The Cast of New Persona 3 Stage Play Looks Great in Costume

With the recent release of the Persona 3 movies, it’s no surprise that next month will see the release of a new Persona 3 stage play in Japan. And it’s no exaggeration to say the cast looks excellent in costume. Sakuya Shiomi (male protagonist) — Shouta Aoi Kotone Shiomi (female protagonist) — Kana Asumi Aigis…

The Division’s New York Versus Real New York

THE TREES ARE WRONG CANCEL MY PRE-ORDER. Actually, it’s pretty close all round in this video, as PlayStation Access visit most of the areas shown so far in demos. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK All the major landmarks get a look-in, including the Manhattan and Brooklyn Suspension Bridge, the Empire State Building, Penn…

Just What the 3DS Needs: A Large Joystick

Now, there’s nothing wrong with your 3DS XL getting a joystick. Heck, more portable consoles should have them. As Inside Games reports, this is the Cyber Arcade Stick from Japanese peripheral maker Cyber Gadget. It’s for the 3DS XL! And with Super Smash Bros. for 3DS soon coming out on… the 3DS, this might be…

Playing in a World of Japanese Watercolors

Back at the Tokyo Game Show last year, I got some hands-on time with Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines. At that time, I said it was the prettiest game I saw at the show. And now, as I play through the full version, I find myself loving the art style more and more. Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines is…

The World’s Toughest Woman Confirms She Is A Total Pokemon Fangirl

Women’s UFC champion Ronda Rousey is brutal. She is an absolute destroyer of human flesh. She once beat up another woman so quicklythe entire fight fit neatly into a GIF. It’s also a known fact that she is a massive, massive Pokemon fangirl, to the point where she actually moderated a Pokemon forum back in…

Saving A Sleepwalker Is Hard When You’re A Spirit Dog…Thing

We first took a look at it early last year, but indie puzzler Back to Bed is now out. And it’s great! You play a weird dream dog, possibly a spirit creature, who must navigate an isometric dreamscape in order to preserve the life of your sleepwalking self/master, Bob. Bob is walking around the levels…

threezero’s enormous 20″ Titanfall figure is done and regular folks are getting their hands on it. It looks fantastic

Humanity’s First Transformer Is A…Start, I Guess

What you’re looking at here is the first ever machine to be able to “self-assemble”. In other words, go from one state to another that can be used for…something. Without a human having to ever touch a button or issue a direct command. The result of a joint project between MIT and Harvard, the “origami…

Here’s Why Video Game Insects Make You Feel Itchy

I remember the first time I encountered giant, fire-breathing ants in Fallout 3. I wasn’t afraid—just really itchy. Like, in real life. “This doesn’t seem right,” I thought to myself as I clawed furiously at my otherwise untouched skin. Flash forward a mere six years: science to the rescue! Just in the nick of time.…

​Who Sonic Is, According To Sega

Character guides. They’re full of need-to-know information about famous characters whose faces might wind upon merchandise. Yesterday, we got a peek at a Nintendo guide that told us Yoshi’s real name. Today, some pages for a Sonic character guide have surfaced, letting us know that, among other things, Sega’s blue mascot hates going slow. Shocker.…

Stealth-horror influenced by Thief and System Shock? Okay, yes, please. This is the pitch video for Solarix, an in-development PC game from KISS Ltd. The developers are in the final hours of a surprisingly modest Kickstarter campaign, which they say they’ll use to add animations, record professional actors, and re-work some of the sound design.