Cosplay Doesn’t Get More Heartwarming Than This

Cosplay is the act of dressing up as your favorite character. Charity is helping others. Japanese businessman Akihiro Tomikawa does both. According to Sankei, the 44 year-old Tomikawa dresses as Japanese superhero Kamen Rider and rides into the Bangkok slums to hand out toys to underprivileged kids. Once every two months, Tomikawa apparently makes the…

Free-to-Play Or Not, The New Ace Combat Looks Pretty Great

Let’s forget about microtransactions for a second and concentrate on what makes Ace Combat great: the gameplay and the atmosphere. These two gameplay videos have plenty of both. The vids were taken from the second and fourth story missions, respectively, of the air combat game’s international version (meaning they’re in English). It may be a…

Let’s see if this makes things better. Rockstar says that the latest title update for GTA V is live for PS3. This is the update that’s supposed to fix some of the issues currently hobbling the Grand Theft Auto Online experience. The publisher says that they’re working to have the same update available for Xbox…

Perhaps President Obama Can Fix the GTA Online Issues

Grand Theft Auto Online is facing post-launch glitches and headaches. Government shutdown shmutdown, the GTA Online issues are bad enough that the President of the United States had to call an honest to goodness meeting to address the issue. Don’t think this is fake or some cleverly re-edited clip. It is incredibly real. So instead,…

I Want To Catch These Pokémon Hanafuda Cards

Nintendo started in the 19th century as a hanafuda maker. To this day, Nintendo still makes hanafuda cards in Japan. But is it making these Pokémon hanafuda cards? As pointed out by Gigazine, a mysterious Pokémon hanafuda site just went up in Japan. The site states that more details will be made available on October…

Legendary Arcade Shooter Ikaruga Is Getting A PC Version

After the vertical shoot-em-up’s arcade debut in 2001, it was ported over to several home consoles: the GameCube, the Dreamcast, and even the Xbox 360 via the Live Arcade. Heck, there was even an Android port released this January. Now, it’s the PC’s turn. Over at Steam’s Greenlight, an entry popped up overnight for Ikaruga—specifically,…

If You Need More River City Ransom in Your Life, Try Kunio-kun SP

When I was a kid, I loved playing games on my NES. In fact, the only thing I loved more was playing co-op on the NES (this is a by-product of being an only child). Luckily for me and my next-door neighbor, there was always River City Ransom—part of the Kunio-kun series, which is still…

A Town-Building Game Where You’re A Shoemaker. Who Fights Monsters.

We all know the story. Boy wants to be a knight. Boy grows up. The king’s army arrives, looking for soldiers… but what if our boy, now a man, isn’t chosen? What if he’s left behind, forced to make ends meet as a shoemaker? And what if his village is attacked while the army is…

Gainax’s Newest Anime Is Cute Girls, Airsoft Guns, and Little More

I get excited whenever Gainax puts out a new anime. Whether it’s a psychological exploration of humanity like Evangelion or a dirty, hilarious comedy like Panty & Stocking, Gainax’s anime tend to play on your expectations to make something both surprising and magical. Their newest, however, is definitely an exception. Note: This review contains spoilers.…

Let China Show You What Crowded Really Means

If you plan on going sightseeing right now in China, you might want to reconsider. That is, unless you like huge crowds and being pressed up against strangers. If so, go now. And quick! It’s “National Day Golden Week” in China, which is a seven-day holiday that kicks off every year on October 1, the…

How Battlefield 4 Battles Nazi Flags and Dick Drawings

It’s a rule of thumb: Let people create things, and you’re definitely going to see dick drawings. You might even see Nazi doodles, too. But Battlefield 4 is fighting that. Like Call of Dutybefore it, Battlefield 4 gives players an emblem creation tool. And like Call of Duty before it, BF4 also has a feature…

Adorable D.I.Y. Japanese Candy Will Delight You

Waffles. Curry rice. Hamburgers. All and more in miniature candy form. But the best part? You get to make them yourself. And then eat them all up. In Japan, this type of candy is referred to as “intellectual development candy” (知育お菓子 or “chiiku okashi”). The term is actually a registered trademark held by Japanese confectionery…

When Hipsters Ruin A Dungeons & Dragons Game

Zero Charisma is an upcoming movie about a bunch of D&D-playing friends who recruit a new player to their game. A man who cares about his jeans, and brings beer As our sister site io9 points out, the portrayal of “nerds” in the movie may not be that flattering. The existing players are your tired…

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The PS4’s Mobile App Sounds Fantastic. No, Really.

Sony has spoken briefly about the new PlayStation app for phones and tablets before, but some new screenshots of the thing in action, and a summary of its abilities from PlayStation’s boss, show why it’s a lot better than the old one. It does simple stuff like let you compare profiles and trophies, like the…

Assassin’s Creed IV Isn’t All Rum & Beaches. There’s…Montreal, Too.

While it’s easy to get carried away and think you’ll be spending your entire Assassin’s Creed IV experience walking planks and punching sharks, remember: there’ll be near-future shenanigans going on as well. And going by this art, looks like it’ll be taking place in Montreal. Which is convenient, since that’s where the main studio making…

Cosplayers vs Stadium Security Is A New And Hilarious Thing

The League of Legends World Championship finals are going down at the Staples Center in Los Angeles tomorrow, and there’ll be a big crowd in attendance. Among them will be plenty of cosplayers. Who are going to have some interesting conversations with security, no doubt. Because of the type of venue, and the fact it’s…

The Apocalypse Comes To France, And It Looks Beautiful

No zombies. No atomic wastelands. No earthquakes. In this wonderful little film by Claire & Maxime shoots the City of Love and just deletes all the people. Same beautiful city, none of the sass.

Want To Play Xbox One Early? Then You Must Suffer.

The Xbox One isn’t out until November, and unless you’re lucky enough to be living near a travelling roadshow or consumer expo, you’re going to have to wait until November to play one. Or…will you… There is one other way. But I warn you. It is fraught with peril. And…American Idol washouts. That way is…

Good Guy BioShock Updates Old PC Game, Makes It Better

BioShock 2 used to run through the loathed Games For Windows Live. Now that Microsoft’s service is done for, though, the game’s Steam version has just been updated. And what an awesome job they’ve done. Canadian studio Digital Extremes (Darkness II, Dark Sector), who originally handled the multiplayer for the PC version of the game,…