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World of Warcraft‘s PvP Is Getting a Big Change

Doing all the Tanaan Jungle dailies and raiding Hellfire Citadel are pretty fun in Warlords of Draenor, but even after patch 6.2, there’s one thing that’s just not shaping up as intended: the large PvP island Ashran. In an upcoming patch, a new feature called “Mercenary Mode” that allows players to join the battle for…

By Gergo Vas Published July 16, 2015

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If Pokémon Evolutions Were Realistic

Bad news Bulbasaur. You might be one of the most popular Pokémon out there, with the ability to evolve into Ivysaur and Venusaur, but in the real world, things would be a bit different, and natural selection would settle things really quickly. Darwinism has a word with Pokémon evolution in Dorkly’s latest video: To contact…

By Gergo Vas Published July 16, 2015

Kotaku East

Artist: Kyu Sakamoto | Track: Sukiyaki | Album: Sukiyaki (Single) Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2015

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Widescreen Can Make NES Games Better

The classic 1980s baseball game Bases Loaded is coming to the PS4. And it looks like Bases Loaded! But widescreen. Via Inside, you can see in the above screenshot what the PS4 version will look like. Compare with a clip of the NES version below. Bases Loaded was originally released in arcades, but as a…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2015

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Angry Birds 2 Will Be Released This Month

Never mind that there are already fifteen Angry Birds games, Finnish developer Roviojust announced a sequel to Angry Birds. It’s called Angry Birds 2. To date, Rovio has made twelve games in the main series (including a sequel to Angry Birds Star Wars called, wait for it, Angry Birds Star Wars II) and three spin-offs…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2015

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Handsome Men, Goofy Anime

Gakuen Handsome is a silly game. Silly on purpose. The same looks true for the anime version. The Boys’s Love title, which is set in all-boys school, is getting an original anime video this August in Japan. Titled Gakuen Handsome: The Animation, the 30-minute DVD is priced at 2,980 yen (around US$25) and features the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2015

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The Cute World of Japanese Warning Signs

Why make boring looking warning signs when you can make cute ones? Seriously. Photographer Luca Eandi has been uploading sign photos to the Tumblr blog Signs of Japan Many are adorable, and provide a nice look at Japanese graphic design and visual culture. The sign warns people not to enter because the construction site behind…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2015

Kotaku East

Fighting Over Senpai

What do you get when you combine martial-arts style wire work, green screens, and notice-me-senpai? This, apparently. Akihabara idol group Dempagumi.inc appears in this Mets soft drink spot, with all the members vying for their senpai’s attention. If you’re curious how this was made, watch the behind-the-scenes clip below. To contact the author of this…

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2015

Kotaku East

What’s Next for Arc System Works After BlazBlue

With one of its major IPs drawing to a close, the master fighting game maker is looking to something new. BlazBlue: Centralfiction is the latest addition to the BlazBlue series of fighting games and the “Finishing chapter to the Story of Blue.” For developer Arc SystemWorks, the Blazblue series has, alongside Guilty Gear, been one…

By Toshi Nakamura Published July 16, 2015

Kotaku East

Garden. Uji, Kyoto, Japan. By Brian Ashcraft. JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line!

By Brian Ashcraft Published July 16, 2015

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Pluto Probe Is Powered By The Same CPU As A PlayStation

This week, the world has looked on with aweas the New Horizons probe sent back the first ever detailed pictures of Pluto. Those images weren’t taken using the latest technology, though; New Horizons launched in January 2006, and was obviously designed and built even earlier. So the gear inside is a little more primitive than…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2015

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Football Game That Is Not Madden Appears Suddenly On Steam

Just when you think EA and Madden have squeezed the life out of football games, along comes Axis Football, a scrappy little effort that is the anti-Madden It has no production values. Terrible commentary. Few options. No fancy moves for your players. And if they had to create fictional franchises, EA would never be dumb…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2015

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Massive Bug Forces Riot To Disable All League Of Legends Ranked Games

It takes a lot for Riot to put even part of its hugely popular multiplayer game League of Legends on hold, but tonight the developer faced a technical problem it wasn’t able to promptly handle. A bug affecting every playable character in League of Legends’ ginormous champion pool began to surface in the game earlier…

By Yannick LeJacq Published July 15, 2015

Culture

That Is Not How You Build Aircraft

Sean Hayden is an artist from the UK who has been working in the games business for a few years now. You can see more of Sean’s work at his personal site 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 July 15, 2015

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One Of The Most Brutal UFC Fights I’ve Seen In Ages

I never cringe at UFC fights. One fight on last weekend’s UFC 189 card made me cringe hard (Warning: some of the photos in this post are a little nasty.) Robbie Lawler vs Rory MacDonald II is one of the greatest fights I’ve ever seen. The welterweight championship battle was that rare occasion where I…

By Nathan Grayson Published July 15, 2015

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Commodore Is Back. Again. Kind Of.

Commodore, a company most famous for their C64 and Amiga computers, went bust in 1994. The brand, however (much like Atari’s) lives on, and it’s this week been resuscitated in a strange and curious place: the mobile phone market. This is the Commodore PET, an Android phone that leverages the grand old brand name by…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2015

The Bests

Studio Ghibli’s Movies, Ranked

Since its foundation in 1985, Studio Ghibli has released over 20 feature films. Some of these have become animation classics! Others have stunk up the joint. While the studio is synonymous with the works of Hayao Miyazaki, don’t forget that a number of other directors have helmed projects for Ghibli, from studio co-founder Isao Takahata…

By Luke Plunkett Published July 15, 2015

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I’m Not Sure What To Make Of Skyforge

Maybe it’s the fact that original science fiction based MMORPG games come along so rarely, or maybe it’s just that Skyforge is pretty damn strange. Either way it’s keeping me on my toes. Developed by Russia’s Allods Team in conjunction with Obsidian Entertainment, Skyforge is a free-to-play MMO that’s not quite like anything I’ve played…

By Mike Fahey Published July 15, 2015

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Check Out StarCraft II‘s Zeratul’s New Abilities

Today, Blizzard released Whispers of Oblivion, a free prologue to StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void that you can get now if you want to pre-purchase the game. (If you don’t feel like shelling out $40 for a game that won’t be out for at least another few months, don’t worry: Oblivion will be free…

By Jason Schreier Published July 15, 2015

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Bombshells Drop In DC Universe Online

DC Comics Bombshells started out as a series of pinup-style variant covers. This summer it’s growing into a statue line, a comic book series, another wave of special covers and starring role in a brand new adventure in DC Universe Online. Bombshell versions of Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Catwoman, Harley Quinn and Talia al Ghul make…

By Mike Fahey Published July 15, 2015