Walking Dead: No Time Left – The End Is Nigh! (video)

Walking Dead: No Time Left – The End Is Nigh! (video)

Tomorrow, Telltale unleashes the season finale of The Walking Dead, and things are looking grim.  If you haven’t had the opportunity to check out The Walking Dead, you’re missing one of the most innovative and terrifying games in recent years.  On more than one occasion I found myself shouting at the screen while I struggled to hang onto my damp controller.  The tension is palpable and constant, and like the comic book and television series, no one is safe.  No one.

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Girl… You’re Giving Me GERSBERMS! When Memes Come To Life

Girl… You’re Giving Me GERSBERMS! When Memes Come to Life

Memes… From deformed frescoes to awkward teens clutching a pile of author R.L. Stein’s classic works, one can’t help but crack up at the idiocy of it all. Chris Hardwick and Mike Phirman (known as Hard’n Phirm) bring the world famous “Gersberms” meme to life and are joined by Paramore’s Hayley Williams, “The Big Bang Theory”‘s Melissa Rauch, The Muppets’ Swedish Chef and Mr. R.L. Stein himself for some internet gold

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New Mass Effect? Five Things We’d Love To See

New Mass Effect? Five Things We’d Love to See

Hmmmm…. “We’re in early stages of designing a completely new Mass Effect game. What would you want to see in it?”  This afternoon Mass Effect Executive producer Casey Hudson sent out a tweet that got the imaginations of Mass Effect fans working overtime.  While this is something we’ve discussed at length on our podcast Rated NA, we’re elated to hear that Bioware is hard at work on a next-gen Mass Effect title.  After a bit of stewing here is what we’d love to see.

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Rated NA 80: Wars Stars

Rated NA 80: Wars Stars

Wind, rain and sickness won’t keep us from you. Disney buys Lucasfilm, Marvel works on new Avengers stuff, and Microsoft looks at phone hardware. We review Wreck it Ralph and Walking Dead Ep 4, plus our early impressions of AC3 and indie-platforming darling, Pid. Finally, we find out who you’d recast for Luke, Leia, and Han in Star Wars Episode 7.

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown – The Nerd Appropriate Review

XCOM: Enemy Unknown – The Nerd Appropriate Review

XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a bold take on a classic genre that hopefully brings new players into the fold. With a ton of depth and customization, players could easily find themselves spending hours upon hours tweaking their squads armor, colors, heads, and haircuts before sending their tiny soldiers out to face their inevitable brutal slaughter (unless you reload). But is it fun? (clicky)

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Borderlands 2 Halloween Skins – All SHiFT Codes Here

Borderlands 2 Halloween Skins – All SHiFT Codes Here

The fine folks at Gearbox Software have given us SHiFT codes to unlock Halloween themed skins for Borderlands which will be good for about two more days. If you haven’t signed up for SHiFT, it’s incredibly easy and can be done entirely from your console/pc’s in game menu. Once you put these codes in, be sure to check your character’s inventory to unlock them. Hope you had a great holiday!

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