Let’s See Your Desktops, Internet People!

Recently on 2ch, Japan’s largest bulletin board, a thread popped up. And in this particular thread, people showed off their desktop setups. They showed theirs, so let’s see yours. Below, you can check out the 2ch desktops. Most are…not too fancy! In fact, they might look rather pedestrian. That’s not a bad thing—if anything, it’s…

Tomodachi Life is Pretty Much My Childhood Made Digital

For the past three weeks, Tomodachi Collection: New Life has been the best-selling game in Japan—and in its first week, the best-selling game in the world. When I picked it up, I knew next to nothing about it. I had heard that it was a sequel to the Japan-only DS title Tomodachi Collection and played…

Mass Murderer Denied PlayStation In Prison, Takes Legal Action

In 1987, Julian Knight shot and killed seven people in Clifton Hill, Melbourne. A further 22 were wounded. He’s currently serving seven life sentences. He is also now taking the local state’s corrections department to court because they won’t let him have a video game console. Knight first requested to have a personal computer in…

Recently Tweeted Photos Show The Venue of the Next Xbox’s Reveal

The next Xbox is having its big reveal soon, on the 21st May. Here’s where it will happen. These photos were tweeted by Microsoft’s Larry Hyrb (AKA Major Nelson) and Aaron Greenberg, and show the still under construction briefing space. [via VG247, CVG]

This $500 Game Bundle Comes with a Replica Rifle

And not just any replica rifle, a replica matchlock one! To mark the 30th anniversary of strategy game Nobunaga’s Ambition, Koei Tecmo is releasing a very unusual, limited edition bundle, 4Gamer reports. Here’s what it contains: Windows versions of all thirteen Nobunaga’s Ambition games (some have revamped content), a twelve disc soundtrack set, an art…

Nippon Ichi Software, which is based in Gifu, Japan, just inked a contract to be the official sponsor of Japanese soccer team F.C. Gifu. Hope this means all the players must wear Prinny hats! Here’s more on the long, strange history of video games sponsoring soccer teams. To contact the author of this post, write…

GTA V’s Michael, Franklin and Trevor Get the HD Wallpaper Treatment

You can now get a closer look at the protagonists of GTA V. A really close look. Or, you could decorate your desktop with them. Rockstar has released wallpapers starring Michael, Franklin, and Trevor, which feature the artwork first revealed alongside the three characters’ trailers. Take a gander at them below.

Internet Shocked by Korea’s School Lunch Chaos

According to online reports, this is apparently a high school lunchroom in Seoul. A disaster of a lunchroom, that is. The images were originally uploaded in South Korea with the title “The Worst High School” and have become a hot topic online, reports Rakuten Infoseek. The photos went viral in South Korea, racking up over…

The Quest to Find More Miis

I’ve never really cared too much about Miis. I never even made one for my Wii or 3DS—hell, I’ve never even opened Street Pass. The only reason I made a Mii for my Wii U was because it was part of making an online account. But then I picked up Tomodachi Collection: New Life for…

Finally, A Promising Robotech Game!

Robotech (or, specifically, Macross) games have a chequered past. Some have been OK! Others terrible. Some have even been pretty good, though you wouldn’t know it, since the best ones (on PS2 and PSP) have never been officially been released outside Japan. But anyway. Video games! This isn’t a video game. It’s Robotech RPG Tactics,…

Now You Know Who To Blame For Your Dark Souls Deaths

In Dark Souls, death can be rough. Why not lighten the mood, then, with this mod for the PC version of the game, which takes the meme to its most brutal conclusion. Thanks Obama [Dark Souls Nexus]

You Won’t Believe How Much Work Goes Into Designing A Games Website

The design team at Basic have been working with Ubisoft lately on things like packaging, advertising and trailers. Feeling that the company’s website could also “be improved upon”, they put together a pitch for a complete redesign of Ubisoft.com. While it never went anywhere – and sounds boring as hell – it’s actually a really…

Robot Apes, Robot Ladies, Robot…Robots…

Freelance British artist Darren Bartley has worked with companies like Crytek and Runescape developers Jagex. Don’t let the Runescape links fool you; you’re about to see a lot of killer robots. And animals turned into killer robots. You can see more of Darren’s work – including more lemurs – at his personal site and CGHub…

Sony’s Weird “Break-Apart” Controller May Actually Become A Thing

Though not from Sony. Despite reportedlytoying with the idea back in 2008, the platform holder has to date never followed through with the idea of a controller that can break apart into two pieces. In 2013, third-party peripheral manufacturer Mad Genius wants to. It’s launching a Kickstarter campaign for its pad, which in addition to…

It’s Red Dead vs Metal Gear In This Insane Video Game Shootout

Another in the terrific Video Game Deathmatch series, this clip pits Red Dead Redemption’s John Marston against Metal Gear’s pistol-twirling expert Revolver Ocelot. As you’d expect, this one’s a shootout for the ages. Red Dead Redemption VS Metal Gear Solid [YouTube]

Detroit Really Is Getting A Giant Robocop Statue. Here’s The Model.

Well. And here I was thinking the move to get a giant statue of Robocop erected in Detroit would ultimately come to nothing. It has instead come to something. Something wonderful What you’re seeing here is the almost-completed model of the city’s sworn protector. This is the thing that’ll be shipped to the sculptors to…

You Can Download Next-Gen Human Faces Right Now

“Ira” is the name given to the bald guy you may have seen lately in some next-gen tech videos from Nvidia and Activision. He’s one more step down the road towards more believable artificial characters. If you’d like a little taste of the next-gen on your current-spec PC, an interactive demo of the tech has…

What Did You Think Of Last Night’s Game of Thrones?

The man himself, George R.R. Martin, wrote last night’s table-setting episode of Game of Thrones. What’d you think? We checked in with almost every character, though the episode didn’t feel as rushed as some of the stuff in the early goings did. Most likely that’s because each story has worked up a decent head of…

Did you catch the gaming poster in the trailer for the return of Arrested Development? It’s the periodic table of game controllers! …which is a real poster, by the way. You, too, can be like George Michael.

Accused PlayStation Hacker Smashes Computers, Gets House Arrest

Todd Miller is one of the men accused of being behind the 2008 PlayStation Network hacks. Last week he was sentenced to 12 months house arrest, but here’s the thing: authorities couldn’t prove he was involved. Instead, the Columbus Dispatch reports, the sentence was handed out because Miller, having been interviewed by the FBI in…