Video games

Watch 300 Jedi Absolutely Slaughter 60,000 Medieval Soldiers

Thanks to all those Star Wars movies we know the Jedi can barely survive an attack from just a pair of evil Sith lords. But pit a small battalion of 300 lightsaber-wielding Jedi knights against a giant army of 60,000 medieval soldiers armed with only swords, and it’s not even a challenge. https://gizmodo.com/20-t-rexes-fighting-10-000-chickens-is-all-l-ever-wante-1795764972 This latest…

io9 Andrew Liszewski Jul 25

Telltale’s Next Batman Game Pits the Dark Knight Against the Riddler

Telltale Games is returning to Gotham, and sooner than you think—alongside new games based on their ongoing The Walking Dead series and their Fables adaptation, The Wolf Among Us, the game developer has confirmed a new Batman series is beginning this summer, pitting Bruce against the Riddler. Beginning August 8, Batman: The Enemy Within sees Riddler,…

io9 James Whitbrook Jul 19

Mad Genius Brings Flappy Bird Back From the Dead on Dreamcast Memory Card

As Sega’s Hail Mary pass on hardware, the Dreamcast wasn’t exactly the miracle the company prayed for. But the long-dead console still has a massive fanbase, as a clever hacker who managed to port the infinitely addictive Flappy Bird to the Dreamcast’s interactive memory card recently demonstrated. The VMU, or Visual Memory Unit, was an…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jul 18

Marvel’s New VR Game Lets You Kick Ass as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes

Marvel Powers United VR makes one of your wildest dreams come true. You and three friends can all team up and fight the forces of evil, in real time, as your favorite superheroes. If you and three friends all have an Oculus Rift of course. The game was revealed at this weekend’s D23 Expo, and…

io9 Germain Lussier Jul 16

Get a Closer Look at Star Wars Battlefront II and Its Complex, Unique Storyline

Today’s D23 Expo has already unleashed a peek behind the scenes of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and now we’ve got a closer look at another highly-anticipated project from a galaxy far, far away: Star Wars Battlefront II. This “Behind the Story” video is exactly that, fleshing out how it will approach the world of…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jul 15

Netflix’s Castlevania Turns the Video Game Series Into a Bloody Great TV Show

Castlevania became a classic video game franchise on the strength of labyrinthine level design, endearingly stilted dialogue, and bombastic aesthetics. The Netflix series based on the Konami property doesn’t use those elements in exactly the same way but finds its own path to being a great adaptation of the games’ whip-cracking, demon-killing lore. Born in…

io9 Evan Narcisse Jul 10

Playstation’s VR Gun Is a Deeply Satisfying New Way to Slaughter Aliens

I played a lot of make-believe as a child. I’d take my dad’s spare gun holster and draw guns made of air from it, or steal my sister’s cape, emblazoned with an S for her first name, and fly around like Superman. But you reach a point where making pew pew noises becomes gauche. So…

Gaming Alex Cranz Jul 10

Classic Video Game Themes Sound Even Better Played Backwards

Video games like Super Mario Bros. and Tetris included some of the most catchy background music ever put on a cartridge. But would you recognize those same classic video game themes played backwards? An artist created an album featuring four memorable game themes performed in reverse, and we can’t stop listening to them. “Sorb Oiram…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Jul 10

Robert Kirkman’s Thief of Thieves Is Becoming a Gorgeous Video Game

In Robert Kirkman’s Thief of Thieves, world-renowned thief and conman Conrad Paulson gives up his life of stealing in favor of a new life of stealing… from other criminals. Naturally, Paulson’s former colleagues don’t take kindly to his new lifestyle and he’s forced to go on the run. Ongoing monthly since February 2012, Thief of…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Jul 6

These Crowdfunded Nintendo Switch Docks Sure Look Like Rebranded USB-C Adapters

The Nintendo Switch seems like it could be the perfect portable gaming console—were it not for the bulky dock required to connect it to a TV. That’s why gamers have gotten excited about a pair of compact Switch HDMI adapters currently being crowdfunded, but you might be better off spending your money elsewhere. When Nintendo…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jul 5

The Aliens Paul Reiser Figure You’ve Been Waiting For, and the Rest of the Awesome Toys We Saw This Week

Welcome back to another week of Toy Aisle, io9’s collection of the most amazing Paul Reiser merchandise (and maybe other things) we’ve seen on the internet this week. We’ve got Black Panther and the Ultimate Spider-Man himself swinging into action, even more SDCC exclusives, and a very fancy Transformer. Lego San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive Brick…

io9 James Whitbrook and Andrew Liszewski Jun 30

Genre-Blending Genius Edgar Wright Talks Ant-Man, Baby Driver and Grand Theft Auto

At first glance, Baby Driver doesn’t look like it uses genre conventions in the way that Edgar Wright’s other works have. While you can easily see the homages to zombie horror and paranoid sci-fi in Shaun of the Dead and World’s End, the fusion at the heart of Baby Driver’s DNA is initially more elusive…

