Potato Chips Are Vanishing In Japan, Panic Buying Begins 

Typhoons that hit Hokkaido last August have resulted in a domestic spud shortage for Japan. Know what fewer potatoes means? Fewer potato chips. And like that, the panic buying has begun. According to Jiji, Japanese snack companies Calbee and Koikeya are ceasing the sale of numerous potato chip products because of this shortage. Japan Today…

Mom Apologizes For Trying To Sell Son’s Rare Magic Card 

While cleaning out her son’s room, a mom in Japan apparently came across some old cards. Her son had moved away, and she thought she was getting rid of clutter. She put the cards up for auction online, seeming to have no idea what they were worth. On Yahoo Auctions Japan, the mother listed them…

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From Sketch To Batgirl

Here’s New Locksley Projects showing that you don’t have to let your dreams be dreams.

Star Wars: Battlefront II’s First Trailer Leaks

The debut trailer for EA’s Battlefront II has leaked out a little early, showing that not only will the next game feature units and heroes from the prequel trilogy, but from Force Awakens as well. Here’s a recap in case the clip disappears: As expected, looks like there’s a singleplayer campaign in here (centred around…

When There’s Historical Killing at 3 But A Cosplay Party At 9 [Update]

Rebecca On is a concept artist and illustrator based in San Francisco, who has worked for companies like inXile Entertainment, Gameloft and Monte Cook Games. You can see more of Rebecca’s art at her personal site UPDATE: In response to readers noticing that one of Rebecca’s images was very similar to another artist’s work, she…

Star Wars Cosplay Isn’t Just For Adults

This FN-2187 outfit was made by Rick Boer, a cosplayer we’ve featured a ton of times here for his incredible work. The thing is, that’s not Rick inside the suit. Instead, it’s his six year-old daughter, a Star Wars freak in her own right, and now proud owner of the best Halloween costume on her…

Two Charged Over Swatting That Led To Cops Shooting The Victim With Rubber Bullets

Two young men, one from the UK and another from the US, have been charged with “Swatting” Tyran Dobbs, who was shot in the head and chest with rubber bullets by police after his home was raided. As The Independent reports, in early 2015 20-year-old Tyran Dobbs was woken by police, who had entered his…

Steel Division Takes The RTS Back To Normandy

Last week, Paradox released two big expansions, both for games that I love, but I ended up playing neither. Instead, I was messing around with a third title of theirs that was released a bit more quietly: a beta for Steel Division: Normandy 44, an upcoming real-time strategy game. Developed by Eugen, the guys behind…

There’s a Reason Black Ops II Still Has So Many Fans

If you’ve never experienced Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, now is a great time to jump in: the 2012 shooter is now backward compatible with Xbox One, meaning that the player base will probably jump up significantly. Good thing, because it’s one of the best Call of Duty entries in years. The single-player campaign…

Un’Goro Expansion Makes Hearthstone More Random, Probably More Expensive

With the release of Journey to Un’Goro and the announcement of its future Hearthstone expansion roadmap, it seems like Blizzard is making some substantial changes to the way it releases new cards. It’s got players pretty peeved, but it might be the best thing for the game’s long-term health. Last week, Blizzard Entertainment dropped Journey…

Guy Finds Totally Bananas Way To Beat Dark Souls 3

Every Dark Souls game is actually two games: 1) the game itself and 2) an ongoing competition to beat it with every completely unsuited object known to man, up to and including the kitchen sink. Honestly, though, I think a sink would make for a more intuitive controller than bananas. ATwerkingYoshi, whose handle is Really…

New GTA Online Exploit Lets Hackers Steal Millions From Other Players

Some GTA Online fans on PC and last-gen consoles are being hit with a new exploit that hackers are using to steal millions of in-game dollars from unsuspecting players. While hacking GTA Online is nothing new, this new “trick” has some longtime fans vowing to stay offline until it’s fixed. Forum posts, Tweets, and videos…

This Might Be Persona 5‘s Biggest Localization Fail [Update]

Persona 5, an otherwise wonderful game, definitely has some localization issues. You can find many examples of clunky writing and awkward translation decisions, but this one might be the biggest flub of them all, for a variety of reasons. Nathaniel Chapman, a senior encounter designer for World of Warcraft, pointed out the particular spot on…

Four Real-World Games Designed To Be Played At Protests

Want to make your next protest more effective? Paolo Pedercini and Harry Josephine Giles say games are the key. The two activists are building a list of “Casual Games for Protesters” that they think protesters should incorporate into their demonstrations. These games can serve as icebreakers, teach valuable protest tactics to newbies, and encourage civil…

The Best Taunt In Fighting Games Involves Tricky Musical Combos

Of all the ways players taunt each other in fighting games, there’s no taunt as stylish as the trumpet solos that players can pull off in Skullgirls Players can perform as police-officer-turned-brass-instrument “Big Band” and have used him to play an impressive array of songs, from James Bond’s theme to “Song of Storms” from The…

One Glitch Just Completely Changed Wind Waker HD Speedrunning

Last year, a speedrunner managed to break through an infamous Wind Waker HD roadblock that players believed was impossible to skip. No one could figure out how it was done until now, and the discovery is shaking up how runners play the game. The trick in question is called “Barrier Skip.” Mid-way through The Wind…

Few People Will Ever Know How Great Rock Band VR Is

Rock Band was great, but Rock Band was also awkward and cumbersome. Now here comes Rock Band VR, a few years after most of us got rid of our last plastic instrument. It’s also cumbersome, and it’s also great. In fact, it’s the most fun I’ve had with Rock Band in years. Rock Band VR…

Overwatch‘s ‘Uprising’ Event Adds New Co-Op Brawl, 100 New Items

Overwatch’s latest event takes us back to simpler times: when robots tried to take over London. Ah, the good ol’ days. The event is called Uprising, and it adds a new co-op brawl (think: the Junkenstein’s Revenge Halloween event) about Tracer’s first mission. Here’s Blizzard’s description of the brawl: “Journey seven years into the past…