Thirteen Minutes of FFXIV: A Realm Reborn Shaky-Cam Gameplay

Here’s some gameplay footage of the relaunched Final Fantasy XIV. The presentation shows off some of the game’s drag and drop inventory system as well as jumping. Yes, jumping! First Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Gameplay Footage [Siliconera]

How Modern Japanese Ruins Inspired a Computer Game

“Haikyo” are abandoned buildings—ruins. Last year, a couple ex-BioShock developers read an account by Gakuranman.com of exploring a haikyo. It inspired their new indie game Gone Home, a game that revolves around exploration, instead of cheap scares. The house featured on Gakuranman has since been known as “The Royal House”. Steve Gaynor on the Gone…

Online Dating Game Lets You Steal Other People’s Virtual Girlfriends (And Lets Them Steal Yours)

Relationships can be difficult and unstable; even virtual ones. The wizards at Tea Time have taken the dating world online, proving that just because a game doesn’t have swords or guns doesn’t mean there isn’t conflict and war. Tea Time, the makers of the virtual upskirt and other interactive NSFW technology, have a game that…

Mega Man Breadcrumbs and Utter Contempt

Earlier today, Capcom announced a new Mega Man game. Usually if Capcom announces a new Mega Man game, I’d do a proper post. But no, not for this game. It’s not a proper Mega Man game. Instead, Capcom is releasing a Mega Man social game for iOS. Look, social games are fine. iOS games are…

I Wonder How Little Putin Looks with His Shirt Off

Go ahead. Gaze into Mr. Putin’s eyes. What do you see? I see a figure from Hong Kong toy maker DiD. You might get a sense of Putin’s soul. Regardless, here’s a collectible Putin. He comes with two flags, a wooden podium, alternate outfits—and more. The Putin figure will be out this September. Let the…

Schoolgirl Cosplayers Reborn as Pastel Haired Popstars!

Just as Comic Market (aka “Comiket”) wraps up in Japan, several of the country’s most popular cosplayers—Enako, Akira Itsuki, and Kuroneko—are releasing their singing debut for Sony Music’s DefSTAR Records label. Their group is called “Panache!”, and the concept behind the trio is that it’s a mix of 2D and 3D—in short, the concept is…

Capcom announces a new Mega Man. It’s a social game. For iOS. Yep.

Chinese Farmer Is Both Luke Skywalker and Iron Man

Sun Jifa lost both hands while constructing a homemade bomb. The explosive was to be used for blast fishing, but accidentally went off. Unable to work on his family farm and unable to afford pricey prosthetic limbs, the 51 year-old came up with a plan: build the arms himself. For eight years, Sun toiled, constructing…

I Still Can’t Believe How Good-Looking This PC “Shooter” Is

Call of Duty be damned, there’s only one game involving army men that I’m interested in this year, and that’s Bohemia Interactive’s upcoming ArmA III. The more I see of this game, the more I cannot believe that it can look this good while being a single enormous, open-world island, with super-realistic physics bolted on…

Shake Your Mouse to Break Your Mind

There’s not much to Staggering Beauty. Just an instruction to shake vigorously and a warning that those prone to epileptic fits should avoid. Both things to be heeded. It’s the work of artist pals George & Jonathan, whose other work you can check out here Staggering Beauty [Site]

This Amazing Footage Shows We Probably Need More Bird Of Prey Video Games

We’ve got games that put you inside the eyeballs of men, and inside the cockpit of aircraft, but rarely do we get to venture into hte space in between. Slower, and lower, but because of that often a lot more fun. I’m talking about birds, who aside from some seagulls in Wind Waker I rarely…

Here’s a fascinating story on how the global economy is, at one level, just one giant game of Tetris.

Mortal Kombat Heading to (Japanese) Arcades?

The latest Mortal Kombat may be conspicuous in its absence from arcades in the West, but there are reports surfacing that the game may indeed be making an appearance in coin-op form. Only, in Japan. Some images have surfaced claiming to be of a Mortal Kombat arcade unit on location testing, and while the presence…

Let’s All Read The Very First Issue of Nintendo Power

Designer Eoin Stanley, who we featured a little while ago on Total Recall, doesn’t just archive beautiful old Nintendo logos. He’s also got on ice something more informative; namely, the entirety of the very first issue of Nintendo Power. It’s not his – it appears to have belonged to a young Mr. Jeremy Salsman –…

The Inside Story of the Making of Warcraft, Part 2

Luke’s Note: We’re joined again tonight by Patrick Wyatt, a games development legend and former Blizzard executive who has played a big role in the success of games like StarCraft, Diablo and Guild Wars. This is the second part (you can read the first instalment here) of his insider’s story of the making of Warcraft,…

Castle Crashers is Coming to the PC!

Castle Crashers, the awesome side-scrolling brawler that’s a lot older than most of us probably realise, is getting a third lease on life with the announcement of a PC port. Developers Behemoth revealed today at GamesCom that the game, which was released on Xbox 360 in 2008 and PS3 in 2010, will be coming to…

An RTS That Looks Truly Different. And Lets You Throw Asteroids.

Planetary Annihilation is an in-development strategy game from Uber Studios that, unlike most other entries in the field we see these days, is trying something genuinely different While its promise of truly global warfare looks a little like Spore, and in terms of scale it reminds me a little of Total Annihilation, the way its…

Exclusive: The Art of Persona 4

Occupying a strange space between Final Fantasy, Bully and Neon Genesis, the Persona series has grown into something of a cult phenomenon in the West. Part of that is down to its unique premise, sure, but another is the series’ bold and memorable visual identity. Even for those who could accuse all anime of looking…

Sins Publisher Accuses Former Employee of Deleting Everything Before She Quit

Sometimes when you leave a job, it’s mutual, and everything’s cool! Other times, you may want to feel the need to punch out with a little “fuck you” scrawled on your former place of employ. That can be fine, sometimes, but there are limits. And Stardock, the publisher of Sins of a Solar Empire, are…

When I See the Blitz Coming, I Audible to a Dragon Shout

Review copies of Madden NFL 13 arrived today. EA Sports usually sends out funny premiums with its review guides, like it did with a yardage book for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13. This year, they included a quarterback wristband—the kind you see Peyton Manning or Aaron Rodgers flipping up and staring at during a two-minute…