This Divine Lightning Returns Trailer Marks Fang’s Debut Appearance

It’s not all about Fang, certainly. The trailer is themed around Lightning’s appointment as the world’s savior and her “divine mission” to save its inhabitants, but Fang’s few-second cameo is certainly a pleasant surprise. Square-Enix will release the final part of Lightning’s story for PS3 and Xbox 360 on February 11, 2014.

Killer Is Dead Seems Killer So Far

Killer Is Dead is the next game from Goichi “Suda51” Suda, the Japanese designer best known for stylish action games like No More Heroes and Killer7. It’ll be published by XSEED in North America, and it’s out on August 27 for PS3 and 360. Those are the basics. I got my hands on Killer Is…

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: JollyBootsOfDoom deeply regrets the way he treated the citizens of three video game towns; BattleBorn talks about his favorite video game villains, and AstroKid248 looks into what kind of real-world skills one can pick up by playing video games. And you can always go join…

A Documentary About One of the Greatest Video Game Publishers of Old

King’s Quest. Space Quest. Leisure Suit Larry. Quest For Glory. What do these classic PC adventure games have in common? They were all published by Sierra On-Line. Now, a group of filmmakers want to look beyond the games and examine the legendary publisher’s people and history in a feature-length documentary. The catch, because there’s always…

Disney Already Scraping The Bottom Of The Star Wars Barrel

If you were wondering how long it would take Disney to really grab the Star Wars franchise by the neck and start squeezing, the answer is: not long! This (admittedly slick) clip is a tease for a Star Wars “takeover” of Club Penguin, Disney’s kid-centric online game. Yup.

Pocketwatch Games’ Monaco, the retro-styled co-op heist game that we really, really liked, is now out on Mac in addition to Windows. Oh, and there’s now a level editor with Steam Workshop support, as well. Get those creative juices flowing, people!

Playdead’s critically acclaimed black-and-white platformer Limbo is now available on iOS for $4.99. It plays absolutely beautifully on an iPad.

Cube World is Now Available [UPDATED]

After an official release announcement, followed by a long day filled with server crashes, bug fixing and careful testing, Picroma’s online store is officially back online, and Cube World, their voxel-based adventure-RPG sandbox, is available to purchase. Still, developer Wollay maintains in his blog post that in case of overly high traffic, the shop might…

Hayao Miyazaki Says Cutesy Anime Voices Are “Unbearable”

Filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki is known for iconic anime like My Neighbor Totoro. He’s also known for telling it like it is. If he thinks using the iPad looks like masturbation, then he’s gonna damn well say that. But this time, he’s talking about voice acting—cutesy voice acting that he finds “unbearable”. Recently, Miyazaki divulged his…

A duel between Mr. Fantastic and Dhalsim would be interesting, thanks to their similar elastic abilities. Maybe we’ll see them both in a future Marvel vs. Capcom fighter. Until then, it’s Flyingmouse365 who’s playing with the idea of their meeting. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest…

Here’s How JRPGs Are Like Cheese

Stilton Armor… The flying city of Grana Padano… These are just a few of the ideas for an RPG being posted on Japan’s major internet billboard, 2ch The title of the thread started out as little more than a musing, “Don’t you think a lot of names of cheeses sound like they’d show up in…

According to the official site, it looks like famed anime director Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor, etc.) is involved with the live-action Patlabor movie. That’s good news! The movie is due out in 2014.

There’s Another New Pokémon 3DS XL, You Know

Nintendo isn’t releasing one new jumbo-sized Pokémon XY 3DS handhelds for Japan, but two new 3DS XL units. Previously, Kotaku posted the blue and black one that features two new legendary creatures—Xerneas and Yveltal. Here’s the other! It’s in “Premium Gold” and only available at Pokémon Center retailers in Japan this October when the game…

Japanese Toilet Candy Is a Big Hit!

Things weren’t exactly easy. In fact, many stores in Japan didn’t even want to carry the product. Sweets that you drink out of a plastic toilet? Eh… But now, Moko Moko Mokoletto is flushed with success. In Japanese “moko moko” (もこもこ) means “fluffy”, and the candy’s box reads, “Delicious fluffy foam overflowing from a cute,…

Capcom announced that Sengoku Basara 4 will be out in early 2014 on the PS3.

Goats Work at Amazon Japan. Like, Actual Goats.

Amazon Japan has harnessed (hired?) goats to manicure the grounds at its distribution center in Gifu Prefecture. And the most interesting part? Amazon isn’t even the first internet company to do this! According to Doshin Web, the goats are being brought in once a week until fall to eat weeds and mow the lawn—with their…

Looks Like Final Fantasy VII Is Finally Out On Steam

We’d been expecting it for a while now, but it wasn’t until today that the classic Final Fantasy game released on Steam. It has achievements, cloud saves, and “character boosters.” You can purchase it here.

According to the latest issue of Famitsu, Dragon Quest X gets a Windows release in Japan on September 26.

Japan’s “Draw the Owl” Meme Has a Harry Potter Twist

You’ve seen that draw the fucking owl meme image, right? It’s a parody of a how-to draw book. Japan has a version of that, but instead of the owl, it features Draco Malfoy. You know, from Harry Potter. Harry Potter has been incredibly popular in Japan thanks to the movies and the books’ excellent Japanese…

Retailer Promotes SNES Emulator In Ouya Advertisement

Just in case you’d forgotten that the Ouya console can play emulated games, a major retailer’s advertisement in the UK is only too happy to remind you. GAME’s main Ouya page has a large image showing “a selection of free games” you can try on the Android-powered machine, and one of them is for Super…