Great Scott! Japan Has Back to the Future Cafes

Not cafe, but cafes. Plural! Today is October 21, 2015. You know, BACK TO THE FUTURE DAY. And to mark the franchise’s thirtieth anniversary, five (count ‘em, five!) Back to the Future pop-up cafes have opened in Japan. They’re only for a limited time, but have BTTF themed food, drinks, and deserts. If the posters…

Fiora from Xenoblade Chronicles. Cosplay by Dusk Till Dawn

Darksiders Is Gone, But Not Forgotten

WAR and DEATH, in the flesh, taken at the Dutch Comic Con. Cosplay by Smurrie and Deathstrike. Photo by Arian_fotografie

He’s Just A Poor Boy, From A Poor Family

Words elude me. What was already perfect is made moreso by the game on the badge. Photo by York in a Box. If you know the cosplayer, let me know!

X-Wing, Y-Wing…Z-Wing?

Pablo Carpio is a concept artist and illustrator from Spain. He,like the rest of the planet, has some Star Wars fever right now That pic up top is his take on the Z-Wing, a Rebel fighter mentioned in fiction only by name, and never actually depicted (at least in canon sources). Looks like an X-Wing…

Official Fallout Controller Looks Hot

Well, mostly hot. The colour scheme is amazing. I could have lived without that Vault Boy sitting weirdly in the corner, though. Not that it matters. As of right now, the thing is already sold out on Bethesda’s store; anyone else wanting one can either hope the rush results in a second production run, or…

Ark: Survival Evolved, As Told By Steam Reviews

Ark: Survival Evolved is one of the biggest games on Steam. It’s also still in Early Access. Most importantly, though, it has dinosaurs. And poop. Ark’s definitely not done yet, but it already has more than 40,000 Steam reviews. They’re mostly positive, with a not insubstantial number of negatives dinging the game for too much…

Tales From The Borderlands‘ Finale Is Its Darkest Episode Yet

Previous episodes of Tales from the Borderlands kicked things off with musical numbers full of upbeat shenanigans and masterful sight gags. Episode five’s was so heartbreaking that I nearly cried. Tales from the Borderlands episode five is a finale, and it takes that responsibility very seriously. Don’t get me wrong: there’s still plenty to laugh…

How Han Solo, Leia, and Palpatine Will Work In Star Wars: Battlefront

Surely you didn’t think some of the most iconic Star Wars characters ever would be missing from Battlefront? While it’s not a surprise that Han Solo, Princess Leia, and Emperor Palpatine will make an appearance in the upcoming Star Wars game, we now know how these characters will actually function within Battlefront. Let’s go through…

Now Here’s A Kickstarter That Does Things Right

We tell a lot of stories about Kickstarters that gohorribly wrong. For a change of pace, here’s one that’s doing just about everything right. Last November, Monkey Island designer Ron Gilbert launched a Kickstarter for an old-school point-n-click adventure called Thimbleweed Park. He set a realistic funding goal—$375,000—as well as a reasonable estimated delivery date—June…

Destiny’s Got Yet Another Hidden Weapon Today

A couple of weeks ago, Destiny players took what seemed like the first stepstoward uncovering yet another hidden weapon. Today, the rest of the path has been unveiled, and players can follow the path all the way to a new exotic gun. As most of us suspected, the weapon in question is the pulse rifle…

Players Say Fatal Frame‘s New Costumes Are Censorship

Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water on Wii U has been available in Japan for a while now, but it finally showed up for everyone else on Thursday. It’s the ghost hunting game everyone already expected, but with one catch: the scantily clad bonus costumes has been removed. This oversight has pissed some people off.…