While Lyle and I continue to re-word our PowerPoint presentation to Congress on why we should nuke the sea, here’s what’s been happening in video games: I can’t say I’m a huge fan ofBorderlands, but the series has piqued my curiosity as of recently. I’ve only ever played the original and I can hardly recall anything about it other than not really being too jazzed about it at the time. Despite this, I even beat it (platinum trophy and all on PS3)....

Time to start the new age for Disney I’ve always had very conflicting feelings about Disney’s former Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter. This was even beforethe frequent sexual harassment claims, which led him to take a six-month sabbatical last year before announcing that he would leave Disney at the end of 2018. In a year that has been full of Disney cracking the whip on any potential controversies,usually for moronic reasons, this resignation flew by under the radar, mostly due to how Lasseter will remain as a consultant at Disney until the end of the year....

Say hello to Shadow Lords Killer Instinctfans have spent most of 2016 waiting for it, and the time’s finally here. Iron Galaxy’s well-performing fighter gets its single-player campaign mode today. Shadow Lords has released forKiller Instinct. The idea behind the free story mode is that Gargos is invading Earth. Players have to choose a main character and then assemble a team of secondary fighters to take on Gargos’ squad. Shadow Lords is said to be infinitely replayable and to provide a conclusion toSeason 3....

And into a new Switch game in 2018 AlthoughF-Zeroand a few other storied Nintendo series can’t catch a break,Kirbyis always there. Whether it’s a console iteration or a portable jaunt you may always count on the fluff ball to appear, and Nintendo always supports him with plenty of merchandise, as well as events in Japan like pop-up cafes. He’s one of the most well-loved properties in their arsenal. That’s backed up by this “Anniversary Trailer,” which brings us through the ages as Nintendo celebrates two and a half decades of fluff....

Coming in 2020 Little Nightmaresdropped back in 2017 and made a rather large splash: as far as atmospheric adventure games gothat aren’t from Playdead studios. Tarsier Studios is even returning for the sequel,Little Nightmares II, which was revealed today at Gamescom with a new trailer. Although we don’t have a lot of info to go off of (by design) in the cryptic trailer, the developers do confirm that “much of it will take place outside,” with shifts things around a bit and gives the follow-up a different feel....

With Adult Swim Games! [Mash Tacticsairs Monday through Friday at 4p.m. Pacific onDtoid.TV. Watch King Foom play a variety of games, each day with its own theme. With a heavy focus on community and viewer interaction, you can be as much a part of the show as anything else.] Adult Swim Games, home to some of the most unique and addictive games on the planet, but who makes these games exactly, and where do they come from?...

LOCKEDis a sports-themed experience based on the animeBlue Lockthat allows you to travel down the path of a world-renowned soccer player. You can quickly become the best player out there by using various flow types, gaining specific traits, and using special weapons as you play. However, to take things to the next level, you can join the officialLOCKEDDiscord server and explore its Trello page to learn more about the experience....

Yayayayaaaaay!! [Update: Further details on the sealed play mode and potential cost can be foundhere. It sounds like players will not need to pay for booster packs, rather the game will come with two sealed deck slots in which you can edit and save the cards that you get via booster packs. If you’d like to save more than two decks, each slot will cost $1.99 each and give access to draw from the pool again....

Rotten little habit, pleasantly broken Square Enix has decided that an online pass will no longer be required to playHitman: Absolution‘s Contracts multiplayer mode. Even though there will exist copies of the game containing a code, it will not be required to access the online features. “We’d actually planned to have this mode accessible via a code in the game’s box,”blogged IO Interactive, “but we really want to make it available to anybody that plays the game — so we want to take a new approach....

It’s been a while since we’ve had a quote from Michael “Stink Pouch” Pachter to infuriate the masses, so here’s one of him being cynical towards a Nintendo product again. In fact, he thinks Nintendo is going to “Dreamcast” itself with theWii U. You love it. “I think that if in fact it’s a lot like an Xbox 360 in terms of graphics, frame rate and control scheme, then it’s probably not going to sell well unless it’s priced a lot cheaper, and I don’t think they’re launching the console at $150,” stated the legendary analyst onPach-Attack....

We’ve come to know our Pals pretty well over the last month since the game entered early access. We know their names, abilities, andskillsby heart, it seems. Now, arecent Twitter post by Pocketpairhas got fans of the game humorously questioning whether the same is true about the developers. Eagle-eyed fans were quick to point out that not only did Pocketpair get the name of their own creation wrong, but they also seemingly used the wrong number from thePaldeck....

Twisted Pixel is a development studio on the move. Less than two years ago, no-one knew who the hell they were. Then cameThe Mawin January of ’09, and many people immediately took notice of the charm and clever design at play. Fast forward to July of ’09, and the release of the widely popular‘Splosion Manduring Summer of Arcade pushed their thumbtack of relevance squarely into the map. The studio is looking to capitalize on the momentum that the success of their last two titles has generated....

Also, no Auction House or always-on DRM As pretty much everyone knows by now,Diablo IIIis coming to the PS3 and PS4 — so naturally, I had to get my hands on it at PAX East. As soon as I tried it on thePS3, I felt immediately comfortable. All of the limited in-game skills are mapped to pretty much every usable button on the DualShock 3, with an all-new addition — the right stick functions as a free dodge button — a mechanic only the Demon Hunter could utilize with certain skills on the PC version....