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The Truth About World of Warcraft‘s Worgen Characters
Creating a lupine character in World of Warcraft is a little bit different from other races. Since they’re shapeshifters, there’s both a human and a werewolf form. And when you’re customizing their looks, the changes you’ve made to one form will automatically affect the other form. And this, as Dark Legacy Comics’ latest shows, means…
By Gergo Vas Published September 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedFamous YouTubers Go On TV, Teach Jimmy Kimmel A Lesson
The last time Jimmy Kimmel commented on the YouTube Gaming controversy, he said that he’d give Let’s Plays a chance. And so it was that tonight, some of the biggest YouTubers around joined Kimmel in a segment about watching other people play video games. “I come in peace,” Kimmel—who was wearing a Power Glove, for…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 4, 2015 - Uncategorized
Genzoman, purveyor of great fanart, shows off his skills in a Street Fighter/Rival Schools crossover piece that he did for UDON Entertainment’s 280-page Capcom Fighting Tribute artbook. Higher-res image is below, and you can check out some of the other art found in the book in this DeviantArt gallery Dayshot is an image-based feature that…
By András Neltz Published September 4, 2015 - Uncategorized
Fan Covers “Konami” with “Kojima Productions” on New Metal Gear Solid
Kojima Productions, apparently, is no more. The studio started by Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima has been “dissolved,” says Snake’s Japanese voice actor. The box art for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain does not read “Kojima Productions.” It does read Konami. On Taiwan’s Gamer forums, a member named Gtaaaaa decided to change that.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2015 - Kotaku East
IA/VT -Colorful-: The Kotaku Import Preview
Sega has long held a stranglehold on the Vocaloid music game market with their Project Diva series. Now, to challenge Hatsune Miku’s dominance comes IA and her game IA/VT -Colorful- As a music game, the most important aspect of the game is its soundtrack. Like in the Project Diva titles, the music in IA/VT is…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedA Final Fantasy Themed Wedding
Grace and her husband got married last month in Hawaii (congrats!). Since they’re big Final Fantasy fans, they decided that the logical thing was, well, a Final Fantasy themed wedding. Type-0 outfits made for fancy groom wear! And the bride is dressed asGarnet til Alexandros XVIIfrom Final Fantasy IX. There are a bunch of nice…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2015 - Kotaku East
The Beauty of God Eater in Animated Gifs
While video game-based anime God Eater didn’t make our list for the five must-watch anime this season, I wouldn’t hesitate to say that it is one beautiful-looking anime. I mean, just check out these gifs. God Eater, based on the Bandai Namco video game of the same name, is being made by Ufotable, the studio…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedSorry Men, You Cannot Advertise Maxi Pads in China Anymore
The Chinese government issued a new set of tough guidelines that are bound to radically change advertising in the country. According to People’s Daily, The Nanfang, and Qingdao News, the new advertising rules do things like ban child celebrities under the age of ten from doing endorsements, under the rationale that these young celebs cannot…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 4, 2015 - Culture
WHO LIKES TANKS?
TANKS! Still with me? Cool. Pavel Petrenko is an artist at Wargaming, where he’s worked on World of Tanks. Here, then, are some awesome 3D models of tanks that he’s built for the game. You can see more of Pavel’s stuff (he’s also worked on Crysis 3 and Borderlands) at his personal site and ArtStation…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2015 -
UncategorizedDestiny Gets Some Big Changes Next Week, No Expansion Required
Maybe you’ve heard: Destiny is about to get a whole bunch of changes. Some of those changes are tied to the upcoming Taken King expansion, but a fair amount of them will happen whether you buy the expansion or not. In the latest weekly update at the company blog, Bungie has explained a bunch of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 3, 2015 - Uncategorized
Arkham Knight’s PC Patch Is FINALLY Out
Arkham Knight, a PC game so brokenthat its publisher Warner Bros. had to withdraw it from sale, was released in June. It’s taken until September, but a patch to (hopefully) fix it is rolling out now. The update popped up earlier in the week for beta testing, but WB announced today that it’s now available…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2015 -
UncategorizedNot Every Game Clip On YouTube Has To Have Terrible Music
Also: nice flying!
By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2015 - Uncategorized
For Four Years, A Man Has Walked Across Minecraft
Kurt J. Mac has been walking in the same direction in Minecraft since 2011. It is now September 2015, and he is still going Profiled recently by Guinness for their records book/marketing catalogue, there’s a progress report from April 2015 in there, saying that as of five months ago he’d crossed 2,097,152 blocks. Equivalent to…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2015 - Uncategorized
Upcoming Witcher 3 Patch Will Flesh Out The Game’s Romances
Not everyone was happy with the love triangle at the center of 2015’s hottest dating sim, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Fortunately, the game’s developers have been listening. Mild Spoilers For The Witcher 3 Follow. If you spend a bit of time looking around The Witcher 3’s online gathering places, you’ll see more than a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 3, 2015