Phil Villarreal
Jiggly Boobs, See-Thru Shirts Star In ‘Dead or Alive 5′
The Dead or Alive fighter series has always worked its sales pitches like this: Come for the bouncing racks sported by its comely fighters, stay for the balanced brawling and finely-tuned physics.
‘Ziggurat’ Mobile Game Review
Intentionally awful graphics and controls that would be right at home on a sticky arcade trackball aren't an automatic formula for success, but it works for Ziggurat, a single-screen shooter that seems like it was a holdover from the early 1980s with graphics from the early 90s.
Sony Hands Out 6 ‘Free’ Games To Premium Subscribers
Sony's PlayStation Plus program doesn't always prove to be worth the $50 annual subscription fee, but every now and again, it hooks subscribers up with enough so-called "free" stuff to justify coughing up the dough. Every time we try to get it, it keeps pulling us back in.
Check Out The First ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops II’ Trailer
The official Call of Duty: Black Ops II reveal has come, and its debut trailer -- no doubt the first of several we'll be teased with in the next six months -- reveals all sorts of tidbits about the next entry in the surefire blockbuster first-person shooter, due out Nov. 13.
Forget Dogs, This Beer-Dispensing KegDroid Is Clearly Man’s Best Friend
Tablets are great and all, but one major, near-unforgivable way they've always fallen short is their inability to dispense beer. Finally, KegDroid -- which lets you gush out brews via a Motorola Xoom -- is here to fix that dreadful problem.
‘Mortal Kombat’ Vita Review
It may be called Mortal Kombat, but it keeps coming back with the regularity of an immortal serial killer in a slasher flick. After an April 2011 reboot, February saw the game come out again as the Komplete Edition, along with all the downloadable costumes and characters plus the 1995 movie.
‘Tie Knots’ App Review
Have you ever tried the Kelvin, the Double, the Freestyle or the Four in Hand? No, they're not sexual positions. They're ways to knot up that corporate noose that's roped around your neck.
‘Hero Academy’ Mobile Game Review
Turn-based strategy games on your phone are way better than they were on tabletops. We remember wanting to pimp-smack Scrabble or Monopoly opponents for taking too long to make their moves back in our caveman days, yet have no problem waiting for buddies to take days to move our Words with Friends or Draw Something matches along.
‘Skyrim’ Will Now React To Your Yells, Via Kinect
We've spent many hours yelling at The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and the game's always taken it in stride, pretending as though it didn't hear us. Now it's done playing nice. Thanks to an update released today, those playing the game on an Xbox 360 with a Kinect device hooked up will be able to control the game with their voice.
‘God of War: Ascension’ Will Stage a Multiplayer Orgy Of Blood
Like a dude using a laptop with his pants around his ankles, Kratos has always been known for doing his own thing. The rage-fueled Spartan has gotten his rocks off by slashing enemies into oblivion. Everyone onscreen, even innocent bystanders, were nothing but fleshy balloons to be popped into red level-up orbs. But his next game, God of War Ascension, will change all that.
GameFly Starts Giving Out Free and Discounted Mobile Games
GameFly really wishes it could get subscribers to cough up a monthly fee to play things like Angry Birds Space and Ziggurat, but its mad scientists have yet to find a way to stick a game disc or cartridge into your iPhone.
So the Netflix of Gaming is trying the next best thing -- giving out free and cheap games via its iOS app.
Your Wait For a Purple Nintendo 3DS Is Nearly Over
Nintendo first tempted you with Cosmo Black and Aqua Blue 3DSs, but you didn't budge. Then it trotted out Flame Red and Pearl Pink, and you just rolled your eyes. Now Nintendo has learned its lesson and has dreamed up the color that will weaken your knees and inspire you to part with that $170 you've been so stingy with.
Never Let Your Live-In Stripper Drive Your Mustang
If you're rich and your girlfriend happens to be a stripper, it stands to reason that you impressed her by throwing your money around. Moderation is important in all aspects of life, though, especially when it comes to letting stripper girlfriends get behind expensive cars they can't handle.
GameStop Wants To Get Its Paws On Your Android Gadgets
GameStop is starting to approach Bill Belichick levels of strange-sounding but ultimately savvy trades.
PS3 Players Finally Get Full ‘Mass Effect 3′ Multiplayer Lovin’
Being a PlayStation 3 owner who is obsessed with the Mass Effect series is a lot like being a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan who tortures himself by sitting through the World Series ever year. Not only did the original Mass Effect never hit the console, but Xbox 360 players have been getting a far superior version of Mass Effect 3's multiplayer since the game came out in March.
Zynga Loses $85 Million; Is ‘SlumVille’ Next?
Zynga, the company responsible for cluttering your Facebook updates with nonsense having to do with FarmVille, CityVille, CastleVille and pretty much every other time-wasting thing that ends with "Ville," is no longer bragging about raking in tons of money. Now it's cringing as reports trickle in that the developer got shanked for an $85 million loss last quarter.
‘Call of Duty: Black Ops II’ Release Date Leaked
Gamers have been swapping rumors about Call of Duty's next move like giggly high school girls do potential prom dates. Now they have something solid to grasp on to -- not only a title but a release date. As expected, the game will be called Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and as most people kinda thought, it will be headed out a little before Thanksgiving...
3DS Update Lets You Get Organized
There has been a metric poop ton of 3DS games and apps worth downloading, but the more you snatched up, the harder it became to access your stuff. The system's aggravating interface lined up your games into a never-ending row of boxes, making it take forever to get to whatever you're looking for. But, if you download the latest system update, you can finally reshape the menu.
NBA Baller Beats Game Comes With Its Own Basketball
If you thought Kinect Star Wars was weird and embarrassing, get a load of NBA Baller Beats. The Xbox 360 Kinect exclusive comes with its own basketball that you bounce in time to onscreen prompts.
Design Your Own ‘Portal 2′ Levels!
If you've romped your way through all the entirety of the deviously challenging Portal 2 and are hungry for more, there's no sense in waiting around for Valve to make another game. Starting May 8, you'll be able to deal with your Portal-ual frustration the same way you do your sexual frustration -- by taking matters into your own hands.