Man Visits Japan Because of The Yakuza Games, Gets On Japanese TV

SuzuKube of French-language game site OtakuGame.Fr traveled all the way from Martinique with something very specific in mind: He wanted to experience the world of the Yakuza games firsthand. As pointed on HachimaKikou (via SoraNews), SuzuKube was interviewed after arriving in Japan for a TV show called You wa Nani Shi ni Nippon e? (Why…

Real-Life (And Totally Unofficial) Mario Kart Ordered To Pay Nintendo Over $450,000

In Japan, Nintendo has won an intellectual property infringement court case against go-kart operator Mari Mobility (the company formally named Maricar). Mari Mobility was found guilty of infringing on Nintendo’s intellectual property. The go-karting company’s original name resembles Mario Kart, and it also has offered Nintendo-themed costumes for customers to wear. “Unrelated to Nintendo,” was…

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Deadstock 1986 Super Mario Bros. Slippers Are A Modern Masterpiece

Imagine, it’s 1986, you’re a grown-ass adult living in Japan and after a hard day’s salaryman/womanning you get home to your apartment, kick your shoes off at the door and slip on these beautiful babies. Now take that thought and throw it in the trash, because these slippers are so beautiful they deserved the treatment…

Henry Cavill Breaks Down The Witcher’s Best Fight Scene

Because DVD commentary doesn’t exist in 2020, these videos Netflix are releasing to YouTube are (for now at least) about as close as we’re going to get to seeing the cast and crew talk about how The Witcher was actually made. First up is Cavill’s chat about how he (and some stunt performers) filmed the…

Unreal Engine Is Going To The Super Bowl

It’s not just the 49ers and Chiefs who will be turning out next week in Miami for Super Bowl LIV. The Unreal Engine, of all things, is also going to be there, powering a bunch of the graphics that will be shown during Fox Sports’ broadcast. While we’re all familiar with Unreal for its use…

Destiny 2 Taken Offline After Players Lose Currency, Materials [Update]

Bungie has taken Destiny 2 offline entirely (at time of posting it remains unplayable) after an issue emerged with a hotfix released earlier today where players began losing their “Glimmer, Bright Dust, Infusion Materials, and/or other types of game currencies”. The studio released a short statement this morning, saying the game had been taken offline…

The Good Luck You Get Returning To Gacha Games Is Undoubtedly Bullshit

Gacha games rightly have a reputation as dangerous cash grabs, rife with tricks to lure players into spending gobs of money on new characters or items. If you’re a gacha player, you’re part of a dedicated group that literally warns other folks away from their chosen genre. That’s because the tricks never end, and one…

Temtem Takes The Pokémon Formula Online, But Doesn’t Do Much With It

The first time I met Temtem’s monster-bequeathing hot dad science lad Professor Konstantinos, I immediately began calling him Professor Oak. Just now, I had to look up his real name for the purposes of writing this piece. What I’m saying is, Temtem is a whole, whole lot like Pokémon That is not a bad thing,…

Why Everybody Loves Final Fantasy Tactics

Boy, do people love Final Fantasy Tactics. They love it so much they’d marry it, if human-video-game marriage were legal. It’s a desert-island game for approximately 70% of the video gaming population; it’s been replayed more often than The White Album This piece was first published on January 7, 2013. We’re bumping it today for…

New Liquid CPU Cooler Plays Animated GIFs, Because Why Not

PC hardware maker NZXT has just announced the latest additions to its line of liquid CPU coolers, the Kraken X-3 and Z-3. The X-3 has a bright LED ring and rotates so the logo can be repositioned. The Z-3 comes with a 2.36-inch, 24-bit color LCD screen capable of displaying images, computer data, or animated…

What Are Your Most Embarrassing Voice Chat Mistakes?

If you play multiplayer games, you probably use voice chat. Voice chat is the devil’s work for so many reasons, but it’s especially bad if you forget to turn it off when you’re done. I was playing The Darwin Project yesterday, a battle royale where voice chat plays a big role in the game’s strategy…

Here’s February 2020’s Xbox Live Games With Gold

February’s Xbox Live Games with Gold is a mix of racing, horror, and multiplayer. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription. February’s Games with Goldare: Xbox One TT Isle of Man (February 1-29) Call of Cthulhu (February 16-March 15) Xbox 360 (compatible with Xbox One) Fable…

Nintendo Explains How Pokémon Home Will Work

Today Nintendo announced that its cloud storage program for Pokémon, Pokémon Home, will have a paid and free version. The free version has a paltry max capacity of 30 Pokémon, while the paid version will let you store up to 6,000 at $3 a month or $16 a year. The service, set to launch in…