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As a fan of Transformers I’ve always dreamed of having a giant robot head on my wall. Ok, maybe that’s an exaggeration, but the Optimus Prime wall lamp from BigBadToyStore is one of those things that has both function and style. It is mildly disappointing that the head isn’t to …

Pete Smith, an executive producer working with external studios at Sony, knows a thing or two about videogame pitches: he’s sat through hundreds. His talk at Develop Conference was, it seems, not only designed to help developers, but also to make his life a little easier: he opened, with welcome …

Taking ’em to school If you’ve ever poked around your trophy collection in the Super Smash Bros. games, you’ve probably noticed that they’re an absolute treasure trove of nostalgic knowledge. Because Nintendo’s premier fighting franchise is a mash-up of all its mascots, be they big or small, no reference is …

Sony is taking an intriguing step back toward social gaming with PS4 Share Play. The new feature, long-touted and finally delivered in today’s 2.0 system update (opens in new tab), gives players an internet-enabled mechanism to do what they’ve done ever since the first kid on the block got an …

They aren’t just for trick-or-treaters Unless you are a cosplayer, chances are it’s only socially acceptable for your to put on a weird costume once or twice a year. Which really stinks because a Jak suit would make even the most mundane errands more exciting. Hence, Exhibit 2,344,488 of Why …

A hero need not speak. When he is gone, the world will speak for him Saving the world is something we do on a regular basis in video games; it’s kind of our thing. Whether heroes are being resurrected to combat darkness, or theres a princess to be saved, righting …

I don’t even want to begin to count the amount of items I’ve already purchased a ThinkGeek, a site that has geeky-themed merchandise ranging from Tauntaun sleeping bags to canned unicorn meat. (The latter of which I own. Don’t ask.) I have too many hobbies to list and unfortunately for …

We can argue whether video games are art until the cows come home from the Diablo cow level, but you’d be hard pressed to deny that they’ve at least inspired some lovely artwork. Case in point, the work of Melissa Smith, whose splash paintings of iconic video game characters are …

There are two things in life that make me happy: Aliens and Super7. I guess there are three if you count bacon. Anyhoo, Super7 is an amazing art gallery and collectibles store. They design their own line of ridiculously cool Star Wars apparel and stock enough collectible vinyl to make …

What’s in a name? Gamers love sequels. They can’t wait to dive back into their favorite fictional worlds and see those familiar faces again. And consistency is the key to earning that kind of devoted fanbase, otherwise you’ll just confuse returning players if you keep switching things around between games. …