Culinary tourism is a big deal as of late, but if you can't head over to Osaka for genuine takoyaki every night (or you're just curious about what Shake Shacks… Read the rest of the article: Live vicariously (and deliciously) with this Japanese food review channel

First off, go vote in the official The Game Awards poll if you haven't already. Second off, you may have noticed that Starfield, the game everybody was convinced would cure… Read the rest of the article: Starfield gets passed up for GOTY, fans are angry

YouTuber Fredrik Knudsen is primarily known for his Down the Rabbit Hole series, which focuses on strange historical happenings, whether online or in the real world, and breaks them down… Read the rest of the article: This six-hour EVE Online retrospective is the best sci-fi movie I've watched all year

As part of Pope Francis' continued efforts to bring the Catholic Church into the 21st century, the Vatican recently published a statement declaring that transgender members of the church can… Read the rest of the article: The Vatican declares trans Catholics can be baptized

Ghost in the Shell. Cowboy Bebop. Death Note. You'd be hard-pressed to find an iconic piece of animation that actually survived the jump to live action, but that hasn't stopped… Read the rest of the article: Will Netflix's Avatar: The Last Airbender break the live-action curse?

Yes, you read that right. Read it again- really soak it in. Now we can stop looking at moon phases! Following insider info from Jason Schreier predicting an impending GTA… Read the rest of the article: Grand Theft Auto VI announced. Yes, really.

It's happening. Maybe. Possibly. It's more credible than looking at moon phases, at least: Jason Schreier of Bloomberg, a long-established games reporter who has had the inside scoop time and… Read the rest of the article: Grand Theft Auto 6 announcement impending—maybe for real, this time

Imagine the future of Elon's dreams, where entire cities are run by AI. Cities Skylines 2, the latest in a long line of Sim City-likes, may have faced its share… Read the rest of the article: Get a glimpse into the future with this AI-run city

If you're under thirty, or know someone that is, you probably have at least a passing familiarity with YouTube sketch comedy duo Smosh, originated by founding members Ian Hecox and… Read the rest of the article: Early YouTube legends Smosh revive one of their biggest series after nearly a decade

Scambaiting – or the act of deliberately wasting a scam caller's time – is one of my guilty pleasures of late, and YouTuber/Twitch streamer Kitboga is one of the undisputed… Read the rest of the article: Streamer wastes scammers' time on an unprecedented scale

It seems that Microsoft's recent acquisition of Call of Duty developer Activision-Blizzard hasn't done much to curb their data-hoarding practices. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, which enters Early Access… Read the rest of the article: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 to take up staggering 213 gigabytes of storage space

Hot on the heels of the recent Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection remaster compilation, Konami has shown off a brief look at its upcoming total remake of the iconic Metal… Read the rest of the article: First look at Metal Gear Solid 3 remake shown off

If there weren't enough signs that maybe Elon Musk isn't quite the Tony Stark-esque businessman he thinks he is, this one might be the final nail in the coffin. According… Read the rest of the article: Twitter values self less than half what Musk paid for it

Did you know that being "in control of a cow while drunk" is illegal in the UK? What about operating a "self-propelled machine" at more than four miles an hour?… Read the rest of the article: Breaking archaic laws in front of police

Even if you haven't heard of niche internet talk show The Hot Seat, you've likely seen something its host had a hand in. Dax Flame was unstoppable in the early… Read the rest of the article: Bizarre talk show The Hot Seat brings Eric Andre-style humor to the digital age

Following the wave of racist backlash following leaked set photos – or possibly just because live-action remakes of beloved animated properties have literally never gone well – Disney's impending Snow… Read the rest of the article: Snow White remake delayed for reshoots

Despite repeated, insistent posts about how good X (formerly Twitter) is doing, it seems that Elon Musk – who just finished off his first year of Twitter ownership – is… Read the rest of the article: Elon Musk begs brands for Twitter engagement

The Like a Dragon series, formerly known as Yakuza in the west, is nothing if not innovative. It's still the only series in gaming where you can go from a… Read the rest of the article: Yakuza 8 is now also Animal Crossing, apparently

Is it just me, or have meme makers been getting scarily good at editing lately? Take, for instance, YouTuber eli_handle_b․wav (named after a sound file from Half-Life 2), known for… Read the rest of the article: Editor seamlessly inserts Toy Story's Woody into Red Dead Redemption 2

If there's one thing I love, it's niche, themed Twitter (or, sigh, X) accounts. One of the most egregious is the Bad Medical Takes account, which collects and showcases some… Read the rest of the article: Laugh or cry at the worst medical takes ever put to text