Japanese RPG Gets a Sequel After 15 Years

After 15 years, one of my favorite video game series is coming back. The Langrisser series was a video game series that debuted back in 1991 from game developer Masaya. The series enjoyed a relatively steady fanbase in Japan and some pockets of cult fandom overseas. Over the decade, the series managed to have 5…

Drawing Anime Swordplay Is Difficult

Future animators out there, take note. Making hand-drawn animation is not easy. But in a video that made the rounds online in Japan, famed Japanese animator, Yasuo Otsuka, who has worked at Toei Animation and Studio Ghibli, explained his method to add some clarity to the process. Taking the swordsman character, Goemon, from the Lupin…

First Look at the God Eater Anime

God Eater, the popular Japanese game series that’s kind of like Monster Hunter, is getting an anime this summer. Here’s a peek. The teaser features footage from the previous God Eater titles, showing a bit of the TV anime towards the end. Studio Ufotable will be handling the anime’s production. To contact the author of…

The Closest You’ll Get to Dragon Ball Attacks in Real Life

Forget pretending! Especially when you can throw kamehamehas against a giant screen with nifty graphics and sound effects. Starting this week in Shibuya, there’s a Dragon Ball Xenoverse promo in Tokyo. So, yes, this is part of the game’s promotion—but, it’s rather cool. As 4Gamer notes, before you participate in the event, there’s a machine…

Otaku Say Anti-Piracy Ad Demonizes Them

Online piracy is a problem for copyright holders, there’s no question there. However, Japan’s latest ad campaign against the illegal uploading of copyrighted materials has been causing a bit of a stir due to its apparent demonization of Japanese otaku in one of the ads. In the 15-second ad, a detective sits in an interrogation…

A Man Playing the Guitar While Doing Karate

As one does, no? Here is a gentleman showing off two very different skills at the same time. While the video was uploaded a while ago, it’s once again making the rounds online. The stunt is ridiculous, ill-advised, and totally metal. And how about that finale? *throws up horns* To contact the author of this…

The Final Disney Infinity 2.0 Characters Are Digital-Only, Because Tron

With tons of props from both movies in the series already in the Toy Box, it’s about time Disney Infinity 2.0 added a couple characters from Tron, and even if they’re from Tron: Legacy. Call me an old man who’s behind the times, but I will always prefer original Flynn, Tron and Sark to the…

Game of Thrones Star Breaks A (Mythical) 1000 Year-Old Strength Record

There’s a legend in Iceland that 1000 years ago a guy called Orms fláttr Stórólfssonar (or Orm Storolfsson) put a 1400lbs/640kg mast on his back and took three steps with it. It endures as a heroic test of strength in the region, but this week a real man took up the challenge and kicked Orms’…

Dude Beats A Super Mario World Record Five Times In One Week

You thought that near-impossible Super Mario World glitch completion time was fast? It was just the beginning. While the guy who first demonstrated the glitch, SethBling, has whittled his world-record-setting completion time all the way down to 3:07.2, he’s been completely blown out of the water by another player who goes by the handle Dotsarecool.…

A Skyrim Kissing Mod That Doesn’t Totally Suck

We highlighted a mod that let you kiss everyone in Skyrim a while back, but it was kinda embarrassing. Your character latched onto people like some kind of alien everything-sucker and made this cartoon smooching noise. This one, however, is a bit more like the real deal. Kinda? The somewhat awkwardly titled ” Kissing—Immersive Lovers…

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Persona Dance Trailer Is 0% Gameplay, 100% Good Times

Well, this is new. A game trailer that doesn’t have gameplay or live-action nonsense or cinematic puff. It’s just…well, it’s the perfect trailer for a Persona game that’s about dancing your ass off.

Pac-Man Ghosts Are Smarter Than You Think

Pac-Man might not seem like much next to today’s hyper-realistic gun, dungeon, and gungeon-packed blockbusters, but the tiny puck that aspired to manhood inhabited a surprisingly complex world. His nemeses, the ghosts, are still pretty clever, even by modern video game standards. PBS’ ever-interesting Game/Show took an in-depth look at Pac-Man‘s ghosts and the way…

Guy Beat Dying Light With No Weapons

It was only a matter of time before some brave soul tried to make it through the terrifying zombie survival game Dying Light using only protagonist Kyle Crane’s hands and feet. Hats off to YouTuber BOYvsVIDEOGAME for providing extensive documentation showing just how it’s done. In the “No weapons, fists & kicks only playthrough” that…

How People Use Twitch, Visualized

At any given time, there are tens of thousands watching and playing games on Twitch. Some people are obsessed with one game, other people watch lots of games. The service recently enlisted its “science” team to visualize what communities of Twitch look like, and it’s beautiful. Wait, they have a science team? Yep. It’s a…