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All The Rogue One Lego Star Wars Stuff Coming Out This Month
The first wave of toys based on Star Wars side story Rogue One arrive on store shelves on Friday, September 30. Lego’s bringing three buildable figures and five new sets to the party. Let’s look at them! Sargent Jyn Erso is front and center in the collection, as she should be, charging into battle as…
By Mike Fahey Published September 1, 2016 -
UncategorizedYouTubers Are Freaking Out About Money and ‘Censorship’
Yesterday, popular YouTuber Philip DeFranco uploaded a video where he claimed that YouTube was ‘shutting down’ his channel due to guideline violations that included ‘excessive strong language.’ Since then, panic and confusion have struck the YouTube world, with some wondering if this is the start of an excessive clamp down that would put channels with…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 1, 2016 - Uncategorized
In Nintendo Direct Zelda news, the Phantom Hourglass & Spirit Tracks DLC pack for Hyrule Warriors is available today, and four new Amiibo are coming on December 2, including 8-Bit Link and a Wind Waker two-pack, with special functionality in the upcoming Breath of the Wild Oh yeah, and Skyward Sword is out on the…
By Mike Fahey Published September 1, 2016 - Uncategorized
Mario Sports Superstars Is All The Mario Sports
Mario’s starred in a lot of sports games over the years—soccer, baseball, tennis and golf. Mario Sports Superstars for the 3DS combines all four and adds some horse racing to the mix when it launches in spring 2017. According to the Nintendo Direct, these are five full games, playable both offline and online with friends…
By Mike Fahey Published September 1, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe 3DS Is Getting A Pikmin Side-Scroller Next Year
Fitting for the game’s first handheld adaptation, a side-scroller rendition of Pikmin is coming to Nintendo 3DS in 2017. Capitalizing on the 3DS’s touchscreen, Nintendo announced today that, in the new Pikmin, “You tap the touch screen where you want to throw [Pikmin].” The original Pikmin was released for the GameCube in 2001. Pikmin 2…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 1, 2016 - Uncategorized
Picross 3D Round 2 is finally coming to 3DS… now (or so Nintendo said in a Nintendo Direct… any minute now?). A puzzle game we’ve been dying for here in these Picross-loving parts. It’s all about finding shapes inside cubes by pecking at it based on numerical clues. Amiibo support, too.
By Stephen Totilo Published September 1, 2016 - Uncategorized
3DS Streetpass Plaza Limit Increasing From 10 To 100 With Premium Update
Available after today’s Nintendo Direct, a premium update to the Nintendo 3DS’ Streetpass Plaza will speed up functionality and increase the number of players you can encounter from 10 to 100. Hooray! Anyone who has ever brought their 3DS to a gaming convention will surely appreciate not having to go through new visitors ten at…
By Mike Fahey Published September 1, 2016 -
UncategorizedSuper Mario Maker Releasing On 3DS In December With Some Feature Limitations
Super Mario Maker is coming to the Nintendo 3Ds on December 2nd, 2016. The 3DS game, released on Wii U last year, comes with 100 built-in courses. You can also play courses designed on the Wii U version of Super Mario Maker, although not all will be compatible. You also won’t be able to search…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 1, 2016 - Uncategorized
Our Favorite Games From August
August was a busy month for video games! From much-anticipated big titles to smaller fan games, here were some of our favorite games from August. Brutal This ASCII-inspired roguelike dungeon crawler was a lot of fun You can get the game for PS4 Abzu Abzu is a simple but beautiful gamefull of mystery and discovery.…
By Riley MacLeod Published September 1, 2016 - Uncategorized
After ordering the slaughter of surrendering Horde troops and voting to weaponize ancient evil in Mists of Pandaria, the Alliance’s bloodthirsty air commander’s first actions in Legion get her airship cracked in two over the Stormheim Mountains. Sky Admiral Rogers is the worst.
By Mike Fahey Published September 1, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Importance Of Anime In Persona 5
Persona 5 looks terrific. Especially the animated sequences by famed studio Production I.G, perhaps best known for The Ghost in the Shell anime. In a recent interview with Weekly Famitsu, animator Toshiyuki Kono, who directed those cutscenes, said that Persona 5 director Katsura Hashino first got in touch three and a half years ago. This…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 1, 2016 - Uncategorized
In its first week on sale in Japan, Nintendo 3DS title Metroid Prime: Federation Force only sold 4286 copies, according to Famitsu’s sales data. The game came in at number 20 in the weekly sales ranking. In comparison, The King of Fighters XIV, which also went on sale the same day, sold 23,242 copies that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 1, 2016 - Kotaku East
In Hong Kong, KFC Serves Up Something Different
I live in Japan. We have lots of KFCs (including buffets!), where you can get lots of fried chicken. It’s probably the same where you live. But if you live in Hong Kong, you can now order something slightly different. According to Excite and Sina, Hong Kong KFC has started offering “Kansai-style” sukiyaki nabe, which…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 1, 2016 - Culture
British Telecom Giant Is Suing Valve Over Steam Patent Infringement
British Telecommunications, a multinational mega-conglomerate with origins dating back to the 1800s, is suing Valve, a video game company that can’t count to three. The suit has been filed against Valve in Delaware, a place that tends to favor patent holders. BT claims that Steam “offers a broad range of products and services which incorporate…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 31, 2016 -
UncategorizedWhat It’s Like To Review A Video Game Console That Hasn’t Even Been Announced
Yesterday, reporter Laura Kate Dale posted a review and video of the PlayStation 4 Slim. Problem: the console isn’t out yet, nor has Sony announced it at all. This is not the first time an apparent PS4 Slim has been seen in the wild. Earlier this month, one appeared on UK auction site Gumtree. It…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 31, 2016
