Kickstarter’s Next Big Gaming Hardware Bags Over $400K In A Day

There’s a campaign currently running on Kickstarter to fund a new kind of motion controller. The people behind the campaign asked for a meager $250,000. Instead, they got more than four hundred thousand—and that was just day one The hardware in question, called the STEM system, could be described as a combination of the Kinect…

These Chinese Kids’ Rides Are Terrifying

You know those coin-operated kiddie rides. They’re usually somewhat cute, right? Not these. They’re the stuff of nightmares. Usually located outside supermarkets, in arcades, or in hypermarts, kiddie rides are a fairly common sight, even in China. In neighboring Taiwan, net users have assembled some of the most frightening Chinese kiddie rides they could find.…

Is this teaser site counting down to a Kingdom Hearts game? As noted by Japanese site Amaebi, the “Project Destati” teaser site has the word “Kingdom Hearts” in the page’s source code. As of posting, the countdown ends in three days. Make of it what you will.

Japan’s “Anal City” Must Be Fixed

In Hakata, Japan, there’s a shopping center called “Canal City.” Well, it’s usually called that, except for when the sign’s “C” burns out. Then, it’s something else entirely. Recently, the sign did burn out, causing Twitter users like @taiji_utagawa to upload images and people to snicker. The tweet has been retweeted over eight thousand times.…

Hyper Light Drifter, You Look So Hot

Diablo II. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Secret of Mana. These are just some of the inspirations behind Hyper Light Drifter, a game I’m off to Kickstart right about now

Now that is a tiny computer. It’s the Gigabyte BRIX. More at Engadget

Sure, Minecraft With Mass Effect Powers Would Work

Eden Star is the perfect game for those of who have always wanted to play Mass Effect, but were put off because there wasn’t enough Minecraft in it. A first-person game by indie team Flix Interactive, Eden Star is described as an “immersive first-person, survival creation game that blends innovative physics based combat, destructible environments,…

A Soundtrack For The Best Game That Never Existed

Remember SKull & Shark? Dave Rapoza’s badass comic concept that fancied itself as an old-school beat-em-up? It’s now also got a soundtrack coming. The music is by Lazerhawk. If you haven’t head Lazerhawk,fix that

Everything You Need To Survive The Apocalypse

Henrik Sahlström works as a concept artist at Battlefield developers DICE. But hey, that’s not all he does. Guy also did stuff for the gorgeous Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons. Previous to his job at DICE, Sahlström worked at Starbreeze, they of Riddick and Syndicate reboot fame. You can see some examples of his…

Awww, The Vita’s Awesome New TV Thing Might Not Come To The West

It sounds stupid on paper, but the PS Vita TV is one of the most interesting, and for my life situation appealing pieces of gaming tech to come along in a long time. So naturally, it might only be released in Asia. Sadness. In an interview with regional gadget site Tech-On, Sony’s Andrew House said…

Link Has Killed The Hulk, And Will Now Kill Darth Vader

Reader James made this short called Young Wonder, which has made it into the Toronto International Film Festival. He seems surprised it got in, but come on dude. It’s awesome. It’s about two kids, playing in the woods, when their imagination takes over. As though the badass toy commercials from the 80s came to life,…

Of Course Someone At Microsoft Hates The Name “Xbone”

Having just had his NeoGAF account approved, Microsoft’s Larry Hryb told users on the site earlier this week that he doesn’t care for the now-standard nickname for the company’s new console, the Xbone. “I don’t like it”, he says in response to a question from a user. “…it disrespects the teams that have put in…

The Military Shooter I Can’t Review

Bohemia Interactive’s ArmA III, a super-realistic modern combat simulation, is out today. I’ve been playing the retail release for over a week now, so under normal circumstances this is where a formal review of ArmA III would go. But with ArmA III, that just doesn’t feel right. Firstly because the game’s not technically finished yet.…

Easily The Most Elaborate Breaking Bad Parody Ever Made

Just in time for Breaking Bad‘s grand finale, Jimmy Fallon comes along and makes the greatest Heisenberg tribute of all time. It’s the little things that sell this—the way they so perfectly mimic Michael Slovis’ iconic cinematography, or Hank’s gruff delivery, or the “cooking” montage… clearly, everyone at Late Night has a lot of love…

Questioning Male Cosplayer’s Geek Cred To Prove A Point

A common, unfortunate assumption with a lot of female cosplayers is that they just do cosplay for ‘attention’ (amongst other things)—so it’s kind of startling, if not funny at times to see that script switched by jenniferlanda here. But! To be fair, male cosplayers are way less visible in the cosplay world—so while they may…

Let’s hope that the final version of Mighty No. 9 looks this good. The micro-loop is the work of Ari Gibson from Australian animation studio Mechanical Apple, and he clearly can’t wait for the game to come out either. It’s gonna be a long two years… [Thanks, tipster Dave!]

I Wish All Video Games Had Premises This Good

A good video game can get a lot of mileage out of its premise. Lots of games sell themselves on some sort of gameplay hook: It’s a stealth game… and you can fly! But how about old-school adventure games? They’re all story. To hook you, they’ve gotta start strong. Broken Age, the new game from…

If The X-Men Starred In Mad Men

Sure, the advertising world is a cutthroat place—but nothing a group of mutants can’t handle just fine according to Union Pool. Eat it, Sterling Cooper Draper Price! Granted…I’m not sure Logan is as smooth as Don Draper, but that’s probably okay. Don is a jerk. Mad X-Men: EP 102: Tvoovies [Union Pool]

Good morning, Crono! Check out this nifty re-creation of the Chrono Trigger SNES box art by The Lando Bros. They say it took about 3 years to complete, and that they left Marle’s fire off because A) her fire spell is difficult to get right and B) she actually uses water spells in the game.

Zelda Producer On Majora’s Mask Remake: ‘Ha Ha Ha Ha’

“Please write that I laughed,” Zelda bossman Eiji Aonuma told IGN during a recent interview when asked whether Nintendo plans to remake The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask. “Don’t make it sound like I laughed because I was troubled or inconvenienced or put out. I don’t want them to read anything into it. But if…