Praise the sun: Dark Souls 2 is out today on PS4 and Xbox One. It’s the Scholar of the First Sin edition, which also came out for PC last week. The new version features spruced-up visuals and includes all of the base game’s excellent DLC chapters

The Dota 2 Pro Who Wins In The Most Unlikely Way

The Mirana arrow is an impossibly difficult shot to land. It never saw play in competitive Dota 2 because it was based off prediction. WehSing “SingSing” Yuen didn’t just change the game by using it, he dominated. With every successful shot of the weapon, SingSing emphatically announced to the community that he was a legitimate…

Memorable Monkey Island 2 Scene Rebuilt with LEGO

LEGO builder vitreolum recreated pirate wannabe Guybrush Threepwood from the Monkey Island series and his first encounter with Largo LaGrande, the bully of Scabb Island from the second game. At this scale, the pirate outfits and all the details look really neat and creative, pretty similar to the in-game ones. Here’s a pic from Monkey…

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles‘ Shredder Needs Love Too

Not quite the villain I remember from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics. In ADHD’s version, instead being the fearless leader of the Foot Clan, the Turtles’ main antagonist is a sad, trike-riding bully, who had enough and realized he won’t be happy with only insane friends around. To contact the author of this post,…

Rinoa and Squall make a really cute couple, especially when modeled in HongZhihao’sBravely Default-esque style. Also, that tiny gunblade is just adorable. Check out the Sketchfab model below for more angles. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art we can find. Send us…

Your Complete Spring 2015 Anime Guide

With the spring comes new anime—50 of them to be exact. But with so much anime, how do you know which ones to watch? Check out the trailers and brief blurbs below to see which of them catches your interest. [*Note: Series ordered by premier date. Should an anime have begun simulcasting, I have linked…

Sony Exec Dies a Bunch in Bloodborne

But, then again, doesn’t everyone? Often we see bloggers and YouTubers stream games. I don’t recall ever seeing a Sony exec do it before. Then again, I haven’t really been paying attention. In this video (via tipster Sang), Shiro Kawauchi, the head of Sony Computer Entertainment Korea, streams himself playing Bloodborne—and dying a whole bunch.…

Poll: Last Season’s Most Popular Anime Is…

It’s April. Time for a new anime season. Time for new anime. But, before we get too deep into what’s new, let’s look back at what’s old. And more importantly, which anime were the most popular of the past winter season. Website Yusaani polled readers, asking them to name their favorite. As with most polls,…

The Best Japanese Cosplay Photos. Officially. 

Like, there was a voting and everything. Here are the results of the first Nippon Cosplay Photo Contest. The winners were picked by fellow cosplayers and members of the general public. Voting for the finalists was held last month at the Nipponbashi Street Festa and online. The grand prize winner, Gvgexvs0919, got a trip worth…

Star Wars Is Being Re-Released. Again.

Laserdisc, VHS, Blu-ray… if a physical media format has existed, then it’s a safe bet that the Star Wars movies have appeared on it. Now the classic sci-fi saga is coming out in Digital HD. That’s right; starting April 10th, you’ll finally be able to download the films to your devices. Announced today via Collider,…

Proof That Furious 7 Is Indeed The Fastest, Most Furious

You may be wondering, as you decide whether to watch the seventh Fast & The Furious film, whether it is either faster or more furious than its predecessors. Well, an exhaustive study by Bloomberg indicates that, yes, it is. On both counts. The very serious news organisation sat down with the flick (well, more impressively,…