Marvel Comics Just Changed S.H.I.E.L.D in a Big, Scary Way

10 years ago, Marvel’s superheroes split into factions and pounded each other in the face because they disagreed over whether their world-saving should be regulated by the government. The spark that will ignite the upcoming Avengers Standoff crossover is a lot more sinister. Spoilers follow. Avengers Standoff: Welcome to Pleasant Hill is a one-shot by…

The Anti-Piracy Tech That’s Giving Hackers Fits

More than two months after release, it’s still not possible to pirate Just Cause 3. The same is true for Rise of the Tomb Raider, released for PC in late January. Cracking computer games used to be measured in hours or days, but now, it’s turning into weeks and months. The nature of piracy is…

Ten Awesome New LEGO Sets I’ll Be Building This Year

Toy Fair isn’t just a place to discover new playthings and see what’s hitting toy store shelves over the coming year. It’s also an excellent place to compile a shopping list. Here are ten new building sets I saw during my LEGO booth tour this year that will be mine. 1. 60124 Volcano Exploration Base…

Watch As A Master Rust Troll Makes People Lose Their Shit

DanielFromSL is the sort of guy who hops into online games with the sole purpose of wreaking havoc. This time, he’s brought his trollish antics to Rust, and the result is hilarious. It takes some serious skills to get people mad because you’re pronouncing a word sliiiightly wrong. And that bit with the NPC, holy…

Capcom’s Trying to Fix Street Fighter V

It’s been a rocky 24 hours for the first day of Street Fighter V’s release. Capcom says that they’re working on making the experience better. Slow matchmaking, random disconnections and server outages have all plagued players who flocked to the newest entry in Capcom’s fighting game franchise. In an update released last night, the publisher…

Perfect Rainbow Six Siege Teamwork

One player watches and coordinates. A second one distracts the enemy team and a third one takes down all of them. BWOxide’s short Rainbow Six Siege clip shows us how quickly a match can be ended when everyone’s doing their best and there’s one guy hiding in the elevator with explosives. Teamwork! To contact the…

LEGO Predecessors, Compared

The history of building brick toys goes way back and as Jangbricks’ video shows, LEGO was actually quite late to the party. Some of these proto-LEGO bricks were hollow on the inside, and the truly early ones were made of compressed wood and even rubber. Still, not too much different from LEGO bricks, just a…

Street Fighter V, As Told by Steam Reviews

As with many online game releases, Street Fighter V’s rollout has been somewhat rocky. Know what that means? Cue the funny Steam reviews. With Street Fighter V, Capcom is making a huge departure from the way it’s conceived previous SF titles. Sure, it’s still a Street Fighter game, but it’s aimed at online play in…

Japan Is Trying To Make Ghost in the Shell Real

Forget that Hollywood live-action adaptation nonsense, scientists and researchers in Japan are trying to turn the world of Ghost in the Shell into reality. The Ghost in the Shell Realize Project, which launched in 2014, fosters projects and ideas inspired by the famed sci-fi manga and anime. [Image: Famitsu] Previously, the Asahi News reported that…

Studio Ghibli Food GIFs Will Make You Hungry

Recently, Kotaku reported that a junior high school in Japan was trying to bring Studio Ghibli food to life. There’s a good reason for that. Ghibli food looks freakin’ delicious. And if you needed a reminder of that, here are some animated GIFs that show just how tasty food can look in Studio Ghibli’s anime…

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The Warmest Space Marine

Won Chun Choi is an artist from South Korea who has worked in the games business and, more recently, with Games Workshop on some killer Warhammer 40K stuff. You can see more of his art at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big…

101-Player Mario Kart Is A Nintendo Nightmare

Please note that this isn’t a real game. It’s a joke video. But deep down you knew that already, because 101 racers on a Mario Kart track would leave us in a world without friendship.

XCOM 2’s Ambushes Are So Badass

GTFO here, Advent. Of all the things XCOM 2 does better than its predecessor, the thing I like the best is when the series’ penchant for cinematic camera shots meets the sequel’s cooler additions to the formula. Like the way enemy reinforcement drops are telegraphed one turn in advance, so you can (if you’re lucky)…

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Team Fortress 2 hats have finally gone too far