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UncategorizedThe Best Speedruns From SGDQ 2019
You have not truly lived until you’ve watched speedrunner MitchFlowerPower play through Grand Poo World 2, one of the most brilliant and devious takes on Super Mario World I’ve ever seen. Mitch’s genius platforming was just one highlight of this year’s excellent Summer Games Done Quick marathon. Summer Games Done Quick 2019, a week-long speedrunning…
By Jason Schreier Published July 1, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryOne Trick To Getting Better At Mario Kart: Relax
This weekend I learned the key to not sucking ass at Mario Kart: relaxing your hands. My general stance on competitive multiplayer games is that I play them to have fun with friends, and therefore I can’t be stressed about whether or not I’m good at them. That was again the case this Sunday when…
By Gita Jackson Published July 1, 2019 -
UncategorizedHatsune Miku is coming to the Nintendo Switch. Sega has announced Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega39’s, launching in Japan in early 2020. It’s a new rhythm game (viaGematsu) featuring 101 songs, 300 costumes and new game modes built specifically for the Switch. Miku’s even been given a bit of an anime makeover. So happy.
By Mike Fahey Published July 1, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsLego Makes Tiny Tower Just A Little Bit Better
With more than 10 million downloads on iOS and Android devices, Tiny Tower is one of the most successful business simulation games of all time. Now NimbleBit has teamed up with Lego to make essentially the same game, only with Lego bricks and figures. It’s called Lego Tower, and it’s nice. Tiny Tower is a…
By Mike Fahey Published July 1, 2019 -
CultureThe Week In Games: Summer Things
Stranger Things season 3 is almost here and next week, to coincide with the new season, a game based on the popular show launches on all major platforms. Will Barb return? (Probably not.) Speaking of strange(r) things, if you scan through this list, you might notice something odd. In the year 2019, we have a…
By Zack Zwiezen Published July 1, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanThe New Sailor Moon Anime Movie Looks To Please Fans
If you like the way the original Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon R anime looked, then you’ll probably dig Sailor Moon Eternal: The Movie As Kai-You reports, Sailor Moon creator Naoko Takeuchi is overseeing the upcoming movie, while Kazuko Tadano, who was the character designer for the anime’s first two seasons, is returning as character…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanAttack On Titan‘s Final Season Is Coming In Fall 2020
The final season of the Attack on Titan anime will premiere in fall 2020. A short teaser announcing the news has been released. In it, Mikasa is heard saying, “Eren, please, come back.” Attack on Titan debuted as a manga back in 2009. The first season of its anime adaptation premiered in April 2013. Next year…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 1, 2019 -
CultureCosplayGalleryColossalCon 2019, aka Cosplay’s Great Pool Party
Once again ColossalCon looks like it was one of the biggest and best cosplay shows on the calendar, continuing its tradition of combining a regular convention with a massive pool party and outdoor nature shots. What’s cool about the combination is that while cosplayers bring their regular costumes to the show itself, the pool allows…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2019 -
CultureCyberpunk 2077’s Special Cover Art Is Very Nice
Comic artist Josan Gonzalez, whose The Future is Now we featured last year, has a new entry in the series up on Kickstarter. He’s also done some work recently for CD Projekt Red, illustrating the steelbook cover art for Cyberpunk 2077’s collector’s editions. You can check out The Future is Now: Nightfall on Kickstarter, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2019 -
UncategorizedSkyrim Mod Makes The Oceans Worth Visiting
The first thing I thought when I saw this mod was “oh yeah, right, Skyrim has oceans!” The second was “and now I might actually go swimming in them”. Depths of Skyrim “aims to overhaul the flora, fauna and visuals under water”, by not just making everything look a lot nicer and brighter, but also…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2019 -
UncategorizedHalo Reach’s PC Test “Illegally Distributed”, Players Facing Bans
Around 1000 Halo fans have been given the chance to test a single level from the upcoming PC version of Halo: Reach. A lot more than 1000 people want to play it, though, and so as I type this it’s being shared online. Aware of the leak, in a forum post made on Saturday, 343…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2019 -
UncategorizedAdidas Is Making Naruto Sneakers
Adidas’ recent Dragon Ball collection was trash, but that hasn’t stopped the company from returning to the vintage manga/anime well, with a new lineup that’s all about Naruto Sneakerhead Jean Carlos has the first pics of what’s likely the first release, which is based on Sakura. There’s almost no Naruto branding on the outside of…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 30, 2019 -
CultureTrack: Truth Hurts | Artist: Lizzo | Album: Cuz I Love You
By Zack Zwiezen Published June 30, 2019 -
UncategorizedSummer Games Done Quick 2019 Raised Over $3 Million In One Week, Setting A New Record
Summer Games Done Quick 2019 has been a huge success and earlier this morning it was announced that the event had raised $3,003,889 for the charity Doctors Without Borders. This easily beat last year’s total of $2.1 million and is a new record for the popular SGDQ event. The week-long event showcases a variety of…
By Zack Zwiezen Published June 30, 2019 -
UncategorizedStar Wars Battlefront II Fans Are Loving The Recently Added Droidekas
You might call them Droidekas or you might call them destroyer droids, but whatever you call them, these rolling death machines were recently added into Star Wars Battlefront II. Since being added fans have seemingly fallen in love with the new droids, posting clips of how deadly they are, how buggy they can be, how…
By Zack Zwiezen Published June 30, 2019 -
CultureShop Contest‘Shop Contest: National Fried Chicken Day
Next weekend on July 6th, we all celebrate National Fried Chicken Day. Or at least we should. So instead of waiting until next weekend to do this contest, let’s get a jump on the festivities now! Your challenge this week: Give video game characters some fried chicken. In the past, when I’ve done National Holidays…
By Zack Zwiezen Published June 30, 2019
