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Minecraft, You Do a Pretty Good Laputa
Oh hey, another wallpaper-worthy Minecraft build. Built and submitted to Planet Minecraft by adybuddy_, this recreation of the eponymous structure from Ghibli’s Castle in the Sky is supposed to have a “movie-like feel.” It does, I think, especially in that very first render. Nice. Have a look for yourself below. No world download included with…
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System Shock Enhanced, Re-Released 21 Years Later
1994’s FPS-RPG, System Shock, is an important game. It was an influence on not just BioShock and its sequels, but also a variety of game series in between, like Half-Life and Deus Ex. It was also a bitch to play on modern PCs, which is fortunately something this re-release should help with. The announcement from…
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Welp, Termina’s Screwed
Should’ve played the Song of Time, Link. Done by DeviantArt’s Isaac J. Litman, this is the third in a series of illustrations depicting elements from Zelda: Majora’s Mask. The three MM pieces are below; for more from Litman, head here for his DeviantArt gallery Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some…
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All This Terrific Fanart Was Drawn on a 3DS
Colors! is an app for the 3DS, Vita and mobile which lets you create artwork. Like these awesome pieces which, while low-resolution, are still a sight to behold. They were all drawn by Techno-Bits, an “untrained, and self-taught artist only using a 3ds looking to further [his] skills,” who “digitally paints many things around the…
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Pokémon Make For Badass Mecha
Because Lugia, leader of the Legendary Birds, who can tear cliffs down with one wave of its wings, apparently isn’t terrifying enough by itself. So now here it is in the form of a flying death robot. The mecha-mon were posted to r/pokemon by the artist, derangedhyena. There’s five pieces of artwork in total, depicting…
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Kotaku East
The Many Sights of Tokyo Game Show 2015
The Kotaku East crew is on site at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, trying the games, reporting news, and snapping photos. Copious amounts of photos. Reading about upcoming games is fun, but for a change of pace, you might wanna try taking in the sights for a bit instead. Have a look: Kotaku East is…
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When Metal Gear Solid V Meets Yandere Simulator
Today in Unusual Crossovers, we see the protagonist from schoolgirl/murder sim Yandere Simulator moonlight as MGSV’s Quiet. NOTE: Some of this fanart might be considered NSFW. It’s Quiet, after all. It all came from a fanart contest organised by Yandere Sim’s developer, announced two days after MGSV’s release. Those who wished to partake had to…
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The 3DS follow-up game to Sonic Boom has been delayed by Sega Originally slated for this year, Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice is now looking at a 2016 release instead. The team apparently needs the extra time to apply a little more polish to the game for a “a stronger, more enjoyable experience.”
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Minecrafters Built The Best-Looking Homes out of a Simple Block
Planet Minecraft’s first solo contest, Penthouse, Sweet!, came to an end recently. Appropriately enough, the results are quite sweet. Players were tasked with taking the simple structure found on the contest map, which looked like this, basically a metal block: And decorating its interior to make it into a proper penthouse suite. Apart from the…
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Here’s the trailer for Assassin’s Creed Syndicate’s Jack the Ripper DLC campaign. It’ll be available as part of the game’s season pass, and it will feature Jack the Ripper as its villain, with Scotland Yard chief inspector Frederick Abberline trying to hunt him down (with your help, of course).
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Sony Announces First Bloodborne Expansion, The Old Hunters
Bloodborne’s first full expansion has just been revealed during the Sony Japan-Asia conference. It’s called The Old Hunters, and it will be out on November 24. Priced at $20, the expansion will include new outfits, weapons, and enemies—here’s what the PS Blog has to say about it: Set in a nightmare world where hunters from…
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I’d Have Loved Some Pokémon Nesting Dolls Growing Up
I remember having an original, “fat” Pikachu plushie, which was nice enough, I guess. But as far as gameplay goes,matryoshka dolls are on a whole other level. At least compared to plushies. Pikachu and its ilk above are part of a series called “Pokétryoshka,” created and recently posted on Tumblr by Michael Myers of Drawsgood…
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Awesome Fanart Marries Game of Thrones and Avatar
Turns out, Tyrion isn’t just the god of tits and wine, but also an avatar. Truly a man of many talents. Pip Reyes, the artist behind these reimaginings, recently shared all his Game of Thrones x Avatar crossover work on Tumblr. He’s done plenty! It’s all below, but you can also check out his DeviantArt…
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The Minecraft Server Where You’re Greeted by The Joker
Actually two Jokers and one Harley Quinn, but eh, details. The Joker-themed statues and structures were created for the spawn point on one of the servers in the Arkham Minecraft server network. It was a team effort between three builders, SNIP3RxPC, JazzyZ401 and Plutouthere, and took three days to finish in total. Check out some…
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Shovel Knight dev Yacht Club Games has announced the release date for their game’s upcoming expansion: September 17. Plague of Shadows will feature a new character, the Plague Knight, and will be released for all versions of Shovel Knight in a free update. Trailer for it is above, in case you missed it last month.
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