Alex Riviello
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God Eater 2: Rage Burst is as close to Monster Hunter as you can get on PlayStation
There’s no two ways about it, the God Eater series is a direct ripoff of Monster Hunter. It’s far from the only one (Toukiden is another fine example) but it’s probably the most [...] → Read More
Our 10 favorite visual novels, and why Steins;Gate is the purest of them all
Steins;Gate, the time-traveling game with the editor-infuriating title, is soon coming to Steam. It’s been available on PC for a little while now, but this new version of the game features 1080p graphics [...] → Read More
Thousands of Amiga games now available to play in your web browser. Here are the best ones
The Internet Archive is at it again, this time uploading a massive collection of over 2,000 classic Amiga games for you to play. These are directly playable in your web browser, no emulator [...] → Read More
The Flash movie’s bad guys could be The Rogues
A rumor is suggesting that The Flash won’t just be up against one new villain in his standalone movie, he’ll be up against a Rogue’s gallery. That’s according to Heroic Hollywood, who says [...] → Read More
Solitaire and Tic-Tac-Toe now playable right in Google Search
“You kids don’t know how good you have it. Back in my day we had to play Spider Solitaire, and we liked it! We didn’t have all these newfangled browser games!” Welcome to [...] → Read More
LEGO set to open new San Francisco store with free giveaways
San Francisco Lego fans are about to enjoy their very first retail store. The new Lego store will open on 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 25 at the Westfield San Francisco Centre Mall [...] → Read More
ToeJam and Earl return to save the people of Earth
ToeJam and Earl are returning on a day next year that’s already clearly destined to be a global holiday. It’s been far too long since we’ve seen the alien duo, 13 years in [...] → Read More
NASA releases stunning retro-style space tourism posters
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has just released these 14 stunning posters that showcase some of the finest travel destinations from our solar system, and beyond. They’re appropriately retro-styled, as the aesthetic is perhaps from [...] → Read More
Doug Liman quits Gambit to helm Justice League Dark
How’s this for a gambit? Doug Liman has left the director’s seat of Fox’s Gambit and jumped comic book ships to Warner Bros., where he will helm Justice League Dark. As with Suicide Squad, [...] → Read More
PowerEgg Drone looks like a Portal turret gone mad
PowerEgg, a consumer drone that looks like a turret from Portal gone mad, has just been made available for global pre-order. True to its name it really does look like an egg, and [...] → Read More
Supergirl mini-fig flies into Lego Dimensions next month as PS4 exclusive
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has revealed that Supergirl will soon be coming to Lego Dimensions, but there’s a catch. She will only be available in Lego Dimensions Starter Packs for the PlayStation 4, [...] → Read More
This Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit collection costs a cool $800
Hopefully by now you all own The Lord of the Rings trilogy. If there were any films that needed to be owned by the discerning geek, it’s these. You need a demo disc to [...] → Read More
Rings trailer reveals VHS tape has been replaced by cursed online video
Paramount has just released a disgustingly wonderful new Rings trailer and poster for the upcoming third American chapter in the RING franchise. The classic Ringu effectively kicked off the J-horror craze as we [...] → Read More
The Rock’s Jumanji film is a sequel, not a reboot
Dwayne Johnson is set to star in the upcoming Jumanji movie, but it turns out that it’s not a reboot like we thought, it’s actually a sequel. Of course, it doesn’t help that [...] → Read More
Cell phone store manager shows us how to handle thieves
A Boost Mobile cell phone store in Paterson, NJ was attacked by two armed robbers last week, but thanks to a quick-thinking manager they didn’t get away with much. Manager Tommy Torrez was [...] → Read More
Nintendo sells its majority stake in the Seattle Mariners for $661 million
Nintendo has revealed that it has sold off a majority of its ownership in the Seattle Mariners. They started negotiations to do so in April and it’s just been announced that they have [...] → Read More
Napster founder wanted Ian McKellen to perform his wedding… as Gandalf
Rich people sometimes don’t realize how demeaning some of their requests can be. For instance, asking one of your favorite actors to marry you seems reasonable enough at the right price, right? How [...] → Read More
Microsoft has created an Xbox Onesie to wear while you play
What happens when you want to say “I’m a gamer, but I’ve also given up on life”? Xbox Australia has the answer for you! Along with the new Xbox One S console releasing [...] → Read More
Oceanhorn, The Legend of Zelda for mobile, is getting a sequel
Exciting news, Oceanhorn fans. Developer Cornfox & Bros has announced that a sequel is in the works, titled Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm. For the sadly uninitialized, Oceanhorn began life as [...] → Read More
Scientists are working on a real-life Star Trek phaser
Every year Star Trek‘s futuristic sci-fi technology comes closer to just being “technology.” We live in a world where video chats, communicators, and real-time translators are normal, where androids are becoming more and [...] → Read More