Colonial Marines Proudly Wear the Title of ‘Baddest MFers in the Galaxy’ [UPDATE]

Warning: NSFW language in the above trailer Assuming I did carry all that firepower and could use it without being a danger to myself and my squadmates, I still wouldn’t be thrilled about fighting things that can tear my limbs off and impregnate me by jamming an alien egg down my mouth. So, that’s probably…

There’s Something Strange in iOS’ Neighborhood. You Know Who to Call.

Available today on iTunes, Beeline Interactive’s Ghostbusters is a freemium game about busting ghosts, which I’ve heard makes people feel good. An evil deity has erected a haunted tower in New York City, the only place ghosts ever show up in large groups. Players create their own Ghostbusters team and embark on a quest to…

Talking Caves and Funky Barns Help Train Your Brain in This Week’s Nintendo Download

It’s cold outside. So it’s a good thing that some of this week’s digital Nintendo offerings offer you shelter. But don’t count on safety. Those animals in Funky Barn will send your head spinning. For real. Sadly, there doesn’t appear to any actual George Clinton “Mothership Connection” P-Funk style grooves in the animal husbandry agriculture…

Preorder BioShock Infinite and you’ll get a code for a bunch of stuff in-game. This video has all of the details.

Five Things The Wind Waker Remake Needs To Make Me Buy It All Over Again

I woke up early yesterday morning. Reached for my phone, checked the site, saw the news that Wind Waker was being remade for the Wii U, laughed, thought it was a dream then went back to sleep. It’s only a couple of hours later, when I woke up again and noticed it was still there,…

This Week’s Windows Phone Charts: Where’s My Angry Birds?

Week two of the new and improved Windows Phone game charts is the perfect place to stage a coup against long-time paid app front-runner, Angry Birds. Disney double teams its way to the top of the paid charts with the double threat of Swampy the Alligator and Perry the Platypus. Looks like Windows Phone gamers…

Step Aside, Christian Bale, There’s A New Killer In Town

Killer is Dead is the latest game from Grasshopper Manufacture and the mind of Suda 51. The game features the protagonist, Mondo Zappa, a professional “executioner” in a near-future world. The game is being created as a new chapter in the Suda 51 “assassin series”, following in the footsteps of killer7 and the No More…

Bad news! Famed Western game import shop, Game Hollywood in Tokyo’s Akihabara, is closing this February.

This Short Manga Shows How Tough Making Anime Can Be

A good anime, like any good artistic material, can move you, drive you, and stick with you for your entire life. Most of us only get to see the finished product (and maybe some behind the scenes footage from bonus features). While it is somewhat well-known that the working conditions for manga artists and animators…

Here’s One Difference Between Pokémon Games in Japan and the West

In Japan, new Pocket Monster games means new logos. In the West, it does not. And that sucks! As pointed out by a KnowYourMeme user, here’s how the the logos for the Japanese versions and the Western versions of all the Pokémon games compare through the years. That’s right, the Japanese logos continue to evolve…

Sony has been fined £250,000 by the UK’s ICO for 2011’s big PSN hacking fiasco. They plan to appeal. [via GI.biz]

The Beauty of a Microwaved CD

Do not try this at home. Or at work. Or wherever. Microwaving a CD is dangerous. It’s also beautiful. Via Twitter user @ao_0356 comes this series of photos showing what happens when you fry a CD in the microwave. If the stills are not enough to satisfy your curiosity, here’s a YouTube video showing how…

No, The DS Is Still Alive In Japan

Nintendo’s DS. With over 152 million units sold worldwide, the dual-screen portable console is without a doubt Nintendo’s biggest seller ever. But now, 8 years after its initial release, currently being outsold by its successor, the 3DS, it seems the DS is almost completely ready to quietly disappear into the night from the Japanese market.…

One thousand Foxconn workers are apparently on strike over salaries and bonuses.

How Did This Baby Stop Crying? Anime Music, Duh.

This adorable infant knows what he likes: anime. In the above video, originally uploaded to Nico Nico Douga, the darling baby only stops crying when he hears the opening theme song for Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, of course, is an incredibly popular manga and anime that is getting a new fighting game Anime:…

The Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem collaboration is a “new” RPG title “jointly” developed by Atlus and Nintendo.

A Manga Starring a Guy Obsessed With Donating Blood

The competitive world of digital comics is about to get a lot bloodier. On January 23, at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club of Japan press conference, the usually somber Mamoru Oshii spoke about his latest creation, Chimamire Mai Love (My Soaked In Blood Love or Blood-Stained Mai Love), which is a black comedy about a high…

This Game Gets a Little More Sonic the Hedgehog Every Time I See It

A new trailer appears for PagodaWest Games’ Sonic-inspired iOS platformer, Major Magnet, making me wonder if maybe this new hero is the offspring of two older ones. Could Sonic and Robotnik have a baby? He’s got the speed. He’s got the body shape. He’s got a strong attraction to mechanical devices. Sure, they’re both guys,…

I’m A Little Weirded Out By This “Sexy” Blade Runner Video

Joanna Cassidy had a small role in Ridley Scott’s classic Blade Runner. She was the mostly-naked robot lady with the snake. Well, according to Cassidy, the role was meant to be a little bigger, with the original script calling for a scene in which she did an exotic “reptile dance.” This scene was never shot.…

Next Saints Row, Metro Games Will Be “Faithful To Their Franchises”, Say New Owners

Koch Media owns publisher Deep Silver (Dead Island). It now owns both the Saints Row and Metro franchises, along with the studios that made them. Fans have every right to be cautious about a management change, but while Koch said in a media release earlier today it “will roll out future plans for each franchise…