Inside The Fan-Made Pokémon MMO Played By Tens Of Thousands

For decades, a Pokémon game where players can catch and train monsters, together and online, has been a distant fantasy for fans around the world. The camaraderie and competition so integral to the Pokémon story—the tale of a young hopeful going out into the world to make friends and self-actualize—has always felt a little lacking…

Hellblade May Erase Your Save If You Die Too Many Times [UPDATE]

When you first start Hellblade, a new game from Ninja Theory (Enslaved, DmC) that’s out today on PC and PS4, you are greeted with an ominous warning: Die too much and you’ll lose your save file. As captured by critic Mark Brown, Hellblade opens with the following message: “The dark rot will grow each time…

Rad GTA Trick Backfires

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Princess Koriand’r of Tamaran finally joins the roster of Injustice 2 today. Starfire is the final addition of the first wave of new fighters, following Red Hood and Mortal Kombat guest star Sub-Zero.

Nintendo Announces Metroid-Themed New Nintendo 3DS XL

To mark the release of Metroid: Samus Returns, Nintendo is releasing a special “Samus Edition” New Nintendo 3DS XL. According to Nintendo, the handheld will be available at “select retailers” on September 15 when Metorid: Samus Returns goes on sale.

The Man Who First Played Godzilla Has Died 

Haruo Nakajima, the suit actor who played Godzilla from 1954’s Godzilla to 1972’s Godzilla vs. Gigan, has died. He was 88. Nakajima started his career playing small bit roles, but his big break was bringing Godzilla to life in its seminal debut. He would go on to play the character for the 12 consecutive films…

Hilarious Version Of Exeggutor Turned Into A $270 Statue

The Sun and Moon version of Exeggutor sure is silly. The character has been turned into a full-on palm tree, which begs for a ridiculous and pricey collectable. Releasing early next year in Japan, the 1/10 scale Exeggutor is 3.57 feet tall and priced at 29,800 yen ($270). Not too bad for a statue that…

The New Giant Gundam Seems Seriously Cool 

In Tokyo’s Odaiba, a new 1/1 scale Gundam Unicorn statue is being built. It’s not finished, but sneak peeks show that this huge Gundam statue’s antenna will move. That’s awesome. In Unicorn Mode, the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam Mobile Suit’s antenna juts out like, you guessed it, a unicorn. When it goes into Destroy Mode, the…

Japan Prepares for North Korean Missile Strikes With Disaster Drills

With North Korea continuing to fire ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan, rural Japanese towns have been carrying out emergency disaster drills. North Korea has been doing this for a while now, but these launches have spiked under Kim Jong-un. Living here, it’s been surreal to watch and listen to news reports tracking the…

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Bayonetta, by Ladee Danger. Photo by Martin Wong.

A Boy And His Sword

Valentina Remenar is an artist from Croatia who works in video games, books and digital illustration. You can see more of Valentina’s work at her personal site and ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work…

Witcher 3 Mod Grants Geralt Sick Skating Powers

Remember sexy skateboard Geralt? From the beach and also your dreams? Yeah, well you can play basically as him in The Witcher 3 now. Geralt of Rivia’s Pro Witcher 3 mod imbues Geralt with the ability to slide—ala when you’re coming down a steep hill or mountain—everywhere. Oh, did I mention the ludicrous speeds? Because…

Nintendo’s “Boob Shaped Controller” Was, Sadly, A Failure

One of Nintendo’s most important innovations in video games has been the invention of the d-pad, which is still used prominently on controllers today. To get there, though, they had to go through some less successful prototypes. Some with stupid names. While working on Game & Watch designs in the early 80s, Nintendo legend Gunpei…

Skyrim Mod Gives NPCs Their Own Lives (And Loves)

Social NPCs is a mod for Skyrim that takes the clockwork non-playable characters from two of the game’s smaller locations and turns them into believable people with lives to lead completely independent of what you’re up to. And I don’t mean “get up in the morning, walk somewhere then walk back”. This is far more…

South Korea’s Overwatch World Cup Team Is Annihilating Everybody Else With Weird Picks And Wild Plays

As one astute observer on Reddit pointed out, South Korea’s Overwatch World Cup team hasn’t just deviated from the meta; they’ve used nearly every hero in the game. Even Hanzo Going into Blizzard’s big, multi-national bash, South Korea was a heavy favorite, but I’m not sure anybody expected them to clean up to this degree.…