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UncategorizedPokémon Sun and Moon Demo Appears to Accidentally Leak Most of The Pokedex
Pokémon Sun and Moon’s special 3DS demo may not be out in all regions yet, but data miners are already hard at work extracting as much information as they can from the uploaded eShop files. (SPOILERS) According to hackers, data miners, and trusted Pokémon sources, the public Sun and Moon demo contains files revealing the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 18, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Zelda Arcade Cabinet We Deserved
But the one we never got. Here’s a spectacular fan-made Legend of Zelda cabinet that shows what could have been, but what wasn’t. Wyo over on the Arcade Museum forums made this beauty, outfitting the cabinet with a NES and 20-inch cathode ray tube. It’s about 95 percent done with some side art and instruction…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 18, 2016 - Kotaku East
The End Of An Era For StarCraft and South Korea
Today, the Korean Esports Association announced that the StarCraft ProLeague was ending. The league began in 2003, but this year, its last, brings a fourteen-year run to a close. StarCraft scandals have plagued Korean esports for years (here and here, for example), while these days, Overwatch and League of Legends are where it’s at for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 18, 2016 - Kotaku East
Free Ramen If You Can Eat It All
Hungry? Like, really, really hungry? Then you need to visit the Tokyo noodle restaurant known as Ramen Shop, because if you can eat one of their huge bowls of ramen in a certain amount of time, your meal is free. If you fail the “jumbo ramen challenge,” then you’ll need to cough up 2,000 yen…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 18, 2016 -
Kotaku EastWell, This Pokémon Go Parody Escalated Quickly
Tokyo-based YouTube Channel RATE VFXcreated this clip that shows just how intense AR games can get when they’re mixed with paramilitary ones and endlessly spawning Team Rocket baddies. Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 18, 2016 - Uncategorized
Pokémon Sun and Moon’s Alolan Dugtrio Has Fabulous Hair [UPDATE]
Now that the special demo for Pokémon Sun and Moon has dropped for some regions, players are making some incredible discoveries—including what may be the best Alolan form of any Pokémon we’ve seen so far. Yes, that’s Dugtrio with blonde hair. I know, I know. It looks fake. My initial reaction was that it must…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 17, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Studio Behind Sleeping Dogs Has Shut Down
United Front Games, the studio best known for developing Sleeping Dogs, has today closed its doors. And it seems the move was sudden The team were currently working on Smash+Grab, an online “gang warfare” title that only just hit Early Access. It also just had a free weekend on Steam. In 2014, United Front signed…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 17, 2016 -
CultureCosplayEmpire Strikes Back Costume Melts Hearts Before It Reaches The First Marker
Custom motorcycle artist Clint Case made this Halloween costume for his son. It’s wonderful. Potentially grisly, depending on how many Wampas are left in the wild in the mainland United States, but wonderful nonetheless. Clint, if you can scrounge together the materials for an adult version, that’d be great, thanks. Via Laughing Squid
By Luke Plunkett Published October 17, 2016 - Uncategorized
Endless Legend’s New Expansion Is Pretty Good
Endless Legend, a very good 4X strategy game for the PC, got a new expansion last week. It’s a good time. The expansion is called Tempest, and like the best expansions for strategy games it doesn’t just add, it changes. OK, yes, it adds—the game has a new faction and a ton of new quests—but…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 17, 2016 -
CultureBattlefield 1 Sniper Perfectly Fakes Out Enemy
Today on Highlight Reel we have Battlefield 1 moments, Halo spins, Overwatch point defenses, UFC knockouts and much more! Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! FIFA…
By Chris Person Published October 17, 2016 - Uncategorized
Red Dead Redemption Fans Turn Rockstar’s Tease Into Comedy Gold
Rockstar’s been teasing the crap out of a big reveal for the past couple days. Their tease medium of choice? Images of stars and cowboys. Obviously, they’re either about to announce a new Red Dead game, or a gripping open-world narrative experience about sports teams from Dallas, Texas. Where some fans see pictures of Cool…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 17, 2016 -
UncategorizedWorld Of Final Fantasy’s Standalone Demo Is Worth Playing
If you were worried the World of Final Fantasy PlayStation 4 (and Vita) demo would spoil the full game experience, you can stop. The standalone demo is just a quick romp through the game’s mechanics with a special treat at the end. Rather than give players the first level or specific scenario from the upcoming…
By Mike Fahey Published October 17, 2016 - Uncategorized
Flip Flappers Is A Tender Spin On Magical Girl Anime
Flip Flappers is a new magical girl anime bursting with charisma. It’s an ebullient story of female companionship and vulnerability that, after two episodes, has me hooked on its delights. -Spoilers Ahead- Cocona is a diligent student who keeps her problems to herself. She lives with her aged grandmother in a typical Japanese town. On…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 17, 2016 -
UncategorizedNew River City Ransom Password Discovered After 27 Years
River City Ransom has a pretty intense password system. With so many symbols and combinations, it’s not surprising that players might have missed a password or two. One of those hidden passwords was recently found. The process is pretty intense but YouTuber Bisqwit did some serious code cracking to find a lost password that turns…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 17, 2016 - Uncategorized
StarCraft II‘s Next Announcer Is Overwatch‘s D.Va
Time to raise your APM. D.Va is coming to StarCraft II as an announcer. She’s the first from outside StarCraft lore, and she’ll be available to folks who attend BlizzCon. You can listen to a bunch of clips where she says things like, “Your base is under attack!” and “Your SCV has been interrupted, stupid…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 17, 2016 -
UncategorizedOverwatch Animation Perfectly Captures Pre-Game Ridiculousness
In Overwatch, a bunch of elite superheroes team up to absolutely kick the shit out of arcade cabinets around the world. This animated short comes from Brian Calland, aka Wronchi, an animator whose workwe’ve featured before. It’s about as spot-on as Overwatch humor gets, from the sneaky tag warfare to the unfortunate Hanzo-ness of it…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 17, 2016 -
UncategorizedNostalgia sells, and Emily Is Away Too is selling it, again. The bing of AOL Instant Messenger loading up, the door-opening creak of a friend logging on (or a special sound for your crush)—the facets of our youth that live on in outdated software are re-livable in the upcoming 2017 sequel to interactive fiction title Emily…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 17, 2016