Retromags has the first 150 issues of dearly departed Nintendo Power in digital format, perfect for teary remembrance.

Holy Crap, Grand Theft Auto V Looks Gorgeous

These new screenshots for Grand Theft Auto V, which Rockstar will release at some point to be announced on some consoles to be announced, are absolutely stunning Parachuting (pictured below) isn’t new to the series; The Ballad of Gay Tony downloadable content added it to Grand Theft Auto IV. [And San Andreas had it too,…

Cliff Bleszinski’s Perfect Eulogy for Nintendo Power

After news broke yesterday that Nintendo Power seems all but doomed as a print publication and may be finished outright, I reached out to the biggest fan of Nintendo Power that I know of: Epic Games’ Cliff Bleszinski. Yes, before he led the creation of Gears of War, worked on Unreal Tournament and became one…

My Self-Defiant Passion for Dishonored Captured in One Single Screen

I have never played Dishonored. The entirety of my exposure to it has been articles posted on Kotaku. I it places an emphasis on stealth, which I generally avoid. I also know that, should I play it, I will be treated to magnificent sights such as this one, and that’s more than enough to get…

Jaywalking Insanity Combated with Mario and Frogger

Jaywalking is a big problem in China. One news station decided to use Frogger (or rather, a Frogger clone) and some Mario music to show that jaywalking is not the best idea! In the new clip, you can see folks walk across several lanes of traffic Edmonton Rd. in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. Scary stuff. As…

“Vulgar” Sculpture Does Not Depict Pig Sex

Get your mind out of the gutter! Just because one pig is flashing a pig boob and another pig seems to be…that doesn’t mean you are looking at sculpted stone porking. Located in Zhengzhou, this Chinese statue is making many blush. According to ShanghaiIst, some are even calling it “vulgar” and dubbing the piece “hooligan…

This $22,000 TV Makes Blu-ray Look Bad

Remember when Blu-ray first came out? And Sony was trumpeting it (and the PS3) as the paramount of HD clarity? Well, yes, Blu-ray still looks fantastic. Thing is, this LG TV just looks fantasticer. Today, LG unveiled a new LCD-TV in South Korea. According to The Wall Street Journal, it’s 84-inches across and boasts a…

Sony Closes One of the Oldest Video Game Developers in the World

Sony Liverpool, a studio with one of the longest and proudest track records in video game history, has been closed. While this is sad news at the best of times, what makes this particularly devastating for the British industry (and older gamers) is the fact that Sony Liverpool, once known as Psygnosis, have been around…

Dead or Alive‘s Sexualized Females Aren’t Going Anywhere

Dead or Alive isn’t only about curvy ladies. It’s a proper fighting game. But some might not like—or cannot get pass—DOA’s hyper sexualized female fighters. What does Team Ninja, DOA‘s developer, think about those reactions? Team Ninja head ninja Yosuke Hayashi told website MCV that the goal is to make the female characters look “as…

This Chewing Gum Sounds More Disgusting Than It Is

Ask any certified snackologist, and they’ll tell you: Yes, coffee has successfully been integrated into countless snacks and sweets. But this chewing gum isn’t just coffee flavored. That would be old hat to a snackster like me. We’ve been there. Oh no, this is coffee jelly flavored chewing gum. But does this desert favorite work…

Square Enix launched a teaser site with lightning for its new Final Fantasy XIII game with…Lightning.

Holy Crap, an Army of Robots Ready To Slice Your Noodles

A Chinese cook is the brains behind these noodle-slicing robots. Japanese superhero Ultraman inspired the appearance, but necessity inspired the concept: last year, the cook needed help slicing the Northern Chinese dish “knife cut noodles” and created a robot friend to pitch in. Now, the cook is mass-producing the robots—robots with pissed-off eyebrows—and selling them…

A Topless Fashion Model Makes This Commercial More than Memorable

That’s model Stav Strashko strutting about for the Toyota Auris. The Ukrainian-born Tel Aviv resident has made waves in the modeling world for his striking, androgynous good looks. And now Stav’s doing the same for Toyota. Japanese mass media and popular culture seem more than open to individuals who cross gender roles or shake them…

The Little People Make This Metal Gear Model Cool

This Metal Gear Rex plastic model kit from figure maker Kotobukiya might not look so impressive if you compare it to the insane (and huge) Rex figure from ThreeA. But this Kotobukiya version has more than a Rex. It also has little people. That’s right, the 1/100 scale comes with teeny-tiny Metal Gear characters: Liquid…

This November in Japan, Vita title Hot Shots Golf 6 is coming to the PS3 with Move support.

Just Like That, Dead or Alive‘s Kasumi Comes Alive

Kasumi is one of the most iconic characters in Japanese gaming. Her ninja outfit in its various colors is instantly recognizable. She isn’t merely in Dead or Alive; she is Dead or Alive. What makes great Kasumi cosplay great is that it doesn’t merely rely on the character’s curvy physique, but also pulls off the…

Max Payne 3, Now Available in Black & White

Taking a page from LA Noire’s case notes, Rockstar’s Max Payne 3 will on August 28 be adding something called “Noir Mode”, which is a tidy term for “playing the game in black & white”. It fits with the game’s noir overtones, I guess, but given so much of Max Payne 3 is spent in…

Borderlands Commercial Leads to Fake 1989 Violence

It’s not the most obvious way to market a game (especially since it can’t really mention Borderlands 2), but where Gearbox (or their British PR helpers) miss out on conspicuousness they more than make up for with wardrobe authenticity.

Someone’s Making, Basically, a Boardwalk Empire Video Game

It lacks the official license, of course, but Omerta: City of Gangsters is a game based on (or cashing in on) HBO’s awesome series in all but name. Currently in development at Tropico devs Haemimont Games, Omerta outlines the game as “Starting with small jobs, his character recruits a gang and expands his empire by…

Turn That Old, Silver DS Into a Bright Orange Game Boy

Reader Maarten, from the Bureau voor Gamers, sent us this cool project he and his team recently completed, turning an old Nintendo DS “phat” into what’s basically a more modern model of the Game Boy. It’s not the most complex of hack jobs I’ve ever seen, seeing as all they’ve really done is remove the…