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Guillermo del Toro Gets His Own Action Figure

Oscar-winning filmmaker and best friend of Hideo Kojima Guillermo del Toro has had a lot of action figures made for characters in his movies, but he’s now getting one of his very own. Via Toy Ark, NECA is releasing this figure as a San Diego Comic Con special, standing at around 8″ tall and featuring…

System Shock Gets Its First Fan-Made Campaign Mod, 24 Years Later

A remake of the 1994 game System Shock by Night Dive Studios is due out sometime in the next few years, but fans who don’t want to wait can revisit the space horror game now in System Shock: ReWired, the first ever total campaign mod for the classic game. Fan made over the course of…

This Silent Hill-Inspired Game Sent Me To Hell

Concluse is an atmospheric horror indie that was released on June 29. It’s free. It’s also a game that managed to both creep me out and stress me out. Michael has been searching for his missing wife Carolyn for the past three years. When he gets an anonymous tip that she was seen alive and…

How To Fix Your Switch Pro Controller’s D-Pad

Over the last year, the Nintendo Switch has built up an impressive collection of 2D side-scrollers and classic arcade games. Unfortunately, those games rely heavily the D-Pad, and the D-Pad on the Switch Pro Controller can be frustratingly unreliable. Last weekend I fixed mine, and you can, too. I’ve been obsessively playing Hollow Knight over…

Call Overwatch‘s Hamster Hammond, You Cowards

Hammond is one of the better hamster names in history, miles ahead of Squeaks, Furball, or whatever else children name their pets. Despite this, the Overwatch team insists on officially calling the game’s newest hero “Wrecking Ball,” a name that sounds more befitting of a GI Joe action figure or a good (fight me) but…

A Tear Is Growing In Fortnite‘s Space-Time Continuum

Last weekend, a rocket blasted off in Fortnite Battle Royale and cracked the sky. The cracks have grown larger since then, leaving players wondering what happens if the sky completely shatters. Fornite’s rocket launch was a long time coming. The seeds were planted during the lead —up to Season 4, when a giant meteor loomed…

It’s Time For Games To Own Their Politics

Art is always going to express a certain point of view because ultimately, whatever form it comes in, art is made by human beings. It’s a responsibility that can sometimes feel weird in big-budget games that don’t double down on the questions they present and treat real life-inspired issues like theme park attractions. One of…

Fighting Game Players Mimic Wrestling Stars

Even as the fighting game community has expanded rapidly over the last decade, Community Effort Orlando’s professional wrestling aesthetics have made it a unique and memorable stop on the competitive circuit. The yearly event gives the community a chance to show off their creativity and individuality by allowing finalists the opportunity to walk the ramp…

Back In The ’90s, Nintendo Power Helped A Shy Fan Show Her Envelope Art To The World

Back in the mid to late-90’s, Naomi Chiba expressed her die-hard Nintendo fan love in the pages of Nintendo Power magazine And many young Nintendo fans, myself included, looked forward to seeing her latest drawings. This post originally appeared 9/30/16. For fans like me and Chiba, Nintendo Power was a wonderful obsession. I subscribed for…

Twitch Prime includes Pillars of Eternity and 20 other games this month. All you have to do is make sure your Twitch and Amazon Prime accounts are linked and you can start downloading the games as they arrive, including Battle Chef Brigade, Observer, Tacoma, Tyranny, and a bunch of others

Yu Suzuki’s adventure game masterpieces Shenmue and Shenmue II will be released on August 21st on PS4, Xbox One and PC. The semi-open world games are best known for their colorful characters… and questionable voice acting.

After nearly a week in downtime, Fortnite’s much-anticipated Playground mode is back online. It’s a Minecraft-like environment for Fortnite players to practice their building and shooting skills. Here’s how it works

This Kirby Fan, Oh Goodness

Kirby is freaky with scary feet! And with this official fan, this pink character goes from suck to blow. A handful of Kirby arcade redemption prizes for Japan was recently announced, including this Kirby fan. It’s terrifying. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea,…

Journey in style with these official Nintendo travel accessories. They’re slated for release this summer in Japan and Famitsu has loads more pics.

Summer. Mt. Fuji and the summit of Kita Dake, Japan. By Joey Elam. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!   

Japan’s Getting Some Cool New 2DS XL Designs

Nintendo is bringing three new 2DS XL designs to Japan over the next month, with Mario Kart, Animal Crossing and Minecraft handhelds due to be released. First up, Animal Crossing, which is out on July 19 (this one is also headed to Europe and Australia): Also out on July 19 is this Mario Kart design,…

The Last Jedi, You Look Different

A group of large adult babies wants to remake The Last Jedi, because waaaah waaaah. To help get their unofficial project started, maybe give them some ideas, artist Fernando Reza has made (and made fun of them with) this poster. You can buy it here. It is perfection.

Just In Case You Ever Wanted A Game Made Out Of Marble

This is A Maze, a piece by artist Marco Iannicelli. It’s a game made of solid marble, so for once you can’t complain about the build quality. Via Design Milk, he calls it “the world’s first both analogue and electric gaming console in marble”, the technicality being that while you’re controlling a typically analogue experience…

Bleh! We’re starting a playthrough of the cult classic RPG Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines right now on Twitch Come avoid the hot summer air and join us in chat.

A Video Game Company Actually Shared Some Funny Stories From Behind The Scenes

Paradox’s Fredrik Wester is stepping down from his CEO role in a few weeks’ time, and to mark the occasion he’s been tweeting some downright fascinating stories from the company’s early days. While now known as the home of grand strategy on the PC, Paradox hasn’t always been a development and publishing power. It used…