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Japan Has a My Little Pony Cafe
And it’s the first My Little Pony Cafe… in the world. How magical! According to Model Press, PR Times, and Omotesando Info, the My Little Pony Cafe is serving up special Pony-themed meals and selling limited edition goodies. [Photo: My Little Pony Japan] [Photo: My Little Pony Japan] [Photo: My Little Pony Japan] The Harajuku…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 16, 2015 - Kotaku East
The Up All Night Stream Plays Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth [Stream Over]
Just because we’ve still a few more months before the newest Digimon game hits Western shores is no reason why we can’t have a bit of Digimon fun right now. Join me as I play the Japanese version of Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth and let’s see if we can save the digital world! Update: Stream…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published October 16, 2015 - Kotaku East
Magical Anime Girls Kicking Ass and Taking Names
As far as magical girl anime shows go, few have fights like this. Pretty Cure is a long-running animated series aimed at children—primarily, little Japanese girls. And when people think about Pretty Cure, perhaps images of enormous eyes and transformation scenes pop in their heads. [GIF via geovanny_omnis] [GIF via GIF Magazine] Online in Japan,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 16, 2015 - Kotaku East
The Only Thing I Enjoyed About Ninja Slayer Was the Art
I usually like what Studio Trigger puts out, be it the over-the-top action of Kill la Kill or the whimsical magic of Little Witch Academia. When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace even won me over in a single scene. But their newest, Ninja Slayer, didn’t even come close. Let’s start with the presentation. Most of the…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published October 16, 2015 - Kotaku East
Legends of History, Meet Your Anime Counterparts
The Fate franchise is built entirely around legendary heroes fighting it out for the Holy Grail. And the newest game in the series, Fate/Grand Order gives anime makeovers to more of the greatest figures from myth and history than ever before. Below is a gallery of all the new heroes included in the mobile title…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published October 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedNintendo Is Nerfing a Bunch of Splatoon Weapons
For those who didn’t like how some of the Rollers and Blasters were balanced, good news. Nintendo will fix that in an update. For those who did like the way they are now, well, sorry! The 2.2.0 Splatoon update hits on October 20 and recalibrates weapons that do seem overpowered, such as the Carbon Roller…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedThis is Wanderer, “an episodic 2D adventure game blending cinematic platformer and RPG”.
By Luke Plunkett Published October 15, 2015 - Culture
Art From Blizzard, League of Legends & Capcom
Trent Kaniuga is a veteran artist who has worked extensively in both video games and comics. Blizzard fans especially might recognise his contributions, where he’s been involved in everything from vanilla WoW to Diablo III to Hearthstone Trent has also worked on League of Legends, and below you’ll see examples of his designs on stuff…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 15, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Obvious Choice For The Next Smash Bros. Character
The Super Smash Bros. Ballot has been closed for a while, and still, no announcement from Nintendo on who the fan’s choice for the next Smash DLC will be. In the absence of official word, then (though fans feel like that’s coming soon), it’s left to parody accounts and solid jokes to fill the void.
By Luke Plunkett Published October 15, 2015 - Uncategorized
League Of Legends Is Psych Testing Players With Questions About Anger, Fighting
Riot Games is locked in an eternal struggle against what it calls “toxicity”. As League of Legends gets bigger, so too does the number of assholes playing the game. And while the company’s previous attempts to combat this have been interesting, this latest step is much more direct. As Motherboard reports, this new system is…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 15, 2015 - Uncategorized
Destiny‘s Trials of Osiris Delayed Because Of Exploit
Bungie is delaying the much-anticipated return of Destiny’s Trials of Osiris while they address a recently discovered exploit that can totally ruin competitive matches. The announcement is part of the latest Destiny weekly update, which also includes a release date for the King’s Fall raid’s upcoming hard mode. Trials of Osiris no longer has a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 15, 2015 - Culture
Even After The Skyrim Fiasco, Valve Is Still Interested In Paid Mods
Earlier this year, Valve sent the mod community into crisis mode with paid mods for Skyrim. It did not end well And yet, Valve never said they were done-done with giving modders the option to charge for their creations. Rather, they concluded that they had some thinking to do about how they presented paid mods,…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 15, 2015 - Uncategorized
If you’d like, you can now digitally pre-order Black Ops 3 for Xbox One. For still unspecified reasons, it had been removed from the service, and neither Activision nor Microsoft had a decent explanation why. Either way, it’s back. Contact the author at [email protected]
By Patrick Klepek Published October 15, 2015 -
UncategorizedBrand New League Of Legends Team Rides Easy Schedule Into Brick Wall
Origen has only been a bona fide League of Legends pro team for a year now. And today they just won themselves a spot in the 2015 World Championship semifinals. Talk about beginner’s luck! Origen secured a spot in the semifinals today after beating Taiwanese League team Flash Wolves (FW) in a best-of-five match-up. This…
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 15, 2015 -
CultureLuke Throws Stormtrooper Into TIE Fighter
Today on Highlight Reel we have Luke Skywalker force pushing a snowtrooper into a TIE fighter, Metal Gear meets WWE, Nathan Drake, rad stoppies, and more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links…
By Chris Person Published October 15, 2015 - Uncategorized
Zelda: Tri Force Heroes Lets You ‘Blacklist’ Internet Jerks
Did you know that there’s a new Zelda coming out next week? And that it’s totally adorable? Now you know. Tri Force Heroes, which is out on October 23 for 3DS, is a multiplayer Zelda game that looks and feels like 2013’s Link Between Worlds, but plays more like Four Swords. You and a party…
By Jason Schreier Published October 15, 2015 - Uncategorized
Shocktober, Week Two: Hey, M. Night Shyamalan’s New Movie Doesn’t Suck!
Thanks for the help, grandma. We’re two weeks into October, which means you should have 14 horror films under your belt by now, right!? Okay, fine, even I haven’t watched that many. In last week’s Shocktober check-in, I shared thoughts on Goodnight Mommy, Unfriended, Cooties, Westworld, and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. Not…
By Patrick Klepek Published October 15, 2015
