Playing The Games That Nobody Else Has Played

The site Zero Feedback has a noble mission statement: to track down and play independent, freeware games that for whatever reason have gone completely unnoticed. The criteria for inclusion is that a game must have been submitted to a forum or site and received zero feedback (hence the name) within a 3-6 month period. If…

To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Gran Turismo, reader Ilya made this tribute clip that rivals anything developers Polyphony Digital have made for the series over that time. It took him three months to make, was shot entirely in Gran Turismo 5 and features 50 cars racing on over 30 tracks. So pretty. 15th Anniversary…

There’s An E3 Presser For People Sick Of E3 Pressers

Last year’s E3 was in many ways a lowpoint for the annual industry showcase, tepid press conferences dominated as much by…ill-advised crowd reaction as they were by an endless parade of games all seeming to promote the same ol’ mindless violence. That’s led this year to the establishment of HORIZON, an alternative E3 press conference…

Tobias Fünke: The Video Game

As part of the promo campaign for the upcoming Arrested Development comeback, there’s now a Tobias Fünke sizzle reel on YouTube. You know, because he’s an actor It’s fantastic stuff, especially the part where he gets all multimedia, and manages to star in a shitty old video game.

These Giant Robots Look Like They’re Made Of Steel, But They’re Not

They’re made of paper. Amazing stuff. Reader VJIII, aka shieldcore, sent these in. I’m in awe. I mean, the papercraft itself is impressive enough, but sticking lights in there is just too much. Some of these are small papercraft models. Others are papercraft outfits for figures. Some are human-sized papercraft cosplay! shieldcore [DeviantArt]

This Badass Buzz Lightyear Could Definitely Save The Galaxy

Dan LuVisi – who we only just featured on our daily concept art showcase – is to thank for this “realistic” portrayal of Buzz Lightyear, which puts Star Command in the hands of the US government and turns the cartoon hero into someone you could easily imagine kicking ass in a 2013 video game. To…

Adventure Time’s Jake Is Giving Me Nightmares

Thomas Lishman is a British-based freelance artist who specializes in digital sculpting. You’ll find a selection of his work below. The Adventure time pieces are a definite highlight. “Real” Jake will be serving as nightmare fuel for many a day to come. You can see more of Thomas’ work at his personal site and DeviantArt…

Just How More Detailed Are PS4 Characters Over PS3 Characters?

Earlier this week, Guerilla Games released a report onthe studio’s PlayStation 4 reveal demonstration, which had people playing a real-time demo of the new Killzone game. It’s mostly super-technical, but there’s still enough interesting stuff in there for regular folk to get something out of. Stuff like: While the demo ran at “only” 30fps, it…

Meet The Real, Ass-Kicking Chun Li

There’s been a gif doing the rounds this week of a French cosplayer performing an impressive rendition of Chun Li’s lightning kick. It’s based on this 2011 clip, and it’s pretty good! I’m not sure who the cosplayer/performer in question is, but seeing it reminded me of a similar clip in which we do know…

This Is Why We Should Never, Ever Have A Dog For President

Here’s a silly take by Freddie Wong on what would happen if we had a dog for president. In this reality, all cats are eradicated until only one cat is left. The Last Cat. Naturally, the last cat on Earth is also a rather cute cat. And naturally, there’s also a group of select people…

And Now I Have To Pay $25 For A Bag Of Chips. Happy, Lay’s?

Last week Lay’s decided to award the U.S. potato chip prize to Cheesy Garlic Bread, the least interesting of the three “Do Us a Flavor” competitors. A little over a third of America voted for it, allegedly. That leaves a little under two-thirds of America to the mercy of price-gouging jerks on Amazon and eBay…

The Kids Of Today Seem To Be Struggling With Super Metroid

SNES classic Super Metroid went on sale for under a buck earlier this week, the combination of price and the game’s status obviously resulting in a massive influx of new players. Players that, thanks to the wonders of the Miiverse, appear to be…struggling with 1990s game design. There’s always the chance these guys are trolling/joking,…

The Game That Fights Pirates With Piracy Was Just Greenlit On Steam

This batch of recently green-lit games looks fantastic, and not just because it includes the game development simulator where piracy battles piracy. Let’s take a closer look at the upcoming games that will eventually release on Steam, shall we? Bleed “An action platformer focused on stylist, acrobatic dodging and fluid, challenging gameplay.” Game Dev Tycoon…

The Largest Transformer Ever Made, Until Metroplex Ruins Everthing

The late 80s was the best time to be a toy-obsessed child. Back then toy companies weren’t afraid to release a toy that looked like a gun, contained toxic paint or weighed more than the kids it was being marketed to. It was a time when Hasbro, a couple years after releasing a toy aircraft…

Being A Vampire In This Game Seems Like A Lot of Fun

Dark, a shooter where you play as a vampire, still looks as cool now as it did when we initially saw that it wasn’t about being a sparkly, sensitive bloodsucker. After all, you will eat your enemies to regain health. You will teleport. You will become invisible and stalk your prey. You will hypnotize your…

To Win This Game, You Have To Guess Where It Abandoned You

GeoGuessr, as you might have guessr’d from the name, is a straightforward game. You get dropped in the middle of a random location on Google Street View and have to guess, based on your surroundings, where the hell you are. The closer you are, the higher your score. Pretty simple right? The difficulty varies wildly.…

Valve’s Next Dota Tournament Has One Hell Of A Payout

$2,019,002. That’s the current prize pool for 2013’s Dota 2 International tournament, which will be held this August in Seattle. It’s a massive payout—the biggest single-event prize pool in the history of competitive gaming—and it’s only possible because of crowdfunding. See, Valve is sellingInteractive Compendiums for their big event; for $10 you get an interactive…

The Most Amazing Video Game Title Screens

We did a gallery on the most awesome continue screens a few weeks ago, so it’s only fair that we give their complement—start menus and title screens—the same treatment. Starting off at the top there is Xenoblade Chronicles, one of the best title screen experiences, especially when you’ve got the music on. But let’s continue…

A Kid Who Doesn’t Want to Be Spider-Man Is My Favorite Panel This Week

Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #23 – People who’ve worn the webbed mask have abandoned being Spider-Man before. The cover of this week’s Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #23 riffs on the classic John Romita image from Amazing Spider-Man #50, when Peter Parker quit. And I want to say that Ben Riley stopped web-swinging because of angst, too. But…

Thank God Spam Emails and Viruses Aren’t Real People

Imagine if the most annoying parts of the internet—spam emails, viruses, things that exist to steal your identity—were real people. Real people trying to get into your house. Ugh, no. Things could get ugly quick, as shown by this video by HapstanceFilms. Well, until the porn lady comes around. Then you won’t even realize you’re…