McDonald’s New Cherry Blossom Burger Has Pink Buns

Every spring in Japan, cherry blossoms bloom, giving the country a pink hue. This is why pink is seen as a spring color. It’s also why this McDonald’s hamburger has pink buns. In the past, McDonald’s has released special sakura, or “cherry blossom,” teriyaki egg burgers that are slathered in a special sakura sauce (a…

Yep, Among the Sleep is still hair-raisingly scary, and there’s a new trailer to prove it. The surreal survival horror-themed toddler simulator is still on track for its Spring release date, by the way. Can’t wait to see more reaction videos on YouTube.

One Kerbal Player Launched The Silliest Car in History Into Space

Unmanned, of course. Because putting living beings inside a Reliant Robin, even if it’s upgraded for space travel, is just irresponsible. In case you’re not familiar with the Reliant Robin, here’s a video from British motoring series Top Gear to get you started: Now, the fascinating thing about the Kerbal Space Program recreation of the…

The Perfect Game For Anyone Who Hates Their Desk Job

There’s little to love about being stuck in a cubicle, forced to wear a tie and slave under the whims of someone whose job has “manager” somewhere in the title. Sometimes you need to vent. Maybe play a game where you destroy everything in the office Corporate Lifestyle Simulator is not a corporate lifestyle simulator.…

SimCity Was A Disaster, So One Man Is Trying To Make A Better Game

Of all SimCity’s faults, the biggest was that, even when it was working, it was a very poor city simulator. Things essential to your planning – transport, land value, etc – seemed like they were either busted or running in a fantasy land. Where most of us simply made sad faces, though, Anselm Eickhoff rolled…

The Web Used To Fit On A Single Floppy Disk

Like most sites, the very first webpage ever created, back in 1989, no longer exists. But one of its immediate successors does. At the Hypertext 91 conference in San Antonio, creator Tim Berners-Lee took what he then called the “World Wide Web”, set up a demo in the conference hall and showed people the future.…

I Cannot Believe These Graphics Are Running In A Browser

And to think, before Unity caught on, the words “browser game” used to be cause for laughter. The future, though, could be even better, as Epic has shown off a version of its Unreal Engine 4 that’s running in Firefox. Mozilla says they’re running without plugins, and that they’re at “near-native speeds”. Wow.

You Can Now Use An Xbox One Controller On The PC (Unofficially)

Despite the fact that the Xbox 360’s controller has become a standard in PC gaming, Microsoft still hasn’t got the Xbox One pad working officially with the platform. But that’s OK. Lucas Assis has done it for you, modifying the ToCA Xbox 360 control pad emulator to work with the Xbox One’s pad (remember, they’ve…

Watch Live As This Hero Passes One Million Gamerpoints

UPDATE – He’s done it. Stallion83, long the record holder for the highest Xbox gamerscore in the world, is on the cusp of something very special. He’s about to pass the one million points mark. In 2010, he was on 500,000. A year later, 600,000, upon which he made a solemn vow: to reach one…

Grand Theft Auto Bosses Make Another Rare, Welcome Appearance

“As far as I know, this is the first time BAFTA have given an award to 900 people.” That was Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser on Wednesday night at the British Academy Games Awards, in a fine speech as he accepted what amounted to a lifetime achievement award for Rockstar Games. The folks at Rockstar typically…

Why Memes Stop Being Funny

Let’s face it: if you’re on the internet for any amount of time, you probably get plastered with all sorts of memes. It can be tiring and frustrating—and it’s not entirely because you’re overexposed to the same thing over and over again (though obviously, that doesn’t help). PBS Idea Channel takes the time to intelligently…

Sony Takes Another Shot At Xbox Policies

It’s been a while since we’ve seen any mud-slinging in World Console War V, but Sony took another shot tonight, going after Microsoft’s controversial console parity policy. Although many independent developers have praised Microsoft for ramping up its indie support on Xbox One with the new ID@Xbox program, some have criticized the Xbox maker for…

Terrible Star Wars LEGO Prank Is A Crime Against Friendship

So, last week Michael put together the official LEGO Milennium Falcon. At over 1200 pieces, it took him all day. Naturally, the second he left the model alone, his friends arrived to take it apart again in the worst way possible. See, they don’t drop it. Or break it. While a problem, that can be…

​Let Nintendo Characters Show You What’s Cool About the Wii U

It’s been a struggle for Nintendo to sell the Wii U. People got confused about it early on. And there’s been some difficulty communicating just what’s cool about Nintendo’s latest console to the average consumer. So why not have Mario show the nice people what Wii U can do? The Wii U doesn’t have the…