U.S. presidents—fictional or not—have had a major impact on video games. When a game has something to do with the…
Election Day is tomorrow. America might elect a jackass to be their leader, and I am terrified. To cope, I recently…
It’s been ten years. Platinum Games was founded on August 1, 2006. Since then, the Osaka-based game company has…
Unfortunately, Kojima & co. confirmed in a tweet that they were not teasing a new game at the Taipei Game Show—so no Metal Gear Rising 2, at least not yet.
Appearing incredibly briefly in a Sony flavor reel shown during the Taipei Game Show, this is definitely the sort of…
Baltimore hosted the 20th Otakon convention last weekend, full of pop culture celebration and cosplayers. One particu…
In the West, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance was released on the Xbox 360. In Japan, it wasn't. Here's why.
With all the top-notch game engines out there, and next-gen on the horizon, video games are impressive in both their…

It’s time to talk about cherry blossoms. And how they relate to downloadable content.
It's probably not my favourite Raiden cosplay, but for effort and application it's now a comfortable number two.

Except for, you know, when he slices people in half. That part may be different. Maybe. I dunno you that well.
Last week, Japanese gaming magazine Weekly Famitsu asked their readers what they thought about the PS4. In this…
Just like cats, man's best friend is a returning character in every genre. We've selected those video game dogs—from…

Well, to be fair, she's not a real girl. It's a cardboard cut-out of a woman, which honestly should make it even…
"I wonder what games I can play with just my left hand?" writes Masahiro Sakurai, designer of the Kirby and Super…
Cyborgs in fiction are always associated with free will, morality, the importance of being human or the limits of…
It seems that Raiden's new, high-speed romp through the world of Metal Gear has taken hold of everyone. Even the…
There's a part early on in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance where you're going to want to give up. Please don't.