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You Can Now Play Triple Triad On Your Phone
Sixteen years after the release of Final Fantasy VIII, Square Enix has finally released an official stand-alone version of its legendary card game, Triple Triad You can get Triple Triad right now on both iOS and Android by downloading the Final Fantasy Portal app. Both the Portal app and the card game—which you download inside…
By Jason Schreier Published August 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
From August 30, Nintendo 2DS will get cheaper in North America. The console will be priced at $99.99, which is thirty bucks less expensive than it’s current $129.99 price tag. And yes, the handheld will still come with the digital version of Mario Kart 7.
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 20, 2015 - Kotaku East
Japanese Clothing Store Pulls Nazi Necklaces
Japanese retailer Shimamura has stopped selling Nazi-style swastika pendants. For the time being, apparently. Yesterday, a Twitter user pointed out that the swastika pendant was being sold with a tank top for 980 yen ($8). The photo spread all over Japanese internet sites, appearing on 2ch, the country’s most popular bulletin board. According to Yahoo!…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 20, 2015 - Kotaku East
Another Large Godzilla Appears in Tokyo, But It’s Made of Sand
This month, a large Godzilla sculpture appeared in Tokyo. It’s made of sand. Hope it doesn’t rain! This sand Godzilla sculpture popped up in Shinjuku Central Park. Earlier this year, another Godzilla appeared in Shinjuku, towering over the streets below. That statue is part of new Godzilla-themed hotel rooms. [Photo: KONFUNK] [Photo: maruzo0717] [Photo: maruzo0717]…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
this video game, guys.
By Luke Plunkett Published August 20, 2015 - Kotaku East
Mass Effect Makes for a Cool Custom Motorcycle
In South Korea, a blogger named Tipytipy recently uploaded photos of his bike. His Mass Effect themed one, that is. [Photo: TipyTipy] Via tipster Sang, the bike is an Aprilia RS4 125 with custom decals designed to make the motorcycle look like the Normandy SR-2, one of the Mass Effect starships. [Photo: TipyTipy] [Photo: TipyTipy]…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 20, 2015 - Kotaku East
Defeating Enemies Increases Your Bust Size in This Game
D3 Publisher hasn’t always been the most subtle developer with games like the Dream Club series and Metal Gear Panty-er I mean Summer-Colored High School. Their new upcoming game for the PS Vita, Omega Labyrinth carries on the D3 Publisher traditional unhindged libido wackiness with an unhealthy obsession with boobs. Omega Labyrinth (see the visual…
By Toshi Nakamura Published August 20, 2015 - Kotaku East
When GIFs Meet Traditional Japanese Art
Japanese prints come to life when they’re turned into GIFs. Website Spoon & Tamago reports that an animator who goes by the name Segawa 37 created an animated series of “floating world images” (ukiyo-e), uploading the GIFs to Twitter. Ukiyo-e was popular in Japan from the 17th through the 19th century. The prints feature some…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
Street Fighter V “Stress Tests” Starting Today
Street Fighter V tried to have a beta test.It didn’t work, though hey, that’s what beta tests are for. To ensure that they run one that does work, Capcom is taking it a little easier this time, and starting today they’ll be rolling out “a series of region specific stress tests” The first is in…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 20, 2015 - Kotaku East
Dead or Alive Xtreme Volleyball Returns for More Volleyball
Because, of course it will. Though, don’t hold your breath just yet for a Western release. Announced at the Dead or Alive Festival held earlier this month, Koei Tecmo is revisiting their jiggly beach volleyball game, Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball for current gen systems as Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Fortune for the…
By Toshi Nakamura Published August 20, 2015 - Kotaku East
What’s Next for Naruto‘s Creator? A Sci-Fi Manga, Perhaps!
After Masahi Kishimoto finishedthe Naruto manga, he began work on a spin-off with the character’s son, Boruto. But, Kishimoto has already decided what he’s thinking about next. And he hopes it will be bigger than Naruto In a recent Japanese magazine interview (via Anime Matome), Kishimoto talked how he’s finished with the iconic manga and,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
Wow, Twitch vs Dark Souls Just Beat The Asylum Demon
And here we were laughing at everyone failing get out of a menu After a week that Patrickcalled a “beautiful disaster”, the maniacs playing Dark Souls via Twitch chat just did something many would never have thought possible: they beat the Asylum Demon. (pic via imgur) Sure, for regular players he’s just a tutorial obstacle.…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 20, 2015 - Culture
Sir Fluffington, This Displeases Me
Markus Lenz is an artist based in Germany who has worked for companies like SIXMOREVODKA and Deep Silver (Sacred 3). You can see more of Markus’ stuff at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper),…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2015 -
EsportsSmash Bros. Can Be A Gateway Drug For eSports
Can’t get into eSports? Maybe you’re looking in the wrong place. Many of the scene’s bigger draws are laden with technical jargon that can be off-putting to newcomers, so you might be better off starting with something like Smash Bros. That’s what Ian Danskin did, and he makes a pretty compelling argument for it in…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2015 - Uncategorized
Everquest II Is Building A “Prison Server” For Shitty Players
Daybreak Games is trying something cool with Everquest II: players caught breaking the rules (or just generally being terrible people) aren’t going to be suspended or banned. They’re going to be banished to a “prison server” known as Drunder. The move, explained by Holly Longdale in this forum post (via Gamasutra), sounds a lot more…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Witcher 3 New Game+ Sure Is Harder So Far
If you were wondering whether The Witcher 3’s New Game+ mode makes the game harder, I have some good news for you: It does! New Game+ was just added to Wild Hunt as the last of developer CD Projekt Red’s free post-release downloadable content. It’s a cool final addition, since many people (like me) have…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 19, 2015