Games are art Our friends at Titan Books have given us three copies ofThe Art of Watch Dogsto hand out to lucky Dtoiders! Good luck! And don’t forget, ourHuge membersget automatic entry into all contests (as well as a bunch of other awesome perks). Not bad for $3 a month! From the publisher: In today’s hyper-connected world, Chicago has the country’s most advanced computer system, known as the CtOS. Concept art and sketches show how the developers designed a living, breathing and “hack-able” cityscape....

Still no word on whether the pants-tightening999sequel,Good People Die, will be hitting our shoresthis year, but there’s no reason why we can’t get ourselves just aleeeetlebit excited. Above is what appears to be the game’s opening cutscenes, featuring full-blown animation care of Gonzo (Hellsing,Afro Samurai). Since I’m assuming most of us aren’t fluent in “Nihongo,” a fan has graciously provided a serviceable, if not 100% accurate, translation. Make sure the annotations are on, then enjoy the tale of a boy, a girl, a giant robot man, and an evil rabbit AI....

1930s cartoons never looked this good Have you seenCupheadin motion yet? Watch the awe-inspiring trailer above, then read the rest of this article. Ready? Aside from this new gorgeous E3 trailer, developer StudioMDHR notes that the game has been pushed back to 2015 because of a switch in programming languages. Instead of just a general PC release, we’ll now seeCupheadon the Xbox One and Steam. This is all good news, and I hope StudioMDHR takes as much time as it needs to realize their vision....

For PC gamers only, of course If you’re interested in givingFallout 76‘s beta session tonight a try, pre-orderingFallout 76will grant you that very access. Two more sessions are available before the game’s release on Wednesday, November 14, one tonight on November 3rd at 5 PM Eastern, and the final session on November 4th starting at 2 PM Eastern. All in all, nothing amazing but if you’re 100% sure you’ll be playing the game during release week, this is a nice enough pre-order incentive....

Reminder that it’s out tomorrow! I was so focused on hearing aboutDestiny 2‘s future that I let its first expansion,Curse of Osiris, sneak up on me. That’s out tomorrow for $20 (or $35 as part of the game’sexpansion pass), and with it comes new story missions on the Vex-overrun Mercury, another social space, new Strikes and Crucible maps, more weapons and gear to earn, and the so-called “raid lair” on Leviathan, Eater of Worlds....

Hello, Jerry In the bizarro world, aSeinfeldgame would have already been made. But it seems as if we’re not sponge-worthy, and the universe can’t spare a square of pity for us. Developers Jacob Janerka and Ivan Dixon are looking to change that. With a humble pitchand a proof of concept gameplay video, the duo made their intentions of creating aSeinfeldgame very clear. The gist is that it’ll sport an old school point and click adventure game framework, and will be delivered through original “half an hour episodes,” with a potential delivery system for future content....

It’s becoming an annual circus that we all have free tickets to. A new BioWare game is released, and there’s a catastrophic fallout of complaints, accusations, and histrionic rage. Some of it’s ridiculous, some of it’s justified, butallof it can prove entertaining for the spectators. Mass Effect 3may have been the wildest attractions yet, withmetabombs,photo scandals, and now this — an accusation that BioWare lied to the faces of its fans when it claimed that the game’s “From Ashes” DLC had been developed separately, after the game shipped....

Details revealed Capcom has set a solid date for their expansion forDragon’s Dogma. Scheduled for April 23 in North America (and April 26 in Europe),Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisenwill be available as either a full game digital download or a physical disc. It adds a new area, enemies, missions and more to thealready large original game. The price? Only $39.99. If you got down with the original game, you’ll be able to export your characters to this new tale, and then use them to earn new skills, and try on new armor and weapons....

It’s over The Electronic Arts and Zynga lawsuits against one another have both been dismissed. The two companies reached a settlement outside of court, and the specifics of the deal haven’t been disclosed. Both companies issued a statement declaring that “EA and Zynga have resolved their respective claims and have reached a settlement of their litigation in the Northern District of California.” Originally, EA sued Zynga overThe Ville, accusing the company of copyright infringement in regards toThe Sims Social....

Playing with The Boys The offending feature would cause adverts for Amazon TV showThe Boysto appear on-screen between rounds and replays.In a video uploaded to Reddit by user Ydino, the ad even popped up as a part of the U.I. mid-match. While this sort of heavy on-screen advertising is authentic in regards to UFC’s televisual style, fans were fuming to see the same kind of advertising appear in-game, particularly as the ads were activated one month afterUFC 4‘s launch, and thus were not previously referenced in any of the game’s reviews....

‘We really think that two or three years from now, these are the platforms that people are going to be consuming games on’ While EA is still banking on the Xbox One and PS4, COO Peter Moore explained toGamesIndustrythat doesn’t extend to the 3DS and PlayStation Vita. No, Moore seems to think dedicated gaming consoles are a thing of the past. “We were supportive of both [the 3DS and Vita],” Moore said....

Dueling celebs, Lady Gaga jokes, women in hot pants, hologram football players I bet the people involved had a lot of fun shooting this offbeatMadden 15commercial. It’s also an obviously expensive production (beyond the celebrity costs) meant to be “weird” and, hopefully, shared (viral) over the Net. And when you’re trying that hard to be weird, it’s a bit like people who describe themselves as “sorandom.” This is a millions-selling product released at a premium, annually, in a monopolized deal with a league thatmakes more moneythan the MLB, NBA, and NHL combined....

Do you ever go trawling through Steam’s Upcoming section looking for anything that stands out? It can feel like a game in and of itself to find gems buried beneath the mountains of similar genres, art styles, and mechanics. But while I can be pretty picky when it comes to console games, on PC, where demos are much more widespread, I’m a bit more open-minded about what qualifies as “good enough....