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Temporary Power Outage At Tokyo Disneyland And DisneySea
Heavy rain and thunderstorms battered the Happiest Place in Japan earlier today, seeming to cause the theme parks to temporarily lose power. During the downpour and the lightning, people headed for cover. The weather also impacted the attractions. The water stopped flowing at Splash Mountain. Aquatopia at Tokyo DisneySea dried up too during the momentary…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 2, 2016 - Kotaku East
Pokémon Sun and Moon Is Getting A Bracelet Peripheral
It’s called the Z Ring, and it’s supposed to be worn while playing Sun and Moon Japanese toy-maker Takara Tomy is releasing the kiddy-friendly peripheral. Children wear the bracelet, which blinks, makes noise and vibrates when characters do in-game Z-moves that can be unleashed only once per battle. There are 18 different Z Ring crystals…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 2, 2016 - UncategorizedBy Luke Plunkett Published August 1, 2016
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Today, Overwatch cheaters were squashed under Blizzard’s ban hammer. Players who use a “triggerbot,” which shoots for players when their cross-hairs are over an enemy, or an “aimbot,” which aids accuracy, appear to have been banned en masse. “Justice rains from above,” quoth the hero Pharah.
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 1, 2016 -
UncategorizedAll The New World Of Warcraft: Legion Stuff
As Kotaku’s resident non-Final Fantasy MMO player, I pretty much have to play through World of Warcraft’s upcoming Legion expansion. You have a choice. Blizzard’s dropped a video covering all the major new places and things meant to help you make that choice come August 30. Ten more levels, a new class with only 12…
By Mike Fahey Published August 1, 2016 -
UncategorizedHow The Controversial Steam Key Marketplace G2A Got So Big
There’s a few reasons you might have heard of G2A, one of the Internet’s most popular spots to sell an extra Steam key. One, it’s been the subject of intense criticism for not doing enough about fraud. Two, you can’t watch a YouTube video or a Twitch stream without running into someone who’s taking money…
By Patrick Klepek Published August 1, 2016 -
UncategorizedHow Final Fantasy X‘s Infamous Laughing Scene Happened
You know that part in Final Fantasy X where Tidus tries to force himself to laugh in an attempt to cheer up Yuna? You know how it’s become sort of a running joke in video game localization? Turns out it came from an acting class. Over at USGamer, Bob Mackey has a fun series of…
By Jason Schreier Published August 1, 2016 - Uncategorized
Death Road To Canada Makes Driving And Zombies Fun
When games let me roll a character before I start, I always make someone who seems cool, rather than min-maxing stats. In Death Road to Canada, I wanted someone who’d be fun to hang around with in a zombie apocalypse, rather than a simple zombie-clobbering machine. Given this, it’s probably no surprise most of my…
By Riley MacLeod Published August 1, 2016 -
UncategorizedEven Pokémon Go’s Biggest Fans Are Turning Against It Right Now [Update]
In the course of a few weeks, Pokémon Go has gone from a mega hit, to a broken game even its most ardent fans cannot defend. This shift in the community is due to mostly one thing: a lack of communication from Niantic. It’s been like this since the beginning, really. When Pokémon Go originally…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 1, 2016 - Uncategorized
Lucasfilm Gently Removes The Star Wars From Popular Battlefront Fan Project
Mod team turned development studio Frontwire Games been making a lot of noise over its free fan recreation of the cancelled Star Wars: Battlefront 3. Turns out Lucasfilm is fine with them making the game, as long as there’s no Star Wars in it. Back in June, Frontwire announced its fan-crafted version of the cancelled…
By Mike Fahey Published August 1, 2016 - Culture
Tiny Man, Or Giant Cliff?
Daniel Schmelling is an artist from Germany who has worked across video games, books and graphic design. You can see more of Daniel’s work at his personal site and 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…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 1, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Five Nights at Freddy’s spin-off Sister Location will arrive this October, based on a new Steam page that just went live. It’ll be interesting to see if there’s the same level as interest this time around. In the past, Five Nights at Freddy’s has been a genuine phenomenon.
By Patrick Klepek Published August 1, 2016 - Culture
Pokémon Fans Think Sun and Moon’s New Exeggutor Is Hilarious
Given that its first evolutionary form is literally just a bunch of eggs, Exeggutor has always been one of the sillier Pokémon designs in the compendium. But the introduction of Sun and Moon’s new Alola Form takes things to a whole new level. Meet Sun and Moon’s version of Exeggutor, which turns the critter into…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 1, 2016 - Uncategorized
Artist Re-imagines Smash 4 Characters In Mayan Style
Tucson-based artist Sita Navas has given Super Smash Bros. 4 the Mayan makeover. Since 2014, Navas has been re-imagining her favorite video games in ancient Mesoamerican art styles. The results are stunning. These 2D prints featuring Smash 4 heroes like Mega Man, Pac Man and Ganondorf were originally printed on wood panels with acrylic paint.…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 1, 2016 - Uncategorized
No Man’s Sky Fans Are Having A Meltdown Over Leaked Copies
We’re just a week away from the release of the much-hyped space game No Man’s Sky, and there are already leaked copies floating around, which means early impressions are popping up. And some fans are having a meltdown. Over the past few days, players with early copies of No Man’s Sky have been posting streams…
By Jason Schreier Published August 1, 2016 -
UncategorizedGTA Online‘s Incredible New Stunt Races Are Well Worth A Drive
Some of the multiplayer additions to Grand Theft Auto Online may not interest devotees of the single-player part of Rockstar’s ever-evolving rendition of California crime. The stunt races introduced to the game throughout the past month should. These courses, which Rockstar has been adding to GTA Online in batches for free since July 12, let…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 1, 2016 - Uncategorized
Our Favorite Games From July
July was a whirlwind for new games. From a mobile phenomenon to indie releases, here are our favorite games from July. Pokemon Go The world lost its collective cool over Pokemon Go this month. Our first moments with the game taught us new things about the world around us, when we found pocket monsters in…
By Riley MacLeod Published August 1, 2016