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UncategorizedHere’s Where The Oblivious Anime Man Joke Comes From
An image of a young man mistaking a butterfly for the completely wrong thing has become one of the hottest joke formats lately. And as incredulous as the actual moment is, it isn’t the first time it’s been in the spotlight. The still comes from 1991 anime series called The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird.…
By Eric Van Allen Published May 4, 2018 - Uncategorized
Monster Hunter: World‘s Sakura Costume Is Adorable But Not Very Useful
Monster Hunter: World is drowning in crossover events, from the recent Devil May Cry event to a Street Fighter V promotion that allowed players to dress up as Ryu. The Street Fighter love continues with a new event quest that unlocks a Sakura costume. It’s a fun but difficult mission, though the reward is a…
By Heather Alexandra Published May 4, 2018 -
UncategorizedFans Turn Darling In The Franxx‘s Tender Reunion Into Dub Fiasco
Darling In The Franxx fans are remixing a touching scene from the latest episode into an internet joke that made me laugh so hard I cried. At the end of the latest episode of horny mech anime Darling In The Franxx, Hiro and Zero Two finally get to have a heartfelt conversation that the show…
By Gita Jackson Published May 4, 2018 -
UncategorizedCall of Duty‘s Prop Hunt, One Year Later
It’s been a little over a year since Prop Hunt arrived in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered as nothing more than a silly, April Fools’ Day weekend event. Since then, it’s become a permanent institution in three different games in the series. You might think it would be too much of a good thing,…
By S.E. Doster Published May 4, 2018 -
UncategorizedWatch Us Fumble Through A Date In Check Please
Check Please is a new physics-based game for PC, Mac and Linux where you fumble around using only a mouse to perform simple tasks like pouring wine before your date gets fed up and it’s game over— as if dates weren’t nerve-racking enough. Check out the video above to see see how smooth Heather is…
Paul Tamayo & Heather Alexandra Published May 4, 2018 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for it being the beginning of my vacation! I am very excited to learn to cook new food, replace my dead plants, and play a lot of video games. I’ve been tinkering with the solo mode of 39 Days to Mars, a cute little puzzle game. I think it’d be more fun…
By Riley MacLeod Published May 4, 2018 - Uncategorized
Inio Asano Is A Dark Manga Artist For Adults Who Want Something Real
When you’re an adult, sprawling out in the manga aisle of your neighborhood bookstore with a copy of Fruits Basket isn’t the same. Even though it’s got nostalgic appeal for adults longing to relive their childhoods, manga written for teens might not be stimulating enough for the 20+ crowd. These days when I read manga,…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published May 4, 2018 -
CultureCosplayMusician FKA Twigs Gets Into Cosplay, Poses With Sephiroth
Singer FKA Twigs spent the past few days cosplaying as her original character Anomalie for her Instagram magazine Avantgarden, and it finished with a snap of her and a Sephiroth cosplayer at MCM Comic Con. FKA Twigs is multitalented artist known mostly for her moody, haunting music. Her first album, LP1, was released in 2014…
By Gita Jackson Published May 4, 2018 - Uncategorized
For Honor’s season six update arrives May 17 and includes a new map called Beachhead and reworks to the Orochi and Peacekeeper classes. It also adds a “Visual Collection” feature to streamline gear customization. The game is free to play this weekend on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
By Ethan Gach Published May 4, 2018 - Uncategorized
Fortnite’s Comet Drama Showed What The Game Does Best
You’ve probably heard about how a comet hit the Fortnite map by now. There’s a reason so many people were transfixed by this cosmic encounter: developer Epic made it feel like an event, worthy of wonder in the same way a real-world solar eclipse would be. In an age of instant social media updates, constant…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 4, 2018 - Uncategorized
Vermintide 2‘s Pack-Rat Villain Is A Master At Creating Suspense
Killing the player is easy. Games do this all the time, often by surprising them with something unexpected and lethal or by simply ramping up the difficulty and pummeling them into submission. Vermintide 2 offers a third option, taunting your four-player squads without outright destroying them: the Packmaster. Vermintide 2 is a first-person action game…
By Ethan Gach Published May 4, 2018 - Uncategorized
Colossal Vintage Game Collection, 35 Years In The Making, Will Be Auctioned This Month
Tri-State Area game collectors may want to take out a second mortgage. The ultimate nerd basement, stacked to the rafters with classic video games and computers, will be put up on the auction block in New Jersey on May 31. This is no mere hobbyist’s garage stash. Page through the photos taken by auctioneer Bodnar’s…
By Chris Kohler Published May 4, 2018 - Uncategorized
My Hero Academia Is Superhero Anime For People Tired Of Superheroes
Hit anime My Hero Academia premieres on Adult Swim tomorrow, its first time on television. If you’re feeling superhero fatigue, don’t sit this one out. It may just remind you of why people love superheros in the first place. My Hero Academia takes place in a world where most people have a super power of…
By Gita Jackson Published May 4, 2018 -
UncategorizedWatch Us Blow Up Giant Robots In Battletech
Battletech is a really good tactics game that combines giant mechs with X-COM. I’ve spent many hours building experimental robots and taking dangerous jobs to keep my mercenary corps afloat. Kotaku video producer Paul Tamayo was curious about the game, so I ran him through a mission to learn the basics. This mission is a…
Heather Alexandra & Paul Tamayo Published May 4, 2018 - Uncategorized
After Yesterday’s Overwatch Update, Being A Hanzo Main Isn’t So Bad
Sometimes, Overwatch force-feeds its playersunwanted changes, like giving its robot turret Bastion an overpowered self-healing arm or breaking porcine tank Roadhog’s hook. On these days, the sky falls. Other days, it’s Overwatch Christmas, complete with a big ol’ sack of crowd-pleasing balance changes. Yesterday was one of those days: Blizzard solved its two-year-old Hanzo problem.…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published May 4, 2018 -
CultureWhy Star Wars Episode 1: Racer Is Still One Of The Best Racing Games Ever
It’s May the 4th, and that means there’s no better time to talk about one of the best racing games ever: Star Wars Episode 1: Racer. Recently re-released for the PC, wannabe podracers and grizzled veterans can return to the tracks once more. Staff writers Heather Alexandra and Ethan Gach look back at what made…
Heather Alexandra & Ethan Gach Published May 4, 2018 -
UncategorizedDespite Haters, Fortnite Players Fill Enormous Dusty Divot Crater
Now that the Fortnite comet has hit, the map is doted with craters. The biggest crater, as we all know, is located at Dusty Divot. You can’t really go to Dusty without entering a fight now. Regardless, one group of fearless Fortnite fans challenged themselves to build over the entire crater, and it turned into…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 4, 2018 - Uncategorized
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Is Delightfully Difficult
It is incredibly fun to die in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, a game that assaults your senses with enough cute animals, wonderful animations, and lovely music to make you forget that it’s beating the hell out of you. Tropical Freeze, which came out for Wii U in 2014 and launches again for Switch today,…
By Jason Schreier Published May 4, 2018 - Uncategorized
Korean League of Legends Player Retiring After Traumatic Time In Japan
Yesterday, Jeon “Dara” Jeong-hoon announced he was retiring from professional gaming. According to Dara, incidents that happened regarding his foreigner resident card were “truly frightening.” Dara most recently played for SCARZ Burning Core, but before that, he was a member of the Tokyo team Pentagram, which was previously known as Rampage. According to Inven, Japan’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 4, 2018