Hey, Crysis 3’s Multiplayer Lets You Hijack Another Player’s Mech

There’s been glimpses of Crysis 3‘s competitive online modes out there already, but this latest video gives a bit more detail on what’s in store for the sc-fi threequel. The invisible predator aspect of Hunter Mode looks fun but it looks like the mech-jacking in the Crash Site Mode might be one of the more…

Before You Start: Tips for Playing XCOM: Enemy Unknown the Best Way

Saving the world ain’t easy. It takes strategy, preparation, determination and more than a little luck. So don’t be thinking you can just fire up XCOM: Enemy Unknown and see alien corpses pile up at your feet. Go in with that attitude and the only corpses you’ll see are those of your trusted and highly…

Major Retailers Rally Behind the MOGA Android Controller Solution

Due out October 21, PowerA’s MOGA Android game controller system has caught the eye of plenty of mobile developers, but it’s also got the attention of retailers, with more that 7,000 stores prepared to carry the $49.99 device come launch day. Who’d have thought it’d be showing up at Toys ‘R’ Us? Amazon.com, BestBuy.com and…

This Animated Street Fighter Movie Isn’t Being Made in Japan

Brazilian artist Victor Hugo has quite the thing for Street Fighter, and I’ve quite the thing for his take on the fighting series, falling as it does somewhere between “next-gen fighting game” and “Hollywood animated movie”. So it’s great to see him putting that to some serious work, teaming up with an animator friend for…

Madoka Magica: Beginnings May Be Better Than the Series

Madoka Magica is an award winning anime series, famous for deconstructing the “magical girl” anime genre and turning it into something more akin to a psychological thriller. More than that though, the series is beautiful, mixing several disparate art styles to make an anime unlike any other. This past weekend, the series’ first movie, Puella…

Anime Fans These Days Are Too Damned Spoiled

When I left America seven years ago, I couldn’t even imagine the idea of free streaming video on the internet—much less free streaming anime, subtitled in English, and simulcast with the episode’s Japanese airing. So as I’ve gotten more and more back into anime, I’ve been surprised by hatred of some fans for sites like…

This Lady Appears To Be Floating

Back in 2011, photographer Natsumi Hayashi burst on the scene. Her series of photos, which she posted online as “Today’s Levitation”, made a big stir in Japan and around the world. “Dangerous jumping makes it look like you are floating,” Hayashi said in a piece Sankei Biz published this week. And that’s exactly what her…

The download version of the upcoming 3DS Animal Crossing needs 1GB of free space.

But, Can You Tell Who Kevin Butler Is? Take This Quiz and Find Out!

Above is the real deal. That’s faux Sony exec and PlayStation spokesman Kevin Butler. Actor Jerry Lambert portrays the character in the long running series of PlayStation commercials. Rather portrayed as Sony is suing him over a commercial that featured the Wii. Part of the defense in the lawsuit, it seems, is that the Kevin…

The New DJMax Really Puts The Vita’s Touch Screens to Use

The Korean-made DJMax games are some of the most popular in the PSP’s library—in addition to being some of the best music games ever made. Now, with DJMax Technika Tune, it’s coming to the Vita as well. While the PSP games use the d-pad and face buttons in the music gameplay, Technika Tune is completely…

Forever Alone? Not Anymore. This Photography Trick Can Help.

There’s someone for everyone. That’s what they say, right? They, whoever the hell they are, might not be correct. Some folks can’t settle on that special someone for whatever reason, and others don’t necessarily want to. However, surely there are folks who are alone—forever alone—but would at least like photographic proof that they are not.…

There’s a New Hello Kitty Sofa. It Costs Over $2,000.

By no means is this the first Hello Kitty sofa, and no means is it the last. This month, a new Kitty-chan sofa is going on sale in Japan. The sofa is priced at ¥198,000, which is US$2,525 (shipping is another ¥3,150 or $40). Why the high price? As My Navi points out, the made-in-Japan…

Company Says Kevin Butler Wasn’t in Their Commercial with the Nintendo Wii

Sony is suing Jerry Lambert, the actor who plays Kevin Butler for “creating confusion” and “causing damage” to its company. Kevin Butler is a fictional PlayStation exec who appears in a series of popular commercials. Last month, however, Lambert appeared in a Bridgestone tire commercial that featured the Nintendo Wii. Now, Bridgestone is asserting that…

Takahashi Meijin, Hudson’s human mascot, is now at Tokyo game company Mages (formerly 5pb).

Is There Any Stopping China’s Vampire Zombies? Doesn’t Look Like It.

Rigor mortis has set in. They are unable to walk. But with their arms outstretched, they hop as they search the night for prey to bite. That’s how they absorb the essence of their victims. They’re called “jiangshi” and are China’s vampire zombies. But these walking dead are not only a Chinese thing. They’re now…

There’s a Samurai Predator, and He is Beautiful

Leaving arguments about canon at the door, get a look at this new Predator figure from Hot Toys, in which Japanese artists Takayuki Takeya (paint) and Yuji Oniki (sculpting) were tasked with coming up with their own take on the sci-fi legend. The premise might be a little corny, sure, but the figure they’ve come…

College Poster Banned For Featuring a… NES Zapper

According to a report from the College’s newspaper, Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia has refused permission from students to put up a poster on campus because it featured a gun. A fake, plastic, video game gun from the 1980s. Designed to advertise a “game-themed social night”, the students were forced to remove the…

The Other Brothers: Mario Never Had Dogs Like This

It’s been a while since we checked in on indie platformer The Other Brothers, so it was a treat today that I actually got my hands on the game. What you see above is the game’s first level. What you maybe can’t see is that, to go with the retro-inspired aesthetic, it’s got some retro-inspired…

Populous Developer Making a New God Sim

Topia is an upcoming iOS game from Crescent Moon and Glenn Corpes, formerly of Bullfrog and one of the brains behind Populous So you can see where some of the inspiration for Topia is coming from. Pitched as “world creation simulation”, you play a “god and shape the land as you choose, by the use…

Um, Maybe You Shouldn’t Have Hidden From the Zombies in That Church…

Artist Patrick O’Keefe has worked recently for a list of clients that include a number of Electronic Arts’ studios, such as Visceral Games and EA Black Box. In today’s gallery, then, you’ll find pieces from games like Dead Space 3, along with other personal and professional work. You can check out more of Patrick’s stuff…