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That’s One Lewd Trophy, Nier: Automata
It’s called “What Are You Doing?” and if you accidentally get this Trophy, you might want to ask yourself the same question. Picking up on the game’s cheeky controversy, here is achieving said Trophy. To get it, you need to do this ten times. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 23, 2017 - Uncategorized
That’s One Lewd Trophy, Nier: Automata
It’s called “What Are You Doing?” and if you accidentally get this Trophy, you might want to ask yourself the same question. Picking up on the game’s cheeky controversy, here is achieving said Trophy. To get it, you need to do this ten times. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 23, 2017 -
UncategorizedAn Anime Commercial For The Legend Of Zelda’s Milk
Let us all close our eyes and imagine, that as part of Breath of the Wild’s marketing campaign, Nintendo had thought to make an anime trailer for some Lon Lon Milk. Now, open them and watch the clip anyway, because Channy & Kimberly were smart enough to make it for us.
By Luke Plunkett Published February 22, 2017 -
CultureI thought I was getting sick of ‘80s-inspired retro-future aesthetics, but then I saw Narita Boy. Yeah, it goes back to a well that’s been tapped countless times, but it does so with style, playful weirdness, and cool dimension-hopping mechanics. It’s currently on Kickstarter
By Nathan Grayson Published February 22, 2017 -
UncategorizedOoblets Is About Farming And Collecting Cute Animals
I don’t normally like “Game is like Game” comparisons, but when you can say “Ooblets is like Harvest Moon and Pokemon and Animal Crossing”, it really helps get a point across. Point being this looks great We’ve been quietly tracking its progress for a while now, so it’s nice to see that Double Fine has…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 22, 2017 -
UncategorizedGiant Robot Board Game Looks Fantastic
GKR: Heavy Hitters is a new board game up on Kickstarter. If you like robots and turn-based combat it might be worth a look, if only for the incredibly cool design of the game’s miniatures. God, they are so good. And with good reason! GKR is the work of Weta, the creative studio behind movies…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 22, 2017 - CultureCosplay
Bring On The Horizon: Zero Dawn Cosplay
So, turns out Horizon: Zero Dawn, despite its stupid name, is a good video game. A very good video game. Which means we can expect 2017 to be a year full of Horizon: Zero Dawn cosplay. Fine by me. The game’s star, Aloy, looks great, with her mix of ancient hunting gear, sci-fi relics and…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 22, 2017 - Uncategorized
In The Wake of Marathon Streamer’s Death, Twitch Community Discusses Healthy Streaming Practices
World of Tanks streamer Brian “Poshybrid” Vigneault’s recent death during a 24-hour charity stream rattled the Twitch community. Despite his unknown cause of death, the Twitch community is reconsidering the toll sleep deprivation takes on marathon streamers. More pressingly, streamers are wondering whether 24-hour charity streams are worth the human cost. Vigneault’s charity stream last…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published February 22, 2017 - Esports
League of Legends Fan Channel Hit with Shady DMCA Takedowns
Riot Games has the right to issue Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown notices for any League of Legends footage that appears without their permission online. But thus far, Riot’s been relatively hesitant to do so. This week, one YouTuber in particular has seen some League of Legends videos go up on the chopping block, and…
By Maddy Myers Published February 22, 2017 -
UncategorizedYouTubers Are Getting Dragged For Not Supporting PewDiePie 100%
Following the Pewdiepie controversy from last week, a good deal of YouTube rallied around the Swedish star in an attempt to defend him against ‘unfair’ attacks by the mainstream media. A few high-profile YouTubers weren’t quite as enthusiastic in their defense, which has led to some backlash. Last weekend, video game YouTuber Jacksepticeye uploaded a…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 22, 2017 -
CultureOne Player’s Three-Year Quest To Beat Every NES Game Is About To End
It took Piotr Delgado “The Mexican Runner” Kusielczuk 91 hours to beat Miracle Piano Teaching System, an NES game created to teach kids how to play the piano. (To pull it off, he had to teach himself how to play piano.) That was the longest. He’s also spent 39 hours with the billiards game Championship…
By Jason Schreier Published February 22, 2017 -
UncategorizedWe Debate What’s Best For Overwatch’s Bastion
This week on our semi-regular Overwatch show, Let’s Break It Down, Cecilia, Heather, and I discuss the upcoming Bastion changes, as well as custom games and, for some reason, ‘90s anime classic Neon Genesis Evangelion. I, personally, am not a huge fan of Bastion, but I will admit that the walking tuna tin piloted by…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 22, 2017 -
UncategorizedFor Honor Players Claim To Be Troubled By Lag [Updated]
For Honor’s handling of multiplayer is causing frustrations for some players as lag rears its head, ruining fights and disrupting matches in the online melee fighting game. “It’s almost unplayable like this,” one Reddit poster said. “I’m lucky if I can play one complete game out of every three.” “Finally able to join a game,”…
By Heather Alexandra Published February 22, 2017 -
UncategorizedSecret Hitler, A Fascist Party Game That Hits Awfully Close To Home
Your ability to enjoy the tabletop game Secret Hitler will likely depend on your ability to laugh as an increasingly impotent progressive coalition fails to halt the rise of fascism. No but seriously, it’s a fun party game. Secret Hitler is brought to us by a number of designers including Cards Against Humanity’s Max Temkin.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 22, 2017 - Uncategorized
I Wrote A Book About The Making Of Uncharted 4, Star Wars 1313, And More
For the past year, I’ve been reporting and writing a book full of stories about how video games were made. Today, I’m psyched to announce Blood, Sweat, and Pixels, a look behind the scenes of games like Uncharted 4, Star Wars 1313, and many more. It’ll be out on September 5. I set out to…
By Jason Schreier Published February 22, 2017 -
UncategorizedOverwatch Fans Believe The Next Hero Is A Robot Spider
Some Overwatch fans are pretty sure they’ve figured out what the next hero will be based on an short lore post that dropped yesterday, as well as some promotional images floating through the internet. Yesterday, Blizzard dropped a new bit of lore relating to a new character, Efi Oladele, an eleven year-old inventor from Numbani.…
By Gita Jackson Published February 22, 2017 -
UncategorizedNight In The Woods‘ Rhythm Game Is On Point
The dialogue, the animation, the music—so far I am loving everything about Night in the Woods, but as a rhythm game fan there’s one sequence that’s particularly near and dear to my heart. Let’s rock out. Night in the Woods, Infinite Fall’s animated adventure game, tells the story of Mae Borowski, a cool cat who…
By Mike Fahey Published February 22, 2017