During the closing ceremony for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe represented his country by leaping out of a green Warp Pipe dressed as Mario. Abe was wearing the plumber's iconic red hat, but had the word "Tokyo" on the front instead of the "M."During the sequence, which you can watch below, Doraemon--another iconic Japanese character--is shown placing a Warp Pip... more.

Codemasters' F1 2016 takes the top spot on the UK sales chart for the week ending August 20, pushing No Man's Sky down to second place. Beyond this, there has been little change in the top ten from last week.Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens moves up one position to No.3, while Overwatch moves down one spot to No.4. Grand Theft Auto 5 finishes the week at No.5, ahead of Rocket League at No.6, FIFA... more.

Hello Games has published the full patch notes for all of the No Man's Sky PC patches released so far.There have been three of these to date and they addressed many, many things, such as players getting stuck under the world, crashes, and the game failing to save until you died.The patch notes for all three updates are printed below, as written by Hello Games and published on Steam. Hello Games sa... more.

The Titanfall 2 pre-alpha tech test is now open to the public, letting PS4 and Xbox One players (but not PC players) try out the next installment in Respawn's first-person shooter series. We've spent a lot of time with the tech test already, running on walls, grappling around, and blowing stuff up with our Titans, and we've been impressed with many of the changes and additions.However, after sever... more.

Something has gone terribly wrong. The cavernous atrium of the Talos 1 space station is dark and devoid of life, yet filled with ominous creaks and groans. A lifeless body slumps against a nearby wall. Protagonist Morgan Yu--the key subject in some secretive experiment gone awry--grips a wrench in anticipation of what's to come."When you emerge from the experiment, the disaster that's overtaking t... more.

The Xbox Scorpio device will usher in a new wave of thinking as it relates to console generations. On the latest Inner Circle podcast, Xbox director Albert Penello spoke about how the new Scorpio device, which launches in 2017, is Microsoft's attempt at "thinking beyond console generations." While previous transitions, like the one from Xbox 360 to Xbox One, have been "disruptive"--for developers ... more.

Curious about Fallout 4's Nuka-World expansion? As it's done with previous releases, Bethesda will show off the content during a livestream event ahead of launch.As announced on Twitter, Bethesda will reveal new Nuka-World gameplay during a Twitch livestream scheduled for August 23, starting at 4 PM ET. You can watch live on Bethesda's Twitch channel.Nuka-World is Fallout 4's final expansion. It ... more.

Each week we search and gather up the coolest comic book art you won't see in actual comics. The reason you won't is because professional artists often draw sketches for fun or commissions and post them on their websites, blogs, and Tumblrs. Some artists even arrange commissions through their sites so be sure to check them out. This is a way to see the artists working on one book draw characters f... more.

Microsoft's Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb has announced the first game to be a part of next month's Games With Gold. Earthlock: Festival of Magic is set to release for Xbox One on September 1 and will be free for Xbox Live Gold subscribers.Earthlock is a turn-based fantasy RPG set in the world of Umbra, which is described as "a mysterious, beautiful but harsh planet that stopped spinning thousands of ... more.

Final Fantasy XV has been in development for 11 years and undergone a number of reworks--from a new name to more drastic changes to its combat mechanics. Development began with the series' longtime producer and character designer Tetsuya Nomura at the helm. However, directing duties were later transferred to Hajime Tabata, whose previous work includes spin-offs such as Crisis Core: Final Fantasy V... more.