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Square Enix Announces "Shinra" Cloud-Based Game Service Square Enix believes streaming services are the "new ecosystem" of games, and has a beta for the service planned for early 2015. Square Enix announced at this week's Tokyo Game Show a new cloud-based streaming service designed to...

iCups Kickstarter Asks for $10,000 for "iRonic" String Cup Phone Is the new iPhone 6 just too mainstream for you? Then plunk down $7 for this sleek, modern take on kindergarten's most cutting-edge technology. People have been waiting in line for hours to get their hands on the new iPhone...

Smash Bros. 3DS Demo Launches Today for Some, Goes Public Next Week Nintendo has given a handful of Platinum-level Club Nintendo members early access to the eagerly-awaited game's demo, with everyone else getting their mitts on it Sept. 19. Anticipation is mounting for both the 3DS and...

Tampons Are Weapon of Choice in Student-Made Tampon Run Tampon Run, the creation of two high school students, switches out firearms as weapons in its game to question why gun violence is more socially acceptable than menstruation. Guns are fairly ubiquitous in media, from books to movies...

EA: We Never Want to Be Named Worst U.S. Company Again Andrew Wilson, who took the reigns of EA last year, wants to turn over a new leaf for the company that has regularly been voted one of the worst in America by consumers. For those of you keeping track at home, Electronic Arts has...

League of Legends Will Reboot Story, Ditch Old Lore, in Future Updates Its a new era for League of Legends, one that reworks some of the game's oldest narrative concepts such as "summoners," the "Institute of War," and possibly the "League of Legends" itself. Riot always has something...

Nintendo Announces First 12 Amiibo Figures, Now Available for Pre-Order The initial set of the Skylanders-style figures includes Nintendo mainstays such as Mario, Link, Samus and Yoshi, and are scheduled to be delivered this holiday season. The first set of Nintendo's Amiibo figures...

Rumor: Joaquin Phoenix in Final Talks to Star in Doctor Strange The actor, previously rumored to be sought by Marvel, is allegedly in final talks to portray the Sorcerer Supreme in Phase Three of Marvel's Cinematic Universe. After <a...

Lack of Gay Character Options in RPGs "A Shame," Says BioWare Producer BioWare producer Cameron Lee announced at Gamescom not only that Dragon Age: Inquisition would feature same-sex romance options but that the resistance to including them in games is baffling to him. BioWare's Cameron...

Are These the New Stormtrooper Helmets for Star Wars: Episode VII? New images reportedly of the Stormtrooper and "Jungle Trooper" helmets have surfaced online. Is this what the Imperial Forces will look like in Star Wars: Episode VII? Website Indie Revolver has recently posted "very...

New D&D Monster Manual's Table of Contents, Monster Stat Index Revealed Want to know if your favorite PC-killer made it into the new 5th edition of Dungeons & Dragons? Take a look at this Monster Manual sneak peek. With this year's Gen Con now underway, Greg Bilsland, the senior producer for...

Petition Circulating to Name Legend of Zelda NPC After Robin Williams The petition, on Change.org, is at just under 70,000 signatures as of this writing, with its end goal to see late actor and video game fan Robin Williams immortalized in one of his favorite series. There has been an...

Cities: Skylines Revealed by Cities in Motion Creators at Gamescon Developer Colossal Order and publisher Paradox Interactive announced that Cities: Skylines, its next simulation title, will launch in 2015 for Windows, Mac and Linux. Paradox Interactive has announced Cities: Skylines...

Robin Williams' Daughter Leaves Twitter Following Online Abuse [tweet t=https://twitter.com/zeldawilliams/status/499432576872755201] Twitter is now investigating how to change its user-protection policies after two of the internet's worst sent Zelda Williams abusive messages, including a...

New Assassin's Creed: Unity Trailer Showcases 11 Minutes of Gameplay Ubisoft's new trailer for the latest Assassin's Creed also displays the new "black box" style of assassinations, where players can complete several sub-missions to change the course of a level. With the new Assassin's...