Major Kusanagi, In The Flesh

Omi Gibson isn’t just one of the world’s top Metal Gear cosplayers. Her Ghost in the Shell game is strong, too

Zarya is one of the coolest characters in Overwatch. She is also, like all characters, subject to crossplay. This is Jechts’ attempt at the character, which he pretty much nails, from the hair down to the tattoo on the shoulder. Photos by Alive Alf

Life-size Arkham Knight Batman Could…Scare Crows?

This isn’t an action figure. It’s a sculpt from toy company NECA that stands a farcical 6’ 2” tall. Pros: He looks amazing, and was made using the the game’s own files, so he’s 100% authentic, down to the smallest detail. It’s also somewhere neat to hang your hats/coats. Cons: Where the fuck do you…

CHOCOBO HUNGERS

John Silva is a freelance artist from Portugal, who has done work for companies like WB Games, Fantasy Flight and Microsoft. You can see more of John’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as…

Top Counter-Strike Team Pulls Out Of Tournament After Paris Terror Attacks

This weekend’s star-studded IEM San Jose Counter-Strike tournament just lost one of its biggest attractions. Team EnVyUs—considered by most to be one of the top five Counter-Strike teams in the world—just announced that they won’t be competing this weekend in San Jose, California after all. The reason? They’re based out of France, and the recent…

Hydraulic Rig Turns GTA V Into a Wild Theme Park Ride

If you played GTA V like this, you’d probably hurl in, like, ten minutes. This video by small-scale engineering outfit Force Dynamics shows a GTA V session played in a seat designed to transmit motion feedback. The reactive platform turns a ride on Los Santos’ roller coaster from a boring side activity to something that’s…

The Best JRPG Of The Decade (So Far)

There have been many JRPGs released over the past five years, and many of them are great. Only one can be safely labeled the best. Said JRPG is called Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, and despite the awfully generic title, it’s a stellar game, one that calls back to SNES and PS1 classics…

Pissed At Valve, Modder Lets Left 4 Dead Players Shoot At Virtual Steam Servers

Think nobody plays Left 4 Dead 2 anymore? You’d be surprised. According to Steam’s stats page, Left 4 Dead 2 is still one of the 40 most-played games on the service every day. As of writing, the game had nearly 8,000 concurrent players… on a random Wednesday afternoon. So yeah, thanks in part to things…

Spider-Woman Is Going on Maternity Leave

Skintight suit with very specific contrasting panels. Poses and artists chosen to highlight her body. Pheromone powers that made her control dudes. Once upon a time, Spider-Woman was a Marvel Comics character that was seemingly tailor-made for ogling and creepy fantasies. She’s mad pregnant now, though. So, yeah, those days are over. When the longtime…

‘Bowser’ Made A Stage In Mario Maker And It’s A Real Bastard

Though I’m done with Dan Ryckert’s latest Super Mario Maker stage, I’m still playing new levels every morning, in search of the latest, greatest, and most difficult. Today, I took a look at what Nintendo’s been cooking up in-house. What I didn’t expect to find was a devious, troll-y level from Bowser himself. In the…

Fallout 4 Players: You Can Upgrade The Silver Shroud Armor

If you’re anything like me, you’ve spent the bulk of your time in Fallout 4 dressed up in a slate trench coat and a sliver scarf. That’s because you’re wearing the Silver Shroud Armor, a good single-piece armor set you can get from an early-game sidequest. This post contains some spoilers for the Silver Shroud…

Rocket League‘s Next Arena Is Finally Changing Things Up

One of 2015’s biggest surprises, Rocket League, is getting a significant update in December, with a new map that will radically change how you play the game. Even though developer Psyonix has added new arenas to Rocket League since it launched in July, they’re based around the same template. Essentially, it’s the same map with…

Valve just released a meaty web comic telling part of the story behind the Dota 2 hero Axe, a melee warrior who…wields an axe. It’s a very good comic, even if you don’t know anything about Dota’s lore! Read it here Contact the author at [email protected]

Arkham Knight‘s Steam Reviews Are Getting Flagged As ‘Pre-Release’ … Again [UPDATE]

You’re probably tired of hearing about problems with Batman: Arkham Knight on PC, and, believe me, I’m tired of writing about it! But there’s something weird going on with the game’s Steam page (again!), with reviews for the game getting flagged as “pre-release,” despite having been written this week Update: 1:30pm: Warner Bros. told us…

One of Marvel’s Best Writers Says Goodbye With a Hilarious Doctor Doom Story

The guy standing next to Doctor Doom is Jonathan Hickman, the comics writer behind Marvel’s big-but-hella-late Secret Wars event. Doom is not pleased with him. Marvel’s line-wide relaunch—with a crop of new first issues and heavy status quo changes for leading characters—is well underway. As far as most readers can tell, the plan was for…