Here’s a Terrifying VR Simulator

What happens when a cable robot meets virtual reality? Frightening times, it seems. Here, just watch the video (via Culture Lab). This cable robot simulator comes from Heinrich Bülthof, a professor at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics. Nope. Nope. Nope. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him…

The Ten Most Popular Anime Theme Songs of Summer 2015

It’s fall. But our memory of summer, and more importantly, its anime shows, will live on! Japanese website Akiba Souken received over 3,000 votes for the most popular opening theme songs for the summer 2015 anime season. Below are the top ten theme songs, along with the show’s name and number of votes: Makura no…

No, Konami’s Tokyo Office Isn’t On Fire

Earlier today, a photo began circulating online in Japan. “Fourteen minutes ago,” the commenter wrote. “Konami’s headquarters is totally burning.” But no, it isn’t. The thread on 2ch, Japan’s biggest net forum, states that the building was ablaze, and the pic was uploaded as proof. The image is also making its way through English-speaking Twitter.…

Check Out These Dumbass Review Restrictions

This is something we’ve looked at in detail before, but an email flew into my inbox last week that was so hilarious I thought it was worth sharing. To recap: in this job, when sent a copy of a game for review, you’ll often also be sent a list of restrictions of things you can…

Kingdom Hearts Comes To Life

The chances of there ever being a live-action Kingdom Hearts are, mercifully, almost zero. But if it ever did happen, it wouldn’t be a disaster if it looked this…literal. Sora is Jin, Kairi is Sarah. Photo byJulie Wawawa

A Pirate’s Life For Me (And These Guys)

Mateusz Katzig is a freelance concept artist based in the UK. You can see more of Katzig’s work at his ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is…

Hack Makes PlayStation TV Remotely Useful

PlayStation TV: good idea, poor execution. Mostly because there were a ton of great Vita games that the little box wouldn’t support. But hey, where Sony came up short, users are getting the job done. While Sony had a reason to exclude a bunch of Vita games from PSTV support—traditional controllers couldn’t replicate things like…

League Of Legends Arcade Cabinet Is A Brilliant Idea

For a lot of people it’s the only game they play anyway, so why not make a shrine to it? AnthonyMJohnson, who recently began building custom arcade cabinets, decided to build one for League, and it looks great! It took a few days to get all the necessary images and plans together, but the time…

Perks Are Changing Big Time In Fallout 4 

Vault dwellers are not born. They are made—by you. And judging from what Bethesda has shared so far, it looks like Fallout’s character creation is getting a major facelift. As always, you will pick SPECIAL stats that end up determining your skills and proficiency out in the field. Each of these stats will have its…

Big Boss Ain’t Half Bad At Bowling

Today on Highlight Reel we have cardboard box bowling, Mad Max’s depressing travels, sunbreakers, soda cans, and much more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. Mad Max –Brutal Mad Max –…

The Flame In The Flood Is Like Oregon Trail, Except Mean

New Steam game The Flame in the Flood just gave me one of my most brutal video game deaths ever. The Flame in the Flood is a new survival “roguelite” with a long-term travel (think Oregon Trail) twist, born of an intriguing Kickstarter by a bunch of ex-BioShock developers Here’s the setup: It’s the apocalypse…

Not Everyone Is Supporting A Possible Voice Actor Strike

It’s possible the people who voice many of gaming’s colorful characters will go on strike, depending on how a SAG-AFTRA union vote goes down next month. As various performers have started voicing their support on Twitter, so have a couple of game developers, and not everyone’s 100% behind what’s going on. Here’s what performers represented…

Top Nintendo Creator: Link Should Be Played By a Woman in a Zelda Movie

Nintendo doesn’t have plans—that we know of—to put any of their iconic characters into big-budget movies. But the guy who helped shape some of the most beloved Legend of Zelda games thinks that woman should play Link if a movie happens. The MTV video above (via GoNintendo) features Shigeru Miyamoto and A Link to the…

Now who’s afraid of the big bad wolf? I am. Riot published a short story on its website last night to fill out the backstory for the new League of Legends champion Kindred, and it confirms my earlier suspicions that they’re extremely creepy. Read it here; it’s a tad long, but well worth it.