Most readers will have at least some passing familiarity with the terms ‘Unicode’ and ‘UTF-8’, but what is really behind them? At their core they refer to character encoding schemes, also known as ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Cracked takes a thoughtful look at what five iconic v8-bit video game characters would look like if their sprites were magically granted life. The ...

Just a few weeks ago, Square Enix announced its next big game, Final Fantasy: Record Keeper, which is set to make its way to Android sometime this Spring. Record Keeper is a big mash-up of past games, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brian Mazique has covered combat sports and video games since 2011. The NBA 2K17 community is diverse and the game's creation ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Funko Games has announced Disney Kingdomania, a new game that features Disney characters turned ...

Yesterday, the new service Eightbit.me launched; for its first move, the HTML 5 social game changed your Twitter avatar to an 8-bit character image of your own design–without your express permission.

Tonight's season finale of Community has some special surprises in store. Spoiler alert: The cast will be transformed into 8-bit video game avatars centered around a plot that has Chevy Chase's ...

Tekken 8 is now approaching its two-year release anniversary. Bandai Namco has just wrapped up its Season 2 DLC with the latest fighter, Miary Zo. This character is available today as the roster now ...

A game within Tiny Rebel Games' popular mobile app reimagines the famous doctors as 8-bit characters. It launched in November 2013 and now has 80 hours of gameplay, 2 million users, and a thriving ...