Acquire is apparently working on a new RPG for the Vita called Mind Zero. Here’s a first look. [オタク]

Woman Flees North Korea And Is Shocked By Freedom and… Cosplay

In 2000, an 18 year-old Hana Lee fled North Korea on foot. For five years, she hid in China, and after five long, difficult years, she arrived at Kansai International Airport, located outside Osaka City. Japan and the freedom it enjoys, to say the least, surprised her. Hana Lee (a pseudonym) is currently living in…

Let’s Look at the PS2 and PS3 Versions of Kingdom Hearts Side-by-Side

HD versions of classic PlayStation 2 titles are all the rage these days, with everything from Resident Evil 4 to Shadow of the Colossus getting a new coat of paint. The newest in the long line of HD remasters is Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix—which includes Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix, Kingdom Hearts: Re:Chain of Memories…

Valve Adding Virtual Reality Support To Team Fortress 2

Valve has announced that they are adding an “experimental virtual reality mode” to their multiplayer first-person shooter Team Fortress 2. It will be playable by anyone with an Oculus Rift developer kit. The mode will be released in the coming days. The full release from Valve: Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Counter-Strike,…

This Amazing First-Person Short Film Is Like Mirror’s Edge Meets Reservoir Dogs

This short-film from Ilya Naishuller starts out pretty cool then goes flat-out bonkers. I can’t really think of a better way to describe it than what’s in the headline, but basically—if you’re into first-person running and combat, this is right up your alley. Everyone good? How was your weekend? Playing anything cool? Feel free to…

The Best-Looking Isometric Games

Games with isometric graphics—a slightly rotated view with a top-down perspective—were a big deal several years ago. Static, isometric maps, mostly used in strategy and role-playing games, allowed the developers to create spectacular, detailed visuals, and most of them have aged really well. With Kickstarter-funded games like Shadowrun Returns or Project Eternity using the same…

A Very ‘Unofficial NRA Game’ Uses Their Own Quotes to Shoot The Gun Lobby’s Logic Full of Holes

When it comes to the increasing scapegoating that says video games cause mass shootings, game-makers haven’t had a whole lot to say in their chosen medium. Most video game companies and their representatives seem to be choosing to stay away from a debate in the court of public opinion, operating maybe on the principle that…

Video Games Have Become Obsessed With Bows And Arrows. But Which Game’s Bow Is Best?

If you’ve been playing big-budget action video games over the last couple of years, you’ve probably noticed a few trends. The graphics have gotten better. The animations have become more lifelike. The explosions have gotten more explosive. And more recently, amid all those improvements, has come a trend that’s even more earth-shattering and important: Video…

Space Jam Goes With Everything. EVERYTHING.

It’s that time of year again—the time of year when someone links me a Space Jam mash-up and I fall into a terrifying black hole of WELCOME TO THE JAM again. I’m dragging you down with me this time, dear reader. I’m so sorry (…wait, no I’m not). This had to happen. Here’s a collection…

Skyrim‘s 1.9 patch, which adds a “Legendary” difficulty and adjusts the level-cap, is now live on Steam. Details here

The BBC Gave Gizmodo a TV Show About Recklessly Testing Gadgets. Watch it Tonight

Our sister site Gizmodo on TV? This seems like a great idea. Better than Deadspin: The Movie or a Kotaku opera, yes? Gizmodo: The Gadget Testers is a real TV show. It’s on BBC America tonight. Give it a look, will you? It’s on after Top Gear tonight at 10:20 ET/PT, 9:20pm Central

The Best John Riccitiello Jokes Twitter Has To Offer

EA’s CEO John Riccitiello has stepped down. And so of course, the fact that he’s got a difficult-to-spell name, combined with the general level of dislike EA has earned in the wake of SimCity‘s disastrous launch, means that jokers the world over have been quick to hop on the joke train and joke it up…

Draw Something 2 was announced today, by… Ryan Seacrest

He Believes Voice Controls Can Actually Work In A Video Game

When I first saw There Came An Echo, the Wil Wheaton-supported Kickstarter project whose creators want $90,000 to make a voice-controlled real-time strategy game, I thought it was kind of absurd. Voice commands? Who wants to use some sort of gimmick to play an RTS? What’s wrong with a mouse and keyboard? So while chatting…

Hackers Find Origin Exploit, Can Get At Your PC [UPDATE]

Ars Technica reports that a vulnerability on Origin, the game platform by EA, has been found. It’s an exploit that allows Origin to become an “attack platform” that can install malware on your computer. Under normal circumstances, the Origin website creates links which allow it to uninstall or launch games, along with other similar tasks.…

Believe It Or Not, There Is Actually More Than One Way To Play A Game

Breaking a habit is no easy thing—even when a game designer does their best to give players options. Take Call of Duty: Black Ops II, for instance. Few things are as seductive to a CoD player as perfecting their kill/death ratio, and little about the game is designed from the ground up to encourage anything…

Remember Me‘s creative director talks about the game’s female protagonist, who caused some publishers to lose interest

Cart Life, the the stark yet moving business simulator nominated for an IGF, is now available on Steam.

EA CEO John Riccitiello Steps Down

John Riccitiello, CEO of game publisher Electronic Arts, is stepping down from his position. Former EA CEO and board chairman Larry Probst will take over while the board searches for a new replacement, EA said. Riccitiello, who was first hired as CEO of the massive publisher in 2007, has faced criticism from investors and fans…

Your Complete Guide To The SimCity Disaster

Misinformation. Server errors. Fan backlash. Since EA launched SimCity two weeks ago, the online city-builder has been nothing short of a catastrophe for everyone involved. Much has changed since the game’s rocky launch on March 5. Things have gotten better. But all still isn’t well, even as EA takes its latest step to make amends…