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A Game About The First Year Of Art School
Art Sqool sucked me in early on. My second in-game assignment was to draw slowly and deliberately. It was a tall order for drawing with a mouse, but I gave it a fair shot. I made sure I traced my lines slowly, with purpose, really considering each stroke and what it added or took away.…
By Gita Jackson Published February 5, 2019 - Uncategorized
Twitch Streamer And Game Studio Employee Arrested In Child Sex Sting
Thomas Cheung, an employee of game studio Hi-Rez (Paladins) and a partnered Twitch streamer, was arrested last weekend in Brookhaven, Georgia in connection with a Super Bowl weekend child sex sting. Police charged him with using a computer service “to seduce, solicit, lure or entice” a child, which is a felony in Georgia. Cheung, 32,…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published February 5, 2019 - Uncategorized
Mob Psycho 100‘s Heroes Offer Spiritual Advice Through A Fourth Wall-Breaking Website
Ever wanted to ask Mob and Reigen from the psychedelic anime Mob Psycho 100 for advice about your spooky problems? Now you can, at SpiritsandSuch.com The Spirits and Such website is named after Reigen and Mob’s supernatural consultation office from the show. If you haven’t seen it, the gist is that Mob is a shy…
By Gita Jackson Published February 5, 2019 -
Kotaku EastThe Hypnotic World of Fake Japanese Food
At many Japanese restaurants, there is plastic food out front. The fake meals function as supplements to the menu so people can see what the meals actually look like. And the way this phony food is made is fascinating. As previously posted, plastic food is called “shokuhin sample” (食品サンプル) or “food sample” in Japanese. Many…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2019 - Culture
The download sales and shipped copies of Kingdom Hearts III have crossed the five million number since its release late last month. According to Square Enix, the game has set a new sales record for the series, with KHIII being the fastest-selling entry in the series.
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2019 - Kotaku EastJapan
Snack Packaging Turned Into Amazing Art
Snack packaging gets a second life as wonderful papercraft thanks to a Japanese art student. Harukiru, a student at Kobe Design University, makes these striking sculptures by cutting up the packing with scissors or a blade. Kotaku previously featured his paper gun that shoots wooden bullets. These days, he’s best known for his snack packaging…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2019 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: We’ll Be Alright
It’s the start of another week. Here’s a soothing indie track to get things started on the right foot. The indie duo OuiOui has been pumping out chill R&B singles perfect for late-night listening since last year. Blueny and Meijee released their first song, Thinkin’ Bout You, in March 2018, and We’ll Be Alright is…
By Seung Park Published February 5, 2019 -
UncategorizedA Totally Accurate Game About Being A Tree
How To Be A Tree is a game about being a regular, dumb old tree. You’ve got leaves, a trunk, branches—all that jazz. It has 16 endings. And only one of them involves standing still for literally the entire game. I’ve been waiting five years for How To Be A Tree. Now it’s out on…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 4, 2019 - Uncategorized
LEGO Replaces Generic Star Wars Minifig With Actual Character
When LEGO first designed a set for The Last Jedi’s badass Resistance Bomber, they only had some art and reference photos to go on. So they gave the pilot a placeholder name and white skin and released it. Once the film and its expanded canon hit, though, it turns out the bomber’s pilot had a…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2019 - Uncategorized
Here Are All Of Adidas’ Game Of Thrones Sneakers
First teased late last year, Adidas has now released images of their entire collaboration with HBO’s Game of Thrones, a line that’s going to include six pairs in all, each of them based on a house or faction from George R. R. Martin’s universe. The six pairs are going to be based on Houses Targaryen,…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2019 - Uncategorized
Look At This Magical Nintendo 64
German artist Mizucat, who specialises in 80s and early 90s anime art, also dabbles in cutsom console paintjobs, like this fantastic Nintendo 64. It’s like a unicorn barfed a fairy dust cupcake all over some Nintendo hardware, and I love it. Maybe the best part is that the console isn’t just a paintjob, it’s a…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2019 - Uncategorized
The Sims Isn’t A ‘Virtual Dollhouse,’ It’s A Fascinating Human Life Sim
The Sims turns 19 years old today. If you’ve ever pooh-poohed it for just being a “dollhouse” aimed at women and girls, maybe it’s time to give it a try. Nineteen years ago, players got their hands on the first Sims game. As the story goes, SimCity creator Will Wright was inspired to make a…
By Gita Jackson Published February 4, 2019 - Uncategorized
Warframe’s big Fortuna expansion arrives in the Switch version of the game February 5. In addition to getting a new open world space on Venus, story missions, and frames, the Switch version will also be getting a new option to enable motion controls only when aiming down sights.
By Ethan Gach Published February 4, 2019 - Uncategorized
Metro Series Will Continue On PC Even If People Boycott Epic Deal, Says Publisher
Metro Exodus’ long, bumpy ride to a February 15 release on the Epic Games Store has just hit another roadblock. Over the weekend, a developer at series creator 4A Games suggested that player boycotts happening in reaction to the Epic deal could lead to future Metro games not coming to PC at all. Now, publisher…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 4, 2019 - Uncategorized
Players Are Making Advance Wars And Fire Emblem Maps Inside Wargroove
Wargroove is an excellent spiritual successor to the Advance Wars series, and in keeping with the tradition of those games, it comes complete with a robust map editor that players can use to make all sorts of interesting stuff., One player used it to remake the campaign from the original Advance Wars Though it’s been…
By Ethan Gach Published February 4, 2019