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New TMNT Board Game Looks Great

There’s a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles board game up on Kickstarter. It’s already been funded, so don’t sweat, it’s getting made. Which is cool, because it sounds like the perfect TMNT game. Firstly, because of that art! Both original artist Kevin Eastman and current comics property owners IDW are helping out on the game,…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 17, 2016

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Resident Evil Actress Cosplays As Resident Evil Character

Julia Voth is an actress who worked with Capcom a bunch of times on the Resident Evil series over the last decade, serving as the character model for Jill Valentine in games like Resident Evil 5 and The Umbrella Chronicles. And here she is, cosplaying as…Jill Valentine. Note of course she’s not the first actor…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 17, 2016

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Ursula Cosplay Is A Drag Show Masterpiece

Fun fact: Ursula, the iconic villain from The Little Mermaid, was based on real-life drag superstar Divine. So when Canvasdecided to cosplay as Ursula for Katsucon, he took a little of his own Divine inspiration. Aside from designing and building that fantastic outfit, he also entered Katsucon’s masquearade competition, which he promptly dominated with a…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 17, 2016

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Our Best XCOM 2 War Stories: Love, Loss & Pink Hats

There’s a lot to like about the new XCOM game, but perhaps the coolest thing about it has little to do with tactics, or balance, or visuals. It’s the game’s ability to take what could have been a glorified tabletop wargame and turn it into something that creates stories And not just those that you’ll…

Luke Plunkett, Kirk Hamilton & Nathan Grayson Published February 17, 2016

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The Warmest Space Marine

Won Chun Choi is an artist from South Korea who has worked in the games business and, more recently, with Games Workshop on some killer Warhammer 40K stuff. You can see more of his art at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2016

101-Player Mario Kart Is A Nintendo Nightmare

Please note that this isn’t a real game. It’s a joke video. But deep down you knew that already, because 101 racers on a Mario Kart track would leave us in a world without friendship.

By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2016

XCOM 2’s Ambushes Are So Badass

GTFO here, Advent. Of all the things XCOM 2 does better than its predecessor, the thing I like the best is when the series’ penchant for cinematic camera shots meets the sequel’s cooler additions to the formula. Like the way enemy reinforcement drops are telegraphed one turn in advance, so you can (if you’re lucky)…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2016

The Internet Reacts To Jeb Bush’s Dumb Gun Tweet

Nice Tweet, Jeb Bush. It’d be a shame if something happened to it. (Context)

By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2016

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Another Settlement Needs Your Help, Cosplayer

This is the only Fallout 4 cosplay the world needs. Or will ever need. Preston Garvey is Casual Assassin. Hancock is Painkiller

By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2016

Lupe Fiasco Beat Daigo In Street Fighter V

Remember how Lupe Fiasco wanted to fight Daigo in Street Fighter V? Well, he got his wish. And then some. Somehow, despite his opponent being one of the greatest fighters to have ever lived, Lupe…won? You can watch the whole thing as it happened below.