Professional Gaming Is Hard
Pro-gamers dedicate long hours honing their skills to compete on a world class level. According to one team manager, in the world of Dota, the stress to win is heavy.
You Don't Want To Mess With Alien Mewtwo
In case you don't know, Pokémon fusion, or Pokémon splicing, is when you take two Pokémon and smush them together to create a new one. You can do it yourself on a website, but the fusions you get that way may or may not look cool. These fusions, on the other hand, drawn the way they are, definitely look cool.
Accused Murderer and Victim Both "Liked Anime"
Over the weekend, a 15-year-old Japanese girl was accused of brutally murdering an acquaintance. The crime is shocking and terrible. And some members of the Japanese media have pointed out that the suspect and the victim might have shared a love of anime.
Soldiers Try Charming Women with Push Ups
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When some male animals attract mates, they often present themselves in a way that shows off their virility. This form of mating ritual is often called peacocking, and it appears that in China's military speed dating circles, it's done through push-ups.
EA Korea has been rebranded Spearhead. This looks to be an effort to make the studio, which is responsible for FIFA Online 3, more of a brand name for EA. [Thanks, Sang!]
The Entire Story of Warcraft, Told in 40 Minutes
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And that's just the cliffnotes version!
S.W.A.T. Team Wedding Photos Are More Romantic Than Tactical
Twenty-nine year-old S.W.A.T. team member Hou Weilin wasn't able to get time off from work to take wedding photos, so he did the next best thing: He brought his wedding pics to work.
Darth Vader Is Teaching Japanese People English
Is this a joke? Nooooooooooo! This is for real. A Darth Vader-themed English-Japanese dictionary was released this month in Japan.
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Solid Snake Nendoroids.
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A new Borderlands game means new Borderlands cosplay.
The Old Gods Are Dead
Christopher Balaskas is a freelance concept artist working in film and tabletop games.
Famous Modder Walks Away After Too Much Abuse
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Hope you enjoyed the latest update to the latest, amazing version of the iCEnhancer mod for Grand Theft Auto IV, because it looks like it'll be the last one we're getting, at least for a while.
Portal 2 Mod Is Basically A New Portal Game
Portal Stories: Mel is a mod for Portal 2 that has been three years in the making. With a whole new story, new gear and new missions, it'll hopefully feel like a whole new Portal, only it's one you don't need to pay for.
Doom Is Playable On An...ATM
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I'm pretty sure people are now just running down a checklist of things Doom is not yet running on. We'll be at "MRI scanner" and "police radar gun" any day now.
Well Played, Smartass Counter-Strike Team
There's winning, and then there's winning with style.
The Week In Games: The Rest Of Us
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After two weeks of relatively few new game releases, we get back into the swing of things with some remastered The Last of Us — but we're not out of the woods yet.
Teens' Reactions To Goat Simulator Are Just Priceless
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The Fine Bros. christen their new REACT channel on YouTube by taking a bunch of unsuspecting teens and putting them in front of the glorious nonsense that is Goat Simulator. Befuddlement ensues.
Here's the First Mad Max Trailer, and It Will Make You a Believer
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Now you can see first Mad Max: Fury Road trailer, unveiled yesterday at Comic-Con, with your own eyes. It's full of gorgeous deserts, blooming smoke bombs the color of bruises, and a giant dust storm that looms over the landscape like a terrestrial tsunami. Dystopia has never looked so desolate and fascinating.
Kotaku 'Shop Contest: The Guardians Of Gaming
Yesterday I posted news that Disney was putting The Guardians of the Galaxy into every video game they possibly can, but that was only six lousy games. Surely our Photoshop-savvy readers can do better than that.
The Legend Of Korra Game Looks Like Tons Of Fun
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Speaking of Bayonetta maker Platinum Games, the developer hooked up with IGN during Comic-Con this weekend to show off the first gameplay from the recently-announced Legend of Korra video game game. This I like.