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Top-Ranked Street Fighter V Player Smacked Down Hard By Capcom’s Anti Rage-Quit Measures
Last week Capcom started removing League Points from Street Fighter V players disconnecting from online matches before the game registers a loss. Yesterday the top-ranked player in the world got docked back to the bronze age. As reported by the fine folks at Event Hubs, Japan’s WORLD_COMBO was one of the first two players in…
By Mike Fahey Published March 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
Kim Kardashian Brags About How Much Bank Her Game Is Making
Kim Kardashian: Hollywood can often be found on the charts for popular mobile games. That is to say: it’s likely making a lot of money. How much money? Well, last night Kim Kardashian took to Twitter with some recent figures,in an attempt to clap back against people who disapproved of her posting a nude selfie:…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 8, 2016 -
UncategorizedMark Hamill Knows How To Deal With Fans
It’s good to see Mark Hamill’s still enjoying all the silly encounters with fans and he’s ready to fool around. Star Wars fans showing up non-stop with requests could be frustrating. But not for him, as Olilord’s clip proves. The guy with the Joker card knows what’s up. To contact the author of this post,…
By Gergo Vas Published March 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
Warlords of Draenor’s Notorious Endgame PvP Zone is Staying in Legion
World of Warcraft: Legion’s zones, story, and the new PvP system are all shaping up nicely, yet besides two new arena maps there are still no new PvP battlegrounds announced. Players started to wonder if the current endgame zone, Ashran, is intended to stay. Popular world PvP zones (Wintergrasp, Tol Barad) from previous expansions were…
By Gergo Vas Published March 8, 2016 - Kotaku East
Smuggler Caught with 9,000 Memory Cards Taped To His Legs
That’s a lot of memory cards. According to South China Morning Post (via That’s), the man was trying to enter Shenzhen, China from Hong Kong when he was caught with over 9,000 memory cards. CCTV reports that the border officials claim the suspect even tried to bribe them after he was caught red handed, er…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 8, 2016 - Kotaku East
The Messy Workspaces of Famous Manga Artists
Have you ever wondered which manga artist has (or had) the messiest environment, whether that be for work or play? Let’s find out. As Kotaku recently posted, whether a manga artist is famous or not, people’s work environments can be unique expressions of their personality. In the past, we’ve taken a good look at some…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 8, 2016 - Kotaku East
This is What a Video Game Museum Should Look Like
Game On, the video game history exhibition that explores why we love games, has finally made its way to Japan. It’s an impressive collection of games and systems—from arcades to home consoles and everything in between. But the best part? Over 120 of them are playable. But if you can’t come see it yourself in…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published March 8, 2016 - Kotaku East
1980s Anime Shown on Japanese TV, Edited Like All Hell
The Fight! Iczer One original voice anime was first released in 1985. It features Cthulhu, robots, and naked anime girls. A recent TV broadcast in Japan thought the best way to handle the adult scenes was with giant black bars. [Image: hidaka3] Oh, and a notice to viewers to watch the watch the parts of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 8, 2016 -
UncategorizedDay of the Tentacle Remastered Arrives on March 22 [UPDATE]
The HD version of Tim Schafer’s classic time-traveling adventure game, Day of the Tentacle, hits PC in exactly two weeks, on March 22. The announcement appeared on GOG, which is hosting an exclusive pre-order campaign for the remaster. They included a features summary: Day of the Tentacle Remastered is all the adventure you may remember…
By András Neltz Published March 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
It’s Launch Night, And The Division’s Servers Are Having Trouble [Updates]
Can you even believe it? I cannot believe it. Just kidding, I can totally believe it. Ubisoft’s much anticipated online shooter The Division launched tonight, and its servers are not doing so hot. I’ve been trying to play the game on PC for the last hour, and have been hit with with endless “Sierra” errors,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 8, 2016 - Culture
David vs Goliath
Allen Wei is an artist from Beijing who works for More FX, one of China’s biggest effects studios. You can see more of Wei’s art 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…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 7, 2016 - Culture
Disastrous DOTA 2 Tournament Ends With Missing Gear, Pissed Off Players
Valve’s $3 million DOTA 2 Shanghai Major was, to put it lightly, a mess. True to form, it didn’t exactly end on a high note. After Team Secret’s come-from-behind (the entire tournament) victory, GosuGamers reports that players of all teams awoke the next day to find cleared out practice rooms. These rooms housed precious gear…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 7, 2016 - Uncategorized
Plagiarism Scandal Rocks The Crossword Puzzle Scene
What’s ten letters, and is “the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own?” The professional crossword-puzzle community is enjoying some unexpected (and unpleasant) time in the spotlight this week, after an excellent FiveThirtyEight story made public allegations of plagiarism against crossword editor Timothy Parker, who runs puzzles…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 7, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Worst Version of Hal Jordan Just Came Back in Green Lantern
Once upon a time, DC Comics’ iconic space superhero went completely unhinged, beat up all his intergalactic peacekeeping comrades and stole the power that let all Green Lanterns fight evil. Now Parallax is back and he’s fighting a Hal Jordan who doesn’t even have a ring anymore. Spoilers follow. 22 years ago, Hal Jordan turned…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 7, 2016 -
CultureSomeone’s Making A First-Person Shooter Out Of Snakes And Ladders
Snakes and Ladders is an ancient Indian board game that you might know better by its Milton-Bradley-ized name, Chutes and Ladders. Somebody is turning it into a first-person shooter, because of course they are. Snakes-N-Ladders: Origins—Episode 1 is the game’s full name, and it’s really… something. The original board game is a playable metaphor for…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 7, 2016 -
CultureDeath Comes For Us All, Uncharted 4 Guy
Today on Highlight Reel we have Uncharted 4 Beta arms, a falling mongoose, a perfect R6: Siege ace, awkward Fallout walking 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…
By Chris Person Published March 7, 2016 - Uncategorized
Conor McGregor Needed To Lose
Conor McGregor is one of my favorite fighters. He lost in devastating fashion on Saturday night, and I couldn’t be happier. I’m not a McGregor hater. I’m not laughing because the Irish motormouth, more giant golden wristwatch than man, finally flew too close to the sun. I know a lot of people are, but I’m…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 7, 2016