Happy Birthday! Today, the PS Vita is two years old. The Sony handheld first launched in Japan on December 17, 2011. The following February, the portable launched in Europe and North America.

Giant Crustaceans Make Fantastic iPhone Covers

Just look at this slick Giant Isopod iPhone 5s/5 cover. Do it. Look! Don’t you want to pull a Giant Isopod out of your suit pocket? No? What about a Giant Isopod phone cover? Sure seems like the case offers plenty of cushioning. And since the back is covered, you can do this if you…

Here’s How to Play The Attack on Titan Visual Novels in English

Back in October, we took a look at the seven official Attack on Titan games coming out in Japan. Of these, four are visual novels included on the Japanese Blu-rays. Of course, if you can’t speak Japanese, there’s a good chance you’ll never be able to experience these side stories—until now, that is. The team…

17 Minutes of Rube Goldberg Machines Will Make Your Day

In Japan, there’s a children’s educational program called PythagoraSwitch. The majority of it is a Sesame Street-style puppet program, but there are fantastic interludes with Rube Goldberg machines. Let’s watch those! Above, you can see what’s supposedly all of the show’s Rube Goldberg machines. My kids have grown up watching this program each morning, and…

Ghosts ‘N Goblins Game Shut Down By Capcom

Ghosts ‘N Goblins: Demon World was a new game up on Kickstarter looking for funding. Its developers said that they had “discussed” working with Capcom on securing the classic series’ licensing. Capcom says nope, never happened, and has instead set the lawyers on them. The game’s Kickstarter page has been removed and its campaign shut…

Only The French Could Make An N64 This Pretty

French company Lëkki specialises in turning old consoles into new things of beauty. We’ve shown you their Super Nintendo work before, but they’re now offering some Nintendo 64s as well. There are four colours to choose from – each predominantly white with a lighter coloured stripe – with each costing €120 (USD$165). For that price…

It’s Survival Horror, But Not As You Know It

It’s easy to get excited about a Kickstarter game, see it backed then forget all about it. Understandable, too, since few of the really “big” Kickstarter games (Star Citizen, Broken Age) have been released. République, however, is just about done, and is looking pretty cool. Due out on December 19 on iOS (a PC port…

The Complete Antonio Banderas/PS4 Gif Collection

This year’s big console launches would have been a lot less fun without NeoGAF’s Antonio Banderas fixation. So it’s fitting that, with the console now on shelves, a collection of every Banderas gif from the site has been collected and dropped in one handy video For posterity’s sake. Best part? Seeing them like this won’t…

Valve’s Biggest Game, DOTA 2, Is Finally “Out” For Everyone

It’s not a traditional game, and would never have had a traditional “release date”, so today is the closest DOTA 2 will get. After years of betas, invites, sign-ups and queues, the game is now open to everyone If you visit the game’s Steam page, you’re guaranteed for the first time to see the green…

They Don’t Make Games (Or Trailers) Like Phantasmagoria 2 Anymore

Nothing says “get hype” like this trailer for Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh, a seemingly endless quick-cut montage of deliciously cheesy FMV acting with no context or sense of narrative or character. Then again, the trailer is pretty great nostalgia fodder—this past weekend while hanging out in New York with some friends (including erstwhile Kotaku…

​Life Is A First-Person Shooter With Google Glass

This new video from YouTuber cheekflapperer presents a scene not unfamiliar to many video-game shooter fans: A trip to a shooting range that might as well be a tutorial from the latest Call of Duty or Battlefield The only thing missing is a gruff drill sergeant hollering at you and an onscreen tutorial prompt: “Press…

YouTube Copyright Fiasco Get Wilder, But This Time Someone Admits Error

Being told someone else owns your 2-million-view video is a sure way to ruin a YouTuber’s day. It can also be a real downer for the company supposedly making the claim. Especially if YouTube’s bot scanner is making thousands of these infuriating claims on their behalf, all because of a mistake. Scale Lab, a newcomer…

It’s A Skylanders Stop-Motion Christmas Spectacular (With Ponies)

The Irate Gamerspent nearly 60 hours creating this stop-motion action figure Christmas spectacular, when he could have just filmed my office for an hour on any given Saturday. The old Skylanders go on a magical journey to welcome the new Skylanders: Swap Force figures into their home. It’s a bit slipshod, but certainly better than…