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PBS uses Minecraft to explain a ‘post-scarcity economy’
Don’t you hate finding out the games you enjoy playing are actually a ruse to teach you about theoretical economics? Apparently that’s…
XCOM: Enemy Unknown release date
Update: 2K has released a picture of the Elite Soldier Pack pre-order models, shown below. From left to right there’s: female Hyperion…
Resident Evil 6 Gameplay Video — Find Out How RE6 Is Stepping It Up
Resident Evil 6 is back and this time it’s personal. Capcom has been hard at work making sure RE6 builds off of…
Marvel’s TQ Jefferson Talks The Deadpool Video Game
Blair Herter recently welcomed Marvel’s VP of Game Production, TQ Jefferson, to X-Play to chat about, you guessed it, comic book video…
Pre-order XCOM to get a classic flat-top hairdo
No, 2K won’t send a 1980s stylist to your house, but pre-ordering XCOM: Enemy Unknown will guarantee you a flat-top haircut that…
Resident Evil 6 pre-orders from Capcom store include rain protection device
All pre-orders for Resident Evil 6 placed through the Capcom store will include the freebie seen above: a literal Umbrella umbrella. Somewhere…
Gabe Newell calls Windows 8 "a catastrophe"
Valve co-founder and managing director Gabe Newell has become something of a doomsday prophet regarding Windows 8. Speaking with Ouya adviser –…
Mass Effect 3 MIMOBOT Flash Drives Announced — Carry Commander Shepard Everywhere You Go
BioWare and MIMOBOT have teamed up to create the most adorable Mass Effect 3 flash drives. When the Reapers invade Earth, you…
Mass Effect 3 kicks off ‘Operation Overwatch’ this weekend
This weekend’s Systems Alliance combat initiative is the first ever to take place on the Earth itself, which is mostly because that…
Dress like the Jet Set with new Sega clothing line
Whether you’re spray-painting police officers in Shibuya-cho or bundling up for a Sakuragaoka afternoon of investigating what happened on the day the…
The Grammar of Track and Field
How Konami's demand of player endurance spilled over into every genre….
‘Pocket Heroes’ Review – Let F5 Games be your DM
Pocket Heroes [ $0.99 ] is a game we’ve been following and looking forward to for some time. If you miss the…
‘Paranorman: 2-Bit Bub’ – A Fun Movie Tie-in Co-created by Graeme Devine
Paranorman is a brand new movie hitting theaters next month from Laika, the same production company that brought us the film Coraline…
Gabe Newell: Windows 8 is a ‘catastrophe,’ Adobe should try ‘free-to-play’ equivalent
Valve head honcho Gabe Newell stepped away from his desk – or, pushed his desk away from him, since apparently it has…
id Software hiring for next-generation console game
id Software is preparing to create something on next generation consoles – something with a user interface, which narrows it down to…
Doctor Who Sonic Screwdriver Universal Remote Control Hands-On From Comic-Con 2012
Doctor Who fans are definitely going to be clamoring for this Sonic Screwdriver Universal Remote Control from The Wand Company later in…
Here we go: Zynga to enter real-money gambling market
Newsbrief: Social game giant Zynga announced today that it’s decided to expand beyond free to play, microtransaction-based titles like FarmVille and Words…
The Joystiq Indie Pitch: Resonance
Indie developers are the starving artists of the video-game world, often brilliant and innovative, but also misunderstood, underfunded and more prone to…