In Japan, Rockstar Is All In For Red Dead Redemption 2

The first Red Dead Redemption did well in Japan. So now, Rockstar is plastering posters all over the country. When Red Dead Redemption 1 came out in Japan in October 2010, the PlayStation 3 version debuted at the fourth spot on the Japanese charts, selling 71,000 copies. Kingdom Hearts Re: Coded also debuted that week,…

How Jackie Chan Combines Action And Comedy 

YouTubers Tony Zhou and Taylor Ramos at Every Frame a Painting do a wonderful analysis of what makes Jackie Chan’s action—and comedy—work so damn well. You might remember their examination of Michael Bay’s techniques. Here, they take a look at his analysis at action and comedy in Jackie Chan films: If you like this video,…

Hollywood Is Turning Densha Otoko Into A Musical 

The hit book and TV series Densha Otoko (Train Man) is getting a Hollywood adaptation. According to Japan Today and Deadline, This will be the first Hollywood remake for Fuji TV, which produced the original television series, sold the rights to Hollywood. Adam Shankman of Hairspray and Step Up fame is directing, while Everybody Loves…

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YouTube Is Down [Update: It’s Back]

[UPDATE 10:46pm – It’s back]. In case you haven’t already noticed, YouTube is currently down. Not parts of it, but the whole damn thing. So if you were hoping to watch some longplays, grab a movie quote or lose yourself in a spiralling maelstrom of dangerous conspiracy theory bullshit tonight, you’ll have to change your…

Nike’s Got More PlayStation Sneakers Coming

Following on from the Nike x PlayStation PG2’s that dropped earlier this year—and are now not cheap—there are two more pairs of Paul George’s signature shoe coming, this time in grey and white. These pics were leaked by py_rates, and show both pairs, with PlayStation branding on the tongue and smaller face button logos across…

A Look Back At The Odyssey Series, From Mario To Etrian To Assassin’s Creed

Triple-A blockbuster season is heating up, which means everybody is now knee-deep in gargantuan games like Black Ops 4, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. These franchises have long, complicated histories—one more so than all the rest. I speak, of course, of the Odyssey series. Currently on its tenth main series entry, Assassin’s…

Insomniac Says Spider-Man’s New Game Plus Isn’t Coming Tomorrow After All

Spider-Man’s new game plus and ultimate difficulty mode were originally expected at launch but were delayed. Today, a post went up on the European PlayStation Blog that at first said both features would arrive tomorrow, October 17, in the game’s 1.07 update. Insomniac Games now says that information was a mistake. Spider-Man came out over…

A Guide To All The Different Ways To Buy Starlink: Battle For Atlas

It’s seldom simple figuring out which, if any, version of a Ubisoft game to buy. Now they’ve made a toys-to-life game that we like, but figuring out which figures and accessories to buy to enjoy Starlink: Battle For Atlas is confusing. Ubisoft complicates things further by allowing players to purchase digital versions of the toys…

Mojo Jojo Cosplay!

If Netflix ever wanted to branch out from live-action anime adaptations into live-action Powerpuff Girls adaptations, they could do worse than look to cosplayer jedibugs for inspiration. This realistic take on Mojo Jojo is as impressive as hell, looking at once like a terrifying real-life version of the villain, but also like the most fabulous…

The Top PlayStation Trophy Hunter Is Now Bagging 300 Platinums A Year

Hakam Karim likes to collect PlayStation trophies. Like, a lot. Sony first introduced its achievement system with the PS3’s 2.40 firmware update 2.in 2008. Last week, Guinness World Records finally recognized Karim, who goes by Hakoom on PSN, for his prowess with a certificate certifying him as the world’s top platinum trophy holder. He currently…

Without Developer Support, Marvel vs. Capcom Players Organize Grassroots Pro Tour

Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite may be gone—or, at least, not on the Capcom Pro Tour—but it certainly hasn’t been forgotten by the diehard competitive community. Marvel players have done what the game’s developer did not: they’ve set up a series of connected events known as The Fate of Two Worlds in an effort to give…

Fan Translator Says The World Ends With You‘s Italian Text Looks A Lot Like His Work

After learning that The World Ends With You was going to have an official Italian translation, the person who made a well known Italian fan translation tuned into a stream to check out how they handled the translation problems he struggled with. While watching, he started to notice that it looked familiar. Much of it…

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Smartly Refines The Origins Skill Tree

Of the many differences between last year’s Assassin’s Creed Origins and this year’s Odyssey, the changes to upgradable abilities have the most dramatic effect on gameplay. Origins’ skill trees were a convoluted mess even at the time, and Odyssey’s refinements bring that messiness into sharper relief. The majority of Assassin’s Creed games haven’t included action…

A Game About Staying In Bed All Day 

For a couple of months I’ve been dipping in and out of #SelfCare, a game about deciding to not get out of bed. It’s nominally designed for people who don’t really like video games, but as someone who has played them all my life, I’ve found it a fascinating experiment in game design. #SelfCare is…

Sega Fans Will Get A High End Retro Console Of Their Own

Analogue, the Seattle-based retro console maker, has announced its latest project: the Mega Sg. Using a technological setup similar to its Super Nt released earlier this year, Analogue says the Mega Sg will be able to play every game from the Sega Genesis, Mega Drive, and Master Drive systems, and capable of outputting video from…

The Missing Gets Queer Love Stories Right

Last night, I finished The Missing. My initial impression of the game was that it’s a sweet but extremely bloody puzzle-platformer, peppered with queer overtones. As I pressed forward, I found a game that was transgressive and shockingly frank in talking about LGTBQA+ issues. It’s been on my mind all morning. In The Missing, you…