Movies Evan Narcisse Jun 29

The NES30 Pro Is the Perfect Portable Controller for the Nintendo Switch

Nintendo put a great deal of thought into the design of the Switch with the exception of the alternative Pro Controller, which feels like an afterthought. It might be official, and a perfect way to play Nintendo Switch games on a TV, but it comes with a steep price tag, and a bulky design that…

Gaming Andrew Liszewski Jun 29

Super Nintendo Classic Edition Arrives September 29th With 21 Games [Updated]

After the insanely successful NES Classic Edition completely sold out until Nintendo inexplicably stopped making it, the company is following up with a miniature version of the Super Nintendo that will come bundled with 21 classic 16-bit games including Super Mario World and F-Zero. According to a tweet on the official Nintendo of America Twitter…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jun 26

Playing Super Mario Bros. in Real Life Is How Video Games Will Finally Get You Off Your Ass

If Microsoft wants a guaranteed way to sell a million Hololens augmented reality headsets, it should listen to Abhishek Singh and pitch the hardware as the ultimate way to get in shape by playing the first level of Super Mario Bros. in real life. Unlike the Wii’s balance board accessory, this might actually help you…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Jun 22

I Can’t Wait to Play This Nintendo Switch Battery

The Nintendo Switch is a tiny console with tiny controllers all powered by tiny batteries with tiny capacities. Charging is just part of life with the Switch, which is why it’s spawned hundreds of power accessories, including this portable battery that looks like the most boring Switch game you can play. But while Bionik’s Power…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jun 22

The Coolest Gaming Gear Shown Off at E3 2017

E3 is here and that means it’s crazy gaming gear time! From Microsoft’s latest Xbox to a tiny Atari 2600, here’s the coolest stuff we saw this week. Microsoft Xbox One X The name reveals someone’s love of the letter X, but the console itself is pretty cool. Six months after Sony launched its 4K…

Tech News Alex Cranz & Andrew Liszewski Jun 14

Microsoft’s AI Just Shattered the Ms. Pac-Man High Score

According to Twin Galaxies, the official high score for the arcade version of Ms. Pac-Man belongs to Abdner Ashman, with 933,580 points. Or at least it did, before an artificial intelligence developed by Microsoft achieved the maximum possible score for the game, 999,990. Playing the Atari 2600 version of the game (which explains why the…

Sploid Andrew Liszewski Jun 14

We Love This Street Fighter/Predator Mash-Up

With the 30th anniversary of Predator still fresh in our minds, and the world of video games currently focused on the world of E3, the time has never been better for what you see right there. It’s a art print called, obviously, You Sonofabitch!, and it’s by artist Aled Lewis for a gallery show called…

Movies Germain Lussier Jun 13

This SNES-Style Nintendo Switch Controller Is Designed to Play 32 Years of Games

Nintendo’s recently-announced classic games service will eventually bring your favorite 8-bit and 16-bit titles to the Switch. And when it finally launches, 8Bitdo’s new SNES30 Pro controller looks like it could be the perfect way to play everything from the original NES’ Super Mario Bros., to the Switch’s Zelda: Breath of the Wild. https://kotaku.com/switchs-netflix-like-classic-game-service-is-a-rare-exa-1795766912 Based…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Jun 13

Watch 300 Jedi Absolutely Slaughter 60,000 Medieval Soldiers

Telltale’s Next Batman Game Pits the Dark Knight Against the Riddler

Mad Genius Brings Flappy Bird Back From the Dead on Dreamcast Memory Card

Marvel’s New VR Game Lets You Kick Ass as Earth’s Mightiest Heroes

Get a Closer Look at Star Wars Battlefront II and Its Complex, Unique Storyline

Netflix’s Castlevania Turns the Video Game Series Into a Bloody Great TV Show

Playstation’s VR Gun Is a Deeply Satisfying New Way to Slaughter Aliens

Classic Video Game Themes Sound Even Better Played Backwards

Robert Kirkman’s Thief of Thieves Is Becoming a Gorgeous Video Game

These Crowdfunded Nintendo Switch Docks Sure Look Like Rebranded USB-C Adapters

The Aliens Paul Reiser Figure You’ve Been Waiting For, and the Rest of the Awesome Toys We Saw This Week

Genre-Blending Genius Edgar Wright Talks Ant-Man, Baby Driver and Grand Theft Auto

The NES30 Pro Is the Perfect Portable Controller for the Nintendo Switch

Super Nintendo Classic Edition Arrives September 29th With 21 Games [Updated]

Playing Super Mario Bros. in Real Life Is How Video Games Will Finally Get You Off Your Ass

I Can’t Wait to Play This Nintendo Switch Battery

The Coolest Gaming Gear Shown Off at E3 2017

Microsoft’s AI Just Shattered the Ms. Pac-Man High Score

We Love This Street Fighter/Predator Mash-Up

This SNES-Style Nintendo Switch Controller Is Designed to Play 32 Years of Games

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