Japan’s Movie Posters Could Be Great, Like This

In Japan, the rep for many modern movie posters is that they’re not cool. The ones distributors create for the local market are often criticized for lacking in style. Shame, because there are truly awesome one-sheets being done, many of which are totally unofficial and totally fantastic. During the Showa Period (1926-1989), poster design was…

The Up-All-Night Stream Plays Kirby: Planet Robobot [Stream Finished]

Come join me as everyone’s favorite pink puff ball tries to protect Dreamland from robotic invaders. Update: The stream is over but you can see the whole three-hour replay here Kirby: Planet Robobot was released for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan on April 28, 2016. It will be released in the US and Europe on…

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Bloodrayne Cosplay Is Coming For Your Claret

Old games never die. They just fade away…until someone comes back and cosplays as their half-vampire star. That someone in this case isIlona Shvets, from Ukraine, who gives zero fucks that Bloodrayne never made it out of the 00s, paying homage with this killer cosplay shoot (via Cosplay Blog). Photos by Eva

Valve Makes Steam Reviews More Useful

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, Steam reviews exert powerful sway over people’s purchasing decisions. For a while, though, they weren’t actually all that indicative of people’s feelings toward certain games. We live in a time of constant updates. Whether a game’s in Early Access, receiving regular post-launch updates, or the creator of Stardew Valley is…

That’s No Moon…It’s A Video Game Space Station

Space combat/trading MMO EVE Online has a new expansion called Citadel. Even as someone who doesn’t play the game, I am very impressed by the scale of what’s going on here. I mean…look at the size of those stations. These are things that groups of players in the game can actually build, own and use,…

An MMO Where Your Character Can Grow Old And Die

No one lives forever. In Chronicles ofElyria, even video game characters’ days are numbered. In this age of survival games like Ark: Survival Evolved and Rust, plenty of large-scale multiplayer games have made death a thing of grave consequence. Usually, though, it’s pretty binary: you’re either alive or you’re (perma) dead. In Elyria, even if…

Oculus Rift Pre-Order Issues Have Only Gotten More Confusing

Even though Oculus is woefully behind in shipping Rift pre-orders to customers, the company has courted more controversy by moving forward with its retail plans, which includes letting people buy Rifts at places like Best Buy. “For many, this is a first chance to jump into truly immersive VR,” reads a company blog post explaining…

Indie Shooter Alien Wasteland Hit With Cease And Desist By Wasteland 2 Devs

Alien Wasteland is a rudimentary looking first-person-shooter made by a single person. It looks pretty darn different from Wasteland 2, the gritty strategy game from inXile Entertainment. Nonetheless, the developer behind Alien Wasteland was recently issued a cease and desist from the creators of Wasteland 2 Alien Wasteland’s new name is Action Alien after nXile…

Marvel’s New Punisher Comic Gives Frank Castle Big New Problems

Frank Castle doesn’t say a word in the first issue of his new series. He really doesn’t need to. At the height of his popularity in the 1980s, the Punisher’s war on crime was shown in stories that were almost exclusively narrated by the lead character. Frank Castle would tersely describe his worldview and methodology…

The Last Leviathan is one of the more ambitious Steam Greenlight games I’ve seen. It’s about building a physics-based ship and sailing the open seas of ancient Middenhir. You’ll encounter everything from rival ships to mythical monsters to physics puzzles to secrets. It’ll be out later this year.

Overwatch Won’t Launch With Competitive Mode

Toward the end of its closed beta, Overwatch got an update that included ranked play and seasons. For some, it was the final piece of the puzzle, the competitive aspect that’d keep them coming back. Blizzard, however, is revamping it. Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan explained in a forum post: “We worked extremely hard to…

An Intro To The World of Dark Souls Hitbox Porn

You do all sorts of dodging in a Dark Souls game, sometimes by the skin of your teeth. Perhaps a blade just barely passes over your head, saving you from an instant death. Dark Souls fans call these moments hitbox porn. You might not notice hitbox porn when it happens; it becomes most apparent upon…