Report: Empire Strikes Back Writer Could Be Working On New Star Wars Spinoff

Let the Star Wars rumor mill continue to churn. A couple of weeks ago, rumors suggested that Disney had tapped Empire Strikes Back writer Lawrence Kasdan and X-Men writer Simon Kinberg to write new Star Wars movies. Disney has said they plan to release a new Star Wars every two to three years. But wait!…

This Week’s Windows Phone Charts: Oh How I’ve Missed You, Ilomilo

One of the warmest, most wonderful games I’ve played shows up on this week’s Windows Phone charts, granting me a comforting nostalgic rush and hopefully distracting all of you from noticing I didn’t do the Windows Phone charts last week. Look at how cute those two little guys are. Just look at them. I had…

Go read games writer Jenn Frank’s beautiful, sad tribute to her mother.

9 out of 10 Game Creators Who Praised The Wii U Made a Wii U Launch Game

E3 is a time for a lot of huffery and puffery about video games, much of which turns out to be true—just not all of it The bluster is biggest when a new console is being launched. Promises are made or at least implied. Then the system comes out. So. The Wii U. It just…

Seems Like the Best Version of The Binding of Isaac Will Be Coming to Consoles

Edmund McMillen’s The Binding of Isaac gave players a horrific, addictive roguelike experience when it came out last year. After a planned 3DS release was scuttled, the only place to play the super-tough dungeon crawler has been on PC platforms. But Isaac is being reborn for consoles, with a new edition that packs even more…

Here’s a Monstrous New Way to Celebrate 40 Years of Pong

Celebrating 40 years of Atari’s take on video game tennis, Pong World transforms those primitive paddles into furry animated monsters, because why the hell not? Pong World is the end result of the Pong Indie Developer Challenge, a contest that gave small devs a chance to deliver their take on the game that launched a…

The SNES is Back, And in Four New Pastel (?) Colour Schemes

Lekki, a French company specialising in the restoration and resale of old electronic devices, has recently turned their eyes towards the PAL version of the Super Nintendo console. Fixing old units, cleaning them up and giving them a new coat of paint, they’re not cheap—around €150—but considering the work that’s gone into it, and the…

Here’s Dirty Bomb, A New Multiplayer Shooter From The Folks Behind Brink

Via VG247, here’s a first look at Dirty Bomb, an upcoming PC first-person shooter from Splash Damage, the developers of last year’s Brink, with what looks to be a nuclear twist. Dirty Bomb Splash Damage Trailers [VG247]

Square Enix’s Mecha Lady Game Knocked Offline, Hacking Feared

Smartphone game Galaxy Dungeon is Square Enix’s attempt to mix card-based action with role-playing game elements. The mecha heroines caught the attention of some gamers, and there was some fanfare when it was recently released. Things seemed to be going well for Galaxy Dungeon. Then, there was a bug—a bug that now looks like it…

Angry Birds Star Wars iOS adds 20 new Hoth levels and the Leia bird today. Android, Mac and PC update coming soon.

Here’s Why The New Evangelion Movie Is Surprisingly Realistic

For those of you who saw the first 6 minutes and 38 seconds of the new Evangelion movie, you were treated to scenes of a space battle involving giant biological humanoid… things (the creators at Gainax have emphatically stated that Evas are NOT robots or mechs and should not be called as such). The whole…

Yakuza 5 Is The Most User-Friendly Yakuza Yet

Yakuza 5 is scheduled for release in Japan next week and the developers at Sega are in full PR mode. Executive producer Toshihiro Nagoshi and producer Masayoshi Yokoyama spoke to Weekly Famitsu in a pre-release interview to talk about the latest in the Yakuza franchise. As the 5th numbered Yakuza game, the development has had…

This Isn’t Plastic Surgery, It’s Nightmare Fuel

Kids these days! With their computers and fancy software, they get up to all kinds of fun, doing things like freaking out the internet, for example. Oh to be young! Earlier this year, it was a bit of a thing in China for teens to post altered photos of themselves with pointy chins and enormous…

This Gundam Model Looks Right Out Of The Anime. Literally.

Model making is a hobby for all ages. In Japan, the most prominent genre of models is Gundam models, otherwise known in Japan as Gunpla (GUNdam + PLAstic models). Most model builders usually try to make their creations as realistic as possible, sometimes complete with realistic environments to create fantastic dioramas. Others sometimes go the…

Jailed ArmA 3 developers sent a letter from prison (via Eurogamer).

Lazy People Can Play Real Arcade Games and Win Real Prizes in Real Time

Claw games, crane games, U.F.O. Catchers—whatever you want to call them—are iconic arcade machines. Unlike many other arcade games, claw games don’t get ported. They do now. Netch or “Net Catcher” is an online claw game that isn’t only real time, it’s real. On the site, there are a couple different crane games offering different…

Don’t Build This Model Gun if You Plan on Committing Crimes

In sci-fi anime Psycho-Pass, authorities take out individuals with a high probability to commit crimes. Their weapons of choice to suppress precrime are called the “Dominator” (above) and can only be used on those likely to do illegal deeds. As Otaku News pointed out, Japanese gun model maker Poseidon produced this full-scale Dominator model. A…

Soon, You Can Eat Kentucky Fried Chicken on Japan Airlines

Airplane food sucks, especially in coach. Even when it’s good, it’s so bad. No wonder Japanese air carrier JAL is looking beyond traditional sky meals. JAL wants its meals to be finger lickin’ good. Literally. From December to next February, JAL is collaborating with KFC for what it’s calling “AIR Kentucky Fried Chicken.” Clever! Japanese…

DRM Goes Haywire, Drops Skull & Crossbones on Game Sprites

Game Maker is a useful tool for indie developers, allowing them to craft simple games made from 2D sprites. Over the weekend, it got a whole lot less useful, as the program’s digital rights management system went haywire, branding many people’s artwork with a giant skull and crossbones. That’s normally the punishment for when the…

Well, Planetside 2 Looks Like One Enormous Murder Simulator

The whole point of Planetside 2 is that it’s a big shooter. Even by Battlefield or ArmA II standards, it’s enormous. Big maps, even bigger battles. To give you an idea of just how big, take a look at this amazing video. This is apparently 100% “organic”, in that none of the actions were staged…