First Look at the Limited Edition Shin Megami Tensei IV 3DS XL

Excited about Shin Megami Tensei IV? Leaked scans from this week’s Famitsu reveal that the role-playing game will be out in Japan on May 23. And Shin Megami Tensei IV will bring a companion in case it gets lonely. Hey, video games have feelings, too! Nintendo is releasing a Shin Megami Tensei IV 3DS XL,…

In China, There’s a League of Legends Themed Restaurant. It’s Totally Unofficial.

In online game League of Legends, Demacia is a city-state that stands as a symbol of justice and virtue. In China, it’s a restaurant. On February 18, a League of Legends-themed restaurant called Demacia (德玛西亚) opened in the city of Chongqing on the sixth floor of a shopping mall. Staff cosplay and greet visitors by…

Square Enix is working on Kingdom Hearts X [chi], a free-to-play KH browser game for Japan, Siliconera reports

North Korea Propaganda Now Using The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Not content with images of President Obama in a ball of fire, North Korea’s propaganda arm decided to spice up its latest YouTube video the only way it knows how: with video games. In the above clip, shoved out by North Korean propaganda branch Uriminzokkiri, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion theme plays over fiery rhetoric.…

True Story: Darth Vader Got Wicket The Ewok Into Video Games

I was reading the latest issue of Edge on my iPad yesterday when I came across an interview with Warwick Davis, who you may know as the star of Life’s Too Short, but who you’ll probably know for his roles as Wicket W Warrick in Return of the Jedi and Willow in… Willow And in…

Here, Americans, Have $10 Free Credit On The PlayStation Store

American PSN account holders are reportedly getting emails handing out a free $10 credit that can be used on the PlayStation Store. So if you’ve got one and haven’t checked in on it for a while, now would be a good time to do so. It’s almost as though Sony is building hype for something……

Nintendo’s Top Brass Blend Cosplay With Product Announcement

Just in case you didn’t stay up and watch the last Japanese edition of a Nintendo Direct presser, Nintendo of America has translated and re-uploaded this opening segment from it. Why? Because at the start it’s got Nintendo’s two biggest names—president Satoru Iwata and legendary designer Shigeru Miyamoto—messing around in Luigi cosplasy in just about…

How To Advertise A Video Game In A British Tabloid

When hallowed British media institution The Sun partners with a video game publisher for some advertorial, as you can imagine, the results are deftly subtle The pair have managed to combine detailed coverage of Crysis 3 with a tasteful recognition of the broadening demographics of the video game market. How? By putting a blonde former…

Maybe One Day The Assassin Will Actually Be An Eagle

Eddie Bennun is a senior concept artist at Ubisoft, whose most recent finished project was Vita title Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation. He’s currently working on an unannounced game at the publisher. Some other games he’s worked on include the Prince of Persia Trilogy HD re-release and Tom Clancy’s HAWX. You can check out more of…

Here’s a new piece of concept art from The Last of Us, by the supremely-talented Maciej Kuciara

This Entire Music Video Is One Incredible 16-Bit Tribute

Regardless of your thoughts on the merits of YouTube rappers, I’d hope that everyone visiting this site can appreciate the merits of the video for Gowe’s Aurora, which takes a healthy slice of inspiration not just from 16-bit video games, but Paul Robertson’s classic Pirate Baby video as well

Let’s Imagine Seinfeld Was Still Being Made. And Every Episode Was About Video Games.

The best thing on Twitter last year was Modern Seinfeld, a feed that gave 140-character episode outlines as though Seinfeld was still being made today. It was so damn good you could see each episode playing in your head as you read them. Well, there’s also one for video games. It’s called Video Game Seinfeld.…

The Sad Story Of A Man Who’s Selling His Game Collection For Love

Aussie games collector Onur Gonullu has, in just five years, amassed a haul of 550 mostly retro video games, which can be played on over 20 mostly retro video game consoles, from the Famicom to the Master System to the Xbox. He’s spent over $6000, and it’s a collection to be proud of. So it’s…

Well, Somebody Got To See Battlefield 4 Today

Battlefield 4 has yet to be properly, publicly announced. We know it’s coming, because it’s a sure bet EA will make more Battlefield games and because people already know they’re in beta, but nobody has seen the game in action or knows anything about it. Unless you work for GameStop, because you got to see…

If You Like This Song, Consider Voting For Henry

Do you like to vote for things? Do you like kicky jams? Then you will probably like this political ad for Henry Heng, who is running for office in Australia, apparently. This video comes to us via Tracy Lien, and I’m just gonna leave it here for you to ponder. Feel free to discuss Henry,…

Rampant, Careless Use Of Phoenix Downs Can Classify As A Drug Addiction, You Know

I have a problem. You probably do too, if you’re a gamer. I’m talking about the inability to stop using life-restoring phoenix downs. But, that’s just something in a video game. What if they actually existed, what if we could use phoenix downs in real life? They would probably be abused—no different than a drug,…

Watch Woody From Toy Story Sling Hadoukens Around Liberty City

There’s certainly no shortage of funny Grand Theft Auto IV mods out there, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for one more. Here’s Woody from Pixar’s Toy Story movies wreaking havoc on Liberty City by… slinging Hadoukens and Fus Ro Dahs like they’re going out of style. The mod is by [0x80075af], and you…

This Call of Duty Harlem Shake Just Wants The Meme To Die Out Already

Maybe you’re sick of all the Harlem Shake videos (they almost never have the real Harlem Shake, dang it!) This take on the dance by SanchoWest knows your pain, knows it well enough to take matters into its own hands and destroy the jerks that are running the meme into the ground. Boom. Gone. If…

Mario Comes To Life In This Dramatic Speed-Painting

This dramatic piece of Mario art starts as a sketch, but winds up displaying the plumber at his most badass Posted by 8-Bit Ego, this speed-painting is the work of artist Josh Summana, who is doing a new “Heroes” series to accompany his “Bosses” set from last year. Nice. (Thanks, Jehrome and Adel.)

They Want $65,000 To Make An Old-School Point-And-Click Adventure

Some people say that the only real purpose of Kickstarter is to rejuvenate old genres. I have no problem with this. Especially if it leads to cool projects like Mage’s Initiation Mage’s Initiation, a new Kickstarter project designed in the vein of old Sierra point-and-click adventures like Quest for Glory and King’s Quest, looks really…