I Can’t Stop Laughing At Sega’s Sonic-Zelda Crossover

There is free Zelda-themed DLC coming out for Sonic: Lost World. It’s out tomorrow on the Wii U eShop, and IGN’s got one of their exclusive preview things right here. (The gist: Sonic gets to run around a zone filled with Zelda references.) More importantly, look at that screenshot. LOOK AT IT. Sonic the Hedgehog…

An Army Of LEGO Simpsons Invades America In May

For those of you unable to drop $200 on the extravagant LEGO Simpsons house released earlier this year, The LEGO Group is rolling out its first ever licensed minifigure series in May, just in time for a special LEGO episode of The Simpsons. I came this close to spending the $200 on the house, but…

Here’s an adorable reinterpretation of rampaging Nintendo characters from Smash Bros by the talented Paperbeatsscissors. If nothing else, this piece proves that Yoshi should finally join the battle in the new Super Smash Bros games for Wii U and 3DS. Paperbeatsscissors [Tumblr] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the…

Check Out Japan’s Badass Motorcycle Cops

Today, it was announced in the Japanese press that the country is getting a squad of off-roading police bikes. That’s good, because some of them have been practicing. Since 1969, police officers from across the country have competed in the “All Japan Police Motorcycle Safety Riding Competition.” The goal of the event is to promote…

Final Fantasy Turned into a Religious Experience

The Ise Grand Shrine is one of Japan’s most important Shinto Shrines. This week, as the Emperor and Empress visit, the shrine is launching a new web animation with music from Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu. The tune might sound familiar. The composition closely resembles the Final Fantasy “Prelude”—if it’s not, you know, simply that…

Puzzle Platforming Has Never Looked So… Pleasant

Yes, it’s another quirky indie puzzle platformer. With physics and stuff. But come on, just look at it. I want to frolic amongst the twirly grass things. The Land of Eyas has apparently been languishing on Kickstarter for quite some time, even though it looks, well, not phenomenal, but nice. Simple. Clean. Satisfying on a…

Japanese Man Spends $150,000 To Look Like Michelangelo’s David

Meet “Alan” (アラン or Aran). He’s 20 years old. And in one year, he’s spent a fortune to look like an ageless beauty. But it wasn’t Alan’s money, because he doesn’t have a job. Older women forked out the cash. Above, you can see a comparison of Alan last year, at the age of 19,…

Good Night, Everyone

Saskia Gutekunst is a German concept artist who has worked on stuff like the World of Warcraft card game and Sega’s Kingdom Conquest Games. Normally ther stuff we post here, by virtue of this business, is dark and dreary. Fantastic work, to be sure, but not exactly the cheeriest stuff. Saskia’s character style and colour…

Borderlands Salvador genderbending by Its Raining Neon. Photo by Cozpho

The Simpsons predicted Facebook’s purchase of the Oculus Rift

Oculus Rift + Facebook on The Simpsons (slightly modified).

The Iron Throne of Nightmares

Winter comes to the stage of history with this sculpture Soul Calibur sculpture by Hector Arce