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UncategorizedBattlefield 1 Has A Flying Tank Problem
For some time now, the trenches of Battlefield 1 have been capturing the most authentic aspects of World War One. Snipers on horseback, soldiers leaping into planes from the ground, and medics that don’t heal people. But the most authentic and real to life thing might be the flying tanks. Just like the old days.…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
No Man’s Sky Accounts Apparently Hacked, Send Bogus Apologies For The Game
Compromised accounts tied to No Man’s Sky developer Hello Games led to a series of faked official statements today calling the ambitious space exploration game “a mistake.” Two sources close to the development of the game indicated to Kotaku that that “mistake” tweet and subsequent e-mails sent purportedly to press by Hello Games chief Sean…
By Mike Fahey Published October 28, 2016 - Culture
Beautiful Portraits Of The Ancient World
Rocío Espín Piñar is an artist based in California who is able to take a city from the past (ok, so some of these are a little more recent than “ancient”) and turn it into a work of art. Having worked with publications like Medieval Warfare, she conjures the kind of stuff that you’d expect…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
Klonoa‘s Getting An Anime Adaptation
Klonoa, Namco’s dream travelling cat with grippy ears thing who starred in several wonderful platformers for the PlayStation 1, 2, Wii and Game Boy Advance, has long been in need of an anime adaptation. Now it’s getting one, courtesy of anime production companyHenshin, Inc. Up until March of 2014, Henshin, Inc. founder Rob Pereyda worked…
By Mike Fahey Published October 28, 2016 - Kotaku East
Japan’s Prize-Winning Overwatch Fan Art
Like as in there was a contest and everything. Kotaku previously reported how Overwatch spawned cool fan art in Japan. And today, we get a good look at some more. Game publication Famitsu teamed up with Blizzard for an Overwatch fan art competition, with the two grand prize winners getting the Overwatch Collector’s Edition. …
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 28, 2016 - Kotaku East
Pokémon and Kissing: A Short History
The current Pokémon TV anime series is ending. In the most recent episode, there might have been kissing. This, however, would not be the first time Ash has been smooched. As Kotaku previously pointed out, in Pokémon XYZ, Serena’s crush on Ash is canon. She, however, won’t be going to Alola for the Sun and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 28, 2016 -
Kotaku EastPen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen Cafe Opening in Japan
Viral hit “PPAP” is getting a cafe in Tokyo which, I guess, is serving pen-pineapples and apple-pens? Pretty much! If you’ve been away from the internet for the past few weeks, here’s Pikotaro doing his thing. As seen on Spice, PPAP Cafe will serve up food, mostly with pineapples or apples. The meals don’t feature…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
Skyrim Never Changes
The fancy re-release of Skyrim is out on PC today! It’s got new visuals. Still the same ol’ Skyrim under the hood, though, by the looks of it. Here’s PC Gamer’s Chris Livingstone getting…well, not even past the intro before Skyrim gonna Skyrim Can’t wait to see a dragon fight.
By Luke Plunkett Published October 27, 2016 - CultureCosplay
Of Course There Is Halloween Overwatch Cosplay
Tina-Kinz is ready for Halloween in the most Halloween way possible: by cosplaying as Mercy’s festive witch skin The graveyard is a nice touch. And that book is great! 2016 may have been the worst of times (and it’s not done yet), but at least we’ve had Overwatch and it’s awesome cosplay scene to get…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 27, 2016 - CultureCosplay
Kid’s Transformers Costume Can Transform
Renz2LK’s son has a very cool Halloween costume. It’s scary, because it’s Michael Bay’s Optimus Prime, but it’s also impressive, because the kid can flip his lil’ head and transform. Now he just needs to work on his rolling out…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 27, 2016 - Culture
Our Sci-Fi Future Has No Trees, But Plenty Of Ads
Aurelien Fournier is a freelance concept artist from France. You can see more of Fournier’s work at his 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 game artists, showcasing the best of both their…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 27, 2016 - Uncategorized
Over at Eurogamer, the reporter who broke details about the Nintendo Switch’s design says his sources have pegged the Switch’s touchscreen at 6.2 inches, displaying at 720p and, like most phones and tablets, supporting capacitive multi-touch. The 3DS and Wii U used stylus-oriented resistive touchscreens.
By Stephen Totilo Published October 27, 2016 -
CultureThe First Tree looks like Journey: Fox Edition. It’s about the intertwining stories of a fox searching for her missing family and a young couple dealing with tragedy. According to its creator, it will be short, but bittersweet. It’s on Steam Greenlight right now and will be out early next year.
By Nathan Grayson Published October 27, 2016
