How Solid Snake And Big Boss Have Changed Over 27 Years

It took 27 years and a lot of plot twists for the main character of the Metal Gear series—whether it’s Big Boss or Solid Snake—to become something more than just a bunch of pixels or polygons. Here’s a cool, lengthy infographic from Halloween Costumes, lining up all the main games, and in-game models from 1987’s…

Blizzard’s holding a fan-art contest at DeviantART to celebrate the upcoming release of Diablo III: Reaper of Souls This piece, made by Jian Guo, summarizes the storyline of the game in a really unique way. But head over to the site to check out all the submitted fan art. Most of them are really well-made.…

Whoever Made This Anti-Weed Poster Must Have Been High

Those who grew up in America during the 1980s might remember those “Just Say No” posters. They were anti-drug propaganda, and Japan has them, too. Though, this particular poster looks like it was made by people stoned outta their minds. Recently, uploaded by Twitter user Xxtakoxx, this anti-drug poster reads, “Bad. Definitely. Marijuana.” The image…

After Thirteen Years, I Gave Cowboy Bebop A Second Chance

A few weeks back, I mentioned in an article that I had started Cowboy Bebop over a decade ago and dropped it because it bored me. To anime fans, this is about the same as saying, “I really love the Bible but I am not keen on this whole God character.” However, I mentioned that…

You Need a Big Garage to Fix Giant Mecha

At Japanese theme park Nasu Highland, there is a new Gundam exhibit called “Zaku Repair Shop.” The exhibit houses an enormous MS-06S ZAKU II bust that measures around 6.5 meters tall. While it’s not the full mecha, it is one-to-one scale. It’s big. This isn’t a first for the theme park, which has also exhibited…

First Look at the Persona-Branded 3DS XL

Upcoming spin-off title Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth is getting its own emblazoned 3DS XL. This is it. Well, the back of it, anyway. As you can see, it reads “3DS LL” because in Japan, “XL” is called the “LL.” And here is the front, courtesy of Famitsu: I like how you have to…

You Will Never Guess Who Created This Game

I’m pretty confident that if you just watched the trailer for this game, you would have no clue who made it. Here’s a hint: One of the creators is a Japanese developer you’d never imagine involved with a game like this. This is Colors: Break Bricks, an Android app in which you destroy blocks. Here’s…

Why a One Yen Coin Just Sold for $27,500 in Japan

This is a typical one yen coin. In today’s exchange rate, it worth less than one U.S. cent ($0.0098, to be exact). But recently, a one yen coin sold in Japan for the price of a car. Why? Well, it was anything but typical. As you can see below, the coin that sold for well…

Diablo III action figures by Samo Kramberger

Apprentice and Dmeter by Simon Goinard.

Limited edition The Heroes’ Guides to the Elder Scrolls Online: Limited edition of 10,000 created and produced in conjunction with Dark Horse Comics, exclusively for the Bethesda Store. 272 pages of original writing and illustrations spread across three books, all collected in a heavy-duty clamshell including a miniature lithograph in a numbered portfolio.