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Report: Live-Action Pokémon Movie Rights Spark Bidding War
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Pokémon Company has been meeting with Hollywood studios to launch a big-screen, live-action version of Pocket Monsters Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Legendary Entertainment could come out on top, beating out Warner Bros. for the rights. (Though, Sony is said to also be interested.) The entertainment trade publication…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 15, 2016 - Culture
A Steam Game About Dating Older Men
These days, Steam is a boundless ocean of visual novels, with dating sims as far as the anime eye can see. In most of them, you’re a guy (or occasionally gal) romancing strapping young lads/ladies/pigeons. Not so in Pub Encounter Pub Encounter does something that many visual novels on Steam—and games in general, really—seem hesitant…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 14, 2016 -
CultureNow That’s A Slap
Today on Highlight Reel we’ve got Stockton Slaps, poo waves, Dark Souls 3 invasions, and much more! Watch the video above or on our Youtube Page, 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 Mortal Kombat X –…
By Chris Person Published April 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Well Here’s A Fun New Destiny Conspiracy Theory
Just how did someone find a secret in the newest Destiny update 17 minutes after it went live? And did that same magical sleuth tease some actual news about the future of Bungie’s space treadmill? Here’s a fun conspiracy theory that popped up this week on r/DestinyTheGame, my favorite subreddit and a wonderful place for…
By Jason Schreier Published April 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Dying Retailer Somehow Selling “New” PlayStation 1 Relics
Dick Smith, formerly a major electronics retailer in Australia, recently decided to close every single one of its bricks-and-mortar stores. They’re selling off everything in their warehouses that can be sold, and I mean everything Up to and including these tattered, dog-eared, old-ass PS1 link cables, whose presence on a retail shelf in 2016 is…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 14, 2016 - Culture
XCOM 2 Mod Lets Your Soldiers Hook Up And Have Kids
Last week I posted about an XCOM 2 mod that let squadmates gain stat buffs by bonding with each other over time, ala Fire Emblem. I concluded my post with the question on everyone’s mind: “When can my XCOM 2 soldiers start smooching and get married?” The answer: now. RealityMachina’s Bonding and Time Travelers mod…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 14, 2016 - Culture
My, Ico, How You’ve Grown
There is no Ico 2, nor will there ever be. Oscar Römer’s take on what he’d look like all grown up, though, kinda makes me wish there was. Even if it took *checks Last Guardian development calendar* 117 years to make the thing. Römer is a freelance artist based in Germany, who has worked for…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Minecraft Sells 10,000 Copies A Day
Today in the New York Times Magazine there’s a pretty great storyabout the Minecraft phenomenon, approached deftly by Clive Thompson in a way that offers new insight into a story we’ve all heard thousands of times before. Among the revelations, for example: Minecraft sells 10,000 copies a day—10,000 a day!—which is an astronomically ridiculous number…
By Jason Schreier Published April 14, 2016 -
UncategorizedFacebook Shows Off How They Might Use Virtual Reality
Back in 2014, Facebook raised some eyebrows when they bought the virtual reality company Oculus for $2 billion. This week at Facebook’s F8 developers conference, we got a look at some of their ideas for VR. The above video, uploaded by Marketing Land, shows Facebook chief technical officer Mike Schroepfer demonstrating some in-development ideas for…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 14, 2016 -
UncategorizedSlitherio, YouTube’s Hottest New Game, Is More Fun Than It Has Any Right To Be
As the name implies, Slitherio is pretty much a clone of Agario. The goal is to eat dots and get bigger. Simple, really. Silly, even. And yet, I can’t stop playing it. I’ve been playing Slitherio non-stop for the past week, and I am not alone in my obsession. Right now, Slitherio is the number…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Crash Bandicoot, My Love, Come Back to Me
“14-Year Anniversary of Crash Bandicoot Passes By Largely Unnoticed” is an Onion headline from 2010, and it’s true: Naughty Dog’s version of Sonic and Mario was an unofficial PlayStation mascot, but Crash Bandicoot didn’t achieve the iconic status of his forebears. Still, when rumors of a Bandicoot reboot circulated in February, I was pumped. My…
By Kate Knibbs Published April 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
A Tragic Story Of Two Best Friends Who Loved Dark Souls
When Dark Souls makes adults weep into their hands, it’s usually because of the game’s brutal difficulty. But reddit user TartarusRex0707_ recently lost his best friend, and shared a touching story of their bonding over Dark Souls (Again, you can read the whole post here, if you’d like.) “My best friend and I were Dark…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final will come to North America this summer as Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse, Atlus announced today. This is a totally new 3DS game that is set in the same world as 2013’s SMTIV but tells a different story. It’ll be $50—that Atlus tax!
By Jason Schreier Published April 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Two Of The Greatest Games Of All Time Hit New 3DS Today
Nintendo’s handling of the Virtual Console has been, by any measure, horrendous. But they’ve still got the rights to some of the greatest games ever made, including Zelda: A Link to the Past and Super Metroid, which both come out for New 3DS today. Also on the docket is Donkey Kong Country 2, which isn’t…
By Jason Schreier Published April 14, 2016 -
CultureSuper Mario Bros. World Record Beaten With Near-Perfect Run
There’s a new world record for beating Super Mario Bros. quickly—and it may be the fastest possible time that a human can achieve. That’s why Darbian, the man behind the new record, is now hanging up his hat. Earlier this month we actually profiled Darbian and his quest to get a “perfect” run of Super…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 14, 2016 - CultureSplitscreen
Podcast: Final Fantasy XV Has Our Hopes Up
Everyone is sick on this week’s JRPG-packed episode of Kotaku Splitscreen, but hey, that’s just part of the fun. Today we’re talking about Final Fantasy XV and the newest demo, which isn’t so great as a standalone experience but makes for a tantalizing taste of what’s coming later this year. (God I hope it’s good.)…
By Jason Schreier Published April 14, 2016 -
CultureWhen Counter-Strike Meets Fallout, Everybody Dies
Counter-Strike is a game of hair-trigger reflexes, twine-thin seconds that stretch like eons. Fallout’s VATS system actually is that. Time literally slows down, and you get to pick shots to maximize strategic potential and/or head-exploding-ness. Westracer combined the two in a snazzily edited video, and the result is a fast, funny ride: It’s a shame…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 14, 2016 - Culture
The Village Is The Biggest Official LEGO Minecraft Set Going
Coming June 1, the LEGO Minecraft Village is a $199 box containing 1,600 pieces used to create something an 11-year-old could create on their computer in an hour. Plus it comes with an enderman, which is somehow scarier in LEGO form. Look at this beautiful box filled with fabulous prizes. It’s the sort of box…
By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2016 -
EsportsThat’s One Way To Play Overwatch
Blizzard’s shooter isn’t even out, yet some folks already found ways to play the game absolutely unintended ways. Instead of chasing each other on the map, these players have set up a silly orb deflecting mini-game. It’s a reminder of Team Fortress 2 days and Pyro Airblasts. Symmetra is firing her orb to the ninja…
By Gergo Vas Published April 14, 2016