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UncategorizedFinal Fantasy VII‘s Excellent Pizza Joke Did Not Translate To English
I’ve been playing through Final Fantasy VII in Japanese, and I’m having a good time pointing out little nuances that I didn’t notice when I originally played the game in English 20 years ago. Last time, we accompanied Aeris as she dressed Cloud up like a girl so they could trick a guy. This time,…
By Tim Rogers Published October 2, 2017 - Uncategorized
SNES Classics Cost Less On Ebay Than NES Classics Did At Launch
The bad news is the chances of snagging a Super Nintendo Classic at retailsare pretty slim right now, and auction site eBay is probably your best bet if you want it ‘right now.’ The good news? The average price of a SNES Classic on eBay is only $164, $80 less than the NES Classic in…
By Mike Fahey Published October 2, 2017 -
CultureCuphead Player Beats Bosses Without Taking A Single Hit
Cuphead is a difficult gauntlet through a ton of bosses, from evil clowns to bossy queen bees. Surviving can be difficult, but some players are blasting through the game with breakneck speedruns or dangerous “no hit” challenges. Death is to be expected in Cuphead; there are tons of projectiles to dodge and enemies to avoid.…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 2, 2017 - Uncategorized
Overwatch Director Says Speaking To Fans Is ‘Intimidating’ For His Team
How many of the people who make games fear some of the people who play them? That question drove conversations last week among quite a few game developers, and over the weekend, Overwatch director Jeff Kaplan offered his own take: Lots. On the Blizzard forums last Wednesday, a fan wondered if the team behind the…
By Jason Schreier Published October 2, 2017 - Uncategorized
Smash 4 Characters, Ranked By How Annoying They Are
What makes a Super Smash Bros. character annoying? It’s a very specific cocktail of repetitive, invulnerabile, low-effort or spammy moves that, together, make you want to throw your controller at the television Everybody has that one Smash fighter they hate playing against. But one thing I realized after setting out to list the top ten…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 2, 2017 - Uncategorized
Nioh Is Coming To PC
Nioh, a beloved samurai action game that came out earlier this year for PS4, is coming to PC this November complete with all the downloadable content that publisher Koei Tecmo has released so far. The PC version will also have “enhanced graphical modes,” Koei Tecmo says. Nioh came out on February 7 for PS4, and…
By Jason Schreier Published October 2, 2017 - Uncategorized
Sony Announces An Updated PlayStation VR Headset
The newly updated PlayStation VR headset features a revamped design with some welcomed changes like integrated stereo headphone cables and an updated processor. Via the PlayStation Blog, here is the full Q&A: Is there a new PlayStation VR model? How is it different? A hardware update to PlayStation VR is being prepared. The new version,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2017 - Uncategorized
An update on that questionable Chinese Ultraman film: It was released today in China with the movie’s studio saying it legally licensed the rights from a Thai company with the international rights and that China’s highest court ruled in the studio’s favor. Noted!
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2017 - Uncategorized
Twitter Users In Japan Imagine Hollywood’s Your Name
J.J. Abrams and Paramount Pictures are developing a live-action remake of the hit anime movie Your Name. Wonder what it’ll be like? On Twitter in Japan, people are already predicting just that. Let’s have a look! It will probably have big Hollywood stars. A bit more action. Certain Japanese culture specific things will have to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 2, 2017 - Culture
The Week In Games: Fast Cars And Magic Monopoly
Sometimes you gotta drive fast, on wet roads, cause that’s the only way to show off just how amazing the physics engine is. I’m not a steadfast Forza fanatic but those puddles, who could resist? For some it’s about hugging the turn and beating your previous best time by tenths of a second, but for…
By Ethan Gach Published October 1, 2017 -
UncategorizedNo, The Steelers JuJu Smith-Schuster Did Not Do A Hadouken
That is Goku’s kamehameha, clear as day. This is what a hadouken looks like. Street Fighter’s Ryu thrusts his arms forward in one fluid motion, then pulls them back in. What Smith-Schuster did was much more drawn out. Look at him hold that pose. Just like Goku. Here’s a demonstration. Look familiar? But however confused…
By Ethan Gach Published October 1, 2017 -
CultureIt’s A Good Time To Revisit These SNES Speedruns
The SNES Classic is finally out. Whether you got one, already had a Raspberry Pi, or decided to give into the hype and go secure an original SNES through Craigslist instead, you should probably take a moment to bask in the awesomeness of the console’s best speedruns. In keeping with the SNES Classic theme (have…
By Ethan Gach Published October 1, 2017 - Esports
This Is How You Manage A Retreat In StarCraft II
These are Banelings, creepy, crawly little Zergling suicide bombers, and you probably want to be careful when chasing them, especially in a pro level StarCraft match. Earlier today, the (get ready for a mouthful) 2017 AfreecaTV GSL Super Tournament 2 drew to a close in South Korea. Taking place at the end of the country’s…
By Ethan Gach Published October 1, 2017 - CultureSplitscreen
A Video Game Writer Explains How Technology Can Make Stories Better (Or Worse)
Every writer knows that the best work comes from writing, rewriting, and rewriting again until you’ve gotten so sick of your story that you can’t imagine looking at it anymore. But for video games, sometimes that’s not possible, as discussed on today’s Kotaku Splitscreen with special guest Tom Bissell. Kirk and I start things off…
By Jason Schreier Published October 1, 2017 -
UncategorizedKeyboardist Makes Up Music For Random Video Game Stuff
Meet Seth Everman. He’s internet famous and posts a lot of stuff online, including weird musical experiments like this one. There are a tone of re-occurring motifs in gaming that don’t really make any sense. Racing mini games, start menu themes, that water level you keep dying on for no good reason—if you described what…
By Ethan Gach Published October 1, 2017 - Uncategorized
For Some Players Installing Cuphead Was The Most Challenging Part
It’s hard to beat a game that you can’t even start. In a season of limited Microsoft exclusives, the indie platformer Cuphead comes at just the right time to offer Xbox One and Windows 10 players something to get excited about. And after seven long years in development, the game has delivered. At least for…
By Ethan Gach Published October 1, 2017
