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Black Desert for the Xbox One is three years behind the PC version, but it’s got plans for catching up. Developer Pearl Abyss haslaid out a road map for the first half of 2019 that will add four new classes, three regions, world bosses and more to the massively multiplayer console RPG.
By Mike Fahey Published March 6, 2019 - Uncategorized
Hideo Kojima said that lots of studios fall behind their games’ original release dates in a recent J-Wave interview (via ResetEra). Kojima added, “Death Stranding is slightly off its original schedule but this isn’t a major delay.” Better late and good than on time and bad!
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 6, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanFirst Look Inside Japan’s New Moomin Theme Park
On March 16, a Moomin theme park will open in Saitama, Japan. Let’s have a peek inside. Called Moomin Valley Park, it will feature various Moomin attractions, similar to Moominworld in Finland. The beloved Scandinavian characters have long been popular in Japan. Previously, the park’s concept art was revealed, which we can now compare to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 6, 2019 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: Noir
The music video for Sunmi’s latest, Noir, is a biting critique of the image-obsessed Instagram influencer. This strikes me as ironic. Considering Sunmi’s pedigree in one of K-Pop’s biggest idol groups and an active participant in possibly one of the most unhealthily exterior-obsessed, nip-and-tuck-fueling industries in the world, it’s worth considering if this is all…
By Seung Park Published March 6, 2019 - CultureCosplay
Oh Man This Alita: Battle Angel Cosplay
If you’ve been wondering what a live-action Alita movie would have looked like without the eyes, this shoot by Muzeand Stella Chuu is your answer. You can see more of Stella’s cosplay at her Instagram page, while you can see more of Muze’s incredible photography at his Facebookand Instagrampages.
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2019 - Uncategorized
New Doom Map Recreates A Famously Terrible Bathroom
Once upon a time, a Something Awful user decided to renovate his bathroom, and did it in about the worst way possible. Not only was it a garish mess—it looks like a Helghast home improvement show—but he violated a bunch of building codes with some reckless DIY along the way As bad as all that…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2019 - Uncategorized
Gaming Monitor Stops A Bullet, Still Works Great
At 4 a.m. last Sunday morning, Fresno County, California resident Eric Gan heard a loud banging noise in his house. He lay awake in panic for an hour before falling back asleep, figuring he’d observe the damage in the morning. He didn’t expect to find five bullet holes in his home hours later. What he…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published March 5, 2019 - CultureTwitch
Pogostuck Is The Latest Game To Make Twitch Streamers Rage
On the internet, everybody is angry all the time. The 2017 release of Getting Over It With Bennett Foddy, then, marked a special occasion: a time when everybody on the internet was mad at the same thing. Pogostuck is trying to replicate that feat. Pogostuck, a game whose store page unabashedly says it’s inspired by…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 5, 2019 - Uncategorized
Destiny 2 Now Lets You Level Up Super Fast
If you, like me, haven’t had the time or patience to keep up with the Destiny 2 grind, here’s some good news on this day full of new Gambit modes: You can now get all the way to 640 power in just an hour or two, as long as you have the game’s year two…
By Jason Schreier Published March 5, 2019 -
CultureThe Internet, And Sonic’s Creator, React To Sonic’s Movie Design
We now live in a post-Sonic the Hedgehog-movie-render world. Sonic the Hedgehog does not resemble a hedgehog in the slightest, and I’d argue he is more recognizable because of it. He’s a blue ball with spikes on his head, skinny legs, conjoined eyeballs, and sneakers. In the upcoming Sonic movie, he (probably) looks like this…
By Gita Jackson Published March 5, 2019 - Uncategorized
The Latest Steam Game To Test Valve’s Laissez-Faire Policy Is Called ‘Rape Day’
An independent developer called Desk Lamp says it has spent over two years working on a game called Rape Day. Now it’s waiting for approval from Valve to sell it on Steam. “Rape Day is a game where you can rape and murder during a zombie apocalypse,” reads its description on Steam. I’m not exaggerating…
By Ethan Gach Published March 5, 2019 - Uncategorized
Chiquita Evans Could Be The First Woman In NBA 2K‘s Pro League
Chiquita Evans, a 30 year-old professional NBA 2K player who splits her time between Chicago and Mobile, Kentucky, loves winning and really loves basketball. Today, she may become the first woman to be drafted in the NBA 2K league, and she’s more than ready to grab the W. Evans is one of two female NBA…
By Gita Jackson Published March 5, 2019 - Uncategorized
Mars arrives in Dota 2 today adding another ancient god to the game’s existing pool of over 100 heroes. The melee carry has a giant shield that decreases damage he receives from the front and sides and has a bunch of crowd-control abilities that should make him fun to play.
By Ethan Gach Published March 5, 2019 - Uncategorized
Red Dead Online Players Are Cloning Hundreds Of Cougars
If you stop by a local butcher in Red Dead Online right now, you might find stacks of dead cougars. This isn’t because of a cougar population explosion. Instead, this is because some players have discovered an easy way to make a lot of money in Red Dead Online that involves spawning hundreds of dead…
By Zack Zwiezen Published March 5, 2019
