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In a surprising, but totally deserved twist, anime Made In Abyss beat out the second season of My Hero Academia at 2017’s Anime Awards this weekend. If you haven’t peeped into the fantasy anime’s dark, dark depths, now’s a great time to check it out.
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published February 26, 2018 -
Dragon Ball‘s Goku Makes An Impressive Paris Saint-Germain Debut
During the Paris Saint-Germain game against Marseille, fans unveiled a massive Goku banner as Paris continues its march towards the title. PSG is hoping to reach its seventh French title, which is why fans made a Goku banner. There are seven Dragon Balls across the universe, and fans made banners for six Dragon Balls with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 26, 2018 -
There Might Be A Secret Kojima Productions Message In Metal Gear Survive
Things didn’t exactly end on a good note between Hideo Kojima and Konami. That doesn’t mean Konami is without those who still care about the legacy of Metal Gear creator’s old studio. While at Konami, Hideo Kojima headed up a development arm known as Kojima Productions. Since leaving Konami, he’s founded his own company which…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 26, 2018 -
Square Enix Will Still Be Releasing Final Fantasy XV DLC In 2019
Originally, Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata said he wanted to add at least three more add-ons in 2018. That was the plan. Now Tabata is saying there are four more in-coming and all the DLC might not come out this year. In a recent 4Gamer interview (via Hachima), Tabata discussed the DLC, saying, “There…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 26, 2018 -
In Tokyo, a Taiwanese tourist was arrested after an alleged hit-and-run with a rental go-kart. According to Japanese media (via Tokyo Reporter), the suspect hit a cyclist, who needs two weeks to recover. The suspect allegedly fled, while driving the go-cart and dressed as a video game character.
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 26, 2018 -
Manga’s Dick Drawing Causes International Incident
In the latest Yarisugi!!! Itazura-Kun, a serialized gag manga for kids, an image of Genghis Khan is shown with a dick doodled on his forehead, along with the word “penis” in Japanese. An international incident ensued, involving protests, an angry sumo wrestler and an apology to the Mongolian Embassy. In Japanese, Genghis Khan is written…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 26, 2018 -
Building Civilization’s United Nations Inside The Actual United Nations [Update]
From the same fanbase that brought you “building Oxford inside Oxford” and “building Petra outside Petra” comes this, “building Civilization V’s UN inside the UN”. Reddit user asahcool was at the United Nations in New York the other day representing his college at the UNA Global Engagement conference. He was supposed to be learning how…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2018 -
All Walls Must Fall Is A Time Travel Tactics Game That Feels Incomplete
A new strategy game set in futuristic German nightclubs, All Walls Must Fall offers a thrillingly fresh take on turn-based tactics that could still use a few more tuneups. It’s Berlin and the year is 2089. In an alternate future where the Cold War has been waging for 150 years time travel is now the…
By Ethan Gach Published February 25, 2018 -
You Can Finally Play A Long-Lost Donkey Kong Game
An extremely rare, officially-licensed Donkey Kong game has finally been released to the Internet, and now the entire world can experience the bizarre journey of Donkey Kong 3: The Great Counterattack In the early 1980s, Nintendo licensed some of its properties to developer Hudson Soft, which released versions of Nintendo’s arcade and NES games for…
By Chris Kohler Published February 25, 2018 -
This Battlegrounds Pro Match Ends With A Crunch
The first day of the PUBG Invitational in Katowice ended in a nightmare scenario of a circle where three teams competed for the dominance of an incredibly small amount of space. The final circle of a PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds round is always a tense scenario, but the location of the final match of the day put…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published February 25, 2018 -
Hackers Are Working To Bring Every Doom Game To Switch
This is the open source version of Doom 3 running on a Switch. It’s only a matter of time before Doom 64 and the rest arrive. There’s a long standing mission to run the original Doom on every object humanity’s ever encountered. But with Doom 2016 arriving on Switch last fall, the first time the…
By Ethan Gach Published February 25, 2018 -
Apocalypse Is The Fitting Final Expansion For Battlefield 1
The fourth and final expansion pack for Battlefield 1, Apocalypse, released last week. It leans into everything that Battlefield 1 has sold itself on since its release back in 2016: big maps, interesting historical and pseudo-historical weapons, and the general feeling that you will not make it out of this place alive. Like the previous…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published February 25, 2018 -
This Might Be The Worst Way To Die In Fortnite
Grenades are not toys. Fortnite player ErenOz-01 was reminded of that fact the hard way. A clip they shared on Reddit showed them dropping into a Battle Royale match near the Wailing Woods, but wandered around for minutes without seeing anyone else. So, like all bored players packing explosives, they lazily tossed a grenade off…
By Ethan Gach Published February 24, 2018 -
Facebook Pulls VR Shooter Demo From Conservative Conference After Backlash
Facebook announced the removal of the Bullet Train demo from its virtual reality experience booth at CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) after public outcry in light of the recent mass shooting at a school in Parkland, Florida. Developed by Epic Games to help show off the Oculus headset’s VR capabilities back in 2015, Bullet Train…
By Ethan Gach Published February 24, 2018 -
Little Nightmares’ last DLC, The Residence, is now out. It adds some new traps and enemies and puts you up against a boss called The Lady. Though the Inside-like horror puzzler didn’t set the world on fire, I quite liked it and it’s been nice to see Tarsier Studios continue building out its story and…
By Ethan Gach Published February 24, 2018 -
You Can Now Watch The Brief Movie Version Of Papers, Please
The brief film adaption of Lucas Pope’s Papers, Please is now out on YouTube and Steam to watch for free, in case you were hoping for something solemn and tragic to meditate on today. It runs just short of 10 minutes not including the credits and does a good job of capturing the feel and…
By Ethan Gach Published February 24, 2018 -
We Played Moss For PSVR
Moss is a PlayStation VR game that takes you on a journey through a whimsical fairytale world in which you control Quill, an adorable mouse. She’s equipped with a sword and shield, but she needs the player, who acts as a hooded guide called a “reader,” to help her unravel the mysteries of a mysterious…
By Paul Tamayo Published February 24, 2018 -
This Game Is Called Fuck Everything, Which Pretty Much Says It All
Usually, dating games offer some kind of soft introduction: you’re a high school kid, or a sexy divorced dad, or a bird-caterpillar hybrid looking for love. In browser game Fuck Everything, you are thrown, in media res, into a bar populated by a strange cast of characters, with your only instruction being the title of…
By Kate Gray Published February 23, 2018
