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The Biggest Selling Games In Japan Of 2016 (So Far)
It’s late July. We’re past the half way point of 2016. Now is a good time to look back at what games have been selling in Japan. The latest issue of Famitsu complies the country’s biggest console games between December 28, 2015 and June 26, 2016. Here are the fifty top sellers. You might be…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 28, 2016 - Kotaku East
Some Japanese Pokémon Go Players Have Bad Manners
The stereotype is that Japan is clean. That Japanese people are clean. Many people are, but certainly not all, including some of the country’s Pokémon Go players. From a young age, Japanese people are taught to pick up after themselves. Kids in other countries are taught that as well, of course, but in Japan the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 28, 2016 - UncategorizedBy Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2016
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UncategorizedOverwatch characters can be really mean. Wanna hear them insult you and say how disappointed they are for nearly two minutes? You are beautiful and don’t deserve it, but Video Game Vittles has you covered. Don’t feel too bad, though. Muselk made an Overwatch sadness antidote, which you’ll find below.
By Nathan Grayson Published July 27, 2016 - Uncategorized
“The Wii U Has No Games”, A Study
Of all the complaints levelled against the Wii U over the years, the most common one is usually “there aren’t any games”. With Nintendo putting out some lifetime release figures overnight, let’s see how that claim actually holds up. Before we begin: in case you need this spelled out, nobody literally means there are no…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 27, 2016 -
UncategorizedFive Years Later, Fan-Made StarCraft RPG Finally Launches
Once billed as a full-fledged StarCraft MMO way back in 2011, StarCraft Universe ultimately downsized into a less-massive, still-multiplayer RPG that received Blizzard’s approval and picked up $84,000 on Kickstarter. Now it’s finally a thing you can play. Just a reminder: this is the mod that got announced in 2011 as World of StarCraft, ran…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 27, 2016 -
UncategorizedYou Can ‘Finish’ We Happy Few In Two Minutes
We Happy Few is meant to be a sprawling survival game played out on a maggot-ridden, drug-addled British stage. But it doesn’t have to be. (Warning: minor We Happy Few spoilers ahead.) At the very beginning, the game gives you a choice: pop a pill of Joy, the drug that keeps the citizens of Well…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 27, 2016 -
CultureTen Isometric Action RPGs Worth Trying
They’ve been called many things over the years. Isometric RPGs, hack’n’slash RPGs, ARPGs, Diablo clones. But one thing is certain: They wouldn’t exist if Diablo didn’t come out in 1996. Diablo and its sequels spawned a whole catalog of isometric action RPGs. This piece originally appeared 3/30/16. It’s a catalog of sometimes pretty similar games,…
By Gergo Vas Published July 27, 2016 -
UncategorizedLots Of Destiny Devs Have Left Bungie Recently To Make Indie Games
Over the past couple of years, we’ve seen a fascinating trend out of Seattle: developers leaving Bungie to make their own games. This shift is not uncommon in the video game industry, of course. The grind of AAA game development has led many people to go independent as they try to get away from the…
By Jason Schreier Published July 27, 2016 - Uncategorized
Pokémon Go Players Are On A Desperate Quest To Find Ditto
It makes sense that some monsters aren’t immediately available in Pokémon Go: the roster has “legendaries,” and the best way to feel like they are special is to make them rare. But why has nobody found a Ditto yet? This is a question that has been tormenting Pokémon Go players since it became widely known…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 27, 2016 - Uncategorized
Life is Strange is getting adapted into a digital TV series, Square Enix announced today. It’s being handled by Legendary Digital Studios, the TV arm of the studio behind the Warcraft movie, Godzilla, and others. There’s no word on when it’ll come out, but given it’s nowhere near production, be patient.
By Patrick Klepek Published July 27, 2016 - Uncategorized
Kentucky Route Zero‘s Latest Act Is Everything That’s Great About The Series
Act IV of Cardboard Computer’s Kentucky Route Zero arrived by surprise last week. You may have heard people talking about this game in hushed, reverent tones. You may have seen it on our list of the best PC games, a rarified honor amid hundreds of worthy contenders. It’s just a simple point and click adventure…
By Riley MacLeod Published July 27, 2016 -
UncategorizedReal-Life Lego Minifig Cosplay Is Just No
Watch as the fine folks from Testedtake one of my favorite things in the whole world and transform it into endless nightmare. The real-life Lego minifig mask is the work of special effects artist Frank Ippolito, who’s apparently been wanting to do this for ages. He and Tested’s Norman Chan then took to San Diego…
By Mike Fahey Published July 27, 2016 -
UncategorizedRebel Galaxy, Yakuza 5 Headline PlayStation Plus Lineup For August
There’s not much for PlayStation 4 owners in next month’s PlayStation Plus lineup, but if you have a PlayStation 3? That’s a different story. Remember, though Sony advertises these games as “free,” an active PlayStation Plus subscription is required to download and play the games featured here. Here’s the lineup for August: PlayStation 4 Tricky…
By Patrick Klepek Published July 27, 2016 -
UncategorizedRiptide GP: Renegade Adds Personality To Futuristic Jet-Ski Racing
Since 2010’s Hydro Thunder Hurricane, developer Vector Unit’s been finding new ways to do what they do best: high-speed water-based racing. With Riptide GP: Renegade they’re taking a stab at adding depth and character. It’s about damn time. I say that because Vector Unit was founded in 2007 by Ralf Knoesel and Matt Small, two…
By Mike Fahey Published July 27, 2016
