Bomberman Anime Villain’s Music Is Basically The Seinfeld Theme

Mujoe, a blonde professional wrestler wearing sunglasses, has served as a foil to Konami’s bomb-tossing hero since 1996’s Saturn Bomberman. The villain really came into his own in theanime series Bomberman Jetters, where he got his very own theme music—well, Jerry Seinfeld’s theme music, anyway. The 2002 series Bomberman Jetters follows the adventures of White…

A Missing King Of Fighters Character Was Conspicuously Similar to Akira‘s Tetsuo

King of Fighters has one of the most extensive and unique rosters in fighting games, owing in part to its origins as a crossover between SNK franchises like Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting. With dozens of playable characters introduced since the series’ inaugural 1994 release, fans can never really be sure which ones will…

Hearthstone Trophy Falls Apart In Winner’s Hands [Update]

During this weekend’s Hearthstone Championship tournament, Canadian player Eddie “Eddie” Lui triumphed over Hong Kong’s Lo “kin0531″ Tsz Kin, winning nearly $95,000 and the title of Bucharest Master Tour Champion. He also got a lovely trophy that immediately fell apart. Update 1:25 pm ET: Blizzard says it was meant to do that  I would like…

I Will Always Love Where A Good 2D-Style Background Takes My Imagination

Like a lot of things, it started with Street Fighter II. I was a kid, not nearly as good at the game as my extremely competitive uncles who would gather around arcades when arcades were still common. It would take a while before my little hands could pull off a hadouken every time, but I…

Teenage Tetris World Champion Wins The Throne Two Years Running

The 2019 Classic Tetris World Championship took place yesterday at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo at the Oregon Convention Center. Viewers got to see a dazzling display of turbo-tapping and t-spins as Joseph Saelee cemented his place among the Tetris greats with a second first-place victory. Joseph Saelee, who was 16 years old when he…

Magic: The Gathering Pro Uses Victory To Spotlight Hong Kong, Is Not Banned

At this weekend’s Magic: The Gathering Mythic Championship, pro Lee Shi Tian used his moment in the spotlight to draw attention to the protests in his hometown of Hong Kong. Tian entered the tournament stage wearing a red scarf over his face, indicating his support for the pro-Democracy protests in Hong Kong. (Protesters in Hong Kong…

The Week In Games: Outta This World

The Outer Worlds comes out this week. For many fans, this is the true follow-up to Fallout New Vegas they’ve been waiting for. But it isn’t the only big and exciting game coming out this week. Get ready folks, it’s a busy week! I have constantly mixed up The Outer Worlds and Outer Wilds when…

Uniqlo Commercial Pulled In South Korea Due To Subtitle Translation

In a recent Uniqlo commercial, 98-year-old fashion model Iris Apfel talks with 13-year-old fashion designer Kheris Rogers. The commercial is in English, and the Korean-language subtitles have caused the Japanese clothing company to pull the ad. Viewers are accusing the subtitled commercial of forgetting the horrors of Japan’s forced occupation. Apfel speaks English in the…

If You Visit Kyoto In October, Check Out This Spooky Parade

While Halloween in Shibuya might get lots of attention because of the massive crowds (and chaos), Kyoto has an annual yokai parade that sure looks like spooky fun. The parade, which was held this year on October 19, is called Ichijo Hyakki Yakou (Ichijo’s Night Parade of the Hundred Yokai). The street Ichijodori, one of…

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Old Yoda Puppet Remade Using Original Molds

Special effects and make-up wizard Nick Maley—who helped make the actual Yoda for Empire Strikes Back in the late ’70s—has taken some original molds and other materials and used them to create an all-new and improved version of the puppet. While the exterior of the puppet is for all intents identical to that used in…

Introducing The Oktorok-3000

Cki Vang is an artist from France who has worked for clients like Guerrilla Games, Bioware, Activision and Blur. You can see more of Cki’s stuff at his personal site

Report: Jimi Hendrix, On Acid, Was Unbeatable At Risk

You may not associate Jimi Hendrix with board gaming, but as you’re about to find out, the former (and very brief) member of the 101st Airborne Division was a fiend for military strategy classic Risk In an interview withSirius (which actually took place last year, but only just surfaced thanks to some reddit posts), Graham…

Fallout Speedrunner ‘Tomatoanus’ Changes Name For Upcoming Event

Tomatoanus, one of the best Fallout speedrunners on the planet, will be playing at January’s Awesome Games Done Quick under a different name after reaching an agreement with organizers. He’s actually already played at six Games Done Quick events in the past under the name Tomatoanus, but several of those had not displayed his runs…

A Lot Of Work Went Into Creating Over 5000 Gun Sounds For Borderlands 3

The Borderlands series has always been known for having billions of guns, with each gun randomly generated. But all of these weapons also make noises when they shoot, like the loud crack of sniper or the blast of a rocket launcher. And as explained by the senior sound designer at Gearbox, Joshua Davidson, it took…

‘Shop Contest: Big Pikachu

Chunky Pikachu has returned. The true and original form of the world’s most famous Pokemon is back and bigger than ever in the new Pokemon games,Sword and Shield. Let’s honor this giant’s return with some Photoshop creations. Your challenge this week: Add this big Pikachu to video games, movies, and TV shows. To help make…