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Goodbye, Mr. Iwata

Satoru Iwata, Nintendo’s President since 2002 and the fourth person to hold the position in the company’s history, has passed away at the age of 55.

The video game world has been robbed of a visionary and a truly warm personality. You’ve left gaming a better place because of your influence.

Official Ash vs Evil Dead Trailer is Groovy as Hell

No, we’re not talking about video games today. But you’ll get over it, because we’re talking about something equally important: Bruce Campbell (and his diamond chin).

If you’re like me, you’re probably experiencing the nerdy whirlwind of San Diego Comic-Con up close and personal… separated by a computer screen, from the comfort of your bedroom....

The 1940′s Are Bombarded By Zombies in Black Ops III

What? You don’t remember that? Of course history class left out the good bits – the zombie bits.

Call of Duty: Zombiesis back from the dead (making it annualized just like the main event it piggyback’s). But instead of continuing on in that ex-suit, Bill Paxton-ful future, Treyarch is bringing the slaughter back to the 1940′s. Another eclectic...

The Taken King Takes His Own PS4

Now that’s a handsome system right there.

You’ll recall the initial release of Destiny garnered itself a white – pardon me; a glacier white – PlayStation 4 bundle last year. Meet glacier white’s successor: Guardian White (you’re welcome for the name, Sony – I only ask for your graciousness… in royalties).

The Limited Edition PS4 Bundle comes with a physical copy of Destiny: The Taken King Legendary Edition (featuring the original game and its first two expansions) and a bump up in status to the “Digital Collector’s Edition” which grants players armor shaders, an early access weapons cache, and three exotics for your Guardians. It’ll save you some grinding so that you can focus your attention on grinding.

The 500GB bundle releases the same day The Taken King does on September 15th. Sony says you’ll likely only ever be able to get this swanky ass edition this Fall. After that? You’ll have to strike against eBay, Guardians.

Shenmue III Has Already Surpassed Its Kickstarter Goal

Barely even half a day after Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki announced his intentions to finish Ryo-san’s saga through crowdfunding, Shenmue III’s $2 million goal has been hit.

Hit and run over, actually. As of this writing, the Kickstarter rests at over $2.5 mil with a whopping 31 days left to support it. Goddamn do you guys like forklifting.

The original $2 million goal was to bring Shenmue III to the PS4 and PC. Suzuki and his team plan on developing the title on the Unreal 4 engine with “new fight mechanics” and “elements from its predecessors.” Stretch goals include subtitles in multiple languages and future goals may include gameplay features like a skill-tree system.