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UncategorizedQuantum Break’s PC Version Sure Sounds Broken
I started playing Quantum Break on Xbox One last night and was surprised by how much I liked it. If I’d been playing on PC, sounds like it would’ve been a different story. I raised an eyebrow last week when I heard the PC version’s main menu didn’t have a quit button—never the sign of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
New Mario Maker Guidelines Still Don’t Explain Why Levels Get Deleted
Nintendo has been deleting Mario Maker courses for months without explanation, and the community is tired. The company updated its Mario Maker support page today with new guidelines, but it doesn’t have many answers. “A Course I Uploaded Seems to Have Disappeared. Where Did it Go?” reads the support page, in which the company declares…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
Namco Teases ‘Big’ Dark Souls 3 News, Turns Out To Be Crappy Merch
When Bandai Namco’s Twitter promised “big” Dark Souls news was coming today, it could have been anything. A Dark Souls movie? Details on the game’s DLC? A remastered Dark Souls? Nope! Turns out it’s a really lame clothing line. Here’s how Bandai Namco set things up yesterday: And here’s what it ended up being: It’s…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 8, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe Gamble To Make A Video Game About Infiltrating A 1970s Cult
“You’re sort of buying a lottery ticket,” the game developer Richard Rouse recently told me while explaining the mindset of trying to make an indie game after spending many years doing big budget stuff for Microsoft, Ubisoft and others. “It might be really successful,” he said. “I certainly hope it is. But you shouldn’t go…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
Nosgoth, the bizarre Legacy of Kain multiplayer spin-off, is being shut down, Square Enix announced today Even though I’ve been reminded several times now, I’m always surprised to learn Psyonix, the developers behind Rocket League, were working on it. The game will turn off on May 31.
By Patrick Klepek Published April 8, 2016 -
ReviewsFirst-Person Action Movie Hardcore Henry Is a Great Idea That Might Make You Sick
Hardcore Henry is the dream of 1990s video games come to life. It’s a movie that fully realizes some video game makers’ horny pursuit of the hyperreal, only to invert that desire with viscerally cartoonish results. In this action movie, the real world operates on video game logic. You’ll probably wish you had a gamepad…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 8, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe Chocobo Theme Performed With Drum And Flute Blocks In Stardew Valley
Here’s a really neat way to use note blocks in farming sim Stardew Valley. Instead of growing vegetables, Chinchilla made a small field with note blocks, playing the well-known Chocobo Theme from Final Fantasy Pretty hard not to smile after watching it. And it gets even better at 1.5x speed. To contact the author of…
By Gergo Vas Published April 8, 2016 -
UncategorizedThere’s No Such Thing As An Unreachable Spot In Just Cause 3
Platforming through lamp posts with a pogo stick or using vehicles as slingshots to reach some unreachable top of a building in Just Cause 3? No problem for the folks at EvolveStunting Their latest montage is full of crazy highlights: To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]
By Gergo Vas Published April 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
Reimagining an Undertale Date
Undertale, naturally for an RPG where you can befriend monsters, has dates. A fan decided to slightly expand one of them. Note that there’s spoilers for Undertale’s Pacifist Route below. This series of concept art pieces, done by Redditor Agentalex9, shows what Frisk’s encounter at Undyne’s house could have been like if it had started…
By András Neltz Published April 8, 2016 - Kotaku East
Elderly Woman Mistakenly Prays to League of Legends Character
Or, who knows, maybe she knew exactly what she was doing? As pointed out on Sina (via ShanghaiIst) and IT Home, an elderly woman was making incense offerings and kneeling before League of Legends character Garen. These images appeared on Chinese social networking site Weibo and were taken outside of a internet cafe, explaining the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2016 -
Kotaku EastInsanely Small Donuts Made Before Your Very Eyes
It’s time for more miniature cooking. This time, donuts! Because everyone loves donuts, even if they’re teeny tiny. You might be familiar with Japanese YouTube channel Miniature Channel, which is devoted to micro-sized meal making. Today, via IT Media, let’s take a look at YouTuber Mimine from South Korea. If you are wondering what’s up…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2016 - Kotaku East
Sailor Moon Museum Exhibit Opening in Tokyo
Starting April 16, a special Sailor Moon exhibition opens in Tokyo to celebrate one of Japan’s most successful manga and anime. The exhibition will be held at the top of Mori Tower in Roppongi Hills. On display, there will be original color art as well as Sailor Moon anime cells. There will also be new…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 8, 2016 - Culture
If Link Was An Overwatch Character…
Jeremy Vitry is an artist from France who has worked for companies like Ubisoft and Tokkun. The Link stuff you see here was done for a recent Character Design Challenge, where he re-imagined Nintendo’s hero to “look a bit like an Overwatch character, since I’ve been playing the game a lot lately and the designs…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2016 -
UncategorizedLost Beavis and Butt-Head Arcade Game Found, Restored And Now Playable
In 1996, Atari started work on a Beavis & Butt-Head arcade game. It tested poorly, was never completed and few of the 12 prototype machines were believed to be alive and obtainable. Until Galloping Ghost Arcade got their hands on one and got it working again. Built using 3DO-based hardware and incomplete at the time…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2016 - Uncategorized
Nintendo’s New Amiibo Stands Are Terrific
Nintendo Japan are selling these things for people who want to display their Amiibo with a little pizazz. The Kirby one is cute, but the Smash stage one is amazing Going on sale later this month, they’ll run for ¥864 (which is around USD$8). Best part? That’s nice.
By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2016