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UncategorizedBest iPhone Gaming Surprise This Week: Prune
Fascinating video games come out of nowhere these days. Take Prune, a new $4 iOS game about growing and pruning trees. I never heard of it until it popped up on the app store yesterday. I played a bit of it for you in the video above. It’s good! Here’s a trailer, too: Good stuff…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 24, 2015 -
UncategorizedWorld of Warcraft Hyperlapse Shows How Big Azeroth Really Is
With flying and a number of portals added to the game, the days of traveling 20-30 minutes just to finish a quest, and exploring Azeroth on foot or on a ground mount might be over—but BigCliffy’s cool hyperlapse video will bring some of those memories back. Even though the video only features Kalimdor, the Eastern…
By Gergo Vas Published July 24, 2015 -
UncategorizedMortal Kombat. For the Atari 2600.
If Mortal Kombat went back in time and made sweet love to Pitfall, the result would look something like this. Yes, that’s Scorpion up there. What? Yes, I’m sure it is. Just squint and you’ll see how the yellow-and-black bits evoke the garb of the gory fighting game franchise’s undead ninja. Mortal Kombat: Netherrealm Journey…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 24, 2015 -
UncategorizedPeople Are Already Making Overwatch Fan-Movies
Blizzard’s upcoming multiplayer shooter Overwatch is not even in beta yet, but some fans are already done with their first live-action video, with some of the characters fighting around the Overwatch HQ. RP WhaBam’s clip—called Overwatch Legacy—has Tracer and Reaper from the game’s roster, and man these are some really well made costumes. To contact…
By Gergo Vas Published July 24, 2015 - Kotaku East
A Cleaning Service Just for Cosplayers
Costumes are slightly different from regular clothes. Some are delicate and handmade or use unusual fabrics and material. These outfits are tricky! They can need special care. No wonder why in Japan, there’s a dry cleaning service specifically for cosplayers. It’s called Layer Support(“layer” is Japanese slang for “cosplayer”). According to the service’s site, the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 24, 2015 - Kotaku East
Pokémon Trainers Cosplaying as Pokémon
In the most recent episode of Pokémon XY, Ash dressed up as Snorlax for, pretty much, most of the show. He wasn’t alone. The episode was set against a local festival. All the trainers decided to dress up as Pokémon. [Image: The Pokémon Company | TV Tokyo viaAnicobin] Who the hell wouldn’t want a Snorlax…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 24, 2015 - Kotaku East
Persona 4: Dancing All Night Has Great Music and a Dark Story
There were many things I expected from Persona 4: Dancing All Night: Persona 4 music, the cast dressed up in various costumes. But what I didn’t expect? A plot that fits right in with its acclaimed RPG predecessor. While a music game, Dancing All Night comes with a meaty plot of at least a dozen…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 24, 2015 - Kotaku East
Japan Knows It: Chips Make Burgers Better
Think of this as a more sensible version of the Thickburger. I’ve always been a big fan of putting potato chips in burgers, and it looks like in Japan, fast food chain Lotteria is, too. Lotteria, never one to shy away from interesting burgers (here, here, here, and here, for example), is offering two kinds…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 24, 2015 - Kotaku East
Unlimited Blade Works is an Excellent Fighting Anime
Beautiful animation? Check. Amazing fights? Check. Though-provoking conflict? Check. Looks like we’re good here. [Note: This review contains massive spoilers for both seasons of Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works. For a non-spoiler look at the anime, check out our review of the first season.] At the end of the first season of Unlimited Blade Works,…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 24, 2015 - Kotaku East
Japan Is Getting a Neon Genesis Evangelion…Bullet Train
You might be looking at concept art, but this is really happening. I imagine the inside is a rather-looking bullet train, but damn, the outside is striking. It’s designed after Evangelion Unit-01. [Photo: 500 Type Eva] Don’t see it? Here’s a comparison. [Photo: 500 Type Eva] According to Buzz News, the Neon Genesis Evangelion-covered bullet…
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UncategorizedRed Dead Redemption’s Title Screen, Running On PC
You can’t stop progress The Xenia emulator is still a long way from actually playing Red Dead—this is just the boot sequence, the game itself isn’t playable—but if there’s one game more than any other people want to get running on their PC, it’s this one.
By Luke Plunkett Published July 24, 2015 - Culture
Blacksmithing, The Hard Way
Florian Zenz is a freelance concept artist currently based in Berlin. You can see more of Florian’s work at his Behanceand ArtStation pages To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
Destiny Fans, Here’s Your Christmas Present
For such a gorgeous game, it’s weird that there hasn’t been more Destiny stuff available. 3A is making it worth the wait, though, as their upcoming Titan figure looks shit hot. Going on sale next week (and in very limited quantities), it’ll cost $190. At 1/6 scale (12.6 inches tall), it comes with four weapons,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2015 - Culture
The Best Place To Eat In All Of Ark: Survival Evolved
Welcome to Kentucky Fried Dodo. Steam user ๖ۜDittó put Ark: Survival Evolved’s building tools to great use, resulting in this fine dining establishment. Their secret ingredient? The tragic extinction of an entire species. Nothing tastier! Or maybe it’s poop. It might be poop. The Steam Community Showcase is a regular look at the cream of…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 23, 2015 -
CultureA Game About Killing ‘Mario’
Mario is the ultimate video game hero, beloved by families the world over. Let’s kill him. Kill The Plumber is as close as the game’s developer could get to Fucking Murder The Shit Out Of Mario without risking a lawsuit. I mean, that character looks audaciously similar to Mario. And the art style! I’m kinda…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 23, 2015 - UncategorizedBy Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2015
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Crazy Millennium Falcon Toy Is 18 FEET LONG
Stop, toy companies. Stop this madness before somebody gets hurt. Hot Toys, they of super-realistic action figure fame, also make 1/6 scale Star Wars figures. For the Ani-Com and Games Hong Kong show going on right now, they decided to also build a Millennium Falcon to stick some in. With the figures being 1/6 scale,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2015
