Accused Murderer and Victim Both “Liked Anime”

Over the weekend, a Japanese teenage girl was accused of brutally murdering a 15 year-old acquaintance. The crime is shocking and terrible. And some members of the Japanese media have pointed out that the suspect and the victim might have shared a love of anime. According to Kyodo News, the suspect, who is a minor,…

Soldiers Try Charming Women with Push Ups

When some male animals attract mates, they often present themselves in a way that shows off their virility. This form of mating ritual is often called peacocking, and it appears that in China’s military speed dating circles, it’s done through push-ups. Chinese News Agency Xinhua brings us a set of photos of soldiers attending a…

EA Korea has been rebranded Spearhead. This looks to be an effort to make the studio, which is responsible for FIFA Online 3, more of a brand name for EA. [Thanks, Sang!]

The Entire Story of Warcraft, Told in 40 Minutes

And that’s just the cliffnotes version! YouTuber Nobbel87 has done quite a few videos on the story of the Warcraft series in the past. In his newest, which is basically a large summary, he touches upon every key point of Azeroth’s lore, from the arrival of the Titans of prehistory to the ending of the…

Famous Modder Walks Away After Too Much Abuse

Hope you enjoyed the latestupdate to the latest, amazing version of the iCEnhancer mod for Grand Theft Auto IV, because it looks like it’ll be the last one we’re getting, at least for a while. The mod’s creator, technical artist Hayssam Keilany, is taking a break from the scene having had enough of the drama…

Doom Is Playable On An…ATM

I’m pretty sure people are now just running down a checklist of things Doom is not yet running on. We’ll be at “MRI scanner” and “police radar gun” any day now. As you can see, controlling the thing is a bitch. One extra cool thing about the vid: it’s the work of Aussie50, who if…

The Week In Games: The Rest Of Us

After two weeks of relatively few new game releases, we get back into the swing of things with some remastered The Last of Us — but we’re not out of the woods yet. Along with the remaster we’ve got a bunch of digital downloads, most of them for PlayStation systems. In fact, for a handheld…

Teens’ Reactions To Goat Simulator Are Just Priceless

The Fine Bros. christen their new REACT channel on YouTube by taking a bunch of unsuspecting teens and putting them in front of the glorious nonsense that is Goat Simulator. Befuddlement ensues. Having been aware of Goat Simulator from its birth as a joke to its becoming a real game, it’s easy to forget exactly…

The Legend Of Korra Game Looks Like Tons Of Fun

Speaking of Bayonetta maker Platinum Games, the developer hooked up with IGN during Comic-Con this weekend to show off the first gameplay from the recently-announced Legend of Korra video game game. This I like. The video, found via TAY contributorUI 2.0, shows Korra using all the elements at her disposal (all the elements) to take…

Here’s the English trailer for Bayonetta: Bloody Fate, coming to North America on Blu-ray and DVD combo October 21. Richard Eisenbeis found the Japanese version of the movie to begloriously over-the-top. I’m sold.