Woman Freaks Out Playing Virtual Reality Zombie Game

The Oculus Rift by lonesome is never enough for some people. Above is a video of a woman trying out a crazy virtual reality installation that involves motion capture, guns, and a computer backpack. The company is called Zero Latency, and they’re running a crowdfunding campaign for a VR game experience (as in, not the…

Infamous YouTuber PewDiePie netted $4 million last year, “most of which is pure profit,” according to a new Wall Street Journal profile. He wishes he wasn’t so famous. “I’m so central to YouTube now, and that puts me in the spotlight and raises a lot of questions like ‘Why is he so big?'” PewDiePie said…

The Real Problem With Sex Workers In Video Games

When you’re playing a game as infectiously compelling as Grand Theft Auto V, it can be difficult to take a step back and reflect on all the wanton acts of destruction in which you’ve participated. This can be weird in its own right considering how much of a time sink open world games can be.…

Peter Dinklage’s Destiny Performance Is…Not Great

We were all pretty excited when Bungie announced that their much-hyped multiplayer shooter Destiny would feature beloved actor Peter Dinklage, best known for his show-stealing portrayal of Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones, in a large voiceover role. For the past week or so, Bungie has been running an early-look alpha of Destiny, which gave…

Deals: Sunset Overdrive, Halo 5, Shadow of Mordor, Lara Croft, 2DS

Unexpectedly, pre-orders of Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor on the PS3 and 360 are $10 off on Amazon today. We’re not complaining. [Shadow of Mordor] Want to see all our deals, and in one place? Check out Kinja Deals . Speaking of pre-orders, get $10 in Best Buy rewards for pre-ordering Halo 5 today. [Halo…

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​A Virtual Reality Fan That Really Blows

Kickstarter is an absurd place where dreams often become reality — dreams like USB-controlled fans that you control with your face. Above is the Kickstarter video for the Petal: a usb-controlled fan made to integrate with the Oculus Rift. It is both the most Oculus and Kickstarter-ey thing I have seen in a long time,…

Tomodachi Life Is Putting Me To Sleep (In A Good Way)

“Maybe you don’t know what the nights are like for people who can’t sleep,” the poet Rainer Maria Rilke wrote in his Book of Hours I’ve fought with insomnia as long as I can remember. Rilke’s line here has always struck me as the best description I’ve read of the experience. Trying to force myself…

Game Where You’re A Jerk Cat Could Become A Real Thing

Catlateral Damage is already a fun browser game about knocking things off of shelves as a cat, but now it can become a full game, with features like lounging in sunbeams and tripping on catnip. We’ve shown the browser version before, but with the adorable kickstarter video above and the list of planned features, how…

Want Fast Food That Looks Like The Ads? Try Asking.

There is no disappointment as widespread and meekly accepted as the true appearance of fast food versus advertising glamour shots. As MediocreFilms proves in this hidden camera video, it doesn’t have to be that way. That’s right, if you are polite and courteous and the store your in isn’t in the middle of a rush,…

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​Destiny Alpha Gets ‘Dangerous’ Extension

The alpha test phase of Bungie’s ambitious new sci-fi shooter was supposed to end last night, somewhere around 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time. It didn’t. That means that, yes, you can still play Destiny right now. That’s a reason to dance, right? In a tweet early Monday morning, the studio that created Halo announced that it…

The Final Boss of Final Fantasy VI In Its Full Glory

8-Bit Artist spent more than 200 hours on this painting, just to prove how insanely huge and incredible Kefka, the final boss of Final Fantasy VI, is. Here’s the full, 9 feet tall acrylic painting with all of its 111,747 pixels. Terra, Locke, Sabin and all the others would be so tiny compared to this…