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Kotaku EastJapanUniversal Studios Japan Delays Super Nintendo World Again Due To Covid-19
Super Nintendo World, the Mario and friends themed area at Universal Studios Japan, was scheduled to open next month on February 4. However, due to the state of emergency declared in Osaka, it will not. This is not the first time the park was delayed. It was originally slated for a summer 2020 opening, but…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 14, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsFighting Games Have Come A Long Way
It’s common knowledge that fighting game sprites have grown larger and more refined as technology has improved, at least in those rare few games that still use them. But I never truly appreciated how big of a difference there is between the classics and their modern counterparts before now. Modder X68000555 has spent the last…
By Ian Walker Published January 13, 2021 -
CultureAbandoned MF DOOM Game Sounded Cool
News of MF DOOM’s death a couple of weeks ago led to an outpouring of tributes from artists around the world, from movie-makers to his peers and fans in the rap game. One that caught my eye in particular was this project by Chafomon, an abandoned fan project for the Game Boy called MF Doom:…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsCoheed And Cambria Frontman Writes Mournful Song About PlayStation 5 Shortages
I want a PlayStation 5. I have tried on multiple occasions to acquire a PlayStation 5. I do not have a PlayStation 5. At the rate things are going, these words will likely be the first in my autobiography and on my tombstone—and perhaps yours as well. It is only right, then, that somebody has…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 13, 2021 -
CulturePostal Worker Caught Stealing “PlayStation And Nintendo” Console Deliveries
A USPS supervisor in Middletown, Connecticut has been sentenced to nine months of “home confinement” and a $20,000 fineafter being caught stealing items like iPhones and “PlayStation and Nintendo gaming devices”. Via Polygon, 34 year-old Zoheb Deura, who has since resigned from the US Postal Service, was caught following an investigation by the U.S. Postal…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2021 -
CultureFans Finally Crack Made-Up Assassin’s Creed Language
Assassin’s Creed is a neverending series of mysteries and puzzles, the most enduring of which is the Isu language. While it was first introduced in 2009’s Assassin’s Creed II, it wasn’t until last year’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla provided substantial clues that fans were finally able to crack the dead tongue. In a video released on…
By Ian Walker Published January 13, 2021 -
CultureCD Projekt Red Apologizes For Cyberpunk 2077 Bugs, Says It’s Avoiding Crunch On ‘All Future Projects’
In a video on Twitter and a Q&A posted on the company’s website, CD Projekt Red co-founder Marcin Iwiński apologized for the state Cyberpunk 2077 launched in on consoles, shared a road map for updates to the game coming in the future, and said the studio would deliver these fixes “without any obligatory overtime.” Here’s…
By Ethan Gach Published January 13, 2021 -
CultureHogwarts Legacy Delayed To 2022
WB Games’ upcoming open-world Harry Potter game Hogwarts Legacy has been pushed back to 2022. It was originally scheduled to arrive on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC sometime this year. “Creating the best possible experience for all of the Wizarding World and gaming fans is paramount to us, so…
By Ian Walker Published January 13, 2021 -
CultureKaty Perry Teams With Pokémon For Some Sort Of 25th Anniversary Music Thing
Announced this morning by The Pokémon Company, popstar, American Idol judge, and new mom Katy Perry is headlining P25, a yearlong collaboration with Universal Music Group artists to produce … music of some sort? It’s vague. It’s not clear exactly what the P25 Music program entails. In the official announcement, The Pokémon Company calls it…
By Mike Fahey Published January 13, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsLuigi’s New Ride Is Just A Penis
Today marks the start of mobile Mario Kart’s 35th tour, transporting players to Berlin, Germany, where Luigi dons knee-length leather shorts and rides about town in a wheeled phallus brandishing a fork-skewered sausage. As the son of a German orphan, I don’t know whether to be offended by Mario Kart Tour’s sausage fest or whether…
By Mike Fahey Published January 13, 2021 -
CultureUbisoft Massive Is Making An Open World Star Wars Game
Ubisoft is partnering with the the newly launched Lucasfilm Games to make an open world game based in the Star Wars universe, Wired reports. This apparently signals the end of EA’s previous exclusivity deal regarding the development of Star Wars video games. Ubisoft Massive, the studio behind The Division, will be leading development on the…
By Ethan Gach Published January 13, 2021 -
UncategorizedFrom Pokémon To Studio Ghibli, Here Are Excellent Snow Sculptures
In the Northern hemisphere it’s cold! Some places are seeing snow, which might mean snowball fights and snowmen. For one Twitter user in Japan, the freezing precipitation means excellent sculptures. Each winter, Twitter user Mokomoko_2015 turns into a yuki daruma shokunin (雪だるま職人) or “snowman artisan.” The creations are typically anime, game, and movie-themed. Check out…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 13, 2021 -
AnimeEvangelion Is Teaming Up With Anna Sui For Fashion Items In Japan
Over the years, Evangelion has done all sorts of collaborations, but its latest with fashion designer Anna Sui is one of the more interesting. The brand is releasing a handful of items for Japan, including t-shirts, bags, wallets, hand towels, and more—12 items in all. Anna Sui’s style really suits the look of Evangelion, don’t you think?…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 13, 2021 -
CultureHades x Techwear
Alfonso Maesa is an illustrator and concept artist from the Philippines. The images you’re seeing here have a strong techwear and/or streetwear vibe, imagining characters from games like Hades and The Witcher 3 as though they’d spent a few thousand bucks on their outfits instead of just throwing on some robes and having at it.…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsPortal 2 Fans Are Making An All-New Campaign
Desolation is a Portal 2 mod, though that descriptor really sells it short. It’s closer to a full-blown, fan-made sequel to Valve’s series. Set a few hundred years after Portal 2, and in a part of Aperture Labs that dates back to the 1980s, its star, Diana, “is fitted with Aperture’s BRACE cybernetic system, featuring…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2021 -
CultureESA Halts Political Donations After U.S. Capitol Storming
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) plans to stop political donations in the wake of the storming of the United States’ capitol building by a right-wing, insurrectionist mob hellbent on keeping Donald Trump in power, GamesIndustry.biz reports “Given the events and actions that led to the violence at the U.S. Capitol, we are pausing contributions from…
By Ian Walker Published January 12, 2021 -
CultureIt’s 2021, There’s Still A Pandemic Going On, Be Careful Playing Pokémon Go
Pokémon Go made over $1 billion last year, which means loads of you are still playing it. Which is great! But hey, just remember, we’re still somehow in the middle of a global pandemic, and so going outside isn’t always the smartest idea. Pokémon Go to its credit knows this, which is why the game…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2021 -
CultureNew Nintendo Switch Is In Mario Colors And Looks Fantastic
Yeah, the Switch originally launched in red + blue, but this new colour scheme for the console is even more red + blue. Announced earlier today and out next month, and part of Nintendo’s 35th birthday celebrations for Super Mario Bros., the Switch itself and both Joy-Cons are red, while accessories have a blue trim.…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2021 -
CultureCyberpunk 2077, One Month Later
After multiple delays, reports of mandatory overtime at the studio, and a years-long, nauseating hype train inescapably intertwined with edgelord marketing tactics and transphobia, CD Projekt Red finally released Cyberpunk 2077 into the world at the tail end of last year, and almost every day of its existence since has been utterly wild and often…
By Ethan Gach Published January 12, 2021
