Grand Theft Auto-Style Antics Wreak Havoc On Japanese Streets

A 39-year-old man was arrested in Japan’s Fukuoka Prefecture after deciding to go on a rampage that can only be described as Grand Theft Auto-esque. Like in the popular games, 39-year-old Kaoru Koga went around Fukuoka City hopping from stolen car to stolen car, going on hit-and-runs and leaving six individuals with minor injuries. His…

Pause Button Pressed For PS3 Hacker Case

The PS3 hacker case has been pushed back to an unspecified later date. It was pushed back due to “jurisdictional confusion”, reports website GamesIndustry

I Choose You, Mechanical Killing Machine Pikachu!

Would Pokémon even need trainers if they could be summoned in gigantic mechanical battle suits? By Alexey “Karanak” Pyatov”

Vintage Gaming Collection Washed Away In Aussie Floods

Over the past week, large areas of Australia’s eastern seaboard have been ravaged by floods. Billions of dollars worth of damage has been done, and sitting quietly amidst that tally is this man’s retro gaming hardware collection. Aussie collector NFG’s house in Queensland was among those affected, flood waters getting into his home and destroying…

2 Years Later, Broken Xbox 360 Game Gets Fixed

One of the greatest arcade shooters ever got mangled to hell when it was brought to the Xbox 360. Two years later, the game is finally getting patched up. ‘Bout time. Bullet hell shooter DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou stormed into Japanese arcades back in 2002. When the game’s developer, Tokyo-based Cave, was looking for one…

Shooting Zombies Is Harder Than It Looks

Those plucky survivors in zombie games always make killing zombies look easy. But just how easy is it to nail headshots against a wave of ravenous flesh-eaters when the guns are real? In this video, part of Rooster Teeth’s great Immersion series, two men with firearms experience show that if you already know how to…

A $2,000 Wetsuit Fit For Giant Mechas

Neon Genesis Evangelion wetsuits aren’t only for nerdy Japanese celebrities. You too can take a dip in the ocean with one. That is, if you’ve got two grand to squander. Neon Genesis Evangelion is a hugely popular anime franchise that also consists of manga and video games. The series follows the adventures of young mecha…

3DS Games Go Black For Grown Ups

Nintendo kicked off a trend last year whereby “adult” games for the Wii — at least in Japan —- had not a white banner on the box, but a black one. Well, that goes for the new 3DS now, too. While it doesn’t change the fact the 3DS’ Japanese box art template is disappointingly plain,…

More Types Of Final Fantasy Incoming?

Besides Final Fantasy Type-0, there are apparently European trademark filings for Type-1, Type-2 and Type-3. Square Enix is holding an event tomorrow in Tokyo.

See Metal Gear Solid Sneak To Life Before Your Eyes

For fans of stealth series Metal Gear Solid, the name of “Yoji Shinkawa” is nearly as important as MGS creator Hideo Kojima. It’s Shinkawa who’s responsible for the game’s visual look. Something he recreates right here. The artist is holding an exhibit at the Konami Style store in Tokyo and is doing a live painting…

Sonic Looks Much Nicer When He’s Remade By His Fans

Oh boy. Last time we saw the fan-made project looking to bring 1992’s classic Genesis title Sonic 2 kicking and screaming into the 21st century was in 2008. Things have improved since then. The game broke cover over the weekend for its full, proper reveal, complete with teaser trailer (below) and promise of an alpha…

No Game Is This Scary

Night of Sacrifice is an upcoming horror game for the Wii. A melodramatic, alarming teaser trailer of bikini model Saya Hikita playing through it showed the 21-year-old ending up in tears. But the game can’t be that scary, can it? Not much of an avid horror game player, Hikita is the title’s “spiritual idol” (a…

Paper Gordon Freeman Can Save Humanity In Under Seven Minutes

The Half-Life series is a fan favourite for a ton of reasons, but the main one is that its universe and story are so strong. Strong enough, even, to be re-told in under seven minutes using…paper. Below is the first Half-Life, re-enacted using little paper men, and told in 2:14. Below that is Half-Life 2,…

Study: Child After Child Is A Gaming Junkie

Playing video games is normal. A new study tries to pinpoint when it isn’t, claiming that one in ten are addicted. A two-year study followed the gaming habits of over 3,000 Singaporean school kids, revealing that one in ten were “addicts”. According to the study, kids who became addicted to games saw an increase of…

Hacker Holds Video Game Hostage

A player of the popular MMO Runes of Magic has hacked the game’s databases, made demands of its German operators and is effectively holding the personal details of its users hostage. In a fit of indignant rage, user augustus87 apparently took it upon himself to attack the servers of the game’s Western operator (it was…

Japanese Youth Shunning Sex For…What, Exactly?!

The Japanese birthrate continues drop to record lows. Is it because the nation’s youth are wrapped up in video games? A recent study carried out by famed sex researcher Kunio Kitamura reveals that 1 in 3 young males between the ages of 16 and 19 are “not interested in sex”, either stated that they “hate”…

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In Video Games, What’s Worth A Wiki Entry?

The amount of video-games related content on Wikipedia is staggering; I can’t recall the last time I entered a title into its search and could not find a complete entry. As Wired writes, however, not everything passes moderation. Should it? Mark Brown, writing for Wired UK, brings up the matter of MUDs – multi-user dungeons,…