Yakuza 5 was first released in Japan in December 2012. It is now January 2014 and there’s still no word on a Western release. Fix this, Sega!

Hey Link, Lay Off The Lon Lon Milk

Just think, somewhere out there is a parallel universe where we all grew up watching La Légende de Zelda, a European stop-motion animation series starring this chubby, lovable hero. (This is actually a 3D image done in our own universe by Gerard Dunleavy, via Blue Dog’s Eyes)

GTA V Looks Pretty Good As A First-Person Game

Hey look, more mods for the console versions of Grand Theft Auto V. Unlike the last one, however, this one is a little more practical. It gives you a proper first-person viewpoint (not the static one already in the game) while controlling a vehicle. It doesn’t look like it works while on foot (the camera…

Even Wii U DLC Is Getting Cancelled

Warner Bros. has reportedly cancelled all upcoming DLC for Batman: Arkham Origins. Seems the poor Wii U just can’t catch a break. Companies cancelling games (or failing to announce ports) for the console is bad enough, but not even bothering to bring over DLC? That’s some of the easiest money to be had in video…

Report: Windows 8 Update Will Bring Back The Desktop (By Default)

Here’s where embarassing corporate backpedalling is a good thing: according to The Verge, the next update for Windows 8 will see every machine boot straight to the desktop mode by default. You know, like we used to, in the good old days. While there’s long been an option to boot straight to the more conventional…

The Sad, Lonely Beauty of DayZ

Yes, there are zombies and other players to worry about in DayZ…but have you ever taken a moment to appreciate the world around you? “Other Places,” the video series by Andy Kelly that celebrates beautiful video game worlds makes a return today, this time highlighting Chernarus. In order to make the video, Kelly had to…

How To Fix ‘How To Fix Nintendo’ Articles

Articles about how to fix Nintendo are doomed. Doomed. If articles about ‘how to fix Nintendo’ do not follow this advice immediately, there might not be any more ‘how to fix Nintendo’ articles. Could you imagine that? I know. It’s scary. Small, niche video game websites without ‘how to fix Nintendo’ articles. I don’t know…

A Simple Game That Can Teach You About Design

I never really understood complementary colors, which makes sense, because I did horribly on that section of Color. It’s an incredibly simple game that will drive you mad trying to get a perfect score. Color is from Method of Action, who host a course called Design For Programmers. As you might imagine, the course attempts…

The Heroes and Villians of The Legend of Zelda, In Samurai Form

Man. I can’t be the only one that would play a Zelda game in this style, right? It’s it’s sumi-e, to be specific—it’s a type of Japanese brush painting. You might already be familiar with the style if you’ve played Okami. Either way, the Link above was drawn by artist myCKs—and there’s more where that…

Controllers? Pft. Watch This Guy Play Tekken With A Piano.

Sure, there are a lot of amazing fighting game players out there. But how many of them can kick ass and play the piano at the same time? In the lineage of Soul Calibur with a fishing controller and the Doom Piano comes the Tekken piano. Using a Arduino and several other parts, one young…

I Don’t Think You’re Ready for The Floor Is Jelly. Ok, Maybe You Are.

The Floor Is Jelly seems like a pretty normal platformer with some bouncy floors thrown in. Which it is, but the way it uses those bouncy floors creates a series of really interesting new challenges. I saw a hint of some different mechanics in the trailer, but I thought maybe it was just something thrown…

Super Bowl Player Spent All Week Playing Pokémon

The week before the Super Bowl in NY/NJ, some NFL players spend their time on the field. Others like to party it up in New York’s lavish nightclubs and restaurants. But Nate Irving? Nate Irving likes to play Pokémon The Broncos linebacker revealed this juicy tidbit in a Wall Street Journal article published today. Some…

Crytek Opens Pre-Registration For The Collectables

Crytek, developer of Ryse and shooters traditionally incorporating the word “Cry” in the title have launched pre-registration for The Collectables, its first free-to-play mobile action game incorporating CryEngine tech. Anyone want a special pre-reg goodie code? The Collectables, powered by Mobage…wait, come back. It actually looks rather cool! Look at all of those explosions, and…

One of the greatest games of all time is now on the Wii U Virtual Console, finally. Just two months after The Legend of Zelda: Link Between Worlds, you can get Link to the Past on your GamePad today.

In case you’ve forgotten about them, Zynga still exists. And they still have enough money to acquire other smaller game development companies. The Farmville company just announced that, for $527 million dollars, they’ve bought NaturalMotion—the creators of the Backbreaker, Clumsy Ninja and CSR Racing series—and that they’ll be reducing their workforce by 15%. A note…

Microsoft Wants To Buy Your…PS3s?

Trade-in offers are rather common—many retailers, including stores other than Gamestop, will take in old equipment in exchange for money or credit. This includes Microsoft—which will currently take your old 360s…and your old PS3s, too. In fact, there are reports of Microsoft emailing this ad to people: …which almost makes it sound as if it’s…