Minecraft Village Would Make a Nice Vacation Spot

Hand-made Minecraft towns and cities are always a joy to look at. This one, called Blugough, was built by kenofox of Planet Minecraft in a “renaissance-ish” style over six days. Here’s a flythrough video: The included HD shots: And my obligatory in-game images. It’s quite pretty thanks to the included texture pack: Click here for…

The Ghostbusters Anime We Never Got

The world is a little sadder that the 1980s never actually saw a Japanese animation version of the Ghostbusters cartoon. A little? Sorry, a lot. This spoof was created by YouTubers Nacho Punch Of course, there really was an American Ghostbusters cartoon during the 80s, which this parody is, well, parodying. You know, actually, there…

Tsukimonogatari is 2014’s Last Good Anime

After the fall iteration of the Monogatari franchise, I must admit to being a bit worried. Luckily, on New Year’s Eve, Tsukimonogatari quelled my fear with a story all about consequences, character building, and storytelling—all in the beautiful art style the series is known for. [Note: Tsukimonogatari is the sixth iteration of the Monogatari series.…

The Apple Store Line That Could Kill You. Literally. 

I will never complain about waiting in line ever again. Earlier this month, stores across Japan offered “lucky bags” (福袋 or fukubukuro), which typically contain an array of items at a discounted price. In the past, you didn’t know what the fukubukuro contained, but more recently, at many stores, you do. The Apple Store lucky…

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The Best Civilization V Leader

There are dozens of leaders to choose from every time you sit down to play a new game of Civilization V, each with their own sets of perks and bonuses. Some are good, some are OK, some are terrible, but only one is the overall best, and that leader is Elizabeth. The thing with most…

A Collection Of Dark, Beautiful Sci-Fi Art

Alexander Mandradjiev is an artist based in LA who works in both games and film. A lot of artists these days, regardless of what they’re working on, make the most of their digital tools to make everything look clean, and smooth. What I love about Mandradjiev’s stuff, aside from the dark and heavy tone, is…

Wild Theory: Luke Skywalker Wasn’t Meant To Be A Jedi, He Was Bait

This is one of those things where you have to imagine events from the perspective of the character, and not the guy writing the movies. And when you do that, it’s not the dumbest twist on established Star Wars canon you’ve ever read. Yesterday, wondering the kind of things you’re prone to wonder about in…

Smash Bros. Amiibo Tournament Is One Hell Of An Emotional Rollercoaster

“I knew I should’ve trained him better,” a friend said somberly of her Luigi Amiibo after he got steamrolled by another friend’s Captain Falcon. “I knew he wasn’t ready.” Amiibos, tiny plastic statues of popular Nintendo characters that can interact with a handful of Nintendo games, are all the rage right now. They’re nice-looking, collectible,…

GTA In Portland Is A Terrible Idea

The Grand Theft Auto series has taken us to destination cities like London, New York, Miami, and Los Angeles. There has not, however, been a GTA game set in Portland, Oregon. That is probably for the best. Over at the blog of real estate company Movoto (via NeoGAF), writer Willie Clark has published an article…