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The Internet Reacts To The Hollywood Naruto Movie Announcement
This should end well. Over the weekend, it was announced that Hollywood is moving forward with its live-action Naruto Michael Gracey first made his name in visual effects and is currently directing The Greatest Showman with Zac Efron and Hugh Jackman. As ANN points out, Lionsgate secured the film rights to Naruto back in 2015.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 19, 2016 -
CultureThe Art Of 1313, A Star Wars Game We Never Got To Play
Star Wars 1313 was a big-money game in development at Lucasarts, scrapped after the publisher’s demise and seemingly never to return. We may never get to play the game, but we can look at its concept art and dream. It gives us a real good look at the design and feel of Coruscant’s seedy underbelly.…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedAnd Here’s Wolfenstein 3D On A Game Boy
When you think about it, it’s amazing this didn’t pop up earlier. Swedish programmer and enthusiast Anders Granlund has been working on a little pet project: getting Wolfenstein 3D to work on a Game Boy Colour. There’s no way to actually just port a file of the game over, so he’s had to build his…
Alex Walker Published December 18, 2016 - CultureCosplay
Russia’s Cosplay Is Fantastic
Russia doesn’t just have some of the best cosplayers on the planet, but some of the best cosplay photographers as well. One of those is KIRA, someone whose photosI’ve featureda bit here recently, so I figured it was time for a showcase entirely of her work. You can see a lot more of KIRA’s photos…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedKoreans Are Building A Real Mech
Vitaly Bulgarov is a concept artist who used to work at Blizzard on stuff like StarCraft. He’s now working on something a lot cooler. Bulgarov has been helping out a company called Korea Future Technology on their latest project, which is called METHOD-1: a big, real, functioning mech. Not a stage prop, not a promotional…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 18, 2016 - Culture
The Week In Games: We Dream Of Half-Genie
The end of 2016 is nearly upon us, which means there are hardly any games left to come out. A few still remain, however. We searched long and hard, and managed to scrape together something resembling a list of games coming out this week. Fortunately, the rest of the year was filled with so many…
By Ethan Gach Published December 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedNappa’s Beard Totally Does Grow When He Goes Super Saiyan
Almost a decade since Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 was released, we now know the answer to an age old question, originally poised by Nappa, of whether the big, burly, bald fighter’s goatee would grow if he went Super Saiyan. The answer, of course, is yes. The revelation comes by way of Twitter user MrTrikey…
By Ethan Gach Published December 18, 2016 -
EsportsWatch The MLG Overwatch Invitational Going On Right Now
The Major League Gaming Las Vegas Invitational for Overwatch is about to resume with the semifinals of the winners bracket. Powerhouse Team EnVyUs is facing Cloud9, followed by FaZe Clan vs. Fnatic. The winners of those games will than face each other later today in the grand finals with a $100,000 prize pool at stake.…
By Ethan Gach Published December 18, 2016 - Uncategorized
Redditor Signs Up For Secret Santa, Gets Bill Gates
A few days ago, user Aerrix posted on Reddit that she had won Secret Santa. That’s because she had taken part in Reddit’s annual gift exchange, and instead of receiving a nice holiday gift from just any old stranger on the Internet, she got a package in the mail from the richest person in the…
By Ethan Gach Published December 18, 2016 - Esports
Samsung Galaxy beat Kongdoo Monster 3-1 in the League of Legends finals at IEM Gyeonggi. They managed to meet expectations coming off of a solid performance at Worlds 2016, with Lee “Crown” Min-ho showing he continues to be one of the best mid-laners in the world, going on to win MVP of the tournament
By Ethan Gach Published December 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedWe Almost Got A Watchmen Game From The Designers Of The Mark Of Kri
You might remember that the Watchmen movie was accompanied by a video game tie-in. It was called Watchmen: The End Is Nigh, and it was terrible. But Warner Bros. Interactive was apparently also pitched on a number of other possibilities, including one from the developers who worked on 2002’s The Mark of Kri The latest…
By Ethan Gach Published December 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedNight In The Woods has a new trailer ahead of its January 10, 2017 release. Maybe you already saw it. Maybe you didn’t. Either way, you should watch it, again, or for a third time, or however many times it takes to soak up all of its precious little details
By Ethan Gach Published December 18, 2016 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Eggnog Stranding
Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published December 16. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published December 12. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Ethan Gach Published December 18, 2016 -
EsportsRob Corddry And Al Madrigal Host Most Cringe-Worthy Esports Tournament In Recent Memory
Backstabx just won $15,000 and took first place at this year’s Crown Duel, Clash Royale’s biggest tournament of the year. But Rob Corddry probably still doesn’t remember his game, despite chatting with him several times throughout the two-hour event. The tournament was co-hosted by both Corddry and fellow former Daily Show correspondent, Al Madrigal, two…
By Ethan Gach Published December 17, 2016 - Uncategorized
Overwatch Doesn’t Like It When You Stack Mei’s Ice Walls
We all knew Mei’s ice walls could be deadly as hell, but what happens when multiple Meis start placing frozen barriers one on top of the other in rapid succession? A short video uploaded to Reddit by user Mitsiee explores the issue in the interest of science and furthering the understanding of human kind. You…
By Ethan Gach Published December 17, 2016 - Uncategorized
Original The Legend of Zelda Map Gets Printed In 3D
The Legend of Zelda on NES had a sprawling world by the standards of 1980s console games. While decades ago people used to draw their own maps to try and keep track of where each dungeon and secret, alternative methods now exist. Like, for instance, 3D printing a replica of the game’s entire overworld. Willard…
By Ethan Gach Published December 17, 2016 -
EsportsThe Weekend In Esports: Intel Extreme Masters, Smash Bros, And Rob Corddry
The last Intel Extreme Masters event of the year is taking place this weekend in Gyeonggi, Korea, featuring a host of tournaments ranging from StarCraft II to Overwatch. But there’s lots of action this weekend to be found in the ELEAGUE for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive as well as little mobile game called Clash Royale. You…
By Ethan Gach Published December 17, 2016 -
UncategorizedOur First Good Look At Dragon Quest XI
An opening cinematic for Dragon Quest XI as well as some gameplay were both shown off by Square Enix at this year’s Jump Festa. The company also confirmed that the game is scheduled to release in Japan sometime in 2017. The above trailer shows what the Dragon Quest XI world, called “Lotozetasia,” will look like…
By Ethan Gach Published December 17, 2016
