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CultureThe Ninjago Movie Is Spawning Some Very Cool Lego Sets
The theatrical film based on Lego’s long-running ninja setting arrives on September 22, but we’ll be playing with the vehicles, dragons, and massive shark mechs starting in August. Check out five awesome new sets hitting stores in the coming months. In case you’re unfamiliar with Ninjago, go to a toy store or something. It’s one…
By Mike Fahey Published June 22, 2017 - Kotaku East
Ride A Dragon Ball Flying Nimbus, See Things In 3D
Indoor amusement park J-World Tokyo is rolling out a new Dragon Ball themed “virtual roller coaster” called “Zenkai Flying Nimbus.” As Famitsu notes, the Flying Nimbus attraction holds two riders. It doesn’t move, but it lets riders experience the thrill of flying through the air Dragon Ball style by projecting 3D images on a screen.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2017 - Kotaku East
Berserk Manga Is Taking A Break. Again.
Manga artist Kentaro Miura is best known for two things: his Berserk manga and taking breaks from said Berserk manga. Earlier this year, Miura returned from hiatus in March. This break began last September. That was after Berserk had returnedthat June from yet another hiatus. Recently, it was announced that Berserk will go on hiatus…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2017 - Kotaku East
Summer Lesson Gets Inevitable Porn Adaptation
Namco Bandai’s VR game Summer Lesson already got an erotic game clone, but now it has been turned into a VR porn parody called Private Lesson. This was bound to happen. Who knew it would take so long? Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. The original game Summer Lesson: Hikari Miyamoto…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2017 - Kotaku East
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…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 22, 2017 - Culture
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…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 21, 2017 -
UncategorizedE3’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…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 21, 2017 -
UncategorizedXCOM 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…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 21, 2017 -
CultureTotal RecallThe 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…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 21, 2017 - Uncategorized
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…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 21, 2017 - Uncategorized
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…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 21, 2017 -
UncategorizedCastle Cats Isn’t Much Of A Game, But The Cats Are Excellent
The key takeaway from Castle Cats, a new free-to-play mobile game foriOS and Android, is that you can collect adorable feline versions of Harry Potter, Django, Katniss Everdeen and Cthulhu. Also, they are fighting an evil Pugomancer. The rest is a bit fuzzy. The game itself is pretty basic. Players form a party of cats…
By Mike Fahey Published June 21, 2017 -
UncategorizedWhich 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…
By Tim Rogers Published June 21, 2017 - Uncategorized
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…
By Heather Alexandra Published June 21, 2017 -
ReviewsCooler 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…
By Mike Fahey Published June 21, 2017 - CultureCosplay
Last Of Us Cosplay Went To Chernobyl To Get The Apocalypse Just Right
When Maulisn’t busy being the best damn Witcher cosplayeron the planet, he’s got time to do some stunning Last of Us work. Oh, and head into the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone so that the location could look as post-human and apocalyptic as possible. Before you ask, yes, visitors and tourists can be granted brief access to…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 21, 2017