Genre: Tower Defense/Action RPG | Developer: Trendy Entertainment Publisher: Reverb Communications | Platform: Xbox 360/PlayStation 3/PC Players: 1-4 Local/Online | Rating: E10+ (Everyone 10 and Up) A long time ago in a land far, far away, some bad guy did something bad, as bad guys tend to do. Four nicely distinctive heroes saved the day and disappeared, as heroes should have more sense than to do. More time passed, and [...]

James Farr, whom some of you may know as the creator of the Xombie flash cartoon, is a dad. A really cool dad. So cool, in fact, that his son, Vector Farr has a very customized bedroom and bathroom all to himself. And what better theme to have than the very lovable Portal from Valve? He’s got portal-colored lava lamps, a GLaDOS camera, a Companion Cube, and even a big [...]

Since 1924, Macy’s has held an annual parade to bring in Thanksgiving Day across the country. This year of 2011, one beloved blue mascot was chosen above all others to lead the troupe. The year of his 20th birthday, SEGA‘s Sonic the Hedgehog was first in line for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, so enjoy these lovely pictures of everyone’s favorite hedgehog rising high above the New York streets.

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To celebrate today’s release of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, this pixiv member crafted a fine piece of fanart that will leave you in absolute awe. Promise. It’s just that awesome. Nintendo, you jelly?

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We had the excellent opportunity to interview Capcom Community Manager Seth Killian and talk about his origins as a fighting game competitor, his rise within Capcom’s own ranks, his work with Street Fighter IV, what makes the fighting community so awesome, and even talks about a touchy subject in the upcoming Street Fighter x Tekken.

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Swedish SID-metal band, Machinae Supremacy, is celebrating their 20,000th “Like” on Facebook by releasing their first studio album for free on their website, Deus Ex Machinae. The full album, as well as the band’s other “webography” releases, are available for free download here.

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The Charity Vaultathon is now LIVE on LiveStream. Please come over and enjoy us spending over 24 hours playing video games. We’re doing this as a fundraiser for Child’s Play Charity. You can donate to The Charity Vaultathon right here. You can donate any amount at any time before we end the event at 9:00 am PST/12:00pm EST on November 5th. But even if you can’t donate, you can still [...]

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Head’s up, people! Big releases coming at you tomorrow, including heavy hitters from Naughty Dog, Ubisoft Montreal, and Snowblind Studios. For a full list and convenient purchasing links via Amazon, check behind the cut!

Genre: Platform/Shooter | Developer: Ratloop Asia Pte | Publisher: Ratloop Asia Pte Ltd Platform: PlayStation 3 (PSN) | Players: 1 – 2 (Local) | Rating: M (Mature) Albatropolis is in trouble. It is a land suffering under the iron thumb of a totalitarian penguin regime and its evil penguin leader, Putzki. Only one man can save us. You, the Hardboiled Chicken. Your mission, should you choose to accept it: fight [...]

Genre: Puzzle | Developer: Eiconic Games Ltd. | Publisher: UTV Ignition Entertainment Platform: XBLA / PSN | Players: 1 | Rating: 3 (PEGI) Most of us are already familiar with the periodic table of elements, but it’s not exactly something you expect to see in a video game, is it? But here it is. Every single element, cleverly disguised as a level select screen for the latest title in the [...]