Korean Urban Legend Goes Viral, Makes Taxis Scary

You’ve heard it before: Person wakes up in a bathtub of ice, only to find a kidney has been harvested. It’s an urban legend that, according to Snopes, has been around since 1991. Now in South Korea, there’s a somewhat similar story that involves taxicabs. And it’s taking the internet by storm. Numerous websites and…

Perhaps, Blame Internet Pranksters for Scorning Professor Layton

Remember how 4chan voted Kim Jung-un as Time‘s Person of the Year? Well, something kind of like that might have happened in Japan—but minus Time and the communist dictator. As part of its 15th anniversary, Japanese game maker Level-5, best known for the Professor Layton series, held a poll for fans to pick their favorite…

A Level Pack to Prove that Duke Nukem 3D’s Still Got It

The creators of Metropolitan Mayhem, an urban-themed level pack for Duke Nukem 3D, uploaded a brand-spanking new trailer for their mod, which came out in… March 2012. Odd timing. Still, there’s “an hour’s worth of oldskool entertainment” to be had, so if you’ve got Duke 3D and like the way this looks, dig in! New…

Sushi Donuts! Yes, Sushi…Donuts!

Boy, do I love donuts! Who doesn’t? Weirdos, that’s who. And some of the best donuts are from Mister Donut. But did you know that the donut chain’s Thai branch has donuts that look like delicious sushi? Maybe you did. Mister Donut of Thailand’s “sushido” donuts aren’t exactly brand new (they’ve been offered for some…

It’s Not Wise To Upset This Amazing Wookie Cosplayer

You know, you might think it’s easy cosplaying as a wookie, but it’s not. All that hair, it’s tough getting it to look right. So hats off to mcm1015 here, who has done one hell of a job. Ignoring the easy Chewbacca route, instead we get Snoova, a mercenary created for the Shadows of the…

Turns out GoD Factory: Wingmen, that interesting MOBA/space shooter we showed you a few months back has a Kickstarter. Check it out, this game probably needs to be made.

Naked Butts, Christopher Lee & Mouse Poop = One Insane Trailer

Nearly thirty years after the first game was released, veteran British developer Mel Croucher has decided that now is the time to jump on the Kickstarter bandwagon and make a sequel to 1984 cult classic Deus Ex Machina. You can see the trailer above. Its got Christopher Lee in it! And a rock music soundtrack,…

Another game, State of Decay, has been refused classification (read: banned) in Australia. It’s the second in two days, and comes despite the country finally getting an adults-only rating last year.

60 Minutes Of Tetsuya Nomura Talkin’ ‘Bout Final Fantasy XV, KHIII

Go make yourself a cup of tea, get some cushions and settle in, Square Enix fans. This is an hour-long chat with Final Fantasy character designer Tetsuya Nomura, recorded during E3 but only uploaded earlier today, in which he opens up about Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts III.

From The Last Of Us Through Dragons To A McDonalds Wasteland

Continuing a little tour I’ve been taking of the Naughty Dog artists responsible for The Last Of Us, and who I haven’t yet featured here on Fine Art, today we’re looking at the work of Nick Gindraux. Nick is a concept artist at Naughty Dog who, prior to his work on The Last Of Us,…

The Real Science Behind The Last Of Us’ Zombie Hordes

It’s no secret that the “infected” from Naughty Dog’s The Last Of Us are based on the parasitic fungus known as Cordyceps. It even formed part of the game’s announcement. But hey, science, it can sometimes be a little dense. So thank Kyle Hill over at Scientific American for writing a beginner’s guide to not…

Here Are The Official “Best Of E3 2013” Nominees

The Game Critic Awards, of which some editors of this website (not me!) are judges, have announced their nominees for the 2013 Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 awards. These are the real deal; while individual sites can slap a ribbon or badge on anything they want, these nominees were settled on by a hivemind…

The Xbox One Controller Side-By-Side with the PS4 Controller

We’ve seen the Xbox One controller. We’ve seen the PS4 controller. Now, we see the Xbox One controller stacked up with the PS4 Controller. Well, what do you think? The PS4 controller looks kind of big in comparison to the Xbox One controller! The above image comes courtesy of website GameChup (via IB Times), but…

World Of Warcraft Accounts Are Getting Jacked, Yo

Blizzard has released a statement revealing that there’s been a “recent increase in unauthorized World of Warcraft account-logins”. These are coming in via Blizzard’s site and the WoW mobile armory app, leading Blizzard to temporarily suspend access to its auction house via the game’s mobile app. Affected account holders are being contacted by Blizzard and…

“What The F**k Kind Of Game Is Earthbound?”

The following is an excerpt from Earthbound, Ken Baumann’s upcoming book about Nintendo’s cult classic 1994 RPG. “I mean, you have to pray to beat an emotion!” Scott laughs. “Yeah.” “How did this game get made?” • It’s hard for me to reconcile EarthBound with any video games I’ve played since. Most games traffic in…

The people working on the Rise of the Triad reboot take the game’s 90s roots very seriously. They’ve already re-created the cover art, characters, and feel of Apogee’s cult classic, and they’re putting the same care into the soundtrack. This video diary details how they’re re-recording the classic tracks from the original game, and if…

From Molydeux To Molyneux: The Weirdo Game Jam Comes Home To Roost

You may recall Molyjam, a 2012 “game jam” that brought together amateur and professional game developers from around the world to make games based on the weird ideas espoused by the satirical Peter Molydeux Twitter account. That account, of course, was a joke version of the very real game designer Peter Molyneux. Yes, it was…

Broforce: you’re still a bro, and you’re still blowing s**t up…and that’s still awesome judging from this new development trailer. You canplay abrototype build here, and vote for it on Steam Greenlight here.

Returning To Alpha Protocol, The Spy Adventure That Survived

Time and again they’ve told me, “Dude, you should play Alpha Protocol!” And time and again, I’ve ignored them. Until now. For some reason, this past weekend I decided to really play the game. There’s a bit of a lull going on right now, with The Last of Us out of the way and, aside…

You Think This Moody First-Person Trailer Won’t Scare You. But It Will.

I watched and watched and thought “Well, this looks cool but nothing’s really happening.” But then something happened—exactly what I don’t know—and I jumped in my desk chair. Yup, Routine’s got me. It’s been almost a year since we last saw a glimpse of Lunar Software’s Routine, the sci-fi horror game that looks to eschew…