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Natsume today announced Harvest Moon: Light of Hope, coming to Switch, PS4, and PC. This’ll be the first Harvest Moon game on PC, although as you may remember, it’s not really a Harvest Moon game. The real Harvest Moon is now called Story of Seasons
By Jason Schreier Published May 16, 2017 - Kotaku East
Evangelion VR Puts You In The Pilot’s Seat. Literally.
Namco Bandai announced a new virtual reality experience called Evangelion VR: The Soul Seat. According to Famitsu, the attraction will be at Namco Bandai’s VR Zone amusement center in Shinjuku this summer. You wear the VR headset and sit in a pilot’s seat, which shakes and moves about. In the VR experience, after regular Eva…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 16, 2017 - Kotaku East
Weekly Manga In Japan Have Seen Better Days
Across the board, the print circulation numbers for Japan’s most popular weekly aren’t getting better. They’re getting worse. According to IT Media Business, the average number of printed copies in circulation for Weekly Shonen Magazine (週刊少年マガジン), Weekly Shonen Jump (週刊少年ジャンプ), and Weekly Shonen Sunday (週刊少年サンデー) continue to see a steady decline. Print has long been…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 16, 2017 -
UncategorizedSolidus Snake Voice Actor John Cygan Dies
Best known for his video game and TV work, John Cygan has passed away. He was 63. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cygan had long been battling cancer. A versatile actor, Cygan appeared in television shows like Bob, co-starring with Bob Newhart, and The Commish as well as other shows like Frasier, NYPD Blue and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 16, 2017 - Kotaku East
Those Aren’t DS Games, They’re Windows
Surely you can see it? I know I can. Those windows look like DS game cards. Twitter user Yorunotobari spotted a shopping mall in Chiba, Japan with windows that look like Nintendo DS games. Inside the windows are advertisements for the building’s shops. They really look like DS cards. In case you forgot what those…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 16, 2017 - Kotaku East
Now This Looks Like A Pocket Monster
Here’s a Squirtle cushion that’s about as phallic as they come. This incarnation of the popular Water type was apparently spotted in Indonesia. I’ve seen Squirtle cushions before, but I’ve never quite seen one that looks like this! It looks even worse when isolated: See? No, this is worse. Much worse. Kotaku East is your…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 16, 2017 - CultureCosplay
Boys Just Wanna Have Fun
When they’re not saving the galaxy and throwing ninja stars at cartoon characters, Master Chief and Genji like to unwind like tiny little children. Cosplay by Shagohod Cosplay (MC) and Rider Break Cosplay (Genji), photos by Lock.VII Projects
By Luke Plunkett Published May 16, 2017 - Culture
An Entire Fantasy World, Sketched Over One Year
For 366 consecutive days, former Blizzard artist Even Mehl Amundsen drew a series of images sketching out the framework and characters for a fantasy universe. He’s now collecting them into a series of books. They’re called TEGN, and the first of three volumes is now up on Kickstarter, having already gone past its asking amount.…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2017 - Uncategorized
Persona 5 Confidants, Ranked
Persona 5 is a game entirely about making friends with magic teens and well-meaning (well, mostly) adults. Yet not all friends are created equal. In Persona 5, certain important figures are known as “Confidants”, and are the characters who you’re able to become close to—or at least form strong bonds with—and who over the course…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2017 -
UncategorizedPhantom Dust’s Remaster Out Tomorrow, Will Be Free
Phantom Dust, which we very recently named one of the best Xbox games, is re-releasing tomorrow on Xbox One and Windows 10. And it’ll be free. The property has had a tortured time at Microsoft of late, with a planned new game killed off and its studio closed A remaster of the original game was…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2017 -
EsportsThe Wildest Matches From Compete‘s Street Fighter Pro Challenge
This past Saturday, we opened the doors to the Gizmodo Media Group offices and welcomed any and all challengers to try their hand at beating a Street Fighter V champion. From young newcomers to surprise upstarts, and even other pros lurking in the waters, here are some of our favorite moments from an incredible night.…
By Eric Van Allen Published May 15, 2017 - Uncategorized
The Expanse Season 2: Entertaining if uneven, reaching ever closer to greatness. What it is: The second season of SyFy’s increasingly popular sci-fi political thriller. The show is based on books by Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, who collectively write under the pen name James S.A. Corey. What I’ve watched: Took my time with season…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 15, 2017 - Uncategorized
How To Trash Talk
Trash talking is divisive among gamers. If you go too far, you run the risk of sending your friend home crying and never again playing another round of Mario Party against them. Or, if you’re conflict-averse, a few unsavory words over Madden could make you think worse of your good buddy. Some stand by trash…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published May 15, 2017 -
ReviewsTopre Realforce RGB Keyboard Review: Life Beyond The Rubber Dome
If rubber dome keyboards are at the bottom of the keyboard hierarchy and mechanicals near the top, where does that leave Topre’s electrostatic capacitive switches, which combine a rubber dome and a spring? While the mechanical keyboard community launches into a massive debate, let me tell you about Topre’s Realforce RGB. Nothing sparks heated debate…
By Mike Fahey Published May 15, 2017 - Uncategorized
Battlegrounds, As Told By Steam Reviews
Battlegrounds is a battle royale game taking Twitch and YouTube by storm. It’s also generated some wild Steam reviews. Battlegrounds is still in early access and has a lot of optimization issues, but that doesn’t mean that Steam users can’t still see the value in it. It’s been called the best of its genre, wherein…
By Gita Jackson Published May 15, 2017
