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Those In Glass Houses Something Something
Chris Kesler is an artist who has worked in both film and video games. You can see more of Kesler’s work at his personal site and 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 March 27, 2017 - Kotaku East
The Hell Just Happened On Dragon Ball Super With Bulma’s Baby?!
As previewed at the end of the last Dragon Ball Super episode, this latest one was about Bulma and her new baby. If you haven’t seen it yet, don’t continue! Because, with Bulma pregnant and everyone gathered nearby, Whis did this: AND NOBODY FREAKED OUT. Well, nobody in Dragon Ball Super, that is. They reacted…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 27, 2017 - Kotaku East
Highschool Of The Dead Writer Daisuke Sato Has Passed Away
Writer Daisuke Sato died on March 22 from coronary artery disease. He was 52. Illustrated by Shoji Sato and written by Sato, Highschool of the Dead debuted in 2006 and was turned into an anime series in 2010. Besides Highschool of the Dead, Sato was known for the manga series Imperial Guards as well as…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 27, 2017 -
UncategorizedNippon Ichi Software Launches Teaser That Looks Like Minecraft
There’s no title for this, but the teaser clip certainly does look rather Minecraft-esque, no? The teaser’s site URLends with “hakoniwa,” which means “box garden” in English. Perhaps Hako Niwa is the title of this building block game? No word yet on the platform. Or platforms. The site’s URL also has the word “consumer,” which…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 27, 2017 -
Kotaku EastAtlus Announces Shin Megami Tensei: Deep Strange Journey For Nintendo 3DS
The 2009 Nintendo DS game Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey is getting a revamped version for the 3DS. According to 4Gamer, this is a “remake,” and Famitsu reports that it will have full-voice, new graphics, and around 350 new demons as well as a new character named “Alex.” You can watch the debut trailer below:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 27, 2017 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy XV’s update 1.07 is live, setting up Episode Gladiolus and making big changes to the polarizing Chapter 13. If you’ve already beaten the game, you can see the revised chapter from the menu. If you can’t imagine subjecting yourself to it again, stay tuned: I’ll check it out tomorrow morning and report back…
By Jason Schreier Published March 26, 2017 - Uncategorized
Fake News Video Game Is A Little Too Real
Fake It To Make Itis a game that puts you in charge of a website devoted to creating and spreading fictional and/or sensationalised online “news” articles. It has been put together by someone who clearly knows how online media works, and that makes it more than a little frightening. Amanda Warner, the game’s designer, says…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2017 -
UncategorizedAnimal Crossing’s World Is A Trip
The way later Animal Crossing titles have scrolled make it appear to the player that the game world is round. Zoom the camera out past the confines of a DS/3DS/TV screen, though, and the world is not so much round as it is a giant, habitable roll of toilet paper. The gif above is taken…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2017 - Uncategorized
Fan Creates Patch To Fix Nier: Automata’s Graphics
Nier: Automata is a fine video game, but it also has some technical problems on PC which are a bit of a bummer. Where Platinum and Square have come up short, though, a fan-made mod is making things right. Kaldaien’s FAR mod (Fix Automata Resolution) does like its name suggests and fixes the game’s fullscreen…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2017 - Uncategorized
Loot Rascals Helps Take The Edge Off Of Punishing Roguelikes
I die. A lot. In all types of games, but especially in Loot Rascals. Thanks to its precious art style and bubbling colors though, I can never stay away for long. In the game you play as an astronaut looking for a lost piece of robotic terraforming equipment. What was supposed to be a routine mission…
By Ethan Gach Published March 26, 2017 - Culture
The Week In Games: Remixed For Your Enjoyment
Some places are worth returning to as often as possible on each new console. It seemed ridiculous at the time that Square Enix would team up with Disney to produce an action-RPG. The creators of a psycho-environmental thriller combining buster swords and blizzara with Daffy and Donald? Somehow, over a decade later, that pairing feels…
By Ethan Gach Published March 26, 2017 - Esports
Three Overkills Highlight Series Sweep In Halo World Championships
In the lower bracket semi-finals of the 2017 Halo World Championships, Team Envy and Str8 Rippin were fighting to stay afloat in the bracket. On match point for Envy, both teams’ players showed up in a stellar display of Halo ability. After a long technical delay, the series resumed with Envy up 3-0. Str8 Rippin would…
By Eric Van Allen Published March 26, 2017 - Uncategorized
Some Of The Witcher 3‘s Character Animations Are Still Blowing People Away
CD Projekt Red’s RPG masterpiece came out nearly two years ago, but damn does it still hold up. And recently, a handful of people’s favorite character animations from the game have been making the rounds Unsurprisingly, the renewed interest in the game’s storytelling and animation nuances comes in light of Mass Effect: Andromeda’s lackluster achievement…
By Ethan Gach Published March 26, 2017 - Esports
Protoss Prodigy Stats Wins Global StarCraft League Finals
Last night was a fond walk down memory lane for any StarCraft fan. Between the announcement of StarCraft Remastered and the showmatches between old Brood War favorites like Lee Jae Dong and Lee “Flash” Young Ho, anticipation kept building for the night’s climactic battle for the Global StarCraft II League finals. Kim “Stats” Dae Yeob…
By Eric Van Allen Published March 26, 2017