Bust Your Neck On 36 New Trials Evolution Tracks

Today Ubisoft teased the Origin of Pain DLC pack coming to Trials Evolution this fall on XBLA for 400 Microsoft Points. If the user-generated maps weren’t enough for you, this DLC pack brings you 36 new tracks, as well as new editor objects to play around with and a new BMX bike to ride around…

Let’s See All The Cool New Stuff In The StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Beta

This is what I’m doing today while I wait for Blizzard to extend me an invitation to the beta for StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. Watching other people play StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Here’s Husky, one of my favorite YouTubers and one of the best announcers in eSports, playing and talking over…

PS2 KillzoneIs Getting an HD Upgrade For PS3

Sony will release a boxed set of all three console Killzone games on October 23 for $40, the company revealed today, saying the first one, which was made for the PlayStation 2, will be getting a 720p upgrade. This is just the latest in PS3 bundles. Previously, Sony has sold God of War, Ratchet &…

See the Origins of Dishonored’s Awesomely Ominous Game Design in This New Trailer

Dishonored is promising a lot. The upcoming first-person game from Arkane Studios will supposedly offer up its stealth, strategy and combat options in accordance to how you want to play the game. In this new trailer, Arkane leads Harvey Smith and Rafaël Colantonio are joined by their fellow creators to talk about making Dishonored‘s world…

This Week’s Nintendo Download Travels Back in Time For A Classic Version of Prince of Persia. Also: Goat-Stacking.

Listen, I love Prince of Persia. With all that lovely animation and derring-do, Jordan Mechner’s adventure games are well-loved for good reason. For those wanting to re-visit PoP’s charms, the Wii Virtual Console get the 1992 SNES version. But, guys: this Crazy Hunter game that appears in this week’s Nintendo Download looks absolutely bizarre. Apparently…

Skyrim‘s New DLC Is Great—If You Like Doing Chores

There are four types of video game players, says Richard Bartle: the Explorer, the Socializer, the Killer, and the Achiever. The names are rather self-explanatory: the Explorer loves to wander; the Socializer loves to chat; the Killer loves to compete; and the Achiever loves to rack up points and trophies, even when they might seem…

Mike Fahey is out this morning! So in his place, there’s this. Go to 5:14—watch it!

A Game with Truly Ugly Characters Is a 3DS Hit

Kobito Dukan, those ugly troll characters, got their own 3DS game. And that game had insane box art. And the game itself looked okay, fun even as you attempt to catch those little characters and make your own field guide. But those little characters? They look like a dog’s breakfast. But as fugly as the…

Hatsune Miku Boosts Vita Sales, But She May Not Be Back For An Encore

It’s no secret that the PS Vita has been struggling. Numbers have consistently shown the portable console to be underselling its predecessor, the PSP, on an almost weekly basis. As has been pointed out in the past, the key to a hit console is to have hit games, and just as if to drive point…

The Voice of Kingdom Hearts‘ Riku Will Soon Appear in a “Nude Men” Special Issue

There’s an assumption that only women appearing in revealing magazine spreads in Japan. That’s incorrect! Hunky dudes do, too. Hunky dudes like video game voice actor Mamoru Miyano. The 29-year old has done a lot of voice work. He debuted as the voice of Riku in Kingdom Hearts, before moving on to the character of…

The history of Resident Evil in unnerving website form. Enjoy?

Release the iPhone 5 and We’ll Sue You, Warns Chinese Company

Um. Okay. Deep breath. The folks behind the Goophone i5, the Android-powered iPhone 5 clone, are threatening to sue Apple if the California-based tech giant releases the iPhone 5 and if it looks like the Goophone i5. Or something. This is probably a publicity stunt—one with a mind boggling YouTube video. The reason why Goophone…

How Halo 4 Is Now Pissing Off Rabid Japanese Fans

Master Chief is one of video gaming’s icons. Much like Mario and Sonic, the Halo series protagonist has become a video game company poster child. However, with the upcoming release of Halo 4, many Japanese gamers are not happy with how the helmeted gun-toting warrior is sounding. On August 24th, Soutaro Tojima, the audio director…

Models Sure Love Wearing Mai Shiranui’s Clothes

The iconic outfit of fighting game character Mai Shiranui has become the standard, de rigueur threads. It’s not the standard for gamers, but for models. In Asia—especially China and Taiwan—models keep popping in non-gaming related events dressed as the SNK fighting game character. So whether its car shows or book signings, Mai Shiranui continues to…

In This Assassin’s Creed, You Build Cities and Then FIGHT

There have been a bunch of those Assassin’s Creed spin-off games. But this newly revealed one offers a new spin. It’s a strategy sim. Dubbed Assassin’s Creed: Utopia, the game is set during America’s colonial era and allows players to build their 17th century colony—and then, watch it flourish over 150 years, right up to…

Capcom is releasing a slew of Japanese social games that feature some of its most famous characters.

The Most Graphic Banana Parfait Japan Has Ever Seen

Popular in Japan, parfait is a tasty treat. And you know what’s good in parfait? Bananas. Except in the Japanese city of Akita, where banana parfait is very, very bad. This “banana parfait” photo has gone viral in Japan. The dish was served up in front of Akita Station in Akita Prefecture. Price: ¥180. Memory?…

Is This Korean Rabbit a Rip-Off? Guess Not!

Since 1955, Miffy has delighted children. The character has also delighted graphic designers and illustrators who seem to have been influenced by Dick Bruna’s work. Take Hello Kitty (and her friends)—they look like Miffy, no? While his work is popular in Asia, Bruna has continuously voiced his dislike for Hello Kitty—the Japanese cat’s rabbit friend…

Phoenix Wright Is Back For Ace Attorney 5, But Where’s His Usual Cohort?

Phoenix Wright is coming back to the courtroom (what ever happened to Apollo?) in the upcoming Ace Attorney 5 for the 3DS, but his trusty companion, Maya, may not be with him. Screenshots released from Capcom show the defense lawyer back from his time off as a poker player and pianist to “fulfill a promise.”…

Today, remote play is coming to God of War Collection, GoW HD & GoW II HD, ICO, Shadow of the Colossus & TOKYO JUNGLE