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Potato-Chip Flavored Cola Sounds Disgusting
This is a real product. It’s in Japan. And it sounds nasty. Last year, game maker Namco teamed up with a Japanese potato chip company to make cola-flavored potato chips. That seemed kind of icky, yet still edible. But this? According to Game Impress Watch and Famitsu, the snack-flavored beverage tastes like potato chips that’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 15, 2016 - Kotaku East
The Most Traditional Pokémon Center in Japan
This week a new Pokémon Center opens in Kyoto. At first glance it looks like any other Pokémon Center that dots Japan, but it’s not. This is the most traditionally Japanese of them all. The store’s centerpiece is a statue of Pikachu riding Ho-Oh. Hardly an accident, the statue has a deeper meaning as a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 15, 2016 - Kotaku East
Attack on Titan’s Iconic Equipment Redesigned
One of the coolest things about Attack on Titan is the 3D maneuver gear and swords. The new game features some pretty cool redesigns of the iconic gear. Of course, the game starts you out with the original gear and swords. There are sets with bigger gas tanks and more extra blades. And those that…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published March 15, 2016 - Kotaku East
Manga Hunter x Hunter Is Actually Returning
The last time manga Hunter x Hunter appeared in Weekly Jump was 2014. It’s now 2016, and the manga (and its creator Yoshihiro Togashi) will finally return. Hooray! According to ShonenJump.com, a teaser site reads 連載再開 (rensai saikai or, literally, “serialization resuming”) and 遂に動き出す！(tsuini ugoki dasu or, basically, “Finally, it’s getting going!” or “Finally, movement…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 15, 2016 -
UncategorizedStar Wars Comes To Valve’s Virtual Reality Headset
Trials on Tatooine is an upcoming “virtual reality experience” for the Valve/HTC Vive. If ever a tech demo was going to sell expensive VR units, it may well be this one. Made by ILM, it looks like a little guided tour kinda deal, where you’re dropped in the Star Wars universe, shown some sights, subjected…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 15, 2016 - Culture
You Know What They Say About Crustaceans With Small Feet…
Vadim Shchepilov is an artist from Ukraine who works at Whale Rock Games. You can see more of Vadim’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 in the…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
Twitch Is Helping Build Games An Audience Can Play Too
Twitch, long a service for people watching video games, is getting more active in the process of making them, teaming up with a number of studios to help develop titles built with streaming as part of the game It’s doing this by launching two things: Developer Success (a program of working with devs) and Stream…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 14, 2016 -
UncategorizedA Very Different Look At Old Games Mags
Thank You For Playing: Iconic Video Game Magazines is a documentary that just hit Steam. It looks fascinating, since it’s not just about old game magazines, but old Polish mags in particular, tracking their explosive rise in the wake of the Iron Curtain coming down. In addition to covering the mags themselves, it’s also cool…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 14, 2016 -
CultureDivision NPCs Have Bad Timing
Today on Highlight Reel we have bad NPC timing, horrible car thieves, Rainbow 6 defenses, 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 EA Sports UFC…
By Chris Person Published March 14, 2016 -
UncategorizedA Children’s Bedtime Story, Courtesy of Fallout 4
Have you heard of a tale called “The New Squirrel”? It’s a good one! Most Fallout 4 holotapes contain diaries, notes, or chronicles of past events. The New Squirrel is not like most holotapes, however, because it seems directed entirely at children. While I never found these tapes in my own playthrough, listening to them…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
11 Years Later, GTA San Andreas Is Still Being Modded
Looks like the HD version of GTA San Andreas has been blown out of the water. Thanks, mods! What you’re looking at above is a screenshot of 2004’s San Andreas, tweaked for better graphical output. Over at the GTA Forums, a few players have shared screenshots of the ways they are keeping this classic alive…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Division’s ‘Dark Zone’ Is Definitely A Work In Progress [UPDATE]
The new online shooter The Division is meant to be played for months if not years. Just days after release, however, it’s drawing heated criticism for how its endgame works, and the developers are already making changes. The Division emulates the likes of Destiny and Diablo—your first time through the game is really an appetizer…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 14, 2016 - Uncategorized
That Time The Postal Service Sued The Developers of Postal
If people remember 1997’s overhead shooter Postal for anything, it’s the controversies that always seemed to surrounded it. Postal was at the heart of a huge debate over violent video games in the 90s. The game might look quaint in 2016, but at the time, it was raising lots questions about whether the increasingly realistic…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 14, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe Surprising Success Of Xavier Woods, The WWE’s Ultimate Gamer
WWE tag team champion Xavier Woods does not fit people’s stereotypical preconceptions of what a professional wrestler is. He’s got a Master’s degree in psychology and is currently working towards earning his PhD. He’s really into comic books and cosplay. And he spends hours playing video games on the road, in hotel rooms and at…
By Kevin Wong Published March 14, 2016 -
UncategorizedA Real Martial Artist’s Take On Video Game Fighting Moves
Sometimes you see a cool fight scene in a game and think, “I could do that.” Let’s be honest: you probably couldn’t. But thanks to YouTube, you can at least learn about some badass moves from someone who can. Martial Gameris a YouTuber who reenacts and analyzes martial arts moves from video games. Inspired by…
By Riley MacLeod Published March 14, 2016
