Spider-Man Cosplayers Fill Airplane 

Budget carrier Jetstar unveiled a Spider-Man themed plane in Japan and filled it with Spider-Man cosplayers. This is part of Jetstar’s summer campaign, which is tied to the release of Spider-Man: Homecoming. The Spider-Man plane isn’t so amazing, but look at all these friendly neighborhood cosplayers on this motherfucking plane taking off from Tokyo bound…

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I Don’t Think Fire Is Going To Work, My Man

Hakob Minasian is a concept artist at Treyarch where he’s worked on games like Black Ops 3 You can see more of Hakob’s work at his ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video…

E3’s Iconic Game Ads Are Painted By Hand

Every June, the giant video game images adorning the walls of the Hotel Figueroa in LA are one of the stars of E3. I’d always thought they were just enormous posters, but nope, turns out they’re actually painted by hand. Many of the more recent ads have been done by a company/group of artists called…

XCOM 2‘s Upcoming Expansion Is Inspired By Shadow of Mordor

Back when Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor first came out in 2014, people pretty much immediately started asking, “When will other games get Nemesis Systems?” Flash forward three years, and the most prominent game to do it is… Shadow of War, the sequel to Shadow of Mordor. But soon you’ll be able to add XCOM 2…

The Kojima Game That Made You Play In The Sun

Hideo Kojima is famous for being the driving force behind stuff like Metal Gear and Snatcher. But today, we’re going to talk about another of his games: Boktai, a quirky little Game Boy Advance title that asked the player to go outside and get some sun. While that sounds…odd, it was for a very good…

Hands-On With Sansar, The New Second Life

In 2003, when Second Life launched, all it took was a few customization bars and the promise of infinite possibility to get users hooked on the idea of a virtual reality. Now, in 2017, our standards are a bit higher. “Immersion” isn’t as easy to sell with a microphone, an avatar and some content creation…

PC Shooter Removes Single Tree From Game, Just For One Guy

A few weeks back, SprayAndPlay made a request that a single tree (pictured) be taken out of Tripwire’s Rising Storm 2: Vietnam, a multiplayer PC shooter released earlier this year. And now, the tree is gone. On the surface, it seems like an odd request. But when you hear the explanation, it starts to make…

Which Video Game Character Would Make The Best Roommate?

I love asking questions almost as much as I love listening to answers. Last week at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (aka “E3″, aka “Electronic Three”), I got to do both of those things. I asked E3 attendees three mildly stupid questions about video games. Here’s a video of several responses to the second question: “Which…

Next Yakuza Game Asks Famous Gangster To Chase A Roomba

The Yakuza series’ merger of story, exploration and bone-breaking combat has made for some of the best games I’ve ever played, including this year’s wonderful Yakuza 0. Last week, at E3, I had hands-on time with Yakuza Kiwami, a remake of the first game, and Yakuza 6: The Song of Life. It was awesome. Much…

Cooler Master MasterKeys L PBT Keyboard Review: A No-Nonsense Mech

Despite evidence to the contrary, a mechanical gaming keyboard doesn’t need to have bright glowing LED lighting. Cooler Master’s MasterKeys L PBT favors style over substance, losing the light show and adding some lovely thick keycaps to create an excellent sub $100 keyboard. Known for its computer cases, power supplies and cooling solutions,Cooler Masteris also…

GTA Online’s Big New Update Adds Awesome Stuff, But It’s Still Frustrating

GTA Online’s free Gunrunning update, which dropped last week, lets players acquire a variety of military tools and weapons, including an underground military bunker. None of it is cheap, and once you have it, you might be left waiting around for too long in order to make any money or unlock more toys. The biggest…

Then And Now: Talking To Retired Pro Gamers About The Rise Of Esports

Dave “Walshy” Walsh first started competing at Halo in 2002. Back then, the term “esports” hadn’t yet entered the lexicon, pro gamers rarely earned the big bucks, and competitions were all about the love of the game and discovering who played the best. These days, Walshy still works in the pro gaming field as a…

NCsoft Launches A Slightly Different Sort Of MOBA

Launched today in Europe and North America, Master X Master (MXM) is an free-to-play PC action MOBA featuring WASD movement and a tag system that lets players bring their choice of two NCsoft all-star champions (Masters) into the arena at once, swapping them out on the fly. It’s hard to get excited for a new…

The Upside Of Making A Big E3 Demo

The developers of Days Gone spent nearly three months developing their big E3 demo, but it wasn’t just for sizzle. The game’s creative director says building the demo helped them figure out whether parts of their zombie game were actually fun to play. Speaking on an episode of Kotaku Splitscreen during E3 last week, Days…

How To Unlock Swimming In Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood

One of the coolest new features introduced in Final Fantasy XIV’s Stormblood expansion is the ability to swim and dive, exploring exotic underwater locales. Anyone can tread water, but to go deep you’ve got to talk to some turtles. Final Fantasy XIV Stormblood Spoilers Follow Just like learning to fly in the Heavensward expansion, gaining…

30 Minutes With Call of Duty WWII: Thrilling, But Familiar

Last week at E3, I got to play multiple rounds of Call of Duty: WWII’s multiplayer. While the core experience feels similar to previous games, a focus on presentation and a new story-based mode made things much more interesting than recent entries in the series. My main takeaway from my time playing Call of Duty:…