Valve Software Despite this headline over at The Verge, Valve (the company behind Half-Life and Portal) is not making a gaming console. However, if the piece is to be believed, Valve could be working on a standardized set-top computer designed to connect to your television that would allow users to play PC games via Valve’s […]
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Demigod of War
It’s not perfect, but Asura’s Wrath is stylish enough to get away with it.
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Watch Two Best Friends Play Portal 2
Normally I’m an elitist snob when it comes to internet comedy. Doubly so, internet comedy concerning videogames. Hell, I work with this fast-talking British guy, and I can’t stand his schtick. That said, I discovered Two Best Friends Play this weekend, and I find this series utterly hilarious. Maybe it’s the low-brow dick jokes, or […]
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On Capcom And Fluid Gender Identity In Metro City
You guys know Capcom, right? Of course you do. They’re the company behind Street Fighter, Mega Man, Dead Rising and dozens of other gaming series that you’ve spent hundreds of hours of your life playing. They’ve been making games for nearly 30 years, and despite the company’s massive success and legions of fans one question […]
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ThemeXbox.com: Because Buying Lame Xbox 360 Themes Sucks Hard
Bethesda Softworks/Microsoft The Fallout 3 Premium Theme If you’ve ever tried to change up the aesthetics on your Xbox 360 by dropping $3+ on one of the system’s Premium Themes, you likely know what a huge gamble it is. Sure, the Xbox Live Marketplace is more than willing to take your money in exchange for […]
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“Got That Pelipper Swag, Yo We Pelican Fly”
Okay, that was way better than it should have been, but c’mon guys, there’s only room on this planet for one Pokémon rap and it’s obviously this one. [Propers to Kotaku]
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Finally: Persona 4 Arena Confirmed For The US
Atlus Though I’m not quite the Nipponophile that my job might suggest, I utterly love Atlus’ Persona series. Proof? This review. And this one. And this other one. This one too. So when I heard that Atlus was joining forces with the people behind Guilty Gear to make a 2D fighter based on the Persona […]
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Inevitably, Lana Del Rey’s “Video Games” Gets A Chiptune Remix
Pro: Leeni, the creator of this remix (and its accompanying video), is an accomplished chiptune artist who makes excellent use of the limited Game Boy sound palette to recreate Del Rey’s erstwhile hit. Con: Statistically speaking, you all hate Lana Del Rey.
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I Like Sony’s Vita, But Save Your Money
Sony Dual sticks! Next week sees the debut of Sony’s latest handheld gaming system, the PS Vita. Normally I like to have a full ink-and-paper review for each of these new gaming systems, but after spending a few days with my review unit I realized that I already wrote a review of the Vita. Last […]
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Shoot This Truck
Double points if you decapitate that clown. The latest iteration of Sony’s Twisted Metal franchise hits store shelves today, and given the series’ affinity for motor vehicles and shooting them to pieces, the publisher has opted to promote the launch by letting you shoot an actual truck with an actual fully automatic machine gun. If […]
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$880K Says Adventure Games Aren’t Dead
Yesterday, Double Fine Productions launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a new old-school adventure game. The goal was $400,000. In less than 24 hours, the campaign has pulled down $880,000, and the dollars just keep rolling in. There are two important things going on here. First, Double Fine is a company founded by Tim Schafer, […]
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3D Done Right
Resident Evil has no business being this good on the 3DS.