South Korean Presidential Candidate Releases A Free StarCraft Map

Of course! If you are trying to win votes in South Korea, StarCraft is always one way to appeal to the masses. Presidential candidate Moon Jae-in, who appears to be the front runner, has released two versions of a custom map called “Moonters” (geddit?) to mark StarCraft going free. The maps are available on the…

For Poké Ball Candy Containers, These Seem Nice 

In Japan, Bandai is releasing a set of Poké Ball. There’s a total of 11 different Poké Balls in the set, and while they’re designed to hold candy (and not, you know, Pocket Monsters), these replicas are rather handsome. Over the years, Japan has seen an array of mock Poké Balls. They’re typically sold at…

This North Korean Arcade Propaganda, My Goodness

If you’ve ever wondered what a North Korean propaganda clip for arcade gaming looks like, well, it apparently looks like this. You might remember seeing photos of a North Korean arcade when they first surfaced online in 2008. Some cabinets looked ancient! These images were originally published by the greatest Sega fan site ever created,…

Bandai Namco Announces Code Vein, Which Is Certainly A Video Game

Last week Bandai Namco teased a new game with a lovely hand-painted trailer and the tagline “Prepare to Dine.” Today they officially announce Code Vein, an anime-style post-apocalyptic vampire action RPG that only vaguely resembles the gorgeous animated short that preceeded it. Before we get into the nitty gritty of Code Vein, let’s soak in…

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Spy Game Uses 3D Glasses To Hide Secrets In Plain Sight

Red Scare is a new board game about espionage in the Cold War. And it’s built entirely around a very cool hook: it uses old-fashioned 3D glasses to hide spy secrets on the game’s cards. Supporting up to ten players, everyone assumes (at least superficially) the role of FBI agents working to catch Soviet spies.…

Palmer Luckey Backs Trump With Companies Using Chrono Trigger Names [Update]

Oculus Rift founder Palmer Luckey, who last year spent a lot of money helping Donald Trump get elected, has since spent a lot of money helping Trump throw some big parties. As reported by Mother Jones, Luckey—who last year tried to deny he was a Trump supporter—has since donated $100,000 to Trump’s inauguration committee, basically…

AMD Radeon RX 570 And RX 580 Review: A Little Extra Power Goes A Long Way

While enthusiasts eagerly await to coming of the next-generation of high-end Radeon cards, AMD shores up its starting lineup with the RX 500 series, featuring small but significant improvements over last year’s RX 470 and RX 480 graphics cards. 2016 was a busy year for the video card business, with both major players introducing their…

The 30 Games I’d Most Like To See On SNES Classic

Considering Nintendo’s bizarre decision-making process, it’s nice to hear that the company may be doing the correct and obvious thing and releasing a SNES Classic this holiday season. Here are the games I’d put on it if I were in charge. Now, I should point out that the existence of a mini-SNES is not official…

Modder Makes Over $4,000 A Month Adding A Lot Of Sex To The Sims 4

In the world of The Sims 4, life is a lighthearted cartoon. You can die of laughter and turn into a ghost. You can sleep with characters, but it’s not sex: instead, “Woohooing” happens out of sight, all giggles and hearts. For some people, The Sims 4 doesn’t go far enough in its portrayal of…

Street Fighter V Players Are Divided Over R. Mika’s Unusually Powerful Dash

R. Mika is a strong Street Fighter V character, maybe one of the best in the game. Despite receiving numerous adjustments by the developers in a recent patch, she continues to make her mark on the competitive landscape thanks to players like Du “NuckleDu” Dang and Keita “Fuudo” Ai. But a recent discovery adds yet…

Boba Fett? Boba Fett? Where?

Sergey Grechanyuk is a concept artist based in Ukraine who works in the video game business. You can see more of Sergey’s work at his 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 of video game…

Street Fighter Pro Calls Himself The ‘Alpha’ Of Teabagging

Victor “PG Punk” Woodley took first place in Street Fighter V last Sunday night at the NorCal Regionals. Between that and his first place finish at West Coast Warzone the week prior, he’s all but guaranteed himself a top slot in the 2017 Capcom Cup. But the main reason why Punk’s become the talk of…

Guy Speedruns Diablo II Without Attacking Anything

Perhaps my favorite thing about the speedrunning community is how often they find clever, ridiculous ways to play games. Take Diablo II. Instead of simply doing a quick run through Blizzard’s iconic action game, a man going by the handle DrCliche decided to blaze through the game without attacking anything. It is perhaps the most…

Why In The World People Love Carmen Sandiego

Yesterday, Netflix officially announced a Carmen Sandiego animated series. The trench-coated international thief first leapt to life in 1985 and has been stealing our hearts ever since. Here’s why she’s still awesome to this day. Carmen Sandiego started her thieving career as the criminal mastermind in Brøderbund Software’s Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?…

Thank Goodness They’re Still Making FMV Games In 2017

Polygons, sprites, they’re good and all, but Late Shift has real people* punching other real people in the face. Welcome to the wonderful world of Full Motion Video. I just love FMV games, they’re often silly, goofy, daft fun, especially when they’re attempting to be completely serious. Back in the mid 90s it was just…