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Beautiful Minecraft Village Helps Soldier Deployed in Afghanistan
“Autumnvale. Serving in Afghanistan, so I created this world so I finally have something pretty to look at.” Redditor udlose submitted their build to r/minecraft yesterday with the above description. A small, scenic (but not yet finished) town, Autumnvale has sprawling wheat fields: A fishing pond: And neat little gardens: Though it might look peaceful…
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Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: SnackTAYku International Vs: Venezuela • SnackTAYku International Vs: Trinidad • Back in the TAY: Guilty Gear • Trainime – Summer Season 2014 Impressions Part 4! TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
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It’s hard to capture in a drawing exactly how badass Charizard is, but Genzoman managed to do it. The Chilean artist, whom long-time Kotaku readers might know for his excellent video game-related art, apparently picked Charizard because it’s his son’s favorite Pokémon. Charizard by Genzoman [deviantART] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning,…
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Gaming Heads has announced the follow-up to their Jak and Daxter figurine from last year The new figure, which is based on the Jak II version of Jak and Daxter, is priced at $210, and limited to 850 pieces. For an extra $10, you can also grab the exclusive version, which is “painted in a…
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The Shadow Warrior reboot is coming to Xbox One and PS4, publisher Devolver Digital announced in a blog post. The ports will be arriving in late September. The video above is the launch trailer from about a year ago—but it’s good enough to warrant another watch. Easily one of the best things about the game.
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Minecraft: Pocket Edition Just Got A Whole Lot Better
The 0.9.0 update for Minecraft: Pocket Edition, which is the mobile version’s biggest update yet, is out today on Android and iOS. It’s quite the game changer. Minecraft PE’s last update landed in December, so there was (and is) a lot of hype surrounding 0.9.0. It even has its own Twitter hashtag. And with good…
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Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Ani-TAY Late To The Party Review: Gosick • Adventures In Blind Gaming 2: Hands Off The Mutants, Please • Game of The Week – Lockpicks And Sandwiches Of The Jill Variety • Back In The TAY: RoboCop Vs. The Terminator TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY…
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The Most Violent Game Boy Game Isn’t On The Game Boy
“Adventurer Lenna sets out on a quest to hunt down the Archangel that killed her child-prodigy students.” Well, we’re off to a good start. Apart from child murder, Lenna’s Inception, a PC action-adventure game published by Starbound developer (and publisher) Chucklefish, features a top-down view with Game Boy-inspired graphics, procedurally generated locations, and “occasional gory…
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Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Trainime – Summer Season 2014 Impressions Part 1! • Trainime – Summer Season 2014 Impressions Part 2! • Adventures In Blind Gaming 1: Some GameStop Managers Rock Hard TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
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Kotaku East
The PlayStation 4 is struggling in Japan, according to figures released by analyst Media Create (via Eurogamer). Between June 23-29, the console only managed to shift 8,000 units, compared to the PS3’s 8,500 and the Wii U’s 10,000 units. Since its February 22 launch, the PS4 has sold a total of 620,000 units.
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Look How Much Smash Bros. Has Changed Over Nine Years
The first Smash Bros. came out for the Nintendo 64 in 1999. The latest Smash Bros. came out for the Wii in 2008. So of course, the differences in looks are rather dramatic. This video from YouTuber Master0fHyrule focuses on how the original twelve Smash Bros. characters’ taunts have evolved over the years. However, it’s…
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A Fun New Way To Build In Minecraft: ‘Chunk Houses’
A few days ago, on the r/minecraft subreddit, redditor Spelunkding shared pictures of what they called a “chunk house.” Since then, chunk houses have been popping up all over the place. In case you’re unaware, chunks in Minecraft are the building blocks of the world. Each world’s surface is composed of an infinite number of…
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The Pokémon Trading Card Game for the Game Boy Color is making its way to the 3DS eShop… in Europe. The game will arrive on Thursday, and will cost €5. We’ve contacted Nintendo to ask when (or if) the game will come to the US eShop, and will update you should they reply. (via Kotaku…
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Midna Is The New Dragonborn
Arrows? Dragonrend? Midna just straight up pulls that dragon to the ground with a rope. Amazing. Midna will be teaming up with Link (in his Wolf form, of course) for her appearance in Zelda: Hyrule Warriors, where she’ll be using some pretty neat transformation-based magic to kick some ass. I think I prefer this to…
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The SNES And The Game Boy Advance Are Having A Baby
Rose Colored Gaming, whom you might remember by their impressive Luigi 2DS mod from last year, are coming out with a new Game Boy Advance model resembling the Super Nintendo. As you can see, they pretty much nailed the looks. The modded portables have entered production late last month, and are expected to be available…
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