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UncategorizedHow The MOBA Crash Led To One Of E3’s Most Punk Looking Indie Games
At first glance, the PC game Black Future ‘88 looks like too many other indie games, with its pixel art, synth music, and neon-infused cyberpunk aesthetic. But below the familiar surface is a well-defined roguelike with a surprisingly distinct identity forged in large part by the sheer force of creative will imposed by its maker,…
By Ethan Gach Published June 20, 2018 -
UncategorizedSkull & Bones Is More Of A Pirate Version Of Destiny Than It Initially Appeared
For the last year, I’ve been confused about Ubisoft’s upcoming pirate game. Perhaps you have been as well. Skull & Bones, to be released in 2019 on PC, PS4 and Xbox One, debuted at last year’s E3 as an apparent offshoot of the pirate adventures in 2013’s Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, except without the…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 20, 2018 - Uncategorized
Father And Grown Son Arrested After Pokémon Go Fight
A 71-year-old man and his adult son were arrested for allegedly assaulting another player they claimed had stolen their Gym and threw a Gatorade bottle at their car. The father, Robert Matteuzzi, tracked down the man and then allegedly chucked back the Gatorade bottle, hitting him in the face. All three men reportedly got in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 20, 2018 -
UncategorizedNeon Genesis Evangelion Theme Gets An Official HD Music Video
Neon Genesis Evangelion’s opening theme is one of the best and most iconic tunes to ever grace anime. Initially, Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno wanted classical music for the anime’s opening theme but decided an upbeat pop song might have a wider appeal. The result was “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis,” sung by Yoko Takahashi The song…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 20, 2018 - Uncategorized
Japanese Clean-Up Manners Are Spreading To Other Soccer Fans
After yesterday’s Japan vs. Colombia World Cup game, it wasn’t only Japanese soccer fans who were cleaning up after themselves. Colombian fans were, too. Back in 2014, the world really started to notice the tidying up habits of Japanese soccer fans. Certainly, while there are Japanese people who litter (they’re jerks!), folks are taught from…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 20, 2018 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Pick Of The Day: Lonely Night
Ever get the feeling that your job is just, like, slowly killing you from the inside? This music video is for you. Many foreign K-Pop fans were introduced to Gary through the variety show Running Man. Incidentally, the actress in this music video is Song Ji Hyo, one of his co-stars from the show; together,…
By Seung Park Published June 20, 2018 - Culture
Final Space, The Frontier
Devin “DVO” Roth is the art director on the animated series Final Space, and he’s also worked on shows like Bob’s Burgers and Duck Tales You can see more of Roth’s work at his personal site and Instagram page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2018 - Esports
Top Overwatch Players Fall For The Oldest Trick In The Book
It didn’t make any sense. “What are they doing, dude?” asked Houston Outlaws tank Austin “Muma” Wilmot as the other team, made up of top-ranked players including LA Gladiators tank Chan-hyung “Fissure” Baek, repeatedly crashed against the holo-shield walls of a relatively lackadaisical defense. Then it hit him: Where’d the payload go? Fellow Houston Outlaws…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 19, 2018 -
UncategorizedDriving Game Recreates The Actual Surface Of Mars
Red Rover is a driving game on Steam that drops you in the seat of a very overpowered Mars rover and lets you explore the actual surface of the red planet. With support for Oculus VR, Red Rover doesn’t exactly give you much to do while you’re down there, but the hook here isn’t the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2018 - CultureCosplay
YOU TELL ME WHERE MY SUIT IS WOMAN
Frozone cosplay by ApoIIoCreed
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2018 - CultureCosplay
Oh Boy This Warhammer 40K Cosplay
Here’s Russian cosplayer Polina Vishnevskaya with some absolutely incredible Warhammer 40K work. She’s cosplaying as Saint Celestine, and if you’re wondering what the writing is on her wings, it’s just her Instagram account name serving as a living watermark (probably to help out when 1,000,000 Facebook and Twitter accounts rip the video below). You can…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2018 -
UncategorizedLet’s Remember Some Xbox 360 Games
I think we all took the Xbox 360 for granted. Other all-time greats like the SNES and PS2 seem to be remembered more fondly than Microsoft’s console, which tends to be recalled as more of a thing that happened than a platform to be treasured. I wonder if that’s down to recency. It could have…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 19, 2018 - Culture
16 Studios Removing Alleged Spyware From PC Games After Fan Outcry [UPDATE]
In Mario Kart, red shells target your nearest rival and ruthlessly stop them in their tracks. Everybody hates them. Marketing company Red Shell, meanwhile, helps video game companies more accurately target potential customers with their ads. This fact has not sat well with some players who have recently discovered the software in a veritable kartload…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 19, 2018 - Uncategorized
The Hottest New Doll Accessory Is A Tiny Xbox One S
You can now buy a teeny tiny Xbox One S for your American Girl doll. I might actually buy this. American Girl, an expensive brand of dolls aimed at young girls that want an eighteen inch plastic version of themselves they can take to school and eventually ruin by forgetting to brush their hair, said…
By Gita Jackson Published June 19, 2018 -
UncategorizedSerious Sam 4 Is Aiming For 100,000 Enemies On Screen At Once But It’s Not There Yet
The developers at Croteam, the studio that makes the Serious Sam games, are looking to do the unthinkable with the fourth numbered installment in the series: render 100,000 enemies on screen at the same time. Watching a hands-off demo of the game behind closed doors at E3, I was excited to see that feat in…
By Ethan Gach Published June 19, 2018