On July 29, 2011, a YouTube channel named “Tulpa Effect” uploaded a vlog where a woman named Marissa explained that her boyfriend, Roger, had acquired a new obsession: Slender Man. “He reads these forums, and he looks online, at the YouTube videos…and originally, he was talking about wanting to make a Slender Man video,” Marissa…
The fact that Nintendo’s next video game machine, the Switch, is built for single-screen gaming is a dark lining on a silver cloud. The Switch should be great, and it’s a Nintendo system worth being excited about. It will make home console games portable, letting users choose between outputting a game’s graphics on their TV…
Some time ago, the “Impossible Coin” was discovered in Super Mario 64. It took 18 years to finally collect. Mario 64 guru Scott “pannenkoek2012″ Buchanan recently discovered a new, unobtainable coin in Tiny Huge Island Scott managed to collect the first impossible coin on the same level in 2014 and recently achieved memetic status with…
“The Prince of Play” Solon Scott is a YouTuber who plays through visual novels, mostly Japanese dating simulators. It’s his art medium. In his videos, Scott acts out characters’ voices, explains literary devices and offers sharp commentary on visual novels’ plot. He sees himself as a performer and his videos as, in his words, “his…
Last week, members of the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists went on strike against key game companies. Per Motherboard, we’re getting a closer look at one of the guild’s complaints. According to a piece by Emanuel Maiberg, the issue of transparency is far worse than we might have initially thought. Game…
Drum & bass producer SleepingEggs sampled the dulcet tones of Hyper Light Drifter for this wicked EDM track:
The Pokémon Sun and Moon demo has secrets, some of which are only viewable if you play multiple days in a row. Some players are convinced that a creepy NPC must be a part of those special events, even though he repeatedly admits there’s nothing to him. Meet the mysterious old man. That’s not a…
Battlefield 1‘s multiplayer is very intense. While the game teaches you some basics during the campaign, it doesn’t do much to explain what’s going on in the multiplayer. Don’t worry, doughboys and gals: I’m here to help! Know Your Game Modes Battlefield 1 has six multiplayer modes at the moment: Conquest is the bread and…
Paying subscribers to Xbox Live can grab four games for “free” in November. The two games for the Xbox 360 are backward compatible, so you can play them on your Xbox One as well. Remember, these are only free if you have an Xbox Live Gold subscription. This month’s Games with Gold are: Xbox One…
Sonic Utopia is a fan-made game being made by a small team who want to“expand on Sonic gameplay in an intuitive way in 3D”, while at the same time “capture the best of Sonic’s style and tie it together in a cohesive experience”. The animation and art look cool! They also show off the fundamental…
If you play Pokémon Go from October 26th to November 1st, you might notice an increase in spooky apparitions. That’s totally intentional! As the trailer for Pokémon Go’s seasonal event states, the mobile game will be celebrating Halloween. Trainers will enjoy an increase in candy rewards, which is very appropriate. Niantic says that having a…
Track: Kokuhaku | Artist: My Hair Is Bad | Album: Woman’s Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to at the moment.
The PS Vita is not dead in Japan! Just a friendly reminder. To mark SaGa Scarlet Grace’s release, Sony is releasing special PS Vitas in Metallic Red, Glacier White, and Black with a total of seven different design variations.
I said it before, and I’ll say it again. Cats make television news shows better. Daily Saba reports that TV show in Turkey’s Denizli Province received a surprise guest when a stray cat wandered on set. The critter, it seems, entered through an open door and ended up on camera. The show’s anchor Kudret Çelebioğlu…
Watch The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild gameplay. Here, funny man Masaru Hamaguchi who is Shinya Arino’s comedy partner plays through over twenty minutes of the game.
If you are in the market for an enormous Godzilla statue that costs as much as a car, good news! You can buy this. As Famitsu reports, the statue is the same size as a Godzilla suit actors would wear. This is the 1991 version of the ‘Zilla that appeared in Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah…
Rice Paddy in the Morning. Near Sacramento, California. By Kurt Kelley. 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!
Here’s Leobane Cosplay chanelling both Duke Nukem and, perhaps, a touch of Johnny Bravo as well. Photo by Benoit Rugraff
The Nintendo Switch shown in the console’s debut trailer is grey. This being Nintendo, though, you can be sure that other shades and variations will be coming. TheGrumpyCat decided to get out ahead of Nintendo’s marketing and mock up a range of Switches. White ones, red ones, there are even Famicom and NES variants, throwback…
Sean Bean is not the star of Civilization VI. But he is easily one of the highlights. The role of Civilization tech narrator, despite sounding boring as hell, is actually a pretty famous one! Leonard Nimoy, for example, was incredible in the job, turning a dull series of quotes into a real treat every time…
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