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The Up-All-Night Stream Plays Dragon Quest Heroes II [Stream Over]
Dragon Quest and Dynasty Warriors Collide Once Again in Dragon Quest Heroes II. So join me as I kill every slime in existence. Update: The stream is now over, but you can watch the full three-and-a-half hours of it here Dragon Quest Heroes II was released in Japan for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published May 27, 2016 - Kotaku East
Sailor Moon Socks Are Exactly What You’d Hope
Little sailor suits. Different tunic colors. Big bows. These are just about perfect. Japanese brand ERIMAKI SOX, which previously made Conan the Detective footwear, is releasing Sailor Moon themed socks. As you can see in these images from Natalie, these socks sure look cute. Priced at 6,264 yen (US$57), there are five different sets, each…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 27, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Internet Reacts to the New Mega Man Cartoon
Well, this exists. As Coming Soon reports, DHX Media Ltd. and Dentsu Entertainment USA, Inc. are developing a new Mega Man animated series. It’s slated for 2017 to mark the series 30th anniversary. The series will follow Mega Man’s new alter-ego, Aki Light, who is a school boy robot outfitted with super armor. The above…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 27, 2016 - CultureCosplay
Tales (Well, Cosplay) From The Borderlands
This Borderlands cosplay from Thousand-Faces is just ungh. I love how they’ve extended the cel-shading effect, letting it run off their make-up and all the way onto the outfits themselves. Photos by Insomniac Studios
By Luke Plunkett Published May 27, 2016 - CultureCosplay
OK, This Zootopia Cosplay Actually Works
Given that Zootopia is an animated film about animals, you’d think effective Zootopia cosplay would be the reserve of furries. Turns out that’s not quite the case: some wigs and subtle but effective make-up work can also get the job done. This is gnitae as Judy Hopps, TimFowl as Nick Wilde and anna_berten as Dawn…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2016 - CultureCosplay
Fallout Cosplay, Pin-Up Style
There are two ways you can cosplay as a Fallout vault survivor. One is how they appear in the actual game world. The other is how they’re depicted in the series’ pin-up posters. Russian cosplayer Galina Zhukovskaya (via Cosplay Blog) has gone for the latter.
By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2016 -
UncategorizedRaid On Abandoned Ship Saves Over 50 Classic Arcade Games
Tony Temple has written one hell of a story about a “raid” on the The Duke of Lancaster, a beached and rotting former luxury liner in Wales that for over 30 years had hidden a treasure trove of classic arcade games inside its hold. The ship, built in 1956 to move passengers around in style,…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2016 -
CultureGoat Simulator Is Still Around, Now Making Fun Of Star Citizen
Against all odds, Goat Simulator came out in 2014. Against more odds, it continues to exist as a real video game that’s very dumb, but pretty fun for a couple hours. Last year, it got an expansion that made fun of zombie games. Now it’s taking aim at Star Citizen, of all things. Star Citizen…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 26, 2016 -
UncategorizedWhen Windows 10 Updates Install In The Middle Of A Counter-Strike Livestream
All Erik Flom wanted to do was stream Counter-Strike for nine hours. Microsoft had other ideas. Flom, aka fl0m (he’s a former pro CS player) had been livestreaming the game on his Twitch channel earlier this month when, whomp, Windows 10 did its thing, interrupting his session right in the middle of a game to…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe Wild Theory That Connects All The Doom Games
On the surface, Doom seems like a clean break from the previous games, merely borrowing the same premise: you’re on the surface of Mars and fighting demons from Hell. But there’s evidence suggesting it’s more, and that id Software found a way to connect the series together. Maybe. Let’s start by looking at the opening…
By Patrick Klepek Published May 26, 2016 - Culture
OK, Now Cough
Asim Steckel is a concept artist from Germany who works at mobile gaming powerhouse Goodgame. You can see more of Asim’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2016 -
UncategorizedGhost Recon Wildlands Resurfaces With New Trailer
It’s been nearly a year since we’ve heard or seen anything related to the latest entry in the Ghost Recon series, but that should change at E3. The latest trailer, featuring a guy who sure sounds like but probably isn’t Matthew McConaughey, looks like an actual game. It doesn’t feature a release date, but given…
By Patrick Klepek Published May 26, 2016 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Revives StarTropics On Virtual Console
Old-school NES fans might have fond memories of StarTropics, an action-adventure game that crosses Zelda with Indiana Jones. Starting today, you can play both it and its sequel on your Wii U. StarTropics, which first came out in 1990, had the rare distinction of being only released in Europe and the U.S., not Japan. Still…
By Jason Schreier Published May 26, 2016 - Uncategorized
Minecraft Is Getting A PVP Battle Mode
The folks behind Minecraft are adding a set of new mini-games, starting with a competitive multiplayer mode that will release on consoles in June. The initial update will be free for players on all consoles, and Microsoft says that they (along with 4J and Mojang) will be supporting it with paid maps in the months…
By Jason Schreier Published May 26, 2016 - Kotaku East
Tokyo Comes To Life With Charming Illustrations
Japanese illustrator Shinji Tsuchimochi has been working on a series of one hundred drawings of Tokyo. They depict different places and aspects of the metropolis in a breezy and throughly charming style. As Spoon and Tamago points out, between 1826 and 1833, artist Katsushika Hokusai did thirty-six views of Mount Fuji. Taking inspiration from Hokusai,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 26, 2016