Nuclear Throne Is Like An 8-Bit Borderlands

Not only did Vlambeer make another great shoot-em-up, they’re also live streaming the game’s development twice a week while the game is in early access. Check out the gameplay above and learn the meaning of “explosive revenge.” The team is streaming development twice a week ontheir twitch channel, and you can find more details ontheir…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: PinkZapperHelmet wants us all to play a disarmingly cute but hellishly difficult puzzle game, General McFist shares a sad and personal story about living with brain seizures and how that affects game habits, and PyramidHeadcrab discusses the problems with definitive “best of” lists And you…

Battlefield 4‘s Story Trailer Punches A Dog Right In The Face.

Man, remember the Battlefield 3 single-play story, with the train and the…that rat? There was definitely a rat. And a building collapsed. That’s all I got. Battlefield 4 looks much more memorable. I certainly won’t forget the guy straddling and punching a dog at 1:36 in this trailer. Maybe it’s a dig at everyone’s favorite…

Downloading the “GTA V PC Torrent” is 18GB Worth of Bad Ideas

About the only thing I can see that’s wrong with this diabolical plot is the fact suckers have to download an 18GB torrent before the malware is unleashed. Otherwise, there’s a bogus torrent of Grand Theft Auto V‘s nonexistent PC version that’s claimed several victims of late. It bears mentioning one should not download this.…

From MMO to movie star. Funcom’s supernatural MMORPG The Secret World makes its big-screen debut in IRL, a Swedish film about a troubled teen who finds happiness in a virtual world. Check out an interview with director Erik Leijonborg at thegame’s official site.

Sunday Without God Brings a Strange New World to Life

Sunday Without God is one of those anime that got my viewership not through reviews or word of mouth but on simple concept alone. Halfway through, I put it on my list of the five anime you should be watching this past season—a spot it still deserves based on its excellent world building and thematic…

64 Year-Old Woman Sues Over Destroyed Virtual Item Worth $28,000

In the online game Lineage, you can “enchant” in-game items to enhance them. If you’re unsuccessful, though, the item perishes. In South Korea, one gaming granny tried to enchant an extremely rare sword, but failed. So she sued the game’s maker. According to Inven (via tipster Sang), a 64 year-old woman sued NCsoft earlier this…

A Square Enix trademark for “Lost Crusade” has popped up in Japan. Any ideas on what it could be? That is, besides a trademark…

Japanese Sushi Chef Is Not Impressed with “Authentic” London Sushi

You are looking at, wait for it, crab and mango sushi. It’s from U.K. based chain Yo! Sushi, which claims to offer “authentic Japanese food.” A Japanese sushi chef begs to differ. On Japanese TV show Gaia no Yoake, a Yo! Sushi spokesperson recently claimed, “Our cuisine is authentic Japanese food.” The above two images…

Looking forward to Keanu Reeves in Cowboy Bebop? In a recent Reddit Q&A (via ANN), Reeves said, “Cowboy Bebop does not look like it is going to happen with me in it.” Reeves added that the script was “great and amazing,” but would “cost like a half a billion dollars to make.” Now, he’s trying…

Korea’s Cop Cats Will Arrest You with Cuteness

A police station in Seoul, South Korea is filled with more than just cops. There are two feline friends on duty—namely, sleep and snack patrol. It’s a heartwarming story how they got there. Meet Mango and Mango Kobun. According to the Seoul Police, a young man brought Mango to the station this past June. The…

Team Fortress Characters Get Jobs At The Supermarket, Things Go Badly

Two years ago, we featured a video called Mac ‘n’ Cheese, an animated short heavily inspired by two characters from Team Fortress 2. Today, we’ve got a sequel. And it’s terrific. The “Scout” and “Heavy” (not actually them, but…come on) are down on their luck, so get jobs at a local supermarket. Things do not…

Let’s Pretend Nintendo Actually Made A Phone

Then let’s pretend it looked this cool. OK, so the buttons down the bottom look awkward, but just the thought of being able to carry around a Nintendo phone, packed with as many NES, SNES, N64, Game Boy, DS and (maybe) GameCube games as I could fit on there, puts a smile on my face.…

The Perks Of Being Sony Boss, #1832

Don’t let the graphic fool you. We’re not here for the back of Placido Domingo’s head. We’re here for the gentleman on the right. That’s Sony boss Kaz Hirai, just chillin’ on the starting grid at the Japanese Formula 1 Grand Prix. Lookin’ sharp, Kaz. Also lookin’ like a kid in a candy store. @paulmccarthy…

What A $240 Attack On Titan Action Figure Looks Like

This isn’t the first Attack on Titan figure I’ve seen, but it is the coolest. A 1/6 scale version of Mikasa, she won’t be out until July 2014. Pity. When she does hit, though, she’ll cost around….USD$240. Which is a lot for a figure, yeah, but hey, at least it’s an incredibly detailed one, with…