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Smash Pro’s Tournament Victory Speech Calls Out Nintendo
Juan “Hungrybox” Debiedma had just come off a long tournament run of beating some of the best in Super Smash Bros. Melee when he took to the stage for a winner’s interview. Debiedma used the opportunity to hold an impassioned rally for the grassroots that makes Smash happen, with choice words for a “certain company.”…
By Eric Van Allen Published June 5, 2017 - Uncategorized
Friday the 13th, As Told By Steam Reviews
Lots of people love Friday the 13th. On Steam, they also love telling you how they died in it. Friday the 13th is a Getting Murdered by Jason Voorhees simulator, a genre that definitely has an appeal. Getting impaled on a tree branch is half the fun—the other half is doing the impaling. Read on,…
By Gita Jackson Published June 5, 2017 - Culture
How Many Of You Started Playing Games This Generation?
Back in the ancient days of 2012, pundits and analysts across the world put on their soothsayer hats and predicted that iPhones and iPads would kill console gaming. Then, the PS4 came out and sold roughly 40 billion units, proving them all wrong. Which raises the question: How many people started gaming this generation? As…
By Jason Schreier Published June 5, 2017 -
EsportsEither I’m Paranoid Or Mario Kart 8 Deluxe‘s AI Is Cheating
There’s no question that the Mario Kart’s AI is a big cheater. Anyone who plays the game has probably noticed how the computer-controlled racers tend to catch up to you no matter what and always have an item in hand during the race’s final moments. But what advantages, exactly, do the robot racers get in…
By Maddy Myers Published June 5, 2017 -
UncategorizedModder Adds Kirby With Human Feet To Smash Bros.
Someone made a mod for Super Smash Brothers of Kirby with realistic feet. It is so disturbing. When fanart of barefoot Kirby with old man feet took the internet by storm, all my coworkers and I had pretty much had it. Was it hilarious? Sure. Is it a vision that creeps into my subconscious as…
By Gita Jackson Published June 5, 2017 - Culture
What Happens In New Vegas Stays In New Vegas
Mike Bierek is an artist based in California who has worked on games like InFamous 2, Darksiders and Fallout: New Vegas He’s also done a lot of work on Magic: The Gathering cards You can see more of Mike’s work at his ArtStation page. To see the images in their native resolution, click on the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2017 -
UncategorizedIt’s Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm-Flailing Tube Man The Fighting Game
It was bound to happen sooner or later. There were just too many used car dealerships, too many store grand openings or going out-of-business sales. The flailing inflatable tube people that vie for our attention along our nation’s highways take up flailing arms against each other in Inflatality. Now on Steam Greenlight from indie development…
By Mike Fahey Published June 5, 2017 -
UncategorizedD&D‘s Upcoming Adventure Is All About Zombies And Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs are coming to Dungeons & Dragons with its upcoming adventure, Tomb of Annihilation. Slated for a September 19th release, Tomb of Annihilation will have players hacking through a jungle full of undead, dinosaurs and, yes, undead dinosaurs to find a legendary artifact that could quell a curse. D&D lead designer Mike Mearls described Tomb…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 5, 2017 -
Kotaku EastThe Internet Reacts To The Newest Legendary Super Saiyan
The latest Dragon Ball Super episode showed off new character Kale’s Super Saiyan form. Fans knew this was coming, as well as how the character appeared to be inspired by Broly. Now that the episode has aired, those fans have opinions. When Kale goes into her Super Saiyan form, her hair turns green and she…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2017 - Uncategorized
Months Later, Long Nintendo Switch Lines In Japan
Over the weekend, a shipment of Nintendo Switch consoles hit Japanese retail. That mean some stores saw long lines months after it originally launched. For many folks in Japan, it’s still hard to walk into a store and purchase a Switch. It’s certainly not impossible. Sometimes, people wander into a shop with stock, but those…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2017 - Kotaku East
The three-day Tales Festival, celebrating the Tales RPGs, has wrapped up in Japan. Fans seem disappointed that a new Tales console title wasn’t announced at this year’s event. There were, however, trailers for new mobile phone games (here, here, and here).
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2017 - Kotaku East
Resident Evil‘s Umbrella Corporation Logo Is A Terrible Choice For A Skin Clinic
In Ho Chi Minh City, a clinic was reportedly surprised to learn its logo looked exactly like Umbrella Corporation’s emblem from Resident Evil. The Medcare Skin Centre logo popped up website Geek Culture’s Facebookpage, before infecting Reddit. This is the clinic’s official site. And the actual clinic. The logo makes everything sinister. Medcare Skin Centre…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2017 -
CultureCosplayCalibrate Yourself For Some Garrus Cosplay
Andromeda be damned, people still seem to prefer cosplaying as the original Mass Effect characters. Garrus especially. Cosplay by Kevin Martell, mask sculpt by Julianne Ramanujam, photos by Jonathan Ramanujam
By Luke Plunkett Published June 5, 2017 -
Uncategorized$380 Millennium Falcon May As Well Be In The Movies
Bandai is releasing this 1/72 scale Millennium Falcon model kit that they “almost as precise and accurate” as the actual ones used in the filming of the classic trilogy. Seeing as the originals were themselves built using cannibalised model kit parts, and that the detail on this is astonishing, it doesn’t look like they’re kidding.…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 4, 2017