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Cyberninja Hanzo, In The Cybernetic Flesh
King Kupo created this incredible Hanzo outfit for this year’s San Diego Comic Con. Pretty much everything—the armour, arrows and bow—were all made using EVA foam. You can see more of King Kupo’s cosplay at his Instagram page
By Luke Plunkett Published July 26, 2018 -
UncategorizedNew Sneakers Are Inspired By Gundam
By all accounts, the original 1991 release of Asics’ Gel Saga was inspired by the aesthetics of Gundam, making it one of the first nerd sneakers in history. The shoe’s 2018 re-release is paying homage to that heritage. Asics has worked with Foot Patrol, a London sneaker store, on this new version, which is once again…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 26, 2018 - Uncategorized
Discord Pulls Popular Final Fantasy Server’s Partner Status Over NSFW Content
Most people use Discord to chat with their gaming communities. Some also use it to share anime porn. As Discord has grown in ubiquity and legitimacy, these priorities have come into conflict. This week, the Final Fantasy XIV subreddit’s Discord had its official partner status revoked for issues stemming from its NSFW chat channel. Initially,…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 26, 2018 - Uncategorized
Destiny Is Putting All Its Lore In Some Books
Destiny’s Grimoire Cards, an infuriatingly scattered way to read up on a lore that’s actually pretty cool, are being combined and released in a series of books. Bungie announced today the Grimoire Anthology, a “lore compendium designed and assembled for Destiny’s devoted and enlightened scholars and lore lovers, as well as fans of fantasy and…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 26, 2018 -
CultureCosplayGeralt’s Motion Capture Actor Is Very Handy With A Sword
Doug Cockle might be the voice of Geralt, but Maciej Kwiatkowski has been The Witcher for a while now, having served as a combat advisor and motion-capture actor for the character throughout the series. Here he is in a fun/dumb video alongside compatriot (and fellow swordsman) Alan Padziński, in which they combine Witcher swordplay and…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 26, 2018 - Esports
The Long Road That Landed Two Underdog Overwatch Teams In The Finals
This weekend, Overwatch League’s first season—at times thrilling and at others absolutely grueling—reaches its conclusion. The final showdown pits two inconsistent underdog teams, Philadelphia Fusion and London Spitfire, against each other in a match that just so happens to sum up the vibe of the whole season. Sports are, first and foremost, about competitors throwing…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 26, 2018 -
CultureWatch Dogs 2 Characters Hate This One Staircase
Today on Highlight Reel we have mysterious stairwells, good extractions, No Man’s Sky ejections and much more! Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! Catch up on…
By Chris Person Published July 26, 2018 - Uncategorized
I Dated A Senior Citizen In Pub Encounter And He Licked My Leg
From the second I laid my eyes on Pub Encounter in the Nintendo Switch eShop, I knew we were destined for each other. “It’s a romance game where you can fall in love with one of several middle-aged men,” reads the description. “They may not be young, but they can love as deeply and passionately…
By Kate Gray Published July 26, 2018 -
UncategorizedYouTube Video Breaks Down Some Of Nintendo’s Best Gear
The YouTube channel Boundary Break usually checks out what goes on out of bounds in video games, but their latest video breaks down some of Nintendo’s most well-known hardware to show secret messages and exactly what made your Zapper sound so weird. I’m not much of a gearhead when it comes to consoles, although I’ve…
By Heather Alexandra Published July 26, 2018 - Uncategorized
Monster Hunter: World Plays Well On PC, If Your Rig Can Swing It
I’ve been replaying Capcom’s fabulous beast-em-up Monster Hunter: World on PC over the last few days, and am pleased to report that it’s running (and looking) noticeably better on PC than it did on PS4 Pro. However, getting it running smoothly required some tweaking, even on my powerful machine. Per the game’s Steam page, for…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 26, 2018 -
UncategorizedShin Megami Tensei Players Are Writing The Funny (And Horny) Demon Reviews
The new Shin Megami Tensei mobile game allows players to leave comments about all the demons they’re catching. That was possibly a mistake. Shin Megami Tensei Liberation DX2 (that’s a mouthful) is a new mobile game in the Shin Megami Tensei franchise. It’s a bit like Pokémon Go, tasking players with catching demons using augmented…
By Gita Jackson Published July 26, 2018 -
UncategorizedBungie has a new trailer showing the exotics that will be added to Destiny 2 in the Forsaken expansion The studio apparently took all the criticism of the game’s existing arsenal to heart, because now it’s adding a bow that lets you see through walls and boots that reflect projectiles among other things.
By Ethan Gach Published July 26, 2018 - Uncategorized
Valve Now Lets Dutch Players Preview What’s Inside Dota 2‘s Loot Boxes Before Buying
Players in the Netherlands can now see what’s inside a Dota 2 loot box before opening it. The change is part of Valve’s shifting approach to how it handles microtransactions in some European countries that have made moves to regulate gambling in games. Yesterday, a Dutch player, who goes by Larhf on the Dota 2…
By Ethan Gach Published July 26, 2018 - Uncategorized
Fortnite Funeral Goes As Badly As The Rescue It Memorialized
Last week in Fortnite, an in-game rescue attempt to help a trapped player went awry. The incident achieved near-memetic status, and Epic added a tombstone into the game commemorating the fallen player. Now, players hold mock funerals, and they’re going just as poorly as the bungled rescue. It all started when the streamer Muselk happened…
By Heather Alexandra Published July 26, 2018 -
UncategorizedA Fun Example Of Video Game Logic
In the treacherous world of Super Mario Bros., it’s useful, if not realistic for platforms to hover and fireballs to bounce. There’s no logic to why things are that way. They just are. That’s fine, but I enjoy when a game’s designers find a way to justify the weird rules of their game, as the…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 26, 2018 -
UncategorizedFor Honor Headlines August’s Xbox Live Games With Gold
August’s Xbox Live Games with Gold is pretty good this month. It features a few games I keep meaning to check out, like For Honor and Dead Space 3. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Gold subscription. August’s Xbox Live Games With Gold are: Xbox One Forza…
By Riley MacLeod Published July 26, 2018 - Uncategorized
Ni no Kuni II is getting three downloadable content packs—first, a free Adventure Pack with new bosses and quests that’ll be out August 9; then, a paid new dungeon this winter and a new story pack in early 2019. The latter two will be included with the $20 season pass.
By Jason Schreier Published July 26, 2018 - Uncategorized
New No Man’s Sky Update Is Erasing Players’ Save Files [UPDATE 2: Fixed!]
The latest No Man’s Sky update has made huge improvements to the game, but it’s also causing players’ save files to be wiped. Update – 3:42pm, 7/27: This issue has been resolved on all platforms Some players across all platforms are finding that when they try to load their game, they’ll see their hours played…
By Gita Jackson Published July 26, 2018
