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One Piece Kabuki Is Really Happening
Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates are getting a live-action version, but it might not be one you’d expect. One Piece is being turned into a kabuki play that will center on the Summit War Saga and, according to Natalie, will be done in a way that audience members who aren’t familiar with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 29, 2015 - Uncategorized
You Might (One Day) Be Able To Stream PC Games To An Xbox One
Microsoft’s Xbox boss Phil Spencer has told The Verge that the company is working on a way for users to be able to stream their PC games to an Xbox One console. We knew that Windows 10 (which is out today) would let you do theopposite (Xbox One-to-PC), but PC-to-Xbox One streaming is new. “We…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 29, 2015 - Culture
I Love What You’ve Done With The Place
Ian Jun Wei Chiew is an artist currently working at Sony’s Sucker Punch. In the past he’s worked on games like Forza 6 and a bunch of other stuff that hasn’t even been announced yet. His art is…well, just look at it. So fresh and so clean. You can see more of Ian’s work at…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedLEGO Exoskeleton Is Like A Tiny Pacific Rim
Now if we can just scale it, we’ll be able to kick those Kaiju’s asses. Danny Benedettelli has built a LEGO model and exoskeleton that lets him control a small robot with his body. As MAKE reports, it uses LEGO Mindstorm and an Android phone, and while the idea of this kind of control is…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedTanks + Tokyo + Anime
Can you hear that? Listen closely….it’s the ghost of a very cool 90s arcade game… Via RPS, Tokyo Warfare is an indie shooter for the PC that takes some very heavy cues from Namco’s classic Tokyo Wars, an arcade game from the mid-90’s that I remember spending way too much money on. The similarities are…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Diablo III Update Honors Blizzard Artist Who Died Last Year
In October 2014, Kevin Kanai Griffith, a Blizzard artist who had worked on both World of Warcraft and Diablo, passed away. This month, the company honours him with a big update for Diablo III. Patch 2.3.0 introduces something called Kanai’s Cube, a predecessor of the game’s “iconic” Horadric Cube. Blizzard says it’s “a huge new…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2015 -
The BestsThe Classic Patlabor 2 Has My Favourite Anime Scene
I was re-watching Patlabor 2 the other day, and there’s a scene in that movie that I just can’t get out of my head. It’s actually the scene that made me re-watch the film in the first place; I’d pulled it up last week when trying to explain—in a conversation about why I don’t watch…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2015 -
CultureThe Swindle‘s Randomized Stealth Is Loads Of Fun
Should I care about The Swindle? Yes. It’s randomized stealth, a heist game that could last you until the end of time (but probably won’t). What’s it about? It’s the past-present steampunk future, and in 100 days The Man is gonna deploy a security system so advanced that cool-ass heisters with cool-ass heist zeppelins won’t…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
A Man Who Can’t Die Is the Perfect Private Eye for a Dirty Los Angeles
Do you miss Angel? You remember it, right? The Buffy spinoff where the hunky vampire-with-a-soul was a PI who worked cases involving mystical creatures? Well, there’s a new comic book series that’s similar in concept but with a few different twists. Wolf #1 starts with a man who’s been set on fire, walking down the…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedA Great Creepypasta About An Arcade’s Secret Terrors
Back in the day, arcades were no stranger to all sort of bullshit myths about cabinets and the games they housed. In this internet tall tale, one of those myths is true—and it’s the stuff of nightmares. Chilling Tales For Dark Nights has uploaded a great creepypasta that you should listen to if you have…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
The UFC Needs To Change Its Stoppage Rules, Badly
Joe Lauzon knew his opponent was done. Problem is, the referee didn’t. Over the weekend, UFC on Fox 16 saw TJ Dillashaw demolish Brazilian skull crusher Renan Barao even more decisively than he did the first time around. And while it was a stunning display of hot fist-on-face action, it wasn’t the defining moment of…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Five New Comics You Might Want To Check Out
Evan isn’t the only person reading comics around here. Here are some recent surprise favorites of mine. I didn’t expect to be recommending any of these to you: Crossed + 100 #6 Above art drawn by Gabriel Andrade, colored by Digikore I’ve long avoided most of the Crossed comics, a more vile riff on zombie…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 28, 2015 -
EsportsZeratul Banned From Heroes Tournament After Exploit Emerges [UPDATE]
Blizzard has benched the best assassin in its up-and-coming MOBA Heroes of the Storm, banning StarCraft star Zeratul from use in the game’s first real round of professional tournaments for the indefinite future. While Blizzard hasn’t exactly confirmed this, the Zeratul ban sure seems like it stems from a bug of some sort that was…
By Yannick LeJacq Published July 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
New PS4 Platformer Is Infuriating And I Can’t Stop Playing
God damnit. There is nothing relaxing or meditative about N++. Most of the time, I’m uttering inappropriate words under my breath, clenching my fists, sweating profusely, and hoping I don’t mess up the next jump. And when I do, there’s a good chance I’m going to scream. If you’re wondering “hey, haven’t I heard of…
By Patrick Klepek Published July 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedCalculating LEGO Brick Combinations Is Ridiculously Complex
In 1958 LEGO estimated that six standard LEGO bricks could be combined together in nearly 103 million ways. Math professor Soren Eilers discovered that they were off by more than 900 million. In this clip from A LEGO Brickumentary, in theaters, iTunes and On Demand this Friday, the good professor explains why LEGO’s initial estimates…
By Mike Fahey Published July 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Newest Life is Strange Episode Starts With A Major Shocker
I can’t believe the places where Life is Strange is going. (Spoilers for Life is Strange episode 4 follow!) A week ago I was adamant that the game’s developer, Dontnod, wouldn’t actually make you play through the timeline you open up by the end of episode 3. In my mind, having Max open up a…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 28, 2015
