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This is a weird episode–we’re not going to lie. We spend a long time talking about the Top 7, then spend even longer talking about the NRA, and then we spend an even LONGER time making poop jokes. So, yeah, give it a listen! The Deets Post date: January 11, …

Its time to eat crow We gamers are a fickle gang, arent we? Cut the hair of our favorite monster-slaying protagonist? Treachery! Port a platform-exclusive series to another platform? Treason! But these are misdemeanors when compared to adding multiplayer to an otherwise single-player franchise. This rabble was recently re-roused when …

Rooting for the underdogs Chances are you’ve heard a lot about all the heavy hitters of 2012, most of which became our Game of the Year 2012 nominees. But there are plenty of great titles that might’ve slipped under your radar–and now that you (maybe?) have a bit of extra …

‘Tis the season to mock box art You have one chance–one chance–to make a first impression. So why would you squander it with a hideous image? Box art designers have failed to learn this lesson time and again, constantly slapping a repugnant visual onto the cover of their game and …

Despite housing the bulk of the holiday shopping season, December is typically the calm after the storm for game releases–by that point, most notable titles for the year are already out and fending for themselves on store shelves or their digital equivalents. But while the schedule is notably thinner, the …

The Japanese games industry had the final word in video games for years, but this console generation has seen its publishers’ and developers’ global relevance fade. EDGE translated a 4Gamer interview with Square Enix technical director Yoshihisa Hashimoto about how Square plans to keep producing relevant and riveting triple-A games …

THQ is on the edge of foreclosure. But the publisher today announced a forbearance deal with Wells Fargo which gives the company until January 15, 2013 to secure financing alternatives with an unidentified sponsor. The Saints Row: The Third and Darksiders II publisher indicated it was pursuing alternative options when …

It’s Call of Duty week, but that doesn’t mean nothing else is coming out. On the contrary–there’s a ton of awesome goodness releasing this week, from a new Paper Mario ti a few Wii U games (that you won’t be able to play yet, but whatever). Take a look! Also …

Wreck-It Ralph, Disney’s movie mash-up of gaming characters and tropes, brought in a record-breaking $49.1 million in its opening weekend for the House of Mouse’s animation studios. Tangled held the previous record at $48.8 million, which doesn’t include Pixar Studios’ box-office bruisers. The story of the pixelated bad guy gone …

Disney is acquiring Lucasfilm (including LucasArts) and is targeting Star Wars Episode VII for release in 2015, the company announced this afternoon. After 35 years of independence, founder and CEO George Lucas is passing ultimate leadership of the Star Wars franchise and all the rest of the company’s properties to …