Utada Hikaru is releasing her first full album in eight years. Announced tracks include “Manatsu No Tooriame,” which is now the theme song of a Japanese news show; “Hanataba Wo Kimini,” which was the theme for a TV drama; and “Sakura Nagashi,” which was the theme for Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo. According Yahoo!…
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Ah, always nice to be able to share some Kamen Rider Cosplay. This is from Kamen Rider Decade, and the cosplay is by SidneyKun and Aniki Cosplay. Photos by The Will Box
Turbine, the Boston-based studio behind games like Lord of the Rings Online, laid off a significant number of people today. “Turbine is transitioning into a free-to-play, mobile development studio, and as a result we are eliminating some positions,” said parent company Warner Bros. in a statement. “The Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and…
Adam Boyes, PlayStation third-party relations vice president (and a big champion of indie games on Sony platforms), is leaving the company to return to game development For a good idea on the work he did with Sony, check out this interview Jason had with him back in 2013
Broforce, which is America’s Game, just got a 4th of July update. On the 7th of July. Better late than never! It adds Bruce Lee, Dirty Harry, a new Snake Plisskin and Tank Girl.
Streamer T Ronix set himself a pretty tough challenge: to beat Fallout 4 without being hit even once. Oh, and without using chems, power armour or companions (unless the story mandated it) either. If he got hit or broke those rules, he’d have to go right back to the start. It took him over 25…
In the wake of a scandal where it came to light that two prominent YouTubers, Trevor ‘TmarTn’ Martin and Tom ‘ProSyndicate’ Cassell, promoted a Counter-Strike gambling site they founded and owned sans overt disclosure, the two have been sued. Polygon reports that Martin and Cassell, as well as CSGO Lotto and its business partners, have…
Dirt Rally is getting Oculus Rift support next Monday, July 11. From what I’ve played of the non-VR game, it will be a lot to deal with. I’m going to play it anyway.
The World of Warcraft community is abuzz over an infectious, gold-stealing scam affecting players across realms. This morning, VICE Motherboard reported that a scam with “a sophisticated combination of social engineering and malicious code” is spreading through a sort of viral word-of-mouth chat script. On Reddit, WoW player MrNoobyy described how another player, impersonating a…
Hitman’s next Elusive Target, The Twin, will appear in Sapienza for 72 hours on July 15 IO has also introduced an app that will let you know when Elusive Targets are live, along with other news and updates.
Between directing Bloodborne and co-directing Dark Souls 3, From Software president Hidetaka Miyazaki has kept busy. As he works on Dark Souls 3‘s downloadable content, Miyazaki must consider the future of From Software and what’s after Souls. Here’s what the designer had to say. Though Miyazaki is now running From Software, he comes from humble…
Overwatch’s competitive mode has proven a contentious subject, to say the least. One thing pretty much everyone agrees on, however, is that the sudden death tiebreaker mode needs a serious overhaul. The good news: it’s getting one! The bad news: in the near future, tweaks will be slight. Blizzard isn’t Pharah ulting it into oblivion…
Disney Infinity’s demise didn’t just kill actual, planned projects, it also killed the dreams of millions. One of those affected is artist (and fan) Hector Moran, who came up with these awesome Deadpool and X-Men ideas for the game. They’d never have been made in a million years by Disney, but then I guess was…
The first thing I noticed after initially booting up Pokémon Go was that 70% of the landmarks near me were churches. Considering that I’m not a religious person, this has proven to be kiiiind of awkward. I am not alone in feeling this way. Actually, a lot of Pokémon Go players are being directed to…
Using mist to leap off an enemy and reach a higher ledge would be tough enough on its own in Symphony of the Night, but doing so blindfolded? Let’s leave that to the experts, like amazing Castlevania speedrunner romscout. romscout used a combination of brute memorization, mental intuition, and audio cues to demonstrate how it’s…
Just how much of a pain is it to build your own PC? Is it worth the savings? And do you really need to use thermal paste? Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, Kirk walks us through the process of ordering parts and building a gaming computer from scratch. He says it’s actually not so bad, despite…
Infamous price gouger Martin Shkreli has found his next potential scheme, and it’s a little less glamorous than his shady pharmaceutical company: Magic: The Gathering. Shkreli posted on the MTG subreddit last night fishing for details about collecting rare Magic cards. He identifies as a “new and wealthy player” who collects “wine, art and other…
Resident Evil 4 will arrive for PS4 and Xbox One on August 30, with all the tweaks and changes that have been made to the horror classic over the years. Man, I’ve wanted an excuse to play RE4 again. Maybe this is it.
Evolve, the 4v1 multiplayer game that launched last year to tepid responses, is now free-to-play on PC. It’s also getting some major gameplay changes and an entirely new progression system. The developers at Turtle Rock announced the news in a heartfelt letter posted on the forums last night. Turtle Rock co-founders Chris Ashton and Phil…
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