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Nintendo Announces The Mini-NES, Will Play 30 Classic Games
Looks like we might be playing Zelda this holiday after all—just not the one we expected. Nintendo today announced the mini-NES, a new $60 machine that will come pre-installed with 30 classic Nintendo games. It’ll also come with an HDMI cable, a power adapter, and what Nintendo is calling an NES Classic Controller, “patterned after…
By Jason Schreier Published July 14, 2016 - Kotaku East
Shojo Manga Vs. Hard-Ass Manga
If you’ve ever wondered how shojo manga, which is aimed at young women, is different from tough guy manga, which is aimed at young dudes, then these comparisons should make it totally clear. You probably know what shojo manga is. Classic examples include Sailor Moon and Boys Over Flowers. In Japanese, “tough manga” is “kouha…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 14, 2016 -
Kotaku EastDesperate To Play Pokémon Go, Korean Gamers Travel North
There’s apparently only one place to play Pokémon Go in South Korea. This is it. While it’s not officially out in the country, Inven (via tipster Sang) reports that it can be played in Sokcho and sent reporters there to make sure. Elsewhere in the country it cannot be played, even through unofficial downloads, because…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 14, 2016 -
UncategorizedOh, did somebody find a Squirtle?
By Luke Plunkett Published July 14, 2016 - CultureCosplay
Cosplay Turns Man Into Monsters
I am both captivated and horrified at the same time. This Garthim (Dark Crystal) is by Ryan Wells, who specialises in creature cosplay. Look closely and you’ll see his legs in those brown trousers underneath all the tentacles. Look too closely and you’ll want to cook him up with some rice. Here’s a clearer look:…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2016 -
CultureNecropolis, Steam’s Latest Hit, Is Not Very Good
Necropolis is a cool-looking game from cool developers that looks cool sitting atop Steam’s top sellers list. It’s got the feel of a surefire hit. It’s also really not very good at all. I’ve played a few hours of Necropolis now, and I hate to say it, but I’m bored. The game’s a third-person action…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 13, 2016 - Uncategorized
Cops Called, Eggs Thrown At Hundreds Of Pokémon Go Players In Sydney
Remember how cool Australia was when Pokémon Go launched? What’s been happening in the Sydney suburb of Rhodes this week has been a little less pleasant. Some background: Rhodes is a suburb with a ton of high-density apartments, all clustered around the waterfront and a big IKEA/shopping mall. When Pokémon Go was released last week,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2016 -
UncategorizedAnarcute Is A (Very Cute) Game About Rioting
New Steam release Anarcute is a game about smashing up cities and putting the boot into a dystopian future security force. It is Katamari Damacy vs Jet Set Radio, only with violence, and it’s one of the nicest surprises I’ve played this year. The game is about controlling an ever-growing swarm of rioters, who are…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2016 -
UncategorizedA Dark Theory On What Happens To Transferred Pokémon
I love Pokémon Go. It’s fun for the whole family. Cute, cute, cute. I hear that Pidgey is popular with the kids. Well, kids, Pidgey is cute, but Pidgeotto is fierce. It’s probably because he subsists off the recycled, ground-up appendages of Pidgeys past. But don’t worry about that! To evolve Pidgey into Pidgeotto, you…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published July 13, 2016 -
UncategorizedThat Time The Original Ghostbusters Reunited For A Video Game
A third Ghostbusters movie arrives in theaters this week, after decades of trying to revive the comedy sci-fi series. But for many fans, including some of the folks who made Ghostbusters, the third movie was a 2009 video game. Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis co-wrote the original Ghostbusters film, and though the two hoped to…
By Patrick Klepek Published July 13, 2016 -
UncategorizedPokémon Go Fans Seek To End Cross-Faction Hostility Via Team Harmony
A lovely bit of design work from DeviantArt’s Seoxys6 is quickly becoming the banner of Pokémon Go fans already tired of the senseless hostility brewing between teams Mystic, Instinct and Asking For It. Can’t we all just get along? No. But it’s a wonderful dream, this Team Harmony. Seoxys6’s depiction of a fourth, all-encompassing Pokémon…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2016 - Culture
Valve Says They’ll Start Cracking Down On Gambling Sites That Use Steam
During last week’s big Counter-Strike gambling scandal (and really just in general, where gambling is concerned), Valve remained conspicuously silent. Now, though, they’ve said they’re gonna start telling gambling sites to cease operations entirely. In a statement on Steam, Valve business authority Erik Johnson wrote: “These sites have basically pieced together their operations in two-part…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 13, 2016 - Culture
Lego Adventure Time Does Things Differently
For the past couple of years, Lego and Adventure Time have been dreaming of a marriage between the two properties. Those dreams generally involved standard Lego minifigures. The official Lego Adventure Time are not standard Lego minifigures. It makes sense that the television show that changed the entire flavor of children’s animation offer a new…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2016 -
UncategorizedPokémon Go Can Be Depressing For Fans With Physical Disabilities
Pokémon Go is getting gamers outside, but not all gamers. Tales of trespassing, fence-jumping and brave jaunts through tough terrain to catch Pokémon have bolstered the hit mobile game’s popularity among able-bodied players. Physically handicapped fans of the Pokémon franchise, however, are struggling to love a Pokémon game in which movement is a crucial mechanic.…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published July 13, 2016
