Japan Creates Samurai Armor For Cats And Dogs

It was only a matter of time, but a company in Fukuoka, Japan is now making samurai armor for pets. The company, known as “Samurai Age,” also crafts made-in-Japan miniature armor for dolls and bottles of sake. The pet armor appears to be a more recent—and fitting—addition. Each set is made one-by-one from a light…

Universal Studios Japan Gets A Super Mario Bros. Stage

Previously, Universal Studiosreleased concept artfor its upcoming Super Nintendo World. This week at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, a large Mario-themed stage appeared in the parking lot, giving a more concrete look at what to expect. These photos were snapped by Twitter user and USJ super fan LCASTUDIOS_USJ. It’s believed that the stage was created…

Pikachu, That’s A Bad Place For A USB Cable 

Pikachu. Electricity. Plugs. Make sense, sure. But why did the people who made this Pokémon product stick the cable there? Via China’s Octinn, this PVC Pikachu knock-off has ears that double as plugs to put in electrical sockets. It’s not clear whether or not this is licensed, but the lack of Pokémon Company copyright notices is suspect.…

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A $300 Siegmeyer From Dark Souls Statue

Japanese toy company Gecco is releasing this Dark Souls statue as an exclusive for folks attending San Diego Comic Con. It’ll be sold for $299. For anyone not making it to the show, there will be limited quantities of the 1/6 scale (37cm) statue made available for regular retail distribution. Loving the detail on the…

The Final Steam Greenlight Game Actually Looks Pretty Cool

Valve officially turned out the lights on Steam’s user-driven Greenlight service today, ending an era defined by inconsistency—both in regards to game quality and Valve’s policies. The final game to be submitted, though? It looks pretty neat. The Underground King, which is not finished yet, bills itself as a narrative/racing/manager RPG where “you recruit the…

When You Build A Civilization VI Wonder Inside The Actual Building

Here’s Seamang64 playing Civ VI on his laptop, able to claim that he “built Oxford University in Oxford in Oxford University in Oxford”. It’s not the first time this has been done—remember the guy who built Petra at Petra?—but this one sounds a lot cooler when you say it out loud like that. I think…

Fallout Controller Looks Like It Survived The Apocalypse

Devin Smith runs End of Line Design, a lil’ company that makes very custom, very fancy video game controllers. His latest work is this Fallout-inspired piece that goes way beyond just changing the paint scheme Despite the heavy modifications, including new surfaces and an elaborate flipping Pip-Boy cover the whole Dualshock 4 still works as…

The Omega Collection Makes Three Good Wipeout Games Even Better

The Wipeout Omega Collection launches on PlayStation 4 today, combining all the content from Wipeout HD, Wipeout HD Fury and Wipeout 2048 into one gorgeously remastered package. It’s a ridiculous amount of futuristic hover racing for $40. Let’s hit some walls at incredibly high speeds! I’ve played all the Wipeout there is to play, so…

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Movie Trailer Finally Shows Off Stands

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’s first live action adaptation, directed by Takashi Miike, is set to open in Japan in August. Now, thanks to the film’s newest trailer, fans can see one of the things that makes this series truly unique: Stands. Stands are a staple of JoJo from the third part of the manga and anime…

Fable Card Game That Survived Death Of Lionhead Coming Out In July

Last year, to the surprise of many, Microsoft closed down renowned British studio Lionhead. Fable Legends, a multiplayer entry in the fantasy RPG series, went down with the ship. Fable is not, however, entirely done. Fable Fortune, a card game spin-off developed by ex-Lionhead employees, is coming out next month. Fable Fortune is coming to…

That Time Miyamoto Played Mario On My Hacked PSP

While we’re prepping for E3 this week and reminiscing about the great moments from expos past, let me regale you of a tale of the weirdest thing that ever happened to me there. I told this story to people immediately after it happened at the 2005 E3, and then it ended up getting passed around…

The Next Mass Effect Andromeda Patch Will Let Male Characters Romance Jaal

Mass Effect Andromeda’s next patch has the sort of improvements you might expect, like expanded character creation options. It also has something very unusual for a video game patch: it adds another gay romance route for lovesick space adventurers. As we reported earlier this year, there was much controversy within the LGBT Mass Effect fan…

What You Need To Know About Games Vanishing From the iOS App Store

Apple is ending support for 32-bit games with its upcoming iOS 11, launching this Fall. That means developers are rushing to update their games with 64-bit infrastructure and, sadly, several unlucky games will vanish from the iOS App Store. iOS 11 is currently in beta, but even now, some 32-bit games aren’t showing up in…