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UncategorizedLet’s Play Cat President, In Which Pictures Of Cats Run For President
In Cat President: A More Purrfect Union, an actual PC video game people can buy for nine dollars, an unemployed grocery store clerk guides the fate of the nation by choosing to act as campaign manager for one of six cat pictures. Vote Dr. Nom-Noms. I’m sorry, did I just slip my own political opinion…
By Mike Fahey Published August 24, 2016 - Kotaku East
Woman Killed By Pokémon Go Driver
Last night at around 7:25pm in the Japanese city Tokushima, two women were hit while crossing the street, fatally injuring one of them. The driver, 39 year-old Keiji Goh, admitted he wasn’t watching the road ahead, because he was playing Pokémon Go According to ANN, one of the women, 72 year-old Sachiko Nakanishi, was transported…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2016 - Kotaku East
Bleach‘s Manga Artist Makes The Coolest Anniversary Drawing
Viz Media is celebrating its 30th anniversary, so congrats to Viz! To mark the occasion, famed manga artists sent signed drawings to the company. One of them in particular, however, stands out in the cool drawing department. As pointed out on 2ch, Twitter user Robert snapped these, among other, signed drawings. Most of them are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2016 - Kotaku East
Capcom Is Making A 3DS Game That Uses Train Passes
According to Famitsu, Capcom is developing a new 3DS title that uses smart cards for an upcoming title. These cards, also known as IC cards, are issued by Japanese railway companies and used as train passes and digital money cards. Players simply touch their train pass on the handheld’s bottom screen and will get items…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2016 - Kotaku East
The Secret Message Hidden On Sega’s Arcade Bags
For the past two years, Sega Japan has been hiding a coded message on the plastic bags it gives out to those who win crane game prizes. Nobody realized they contained a secret message. That is, until now. Sega’s crane games are called UFO Catchers, and as I wrote in Arcade Mania, they are typically…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 24, 2016 - The Bests
The Best Video Game Control Pads
There have been many different ways of playing video games on a console (and sometimes PC) over the years. Some have been better than others. How do you figure that out? For starters, I think you need to distance them from the console they were part of. The PlayStation’s original controller was not as sexy…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 24, 2016 - CultureCosplay
Even Dark Souls Cosplay Is Hard
This is Russian cosplayer niamash(whose Witcher work we’ve featured before) as Dark Souls 3’s Fire Keeper. You don’t see much Dark Souls cosplay, I’m guessing because the character design is so crazy that replicating many of the costumes would be so hard/expensive that it puts most cosplayers off. Not in this case. Photos by Eva
By Luke Plunkett Published August 23, 2016 -
UncategorizedLouisiana Floods Delay Game Release
Not every game delay is down to release scheduling or technical mishaps. Sometimes, an Act of God is to blame. Road Redemption, a homage to 16-bit classic Road Rash that’s currently in Early Access on the PC, was due to be marking its final release next month. But the floods currently ravaging Louisiana—leaving tens of…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 23, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe Guy With The Lowest Possible Rank In Overwatch
It’s possible to hit rank zero in Overwatch’s competitive mode. Dale “Bacontotem” Brown knows. He’s done it. There’s a caveat, though: it takes a hell of a lot of work. Overwatch’s first competitive season’s skill rating system graded people on wins/losses and their personal performance. Each player received a number somewhere between 1 and 100.…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 23, 2016 -
UncategorizedA Newcomer’s Impressions Of The Titanfall 2 Tech Test
This past weekend, Titanfall 2 offered an open tech test across the Playstation 4 and Xbox One. Eager to get my fill of giant robots and balletic gunplay, I suited up to join the fight. All in all, it was pretty fun. But there’s a lot to dissect and discuss. I should begin by admitting…
By Heather Alexandra Published August 23, 2016 - Tips & Guides
Tips For Playing Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is out today. It’s good! And like other games in the series, it gives you a lot of options in how you want to play. It’d be easy to feel a little overwhelmed at first. Which augmentations are best? Which playstyle is the most rewarding? How do you easily make a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 23, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe King Of Fighters Is Back, Minus The 2D Charm
With 50 characters, tons of stages, plenty of online and offline modes and almost absurd technical depth, The King of Fighters XIV is everything fans of SNK’s long-running fighting game franchise could want, though it’s shed a little charisma with the transition to 3D. I’ve been following The King of Fighters series for ages, and…
By Mike Fahey Published August 23, 2016 - Uncategorized
Soon It’ll Be Way Easier To Use A PS4 Controller On PC
Sick of messing with drivers to get your DualShock 4 working on PC? Worry not. The solution, as always, is a dongle. Sony announced today plans to release a wireless adaptor for the PS4 controller that works on both PC and Mac. It’ll go on sale in early September for $25. It’s not 100% clear…
By Jason Schreier Published August 23, 2016 -
UncategorizedRoadhog Vs. Roadhog Is The Most Savage Overwatch Match-Up
Who’s the ultimate Roadhog? Whose death hook is quicker to clamp, a surer vice of animal ferocity? In a tug-of-war of barbed hooks and scrap metal dominance, I’ve decided that it’s me, and not that other Roadhog on the enemy team. It is definitely not that Roadhog. I am in fact emoting on his discarded…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 23, 2016
