Cosplayer Forgets Something Very Important 

Costume and accessories? Check. Makeup and hairdo? Check. Sunscreen? Um… Cosplayer Ayane Maro dressed up as Death Note’s Misa Amane during the recent Comic Market in Tokyo. This weekend was hot and sunny, and Ayane forgot to put on sunblock. [Photo: aru_nico] You might think, well, her sunburn probably wasn’t that noticeable. [Photo: aru_nico] You,…

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I can’t even look at it.

Thor’s Hammer, Remade For A Four Year-Old

Crux1836 asked his kid what he wanted for his fourth birthday. When he said “a Thor hammer…a REAL Thor hammer!”, dad had to get to work. What began as a rusted old piece of hollow square-stock: Went through this: To become this: So great. You can see more pics here

Here. Cool Robots.

Hope you’re in the mood for some. Mechs, too. They’re the work of Shinku Kim, an artist based in Seoul. You can see more of Kim’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…

Ballsy Chinese Console Rips Off Both The PS4 And Xbox One

Right now, on China’s version of Kickstarter, you can back a games console called the OUYE. If you ever wanted a console that looked like a PS4 but had a controller like the Xbox One’s, it’s for you! Kidding, it’s garbage. It’s a hunk of copyright-infringing plastic that, judging from the games on show (and…

You Can Play A Final Fantasy VII Beat-em-up, Right Now

This is Final Fantasy VII: Re-Imagined. It’s an indie (read: unofficial fan project) side-scrolling beat-em-up that, recreates Final Fantasy VII as a 2D side-scroller. It’s awesome, it’s free and you can play it right now. There’s one level available as a playable demo in a browser from here, but if you’re having Unity problems there…

WWE Finishers Used To Look Better

I used to think that it was just nostalgia, screwing with my memory. But when I did a side-by-side comparison, there was no comparison at all. I’ve been playing WWE games for close to 15 years now, and although the graphics have gotten crisper and more realistic (they actually do motion capture on the wrestlers…

The Most Depressing Theories On What Limbo Means

Limbo isn’t a straightforward adventure. It’s confusing. But it’s a good kind of confusing that inspires people to band together and try to solve its mysteries. It was first released in 2010 for Xbox Live, and since then, it’s been ported to nearly every platform imaginable. This month, the folks at Sony made Limbo free…

Darth Vader Gets His Very Own Star Wars PS4

Now this is cool—in honor of Star Wars Battlefront, Darth Vader is getting his very own PlayStation 4, which is a pretty decent reward for that whole redemption thing. The limited-edition PS4 will launch on November 17 with two different bundles—one including Disney Infinity and one with Battlefront. Both bundles will also feature four old…

Kingdom Hearts III Is Getting A Big Hero 6 World

Sora and crew will ride the robot Baymax and fight their way through a Big Hero 6 world in Kingdom Hearts III, Square Enix announced today during the D23 expo in Anaheim, California. Big Hero 6, an animated Disney film that stars a 14-year-old prodigy and his team of superheroes as they fight against a…

Star Trek: The Next Generation – Future’s Past Has The Worst Combat System

Back in 1994, I spent time — far, far too much time — trying to make the combat system in this game work for me; I loved Captain Picard, Commander Data, and Lieutenant Worf that much, but it’s so counterintuitive, so tedious, and so time-consuming, that it ruins the entire experience — even though it…