How South Korean Plastic Surgeons Make Passport Photos Worthless

South Korean plastic surgeons, it appears, are good at their jobs. But they might be too good for some customs officials. Increasingly, people in neighboring countries like China or Japan visit South Korea to have work done. But when they’re ready to go home, they might face a problem: Their passport pics. According to Korean…

Sex Doll Makes the Saddest Debut Possible

Ever wonder what kind of person would want to shake hands with a Japanese love doll? Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. On April 12, a handshaking event was held in Tokyo for “the idol of the love doll world,” Silicon Maru. Two days earlier, the love doll released her debut…

A New RTS That’s As Old-School As They Get

It looked too good to be true, but it’s real, and it’s playable: Meridian is now available on Steam (Early Access), and it’s pretty much everything it promised to be. It said it’d be a traditional RTS, and it sure is. This is every bit a StarCraft and Command & Conquer kind of RTS, all…

Ain’t No Party Like A Viking Party

Alex Tornberg is an artist who works mostly in games, movies and advertising. Some of his recent clients include EA, Paradox, Mattel and Random House. You can see more of Alex’s work at his personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them…

God Only Knows: check out this awesome musical cosplay from PAX East 2014: it’s the Barbershop Quartet we see at the start of BioShock Infinite. (via Matthew B)

Remember That Spelunky World Record? It Just Got Topped.

Spelunky players just refuse to give up. It makes sense, considering the game they’ve chosen to spend so much time playing. The world record for highest possible score has been beaten, with an amazing run by YamaYamaDingDong. I asked YamaYamaDingDong what his next attempt is going to be, and he says he’ll be trying to…

​Another Frustrating Beyond Good & Evil 2 Tease

Well, the weather’s finally starting to get warm. Flowers are starting to bloom. Cherry blossoms are exploding from tree branches. Must be time for another heart-breaking glimpse of the long-brewing follow-up to Beyond Good & Evil The flirtation with releasing actual information about a sequel for Ubisoft’s cult favorite action/adventure is an annual ritual, like…

Battlefield 4 Bug Can Kill You When You Try To Shoot

Talk about game-breaking: apparently, if you happen to have a revivable dead body standing between you and an enemy in Battlefield 4, there’s a chance that downed will eat your bullets—or worse, will bounce something dangerous like a grenade or an RPG back into your face. If you’ve been having trouble killing people in Battlefield…