My office? Nope. While it’s a mess of stuff, my desk doesn’t exactly scream otaku (though, the signed Kurt Vonnegut print above it is pretty cool!). This guy’s office, however, is otaku chic. More »
You know how Witcher 2 developer CD Projekt were using German courts to go after alleged pirates of the game? And how they gave up when everyone told them how shitty the practice they were using was? Turns out CD Projekt are just the tip of the iceberg. More »
This is the Miniatur Wunderland, in Hamburg, Germany. It sprawls across 1300sqm, filling an entire warehouse. It consists of over 1000 moving vehicles. It took over 500,000 hours to build. And it’s absolutely incredible. More »
Zombie paradise action game Dead Island may have been out since early September, but it’s only now that the Germans at the wonderfully-named Federal Department of Media Harmful to Young Persons have got around to banning it. More »
Yesterday was Halloween. Parties also raged all weekend, and even adults dressed up in funny costumes. Some of them ate candy and other drank booze. And in Germany, one 42-year-old man dressed as Yoda got arrested–probably because the Force was not with him. More »
Last night we pointed out this video from Germany’s RTL Television which seemed to delight in mocking the “computer freaks” that attended last week’s Gamescom in Cologne. Today the show is apologising for their bad judgement in airing it. More »
Well, maybe not you, but judging somebody. And it’s not just a Gamescom booth companion that’s doing the judging, but a news lady and a news announcer. How mean! More »
You know, not every game at this year’s Gamescom is an international best-seller. Some games are made with a more local audience in mind, and few are as German as this one. More »
