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Bloodborne First-Person Mod Looks Very Impressive
16.8.2021
You’ve played Bloodborne in third-person, yes, but what about first-person?Read more
Metal Gear Solid 2's Iconic E3 Trailer, Upscaled To 4K By An AI
16.8.2021
At E3 2000, Metal Gear Solid 2 absolutely stole the show when its first real-time gameplay footage was shown running on the PlayStation 2.Read more
Finder’s Poll Shows Vietnam Holds the Highest Percentage of Crypto Ownership Worldwide
15.8.2021
On Friday, the product comparison website Finder published the company’s August Cryptocurrency Ownership Report, which surveyed 42,040 citizens across 27 countries. The report ranks countries by digital currency adoption and it shows regions like Vietnam, Indonesia and India have the highest...
Mario Kart 64 Legend Just Retired Because He Got Betrayed
13.8.2021
Matthias Rustemeyer is one of the all-time greats at Mario Kart 64. Maybe even the best. He’s certainly the most famous, having dominated the top-tier of its competitive scene for the greater part of a decade. And now he’s retiring.Read more
Nintendo’s Older Games Are Killing It Right Now
13.8.2021
Nintendo continues absolutely dominating the competition in terms of game sales.Read more
Goombas Topple Over At Super Nintendo World's Yoshi Ride
12.8.2021
Earlier this week, a moving stack Goombas toppled over at Super Nintendo World’s Yoshi’s Adventure attraction in Universal Studios Japan. You can glimpse the Goombas in the above image. Livedoor News reports that the Goomba statue, which measures several meters tall, did fell in an area where park...
The Best Video Games Of 2021 So Far
11.8.2021
Let’s get this out of the way: Given all the ~everything~, simply releasing a game in 2021 is nothing short of a miracle. Every single one deserves a round of applause. But some, let’s face it, are better than others. As summer wraps, we thought it’d be fun to shine a light on the games that have...
The Biggest Shiny Pokémon Collector Needs One $30,000 Card To Complete Set
11.8.2021
Shiny Pokémon hype has jumped out of the games and into real life with one trading card game fan who’s trying to collect one of every monster color variant that currently exists. Good news: he only needs one more card. Bad news: some people are selling it for as much as $30,000.Read more
Japan Reaches Impressive Pokémon Manhole Milestone
11.8.2021
In August 2020, Kotaku reported that there were 100 Pokémon manhole covers in Japan. At the time, that seemed like a lot. But in the last year, the number has doubled.Read more
Collectors Are Driving Up PSP And Nintendo DS Game Prices In Japan
11.8.2021
While the Nintendo DS and the PlayStation Portable’s 2004 release seems so recent, that was a skin-wrinkling seventeen years ago. At almost two decades old, soon both handhelds will be considered retro.Read more
Idris Elba Teases Knuckles Role In Sonic Movie Sequel
10.8.2021
After a ton of speculation about Knuckles’ inclusion in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, we now apparently have confirmation that the red echidna will appear in the upcoming movie as well as who will be voicing him: Idris freakin’ Elba.Read more
You Should Try The Tales of Arise Demo To See How Far Series Has Come
10.8.2021
Tales of Arise, the next entry in Bandai Namco’s long-running RPG series, comes out next month for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. On August 18, it’ll get a free demo, Bandai Namco announced in a tweet today. A demo that’ll only be available on PlayStation and Xbox. Sorry, PC players. You’re SOL....
Operating a crypto exchange in Japan is ‘rather tough,’ FSA chief admits
10.8.2021
Japan’s newly appointed Financial Services Agency Commissioner Junichi Nakajima believes Bitcoin is a quick way to transfer cash, but people use BTC for speculation and investment
Sony Now Owns Anime Site Crunchyroll
10.8.2021
Having first been reported in October 2020, then begun in December 2020, Sony’s billion-dollar purchase of anime streaming site Crunchyroll has now been completed.Read more
Final Fantasy Fan Gets Every Franchise Trophy—And It Took A Decade
9.8.2021
On November 1, 2010, Talan Kirk, who goes by Rebourne07 on Reddit and PSN, unlocked his first trophy in Final Fantasy XIII for the PlayStation 3. On August 8, 2021, he unlocked the last trophy introduced in Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade’s DLC, making him the only person in the world to have...
Mario Kart 64 Champion Makes History By Becoming Fastest Player On Every Course
9.8.2021
Last month, long-time Mario Kart 64 racer Daniel Burbank came within two records of nabbing every fastest time in the game. Yesterday he grabbed the final two, becoming the first player in the game’s history to hold all 32 fastest times simultaneously. While that’s impressive on its own, it’s also...
You’ve Never Seen Breath Of The Wild Look This Good Before
9.8.2021
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is already four years old, meaning that it has begun showing its age on the Nintendo Switch. But emulated on PC, the game continues to look absolutely dazzling thanks to a steady stream of fan updates and improvements.Read more
Binance US CEO Steps Down as the Crypto Exchange Faces Rising Regulatory Scrutiny
7.8.2021
Former acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks has resigned as the CEO of Binance U.S. after just over three months. He cited “differences over strategic direction.” Meanwhile, Binance is facing regulatory scrutiny worldwide, including in the U.K., Malaysia, Japan, Cayman...
Mario & Luigi Studio’s First GBA RPG Now Playable In English
6.8.2021
The obscure 2002 Game Boy Advance RPG Tomato Adventure is finally playable in English thanks to a fan translation patch released last week, arriving nearly 20 years since the role-playing game first came out in Japan.Read more
That Time Konami Made A Game About Fat-Shaming A Penguin
5.8.2021
On its surface, Yume Penguin Monogatari seems like a standard, early ‘90s NES platformer. It features a lovable hero, colorful environments, and a catchy, chiptune soundtrack from the old masters at Konami. But beneath all that, this classic side-scroller is also so bluntly, nakedly fatphobic that...