This isn’t a Kingdom Hearts screenshot—it’s a 3D recreation of Maleficent’s throne room by environment artist Andy Hansen, with hand-painted textures inspired by Disney’s Sleeping Beauty. The project’s one-year journey is chronicled in this six-page Polycount forum thread, and the full image can be found below. Maleficent’s Throne Room [Polycount] Dayshot is an image-based feature…

First Look Inside the Attack on Titan Exhibit

Tomorrow, an Attack on Titan exhibit will open in Tokyo. Here is your first peek at what’s in store. As previously mentioned, the exhibit has art, illustration and fashion inspired by Attack on Titan as well as art from the manga, replica artifacts, a “sound and light” theater presentation, a special Oculus Rift 3D movie,…

Behold, Video Gaming’s Jar-Jar Glitch

Some of the bugs in the newly released Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires sure look familiar. Too bad they muck up the gameplay experience. How rude! Released in Japan on November 20 for actual money, expansion Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires allows players to customize their characters as well as marry and have offspring. But the game…

Some of Japan’s Most Memorable Twitter Pics of 2014

This year is not over. We have one more month! But, let’s look back at some, certainly not all, of the most memorable Twitter pics Japan has seen so far this year. Via Matome Naver, some of the photos went viral. Some are beautiful. Some are odd. And some are cool. What they all have…

Burning The Hut Was A Bit Unnecessary, Guys

Boyd McKenzie is a senior environment artist at BioWare, where he’s worked on both the Dragon Age and Mass Effect series. Maybe the coolest thing below, though, is from way back in 2008, when he worked on the Ghostbusters game. That pink slime river was going to be a multiplayer map (BYO soundtrack). You can…

Yup, That’s A Violent Tech Demo

The guys making indie shooter Strafeare concerned with a few things. Paying tribute to the glory days of 1996, for one, but also doing that in the most 1996 way possible: by going to town on their game’s use of the ol’ claret. This trailer, of their famous patented “Über-Gore” tech, shows what happens when…

Assassin’s Creed Unity Has Problems, But I Still Love It

Assassin’s Creed Unity is a game with a ton of problems, some hilarious, some of greatconcern. So in a lot of ways, I agree with Stephen’s reviewof the game. I can understand why people are down on the game. But I also don’t care. In spite of everything, I just can’t stop loving it. Why?…

My New Favorite Commander Shepard On The Citadel

Too often, Commander Shepard looks like a Dutch model. So for once, it’s nice to see him look like an Italian one instead. Cosplay superstar Leon Chiro built (and is modelling) this amazing replica of Shepard’s Dragon Age outfit, with photos by Vincent Sehu and Valentin Offner

The Xbox One Is Basically Indestructible

Which new-gen console is more durable? Which can fall from a place high enough to kill a man and keep ticking? This is certainly one way to find out. Oh, and loser gets chainsawed in half. Wired’s Battle Damage segment subjected the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles to an endless torrent of torment. Or…

Far Cry 4, As Told By Steam Reviews

Now thatFar Cry 4has been out for a while, players have had a chance to experience its absurd chaos. So it might not surprise you to hear that people have a lot of amusing things to say about Far Cry 4 Judging from Far Cry 4‘s Steam reviews, people seem particularly taken with the wildlife…

Think Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Are Too Easy? Try This.

Pokémon games aren’t known for being challenging. That doesn’t mean you can’t spice things up. If you’ve been playing Omega Ruby andAlpha Sapphire lately, and you feel disappointed about the difficulty, here are some tips to help you keep things interesting during your run. Don’t Grind (Much) I know, I know. Choosing not to grind…

Persona Q Almost Defeated Me, But I Won’t Let It Win

On Sunday afternoon, I almost threw my 3DS at the television. I didn’t do this, fortunately—would’ve been bad news for both the 3DS and the television—but the urge was there. I just wanted Persona Q to understand what I was going through. See, I was wandering around the third labyrinth of Atlus’s new dungeon-crawler, minding…