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CultureWatch Someone Murder Everyone In Undertale At Record Speed
Killing everyone in Undertale is a harrowing experience, one that will likely bring you to tears and lead you to question all of your life’s decisions. Unless you do it really fast Speedrunner TGH, who has spent the past few months trying to beat Toby Fox’s indie gem as quickly as possible, set a new…
By Jason Schreier Published January 13, 2016 -
UncategorizedUnravel Dev Shows Us How To Make Our Own Little Yarn Friend
One of the best moments of E3 2015 was watching Coldwood Interactive’s Martin Sahlin take the stage during EA’s presser, nervously gripping the hero ofUnravel. Now Sahlin’s released a video showing us how to make our very own Yarny. Its a simple process, really. All you need is some wire, some yarn, scissors, maybe a…
By Mike Fahey Published January 13, 2016 - Uncategorized
Metal Gear Online PC Temporarily Disabled After Players Bypass Microtransactions
Well-known carpet distributor Konami has disabled the Metal Gear Online beta on PC following the discovery of an exploit that allowed players to get free MB coins, the in-game currency that costs real money. “Due to a possible exploit, we’ve removed access to the Beta temporarily while a hotfix is being prepared,” Konami community manager…
By Jason Schreier Published January 13, 2016 -
CultureSteam VR Stealth Game Looks Like A More Violent Portal
It’s always interesting to see old genres learn new tricks. Stealth—with all its methodical maneuvering and frantic flights—might seem like an odd fit for Valve and HTC’s only slightly mobile virtual reality face squid, but that’s just forced the folks behind Budget Cuts to get creative. So, a few things set this one apart. Let’s…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 13, 2016 - Uncategorized
Louis Vuitton Interview With Final Fantasy‘s Lightning Should Be Canon
Many fans were surprised when Final Fantasy XIII’s pink-haired heroinetraded in her Firaga in favor of being a fashion model. In a completely made-up interview given exclusively to UK’s Telegraph, Lightning reveals how significantly pricey clothing has changed her life. Fans called Lightning modeling purses and other items designed by Louis Vuitton creative director Nicolas…
By Mike Fahey Published January 13, 2016 -
CultureSteam’s Latest Hit Has You Manage A Starving Kickboxer
Punch Club first got everyone’s attention with an extremely transparent Twitch-based marketing scheme. Ever since its release, however, it’s been one of the top games on Steam. Is it actually any good? With some reservations, I’m gonna say yes. Punch Club is a boxing (or fighting, really; there are also kicks involved) management tycoon game…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 13, 2016 -
CultureExpert Mario 64 Player Demonstrates His Most Advanced Techniques
Ever wondered how some of the best players pull off their ridiculous tricks? Super Mario 64 player pannenkoek2012, known for beating the game in as few button presses as possible, made a video explaining his process. It’s amazing. pannenkoek2012 walks through a bunch of his techniques in this video, though the one he initially focuses…
By Patrick Klepek Published January 13, 2016 -
UncategorizedFallout 4 Mod Gives You Actual Seasons
Forget nuclear winter—a new Fallout 4 mod for PC lets you play the whole game in actual winter. The Fallout 4 seasons mod (via Eurogamer) gives you access to spring, summer, fall, and winter, just in case you want to prance around like it’s football season all year long. This one’s pretty cool. Watch YouTuber…
By Jason Schreier Published January 13, 2016 - Uncategorized
PlayStations Get Free Civil War And Ant-Man DLC For LEGO Avengers
LEGO Marvel Avengers is a massive game packed with iconic comic book characters. It’ll just be a bit more massive on PlayStation 3 and 4 when it launches later this month. And with Ant-Man involved, a bit smaller as well. As announced over at the PlayStation Blog, gamers that grab LEGO Marvel Avengers for PlayStation…
By Mike Fahey Published January 13, 2016 - Uncategorized
That’s One Gruesome Game Boy Cartridge
This cartridge certainly won’t fit into a Game Boy. But it looks really awesome! It’s a unique Resident Evil-inspired piece made by Belgian modder Vadu Amka. It totally would have been a cool design for an imaginary Resident Evil game or something similar for the Game Boy. But those were simpler times. The only special…
By Gergo Vas Published January 13, 2016 -
UncategorizedEight Cool Things In Diablo III‘s New Patch
Diablo III’s long awaited patch 2.4 is now live both in the US and in the EU. It’s quite a big update with new zones, items, game mechanics and small tweaks. The game feels a lot different if you haven’t played in months. The full patch notes are over here, if you wanna see them.…
By Gergo Vas Published January 13, 2016 -
UncategorizedBioShock’s Floating City of Columbia, Translated to Fallout 4
Is it exactly like the Columbia from BioShock Infinite? Nope—but that Columbia never had to survive nuclear annihilation and 300 years’ worth of wear and tear. So it’s still rather well off, considering. Built by Girlplaysgame (via Eurogamer), the settlement manages to look like a post-apocalyptic Columbia thanks to a variety of mods, including GPG’s…
By András Neltz Published January 13, 2016 - Kotaku East
No Guys Allowed at New Geek Cafe in Japan
Sorry! If you are a dude, then you cannot enter Osaka’s Ataraxia Cafe, which is aimed strictly at lady geeks. It’s apparently the first of its kind in Japan. Over the years, there have been a variety of cafes aimed at women otaku, such as “butler cafes,” which were relatively popular a decade ago among…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 13, 2016 - Kotaku East
Fire Emblem Characters get a Demonic Redesign in The New Shin Megami Tensei
Well, except for Tiki. She gets to be Hatsune Miku Genei Ibun Roku ♯FE is a crossover game between the Shin Megami Tensei series and the Fire Emblem series. However, this time, the “devils” summoned by our Shin Megami Tensei heroes aren’t devils at all, but rather demonic re-imaginings of some of Fire Emblem’s most…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published January 13, 2016 - Kotaku East
Square Enix Just Disappointed the Hell Out of Dragon Quest Fans
Today in Japan, Square Enix held a Dragon Quest-themed press conference to mark the 30th anniversary of the series. It sucked. Square Enix assembled the Japanese gaming press (Famitsu took the above photo) and streamed the whole thing online. People, obviously, had expectations. They were soon crushed. At the start, Square Enix announced there wouldn’t…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 13, 2016 -
UncategorizedLeague Of Legends Has A New Champion: Jhin
Riot today unveiled the newest addition to the League of Legends roster: Jhin. He’s “meticulous and calculating – League’s slowest marksman yet”. The gist being that he takes time to kick ass, but when given the time, kicks a lot of ass. You can read his full breakdown here Here’s a teaser Riot released last…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 12, 2016
