Popular Online Game Features Battleships as Anime Girls

Honestly, it was the last game I thought I’d find myself hooked on, but Kantai Collection (艦隊これくしょん) or, as it’s better known online, Kan Colle (艦これ), has me seeing warships as cute anime girls… I think I need to explain myself. Released this past April by DMM.com and Kadokawa Games, Kan Colle is a free…

Via Twitter, a fan asked chronic Twitter user Hideki Kamiya if Bayonetta 2 were a hit, would he think about developing Bayonetta 3. Kamiya, who when not using Twitter makes Bayonetta, replied ambiguously, “I hope so.” On many Japanese and Western sites, that then turned into “Kamiya hopes for Bayonetta 3“. After seeing one such…

Sir, You Will Be Hunted on The 19th of August

In a new gameplay video, Jim Rossignol, one of the developers behind tweedpunk (no, we won’t stop using that word) robot-survival simulator Sir, You Are Being Hunted, revealed the date we would all be able to start sightseeing on the game’s procedurally generated, dreary, scary, pretty version of the British Isles. “We’re gonna make [a…

Porco Rosso on Blu-Ray Vs. DVD: Which is Better?

Recently, Studio Ghibli re-released its classic anime Porco Rosso on Blu-ray. Let’s see how it stacks up to the DVD release. Here’s a comparison between the DVD version (on the left) and the new Blu-ray version (on the right). Note the rosso bits. There were complaints about the My Neighbor Totoro Blu-ray being grainy, and…

Japanese Male Bras Are Back? Huh?

A few years ago, there was a story about male brassieres being popular in Japan. You know, male bras for man boobs. A manzier for moobs. Supposedly, the man bra improves posture—or makes some men feel more secure or something. And back between 2008 and 2009, there were a bunch of news stories about the…

This Drakengard 3 Character is a Virgin. Apparently That Matters

Drakengard 3 (Or as it’s known in Japan, Drag-On Dragoon 3), the 10th anniversary celebration of the original Drakengard is gearing up for its release this autumn. To get fans excited, Square Enix has been steadily releasing new information on the game to keep them interested. The latest character introduced in this week’s Weekly Famitsu…

Mirror’s Edge Makes Comeback On…German TV Commercial

NeoGAF user Rolf NB spotted this commercial yesterday, originally aired back in April for German company Web.de. And, yeah, it looks a lot like Mirror’s Edge. Sure, you could say it’s a rip-off. Or you could take the glass-half-full route and recognise that hey, the people who made the clip probably really liked Mirror’s Edge,…

A Sex Doll Factory Also Manufactures Nightmares

OK, so this is pushing my normal beat of “toys” to its most extreme (and NSFW) fringes, but come on. This was too interesting to pass up. Photographer Zackary Canepari has done a series called “Love Machines”, which is a range of fascinating, terrifying photos from the production floor of Abyss Creations, a sex doll…

Times Square Is Less Of A Hassle After Aliens Blow It Up

Dan Ghiordanescu is a concept artist who works at Travian Games, but who has previously lent his talents to projects like Crysis 2. In the gallery below, then, you’ll see a few shots from Crytek’s game, but also a lot more other works that are a little less focused on the alien destruction of New…

Well, Someone Had To Combine Minecraft And DayZ Eventually

Give people long enough in the shadow of great, inspirational games, and they won’t just look to emulate one, they’ll look to emulate a bunch of them in the one title. 7DTD (7 Days To Die) is an indie project that, well, as you can see from the clip above, it blends the survival elements…

25 Years Later, This Guy’s Childhood Game Dream Is Coming True

I had a childhood game dream. It was to make a single game that combined Dark Forces, X-Wing and Privateer. I am nothing if not ambitious, but then, I am a lot less closer to my dream than Andrew Bado is. He had a game idea 25 years ago, and ten years ago started making…

Wow, The Next Adventure Time Game Looks Awesome

Not that the last one was terrible, not by any stretch of the imagination, but the next Adventure Time game – which has the stupendous title “Adventure Time Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW!” – looks hot. Basically, it looks like Diablo. Only more fun. Also: don’t skip the “dev diary” parts. They’re with…

Relax, Here’s 270,000 Dominoes Falling Down (It’s A New World Record)

It took a team of twelve people over a week to set this up. Over 270,000 dominoes, lined up painstakingly, just so one lucky guy got to knock the first one down and set a new Guinness World Record*. The feat was achieved by the team at Sinners, a “Domino Entertainment” group from Germany. I…

8-Bit G.I. Joe Movie Almost Surely Better Than Actual G.I. Joe Movie

It may not be Super Time Force, but I’d totally play this 8-bit version of this year’s G.I. Joe: Retaliation, as imagined by CineFix (Via Laughing Squid)

Sony Forgets How Internet Works, Competition Won By Accused Hacker

With the best intentions in the world, Sony recently opened up a competition called Bid For Greatness, which would let PS3 users compete to get hold of some props and costumes used in the company’s recent “Greatness” commercial. There seems to be a problem, though, and it lies in Sony’s execution. See, each item is…

You’ve Gotta See The Best Moves From This Year’s EVO

Even if you’re not a fighting game fan, it’s difficult to watch this video and not be struck by how complex, if not beautiful, these combos by COMBONAUTS are. It’s not just about racking up the hits and landing a ton of damage, either: some of these are choreographed to have no damage. It’s amazing.…

Indie Game: The Movie To Receive Downloadable Expansion Pack

It seems appropriate that the first major documentary about video-game makers should get a downloadable expansion, doesn’t it? And so it shall be: Indie Game: The Movie will be getting a new “Special Edition” on July 24 that will contain all manner of short-film and commentary, as well as epilogues for the stories contained in…

This Game Series Came A Long Way In Just Two Short Years

Ah, the early 2000s. It was a time of great upheaval and revolution, particularly for PC graphics. Almost all at once, game designers could assume players had access to much more powerful 3D rendering technology, and game characters went from looking like weird, half-animated finger puppets to less-weird, more fully-animated finger puppets with faces Case…

Prank Calling Strangers Using Valve Soundbytes Is Hilarious

If the Skyrim prankdidn’t tip you off, calling people using a soundboard of a video game character is a popular trick. While funny, the prank works best when the person on the other end plays along—like this guy from a magic shop does when he receives a call from Dota 2’s Anti-Mage. Lots of props…

This Street Fighter Cosplay Will Kick Your Ass

Pulling off the stern badassery of Street Fighter’s Sagat is no easy feat—and yet that’s exactly what Laphotonet manages to capture with Miss Sinister Cosplay.You can practically imagine her in a live-action flick, no? Take a closer look: And for comparison’s sake: (Via Laphotonet)