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That feeling you get the first time “Lockdown” starts playing. Hey yo! E3 2016 is just a week away! If you’ve been around this here video game website for a while, then you know that the moderators have been running this contest since 2009. If you’re new, the contest asks the community to create the...

While the Game Developers Conference (GDC) is mostly known for its talks, workshops, seminars, and networking events (read: ridiculous parties), it also contains exhibitions and sessions designed to stretch developers’ imaginations. Alt.ctrl.GDC is a showcase of games that use alternative control schemes and interactions, designed to show developers that by breaking industry habits and thinking...

With Rowlet in attendance, this year’s E3 may be the cutest in history. Back in April, Nintendo announced that the company was going to put all of its attention on the upcoming Zelda game at this year’s E3. The announcement stated that the Legend of Zelda for Wii U would be the only thing playable...

Heads up, this article speaks openly about major plot details of Final Fantasy IX, VII, and X. Most people remember Final Fantasy IX for its nostalgic return to the series’ roots. It features many of the character archetypes from the earlier games, like Black Mages and White Mages; it returns to a European-inspired fantasy/steampunk world...

Many thanks to graboids for the banner this week! Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight and I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host this week! The doldrums of Summer are nigh! With the latest batch of video game releases beyond us and the marketing haze...

For over 35 years, Games Workshop’s twin fantasy worlds of Warhammer Fantasy Battle and Warhammer 40,000 (or 40K) have loomed over the tabletop gaming landscape. No less influential to miniatures wargaming than Dungeons & Dragons has been to roleplaying, they’ve long served as a British corollary to D&D: Innovative, with just a touch of the...

Microsoft’s Phil Spencer first introduced the possibility of incremental hardware upgrades for the Xbox One earlier this year. A couple of months ago Microsoft’s Phil Spencer announced that the company was considering a new strategic direction for the company’s Xbox gaming platform: Instead of releasing a new console once every 5-10 years, Microsoft might start...

Above: The L.A. Live courtyard. Every year, the Electronic Entertainment Expo is a chance for the games press to check out upcoming games and hardware from the world’s biggest game developers. Now, the general public will be able to get a taste of the show at E3 LIVE, a new, free event open to the...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight and I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host this week! With our Mario induced partying complete it bears repeating that the onslaught of E3 2016 is less than a month away. Are you ready for a lockdown baby? With...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Bomb Community Spotlight and I, @zombiepie, am once again honored to be your host! With the impending onslaught that is E3 looming nigh things have been relatively calm in the video game industry and in our community. That said there were plenty of special “highlights”...