Super Smash Bros. Creator Believes in the Oculus Rift

In his weekly column in this week’s Weekly Famitsu, Super Smash Bros creator Masahiro Sakurai wrote about the changing forms of media technology. In particular, the article talked of the release of new digital readers and the advance to digital media from paper media. One upcoming tech in particular that Sakurai predicted would be a…

Shelter, the game where you’re a badger mum protecting her cubs, is now out. You can grab it on Steam, GOG, or get it directly from the developers at their website. Above is the game’s release trailer, titled “Fall Again,” and should you be interested in how Shelter looks in action, you can watch us…

Is Japanese Toast Art the Next Big Thing?

You’ve probably seen Japanese cappuccino art, right? It’s incredible. But have you seen Japanese toast art? This is the work of Hittomii, who enjoys bringing anime characters to the breakfast table. Here, have a look: Earlier this spring, Hittomii began uploading toast art in earnest. Prior to these, Hittomii concentrated mainly on character cookies. The…

This Video Game Stage Adaptation Will Let You Choose The Ending

Steins;Gate, the popular video game, already has manga, anime, and novel adaptations. The game has had different spinoffs and side stories, including multiple games and a movie (Note to fans: the blu-ray version of the movie, coming in December, will have English subtitles). Now, Steins;Gate is getting a stage adaptation. However, rather than just have…

Terraria just went mobile. While you wait for the new PC update, you might wanna try the newly released iOS version of this fine little side-scrolling sandbox. For $5, you get a Retina display-compatible, slightly rebalanced, touch-enabled mobile version of the full game. Above’s a 25-minute demo by TouchGamePlay

The JoJo Fighting Game is Full of Love, But Plagued by DLC

Based on the manga series by Hirohiko Araki, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle is basically a love letter to the series’ multitude of fans. If my private twitter account is any indication, ever since the game was initially announced last year, every subsequent announcement and teaser about the game has been met with an…

Female Train Station Employee Judo Flips Violent Male Passenger

In Japan, a twenty-one year-old female train station employee was allegedly attacked by a 34 year-old passenger who refused to pay the full train fare. According to Yomiuri, the suspect, Hiroshi Ebina, allegedly struck the station clerk in the face after she told him to pay up. The employee then subdued the 34 year-old man…

Look At All These New Steam Games. There’s A Hundred Of Them.

In their latest Greenlight update, Valve revealed that they’ve reached a point where they’d like to stress test their system. And so they did—by letting through a hundred games. That’s… quite a lot of games. While putting together the list below, I had some time to look at the games and I must say, most…

Online in Japan, the Nintendo 2DS Baffles Many

Yesterday, Nintendo of America revealed a new handheld: the Nintendo 2DS. Kotaku checked it out and chronicledthe reaction in the West. But what about the reaction in Nintendo’s home turf of Japan? Not… good. On 2ch, Japan’s largest web forum, the reaction was rough. At first, many 2ch commenters thought the announcement was a prank.…

The Japanese Girlfriend Pillow Resurfaces (Or Does It?)

In the past few weeks, the international media has been reporting on a Japanese pillow that’s shaped like a woman’s lap. It’s being sold at Narita Airport, outside Tokyo, and the foreign press is lapping the pillow up and claiming it’s experiencing a resurgence. But is it really? Dubbed the “Hizamakura” (“lap pillow”), it originally…

How To Build Your Own Nintendo 2DS

Here’s Francis, proving that in addition to fury, he can also make videos of a more helpful nature. In this case, a handy instructable on how to build your own Nintendo 2DS It’s a lot cheaper, and easier, than you think. How To Get a Nintendo 2DS [YouTube]

Moneysaver: It’s 3am So Here Are 36 Great Game Deals From Amazon

Amazon has launched another killer sale and we’re bringing the best of it to you first. There are around 1800 items discounted but as always we’ll pick our favorites based on price, quality of game, and rarity of discount. [Amazon] Buy Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition for $7.50 and get $5 off Dark Souls…

Future Gran Turismo Will Feature This Guys’ Sweet Car

Every year, developers Polyphony Digital hold the Gran Turismo Trophy, an event which sees the winning car immortalised with a promise to appear in a future GT game. Not just the overall make and model. The actual, individual car. This year’s winner is a gorgeous 1953 Aston Martin DB3S Sports, owned by Brian Classic. You…

This Isn’t Cosplay, It’s An Action Figure

We know, threeA make good Halo figures, but damn, these two new ones are just pushing the envelope. The envelope marked “Exquisite Giant Halo Figures”. The two latest figures from the Hong Kong toy company are again from Halo Reach, this time of Emile and the Spartan Mk V EVA. Both figures stand 13.5 inches…

Oh, Nothin’, Just Thinkin’ About Some Great Game Art

Artist Karla Ortiz, who has worked at NCSoft and Ubisoft, and also done stuff for Wizards of the Coast, is currently doing some stuff with Lucasfilm. She is very good. I’ve posted some of her work below, but really, you’re going to want to go to her site to see more, it’s fantastic stuff. To…

Assassin’s Creed: Better When Nobody Has A Neck

Reader Mads, inspired by the creepy TF2 mod we posted recently, let us know about something similar he did to Assassin’s Creed II. Cracking open the game’s code, he was able to find stuff that let him mess with the game’s field of view, timing, weather, cameras and…necks. Assassin’s Creed 2 – Camera Mod and…

Let’s Help Nintendo Choose Next Year’s “Year Of ” Star

The best thing about 2013 is that it’s the Year of Luigi. So it’s going to suck when 2014 comes around and it’s not the Year of Luigi anymore. Unless… …unless we can keep the good times rolling and make 2014 the Year of Blathers. Or the Year of Birdo. Or the Year of Any…

You’ll Think Valve Made This Team Fortress 2 Video, It’s That Good

Given the quality of Valve’s own “Meet The…” shorts for Team Fortress 2, it’s natural to expect/pray for the company to make a movie based on the popular shooter. One look at this clip, though, and you’ll see they won’t ever need to. End Of The Line is a fan-made project that takes every single…

The Last Of Us’ New Box Art Is Just Beautiful

The Last Of Us’ box art was pretty good, but it’s got nothing on this new take, which is the work of designer Cory Schmitz You might be able to get away with printing these off from the jpgs below, but for the real thing, you can pick up prints at PAX. The Last Of…

Mortal Kombat Kebab Wizard Is Russia’s New National Hero

Good lord, this guy goes HAM on an order of shawarma—enough that you gotta think, not only can he make your order, he could probably mess you up with that scimitar if he wanted to, huh? Nevermind that—this video by Хорен Аветисян is also a good reminder that it’s impossible not to get pumped when…