Seven Secrets About Using Facebook You Might Not Know

Maybe you know that you have an “other” inbox in your Facebook messages tab. But did you know that you can make your own avatar into an emoji in Facebook chat? The folks over at BuzzFeed have compiled a few cool facts about Facebook which is worth a watch—maybe you’ll learn something new. Now excuse…

Military Pizza Could Last Up To Three Years

The great wars of the past were fought with biscuits and bread. The great wars of tomorrow will be fought with some amazing science pizza. For years now, the US military has been asking soldiers what food they’d like to see added to the varieties of MRE (Meal, Ready-To-Eat) currently available. The winner has always…

​You’ve Played Titanfall. What Do You Think?

If you were reading the video-game internet this weekend, your various feeds probably looked something like this: Titanfall Titanfall Titans Titanfall Titans Fall Titanfall Titanfall Titans Titanic Falling Titans Titanfall Titanfall! Blah blah, everyone is super psyched about Titanfall. The previously closed beta is now open to everyone on Xbox One and likely opening up…

A Prank That Shows Why We Need To Be Careful On The Internet

We all hear about how we should update our privacy settings on Facebook all the time, but for some people, it takes a prank like this one—where a guy comes up to random folks and tells them real details about their life—for it to really hit home. It’s easy for a lot of the stuff…

Things That Superheroes Do That Are Actually Really Weird In Real Life

For a superhero, having a sidekick isn’t so unusual—it’s practically a cliche. But in real life? The practice might be considered a little creepy. That’s just one funny example of many highlighted by Buzzfeed here—makes you wonder, are the eccentricities worth tolerating if it means you have a hero that will save you when you…

‘Final Fantasy Has Arrived’

Via Steve Lin, a Nintendo employee newsletter from June of 1990. “Oddly enough, this first-of-its-kind blockbuster is called Final Fantasy, but you can bet that it won’t be the last.”

Classic Mickey Mouse Remastered. Sort Of.

Here’s YouTuber Really3D with his take on Mickey Mouse. …Which basically amounts to a hilarious attempt to remaster Steamboat Willie, Mickey Mouse’s first appearance in glorious 3D. Realistic? Superior to the orignal? No, not really. Is this the scariest thing I’ve ever seen? Yes. Here’s the full clip: Mickey Mouse (1928) Remastered [YouTube] Top pic:…

You Can’t Play Titanfall On PS4–But You Can Watch It

Well, that’s one way to put Titanfall on the PS4, I guess. The channel Epic Reset Gaming (YouTube, Twitch) got the idea to share Titanfall with PlayStation 4 gamers through, once again, the magic of The Playroom, ostensibly an augmented reality game using your living room as the play space. Most folks who stream their…

Robocop, Titanfall, and Final Fantasy All at the Same Place

Their current publishing output may not be making folks happy. iOS releases like Final Fantasy VI may feel like some kind of bad joke. But, y’know what, the one arena where it feels like Square Enix can do no wrong is with their wonderful, wonderful toys. The collection below is the hottest stuff from Square…

It’s the middle of the month; that means new games on PlayStation Plus. Tomorrow, Remember Me is free to subscribers on PS3; for PS Vita, it’s Street Fighter X Tekken. That means today is your last day to download Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed on Vita and Poker Night at the Inventory 2 on PS3…

The Next Transformers Game Crosses Continuity Lines. I’m Scared.

Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark is not just a sequel to Activision’s lovely War for/Fall of Cybertron games or a Michael Bay-flavored movie tie-in. It’s both, and that scares the spark out of me. Making a good Transformers video game is hard, at least I assume this is the case, because the majority of…

The official English release of the beloved visual novel Steins;Gate will be out on April 30. You can get either a physical or digital copy from publisher Jast USA

Game of Thrones Last Call, Bond 50, Controller Chargers [Deals]

Today is your last chance to preorder Game of Thrones season 3 on Blu-ray for $30, and that’s the best price you’re likely to see for a long time. Season 2 also sold at a preorder price of $30, and shot up immediately after going on sale. In fact, today is the first day since…

Do Final Fantasy Fans Really Want More Lightning?

Square Enix believes that Lightning, the main character of the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy, has a lot of fans. In fact, according to FFXIII director Motomu Toriyama, Lightning is so beloved that she might start getting Square Enix Cameo Treatment. “We know that Lightning is an extremely popular character, even when compared to other Final…

Just Be Glad Your Cat Isn’t Wolverine

Cats can be meddlesome on their own — they scratch things, destroy couches and get just about everywhere you don’t want them to. Now imagine if they had Adamantium claws. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d4XMU… Count your lucky stars that X-Men Origins: Wolverine Cat isn’t the reality you live in. I mean, sure it’s a pain in the ass…

The Best Nintendo Stuff We Saw at Toy Fair

Every year, it seems like more and high-end merch from Nintendo lands on the shelves of Toy Fair. Once again, Kotaku hit the annual trade show in New York City and, this year, we might have seen some of the most beautiful sculpted versions of the company’s characters yet. Look at these figures of Link…