depressing To Watch

Whether it’s called Half-Life: Episode 3 or just Half-Life 3, here’s a video put together by CrowbCatwhich collects interviews dating back as far as 2006 in which Valve boss Gabe Newell talks about a game that’s never actually coming out. Gah. I need a drink after that.

Battleborn Drops To $40 Just In Time For Overwatch

Just three weeks after launching, Gearbox’s hero shooter Battleborn is already down from $60 to $40 both at retail and digital. And oh, hey, did you know that Overwatch goes live today? It’s quite the coincidence that Blizzard launched the Overwatch beta on the day Battleborncame out, and it’s even more of a coincidence that…

Uncharted 4 sold over 2.7 million copies in week one, Sony said today. That’s both digital and physical, and it’s an especially impressive number when you consider that it’s only available on one console. Wonder if people over there are starting to rethink the whole “last Uncharted game” thing?

E3 is holding a live event for fans this year. Although it’ll be at LA Live rather than the convention center (where E3 proper is held), the organizers say they’ll have demos from Alienware, Oculus, Ubisoft, and Warner Bros. among other companies. Tickets are free—if you’re interested, you can sign up here

GIANT Overwatch Action Figures Are Neat

Blizzard got Hollywood creature and effects legend Steve Wang (Predator, Hellboy) to help out with Overwatch’s launch. His work: three giant action figures, complete with giant boxes. The boxes were dropped in LA, Paris and Korea over the weekend. Any complaints over the fact you can’t actually buy regular-sized versions of these yet, please direct…

Someone Basically Guessed Tonight’s Game of Thrones Ending To George RR Martin In 2014

That sure was an episode of Game of Thrones, huh? As it turns out, at least one guy saw the ending coming. SPOILERS AHEAD: Don’t go any further if you haven’t seen Game of Thrones Season 6 episode 5, “The Door.” On April 20, 2014, ASOIAF fan Michael A. Ventrella wrote a blog post saying…