I mean, seriously — just look at this thing! There sure have been some stupid collector’s editions, but this one takes the cake — and I mean that as the sincerest of compliments. It’sSaints Row, after all. You kind of just have to roll with it. Deep Silver and Volition are producing 5,000 copies ofSaints Row IV Game of the Generation Edition, a package which includes a light-up, rotating display case, an 8″ Johnny Gat statue, something called the “Doomsday Button,” and — why the hell not?...

SNEG continues their effort to preserve classic PC titles by releasinganotherlong listof Strategy Simulations Inc. (SSI) and Mindscape games on Steam and GOG. This latest drop of games runs a wide gamut of genres and timeframes. The first title listed is thePhantasie Collectionwhich combinesPhantasie(1985),Phantasie 2(1986), andPhantasie III: The Wrath of Nikademus(1987). While we’re on the topic, there was aPhantasie IV: The Birth of Heroesin 1990, but that was released exclusively on Japanese home computers despite the series being originally by an American developer....

Sup Holmes teaches crowd funding with Holy Wow Studios On a recent episode of Sup Holmes, we met Dan and Jackie of Holy Wow Studios, creators of the modern American classicIcarus Proudbottom Teachers Typing. Did you know the original Icarus Proudbottom game was aboutair travel via poop blast? Giving context to Icarus’s name somehow makes it less and more funny at the same time. It’s amazing how something can exist in two opposite positions simultaneously....

Australian indie pop group Hey Geronimo made this rather fun little music video for their song “Why Don’t We Do Something?” that recreates several popular mobile games, includingCut the Rope,Fruit Ninja,Plants vs. Zombies,Angry Birds, andFlight Control. How the song itself relates to videogames or the iPhone in any way, I have no friggin’ clue. Still, the video is a joy to watch! Hey Geronimo – Why Don’t We Do Something? (iPhone games in real life!...

Atlas Mugged Telltale’s panel came and went with somefun stories of the studio’s journeybut nary an announcement of what the developer is doing now. Judging from the comments in just about every Telltale article that goes up, the second episode ofTales from the Borderlandsis pretty hotly anticipated. It turns out that the announcement was being saved for Gearbox’s panel. At the panel, Telltale debuted the trailer forEpisode 2: Atlas Mugged. The video should be available to the general public tomorrow....

Free on Twitch Prime Doom Eternalhas had pretty good legs so far, with a robust campaign, score-attack extras and unlockables, but Twitch Prime has also been adding some goodies in tandem with the in-game bonuses. It kicked things off near launch withthe “DOOMicorn” outfit, and as of this week, it’s throwing down with the Mullet Slayer. Just head to theDoom Eternallanding page of Twitch Prime (or the find it in the loot portion) and grab it....

Vlambeer’s ‘roguelike-like’ to PlayStation 4, Vita During today’s conference, it was announced thatWasteland Kingswould be making its console debut exclusively on Sony’s PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4, once again adding their growing line-up of indie titles. Unveiled earlier this year, Vlambeer’s upcoming ‘roguelike-like’ features mutant-fueled action, randomly generated worlds and a wide-array of weaponry. As wementionedlast week, its development will be streamed via Vlambeer’sofficial Twitch channel. Once again, PC gamers can keep an eye out for Steam Early Access in the coming weeks....

On November 29 It’s kind of amazing how far theAzure Striker Gunvoltseries has come. I’ve talked about it quite a bit over the past few years, but multiple core iterations and several spinoffs: that’s quite the win for Inti Creates, who has managed to craft multiple new IPs and revivals in recent years. They’re really killing it year after year; and hopefullyAzure Striker Gunvolt 3will continue that trend. Due out on Switch at some point next year,Azure Striker Gunvolt 3brings back the titular Gunvoltafter Copen took the spotlight away with his spinoff, as well as the sword-wielding newcomer Kirin....

Like a dream within a dream Games have come a long way over the past few decades, and now we’ve reached a point the earliest game devs probably couldn’t have even dreamed of — there are video games inside of video games. There was a time whenZorkwas at the cutting edge of gaming technology in 1979. Today, you can access it as an Easter egg on an in-game computer terminal inCall of Duty: Black Ops(andCold War)and play it in its entirety....

Microsoft really is running out of reasons for people to buy one of its Xbox consoles. While it still has some platform exclusives to call its own, like the upcomingGears of War: E-Day, you’ll soon be able to access the entire Xbox Game Pass library without the actual console by using an Amazon Fire TV Stick. Announced today inan Xbox Wire post, Microsoft doesn’t provide an exact date for when it’ll happen, but the Xbox app will soon become compatible with select Fire TV devices....

These aren’t cheap, but you get what you pay for We’ve featuredvideo game printsfrom Cook & Becker several times before, and when I think of specific series that lend themselves particularly well to the wall treatment,Dark Soulsranks up there. There’s a new line of printson sale nowcovering Firelink Shrine all the way down to Blighttown. They aren’t that big, or cheap (we’re talking $80 on the low end, $110 on the high), but quality costs....

The news has got me on tilt In news sure to make the day of pinball fans the world over, Zen Studios, developer ofPinball FX 3have purchased the rights to the classic Bally/Williams catalogue. The team plan to start pushing out digital recreations of some of the ’90s most fondly remembered pinball machines. “Most of our developers grew up admiring Williams and Bally pinball machines” said Zsolt Kigyossy, Zen’s Managing Director....

It’s been making tracks Konamihas announcedthat their 2020 game,Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban,has passed 4 million units sold. What’s important about that? Well, a few things. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teibanhas never been released outside of Japan. That’s not entirely surprising, asMomotaro Dentetsuis a long-running series that started back on the Famicom back in 1988. Back then, it was produced by Hudson Soft, but after Hudson went bust, all its assets were bought out by Konami in 2012....