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Just Cause 3‘s Rico Never Skips Leg Day
Someone else has to do the job when Rico is chilling in the main menu. And as it looks like in Tralion’s clip, he isn’t the one leaning on the car. The car is leaning on him. To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]
By Gergo Vas Published January 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedÉomer, Son of Éomund, You Sure Look HD
It’s one thing to draw or paint a character you like, and another to model them in high definition—as Nimlot26’s version of Éomer (his version of the Karl Urban version of Éomer) shows. Nimlot26, AKA Georgian Avasilcutei, a character/environment artist from Romania, first posted about his Éomer project on the Polycount forums in June, with…
By András Neltz Published January 18, 2016 -
Kotaku EastWhen Politicians Campaign with Anime
Over the weekend, Tsai Ing-wen became the first woman to be elected the president of Taiwan. Above is a GIF from her political campaign. Because anime is real. The biggest cornerstone of her agenda is perhaps protecting Taiwan’s own identity, but her campaign did what it could to appeal to the country’s youth by playing…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 18, 2016 - Kotaku East
The Evangelion Popcorn Bucket Is Suitably Insane
At first, I thought the 3,980 yen (US$34) price tag was the craziest thing about this Neon Genesis Evangelion Unit-01 popcorn bucket. Nope! The light-up eyes are. The bucket is available at Universal Studios Japan during the Cool Japan 2016 campaign, which wraps up in late June. This popcorn bucket looks like the Eva Unit’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 18, 2016 - Kotaku East
Reminder: Do Not Wear High Heels in Snow
I don’t care if you are a guy or a gal, please do not wear high heels in snow. Just don’t! Because, as you can see in the above GIF, you will slip and fall. Today, Tokyo got covered in snow. Throughout the morning, Tokyo internet friends on my Twitter feed kept saying there were…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 18, 2016 - Kotaku East
One Piece‘s Devil Fruit Goes on Sale in South Korea
In cake form, of course! According to Insight and Extreme Movie, two kinds of Devil’s Fruit cake have gone on sale, each priced at 50,000 Korean Won (US$41). Apparently, there were only a limited number offered, first come first serve basis at the end of last year. Two kinds were offered: Gomu Gomu no Mi,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 18, 2016 - Culture
Giving A TIE Fighter A Firmware Update
Davison Carvalho is an artist from Brazil who currently works at Epic Games. As a specialist in user interfaces—and fictional ones in particular—Carvalho has some interesting ideas on the subject, whether it be for a TIE Fighter’s HUD (oh, what we wouldn’t give for a new X-Wing game) or the menu for a video game…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2016 - Uncategorized
How A League Of Legends Trophy Is Made
Those big trophies that the winners of League of Legends tournaments get don’t just appear out of thin air. Someone has to design and build them, and in this case, that someone was cosplay/props legend Harrison Krix, of Volpin Props. Going off some sketches made by his friend Tom, Krix had four weeks to build…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2016 -
CulturePop Works’ Salted Caramel & Fudge And Cookies & Cream Popcorn: The Snacktaku Review
A cornerstone of snack culture, popcorn is a light and fluffy snack that’s relatively harmless to eat by the handful. At least until a company like Pop Works & Co. starts putting delicious stuff all over it. Popcorn is a wondrous snack. It begins as a small kernel with a watertight outer shell and starchy…
By Mike Fahey Published January 17, 2016 -
CultureCosplayPlease, More Cosplay Documentaries Like This
Well, this looks cool: a bunch of friends who cosplay together as Sailor Moon characters worked with a production studio to make a very slick documentary about their outfits, friendships, challenges and adventures. I wish more cosplayers (or people working around cosplay) did this kind of thing! Yes, it’s nice seeing pictures and videos of…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2016 - Uncategorized
Fan Updates 2002 GameCube NFL Game With 2015 Rosters
It takes some fiddling, but a dedicated fan has made sure that if you want to use the current roster of NFL players in a GameCube sports game released in 2002, you can. The update for NFL Blitz 2003 (which was also released on PS2 and Xbox) is courtesy of johnz1 over on Tecmo Bowl.org…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2016 - Uncategorized
Redesigning Star Wars’ Coolest Vehicles (Using LEGO)
Whether it’s Ralph McQuarrie’s original vision or more recent efforts, Star Wars is famous for its sweet vehicle designs. Yet over the past month, talented LEGO builders have been messing with the iconic Snowspeeders and X-Wings, redesigning them to either look more contemporary, or just look cooler. They’re entries in a competition over on From…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 17, 2016 - Culture
The Week In Games: Now We’re Cooking, 2016
It’s nice to see a nice, beefy list of weekly releases again, even if most of it consists of Sony going crazy with the digital downloads. Sony went a bit overboard this week, making up for time lost over the holiday break with some 17 or so releases between its three active platforms. I’d shake…
By Mike Fahey Published January 17, 2016 -
UncategorizedGarden Warfare 2‘s Coolest New Addition Is The Bit Between Battles
The console beta for Popcap’s Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 is live this weekend, giving players a tiny taste of the new maps and modes in next month’s shooter sequel. My favorite part so far? The free-roaming playground that’s replaced the first game’s menus. The original Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare is pretty great.…
By Mike Fahey Published January 17, 2016
