The 3DS XL Yoshi fans have been waiting for. Already announced for Europe, the limited edition Yoshi Edition 3DS XL will be available in North America on March 14 for $199.99, just in time for the release of Yoshi’s New Island, sold separately.

You Can Make $40 A Day Cosplaying in China

Cosplay is huge in China and Taiwan. It’s become an industry in itself, where young men and women get paid to dress up. However, as glorious as it is to get paid to for cosplay, one girl’s tale reveals that cosplayers in China may not be making as much money as one would think. In…

In Japan, Sony is ceasing aftercare service for the launch PlayStation 3 consoles: the 60GB CECH-A00 model, the 40GB CECH-B00 model, and the 40GB CECH-H00 series models. Also, Sony Japanwon’t be offering aftercare for PlayStation 1, the PlayStation 2 model SCPH-50000MB, and the 1000 and 2000 series for the PSP.

An Anthropological Study of DayZ

In DayZ, and other survival sandbox games, you don’t necessarily have to shoot anything that moves, still—unless you’re playing with friends— the chances of being killed on sight are really high. So here’s RE:roll with an in-depth, serious analysis of what might go on in someone’s head while playing DayZ DayZ: An Anthropological Study [YouTube]…

“We can capitalize the most on our strengths through a hardware-software integrated platform business, and therefore this type of dedicated video game platform will remain our core focus.” Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, in a letter to shareholders and investors about the company’s future

How Star Trek Should Have Been Rebooted

Honor is never enough! This superbly-edited trailer parody of The Wolf of Wall Street by Grant Gourley throws new light upon everyone’s favorite Klingon. The Worf of Starfleet – Trailer Parody (The Wolf of Wall Street) [YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

A Very Lonely Cross Between Pokémon and Harvest Moon

This is Toby’s Island, a PC RPG where you try to survive by farming, crafting, raising monsters and building a settlement all by yourself on a dangerous, untamed island. The game is heavily inspired by RPGs of the nineties, and it shows: there’s some rather good-looking sprite art to be found. The plot, which deals…

There Are Gundam Donuts in Japan

Of course, they’re being served at the country’s Gundam Cafes. Shocking, I know! There are Gundam and Zaku donuts for 320 yen (U$3.16) each. For 420 yen ($4.16) , there’s also a Haro roll cake called “Harooru” (ハロール), which is a pun on “Haro” (ハロ) and ロール (“rooru”) or “roll”. These might go well with…

Cosplayer Pulls a Zelda Sword, Man Gets Stabbed

A domestic dispute over a woman put two men in the hospital. One of the men, a cosplayer, wielded a sword. A Legend of Zelda sword. “Swords and flower pots; it sounds nuts, he is psycho,” said Eugene Thompson, the homeowner’s boyfriend, told Local 2 news in Houston. Thompson lives at the home of his…

Age of Mythology? It’s been too long, old friend, too long. An extended edition of the fantastic (and weirdly forgotten) strategy classic is on its way to Steam

Gaming PC Prototype Is Also Its Own Table. Genius.

Why is this not already a thing? And I’m not talking about the brave pioneers who have made their own versions of this. I mean, why isn’t every company making commercial desktop PCs that are also a…desktop? It’d save space, it’d save time, it’d…OK, it wouldn’t save money, but nothing is perfect. And I’d pay…

Ultra Street Fighter IV has a “Select” mode, which lets you choose from any character across any version of the SFIV games. Balance be damned!

Huge PlayStation Fan Makes Real-Life Platinum Trophy

Ronny, aka blackangel887462, is one of the most dedicated PlayStation gamer son the planet, having racked up over 500 platinum trophies. A feat which he decided to have commemorated with a real platinum trophy. He had two companies work with him to produce the replica; one built the actual trophy (in three pieces), while another…

Don’t Expect A Gay Video Game Star Any Time Soon

It’s tough enough getting women and dudes who aren’t white into a starring role in a video game. So imagine how impossible it is to try and get a gay or lesbian character in the spotlight. A seemingly pedestrian interview on Ubisoft’s company bloglast week got interesting when Lucien Soulban, Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon’s…