Oh My Gosh, Japan’s Animal Donuts Are Too Cute

Animal donuts! Japan has animal donuts, and holy mackerel, they look adorable. Delicious, too. In Japanese, they’re called “doubutsu doonatsu” (どうぶつドーナツ) or, literally, “animal donuts.” And recently, these cute snacks have been delighting those with a sweet tooth and a love of things kawaii. The two donut shops in Japan known for their animal rings…

So, Uh. This Is What Bathing In Over 300 Cans of Pepsi (???) Is Like.

Listen. I don’t know why this man is taking a bath in Pepsi. I don’t know how he could possibly be enjoying it as much as he apparently is. All I know is, oh god, why is it fizzing like that? Err, apologies for today’s off-topic being so bizarre and kind of gross, but yeah—had…

This Animal Crossing rap by stagefivetv about hunting beetles and stackin’ gold may just be the best Animal Crossing rap yet—if you weren’t paying attention to the lyrics, you might mistake it as a normal, everyday hip hop song.

Holy Pants, This Massive Space Sim Is Looking Good

It looks as though X Rebirth, the impressive space-sim that grabbed a lot of attention a couple years ago, is finally ready to go. As the new demonstration video below shows, this game is… well, it’s incredibly, almost ridiculously ambitious. Look at it. Just look at it! Here’s a second video from Egosoft about the…

Behold, The Origin of Half Life’s Gravity Gun

Watch as Alyx Vance throws caution into the wind by putting a zen crystal into the Gravity Gun despite lacking a suit—all without quite knowing if the Gravity Gun will work. (It will, of course.) CorridorDigital does a great job of showing us what a deadly weapon the Gravity Gun can be here, so kudos.…

Monster Hunter 4 Is Looking Good As The 3DS Continues Its Amazing Year

The absurd string of major games on the once-sleepy 3DS continues next month, at least in Japan, where they’re getting the mammoth Monster Hunter 4 on September 14. A new trailer for the game came out today. Watch it above. Here in America, Monster Hunter‘s a niche thing. Those who are into it love it,…

Find Out All About Microsoft’s Project Spark Game-Maker Right Here

I’ve been intrigued by Project Spark, a build-your-own-game app for Microsoft platforms (Windows 8, Xbox 360 and Xbox One), since Jason first told me about it. Today, we’ll learn a bit more. Down below starting at 7:30PM Eastern, the game’s developers are doing a live hands-on demo of the game in action:

In Brothers, The Story Is Told Without Saying A Word

If you watched my other video on Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons, you know that it’s a game about two sons going on a quest to save their sick father. The characters speak only gibberish, yet the game still does a fantastic job of giving these two boys fully realized personalities just through the…

How To Be A Good Competitive Gaming Announcer

As eSports continues to grow there are more personalities beginning to take center stage. Rachel Quirico is one of the well-known personalities in eSports who has hosted events for North American Star League and Dreamhack, two popular eSports events for StarCraft II, as well as events such as E3 and PAX two of the largest…

Below, the lovely indie game announced for Xbox One at Microsoft’s E3 press conference this year, is actually just a timed exclusive—it’ll hit other platforms eventually.

What Happens When You Find Out Your Older Self Kills the World

It’s one of time travel’s quintessential conundrums: do you go back into your own life if the technology allows? How bad do things have to get for you to break spacetime rules like that? Well, in the new comics series The Bunker, things get pretty bad. Apocalyptically so. Genetically engineered food. Hyper-efficient delivery systems. Together,…

A New Ultima For A New Age, With New Problems.

Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar was a revolutionary role-playing game from a legendary game designer. Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar updates the classic with shiny new graphics and modern free-to-play social features that might be more trouble than they are worth. Ultima IV was a revelation. After three games spent sending players on…

Boy, Skyrim Cops Have To Deal With Some Seriously Messed Up Stuff

Between the dragons, magical creatures, prostitutes, drugs, and absurd heroes (like you!), being in law enforcement in Skyrim doesn’t sound fun….but it is hilarious. For us, that is. As you might’ve guessed, this is a show that looks at what the show COPS would be like, if it took place in Skyrim. So…cue the actual…

A Game About What Really Matters In Life

Most video games, it’s safe to say, revolve around fighting: whether you’re a soldier shooting up terrorists or a plumber stomping on Koopa Troopas, there’s almost always going to be combat of some sort. And then there’s The Novelist, a game created not to satisfy primal bloodlust, but to tell a story about a single…

Looks Like Pokemon Is Getting A New Type of Evolution

Back when a new Mewtwo “form” was revealed, many people felt confused about what it was, especially since Nintendo was kind of coy about it. Turns out, the Pokemon games are getting a new type of evolution—and this new Mewtwo is one of the new Pokemon you can get from that type of evolution. Serebii…

In SpyParty’s Bloodless Cat-and-Mouse Chase, Your Life Ends Here

Beautiful place for a headshot, no? And players won’t need to worry about staining the handsome furnishings after killing someone in SpyParty because there won’t be any blood. The images above come from lavish environments that will be going into SpyParty’s next graphical update, which will be on display at this year’s PAX Prime. The…

YouTube’s Newest Easter Egg Turns Any Video Into Missile Command

Go to YouTube. Click on any video. Type: 1980. Voila! You’ll be playing Missile Command, protecting the video you’re watching from attack. …unless you’re using Chrome. Then it just doesn’t seem to work. It works in Safari and Firefox. UPDATE: ,,, and it also works in Chrome, after all. (It hadn’t been for some of…

When Can We Play Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn?

We’re just a few short weeks away from the grand re-launch of Final Fantasy XIV on August 27, but some folks are going to get to play even earlier than that. Break out your Lalafell swimsuit calendars as we mark down the final beta, early start, and welcome back campaigns for FFXIV. First up, new…

Moneysaver: Titanfall, Spelunky, Guacamelee!, Mortal Kombat, Blockland

Hey, must be the money(saver). Deal Leaderboard The whole PC section. Childhood’s End (Arthur C. Clarke Collection) [Kindle Edition] ($2) | Amazon | Excellent reviews. Regularly $8. Today Only. D-Link Wireless AC 1200 Mbps Home Cloud App-Enabled Dual-Band Gigabit Router (DIR-850L) ($80) | Amazon | Must choose Amazon as seller | Matches previous Dealzmodo deal…

“Apocalypse” is the final DLC pack for Black Ops II, dropping on August 27th for XBL (other platforms to follow). Four new maps and new Zombies content, which takes players to a Dieselpunk version of WW1 France…and you play as the heroes from the first Zombies map, exploring the origins (and end?) of the Zombie…