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Little Witch Academia 2 Is Truly Magical
You know, I can’t decide whether we live in the best possible timeline because Little Witch Academia exists or if we live in the worst possible timeline since less than an hour and a half total of Little Witch Academia exists. Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade is the kickstarted sequel to 2013’s anime darling…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 10, 2015 - Kotaku East
Big Gundam Statue Coming to Hong Kong
Japan isn’t the only place that gets giant Gundam statues. Hong Kong gets them, too. As the Gundam Global Portal Facebook(via tipster Mox Factor) points out, this summer another big Gundam is coming to Hong Kong’s Times Square. Back in 2013, the area hosted a Gundam display with an RX-78 Gundam squaring off against a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 10, 2015 -
Kotaku EastShowing Off the Psycho-Pass Dominator the Best Way Possible
Anime interface graphics really make everything better. This month, Bandai is re-releasing its replica of the Dominator, the weapon carried by the Public Safety Bureau’s officers in Psycho-Pass. This review is about five minutes long, but it feels like less of an in-depth criticism and more of a way just to show off the piece.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 10, 2015 - Culture
A Different Take On “Medieval” Africa
Sebastian Gromann is a concept artist who works at Karakter, a German studio whose Game of Thrones stuff we’ve featured here before The African images you see below are from his personal project called Big Five, which imagines a world where medieval Portugese settlers land in Ghana and change the course of history. You can…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2015 - Uncategorized
Girlfriend Drugged So Man Can Keep Playing Video Games
A 23 year-old man has been fined by a German court after drugging his girlfriend so that he could…play some more video games with a friend. The Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung report (via The Local) that the unnamed man committed the crime last year, when his girlfriend arrived home late to find him playing console games…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2015 -
UncategorizedWhat Microsoft’s HoloLens Tech Might Actually Look Like
Microsoft’s HoloLens tech is impressive, but it’s hard to get across what it looks like to people who aren’t wearing the glasses when they’re not, well, wearing the glasses. So the company whipped up this demo video to help. It’s a bullshot in motion, sure, but it does get the general point across: this isn’t…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2015 - Culture
Screw You, Jester
Jester, my constant companion in Steam soccer-with-cars smash hit Rocket League, thinks he’s funny. He is not, and he can go fuck himself. OK so, I recently moved to a new apartment and don’t have a reliable Internet connection yet (I’ve been working out of a Starbucks every day; it’s great fun if you enjoy…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 9, 2015 - Uncategorized
Sweet N64 Table Has N64 Inside Table
Considering my only memories of playing the N64 were of playing in large groups and eating a ton of shitty food, this custom console build seems very practical. It sees an N64 stuck inside a table, with the controller leads built in under the surface of the wood so that there’s no tangling. This also…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2015 - CultureCosplay
This is like the Platinum Trophy of Instagram cosplay…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2015 - Culture
Fan Uncovers Elaborate Team Fortress 2 Easter Egg
Reason number 437 I wish Valve would release more games: they’re good at packing them with smart little things. (Warning: this post gets kinda NSFW. I know, I’m surprised too.) It all begins with Miss Pauling. Miss Pauling, for those who don’t know, plays assistant to The Administrator, aka the in-game announcer, aka one of…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 9, 2015 -
UncategorizedStreet Fighter’s Ken Has Been Redesigned
Capcom normally keeps things pretty traditional when it comes to Street Fighter’s classic roster. Characters like Ryu and Chun-Li have barely changed since their debuts in the 80s and 90s respectively. But Ken, well, Ken is now different Finally taking the chance to make him more than just a palette-swapped Ryu, Ken now has a…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 9, 2015 - Uncategorized
Trials of Osiris Is The New Best Thing In Destiny
The agony! The jubilation! The drama and disappointment! I have reached the top of Destiny mountain, and the view is spectacular. It was a pain in the ass getting here, but I guess that was the point. For the first eight months of its existence, the “best thing” in Destiny wasthe Vault of Glass raid.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 9, 2015 -
UncategorizedBlack Ops III‘s Zombie Mode Set In The 1940s, Film Noir Style
Call of Duty’s popular zombies mode returns in Black Ops III, and it’s surprisingly ambitious. It’s called Shadows of Evil, and not only has a full story, but it’s set in the 1940s and stars Jeff Goldblum, Heather Graham, Neal McDonough, Ron Perlman, and Robert Picardo. What?! Check out the amazing trailer below: Yep, that…
By Patrick Klepek Published July 9, 2015 -
CultureParody Game NotGTAV Vanishes From Steam After Strange Copyright Claim
NotGTAV, which is not GTA V, was a hit when it released on Steam last week. Then it disappeared. The game is back now, a short-term victim of what seems to have been a bogus copyright claim. Here’s what we know: NotGTAV, the cheap, funny parody game that was donating money to charity, disappeared from…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 9, 2015 -
UncategorizedA new trailer for Platinum’s upcoming Transformers: Devastation game will give gamers of a certain age flashbacks to their childhood. It’s still hard to tell if this game is much more than an arena brawler, though there do seem to at least be some transformation-based moves. For PC, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3 and PS4.
By Stephen Totilo Published July 9, 2015 -
UncategorizedOur Comic And Cartoon Recommendations for Arkham Knight Players
Batman: Arkham Knight is in the running for the most disturbing Batman story ever told. But it doesn’t get there without referencing, repurposing and leaning on a bunch of other Dark Knight storylines that preceded it. Rocksteady has done a few things very well in the Batman games that they’ve made. The British studio created…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 9, 2015
