LEGO Super Mario 64 Question Block is a clever tribute to a classic world

This question block hides many bonuses Nintendo and LEGO and collaborating once again for a great new addition to the burgeoning LEGO Super Mario toy line. As revealed byNintendo of America on Twitterthis morning, fans will soon be able to get their mitts on a LEGO replica of the iconicSuper Mario 64“?” block, but one that hides many more secrets than originally meet the eye… As you can see from the teaser video, theLEGO Super Mario 64 ?...

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 222 words · Jeffrey Smith

Mortal Shell is free right now on Epic Games Store

Get Very Metal this winter Epic Games Store is continuing its rollout of free video games for each and every day of the holidays, today’s offering —still available for a few more hours— is dark action RPGMortal Shell,which all users can download direct from the EGS dashboard. Developed by Cold Symmetry and launched on PC and console platforms in 2020,Mortal Shellis fantasy adventure that takes extreme pride in its highly challenging, melee-focused combat....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 248 words · Tammy Beasley

New releases: Uncharted 2, Brutal Legend and more

This week sees a ton of major releases for all three major consoles. The one that’s been getting the most attention is the PlayStation 3 exclusive,Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.Reviews have been between 9s and 10s in most places so far and it’s looking likeUncharted 2will be a strong contender for game of the year.Double Fine’s much anticipatedBrutal Legendis finally out this week for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. There was a point many feared this game would never see the light of day, but the time has finally come for us to rock the f**k out....

July 7, 2025 · 4 min · 705 words · Sarah Fitzpatrick

Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus on Vita: Box art and new screens

Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plusis coming to the PlayStation Vita next month at system launch, on February 22. More launch games? My wallet is crying already. Today we have the game’s box art and new screen shots, fresh from Tecmo Koei. In the screenshots you’ll see that they’ve done a fine job of squeezing down the original PS3 game for Sony’s new portable. What you won’t see is how this remake uses all of the new input controls that Vita provides....

July 7, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Tamara Yates

PewDiePie’s Twitch account has been banned, again

Stay banned bros It looks like theTwitch account of popular content creator PewDiePiehas been banned yet again. The ban comes while Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg wasn’t actively streaming on his Twitch account, but rather hosting a never-ending loop of his previous 2017 livestream videos. Given the fact that PewDiePie wasn’t actually live-streaming, there’s no indication as to what the actual ban is for. Furthermore, Twitch typically doesn’t comment on account suspensions or terminations, so unless PewDiePie himself says anything about the ban, it’s unlikely we will know what triggered it....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 263 words · Andrew Rogers

Psycho Crusher tears it up with Mass Effect’s map theme

Cristián “Psycho Crusher” Escobar, fresh off hisKen Mastersarrangement, has left the past behind and entered the world of contemporary software, where a blue-skinned lady / man / thinger will have sex with you if you select the correct multiple choice responses. He’s been digging “Uncharted Worlds,” the Galaxy Map theme that is heard in all three chapters ofMass Effect, and thought to give his own spin on the tune. The original has a very basic melody, so Cris did what any decent artist would do and went hog wild, giving us a little more bang for our proverbial buck....

July 7, 2025 · 1 min · 147 words · Jessica Williams

Rainbow Six Siege has a year’s worth of DLC planned

Some free, some paid Rainbow Six Siegereleases on December 1, but Ubisoft wants people playing well into 2016. In a post over on theUbiblog, the studio shows off its Year One Roadmap and details its plans for downloadable content. In the wake of consumer unrest overDLC practices in other competitive multiplayer gamesit looks likeRainbow Six Siegeis handling it about as well as can be expected. There are four planned updates sprinkled throughout the year....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 320 words · Nicole Osborne

Review: Polk N1 Gaming SurroundBar

With Forza and Halo sound modes I don’t have the best history with sound bars. I had this bigger JBL one that sounded nice, but it stopped working. Kaput. I tried to replace it with one of Sony’s budget models, but that one sounded so bad that I laughed at it. And I returned it. I ended up with a discounted Samsung model that you’d probably find on the shelves of any electronics store right now....

July 7, 2025 · 5 min · 906 words · Suzanne Kidd

Scribblenauts developer hopes for $500,000 on Fig for its next game

Anchors in the Drift When I hear “5th Cell,” my mind goes to the good times I spent with 2008’s action-tower defenseLock’s Questor 2009’s creative puzzle platformerScribblenauts. Those were cute, inventive 2D games. I definitely don’t think ofHybrid, whose 3D cover-based shooting I had forgotten about entirely until seeing this new project. 5th Cell is continuing inHybrid‘s tradition of making run-of-the-mill looking games with one neat twist. Today, the developer announced its free-to-play action-RPGAnchors in the Drift....

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 245 words · Kimberly Villanueva

Shin Megami Tensei IV equipped with day-one DLC

Maps, Armor and Style Shin Migami Tensei IVwill have an assortment of downloadable content available at launch, Atlus has announced. In addition to retailer-specific pre-order bonus costumes, the publisher will be offering a variety of DLC to help series newcomers ease into the experience. The Platinum Surcoat facilitates the early going by granting players boosted stats.Similar toDragon’s Crown, it will be free for the first month before reverting back to $1....

July 7, 2025 · 1 min · 134 words · Walter Burgess DDS

Show us your love of Steampunk and win this custom PC

Rememberthat sick, sick PC that we posted about a few months backthat was being specially created by artistJake Hildebrandtfor the release ofDamnation? Well, it’s finally complete, and you can see pics of it from every angle onJake’s Flickr account. The PC inside the custom case was built byFalcon NWand sporting an Intel Core i7 965, 12 gigs DDR3 RAM, an X57 chipset motherboard, a Dual Radeon 4870X2 card, and 1 Terabyte of hard drive (5k worth of goodies!...

July 7, 2025 · 2 min · 293 words · Frank Singh

SimCity’s offline mode is in final testing now

Do you care? Y/N Update 10 forSimCityis the one that’ll finally,finallyadd the option to play the game offline andaccording to Maxis, it’s in “final testing. Almost there Mayors.” This functionality was previously deemed impossible given the waySimCitywas made, something you’re able to’t not poke fun at time and time again when talking about this subject. Moving away from always-online gameplay has been asix-month-plus endeavor, requiring reworks of “things that seem trivial, like the way that cities are saved and loaded....

July 7, 2025 · 1 min · 91 words · Michelle Johnson MD

Soul Sacrifice gets a teaser trailer with English subs

Remember that Vita game we told you about? Soul Sacrifice? Anofficial teaser site went upovernight, and with it comes comes a new teaser trailer and English subtitles. Thanks for thinking of us, Sony! “It’s not about cooperation.” “It’s about fighting shoulder to shoulder.” The video is just a little tease, showing only artwork and no gameplay, but it does say that you can be a “witness to the disclosure” on May 10, at 15:00 (Japan time)....

July 7, 2025 · 1 min · 137 words · Stephen White