Nintendo 3DS Super Smash Bros incoming: Wii U version arrives near year’s end

The newest Super Smash Bros. will be arriving for Nintendo 3DS owners some time this summer, and again later on towards the year’s end for those who own a Wii … Continue reading

PS Vita Borderlands 2 bundle arrives next month

Borderlands fans who’ve waited patiently to play the game from their handheld shan’t wait much longer: Sony has announced the upcoming launch of Borderlands 2 for the PlayStation Vita, something … Continue reading

“Darth Maul” demo reel surfaces for nixed game

Star Wars fans, amidst all the speculation and excitement surrounding the upcoming movies, were almost graced with a video game based on Darth Maul, according to a demo reel that … Continue reading

Emotion-sensing game controller enables customized gameplay

As virtual reality continues to grow and interactive gaming in general becomes a bigger focus, some Stanford engineers have developed the next item of attention: an emotion-sensing game controller, which … Continue reading

Goat Simulator update incoming: multiplayer arrives in May

During GDC earlier this year, we went hands-on with the oddly popular Goat Simulator, giving a look at the gameplay in all its wonderful absurdity. For faithful players who are … Continue reading

Here’s What Tetris on the Side of a 29-Story Skyscraper Looks Like

Last night, hundreds of people crowded around the 29-story Cira Centre building in downtown Philadelphia to fulfill every classic Game Boy lovers’ dream—playing Tetris on 100,000-square-foot screen for all the world to see.

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GBA games hit Wii U and 3DS: here’s the first wave

There’s a whole new (old) wave of games coming to Nintendo’s current collection of modern consoles. Both the GameBoy Advance and the Wii U will be getting a set of … Continue reading

Magic pinball gets perfectly stuck between a bumper and kicker forever

Magic pinball gets perfectly stuck between a bumper and kicker forever

You can play a pinball machine forever and not have a pinball hit at a more perfect angle than this. Look at it bounce back and forth and back and forth and back and forth forever between a bumper and kicker. If only every pinball game was so easy. According to YouTube user lilmul123, this went on for a few minutes before the bumper’s solenoid burned out.

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Amazon hires Portal, Far Cry 2 game designers

Hinting to deeper forays into the gaming scene, Amazon has quietly added two high-profile game designers to its employee roster. Kim Swift of Portal fame and Far Cry 2’s Clint … Continue reading

Minecraft for Xbox One is “really close”

Those awaiting Minecraft for Xbox One don’t have much longer to wait: Microsoft’s Phil Spender, Vice President of Microsoft Game Studios, said the game is “really close” to being finished, … Continue reading