We’re Just Not Sure About The New Thief. Here’s Why.

I’m going to level with you. I have no idea if the next Thief game is going to be any good. And that’s not for a lack of trying to figure it out. The game, which is something of a reboot of the ur-stealth video game series by the same name, won’t be out until…

I Really Love Watching TV In My House

I leave it on all day.

Trey Parker On DLC: ‘F— That’

The co-creator of South Park has some strong words for anyone who wants him to turn cut content into downloadable content. Trey Parker, speaking last night at a Comic Con panel (as reported by Polygon), said that, inspired by Skyrim, he and partner Matt Stone wrote some 850 pages worth of material for the upcoming…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Zarnyx looks back at cult favorite Enslaved: Odyssey to the West after seeing a theatrical production based on the same source material the game was based on. GiantBoyDetective thinks your little sister should play Earthbound, no matter how its rating has changed And Cimeas offers…

Incredibly pretty and probably just as fun, Starbound is shaping up to be one hell of a game, if the daily progress screenshots are anything to go by. Now, if only we’d get an exact release date… Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and…

Pikmin 3 Is a True Pikmin Game (For Better or Worse)

Pikmin and its sequel were two of the GameCube’s most beloved titles. But over the lifespan of the Wii, no new games were released in the series. Now, after nine years of anxious waiting, the cute plant-creatures are back and on the Wii U. And while it’s a little rough around the edges, it is…

There’s a New Star Ocean Game. But Don’t Get Excited Yet.

Hey, guess what! There’s a new Star Ocean coming out in Japan. But it’s probably not what you expect. That is, unless you really like card-based social games for Android and iOS. Do you? It’s okay if you do! If so, Square Enix is releasing Star Ocean: Material Trader This is the art style. It’s…yeah…

The New Shadowrun Is Just Around the Corner. So Here’s A Trailer!

Time for one last glance at Shadowrun Returns before its long-awaited release next week. On July 25, Jordan Weisman’s $1.8 million cyberpunk RPG will finally hit the shelves, ready to immerse us in the grim universe of Shadowrun once again. I’m thinking a mage for my first playthrough. What about you? Countdown to the Return!…

The Severing Crime Edge Is an Anime With Identity Issues

Back when it was halfway through its run, I listed The Severing Crime Edge as one of the anime you could skip last season. But that wasn’t because it was bad per se. Rather it was because while it was based on an interesting concept, the anime was doing little with it—a problem compounded by…

Internet Cafe Bombed in Inner Mongolia, 12 Suspects Detained

On Thursday last week, a bomb was detonated inside an internet cafe in Inner Mongolia’s Bayan Nur. Eight people were injured in the explosion. Chinese public security has ruled out terrorism or racial tensions and have detained twelve suspects. China News reports that the bombing may have been a result of a personal feud between…

Manga Initial D, which has been running for 18 years, is wrapping up with its final chapter later this month in Japan.

There’s A New Ace Combat, And It’s Coming to the PS3

The trailer up top was released by Namco Bandai to announce the newest title in the Ace Combat series of flight-action games, called Infinity It looks like the game will be centered around a global apocalypse of some sort, brought on by an asteroid. A chronometer also appears briefly, flashing from 1869 to 2019, perhaps…

Pikmin 3‘s Credits are the Cutest Thing You’ll Hear All Day

Sure, the ending themes of the last two Pikmin games are fun little orchestral themes that you can hum along to; but the credits for Pikmin 3 take it one step further… [Credit Spoilers Incoming!] …By having a full choir of Pikmin singing along. It’s probably the cutest thing you’ll see all day. Check out…

Japan’s Army of College Student Clones

Students! After years of being forced to wear a uniform, you’re finally free. Free to wear what you want. And free, apparently, to dress exactly like other students. Hooray! Earlier this spring, people online in Japan began commenting (complaining?) that it seemed like college students, especially male ones, dressed the same. Now, it’s the female…

Pokémon developer Game Freak is teasing something. On their official website, there’s a glowing silhouette surrounded by Japanese text: “That popular game that is played around the world, will be reborn in a surprising collaboration!” This collaboration is, apparently, coming “soon.” [via Siliconera]

Japanese Poll: Few People Want to Buy the Xbox One (or the PS4)

In Japan, Microsoft just can’t catch a break with its game consoles, can it? The original Xbox was a failure in Japan. The Xbox 360 is a failure in Japan. And according to a recent poll, things don’t look so bright for Xbox One. But not so fast! The poll says things are only slightly…

How Chinese Ingenuity Destroyed Salad Bars at Pizza Hut

You had one trip to the salad bar. So dammit, you had to make it count. In China, Pizza Huts are either take-out only or somewhat upscale sit-down restaurants that even serve steak. A while back, it became a fad of sorts to build enormous fruit and vegetable structures at Pizza Hut salad bars. The…

A Frightening Look Inside Japan’s Newest Resident Evil Attraction

Today in Osaka, Universal Studios Japan rolled out its latest attraction, Resident Evil The Real. Here’s an inside look at the attraction, which is open for a limited time only. As previouslymentioned, Resident Evil The Real (aka “Biohazard The Real”) is a live-action shooting attraction at USJ that uses the same practice shooting system used…

It’ll Be Hard To Beat This Comic-Con Cosplay

Hard if you like dogs and video games, anyway. If you’re not sure what’s going on, see here Infinity Ward [Twitter]

There’s An Insane Loophole That Lets People Play ROMs On An iPhone

Unlike, say, Android, Apple is pretty strict in how it polices its online store, outlawing any app that lets people play emulated (read: usually illegal copies of old games) titles on their iOS device. But it can do little to stop this one. Riley Testut has built a program called GBA4iOS, a Game Boy Advance…