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There There, Team Instinct, It’s Going To Be OK
While Pokémon Go cosplay was at first restricted to just the trainers, since we hadn’t got a proper look at the team leader outfits, now that we know Blanche is a runaway Fire Emblem charactercosplayer’s options can expand a little. This is NipahCos as Team Instinct leader Spark. Photo by Shoujo Cosplay
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2016 - Culture
Nice Beard, Man
Stuart Kim is a concept artist working for Amazon’s game studios. You can see more of Stuart’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 work of video game artists, showcasing…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2016 -
CultureDOTA 2 Adds VR Spectator Mode
This is the kind of thing I’d like to see more of. Increasingly, I’m finding VR’s applications slightly outside the realm of traditional gaming to be the most exciting. For every tame take on Star Wars or Resident Evil demo that nauseates more than it terrifies, there are social tools that let you stay connected…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
The New Doom Board Game Looks Hot
There was a Doom board game released in 2004. This isn’t it. This one is brand new. Made by the same company (Fantasy Flight) behind the original, 2016’s Doom is based on the look of the new game, and is modelled a lot more closely on Fantasy Flight’s Imperial Assault (right down to the games…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2016 -
CulturePraise The Meme, Dark Souls
Today on Highlight Reel we have Source Filmmaker recreations of viral hits, rockets, newspaper readings, Reaper suicides, 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!…
By Chris Person Published July 28, 2016 - Culture
Pro Counter-Strike Pulled From German TV In The Wake Of Munich Shooting
Following the recent tragedy in Munich, Turner’s ELeague Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament will not be airing in Germany. According to ESPN, television channel ProSieben MAXX planned to show ELeague’s semifinals on Friday and Saturday of this week. In the wake of the horrific shooting in Munich, Germany, however, they’ve elected to yank that broadcast. Freaks…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
Classic mecha anime Patlabor will see a reboot this fall. Studio Khara, founded by Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno, will release Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot on October 15th at the Japan Animator Expo. The last Patlabor anime installment was published nearly 15 years ago.
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published July 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
What An EA Video Game Contract Looked Like In 1986
Here’s a fun little relic from the earliest days of game development: the original contract for the IBM port of Wasteland, made by Interplay, which cost EA just $28,000. Interplay founder Brian Fargo posted one section of the old contract today on Twitter, and it’s an interesting look at ‘80s game development life: Add a…
By Jason Schreier Published July 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
Playing D&D Online Is About To Get Easier
Everything is getting uploaded, including stalwart meatspace occupant Dungeons & Dragons. Today, Roll20, an online “virtual tabletop,” announced its new licensing deal with D&D to offer the pen-and-paper RPG’s original content on their digital platform. Although D&D intellectual property is already accessible on popular digital RPG platform Fantasy Grounds, D&D’s Roll20 collaboration is the latest…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published July 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
Guy At Local Dave & Buster’s Bends Space-Time With His Feet
Pump It Up player Drake Davis (aka Shockwave) has some fancy feet that appear to defy known laws of physics. Describing himself as “pretty ok” for someone who’s “been playing for 2 years,” Davis was recently caught on video by musician Ryan Oakes absolutely killing it on a console at a Virginia Beach Dave &…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published July 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Uncracked Secrets Of Pokémon Go Egg-Hatching
For the past several days I’ve literally been running an experiment with Pokémon Go, trying to hatch eggs while running through Brooklyn and Manhattan. I ran enough that I should have hatched the 10km egg I was incubating in the game, but I did not. For nearly 20km, its shell remained intact. This defies the…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
Steam Game Delayed Because Publisher Forgot To Press The Release Button
Sometimes video games are delayed because a team’s schedule was too ambitious, or because they need some extra time for polish. Other times, it’s because they forgot to press the button. This Is The Police, a new strategy game, was supposed to come out today on PC but is now scheduled for Tuesday, August 2.…
By Jason Schreier Published July 28, 2016 -
UncategorizedNew Adventure Game Starts You Off At The Final Boss Of An RPG
The scene: Your RPG hero is standing before the evil Overlord, the final boss of the game. As they start to battle, your hero suddenly forgets everything—why he’s fighting, who his friends are, and what he’s doing there in the first place. That’s the premise of The Longest 5 Minutes, a Japanese game published by…
By Jason Schreier Published July 28, 2016 -
UncategorizedGod Damn This Halo Trailer Was Good
Game trailers tend to be forgettable things. Explosive diversions paving the way for a marketing campaign that hits you, tries to sell you something then fades into nothingness as the next hype train takes its place. ODST’s live-action clip, though, lingers long after the game has disappeared off the charts. I watched this the other…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe Mom Who Moderates Her Daughter’s Rowdy Twitch Chat
Anisa Jomha was a so-called “boobie streamer” until last March. Her sizable Twitch following includes ardent fans, horny dudes, toxic trolls, and an unusual chat moderator: her mother. On Twitch, Jomha, known online as Raihnbowkidz, streams League of Legends for her over 200,000 followers, many of whom originally subscribed for something other than her gameplay:…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published July 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
German Mayor Closes Bridge Just For Pokémon Go Players
While some local government officials are trying to get Pokémon Go out of public spaces, the Mayor of Dusseldorf has taken the opposite approach, blocking off a bridge in the city so that players can catch pocket monsters in safety. The Girardet bridge, a small crossing over the Düssel (a tributary of the Rhine), is…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2016
