China’s Board Game Magazines Are Totally Not Just About Board Games

China’s one of the few places in the world where print media is still being consumed by the masses. Part of the reason for that is the State running most (if not all) media. Because China still consumes print, I am able to show off one of China’s more interesting geek-chic publications, China’s Board Games…

Domino’s Pizza Is Giving Out Truly Bizarre Discounts in Japan

Japanese people love pizza. The three most popular delivery restaurants that duke it out for the country’s pizza pie preferences are Napoli Pizza, Pizza Hut, and Domino’s. But as of today, Domino’s might get more business thanks to an amazingly odd discount campaign. You can get 25 percent off your delivery if you have one…

South Korea’s “Too Sexy” MMO Is Heading Westward

Queen’s Blade is a South Korean developed MMO. The motif is science fiction—and skimpy outfits. No wonder Japanese bulletin board 2ch is already calling it “too sexy” for the game’s unabashed fan service. This Queen’s Blade is not to be confused with the Japanese Queen’s Blade franchise. It’s from Liveplex, the Korean studio behind Dragona…

14 Year-old Swallows Pencil Lead To Escape Internet Addiction Clinic

Sent to an internet addiction rehabilitation center for, well, being addicted to the internet, 14 year-old Chen Wei (a pseudonym) couldn’t take the treatment at the center. So much so that he tried to kill himself to escape. Chen Wei from Wuhan, Hubei province, was “addicted” to online multiplayer games. Not sure what to do…

Japan’s Most Talented Pro-Gamer Is Now Appearing in a Japanese Manga

As far as Street Fighter players go, they don’t get much bigger than Daigo Umehara. He has an endorsement with peripheral maker Mad Catz, and he even authored a book. But it doesn’t stop there. He recently popped up in a Japanese manga. But not just any manga! According to this Japanese blog, Umehara is…

The Japanese version of Animal Crossing: New Leaf appears to have an infinite item duplicating glitch.

Now This Is How You Do Chun-Li Cosplay

Back when Kotaku asked who pulled off the best Chun-Li cosplay, there seems to have been one glaring omission: this. *applause* The gentleman who donned this Chun-Li should have been front and center in our round-up. Did I say gentleman? Sorry, I meant hero Chun-Li Cosplay [Cheezburger via Pony Effect] Kotaku East is your slice…

In Japan, Little Plastic Figures Make Lovely Portraits

Screw traditional portraits! Who wants that when you can get a miniature figure of yourself, right? That’s exactly what people in Japan can soon get. But don’t expect them to overtake traditional photos anytime soon. What’s being dubbed the “world’s first”, the Omote 3D Shashin Kan is a portrait studio that scans your likeness and…

Pinch Me, I’m Excited About Halo 4’s DLC

Excited? About DLC? I’d normally rather throw myself under a bus, seeing as 90% of the stuff is usually over-priced fluff, but 343 look to be putting a ton of effort into Halo 4’s fancy Spartan Ops game mode. An episodic series of co-op and multiplayer experiences, I knew they’d have some sort of narrative…

Bad Things Happen When Team Fortress 2’s Medic Loses His Bird

Zachariah Scott, a cinematic designer at BioWare, may have an unfair advantage when it comes to Source Filmmaker clips, seeing as he’s not exactly an amatuer, but whatever. If professional videos are what we get when professionals use the tool, then we’re all winners. In this clip, TF2’s Medic has an…episode after the loss of…

Zombie Iron Man Thirsts For Brains, Booze

I’d like to think that a zombie Iron Man, retaining at least some small part of Tony Stark, would shamble around searching liquour cabinets and bars. Any brains or human flesh he’d find there would be just a bonus. These images are the work of cosplay photographer Adam Jay, while the man—or what remains of…

It’s Like a Reference Book. Only, For Halo’s Spartans.

I have a long-standing love of old-fashioned reference books. Like, the ones where the whole thing, cover-to-cover, is devoted entirely to illustrations of, say, Napoleonic cavalry uniforms. One day I’ll sort out just what that fetish means, but in the meantime, I’m going to indulge it with these pieces of Halo 4 concept art by…

The Next American Flag Could Look a Little Different

The citizens of Puerto Rico have voted in favour of becoming the 51st State of the Union. It doesn’t mean they necessarily will soon, or will ever be granted such status, but it’s a sure step on the road to trying. If they succeed, as has happened a few times previously in American history, the…

There Was a Novel Based on 1994’s X-Com

I never saw this on a shelf as kid. I know this, because if I had, I’d have bought it RPS’ Alec Meer has just put down the paperback adaptation of Microprose’s 1994 strategy classic X-Com: UFO Defense (or UFO: Enemy Unknown), this year remade as XCOM, and while he reports it’s a bit of…

A GameSpot report says that GameStop’s Australian branch is “bullying” retailers.

The Future of Minecraft is You (and Your Mods)

Being a colossal smash and money printing machine, there’s not much more that can be done to Minecraft to make it more successful. So it’s good to hear it’s developers aren’t really trying. Instead of continually adding new stuff to the game from their end, Mojang has decided that the future of the game lies…

You Don’t Need a Multipass For This Incredible Cosplay

Fifth Element? Dissidia? A gender-bending Dragon Age outfit? What a week it’s been for awesome cosplay. Yup, below you’ll find a dude dressed as Dragon Age’s Morrigan. And it totally works. As does everything else in an unusually strong week for the feature. To see the larger pics in all their glory (or so you…

The Wii U’s Menu Music is New-Age Synthesised Bliss

Had a rough day at work? Too many bills to pay? Husband/wife been yelling at you for something/nothing? You need to relax. With your Wii U. And its menu music. The last few Nintendo machines, the Wii especially, were what I’d call “whimsical”. This, this is “scientifically engineered to calm you the f**k down”. Above…

Valve Mentions its “Next Gen” Game Engine (Again)

Valve’s Source engine has been running most of the company’s games for around a decade now, but despite some wizardry being performed on games like Left 4 Dead 2 and Portal 2, it’s starting to show its age. Which is probably why the company is starting to ramp up the number of times it mentions…

The Week in Games: Black is Back

Black Ops II is this week’s glamor release, and has been for a very long time. LEGO Lord of the Rings, Just Dance 4 and RIFT: Storm Legion make it a varied week for new video games. You’ll also notice a ton of Wii U titles hitting shelves. You can’t yet play them, but they’re…