The Adventures Of Bruce Lee And Freddie Mercury Figures 

For years, collectors have been taking amusing photos of their figures. So while this isn’t new, these images show how well the S.H. Figuarts versions of Bruce Lee and Freddie Mercury go together. These images are from Twitter user Suekichiii. They are wonderful, with the top image set being retweeted over 20,000 times. Of course,…

How Anime Has Changed Over The Past 100 Years

Can you believe it? Japan has been making animation for over a hundred years. Let’s see how things have changed! As Japan Trends points out, the clip below begins with Namakura Gatana, a silent four-minute short made in 1917 but only discovered in 2008.  Other cartoons and stop motion animation follow for a total of…

InnerSpace, an exploration flying game I highlighted way back in 2014, is finally coming out in January. I’ll admit that this one fell off my radar for a while, but it still looks great, mixing vast worlds with dreamlike visuals. Will it handle like a dream, though? Here’s hoping.

Experts Have A New Reason To Debate Whether ‘Gaming Disorder’ Is Real

Ask veteran gamers whether it’s possible to get too hooked on a game and they might have stories of a World of Warcraft raiding buddy who used to pee in a can that lived next to his Alienware tower. Or they might confess they got so into their Zelda: Breath of the Wild playthrough that…

How To Get Into Dwarf Fortress

Dwarf Fortress is a two dimensional fortress-building game about dwarves, which often breaks in fascinating ways. Nothing about it should work, but somehow it comes together. I wish everyone could experience Dwarf Fortress, but it’s a punishing game for people who like to be frustrated. Dwarf Fortress isn’t for everyone. It’s a game about losing.…

Modder Creates PUBG-Style Mode In Counter-Strike

Despite how different they are, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is, in some ways, the new CSGO. It’s the big Steam shooter du jour, and it’s stolen Counter-Strike’s realistic gun porn crown. But there’s one thing CSGO has CS-going for it that PUBG doesn’t: the ability to consume all other games, thanks to mods. Go 4 The Kill…

In A Universe of Backstabbers, These EVE Players Offer Support

Most stories told of EVE Online and its players are about deceit, subterfuge or betrayal; players who forsake everyday politeness to further their own in-game goals. But this is a story about the friendlier side of the EVE community, and a group called Broadcast 4 Reps, or B4R. It is not an in-game organization with…

The Year In Video Game Skies, 2017

Games love to pummel you with lists of things to collect, places to get to, and enemies to beat. Sometimes you just need to take a moment to pause, catch your breath, and look up at the beauty above. What follows is a list of some of the year’s most memorable games and the skies…

The Gamers Of The Year, 2017

People who play video games don’t just sit in the audience and watch, clap or boo. They interact and sometimes even help shape the trajectory of an artform. They do this as pro players and amateur critics, as speedrunners and community organizers, and more. Each year we highlight those who have made an impact that…

Kirk Hamilton’s Top 10 Games Of 2017

I played a lot of very good video games in 2017. Every year is a good year for video games. (See: my lists from 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.) These posts generally start with some variation of that. “What a great year!” “Wow, it was a killer year,” etc. This year was special. No, seriously!…

What To Do With Your Old Video Game Consoles

Hooray—you got an Xbox One X for Christmas. And instead of dwelling on the sentimental value of the 2013-minted Xbox One you’ve shared so many memories with, you’re ready to toss it in a landfill and move onto your new, 4k life. Here’s the thing, though: Old consoles aren’t like your Pablo Honey Radiohead t-shirt…

Watch Me Play The First Dungeon Of The Switch’s Excellent New Zelda Homage

I played Blossom Tales on the Nintendo Switch for a couple hours. I captured the experience and then trimmed it down to less than a single hour. It’s like a livestream, except I cut out all of the parts where I messed up in ways that weren’t funny. It pleases me to no end to…

Nintendo’s Newest 3DS Game Features A Nerdy YouTuber

In the latest Style Savvy game, which dropped Christmas Day, you’re not just a boutique owner but also a stylist who nurtures budding pop stars’ hopes and dreams. One of these singers is Alinatron, a nerdy YouTuber, and she is delightful. Style Savvy: Styling Star doesn’t quite have YouTube—its equivalent is MewTube, where you can…

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Headlines January’s PlayStation Plus Lineup

There are some good games in January’s PlayStation Plus lineup. In addition to some solid PS4 games with Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and Telltale’s Batman, the PS3 gets The Book of Unwritten Tales 2, and the Vita gets Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active PlayStation Plus…

Breath of the Wild’s Best Stories Are Our Own

Breath of the Wild’s vast open world is full of discoveries. The most important discoveries we make come when the game’s systems interact to help us imbue the world with our own interpretations and meaning. We take a closer look in this video essay. This piece originally appeared 3/9/17. Transcript: The Legend of Zelda: Breath…

Report: Nintendo Delaying 64-Gigabyte Game Cards For Switch Until 2019

According to the Wall Street Journal, Nintendo is pushing back the introduction of larger 64GB game cards for the Switch. Nintendo, the WSJ writes, had planned to make them available during the second half of 2018, but has reportedly told developers that they would have to wait. According to the WSJ, the reason given is…