Okay, guys, I think we might need a break from the simulator game genre for a bit. At least until we find new things to simulate. There are 183 cafe… Read the rest of the article: "Vacation Cafe Simulator" is a sim too specific to be believed

Death Stranding is mostly a slow, ponderous experience where you weave your way through picturesque but hostile terrain. It's a game that encourages you to take things slow, sometimes literally… Read the rest of the article: Death Stranding animated film looks surprisingly badass

Despite now being in his sixties, legendary game director and wannabe film director Hideo Kojima is evidently staying busy. Death Stranding 2 feels like it just launched, but Kojima has… Read the rest of the article: First look at Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid followup shown off

There have been quite a few big announcements at Tokyo Game Show, but none have been quite as bizarre as Ananta. As the newest project from NetEase, the developer and… Read the rest of the article: Ananta looks like five games in one, and none of them are very good

Marvel legend Stan Lee is widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of comics, although modern audiences are likely to know him better from his cameos in every MCU… Read the rest of the article: Stan Lee resurrected as ghoulish AI-powered hologram

Despite Trump's many, many attempts to deny and deflect from his long friendship with professional child abuser Jeffrey Epstein, the cry for him to release the Epstein files hasn't dimmed… Read the rest of the article: Trump gets confused, orders release of Earhart files (rather than Epstein)

The emerging indie game scene continues to be cool as hell. If you're already finished with Silksong or just found it a little too difficult (no shame in it), upcoming… Read the rest of the article: MotorSlice is like Shadow of the Colossus, but with chainsaws and killer machines

Are we quite sure that we're the snowflakes? In the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination, where his position on some gun murders being "worth it" was put to the test,… Read the rest of the article: Grown woman explodes when Starbucks barista won't read Charlie Kirk's name

The recent Metal Gear Solid 3 remake has been met with glowing praise from just about everyone I know — not exactly surprising, given that the original is one of… Read the rest of the article: Konami already eyeing future Metal Gear Solid remakes

I'm getting sick of writing this update every couple weeks, but not as sick as I am of the game price-gouging by Xbox and its contemporaries. Hot on the heels… Read the rest of the article: Xbox console price increased (yes, really, again)

Between Web 3.0 enshittifying everything and, you know, all the Nazi stuff, 2025's Internet honestly kind of sucks. As part of my quest to document all the weird little corners… Read the rest of the article: Escape to a simpler era with this time capsule of 2010s Internet

Ten years ago, Hideo Kojima's "P.T." set the Internet on fire. It was little more than a demo (Playable Teaser, get it?) for an in-development Silent Hill game Kojima was… Read the rest of the article: First proper trailer for Hideo Kojima's new horror game released

If cutting-edge PC tech can't run Borderlands 4 without struggling, trying to put it on a Switch 2 sounds like a quick and easy way to turn your console into… Read the rest of the article: Borderlands 4's Switch 2 version delayed indefinitely, surprising no one

Yes, I know patent application art is weird because you have to represent often nebulous concepts while also being as specific as possible, but still. What kind of Internet would… Read the rest of the article: Why is patent art so weird?

Activist comedian Walter Masterson is a real stand-up guy. Case in point: him literally standing up at a charity fundraiser hosted by David Rubinstein to tell him to his face… Read the rest of the article: Comedian confronts billionaire over fossil fuel ties at charity event

Someone needs to check in on the people at Ryu ga Gotoku Studio, best known for (and named after) their Yakuza series. They're famous for putting out multiple high-quality games… Read the rest of the article: Yakuza 3 remake comes with villain-focused companion game

Remember Jet Set Radio, Sega's ancient duology of funky tag-'em-ups with all-time great soundtracks? Sega certainly doesn't, and I'm going to believe that teaser for a third game is an… Read the rest of the article: Hyperfunk: The next evolution of graffiti-tagging games revealed

I loved the recent Metal Gear Solid 3 remake, if only because it finally added crouch walking to a game about sneaking around. The series as a whole has an… Read the rest of the article: Firearms expert reacts to the guns of Metal Gear Solid 3 (mostly with horror)

For more than a decade now, the Batman fandom has been yearning for a new video game, whether in Rocksteady's legendary Arkham series or a new standalone take on the… Read the rest of the article: How a new LEGO game might save Batman's video game legacy

Comedian Ben Palmer truly never misses. It's true that his oeuvre mostly consists of 'lying to people for comedic effect', whether it's pretending to be an AI to prank tech… Read the rest of the article: Comedian poses as Cracker Barrel PR rep