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“HD” Doom Is Looking Very Nice
Digitally-upscaled remakes of classic pixel art games are usually a crime against eyeballs, but these incredible Doom sprites—generated with the help of neural networks—are proof that maybe that won’t be the case forever. Hidfan over at the Doomworld forumshas run original Doom textures through two different neural networks specifically designed for image upscaling: letsenhance.io and…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 10, 2018 - Uncategorized
Video Game Propaganda Posters Are Winning The War
Artist Fernando Reza has just finished a huge range of illustrations turning classic video game series into Second World War propaganda posters. They are fantastic We’ve featured Reza’s work before—like his line of Zelda recruitment posters—but this new collection covers all kinds of bases, from Metal Gear to Mario to Space Invaders They’re all available…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 10, 2018 - Uncategorized
Super Smash Bros. Still Can’t Get Online Right [UPDATE]
Ten years after Nintendo released its first online Smash game, it still hasn’t gotten the online experience right. Marketed as the most complete Smash experience, with the most fighters, the best graphics, and the greatest quality-of-life updates, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for Switch appears at face to be a no-holds-barred improvement on the series as…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published December 10, 2018 - Uncategorized
John Romero Celebrates Doom‘s 25th Anniversary With Nine New Levels
The original Doom first came out 25 years ago, on December 10, 1993. To commemorate the cruel, unceasing passage of time, designer John Romero is revisiting his beloved demonspawn baby. Today, Romero announced Sigil, a Doom “megawad” containing nine new single and multiplayer levels. It’s basically a big mod, but from one of the original…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 10, 2018 - Uncategorized
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Stephen Totilo Published December 10, 2018 - Tips & Guides
Some Smash Ultimate Fighters Get Hurt Just By Trying To Swim
Starting with Super Smash Brothers: Brawl, if characters fell into bodies of water on certain stages, they had a few seconds to swim out before drowning. Being in the water doesn’t hurt, although if characters complete their drowning animation, they plummet to the bottom and die. In Super Smash Brothers Ultimate, that’s all still the…
By Maddy Myers Published December 10, 2018 - Uncategorized
Guy Counts Every Ellipsis You Have To See To Finish Xenogears
There are 6,970 ellipses in the main story of the epic Japanese role-playing game Xenogears, according to one intrepid player who decided to spend his free time counting them all. Todd, who goes by SpikeyHairedOrphan on Reddit, thinks that if you counted all of the optional dialogue, you’d probably find thousands more. Ellipses—those three-dot punctuation…
By Jason Schreier Published December 10, 2018 - Uncategorized
Man Arrested For Alleged Domestic Abuse Recorded During Fortnite Stream
Police arrested a video game streamer Sunday night in Australia and charged him with assault after he allegedly abused his girlfriend while streaming Fortnite on Twitch. Clips of the incident have been circulating on social media and show the man, who goes by MrDeadMoth on Twitch, shouting at his girlfriend, who is off screen, to…
By Ethan Gach Published December 10, 2018 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryAshen Is A Dreamier Dark Souls
I’m a voracious Souls player. From multiple playthroughs of the Dark Souls trilogy to games like The Surge and Nioh, I can’t get enough of moody exploration and tough boss fights. Ashen, a new Souls-like published by Annapurna Interactive, released last week on the Epic store and Xbox One, and while it doesn’t reinvent the…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 10, 2018 -
CultureThe Internet Reacts To The Sonic The Hedgehog Movie Poster
The poster for the upcoming Sonic The Hedgehog movie had been released, and I just wanna say, “LMAO what the fuck?” What’s up with Sonic’s jacked, humanoid legs? What’s up with his strangely delicate fingers? Why does he look like he’s posing nude? This poster has certainly piqued my curiosity, along with the rest of…
By Gita Jackson Published December 10, 2018 -
ReviewsYear in ReviewThe State Of Nintendo 3DS In 2018
At this time last year, I predicted that the aging Nintendo 3DS would probably be sent to its grave after Christmas 2018. Recent events have caused me to reconsider. I am now here to argue that you should prepare for the Nintendo 3DS to stay alive for a couple more years at least—if you can…
By Chris Kohler Published December 10, 2018 - Uncategorized
Fans of Sega’s dragon-riding rail shooter series rejoice, for developer Forever Entertainment SA is remaking Panzer Dragoon and Panzer Dragoon II Zwei. Both Saturn classics will be updated with modern graphics and gameplay, while keeping the storyline intact. Look for the first remake by the end of 2019 on as of yet undisclosed platforms.
By Mike Fahey Published December 10, 2018 -
UncategorizedMonster Hunter: World is getting a new expansion called Iceborne in Autumn 2019. It’ll add new monsters, equipment, areas, and a new quest rank, but otherwise Capcom hasn’t shared anything more specific. The game is also getting two free updates earlier in the year, including a collaborative event with everybody’s favorite witcher.
By Ethan Gach Published December 10, 2018 - Culture
The Week In Games: Kingdom Force
We’re spinning into the end of the year, but there’s still Earth Defense Force, Kingdom Two Crowns, and a Night Trap port coming down the pipe. We’re in the winter months now. What video games are there to play? We’ve lived through the last two months of constant rush, and now the video games have…
By Cameron Kunzelman Published December 10, 2018 - Kotaku EastJapan
Instagram Manners And Tokyo Disneyland
At Toon Town in Tokyo Disneyland, there is a photo spot area with a bunch of boxes. The spot has become even more popular thanks to social media. And now, it has apparently been fenced off to the public. As My Game News Flash notes, this is what the area used to look like: Photos…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2018 - Kotaku EastJapan
Japanese Smash Bros. Players Show Palutena Doesn’t Get Underwear Privacy
Back when Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS was launched, players quickly pointed out that the inside of Princess Peach’s skirt was cloaked in darkness. The same is true in the recently released Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but not for all characters. For example, in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the same privacy void Peach gets…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 10, 2018