The Metroid II Remake Nintendo Doesn’t Want You To Play

AM2R is a full scale remake of 1991’s Game Boy classic Metroid II: Return of Samus. In the works for years, the fan-made game updates the original to modern standards. It was released just in time to celebrate Metroid’s 30th birthday before the project was hit with a DMCA from Nintendo. Nintendo does not want…

Not All Heroes Wear Capes. This One Does, Though.

InHyuk Lee is a freelance artist from South Korea. You can see more of Lee’s work at his Instagram, Facebookand ArtStationpages. 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 artists, showcasing the best of both…

Akira Fans Pay Tribute To The Anime’s Iconic Motorcycle

Akira will never not be the shit. Released in 1988, the cyberpunk-ish anime still boasts a cult following that appreciates biker gangs, science fiction and big, sad explosions. Yesterday, filmmakers Brad Kremer and Dean Fowler released an incredible CG Akira tribute “trailer” that was six years in the making. The short film focuses on protagonist…

Two Hours With No Man’s Sky: A Diary

Yesterday morning, I downloaded the day-one patch for No Man’s Sky, a video game in which players explore the universe and try to solve mysteries, such as why the UI looks so much like Destiny’s. I had wiped my old save-file, so with the patch I was starting fresh. This was an opportunity to begin…

Abzu Is A Rare Game That Helps Players Feel Connected To Nature

Like most Brits, I have a deep and abiding love of David Attenborough’s nature documentaries that stretches back to my earliest memories of watching lions and tigers padding around the savannah on TV with my family. More recently, the Planet Earth, Frozen Planet and Life series have provided a quiet backdrop to everything from uneventful…

A Haunted Sandcastle Pokémon Exists, It Seems

Oh. My. Goodness. It seems as though a sandcastle Pocket Monster is coming to the upcoming 3DS title Pokémon Sun and Moon. In the upper corner of the below image, you can see the small Ghost/Ground type Pokémon called Sunabaa (スナバァ), which is a riff on the Japanese word for sandbox, sunaba (砂場). Sunabaa evolves…

Dragon Ball Could Be Getting A New Hair Color

Last year, Dragon Ball got a new Super Saiyan hair color. There might be another new color revealed this month if rumored leaks are correct. Warning: This article has spoilers. Well, possible spoilers. Black Goku might get a transformation in an upcoming episode of Dragon Ball Super. In English, people are calling this “Super Saiyan…

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Custom Model Kits Bring Classic Games To Life

16 bit Models was an exhibition held in Akihabara over the weekend. It brought model makers together to pay homage to some of the great games from the 16-bit era (and beyond), and included everything from Street Fighter II to Crazy Taxi to Outrun A ton of great photos were taken of the event’s highlights…

“Kawaii, Kawaii, Kawaii”

Photographer Felix Wong took this shot of Dunkmasterx and SOL XXV – CW at Otakuthon on the weekend. Nice legs, guys.

Niantic Is Testing A New ‘Nearby’ System For Pokémon Go [UPDATES]

The most wanted feature in Pokémon Go is back, at least for some users. Pokémon Go now has a new update, and it changes the following: The biggest and most interesting change has to be the new Nearby system, which is now named ‘Sightings:” UPDATE 11:56PM: Actually, this image from neoGAFFer Toki767 seems to be…

The Internet’s Shrek Obsession, Explained

Shrek is love. Shrek is life. If you’ve spent more than a few seconds of your life on the Internet, you’ve probably seen a Shrek meme. Maybe it involved Smash Mouth’s seminal 1999 hit “All Star,” the song that inspired a whole generation to unite in shared mockery of Smash Mouth. Or maybe it involved……

Cosplayer Arrested For Bringing Fake Gun On Train

Cosplayer William “Billy” Morris was on his way to a cosplay shoot in NYC on Saturday when, planning to cosplay at the event, he hopped onto a train. He probably shouldn’t have taken his fake rifle with him. Dressed as Suicide Squad’s Col. Rick Flag, Morris had the very real-looking modified air rifle (pictured above)…

Online Gamers Tend To Score Better On Tests, New Study Says

Contrary to popular belief, high schoolers grinding daily on World of Warcraft may not need to fear for their GPAs. A study released in the International Journal of Communication today found that kids who game erry’day score 15 points above the average in reading and math. Surveying 12,000 Australian high school students, Royal Melbourne Institute…