I love anime music and look forward to the new songs each and every season. And as there are 50 new anime in the fall 2014 season, we have many new openings and endings to enjoy—not to mention the new second-half themes from last season’s anime that are still on the air. So here are…
Does Sponge Bob know? Should we tell him? Say hello to McDonald’s Crab Croquette Burger. According to Model Press, the burger’s croquette is made with snow crab and mushrooms and served with a tomato sauce and lettuce on Ciabatta bread. Note that McDonald’s Japan is calling the sandwich a burger. Crab croquettes (カニクリームコロッケ) are fairly…
One of Japan’s most popular browser games, Kantai Collection held its Fall seasonal event over the past few weeks. Apparently it was quite emotional. In Kantai Collection, players collect “fleet girls” – anthropomorphized WWII Japanese battleships – that they level up and take out on mission maps to defeat bosses and hopefully obtain other rare…
The Elder Scrolls Online for consoles has been MIA. But today, Bethesda has provided a an update on how things have been going. Above, you can see the single image Bethesda posted on ElderScrollsOnline.com, along with this explanation as to what’s been going on: ….we have been (and will continue to be) steadily working on…
Over the past few weeks, we’ve taken a detailed look at specific aspects of Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax, a fighting game where characters are pulled from across some of the most popular anime of the past few years to battle it out. And if nothing else, Fighting Climax certainly delivers on that premise. Good –…
There’s certainly more than meets the eye with this toy Sega Genesis. To mark the release of Nintendo 3DS title Sega 3D Re-issued Archives, the game maker is giving away this special “Gold version” Mega Drive (aka Genesis) Megatron Transformer to five lucky individuals in Japan. Of course, it’s not made of actual gold, but…
Next spring, a new Dragon Ball Z movie hits theaters in Japan. The anime marks the return of the greatestDBZ villain, Frieza. Here’s a first look at what we can expect. The following was uploaded by YouTube user Tommda and originally appeared on Japanese morning show Mezamashi TV. Dragon Ball Z: The Resurrection of F…
Jana Schirmer is a freelance artist from Germany. With a very classical style, her art is simply stunning. Like the perfect mix of classic fantasy art and Antiques Roadshow. (Note that the Overwatch pieces are fan art). You can see more of Jana’s work at her ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all…
“Press X to not die.” It’s a gaming cliche at this point, one that many view as a symptom of lazy game design. Quick time events, as they’re known, are glorified cut-scenes. Things happen, and we press buttons that don’t really match up with the action on screen. They can be pretty bad I don’t…
Thibaud de la Touanne spent twenty years working in the video game business, most recently with Ubisoft Montreal. He’s left that behind now, though, and is bringing that experience to board games. He’s designed a game calledV-Commandos, a WW2 game which brings mechanics you’re probably used to in something like X-Com (or, you know, Commandos)…
Picture the scene: Christopher Walken gets home after a long day filming. He kicks back, wants to relax with some Destiny on Xbox One, but can’t. Because he’s been “hacked”. So Walken – or in this case, an excellent impersonator– makes the dreaded call to Xbox Support. It’s better that the lady on the other…
The people behind Dragon Age: Inquisition are giving a panel about how they approached storytelling in the game. You can watch a live-stream here; it’s starting right now. It’s hosted by the NYU Game Center and will feature creative director Mike Laidlaw, lead writer David Gaider, and actor Freddie Prinze Jr., who I’m hoping will…
A May 2013 Kotaku article about a gamer learning to drive in part with the help of a video game appears to have been based on a hoax that we fell for. Ugh! We’ve updated the original article. Sorry, folks.
Finally, my life-long fantasy of hunting dinosaurs as a T-Rex can come true. Check out Saurian: Hell Creek. It’s in the early stages of development right now, with some placeholder elements and temporary assets in the footage above, but it still sounds pretty exciting: We are Saurian, an independent game project who’s goal is to…
Mionix, makes of finePC gaming mice, are working on something new. And it falls somewhere between a gaming mouse and…Nintendo’s Vitality Sensor. It’s called the NAOS QG, and is intended to be the first entry in a line of peripherals known as “Quantified Gaming”. The idea being that by embedding sensors in the surface of…
The Old City is a neat exploration game (with a whiffof Dishonored about it) that we first looked at early in the year. Despite a failed Kickstarter, it’s now up on Steam.
After watching this, I’m pretty certain nobody hates Far Cry 4‘s villain, Pagan Min, more than Cosmic Contrarian. The guy spends nearly seven minutes killing Pagan Min in all sorts of hilarious ways in the level editor, from overloading him with turtles, to throwing him off cliffs. And then, after Pagan Min is dead, he’ll…
Dragon Age: Inquisition has a terrific cast. There are dwarves, elves, mages, and towering Qunari, all of whom are interesting people with diverse backgrounds. Awesomely enough, the game also includes one of mainstream video gaming’s best trans characters. The character is a trans man named Krem; he’s second in command of a mercenary company under…
At the very least, you’ve decided to shell out enough to get a brand-new game for the gamers you’re bestowing gifts upon. Good for you. And them. There are options to be had and some of them aren’t even games. But, don’t worry, there are games, too. One of The Best Games on Every System…
It used to be that only female video game characters could rock booty shorts. But it’s 2014, and people are taking more pride in the male butts of gaming than ever before. Even the longstanding shooter Team Fortress 2 is getting in on the action with some brand-spanking new wardrobe options inspired by Lara Croft.…
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