Day 3 is still going strong (and likely will continue doing so well into the night), and already there’s been a huge amount of work done since yesterday. Each stand is starting to take shape, and the layout has really become apparent. The LAN area continues to blaze ahead, with all of the hardware now [...]

Recently, Japanese gaming news giant, Famitsu, was able to have a closer look at the special edition of Resident Evil 5 for the PS3 that was announced at the Tokyo Game Show. Currently entitled, Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition, the game will feature all of the content of the original release. It will also feature [...]

At this very moment in time, there are dozens of hard-working individuals toiling away to put rAge 2009 together. These brave troops will work around the clock from now until 10AM on Friday the 2nd of October (which is when the doors open, in case you haven’t been following) to bring you the biggest, the [...]

Compared to fifteen years ago, anime fandom in South Africa has come a long way. Back then it was a whole different ballgame. The Internet was in its infancy at the time, and downloading quasi-legal fansubs was unheard of. No, we had to rely on a handful of distributors to keep us in a steady [...]

We all knew it would happen eventually, and it looks like we were right. After Street Fighter IV, we all counted the days until Capcom released a Street Fighter IV: Championship Edition or a Super Street Fighter IV or something along those lines. Rumours to that effect have been circulating for a while now, and [...]

This Fallout 3 replica AER9 Laser Rifle may just be a wood-based fake, but when the nuclear bombs destroy most life on Earth and everyone is either a skin-flapping mutant or bloodthirsty pirate raider, it’ll get you the cash/women/water you desire. Just make sure nobody every expects you to actually fire the thing, you gotta [...]

It’s no secret that Germany has some of the strictest censorship laws in world when it comes to videogames – some of the more violent games, if they are released at all, have their violence toned down considerably. But that’s not all, they’re also quite fussy when it comes to depictions of World War II. [...]

The Weekend Distraction™ is late this week because Miktar, who suffers from a disability, wanted to join the other kids from his schools football team. During an initiation rite, Miktar was swept away through a whirlpool to the land of Tao. There he was hunted by the evil Lord Komodo, who desired Miktar as a [...]

Game development is about you, your product, and your audience. It’s as simple as that. Unfortunately, many of us struggle with the audience bit — whether it’s through shyness, laziness, or a combination of the two. In any case, something needs to change. Learning about your potential media outlets is always a good first step. [...]

Here’s something else for Western manga-fanatics to pine about. It seems that the Japanese PlayStation Network will be receiving a new category: digital manga. This distribution channel will provide Japanse manga fans with an alternate method of acquiring the latest manga. Already signed on are publishers Kodansha, Shueisha, Shogakukan, Square Enix, Hakusensha, the Kadokawa group, [...]

There are two sorts of contract killer. There’s the shady, scarred sort of guy with an eye patch and Eastern European accent who’s only ever glimpsed through a pall of cigarette smoke, hangs out in underworld bars with lighting problems, and has a nickname prefixed with Little or Lucky or The. He’d be prosecuted and [...]

If you didn’t know this fan-art mockup of the “Guard Dog” update for Team Fortress 2 wasn’t real, like us you’d be begging for the next patch. Team Fortress 2 forum posted Pyranodon crafted this magnificent tease with exquisite detail. Valve, the creators of Team Fortress 2, liked it so much they even sent him a letter [...]

We are on the cusp of a new generation of computer graphics. Directx11 will be released with Windows 7 at the end of October, and the software will be here this year as well. DiRT 2 for PC has been delayed so that Directx11 support can be incorporated into the game. Today, we will have [...]

It seems that 73-year-old horror manga artist Kazuo Umezu, creator of series such as Drifting Classroom, Makoto-chan and Cat-eyed Boy, will be teaching beginner classes in manga on Japanese TV starting on November 5th. The series will be entitled Chūkōnen mo Guwashi! Umezu Kazuo no 4-Koma Manga Nyūmon, a mouthful which apparently translates into “Even [...]

It’s almost time for our October issue – what what we like to call our “rAge issue”. Inside, you’ll find tons of hands-on previews, including Tony Hawk: RIDE, Tropico 3, Need for Speed Shift, Blur, Heroes over Europe, Fifa 10 and our massive Uncharted 2: Among Thieves feature. That’s right, every one of our previews [...]

Okay class, open up your September 2009 issue of Popular Science, and turn to page 75. If you look at the “How 2.0″ section, you’ll see your assignment for the weekend. That’s right, you’re going to cram 8 gaming consoles into an R2-D2 and feel damn proud of yourself for having done it. Does anyone [...]

It seems that a Tokyo-based manufacturer of artificial teeth, Bitec Global Japan, uses a very interesting and unusual method for determining whether potential employees have the delicate assembly and painting skills required for their positions. What they do is have up to five applicants at a time assembling and painting a model of a Zaku [...]

Anyone who is familiar with Shinichirou Watanabe’s directorial style probably always expects something unusual. One of his favourite quirks is the way he likes to take two far-removed themes or ideas and mix them together. Cowboy Bebop, for instance, with its odd mix of jazz and science fiction, had a very unique flavour, and the [...]

It seems that the creator of one of Japan’s most beloved manga series, Crayon Shin-chan, was found dead at the bottom of Mount Arafune’s Tomoiwa cliff. Yoshito Usui had been reported missing by his wife some days before, after he didn’t return from one of his usual mountain hikes. The sighting of his body was [...]