This could have been superb even with just the clothes and the makeup, but cosplayers Malindachan and Ex-Shadow didn't stop there once they learned there's an abandoned church near their home. It became the famous Sector 5 church of Midgar from Final Fantasy VII, the perfect location for their cosplay shoot. » 12/30/14 9:40am 12/30/14 9:40am

With its TNT crates and colorful jungle environment, the second level "Jungle Rollers" and even the entire first island is one of the most memorable ones in Naughty Dog's classic. Belgian modding veteran Vadu Amka recently made a custom PS1 based on all the level's features, and it looks really neat. » 11/19/14 9:20am 11/19/14 9:20am

Ian Beckman's recreation of Warlords of Draenor's intro takes not just the game's story, but also its graphics and sound back in time to the simpler, late PS1 era. A perfect fit for Draenor in the alternate timeline. » 11/17/14 8:30am 11/17/14 8:30am

Fist of the North Star is a classic 80's anime about machismo and martial arts. So, obviously, glitching out the PS1 game based on it is going to have some pretty awesome consequences. » 10/28/14 1:00pm 10/28/14 1:00pm

Making an Oddworld-themed custom PS1 might feel unexpected at first, but both Abe's Odyssey and Abe's Exodus were big on the first Playstation, so Vadu Amka's amazing custom work is absolutely fitting. » 10/17/14 9:00am 10/17/14 9:00am

Daniel "Abysswolf" Oliver's pixel art reminds me of the Metal Slug games, especially Barret's look in the Final Fantasy VII piece above. But he's mostly into JRPGs and recently, he remade the cast of a couple of classic games as detailed, colorful 2D sprites. » 8/15/14 9:00am 8/15/14 9:00am

In response to my article yesterday, in which Sony had nothing to say about their plans to put PS1 and PS2 games on the streaming service PlayStation Now, the publisher sent over some additional clarification: » 7/31/14 1:03pm 7/31/14 1:03pm

Way back in February 2013, when Sony first announced the PlayStation 4, they talked a bit about their partnership with the streaming company Gaikai. With the power of the cloud, Sony said, we'd all be able to stream PS1, PS2, and PS3 games. » 7/30/14 12:00pm 7/30/14 12:00pm

Forget your fancy arcade sticks. The breakout player during this year's EVO fighting game tournament used a gamepad to beat down all comers. Not just any gamepad, either. Luffy won the top spot with a controller from the original PlayStation. » 7/14/14 2:01am 7/14/14 2:01am

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's 12-minute-long trailer has inspired a lot of people lately. Here's YouTuber José Mellinas and his edit: a trailer for the first Metal Gear Solid, in the style of the upcoming one. » 4/23/14 7:00am 4/23/14 7:00am

In Japan, Sony is ceasing aftercare service for the launch PlayStation 3 consoles: the 60GB CECH-A00 model, the 40GB CECH-B00 model, and the 40GB CECH-H00 series models. Also, Sony Japan won't be offering aftercare for PlayStation 1, the PlayStation 2 model SCPH-50000MB, and the 1000 and 2000 series for the PSP. » 3/03/14 7:30am 3/03/14 7:30am

Could the PS4 emulate PS1/PS2 games? Eurogamer's Digital Foundry reports today that Sony is planning on it—and that they might add visual enhancements to those old games. No word on whether we'll have to re-buy the ones we already own on PSN, if the rumor is true. (We've reached out to Sony for comment.) » 1/28/14 6:15pm 1/28/14 6:15pm

Would it be possible to transform League of Legends into a JRPG, specifically, Final Fantasy VII? The answer is yes! » 11/28/13 10:00pm 11/28/13 10:00pm