46 Reasons Why You Keep Losing in StarCraft II

Finding excuses when we lose online is something we all sometimes do. It can be frustrating, after all. Tutorial Central collected a fair amount of StarCraft II-related ones, but most of them would apply to any competitive game. Here’s their clip below: It’s hard to argue with these (here’s an example of someone who can’t…

Square Enix has closed their India-based mobile game studio, according to a report by MCV India. During its one year of operation, the studio hasn’t released any games, although it was reportedly working with developers on several titles.

Check Out the 20 New Songs in Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd

The newest music game filled with the songs of Hatsune Miku and her Vocaloid pals hit shelves in Japan a few weeks back. And as you would expect, Project Diva F 2nd comes with a load of songs—20 of which are new to the games. So let’s give them a listen. Akatsuki Arrival – Last…

​China Is Serious about Kicking Ass at League of Legends

Want to get good at League of Legends? Like, real good? You need to go to China’s new LoL bootcamp. Chinese eSports outlet 175kh.com recently unveiled the training center, which is located in Shanghai’s university district of Songjiang. There are about seven institutes of higher learning located in the area. That’s no accident, because the…

A Square Enix mobile developer has recently talked to Famitsu (via Siliconera) about a pair of new SaGa and Mana games which will “stay true to all [our] memories from the [SNES] and PlayStation era.” The developer also mentioned that Square Enix’s second mobile division would be “helping out” with the games.

How South Korean Plastic Surgeons Make Passport Photos Worthless

South Korean plastic surgeons, it appears, are good at their jobs. But they might be too good for some customs officials. Increasingly, people in neighboring countries like China or Japan visit South Korea to have work done. But when they’re ready to go home, they might face a problem: Their passport pics. According to Korean…

Sex Doll Makes the Saddest Debut Possible

Ever wonder what kind of person would want to shake hands with a Japanese love doll? Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. On April 12, a handshaking event was held in Tokyo for “the idol of the love doll world,” Silicon Maru. Two days earlier, the love doll released her debut…

A New RTS That’s As Old-School As They Get

It looked too good to be true, but it’s real, and it’s playable: Meridian is now available on Steam (Early Access), and it’s pretty much everything it promised to be. It said it’d be a traditional RTS, and it sure is. This is every bit a StarCraft and Command & Conquer kind of RTS, all…

Ain’t No Party Like A Viking Party

Alex Tornberg is an artist who works mostly in games, movies and advertising. Some of his recent clients include EA, Paradox, Mattel and Random House. You can see more of Alex’s work at his personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them…

God Only Knows: check out this awesome musical cosplay from PAX East 2014: it’s the Barbershop Quartet we see at the start of BioShock Infinite. (via Matthew B)