This Collector’s Edition is an Anime Fan’s Dream!

Games, movies—these days everything seems to have its own collector’s edition. Filled with art books, statues and mini posters, few of them are really worth the extra price. So it’s always a surprise when a collector’s edition like the Macross: Do You Remember Love? 30th Anniversary Box comes along. First, the Macross: Do You Remember…

There’s a new Persona! It’s…a card battle game. For smartphones. Oh.

Bruce Lee Wants You to Be Water in This Amazing Remix

In 1971, Bruce Lee did an interview—a great interview—on The Pierre Berton Show It was the martial arts superstar’s only TV interview. The 25-minute talk was believed to have been lost, but has since been archived—and more recently remixed by melodysheep. Also check out the full, original interview. If you haven’t seen it, it’s definitely…

Tight Lips on Final Fantasy Versus [Update with Character Drawing]

At Square Enix’s 25th Anniversary event today in Tokyo, company honcho Yoichi Wada took the stage and briefly mentioned Versus. Very briefly. Here’s what he said (via Japanese Final Fantasy blogger Marshal.Alloc): “I cannot say any more than, ‘We are making Versus!’ Please wait a little longer.” This raises all sorts of questions: Is the…

Square Enix is Releasing 11 Pounds of Final Fantasy (No, Really)

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy. And what better way to say Happy Anniversary than with a FF box set? That weighs 11 pounds? And costs US$445? The box includes the PlayStation disc versions of all the numeric Final Fantasy games from FFI to FFXIII. It also comes with a Crystal ArtWorks…

Let’s Help Hollywood Find the Perfect Snake for the Metal Gear Movie

Hollywood is making a Metal Gear movie! Again! It sounds like production on the flick is just getting started (again). The project has a producer, but there’s no word of a director or screenwriter. More importantly, who is going to play Snake? Getting the jump on those big time Hollywood casting agents, Kotaku is here…

Imagine Battlefield Was a LOT Bigger. With Space Weapons. That’s Carrier Command.

I’ve talked about Carrier Command here before, somewhat enthusiastically, but for those who just can’t see what I’m getting at, this trailer shows better than any other just what the game’s about It’s all about scale. You can be a man on the ground or you can drive a giant aircraft carrier bristling with guns.…

That Insane, World-Spanning RTS is Actually Getting Made. Yes.

When we first saw upcoming RTS Planetary Annihilation earlier this month, it took me days to find my socks, they’d been blown so far away. My excitement was tempered, though, by the fact the amazing trailer was part of a Kickstarter pitch. And we all know how that roller-coaster goes. But good news! You and…

A Backpacker’s Guide to Warhammer 40K, Part 7: Churches

You’re about to see some of the work of Carlo Balassu, an artist who spent over six years at RTS masters Relic before moving onto a freelance career that spans both games and film. In addition to undisclosed projects on both side of that fence, he’s worked on pretty much everything Relic has released in…

Kickstarter Disaster as Adventure Game Sees Money Disappear

Jack Houston and the Necronauts is an adventure title from the same guy who, in his spare time, is working on that cool Han Solo adventure game. It had been up on Kickstarter, but after meeting its funding goal, it was time to get to work. Until something happened. Something that should serve as a…

The Life, and Death, of PC Gaming’s Most Famous Cover Star

You might not have played the game, but if you’ve ever walked into a video game store in your life, you’ll recognise the face: that of the Chessmaster, star of 1986 game The Chessmaster 2000. That first game, developed by The Software Toolworks, would lead to a series that would span decades, with the last…

Torchlight II will be out on September 20, developers Runic Games have just announced.

Namco’s Badass Retro Arcade Game Logos

I do love me some arcade marquees. The colours, the hand-drawn art, it’s all so very Roger Dean. This set are from Namco, before the company merged with Bandai, and could just as easily have worked as the logos for mid-80s thrash bands. Which is equally awesome. Namco Arcade Logos [VGJunk] Total Recall is a…

Who Needs An iPad When This Tablet Has Twin “Sticks”, a D-Pad And Buttons?

I love my iPad for gaming, but only for certain types of games. Usually the ones that don’t ask you to move a lot. Anything that requires a virtual d-pad, or joystick, or buttons, gah, no, kill it with fire. Unless…unless there was a tablet like this one. Archos’ GamePad is an upcoming Android tablet…

Sonic, You Are a Liar, And That’s Awful

This is a screenshot from Sonic Generations. It’s difficult to tell whether it’s an excess of optimism or just straight-up trolling. Sonic [HybridShadowz, via Tiny Cartridge]

Here’s the Basic Plot of the God of War Movie

It’s not often we get screenwriters going into so much depth ahead of time with their work, but then, when they’re adapting a video game, there’s not much to keep secret. Especially when it’s God of War. The guy gets angry, kills gods, and kills them brutally. Spoilers! Still, those wondering just what kind of…

Modern Warfare Comes to the Mushroom Kingdom, and it Looks Terrific

It’s been nearly 20 years since Nintendo last made a Mario movie. If they ever decided to make another one, and for whatever reason didn’t go the Paper Mario route, this might work. I mean, it’s barely Mario at all, but then, that didn’t stop them in 1993. At least this would have guns and…

George Washington vs Adolf Hitler: The Greatest Fighting Game We Never Played

This fabulous image, done as an inspiration for a competition over on the Papercut forums, makes me sad. Sad that this isn’t a game I can pick up right now and play until my fingers curl up and fall off. [SHOWDOWN] – Contest Brief [Papercut]

Discount Machete

Have you ever bought a machete on sale? I did, earlier this week. Monday I went up to the big box hardware store and snapped up a mower and a weed trimmer, because I’m an idiot who doesn’t simply write a check every month to a lawn service to do the same thing for me.…

Not to be Undersold, Another Florida Games Store Lists Itself on eBay

Three weeks ago, a Florida man listed his independent video game store, plus a ton of real estate and vehicles, for sale on eBay in a $3.5 million package deal. Another video game store two hours up the road has decided to undercut him, selling everything in its chain for $2.6 million. My spidey-sense tells…