Killzone‘s Helghast Come to Life in This Amazing Live Action Fan Film

I’ve seen quite a few fan films in my time, but this one blows most out of the water. It’s not surprising to learn that it took the team two years to make this 14-minute beast. As described by creators Infectious Designer, the film above sees a small squad fight against all odds in a…

Skyrim‘s ‘Dragonborn’ DLC Is Official. Here’s The Trailer.

It was hinted before, but now it’s official: this is Dragonborn, the third piece of DLC for Bethesda’s open-world RPG Skyrim. Looks like there are some trippy new areas, though I can’t tell if any of them are from Morrowind, as a previous patch had suggested. Sure looks like they are! Dragonborn is out on…

Wreck-It Ralph Got the #1 High Score For This Weekend’s Movie Box Office

Lots of gamers threw their goodwill towards the various stunts and trailers that Disney spooled out for Wreck-It Ralph, even if they made fun of modern-day games All the hype paid off, with the Disney Animation film pulling in $49.1 million over the weekend, according to Box Office Mojo That makes it the highest grossing…

What’s Mightier Than the Mighty Eagle? Try the Millennium Falcon

Rovio continues to tease the November 8 release of Angry Birds Star Wars on mobile, PC and Mac, this time with a full gameplay trailer that ends with the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs. While Luke, Leia, R2, C3P0, Han, Chewbacca and Ben will be doing the grunt work…

What Facebook is Playing This Week: No Sign of CityVille 2 Yet

While I busy myself playing games like The Grinns Tale and the newly-released CityVille 2, the rest of Facebook mills about the old familiar haunts, munching on candy and clicking up exotic cuisine. This list is quickly growing stale, with the same games as last week appearing this week, only in slightly different order. It…

Assassin’s Creed, You’re Looking a Little…Woody Today

Gamers often complain that their trailers don’t have enough gameplay in them, or too many cinematic sequences, or too many real actors pretending to be video game characters. This clip, for Assassin’s Creed III, has none of the above. Commissioned to run during Adult Swim, it’s got a Robot Chicken vibe as far as the…

Warning: Your iPad Mini May Emit Smoke When Sliced in Half With a Broadsword

I know it’s just an advertisement for ClearPlex screen protectors, but I just can’t stop watching it. This makes me glad I got rid of all my bladed weapons before the babies arrived. The 30 pound Final Fantasy VII Buster Sword in the corner doesn’t count.

Gamer Plays DOTA Instead of Celebrating Anniversary, Gets Hurt In Process

Anniversaries are often important days, particularly those that involve relationships. One gamer in China’s northeastern city of Changchun chose to play DOTA instead of celebrating his anniversary with his girlfriend. Good things did not happen. On Halloween, 27 year-old Zhao and his 26 year-old girlfriend Xiao Qing were supposed to celebrate their two year anniversary…

You Won’t Believe How Shockingly Nerdy This Dating Party Was

Recently, in the city of Kuki, Japan, a speed-dating event was held for otaku (geeks). What made this event unique was that the participants wore masks as they looked for a prospective marriage partner. What better way to fall in love, than with someone with Chimchar on his or her face! In English, the event’s…

Exchange Student: I Love You China, But Your Games Suck

An editorial written by a South Korean exchange student about Chinese online games has been circling the Chinese internets as of late. In his article the author talks about his love for China and all things Chinese, but he delves furthest into his disdain of China’s video games and its gaming industry listing his top…

Germany’s “Pick Up Dog Sh*t” Game Is Coming to Japan

Kackel Dackel, the infamous German game in which a plastic dog craps rainbow turds, is coming to Japan as “Buriwan” for short (the full title is “Burittoderuwan” ブリッとでるワン, with “buri” referring to the noise made while pooping). In case you missed Kackel Dackel when it first raised eyebrows a few years back with this ad,…

Manga Artist Sells Used Sex Toys Online…with Rice

Manga artist Pikupikun is considered a dreamboat by his adoring fans. When not drawing erotic manga, he often posts pictures of himself in the shower or in frilly outfits. And when he’s not doing that, he’s furiously masturbating—something that actually caused him to once miss a publication deadline. Last week, he put not one, but…

Good Thing the PlayStation 2 Didn’t Derail a Japanese Passenger Train

On November 4, a sixty year-old man noticed something suspicious at a railroad crossing in Yabu, Japan: a large black box. He called the police, and an officer showed up on the scene, only to discover the large black box was a PlayStation 2. After the man, who was crossing the railroad tracks, noticed the…

China’s Homegrown Console Still Lives!

China’s first officially not really for video games but really for video games console, the CT510 has received a much needed price drop, sort of. The price drop seemed interestingly timed as the Lenovo-backed eedoo, the people behind the CT510, set up shop across China to lure in consumers. Not only did the price drop…

How Japan’s Nuclear Fears Are Manifested in a Cartoon Character

Many Japanese are anti-nuclear—and for good and obvious reasons. The nuclear disaster at Fukushima has made many question how safe nuclear power is, resulting in the country’s decision to take 48 of its 50 nuclear plants offline. It’s also why the government is pledging to end its dependence on nuclear power in the future. But…

You’ve Probably Never Seen Japanese Beef Promoted Like This

Kagoshima black beef is some of most delicious wagyu Japan has to offer. Most people in Japan probably already know that! Still, to help get the word out, this special character was created. His name is Kagoshima Kuroushi, which means “Kagoshima Black Cattle”. He’s a macho wrestler. Because nothing says delicious Japanese beef like a…

Project Zwei, Shinji Mikami’s upcoming “pure survival horror game”, has an official site. Platform TBA.

Black Ops II Zombies Leak All Over the Internet [Correction]

Footage of Black Ops II Zombies has hit the web. Have a look, courtesy of As discussed by YouTube user xFlandies, gameplay footage of Black Ops II‘s zombie-infested maps made their way to YouTube, but have since been pulled. Videos of Black Ops II Zombies have been making their way online since late last week.…

F**k You, Ugly Pikachu!

Earlier this month, the fifth annual Wenzhou International Animation Festival was held in China. There were cosplayers, anime, and truly frightening Pocket Monster statues. These photos appeared on Taiwanese site CK101, and show how pleased at least one attendee was with the large Pokémon pieces. The statues, which ranged from 2 to 4 meters tall,…

I’m Only Scared of the Dark When it’s Full of Crazy People

We caught a first look at it a couple of weeks back, but here’s a longer, better look at Outlast, an upcoming survival horror game from Red Barrels, a new studio made up of former Assassin’s Creed, Uncharted and Splinter Cell developers. If you’re not a fan of the setting up top, you’ll hopefully like…