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UncategorizedWhat ‘Hentai’ Actually Means
“Hentai is brilliant,” reads the title of a recent Guardian article about a British game show contestant who won a round with the word “hentai.” But what does “hentai” actually mean, and how has that meaning changed? Let’s dive into the word’s etymology! The Oxford Dictionary defines “hentai” as “A subgenre of the Japanese genres…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 10, 2019 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: Follow
If you like motorcycles, fake lightning effects, and a beat that absolutely slaps, Yunho’s Follow might be for you. True Colors, Yunho’s first mini album, released just last month, but he’s been around K-Pop for far longer than that. He debuted in 2004 under DBSK (also known as TVXQ), which means his entertainment career spans…
By Seung Park Published July 10, 2019 -
Uncategorized$60,000 Pokemon Card Goes Missing In The Mail
In August 2018, someone on eBay paid $60,000 for a very rare Pokemon card. It’s now almost a year later, the card still hasn’t arrived, and nobody knows where it’s got to. YouTuber and Pokemon card collector smpratte has the story (via CNET), as he claims to know both the buyer and seller personally. What…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 10, 2019 -
CultureSwitch’s NES Games Get A Rewind Feature This Month
Nintendo’s growing collection of 8-bit NES games available through its Switch Online service are going to get a popular feature that’s been seen in other retro collections: Rewind. Screw up in Super Mario Bros. and die on the first Goomba? Redemption is just a button press away. Hold down the ZL and ZR buttons and…
By Chris Kohler Published July 9, 2019 -
UncategorizedA Keanu Reeves Mod For Metal Gear Solid V
Here’s a Metal Gear Solid V mod that changes Snake into Keanu Reeves. You can choose to be John Wick Keanu or Cyberpunk 2077 Keanu. A couple of things. Firstly, the model is really good! And second, of course the mod only changes Snake’s appearance, not how he sounds, though having Keanu’s face with Kiefer…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2019 -
CultureWhy Pokémon Fans Are So Mad About Sword And Shield
For a game series as long running as Pokémon, which debuted in 1996, it’s surprising how much goodwill many fans of the franchise still have as they enter their 30s and 40s. Nintendo and Game Freak continue to appeal to children new to the series as well. But after a harsh and sustained negative reaction…
By Gita Jackson Published July 9, 2019 -
CultureThis Year’s Steam Summer Sale Was A Mess, Game Developers Say
This year’s Grand Prix-themed Steam summer sale was a bumpy ride, to say the least. Two weeks ago, Valve apologized and altered the sale’s meta game—in which players join teams and “race” against each other for prizes—after players found it unbalanced and confusing, and developers suffered a bloodbath of sudden wishlist deletions. Now, with the…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 9, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsFallout 76 Hides Its Most Interesting Lore Behind A Steep Battle Royale Grind
Some bad shit went down in Vault 51, and the only way to find out about it within Fallout 76 is by playing countless hours of its battle royale mode, Nuclear Winter. Many of Fallout 76’s best stories all take place long before the player shows up. To learn about them, players need to read…
By Ethan Gach Published July 9, 2019 -
UncategorizedClassic Video Game Cutscenes Look Better In HD (Sometimes)
Last week, YouTube user ClassiCinematics completed a month-long amateur remaster of all the cutscenes in Westwood Studios’ classic real-time strategy game Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 and its expansion, Yuri’s Revenge. Uploading their work alongside the original cutscenes for comparison, ClassiCinematics offers yet another way to look at and appreciate older games, and how…
By Joshua Rivera Published July 9, 2019 -
UncategorizedDauntless’ first content update is called Fortune & Glory and it arrives July 16, marking the start of the game’s High Skies season It adds a new vendor called Lady Luck who will have more Behemoths for you to kill. A new pirate-themed Hunt Pass will drop alongside the update.
By Ethan Gach Published July 9, 2019 -
CultureProvocative Jeopardy Champ Says HQ Trivia Owes Him $20,000 In Winnings
If you play HQ, a trivia app that supposedly doles out cash prizes, this kind of story might be familiar to you: someone won money from the game but can’t cash out and have access to it. The “someone” in this case is controversial Jeopardy player Alex Jacob, who has been trying to get his…
By Gita Jackson Published July 9, 2019 -
AnimeSailor Moon Mod Makes Slay The Spire Even More Magical
In the name of the Moon, you should try this mod! Slay the Spire is really two games in one. There’s the version the creators at MegaCrit made with a campaign that spans three acts and includes three heroes. Then there’s the version that allows mods, through which the game’s many fans have cooked up…
By Ethan Gach Published July 9, 2019 -
CultureWind Waker Speedrunners Finally Pull Off Legendary ‘Barrier Skip’ Trick On GameCube
For years, the “Barrier Skip” was the holy grail of speedrunning tricks. The trick, which would allow passage through a seemingly impenetrable barrier in The Wind Waker, became a reality in the HD version in 2017. Meanwhile, the trick still couldn’t be performed in the original GameCube “SD” version. A new glitch has finally made…
By Heather Alexandra Published July 9, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsFinal Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers Log Three: All Pros, No Cons
It’s ridiculous. Every time I log in to work my way through Final Fantasy XIV’s latest expansion, I find more things to gush over. Rather than spam my Twitter followers with GIFs and references to Shadowbringers, I’m using the third leg of my journey towards a full review to get all the goodness thus far…
By Mike Fahey Published July 9, 2019
