Sian Blake, who voiced Yugiri in Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIV and appeared in British drama EastEnders, was found dead with her two children this week in London, the BBC reports. She was discovered by police at her London home on January 6. She was 43; her children were eight and four. Image credit: BBC […]
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Watch The Simpsons’ Miami Vice-Style Couch Gag
January 7th, 2016 
Mark This week’s Simpsons couch gag is one of the more excellent and elaborate ones we’ve ever seen. Released by Fox today ahead of the show’s airing on Sunday, the nearly two-minute couch gag is themed around 1980s action and has a Miami Vice-style vibe going on. Check it out below (via IGN). Ned Flanders plays […]
EA Now Giving Employees More Paid Parental Leave Time
January 7th, 2016 Mark Publishing giant EA is expanding its paid parental leave program for its employees. The Battlefield and Mass Effect publisher this week announced that US employees who have been with the company for more than a year can receive 10 weeks of paid parent leave following the birth or adoption of a child. This is for […]
Software Pirates Worried About PC Games Becoming Too Hard to Crack
January 7th, 2016 Mark By 2018, anti-piracy measures on PC games will be so advanced that it may bring about an end to pirated games. That’s according to a Chinese cracking group that goes by the name of 3DM. 3DM forum founder Bird Sister said in a blog post that efforts to crack the Denuvo anti-tempering measures for Avalanche’s […]
Watch Battlefield Hardline Expansion’s New Cinematic Trailer
January 7th, 2016 Mark Battlefield Hardline‘s third expansion launches next week, and to mark the forthcoming release, Visceral Games has put out a new cinematic trailer for it. The expansion is called Getaway, and the video very much follows that theme. It shows criminals escaping police pursuit by crossing into Mexico and speeding down the Pacific coast. Take a […]
Arslan: The Warriors of Legend – Intro Cinematic
January 7th, 2016 Mark Recognize this art style? Think “Fullmetal Alchemist”! Here’s the opening cinematic for Arslan: The Warriors of Legend.
Help Us Relaunch The Lobby in 2016! – The Lobby
January 7th, 2016 Mark GameSpot Community! We’re taking a knife to The Lobby and relaunching with a brand new show in February. But to do this right, we need your help.
Rock the Cabinet — Play Games, Win Prizes
January 7th, 2016 Mark Tomorrow, January 8, the top ten finalists of the 2015 Rock the Cabinet contest will finally be revealed! We’re asking for your help in picking the semi-finalists by voting for your five favorite games. The games with the five highest scores will move on to the final round of judging and have a chance at […]
Can a $600 Oculus Rift Succeed?
January 7th, 2016 Mark Peter and Justin tried the latest version of the Oculus Rift at CES 2016 the same day the price was announced. Fresh from a demo, they discuss if the Oculus Rift will find mainstream success.
Psychonauts 2 Reaches $3.3 Million Crowdfunding Goal
January 7th, 2016 Mark Psychonauts 2, the sequel to Double Fine’s highly-revered platformer, has reached the largest crowdfunding target goal for a video game ever. The Psychonauts sequel hit $3.3 million on January 6 with five days left in the campaign. Double Fine revealed Psychonauts 2 and launched the campaign at last year’s Game Awards. The company is known […]
