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UncategorizedAt a recent SNK investors event in South Korea, exec Ge Zhihui reportedly said that a Neo-Geo 2 and Neo-Geo 3 are in the planning stage. Details are scant, but these are apparently not Neo-Geo Mini successors. Also announced was a new Metal Slug in development for home consoles.
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanNetflix’s Cute Stop-Motion Animation Points Out That Rilakkuma Is Wearing A Kigurumi Onesie
The Netflix stop-motion animation Rilakkuma and Kaoru is about the daily life of a young woman and her lazy roommate. The character Rilakkuma means “relaxing bear,” and everyone thought it was, well, just a bear. In this show, apparently, it’s not. As the clip, via Anime Anime, points out, Rilakkuma is actually someone in a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanHayao Miyazaki’s New Anime Film Is Still Hiring
Would you like to work on Hayao Miyazaki’s new movie? Well, you can certainly apply if you live in Japan, know Japanese and have digital paint skills. Previously, a job listing was posted back in 2017. Now, a new one has been made in 2019! According to the listing on Studio Ghibli’s official site, the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 16, 2019 -
UncategorizedAdvertising A Game About Weed Is Hard
A game about growing and selling weed that was released for PC and Mac last week has a bit of a problem: It’s a game about growing and selling weed. “You’d think we were actually selling weed,” Devolver co-founder and Weedcraft, Inc. executive producer Mike Wilson told Kotaku. “Not selling, you know, a game about…
By Joshua Rivera Published April 15, 2019 -
UncategorizedPepsi Considered Defending Gamers With A Billboard In Space
Imagine looking into the calm night sky and, in the foreground of a galaxy of shimmering stars, seeing a confrontational space advertisement demanding justice for gamers. Last weekend, the website Futurism reported that PepsiCo recently considered launching an “orbital billboard” in space to promote its campaign “against stereotypes and unjustified prejudices against gamers.” The Russian…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published April 15, 2019 -
UncategorizedRetro Gaming YouTuber Says Nintendo Is Unfairly Targeting His Homebrew Videos
Over the weekend, the YouTuber known as Modern Vintage Gamer announced that Nintendo has flagged several of his videos about emulating old games on the Switch, some with hundreds of thousands of views, for using copyrighted material. He said he tried to dispute the claims, but was unsuccessful and is now taking steps to reupload…
By Ethan Gach Published April 15, 2019 -
UncategorizedApex Legends Players Are Launching Themselves All Over The Map With A New Bug
A new Apex Legends bug has players soaring into the stratosphere, and players are using it to prank their friends and also play themselves. Apex Legends is all about fluid movement. The key to not getting shot is strafing effectively, always staying just out of your enemy’s crosshairs. Players have figured out a bunch of…
By Gita Jackson Published April 15, 2019 -
UncategorizedPreviously a Switch exclusive, Octopath Traveler will come to Steam on June 7. Square Enix made the news official today with a new trailer after it had previously come out early in a now deleted blog post. The Japanese role-playing game has some great music and combat but can get repetitive.
By Ethan Gach Published April 15, 2019 -
UncategorizedTwitch Punishes White Apex Legends Cosplayer Who Painted Her Face Black
Twitch has temporarily banned a Lithuanian streamer after she cosplayed the Apex Legends character Lifeline using blackface makeup. On Saturday, Karina “Karupups” Martsinkevich was streaming herself preparing her Lifeline cosplay in Twitch’s “Just Chatting” section to roughly 160 viewers. Martsinkevich, who had dyed her hair and put on a white shirt and surgical mask, then…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published April 15, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsA Bullet Hell Set In Hell That’s Heaven To Play
The first time I saw Hell Is Other Demons was through a lovely gameplay GIF circulating on Twitter. It looked squishy and lo-fi, oozing with thick colors. I hoped the rest of the game would live up to its bold aesthetic. Now Hell Is Other Demons is out, and I can’t stop playing it. Out…
By Ethan Gach Published April 15, 2019 -
CultureThe Internet Reacts To Bran’s Smug, Creepy Face In Game Of Thrones
Last night marked the return of Game of Thrones, now in its final season. Per usual, lots of viewers were entranced by the dragons and the boobs, but the standout moment for meme fodder was one character’s piercing, smug gaze. Viewers are itching to find out how everyone is going to die brutally at the…
By Gita Jackson Published April 15, 2019 -
UncategorizedMario Tennis Aces’ 3.0 update is out today. It adds a new mode called Ring Shot and a limited-time event called Yoshi’s Ring Shot challenge where players hit the ball through different color rings to win different color Yoshis. The update also adds a new cinematic staring Wario and Waluigi.
By Ethan Gach Published April 15, 2019 -
CultureThe Week In Games: Too Many Zombies!
Once again, it is time to kill some zombies. World War Z comes out this week and brings with it thousands of zombies. Literal hordes of zombies. I might even say too many zombies. How much time do you think I have, World War Z. Do you think I can kill all of these things?…
By Zack Zwiezen Published April 15, 2019
