Someone Made A Cool Browser Version of A Link To The Past‘s Map

It’s a live HTML5 version for browsers and everything from the classic SNES game’s overworld is there. Here’s the whole map, made by the folks at “Jadsdsengine” (via r/nintendo). It might take a few seconds to load. But after that you can zoom in to see every animation, NPC and enemy closely or zoom out…

Nothing Says “Gundam” Like a Gundam Hair Salon

When you think of Mobile Suit Gundam, you think of giant mecha. You do not think of hair cuts. But you should. [Photo: G_Mahler] The window reads “ガンダム カット” or, literally, “Gundam Cut.” It is a Gundam-themed barber shop in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Don’t expect styles like this: [Photo: Pancho_Gamer] The reason for the name…

One Piece Trick Art Might Fool You

The first ever One Piece 3D art exhibit is getting underway in Hong Kong. If you’re into optical illusions and straw hat pirates, this is probably for you. This week, websites Hopetrip, New Monday, and Daliulian checked out the exhibit at the Hong Kong 3D Museum. You can see photos of the exhibit below. [Photo:…

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This Won’t End Well

Geoffrey Soudant is a concept artist, illustrator and storyboard artist from France who has worked in both video games and film. You can see more of Geoffrey’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…

Some People Are Pissed That Skyrim‘s Paid Mods Are Gone

The era of paid Steam mods ended almost as quickly as it began. Some people are pleased. Others are even more upset than they were before. It is often the moments after the indecipherable cacophony of controversy that are most telling. People calm down a little, stop spewing steam from their ears and enraged garbage…

Obama Thanks Japan For Giving Us Anime

What anime could you see Obama watching? Kill la Kill? Sailor Moon? Swimming Anime? I bet he loves Attack on Titan. “Eren Yeager is my boy” – Obama, probably. The reason that I’m speculating about this is because Mashable has a clip of President Obama thanking Japan for things he thinks young people are fond…

Sailor Moon Cosplayers Are Ready To Kick Some Ass

These shots of Battle Armor Sailor Scouts were taken at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo a couple of weeks ago. Cosplay credits: Sailor Moon: Caroline Dawe Art & Cosplay Sailor Chibi Moon: Vivid Vision Sailor Mercury: Gladzy Kei Art & Cosplay Sailor Pluto: Stella Chuu Sailor Uranus: Holly Wolf Sailor Neptune: Yousei Cosplay Sailor…

Five Tips For Getting Started In State of Decay

The terrific and often overlooked zombie survival game State of Decay has got a new version out today on PC and Xbox One. If you missed it the first time around, it’s worth checking out. State of Decay is a third-person open-world zombie survival game. (I know, right? What a concept!) There’s been a zombie…

Reminder: You Can Now Buy Mewtwo In Smash Bros.

You can stop feeling jealous about all the people who got to test drive Mewtwo early: the legendary Pokémon is now up for sale in the Smash Bros. shop. Buying the menacing monster will set you back $3.99, or a little more if you purchase him for both the Wii U and 3DS version ($4.99).…

Choose Your Shadowrun Games Wisely

Today marks the launch of Shadowrun Chronicles: Boston Lockdown on Steam, a game that’s not at all related to the other two Shadowrun games on Steam or the recently Kickstarted third. Confused? Great! That’s why I wrote this. So Shadowrun Chronicles is completely unrelated to Shadowrun Returns? Well, not completely unrelated. Both are digital takes…