One Piece, Naruto, and Attack On Titan Turned Into Crappy Statues 

Well, these aren’t very good. A shopping mall in Beijing recently kicked off an anime exhibition with life-sized statues of famous characters from One Piece, Naruto, and Attack on Titan. As you can see in these images via GamerSky and Toutiaoabc, the results are not so good. Smart money says these are not licensed (obviously!),…

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Get Me Cosplay Pictures Of Spider-Man!

This is TrevRay Cosplay, hitting the streets of New York to get some very authentic-looking shots of Spider-Man in action. Before you ask, no, we did not pay $300 for them. All photos by Jason Laboy. You can see more shots at Jason’s site

Evolve’s Creators Are No Longer Working On The Game

Evolve, a team-based shooter about giant monsters, was first released in 2015 as a paid standalone game. Then it went free-to-play. Now, it’s going to keep on going without the help of the people who actually made it. Developers Turtle Rock have posted a letter on the game’s forums saying “unfortunately today is the last…

GTA V’s Train vs 100 Tanks

If we’re going to try and find a glimmer of hope amidst the churning turd maelstrom that is 2016, let’s find it in the GTA V trend of “smashing a certain number of things into other things”. Yachts, planes, whatever can move and smash is being moved and smashed, and we’re all the better for…

Overwatch Player Gets Revenge On Cocky Symmetra Troll

In Overwatch, certain people pick Symmetra for the sole purpose of placing teleporters near ledges and watching gung-ho allies with stars in their eyes and dreams in their hearts plunge to their deaths. The first time it happened to me, I laughed. These days, though, the joke’s old. In this clip, Will-e M nearly falls…

You’re Going To Get Fewer Early Game Reviews From Everyone

Bethesda Softworks, makers of Skyrim, Dishonored and other fine games and franchises, is the latest game publisher not rushing to have their games reviewed, at least not by game reviewers. It’s something all gamers should factor in as they assess when and how they’ll find out if a game is worth their time and money.…

Silly Civilization VI Map Recreates Earth, Melts Graphics Cards

The game’s only been out for a few days, and there’s no Steam Workshop support yet, but already the race to see who can make the best “real” map in Civilization VI is on. And the early frontrunner is…taxing. Gedemonover on Civ Fanatics has released an alpha version of an Earth map that blows right…

22 Life Lessons I Learned From A Permadeath Car Game

Surprise Steam global top seller My Summer Car bills itself as “the ultimate car owning, building, fixing, tuning, maintenance, AND permadeath life survival simulator.” It’s taught me a lot. Find your center My Summer Car really is an open-world survival game. Sure, my goal is to take the shell of an old junker and fill…

What It Was Like To Make The Nintendo Switch Trailer, According To An Actor

A longtime Nintendo fanboy had his big break when he got to act in the Nintendo Switch’s trailer video. And his retelling of the shoot reveals some interesting facts about the production. Last Saturday, Twitch streamer Nicky, who goes by “Dickhiskhan,” posted a video recounting the story behind his first acting gig: playing “European Splatoon…

Battlefield 1 Players Are Trying To Solve A Mysterious Morse Code

The search for answers is on as Battlefield 1 players have found strange headphones across various maps and odd morse code messages relayed from special locations. Originally discovered by Reddit user RHabib, collectable headphones were located across many multiplayer maps. Only one player could collect them per match. Initially, no one was really clear on…

The New Stellaris Update Can’t Fix A Boring Game

Stellaris didn’t launch as a bad game, just a game that hadn’t figured out what it was. While the new Heinlein patch helps Stellaris become more coherent, it still doesn’t quite work. There’s a host of small improvements that do make the game easier to parse. When you’re beefing up your military, the ships fly…

Rockstar Cracks Down On GTA Online Cheaters, Deletes Trillions Of ‘GTA Dollars’

Grand Theft Auto Online players who amassed mountains of in-game money through exploits and mods woke up today to gargantuan deductions from their virtual bank accounts. Rockstar Games started the day with a new offensive against players who break the game’s terms of service to their advantage. On forums for the game, players who freely…

Overwatch’s Third Competitive Season Will Make Skill Ratings More Fair

If you began Overwatch season two as a high-tier hotshot, only to plummet into silver or bronze as time went on, don’t worry: you’re not alone. Season two completely overhauled the occasionally loved, often loathed skill rating system, but players still aren’t satisfied. Many don’t love the feeling of plateauing at a certain skill rating…

The Creators of Pokémon Explain Why Sun and Moon Has Ridiculous Monster Designs

Haunted sandcastlePokémon. Dugtrio with luscious hair. Garfield’s shitty blue cousin. Maybe you’ve noticed, but Sun and Moon’s creature design is actively absurd, sometimes bordering on troll-like. All of that is intentional, according to the creators. Earlier this month I spoke to Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda, producer on Sun and Moon, as well as Shigeru Ohmori, director…

Destiny’s Festival Of The Lost Returns With Some Goofy Secrets

Destiny’s Festival of the Lost is underway once more, bringing with it a heaping helping of masks, mirth, and microtransactions. Also, you can ride a broomstick. As with last year’s festival, you can get started by visiting Eva Levante in the tower or, this year, Tyra Karn in the Iron Temple. Eva’s quest is the…

The Best Dungeons & Dragons Adventures Keep Things Simple

The little-known secret to an extraordinary Dungeons & Dragons session is the tired cliche “less is more.” It’s true, although it may not seem that way to a tabletop culture that traditionally relishes in crowded mechanics and bloated narratives. In a game where veterans trade war stories of arduous, endless dungeons full of idiosyncratic traps,…

A BDSM Game That Let Me Explore A New Type Of Sexual Experience 

Ladykiller in a Bind is a visual novel by Christine Love. It’s about affection, sex, consent, manipulation, and expression. Video games can often be a vector for experimentation and escapism. Playing Ladykiller in a Bind has taught me a surprising amount about myself. WARNING: This article contains images that are Not Safe For Work. There’s…