The Upside of Japan’s Snow Storm? Wonderful Snow Sculptures.

This past weekend, Japan was hit with a snow storm. And like in 2013, people took to the street and created some wonderful snow sculptures. As The Japan Times reports, the heavy snow was the worst Tokyo has seen in 45 years Over a thousand were injured during the storm, and unfortunately, it claimed 11…

Indie Beat ‘Em Up Proves There’s No Love Like Robot Love

Poorly-explained, vague robot love at that. The best kind. What we have here is Heart&Slash, a retro-ish 3D beat ’em up with roguelike elements. The developer wanted to combine the fast-paced combat of brawlers like Bayonetta with the huge number of customization options seen in roguelike RPGs—basically, you’re a robot, and as you beat up…

Upgraded Kerbal Battleship Goes on a Tour Across the Solar System

After building an actual battleship that could reach the planet’s orbit and stay there, redditor avaslash created an improved version, taking it on a tour across the Kerbal solar system—getting as far as Jool, Kerbal Space Program‘s Jupiter. Of course, again, the biggest obstacle was getting the new cruiser to fly. Complicating matters was a…

The Statue of Liberty, Doing Whatever The Hell She Pleases

What happens when a symbol of freedom is portrayed in the most liberated way possible? This, apparently. In Japanese, The Statue of Liberty is known as “Jiyuu no Megami Zou” (自由の女神像) or literally “The Statue of the Liberty Goddess.” As in English, the word “jiyuu” (自由) can also refer to “unrestricted” or “as one pleases.”…

“I was a live-action role-player too, until I caught an arrow in the dick..” This is a teaser for LARPs: The Series, which is looking pretty good!

Steam’s Neat Way Of Reminding You To Go Back And Play Your Old Games

It’s hard enough keeping track of new and upcoming games on Steam, but what about games you already own, or have played, that get updates? Unless you were really keen, that was almost impossible. Until now! Valve has added a new section to the Steam store’s front page, right underneath the “Featured” section, that highlights…

Operation Angry Birds Busts Cockfighting Ring

Forget the cash, downloads and merchandise: you know you’ve really made it when law enforcement agencies start using your game’s name for raid operations. Operation “Angry Birds” went down in New York on Saturday night and Sunday, with state investigators arresting nine people in connection with an illegal cockfighting circuit that also saw around 3000…

Here’s Your EVO 2014 Lineup (Smash Bros. TBC)

The lineup of games for this year’s EVO fighting game tournament were unveiled last week. There’ll be six games, and sadly, Smash Bros. is not one of them. Yet. Despite a very public spat last year involving Nintendo and the tournament, which ultimately led to Smash Bros. Melee streaming becoming a massive success, Nintendo have…

In This, The Year Of Awesome Mario Action Figures

Sure, it’s no Figma, but given Mario’s squat proportions it’s probably the best we could ask for. This Bandai figure will be out in May, and while the figure itself is great, it’s the accompanying playset that’s really taking the Tanooki. Mario on his own is available from importers for around USD$25, but for an…

Playstation 4 With Free Copy Of Knack And Extra Controller [Gone]

The Sony Store has the Playstation 4 bundled with Knack and an extra Dualshock 4 for $400. This is the best deal on either next-gen console so far. [Sony] Update: Naturally that didn’t last long. This post is brought to you by the Commerce Team, a dedicated group of deal hunters and product enthusiasts. We…

Putin Becomes “Gay Friendly” Figure Skater In Protest Game

Thanks to his “anti-gay propaganda” laws, and stuff like the imprisonmentof Pussy Riot members, now that the Winter Olympics are on it’s the perfect time to play a game where Russian President/Dictator Vladimir Putin is a figure skater. Made by Dutch indie developer Robin Ras, Putin’s Olympic Game puts the tyrant in a pink tutu…

What does Dungeon Keeper‘s creator think of EA’s roundly panned mobile version? “This is ridiculous,” Peter Molyneux told the BBC. “I just want to make a dungeon. I don’t want to schedule it on my alarm clock.”

Batman: Arkham Origins Prioritizing DLC Over Patching Game-Breaking Bug

The developers of Batman: Arkham Origins have no plans for any further patch to address bugs or problems gamers are reporting in the official forums. However, they are “working hard on the upcoming story DLC.” Ruh roh. As you can imagine, that statement went over like a turd in a punch bowl, especially as it…

The Week in Games: Lightning Strikes

The week’s big new packaged release is Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, with a couple of bundles and re-releases arriving with it on Tuesday. The MMO World of Tanks fully launches on Xbox 360 on Wednesday, and The Last of Us gets its prequel, Left Behind, on Valentine’s Day. Here’s the week in games: Tuesday,…