How To Tell Someone Is A Pro League of Legends Player

To the average spectator, League of Legends doesn’t look too complex, and it’s easy to jump to the conclusion that — even on a pro level — this is a casual game. This video from Youtuber gbay99explains how wrong that conclusion is, explaining all the subtle things pro-level players do that just might help improve…

The final preorder bonus for Paradox Interactive’s eagerly-anticipated PC/Mac grand strategy Europa Universalis IVhas been revealed — a save game converter for Kotaku 2012 Game of the Year nominee Crusader Kings II, and a free copy of that game for those unfortunate enough to not own it already.

The Roma Surrectum mod for Rome: Total War allows us to play on ridiculously steep battle maps like the one in this picture. It’s just too bad the game’s physics engine won’t let us launch history’s biggest human avalanche. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest,funniest game-related screenshots…

Nintendo is (finally) releasing a black version of the 3DS XL on August 11, just in time for the release of Mario & Luigi: Dream Team.

BioShock Infinite‘s DLC Will Let You Play as Elizabeth. In Rapture.

All of the lead protagonists in the BioShock games have been men. Haunted, lethally determined men. But, thanks to an upcoming downloadable add-on, players will be able to take control of Elizabeth, the AI character who was the focus of BioShock Infinite Hundreds of thousands of people gobbled up the twisty, surprise-filled storyline of BioShock…

Devil Survivor 2 Is Much Better Than I Expected

Devil Survivor 2:The Animation is an anime based on the 2011 DS game Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2. A few months back, I called it one of the anime you’d be okay skipping last season because of its first half being rather cliché and boring. And while its second half wasn’t amazing enough to…

“If [Sakurai] wants, my body is ready.” That’s Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime, answering a fan question a month ago about whether he’d be in the next Smash Bros. game. Now, there’s a petition asking creator Masahiro Sakurai to actually add Fils-Aime as a playable character—and it’s got almost 7000 signatures. [via CVG]

Let’s Look at the Big Name Titles Playable on Oculus Rift

A month or so back, I got to spend an hour with the Oculus Rift VR headset—most of which I spent swooning over Portal 2. Ever since that time I’ve been dying to get the Rift wrapped around my head for a larger chunk of time. And when that dream turns to reality, the question…

Upcoming Saint Seiya Fighting Game Gets A Shiny But Confusing Trailer

This here is Saint Seiya Brave Soldiers. The game will cover three story arcs from Masami Kurumada’s original Saint Seiya manga while also featuring over fifty playable characters. Bonus points if you can actually tell what’s going on in that trailer (I couldn’t). Brave Soldiers is coming to the PS3 in November.

You Don’t Want To Get In This Chinese Swimming Pool

No, really. You do not. This isn’t just a swimming pool in Sichuan province, it’s a sea of people. Website Beijing Cream points out that crowded Chinese swimming pools are famous (infamous?), and if you’d like to see more, there are numerous photos online. This particular video was recently uploaded to Chinese video site Youku,…

Life-Sized Mario Can Be Yours for Nearly $3,000

It’sa him, Mario! Witha you, person who just spent almost three grand. As New Launches points out, this 150 cm (4.9 ft) Mario statue is available on Amazon Japan. It was launched a few years back and is priced at 285,000 yen, which is around US$2,900. This seems like something designed for retail displays—or people…

After a Bad Experience, Former Konami Employee Had To Fight Depression

In an interview with the Asahi News, one of Japan’s largest newspapers, a forty-something year-old man recalled his time at Konami and an alleged unfortunate experience which led to bouts of severe depression. Asahi reports that the man worked at Konami in game development. However, in late 2010, apparently the man’s boss abruptly told him…

American McGee’s Five-Year-Old Grimm Series Seeks New Life On Steam

Back in the summer of 2008, a game called American McGee’s Grimm debuted on GameTap—an episodic action-adventure written by R. J. Berg, who also worked on American McGee’s Alice. In the following one and a half year period, Grimm received 22 additional episodes. And now, it’s on Steam Greenlight. In Grimm, your task is to…

There’s a Macross Game on the Oculus Rift

When I was a kid, I had a poster of an F-14 Tomcat hanging on my wall. It was my favorite airplane. Then I watched Robotech and saw my favorite plane transform into a giant robot as well. I dreamed about flying one. Now, two decades later, Oculus Rift has helped me get as close…

How a Japanese Radish Became an Internet Hero

Last fall, a most unusual radish was unearthed in Japan. The vegetable walked—no, raced—from that farm and into our hearts. The result was TV appearances, a calendar, toys, and even a photo book. Behold the world’s most successful radish. If you are not familiar with daikon radish, they are rather large and look like this:…

A Big TV In The Back Of A Car Turns The 360 Into A Portable System

It’s a bit much, in a Pimp My Ride kind of way, but if you’ve got a back seat with room to spare – or kids in need of silencing – check out this guide to installing a 19-inch TV and games console in a car. Put together by Instructables user rochassassin, who was facing…

Anyone For A Fifth Element Cyberpunk Taxi Game?

The official Fifth Element game was bad. So it’s nice to see that, 15 years after the movie’s release, we’re finally getting something that looks like it can recreate at least part of the experience. Collateral is a racing game currently up on Kickstarter (and Steam Greenlight) that has you driving a flying cab around…

Homeless Man Is A Walking Street Fighter Wiki

Meet Emanuel. This homeless gentleman is going to talk about one thing today: Street Fighter Art director Ken Lin filmed this interview back in 2010, but recently located it on a hard drive. Explains Lin: “I ran into this homeless guy named Emanuel Swanson who was yelling “Sonic Boom!” to himself. Being a Street Fighter…

What The Sports Games Of The Future Should Look Like

Know what I hate most about sports games? The fact they’re so focused on recreating the broadcast experience of a sport, and not what it’s like to actually play one. I was one of the four people on Earth who used NFL2K’s first-person camera view, I loved Backbreaker for its more immediate viewpoint, and I…

Breaking Bad Images So Good You’ll Think They’re Photos

Based in Osaka, Riccardo Minervino is an Italian CG artist who works for Capcom. Meaning, Yeah, these Breaking Bad shots aren’t screengrabs from the show, they’re 3D models. You can see similar shots of a similar amazing quality here Most of the images you’ll see below are terrific 3D images, then, but I’ve also included…