Another update to Nintendo of Korea’s Twitter controversy: Nintendo has apologized. Read more in the original story.

How Valkyria Chronicles Got Me Addicted to a Japanese Social Game

Before last year I had never seriously played a social game. I was never interested in Bejeweled or Farmville (as the later just seemed to be a lazy version of Harvest Moon to me) or any other Facebook/mobile game. Then last year I wrote about Valkyria Chronicles 3. If you have read those articles, you…

Here Are Japan’s Silly Internet Pictures

Japanese dumb picture threads often start with a request. Maybe someone hasn’t laughed in a while and needs a pick-me-up. Thus, he or she asks for silly or stupid pics on 2ch, the country’s biggest forum. Others chip in and contribute goofy images to elicit a chuckle or two. Today would be a good day…

Designing A Facebook (Of Sorts) For Gamers

Facebook can accommodate discussions about video games, yeah, but Facebook is also Facebook. As in, there are privacy concerns, and it looks like we’re still in 2006. So I’m interested in Brink, a concept (this isn’t a real thing) for a “social network for critics”, which in crude terms looks to be a cross between…

Duck Hunt: The Pinball Machine

It’s a custom build, of course, as this isn’t exactly something Nintendo falls over itself to license, but whatever. It’s still a beautiful thing to look at, and being a custom build, we can really admire the work that’s gone into it, especially the obstacles and artwork. [Kevin Kulek, via Geekologie]

Macross/Robotech LEGO That Transforms. I Can Die Now.

Builder daikoncat is the genius behind this LEGO piece that, were it released commercially in the 1980s, would have been the only toy a boy would have ever needed. LEGO? Check. Giant robot? Check. Fighter jet? Check. The ability to transform between giant robot and fighter jet? Yes What’s impressing me most about this modular…

Mass Effect Cosplay is Like A Real-Life Director’s Cut

Sadly, they just missed the bus for Mass Effect week, but this cosplay extravaganza was too good to not share, regardless of what day it is. Propped Up Creations emailed us yesterday with these shots of a Mass Effect fight that, while spoken of in the game, was never actually shown. It’s the toughest fight…

In case it’s one of those weeks where you’re short on wallpaper – or, like me, live in a hemisphere on the brink of winter – here’s a couple of sun-soaked new pieces of art for Grand Theft Auto V.

The Man Behind Blood Dragon’s 80s-Drenched “Box Art”

The unveiling of Far Cry 3’s bizarre expansion, Blood Dragon, was one of the most low-key in memory. Ubisoft haven’t really bothered. Just put some art out, a few trailers, and bam, that’s it. That’s all it needed, though, because that art said more than 1000 developer diaries could have hoped to. And it’s the…

Blizzard, Give This Man A Job

Chinese sculptor yanchuan1111 is looking for a job. He is going the right way about getting one. These works are the kind of stuff you expect from professional Hollywood effects teams or companies that make toys for a living, not…a guy who just likes to make stuff. His StarCraft pieces are probably the best, but…

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Why Do I Cosplay? Let Me Count The Ways.

Editor’s Note: This blog post is a response to an earlier piece, which told the story of an interaction between cosplayers and a member of the gaming press at the recent PAX East. It can be read here The past couple of weeks have run the gamut from disheartening to encouraging, but predominantly enlightening. I’ve…

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

Another week, another step along the long and winding road of Game of Thrones season 3. Another step on the “Walk of Punishment,” if you will. Because that was the name of last night’s episode. Get it? You get it. Last night, stuff happened! Lots of stuff. Dark, dark stuff, mostly. Some funny stuff. I…

Sex Workers Reveal How They Attract Geeky Entrepreneur Clients

Today, CNN published an article that takes a look at sex workers who use technology, social media and geek interests to attract “well-off engineers and programmers” in the Bay Area. These men are likely young and have disposable income, making them lucrative clients. To clarify the term, CNN describes sex workers as a term that…

Want to see something cool? Check out Do Not Touch, a (briefly NSFW) “crowd-sourced music video” for the tune “Kilo” by the band Light Light. (You can download the track here.) The video was created by the Dutch design studio Moniker. It’s a trip, and something of an interactive musical experience. It’s actually better if…

He Forged A Kingdom Hearts Keyblade. Then, He Smashed Stuff With It.

Last time we saw Man At Arm’s Tony Swatton, he forged the iconic sword from Adventure Time. This time he’s back with a video that walks us through how he took the keyblade from Kingdom Hearts, and actually made it deadly. Awesome. I’m pretty sure keyblades don’t have to be sharp to be deadly, but…

In light of the AI wonkiness of the new SimCity, the same guy who accurately modeled his hometown’s traffic problems during the SimCity Beta has made an attempt to do the same thing in SimCity 2000. The results are… pretty interesting.

If you liked the first Syndicate, you may have been less than satisfied with the first-person shooter version that came out last year. Perhaps you’d like a version that’s a bit truer to the original, like Firaxis’ take on XCOM? In that case, you might enjoy Black Annex, a new indie game that’s more or…

BioShock Infinite Is The Best Multiplayer Game I’ve Played In A While

Technically, BioShock Infinite has no multiplayer mode; you can only play the single-player story. But let’s look beyond how we traditionally understand multiplayer games for a moment. If we do, what we find is that just because a game doesn’t come packaged with a multiplayer mode doesn’t mean it can’t become a multiplayer experience. Multiplayer…

The slow-paced (but excellent) multiplayer strategy/diplomacy game Neptune’s Pride now has a sequel, which you and your friends can play for free right now. Warning: They may not be your friends after you’ve finished betraying a weeks-long alliance.