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Um, thanks? I guess? This is Cocorobo-chan. It's an anime girl vacuum cleaner you can talk to. Read more...

BioShock Infinite’s DLC, BioShock Infinite and BioShock 1 concludes with this second, longer, stealthier half of last November’s return to Rapture. It’s out now.

You’ll hear no politics from me, though by God it’s tempting to correlate Burial At Sea Part 2′s status as a swansong for two BioShock universes with the recent, shock closure of Irrational. Whatever else there is to both tales, at least this concluding DLC for BioShock Infinite reverses the sense of decline we’ve seen since the original BioShock. Despite a multitude of sins it does leapfrog both Infinite and its own, irritatingly slight if visually flabbergasting Part 1. It also includes the single most unpleasant – and frankly needless with it – moment I’ve ever experienced in a videogame. … [visit site to read more]

Arnold proves every week that he still got it. This time he was the guest of Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show, and, well, he lost it when he found out there's a vegetable chopper on the table. It brought back... old memories.Read more...

Sony has let go a number of staff from the studios behind Driveclub, Killzone: Mercenary and The Playroom.

The recent UK budget is set to close a tax loophole, meaning the days of cheap online purchases on Steam and Amazon could be numbered.

As a semi-longtime games journo (and hobbyist coal miner), I’ve seen my fair share of diamonds in the rough. Some eventually go the distance and gleam like a million smiling suns, while others… well, they don’t fare so well. And yet, even after losing countless hopefuls (and also canaries), I’m not ready to give up hope on promising upstarts like Lemma. The rune-encrusted run-leaper has evolved significantly since Adam first highlighted it, combining the path-producing footfall’s of something like Bastion with Mirror’s Edge‘s feather-like grace and, er, color scheme. It still looks a little janky, but I’m ready to place two of my crossed fingers before its altar. New trailer below.

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Is it too early for science? I don't think so. YouTuber spumwack is here to show us that Minecraft can be an awesome tool for visualizing complicated subjects, like the mechanisms of light speed.Read more...

Bumblebee, Optimus Prime and other Transformers have risen from junked parts in Jinan, China. Read more...

Can you tell what's going on in the trailer for the Mega Evolution Pokémon anime special? All I see is bright lights, roaring, bright lights, more roaring, kid falling over, more roaring. Guess that's normal for an episode called "The Strongest Mega Evolution." Look for it on April 3, when the special airs in Japan.Read more...

To stop Japanese teens from smoking, Okayama Prefecture released an anti-smoking anime. It's over seven minutes long and features crap animation. Read more...

A new Vita update raises the application limit, adds parental controls, a calendar, the ability to send voice messages and more.

Almost two weeks in, Dark Souls 2 becomes a walk in the park. Almost...

It’s official: goats are taking over gaming. Between Goat Simulator, Escape Goat 2, and not really anything else, there’s no escaping it. They’re everywhere, by which I mean in more than zero places. But in Escape Goat especially, the bearded beasts of burden appear to be far more than a conduit for cheap laughs. Magical Time Bean’s goatroidvania sequel looks downright lavish, with strong systems underpinning attractive visuals and, you know, goats. There’s a launch trailer in the trap (and goat) ridden labyrinths below.

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According to Nikkei, 21 year-old police officer Ryo Yamashita allegedly took 75,000 yen ($733) and a game portable from another officer's room in a police dormitory in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Read more...

This is a review of downloadable content for BioShock Infinite. As such, it may contain spoilers for the main campaign or "Burial at Sea Episode One". In some alternate universe, in some different timeline, BioShock Infinite's "Burial at Sea" was never split into two parts. I say "parts," and not "halves," because Episode One was, at best, a lackluster introduction. Its return to Andrew Ryan's submerged metropolis of Rapture was disappointing, its promise of noir intrigue petered out too quickly, and all we were left with was slightly different combat and a ham-fisted twist ending that was barely deserving of the term.

It's a shame, then, that the BioShock Infinite creators in our universe chose to serve up Burial at Sea as two complementary products, because Episode Two is much stronger. Had Burial at Sea been released as one cohesive whole, the mediocre opening hours we know as Episode One might have been forgiven. As it stands (in this reality), "Burial at Sea Episode Two" delivers a better story with more emotional drive, and its combat feels fresher. Even its obligatory shock ending feels more in line with BioShock's pedigree.

Rapture and Columbia go out with a stealthy, quiet bang.

Kyoto University is one of Japan's most prestigious universities. And it has a delightful graduation tradition: Cosplay. Read more...

The end has arrived for Rapture and Columbia.

Once upon a time Monolith made the candy/1970s-colored No One Lives Forever, but then the years passed and the colors drained away. The result? F.E.A.R., which traded NOLF’s yuck-yuck-yucks for some spooky, splattery “oh… yucks.” Flash forward to today: all of the color is gone, with six Monolith vets producing the gloomily black-and-white Betrayer. It’s got scares in spades and thick cobwebs of dread lingering in every corner of its 1604 Roanoke colony setting, but is it any good? Now you can find out. Launch trailer below.

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Localization studio Aksys Games launches its latest campaign to capture the otome (female audience-targeted) adventure game genre with the upcoming PlayStation 3 release of Hakuoki: Stories of the Shinsengumi, due to arrive at retail and digitally via the PlayStation Network on May 6.

Presented as a choose-your-own-adventure styled visual novel, Stories of the Shinsengumi is the first PlayStation 3 entry in the series to arrive stateside. Aksys kicked off the series with Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom and its spin-off action game Hakuoki: Warriors of the Shinsengumi for Sony's PSP, later following up with last year's Hakuoki: Memories of the Shinsengumi for the Nintendo 3DS.

Aksys additionally revealed the contents of its upcoming Limited Edition retail release for Stories of the Shinsengumi. In addition to a copy of the game, the Limited Edition includes an "Omamori" love charm, a Japanese-style comb and a hairpin, allowing players to look their best as they woo the samurai of their dreams.

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Reworking Diablo 3 to meet the needs of the franchise’s most devoted fans has been a long, arduous process, but Diablo 3 is finally much closer to what long-time fans of the series want.

Big Red Button is the company in charge of Sonic Boom, a major re-imagining of the Sonic brand. SEGA is certainly overseeing the project, but it seems like Big Red can take the game in almost any direction they desire. Wouldn't you like to learn more about who is at Big Red and what they worked on previously? If so, hit up the two-part feature below!

The Xbox One Forza 5 Bundle is $400 on Amazon right now with code XIAMAZON. We don't know if this is a mistake or not, and if you want one then don't wait around to find out. [Amazon]Read more...

I can't believe no other game had already taken the name Betrayer. I'm also glad that Betrayer isn't set in space, a fantasy kingdom or a rotting near-future metropolis.Read more...

You'll need to nom eight Happy Meals to collect 'em all.

Jake Gumbleton is a concept artist who has worked for companies like Activision, Disney and Ubisoft.Read more...

Hahaha, and you thought our glorious virtual reality future was going to be just for games. Nope. It's going to be used to sell you crap as well.Read more...