My Weekend At A Furry Convention

There is a story my friend Daphny likes to tell. She calls it one of the worst experiences of her life. It involves shrooms, furries and intense paranoia. The first time she told it to me was last summer, while laying on the grass in downtown Berkeley. For some reason, years ago, she thought it…

I Can’t Believe This Awesome Action RPG is the Work of One Man

This entire game is the work of developer Dong-kyu Kim. He developed the story, revolving around a lone warrior in Ancient China battling hordes of demonic undead. He created the sharp anime visuals. He composed the music. He built an expansive freemium game with the feel of a Dynasty Warriors title and a brilliantly simple…

“Home Turf” for DC Universe Online Lets You Build Your Own Super Hideout

It’s been a good long while since I last logged into DC Universe Online. I forget where I left my villain—he’s probably standing in the rafters at Club L’Excellence. Home Turf, however, a DLC expansion SOE announced yesterday with this video, might get me to return. And the good news is that, despite what that…

Three Developer Tips for Temple Run 2 Success

Now that Stephen Totilo has painstakingly researched the best way to control Temple Run 2 (now available on Android), it’s time to get down to business. You know how to jump, dodge and slide, but do you know how to truly excel? The fine folks at Imangi Studios have shared three tips for racking up…

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is coming to the PlayStation Network next Tuesday. $10.

In Between Mario and Zelda, Nintendo Showed Off Their Weirdest Use of the Wii U GamePad Yet

Yesterday, Nintendo announced a lot of big bombshells. A Wind Waker remake, a bizarre Fire Emblem–Shin Megami Tensei crossover, promises of new Mario and Mario Kart games at this year’s E3. It was a hell of a morning for Wii U owners. Lost among the shuffle was this bizarre-looking new Wii Party game, promised for…

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.