Superman Just Did Something Very Un-Superman Again

If you haven’t read Justice League #22 yet, go away somewhere and come back when you’re done. There are spoilers for the Injustice comics series and the Man of Steel movie, too. You’ve been warned. The first issue of DC Comics’ Trinity War summer crossover event features the Man of Steel doing something that he…

Everybody Wants To Kiss Beyond: Two Souls‘ Hunky Love Interest

Ignore the circle button prompt, Eric Winter’s Ryan Clayton is completely irresistible, no matter how shy you might be. Nestled lovingly within thefirst installment of a four-part ‘making of’ documentary for Quantic Dreams’ PlayStation 3 exclusive Beyond: Two Souls was a not-at-all-awkward scene of Ellen Page’s Jodie Holmes deciding whether or not to suck face…

This is what you do when you visit your friend’s town. They watch you poop next to a chocolate fountain.

I had bad luck and wouldn’t stop falling flat on my face 🙁 It was kinda funny, too, though.

Square’s Considering Bringing Dragon Quest X Outside Of Japan, But…

There’s a catch. There’s always a catch. Now that the online role-playing game Dragon Quest X—first released for Wii and Wii U—is getting a PC release in Japan, Famitsu asked producers Yosuke Saito and Yu Miyake if they plan to bring the game overseas. Their answer: sure, they’re considering it… but it could be a…

You Know What Skyrim Needs? A Mechanical Fish In A Top Hat Maybe?

If you are bored with your current follower in Skyrim, you can always add the absolutely ridiculous Mr. Unicorn The Cyborg Gentleman Fish. He is a fish (and not a crab) with a top hat put onto mechanical legs. Okay. My brain is absolutely not exploding right now. No need to explain it lorewise, really,…

That Rex just realized Metal Gear Solid‘s Snake is right in front of him. How fast can those mechanical legs run away? Amazingly detailed artwork by ChasingArtwork and it reminds me of Yoji Shinkawa’s original concept arts, which is not a bad thing. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of…

It’s Time Nintendo Brought Out a New Franchise, Says Shigeru Miyamoto

Nintendo has a stable of tried and tested games. But those of you who wished Nintendo would do something new, listen up. According to Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo will. In the latest issue of Famitsu, Miyamoto talked about a “new franchise”. Here’s the direct quote (translation via Kotaku‘s Toshi Nakamura): Famitsu: So, starting with…

In Japan, Living People Are Lying in Coffins

Death is inevitable. And for many, it’s also scary. In Japan, some are confronting death head on in a rather unusual way: climbing into coffins. Earlier this spring, end of life counselor Atsushi Sakabe and coffin manufacturer WiLLiFE began an “Experience Being Placed in a Coffin” (入棺体験 or “nyuukan taiken”) event. Nikkei reports that the…

How to Sign Up for Chinese Online Games

Recently, there have been more and more interesting online games coming out in China. With Monster Hunter Onlineand Call of Duty Online, there will be two top tier free-to-play games in the middle kingdom. While these games are only available in China, that doesn’t mean enterprising players abroad can’t play them. Playing Chinese games abroad…

Eurogamer reports that Sega is suing bankrupt publisher THQ for $941,710.93—the total amount of money, sans Valve’s cut, that THQ received for pre-orders of Company of Heroes 2 on Steam between September 2012 and January 24, 2013, when Sega acquired the game (and its developer, Relic) from THQ.

Hey Pranksters, Get Your Ridiculous Level-5 Wallpaper Right Here!

Recently, Level-5 held a popularity contest, with the most popular characters appearing in a special wallpaper. Good thing internet pranksters apparently rolled the poll, because the ensuing wallpaper is all kinds of fun. Sure, the airplane is easy to spot, but you find the porter from Aero Porter? Download the wallpaper in the link below.…

Man’s Online “Girlfriend” Turns Out To Be Part of a Pyramid Scheme

In this day and age of technology and the internet, online dating is becoming more and more “normal.” Unfortunately, every now and again online relationships tend cause problems with one party being untruthful to the other. Well, for one Chinese man, his digital girlfriend turned out to be more than just a scammer. Originally reported…

Scribblenauts Crosses Over to the DC Universe on September 24

There will be Supermen. Yep, in the plural. Scribblenauts Unmasked, as you might recall, is 5th Cell’s newest puzzle-word game-platformer thingamajig where you conjure up a whole lot of different DC universe heroes and villains to solve puzzles. That’s heroes, villains, and various new objects; “thousands” of them, according to the description, used across the…

Korea’s Photoshop Trolls Make the Internet a Better Place

On June 26, a Korean language Facebook page called “We Do Phoshop” appeared online. The site solicited Photoshop requests, and the ensuing ‘shops weren’t exactly what askers had in mind. Or what anyone had in mind, for that matter. There’s a tradition of these kind of Photoshops online in China. People would ask “Photoshop masters”…

Report: China Is Ending Its Ban on Video Game Consoles

Since the year 2000, video game consoles have been banned in China. According to a new report, however, that is about to change. Video game consoles could soon be legal in the world’s most populated country. The South China Morning Post is reporting that the Chinese government is expected to reverse its 13-year video game…

Game Trailer Or Bad 80’s Sci-Fi Show? You Decide!

Red 5 Studios went to a lot of trouble to make some real-life outfits based on their online shooter Firefall, so it’s understandable they went and made a live-action trailer for the game’s impending public debut. It’s just a shame that it…yeah. On the bright side, Firefall is now in open beta! It’s not technically…

Hacked Mario 64 Lets Boy Smash His Own Face In

OK. So this is weird. Reddit user pourmeanother77 has edited a copy of Mario 64 so that his son’s face replaced the texture on the game’s goombas. It’s about as simple a modification as you can do to a game, swapping one file for another, but when the result was “He laughed for a good…

It’s Like League Of Legends, Only For The iPad

Brandon Kitkouski, who used to work at id Software and has also done stuff for Magic: The Gathering cards, now works at a small indie studio called Hammer & Chisel, which is working on “the only MOBA designed exclusively for tablets”. That game is Fates Forever, and while there’s not much to go on at…

Tonight’s Nightmares Are Brought To You By This Last Of Us Cosplay

The last time we saw someone go the trouble of dressing up as a clicker from The Last Of Us, it was a work of art. These guys, while also impressive, are also a little more horrifying. I’m not sure whether that’s down to the costumes or the HDR, but it’s good they remembered to…