The system requirements for Mortal Kombat X recently popped up on the game’s Steam page, giving us all a better sense of what it’ll take to render all that spine-ripping in gloriously hyperbolic detail. Thankfully, it won’t take all that much by modern high-end PC gaming standards. Huzzah!

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Knives-on-Nunchucks Martial Artist Clearly Wants Real Life Soul Calibur

I don’t know if Polish martial artist Kacper Borowski plays Soul Calibur—though there is a pic with a caption of Sagat on his Facebook page. But if they make ever make movies about the medieval martial arts fighting franchise, the producers need to give this guy a call. Now, I’m partial to the feats on…

Analyzing the Persona 5 Trailer

You’ve see the trailer. Now, let’s dive in and see if we can parse what it all means, whether that’s going through the obvious hints or deciphering the vague clues. We open up on a cityscape. It could certainly be Tokyo Bay. Maybe it’s somewhere outside the country. We’re taken into what looks like a…

Ten of the Funniest Besiege Builds

Besiege is a game where you construct catapults, trebuchets and other siege engines. But since it’s a physics-based game, the best and funniest creations—weight benches, Metal Gears, doomsday bikes—are far from any medieval construct. As you can see above ManwithNoname not just built a skinny guy lifting weights, but an entire weight bench. Planetaska‘s bikes…

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.…