The Yakuza Live-Action Movie is Black Comedy Gold

In 2007 Japanese director Miike Takashi made a live-action film adaptation of the first game in the Yakuza series: Yakuza: Like A Dragon. Despite living in Japan and being a fan of Miike’s work, I had never really gotten around to seeing the movie even in the five years since it came out. But with…

Cosplaying Comedian Says No to Marijuana

Sakura-Saki Inagaki isn’t your typical comedian. She dresses as Asuka Langley from Neon Genesis Evangelion. She isn’t only a cosplaying entertainer. She’s a cosplaying entertainer who doesn’t want you to smoke drugs. For the past few years, the Osaka Pharmaceutical Association has printed and distributed pamphlets depicting Inagaki, crossing her arms in an “X”, the…

Namco Bandai launched a teaser site for what looks like a motorcycle game.

See Yakuza 5’s Street Brawling, Taxi Driving, and Drum Playing in Action

After four main games and two spin-offs, you probably have a pretty good idea of what to expect from Yakuza 5: weapon-filled brawling action across Japan’s major metropolitan areas. While brutal and cinematic, the brawling aspect is only the smallest part of what you can do in Yakuza 5. Many side activities return from past…

Russia’s Method of Destroying Fake Chinese iPhones Is Interesting

Over 120 fake iPhone 4 and 4s handsets were confiscated in the Amur region of Russia. According to website English Russia, the country usually bulldozes pirated discs. This time, authorities decided to bulldoze the phones. A Chinese national brought the handsets into Russia, but did not have proof that they were genuine. He was fined…

Square Enix launched a teaser site. Is it a FFV remake? A FFVI remake?

This Iron Man Helmet Was Made of Grapefruit. For a Cat.

Cat cosplay is a thing. We’ve proven this over and over and over. So don’t be totally surprised by this! Be amazed. At once, the above photo is both totally adorable and completely badass. Nice sculpting work, too. In case you are wondering, the grapefruit is what’s called in English a pomelo. It’s a large…

Snow Dicks and Cute Characters: Winter Hijinks Cover Tokyo.

Yesterday a snow storm blew through Tokyo, blanketing the metropolis in white. For Tokyo, this was the first snowfall of 2013, and residents did not let the opportunity for some winter fun pass them by. Creative types sculpted nude torsos, sea creatures, and of course numerous manga, anime, and video game characters. Then, there were…

You’ve Never Heard Of The Guy Writing The Assassin’s Creed Movie

The Assassin’s Creed movie has a writer, according to The Hollywood Reporter, and that writer is Michael Lesslie. Who you’ve probably never heard of. He wrote a big play in London called Prince of Denmark, as well as a few short films. And… that’s about it for this. Lesslie joins Michael Fassbender on the team,…

Time For Your Late-Night Pokémon Creep-Out

Let’s just say this is a story about what happens to the Pokemon left behind and leave it at that. Wait, no. Let’s also say this is creepy as hell, and that you’ve been warned. OK, we’ll leave it at that The Pokemon Hoarder [00mosama00, via Go Nintendo]

Crusader Kings II Has The Best Patch Notes

You may have noticed. I like Crusader Kings II. I like it a lot. But I like it for all kinds of reasons, many of which I didn’t get space, or time, to dwell on last year. Like the way that, very quietly, the game has been continually and fundamentally updated by the development team…

There Was A Genesis Version Of Super Mario World (Huh, What?)

It wasn’t official, of course, but thanks to the magic of bootleg cartridges, there was indeed a version of Nintendo’s classic platformer ported to Sega’s rival console. The game is a little janky, and missing some features altogether (no Yoshi, for example), but as you can see, there’s some kind of Super Mario World experience…

Real Mario Kart Race Features Working Weapons, Items (And Even Chain Chomp)

Science/tech nerds Waterloo Labs, who are no strangers to Mario projects, have truly outdone themselves this time with the creation of a real-life game of Mario Kart Transforming four regular karts, they feature weapon launchers. But that’s just the start of the “realness”. Strung up over the course were item boxes which would be scanned,…

How Did They Know I’m A Sucker For Space Strategy Games Starring Animals?

There are certain parts of the internet today that got very excited about Star Drive, an upcoming 4X space game. They’re excited because, a long time after the game was little but a twinkle in its developer’s eyes, it’s shaping up to be everything a nostalgic 90’s gamer/serious space nerd is looking for. Seeing as…

Shake That Ass, Marcus Fenix. Shake It Like There’s No Tomorrow.

This video is actually from all the way back in 2008, but was only just posted on the website of Epic Games. It was made by Tal Peleg, a fan whose skills with animation eventually landed him work in the games business, first on Dead Space 2 and now with Uncharted developers Naughty Dog. I…

The Incredible Art Of Maciej Kuciara, Who’s Worked On The Last Of Us, Cyberpunk & Crysis

Maciej Kuciara is one of the most talented concept artist on the planet. And you’re about to see just why. He’s worked for a number of high-profile companies and clients over the years, including stints at Crytek (Crysis series), CD Projekt (Cyberpunk), Blur (Halo 4’s launch trailer) and Naughty Dog (The Last of Us, for…

How To Solve Problems, If You Are Gandalf

Flowcharts sure can be helpful. They allow us to break down life’s challenges in a logical way. They can help us decide what to eat, or whether or not to ask our friends to give us a loan. And, if we’re a wizard in Middle Earth, they can help decide whether to call in the…

Beijing Is So Smoggy Right Now It Looks Like Blade Runner

Eric has compared the dangerous smog in Beijing to Silent Hill. Fair based on the pics available yesterday, sure, but new images show things look far worse, especially when the sun starts to go down. Unless you’re a Blade Runner fan. That image up top is not a still from Ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic. Nor…

Is This Photographic Proof That DmC‘s Dante Has No Man-Parts?

I’ve been enjoying DmC: Devil May Cry, Ninja Theory’s reboot of Capcom’s violent, venerable dude-juggling series. Evan likes it, too I even like protagonist Dante’s total makeover as a brown-haired, sexy as eff guy, all swagger and sword-swinging. But could it be… (HARD-HITTING INDUSTRY NEWS ALERT)… that the dude has no penis? This video, posted…

Clearly, The Time Is Right For A Great Jurassic Park Game

Over the last couple of weeks, Jurassic Park has been just about everywhere. On websites. On social media. Beneath the earth, frozen in amber. We’ve all got Jurassic fever, and it’s been wonderful I blame Far Cry 3 for my own Jurassic fixation. That game’s lush island setting is just begging for some dinosaurs. And…