The Next Xbox Will Be Revealed On May 21

The next Xbox will be unveiled in late May, Microsoft has just confirmed. This is the first time the company has officially acknowledged their next-generation gaming console, which has been rumored for years now. We just got our invite to the event, which will take place in Redmond, Washington on May 21 at 10am Pacific.…

This Guy Draws People’s Weirdest Tweets

One of my favorite Tumblrs—next to Sports Balls Replaced With Cats, of course—is this one where Mike Rosenthal draws people’s silliest, funniest, downright weirdest tweets. The tweets themselves are pretty great, but Rosenthal really emphasizes how uniquely strange and funny they are through his drawings and (sometimes) animated pictures. There are even a few video…

Digital Storm’s Latest Gaming PCs Are Almost As Cheap As DIY

Every time I post a review of a boutique gaming PC, someone in the comments has to mention that they could build a similar machine themselves for less money. That’s still true for Digital Storm’s newly-launched Vanquish line of gaming PCs, but it’s a narrow truth — we’re talking $20 to $60 narrow. Digital Storm’s…

I Hate Poker, But I Love GLaDOS’ Cheerful Mortality Reminders

Telltale Games’ Poker Night 2 hit the Xbox 360 today, leaving PC players two days and PlayStation 3 gamers until next week to figure out if they’re all-in or not. I’m torn. On the one hand, I’m not good with card games that don’t have fantasy art and statistics on them. I know there’s deep…

Rumor: The Next Call of Duty Is Called ‘Ghosts’

So, this is interesting. Rumors about a game called Call of Duty: Ghosts have been floating around for a month or so, but there hasn’t been much concrete info out there. Today, leaked retail listings and box art suggest that Ghosts could actually be a thing. Above you can see box art posted by the…

A Board Game Piece Is More Than A Mere Chunk Of Plastic

Two years ago, I began transitioning from video games to table games. But I always thought that one day, I’d come back. I kept one eye on my cards, the other on the door, which was actually very impractical but did give me a spooky Forest Whitaker look that would unsettle my opponents. Not any…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: contributor GiantBoyDetective wants you to discuss your Best Rhythm Game of All Time. Me? I agree with GBD and say Elite Beat Agents. Sorry, Parappa… And you can always go join the voices talking about video games and life in TAY Classic and in the…

Real-World Team Executives in Madden Signal the Return of Owner Mode

Monday, Madden‘s publicity operation notified writers that its “playbooks”—the weeks in which they discuss features of the upcoming game—begin this week. In it, “Connected Careers,” the mode introduced last year, was rebranded as “Connected Franchise.” A GameStop listing sheds a little more light on what that could mean. It means, I think, that in addition…

Watch A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Kick a Bad Guy in the Nuts

I was there from the beginning of the TMNT phenomenon, back when Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird were riffing off of Frank Miller’s Ronin and Dave Sim’s Cereberus comics. I don’t remember Mike, Don, Raph and Leo having junk punts as part of their martial arts repertoires. Granted, they very well could have. Like most…

Heads-Up Displays And User Interfaces In Anime Are Awesome

After premiering last year, Evangelion 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo, the third of four films in the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy, gets its Blu-ray release today in Japan. While that’s good news—over-the-top mecha action is always good news—it also makes a good opportunity to revisit some classics. Besides the mecha craziness, whether it’s 80s space…

The Amusing Messages to Gamers Tucked in Monaco‘s Credits

Are you planning to steal the wonderful new co-op heist game Monaco? Please consider the above message. It appears in the $15 game’s credits. (UPDATE: Though it’s not actually directed at pirates!) Pirating games is a dubious past-time as is, but if there was a spectrum of games that might be kind-of-sort-of not scummy to…

Play Star Trek With a Friend or Be Lonely and Disappointed

“I’m really hurting here,” exclaimed the dashing and courageous Captain James T. Kirk, bruised and bloody on the cold metal floor of the space station, phaser gripped tight in his shaking hand. “That’s the logical result of charging face-first into a fortified turret, you stupid son-of-a-bitch,” I replied in a calm, measured tone. My Spock…

That Huge Anime Inspired Hamburger Looks Gross

Today in Japan, fast food chain Lotteria launched its ridiculous nine-patty hamburger, which was inspired by anime Evangelion: 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo. While the promotional photo showed a proud hamburger, the real deal is…yeah Dubbed the “Q-Story Cheese Burger”, it’s priced at the equivalent of US$12.86. Here are various pics collected via Twitter: まいく,…

Nintendo’s Own Stats Show That the World Just Isn’t That Into Wii U

In the first three months of this year, Nintendo sold a mere 200,000 Wii U’s in North America. Microsoft sold more Xbox 360’s than that in March alone. But, uh, that’s the good news? In Japan, since January, Nintendo sold 90,000 Wii U systems. And in the rest of the world? 110,000. These numbers come…

An Iron Man 3 Poster You Will Never Forget

In Taiwan, Iron Man 3 isn’t the only super hero movie debuting this spring. There’s another one. HK: Hentai Kamen is opening soon in Taiwan. This is why, according to Wow! News, internet users in Taiwan have whipped up this unforgettable Iron Man 3 and HK collaboration by combining movie posters as a gesture of…support.…

“The XCOM universe is expanding,” boasts a recently added post on 2K Games’ official blog. It seems we can expect more information on the continually delayed XCOM shooter soon—a welcome change after the complete silence following the sudden disappearance of the game earlier this month.

The Most Expensive Wii U System On Sale in Japan

A good rule of thumb is that if something needs to be wheeled in, it’s probably expensive. This is the JoySound Festa. It’s an on-demand karaoke system from Xing, a Japanese karaoke company (no, it’s not from Nintendo per se!). According to Sankei, the set-up uses the Wii U’s software, the Wii U GamePad, and…

The occasionally odd, always scary open-world horror game, Deadly Premonition, is getting an updated Director’s Cut release for the PS3 in a week. Up top is a glimpse of what it will look like.

In Japan, Saying “Thanks” with Mustard Is Possible But Not Recommended

Let’s say you eat out in Japan. And let’s say, the food is really good. Ditto for the service. How do you express your gratitude? Well, there’s always mustard… The phrase “Mustard Thanks” (“masutaado sankusu” or マスタードサンクス) started popping up increasingly online in Japan this past February and March. It supposedly refers to writing a…

The live-action Kiki’s Delivery Service movie rumor is true. Shimizu Takashi of The Grudge fame is directing, and 16 year-old Fuka Koshiba was picked out of 500 hopefuls to star as Kiki, Yomiuri reports. It is her feature film debut.