World of Warcraft‘s Lesbian Couple Is A Promising Step For Azeroth

You might not have noticed at the time, but World of Warcraft took its first, quiet, baby steps towards including LGBT characters in its 12-year—old virtual world when it released its Legion expansion last year. With all the fanfare over Blizzard’s Overwatch, making its most visible character, Tracer, a lesbian, seeing World of Warcraft slip…

Broke Protocol is Like GTA Online But Stylized 

What do you get when you cross the art style of Unturned with the sandbox chaos of GTA Online? You get Broke Protocol Developed by NongBenz, Broke Protocol is a game where you play as either a criminal or law enforcer in the name of earning cash and increasing your influence over the city. You…

‘Achievement Spam’ Games Are Causing Controversy On Steam

Achievements might be arbitrary indicators that you Did A Thing, but they’re still thrilling to earn. On Steam, you can even put achievements on display and turn your profile into a gleaming monument to your accomplishments. Some developers have recently taken to front-loading subpar games with thousands of achievements. Now a single click can have…

Bad Translation Comes Close To Ruining Cult Classic Princess Maker 3

The weird, charming daughter raising simulator Princess Maker 3: Fairy Tales Come True has finally been released in English. Fans have long wanted an official English translation, and while they might find the wait worth it, the game’s translation problems may be a turnoff for newcomers. The Princess Maker series was developed by legendary Japanese…

I Made A Controller Using Xbox Design Lab’s New Colors And Parts

During E3 earlier this month, Microsoft announced a host of new options for its Xbox Design Lab custom controllers, including new colors, metallic finishes and rubberized grips. I used those to make this. It turned out pretty nice, no? I went through theXbox Design Lab processfollowing its unveiling at E3 2016, and came up with…

This Year’s Dota 2 International Will Be The First Without A Defending Champion

For the first time in Dota 2 history, there will be no defending champion at this year’s International (barring the very first). As the dust clears from this week’s regional qualifiers for the biggest tournament in Dota 2, the Chinese bracket has ended in defeat for all five defending champions of last year’s International 6.…

Only Tiny Pokémon Could Fight In This Official Tournament

The Pokémon Company offered players a chance to mix things up last weekend with an online competition where only shrimp-sized monsters could strut their stuff. The Tiny Tournament let players use almost any Pokémon in the ever-growing National Pokédex, as long as they were under one meter (3’03”) in height. That means Pokémon such as…

The Wii U Is Still Getting Virtual Console Games For Some Reason

While Nintendo fans across the globe wonder if the Switch will ever get some sort of Virtual Console, the Wii U continues to get an inexplicably steady stream of classic games. Why? Because Nintendo. Today’s entries are Bonk 3: Bonk’s Big Adventure and Devil’s Crush, two TurboGrafx-16 games that will undoubtedly be popular among all…

Sony Pulls ‘Easiest PS4 Platinum Trophy’ Game From Store

Sony today pulled a game from the PlayStation Network that claimed to be the “easiest PS4 Platinum trophy,” allowing a player to earn one of the prized achievements by playing for just a few minutes. The game, called 1000 Top Rated, was online for two days before Sony yanked it. 1000 Top Rated tasked players…

New Crash Bandicoot Trilogy Makes The Old Games Better

The Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy takes the level data from the three original PlayStation classics and adds new graphics, sounds and challenges. It’s not quite a remaster and not really a remake. Whatever it is, it’s really good. Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back and Crash Bandicoot: Warped are three amazing games…

Mario Kart 8 Update Gives You Even Better Items When You’re Losing

Yesterday’s Mario Kart 8 Deluxe update fixes a lot of bugs for online matches, as well as making the game a bit more fair for players that are losing. While the jury’s out on whether or other racers in AI matches are cheating, losing against real life players in online matches is no less frustrating.…

The Justice League Movie Lego Sets Are Super-Friendly

It’s just not a blockbuster comic book movie without blocky plastic recreations of pivotal scenes, courtesy of Lego.Check out three Justice League movie Lego sets coming in August, starring Stubble Affleck Batman, Sea Hobo Aquaman, Pizza Delivery Flash and other super friends. We kick things off with the smallest, cheapest and least impressive of the…

Body Paint Makes For Colorful Japanese Fashion 

Welcome to the world of “ishoku-hada” (異色肌), which can mean “unique skin” or even “remarkable skin.” It’s inspired by the otherworldly characters who appear in anime, movies, and video games. Note: Some images might be NSFW. “For a while, I’ve been doing ishoku-hada cosplay,” Miyako (top photo), who works as a DJ and model, tells…

Japanese Train Station Looks Like Something Out Of Fallout

One hundred and thirty feet underground, this dystopian station might looks like a bunker in the Fallout games, but at least the trains aren’t late. After all, it’s in Japan. This is Tsutsuishi Station in Niigata. It’s unlike any station you’ll see in the country. Lee Chapman at Tokyo Times explains: First built in 1912,…

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