It’s Superman vs. He-Man in This New Comics Crossover

I have to admit that—of all the “who’d win” nerd arguments over the strength of pop-cultural metahumans— the Man of Steel vs. The Hero of Eternia is one I never really thought about. Superman and He-Man? Science vs. magic is always a good clash but so much about the characters’ respective universes was just so…

This Company’s Formula For Rip-Offs Is Minecraft Plus Anything Else

Infocom Games (edit: no, not this Infocom games) seems to have a serious problem with creativity—but they’ve found a way around it. Here’s their secret. Take Minecraft. Combine it with some other popular or good property. Possibly profit? REPEAT. Ace Combat: Block Sniper? It’s Assassin’s Creed plus Minecraft (plus…shooting? Can’t say it’s completely unoriginal, then.…

Watch This Guy Try Really Hard To Sell You…Mark Paynopolis

Mark Paynopolis? Mark Paynopolis. You heard right. I’ll admit, the gameplay for Mark Paynopolis seems a little…boring? Maybe? But the game still retains that quintessential bullet time motion and, well, this guy tries really hard to sell it to you. Enough that I might fork over the cash just because of that. And, hey, at…

StarCraft‘s Most Controversial Player Got Kicked Off His Team

Greg “IdrA” Fields, a professional StarCraft player well-known in the community for getting way too angry when he loses games, was booted from his team Evil Geniuses yesterday. Evil Geniuses, one of the biggest and most successful groups in the world of competitive video gaming, gave IdrA the boot for a comment he made on…

I’d Rather Be Playing This ‘Meditative Space Strategy’ Game Right Now

Some games nearly make me miss my subway stop. Some games tempt me to keep on playing them while I’m walking down the street. This is one of them. It’s Rymdkapsel, and it’s the minimalist real-time-strategy game with a Tetris twist. It’s downloadable and out for PlayStation Mobile platforms now. It’s brought my PlayStation Vita…

Moneysaver One-Shot: Razer Naga Special Edition MMO Gaming Mouse

A deal so hot it’s molten. Looking for the current Moneysaver roundup? Click here 5600dpi, 17 MMO-optimized buttons, crazy backlighting, and a whole lot of good reviews combine to make the Razer Naga Special Edition MMO Gaming Mouse – Molten an easy recommendation. It’s hovering right around its lowest price ever today, so the time…

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Video game lovers haven’t had reason to think about Uwe Boll for a couple of years. The German-born filmmaker hasn’t put out one of his retina-scarring game adaptations for a while. But he hasn’t stopped making films. Over at CriticWire, Matt Singer argues Boll’s newer movies have gotten better but they’ve gotten more disturbing, too.

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: A Mother’s Day micro-memoir from The Geek Empress might make you all misty. GiantBoyDetective wants you to discuss your Best Racing Game of All Time. It’s definitely a Burnout game for me, but choosing between Takedown or Paradise is really tough. And TheUnfathomableTruth asks what…

Homemade Piranha Plant From Super Mario With A Twist: It Breathes Fire

The iconic carnivorous piranha plants from the Super Mario games can be enticing, but I’m sure no one will approach the garden where this giant, six-foot-tall, fire-breathing replica stands. You can watch the entire creation process at hackaday Home made 6 foot tall, fire breathing piranha plant from Super Mario Brothers [YouTube] To contact the…

The Best Ideas In Watch Dogs, A Game That Needs To Be On Your Radar

Here we go again. I’m at a preview of a big game coming from Ubisoft, hoping that it’s going to be as terrific as it seems. I can be skeptical, but I’ll be damned if I can cease being optimistic. Watch Dogs is looking and sounding good We’re in a conference room. Same one where…

Observe What Borderlands 2‘s Next Playable Class Is Capable Of

The first time Gearbox gave us a look at the playable psycho bandit named Krieg, I knew this character was made for me. Krieg is rampage incarnate. He’s off-the-walls crazy. The more carelessly you play, the more damage you can deal. And I just love carelessly shredding into enemies. It’s what Borderlands was made for,…

Ugly PS3 and Xbox 360 Game Delayed Again. For the 8th Time.

Daisenryaku Perfect: Ruler of the Battlefield, a console game made by a real Japanese game studio, has been officially delayed for the eighth time. Sigh. The game was supposed to be out this summer. And yet again, it’s been delayed “to further improve quality”. The game’s new release date is now…TBA. (Ha, good luck with…

The New Senran Kagura Game is Full of Fan Service (And Fun to Play)

When I picked up Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus: The Girls’ Proof for my Vita, I was filled with existential dread. I knew very little about the game itself going in, but after watching the anime based on this game series in preparation for my playthrough, I was more than a little worried. For the most…

Out of Nowhere Comes Super Sanctum TD, A Neat Retro Tower Defense Game

Sanctum, Coffee Stain Studios’ first-person tower defense/shooter hybrid from 2010, is getting a sequel on May 15. As usual, pre-ordering nets you extra goodies, but in this case, you get something far better than an extra gun skin. Namely a whole spinoff game. Which looks quite spiffy. Super Sanctum TD, which can also be grabbed…

Old Japanese Man Creates Amazing Art Using Excel (Wait, Excel?)

Microsoft Excel isn’t only for spreadsheets. It can also be used to create art. Don’t believe me? Just ask 73 year-old Tatsuo Horiuchi. He’ll tell ya. But why Excel? “Other specialized graphic software is expensive, and Excel came pre-installed in PCs,” Horiuchi told Japanese website PC Online, adding that he found the program easy to…

The xxxHolic Live-Action Drama is Just Plain Beautiful

Each year, Japan produces dozens of live-action drama series. While some are original, many are instead adaptations of popular manga—and even, occasionally, games. Such is the case with the first CLAMP live-action adaptation: xxxHolic Good – Beautiful Costumes and Visuals If there is one thing CLAMP is known for, it’s beautiful visuals in its manga.…

Will Final Fantasy X-2 HD Have Its “Last Mission”? That’s Undecided.

The HD revamp of Final Fantasy X-2 looks quite nice in high-definition. However, looks aren’t everything! It’s what’s inside that counts. And what’s inside Final Fantasy X-2 HD? According to Famitsu (via Yahoo! News), it’s currently “undecided” whether or not “Last Mission”, which featured in the game’s international version, will appear in the HD remaster.…

First a human meat market, now this. MCV reports that Capcom has opened a swimming pool near the Olympic Stadium in London. The catch? It’s filled with blood, and has various body parts floating in it. This is to celebrate the HD re-release of Resident Evil Revelations, coming to Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U and…

Sponging Down Sweaty Attractive Men (The Other Side of Fan Service)

Japanese games are well known for targeting a straight male audience with their overly sexualized (i.e., incredibly busty and scantily clad or moé) female characters. In some games, this fan service is the entire game’s focus. Of course, while fan service tends to be aimed toward males, this doesn’t mean that there aren’t games with…