Turning Up The Gamma and Brightness in DayZ Is Cheating. Or Is It?

In a world lacking morality, these two DayZ players argue over whether turning up the gamma and brightness in a game is cheating. Personally, I don’t think it is. But that’s just me, not wanting to squint at my screen for hours. I already do that enough during the workday.

The People Who Make Persona Are Now Focusing On Persona 5

No more distractions. It’s been four years since the last real Persona, and the people behind the RPG series want to release a fifth one. Speaking in this week’s issue of Famitsu, as translated by Andriasang, Atlus exec Katsura Hashino said the team has submitted illustrations and made progress on Persona 5. No word on…

The Case For Video Games as an Olympic Sport

If archery is an Olympic sport and shotput is an Olympic sport, consider the Olympic prospects of pulling back a virtual slingshot with one’s fingertip, mentally calculating the best trajectory and then letting an Angry Bird fly and smash into some green pigs. Video games, perhaps, should have had a place in the ongoing London…

Zen Pinball 2 hits PS3 and Vita September 4, with a mystery Popcap game-themed table to be revealed at PAX Prime.

Felicia Day Unboxes the Guild Wars 2 Collector’s Edition So I Don’t Have To

I know everyone is disappointed that they don’t get to see my crappy red tablecloth and hear my children babbling in the background, but trust me, this is for the best, if only for the myriad opportunities to dust off “that’s what she said”. It’s Felicia Day! And Guild Wars 2!

Take a Look at the Newest Trailer for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn

A new teaser for Square Enix’s rebuilt MMO has surfaced, showing off more of the world and characters that players will encounter when the 2.0 version of the online RPG launches later this year.

Maybe Yoda Was Actually Horrible, Awful, and Totally Evil

Fairly or unfairly, Star Wars creator George Lucas is often pegged as public enemy number one for a variety of reasons. But for sci-fi author David Brin, there’s another baddie: Yoda. Brin, a NASA consultant and a Dreamcast game scribe, has discussed his distaste for both Lucas’ work and the Jedi Master on multiple occasions—such…

PlayStation All-Star Battle Royale supports arcade sticks. How original.

You Think You Can Handle Samus’ Power Suit? Her Zero Suit? Ha!

Samus Aran is iconic. So are the Metroid heroine’s outfits. Yes, outfits—plural. Unlike many characters, who have a single set of trademark threads, Samus has two: her Power Suit (or its upgrades) and her Zero Suit. Some fans did not like the advent of Zero Suit Samus, saying it not only sexualized a strong female…

Chinese Sitcom Can’t Stop Copying, Well, Other Sitcoms

The IT Crowd. Friends. How I Met Your Mother. Even in the West, these popular sitcoms have influenced other shows. But in China, one show isn’t exactly “inspired” by these programs. The Shanghai television program in question is Ipartment (which loosely translates as “Love Apartment” in Chinese). It features a couple of guys, a couple…

This Japanese Celebrity Knows How To Help the PS Vita (Hint: Final…)

Sony’s PS Vita sure is struggling! Launching new hardware isn’t easy—just ask Nintendo. But while Nintendo was able to turn the 3DS around, Sony hasn’t done that yet with the Vita. Japanese celebrity and Pokémon queen Shoko Nakagawa might have the logical answer. Nakagawa, who has done Zelda commercials for Nintendo, recently seems to have…

The Disgaea Team’s New, Non-Disgaea RPG Is for the PS3

As previously mentioned, the Disgaea Team’s newest role-playing game is not a new Disgaea, but The Paradox of God and the Fate Revolution. The game follows a high schooler who suddenly turns into God. He, along with the seven angels, makes people’s wishes come true. When the game was first shown last month, game maker…

Why the Old Lady Tied the Sex Doll to the Tree

This isn’t a joke. It’s a true story. Late last week a photo of a lady binding a sex doll to a tree appeared online. Info was scant, but now reports out of China state that the woman, who lives in the city of Shangdong, was fed up with cars speeding through a pedestrian crossing.…

Years in Development, This PS3 Game Still Lives. Well, Apparently.

Back in 2005 (2005!), Koei revealed Ni-Oh! for PS3. The game was supposed to be based on an unearthed script from Akira Kurosawa (Yojimbo, Seven Samurai). But it was never released. Ni-Oh! just…vanished. In a recent interview with Famitsu, Tecmo president and co-founder Yoichi Erikawa confirmed that the game still existed. “We just finished the…

New BlazBlue arcade game is getting a PS3 version in Japan. And Xbox 360? Um…no word yet.

Nothing Says Olympic Glory Like a Sonic the Hedgehog Tattoo

You know the Sonic Cycle meme, right? Gamers hear about a new Sonic game, they get excited. Then, the game comes out, and it’s a huge disappointment. With that kind of letdown baggage, you’d think Sonic would not make a good lucky charm. Then again, you’re not Puerto Rican runner Javier Culson, and you didn’t…

According to recent research, there may actually be a less slingshot-intensive way to calm down Angry Birds

Freshly-Announced Grid Sequel Follows Old-Fashioned Naming Conventions

Codemasters has seen fit to develop a second Grid game. The first, released in 2008, was pretty damn great, as you’d expect given the fact many of the team from the respected TOCA series had worked on it. The sequel, Grid 2, will be out in 2013.

A Short Film Made Entirely Out of Papercraft

Papercraft isn’t just useful for making tiny recreations of famous video game characters. You can also make terrific animated shorts with it. This clip, by Israeli student Neta Cohen, was the first piece of animation she’d ever done. If you can believe that. If she turns around and says it’s also the first papercraft she’s…

Get Your Ass to Mars in This Space Flight Video Game

Because landing on Mars is the hottest thing this year, Lunar Flight – the terrifyingly realistic space landing simulator – is being updated to include a map of the Martian surface, meaning you can recreate the sensation of touching down on an alien world over and over and over again to your heart’s content. While…