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Kotaku EastThose Goofy Leaked Pokémon Are Real
Overnight, footage of some silly-looking characters from the upcoming Pokémon: Sun and Moon leaked online. No way they could be real. Turns out, they were. Clips of each new Pocket Monster appeared on YouTube sporting what looked like Russian game board ratings. Considering how there are always fakes and seeing how these designs looked questionable,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2016 -
Kotaku EastYou Gotta See China’s Super Smash Bros. Rip-Off
It’s really quite something else. Slated for mobile, Pocket All-Stars Smash Bros. might sound like Smash Bros. How it plays, though, is totally different. Forget the recent Splatoon clone, this one is even more brazen. Under the game’s Chinese title, it reads “Smash Bros.” (スマッシュブラザーズ) in Japanese. Smash Bros., it’s not. As pointed out by…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2016 - Kotaku East
Report: Hunter x Hunter Is Going On Hiatus. Again.
Hunter x Hunter manga artist Yoshihiro Togashi, who is well-known for taking breaks, is going back on, you guess it, a break. Togashi’s longest Hunter x Hunter publication streak is 30 issues, while his longest hiatus is 80 issues. The manga returned to print earlier this year, but, as Buzz Plus now reports, the upcoming…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2016 - Uncategorized
A Homeworld Buggy For The Home
Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak isn’t just a great game, it’s a gorgeous one to boot. Those carriers, those tanks…but the best unit of all is probably your Baserunner, which has been recreated here perfectly by a fan. gkermanused this 3D model by nli2work to print the toy, then painted and added effects by hand. Coolest…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2016 - Uncategorized
Eight Years As A World Of Warcraft Guild Leader, Remembered
A lot of people have played World of Warcraft over the years, but not many have kept a diary of their entire experience with the game like reader Shawn Holmes has. He’s compiled over eight years of experience as a guild leader into a journal series that has just wound up. If you’d like to…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2016 - Culture
The Orion vs Activision Steam removal saga continues. Trek Industries’ David Prassel says that Activision contacted him with evidence that certain in-game assets were directly ripped from Call of Duty: Black Ops 3. The artist responsible has apparently been fired. Check the update to my original story for more.
By Nathan Grayson Published June 29, 2016 - Uncategorized
Disney Infinity’s Demise Also Killed A Moana Game
When Disney Infinity was cancelled, it took a lot of in-development projects with it. Some of those involved Star Wars, others Benedict Cumberbatch, but one we hadn’t seen until now (though we did at least know of its existence) is a whole playset devoted to Moana, Disney’s next animated feature film. Unlike individual figures, which…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2016 - Uncategorized
Beautiful Portraits Of…Fighting Game Pros
Kotaku reader Bartosz Hołoszkiewicz—aka Renton Holmes—is also a professional photographer, and he recently took a series of terrific shots of some Street Fighter V players at a tournament. These images, of some of the players taking part in the Capcom Pro Tour Premier at DreamHack Summer 2016, are, well, beautiful. Unless you’re a proper fan,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2016 -
UncategorizedChinese Splatoon Rip-Off Sure Looks Like Splatoon
Something about this Chinese mobile game looks… similar… to another game I like. I can’t quite place it, though. It might be its cast of spritely kids with neon hair that resembles tentacles. But, on second thought, maybe that’s just a really popular and unoriginal thing in video games. It could be the game mechanic…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 29, 2016 -
UncategorizedMafia III Promises An Open World That You Can Actually Change, Ever So Slightly
Mafia III, due out later this year on consoles and PC, has a few interesting things going for it. It’s a crime story set in a fictionalized version of 1960s New Orleans. It has a black protagonist. Here’s a less obvious distinctive trait: its open world can be changed. You don’t see a lot of…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 29, 2016 - Uncategorized
How Overwatch‘s Competitive Mode Works
If you’re too dang skilled for the mortal riffraff in Overwatch’s regular modes, you’ll be excited to hear that the PC version just got a competitive alternative (it’s coming to console next week). It’s got rankings, golden guns, golden balls—all that good stuff. So, how does it work? Let me explain. Placement You can’t just…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 29, 2016 - Uncategorized
Gal*Gun‘s Special Edition Comes With A, Um, Screen Cleaner
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By Patrick Klepek Published June 29, 2016 -
UncategorizedZarya From Overwatch Has Become A Gay Icon, Ironically
Lots of Overwatch fans read the game’s proud, pink-haired Russian lady soldier Zarya as gay. While perhaps not a huge deal on its own, that interpretation conflicts with homophobic views widely held in Russia and backed by the state, forcing Russian Overwatch players to reconcile two clashing interpretations of a widely admired character. Overwatch’s intricate…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 29, 2016 - Culture
The Steam Mobile App Is Finally On Windows Phones
Increasingly, the Steam mobile app is vital if you want to make optimal use of Steam’s features. Using the Steam marketplace to buy and sell items is a horrible chore without it, among other things. And yet, for years it’s been restricted to iOS and Android. Thankfully, Valve’s finally changed that. There’s now an official…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 29, 2016 - Uncategorized
How Final Fantasy XIV Stays Weird
Somehow, Final Fantasy XIV has become one of the best Final Fantasy games in recent memory, thanks to a bunch of winning factors that elevate it from the ranks of MMO dreck to a game that’s worth playing even if you’re by yourself. One of those factors: It doesn’t take itself too seriously. Sure, there…
By Jason Schreier Published June 29, 2016 -
UncategorizedJ.J. Abrams Is a Playable Character In Lego The Force Awakens
Sharing screen time with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy in Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Lego J.J. Abrams adds troop command and blaster marksmanship to his already impressive resume. It used to be Lego games’ behind-the-scenes cameos were limited to cutscenes. Now we get to take the famed director, producer, screenwriter and composer on a…
By Mike Fahey Published June 29, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe Case For And Against Albert Wesker Coming Back In Resident Evil 7
Longtime Resident Evil villain Albert Wesker seemingly died in Resident Evil 5, but voice clips in the new Umbrella Corps game suggest he’s still around. Whether this has any impact on Resident Evil 7, though, remains to be seen. Rely On Horror’s interest was piqued when they seemed to hear Wesker’s voice over the radio…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 29, 2016