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Kotaku EastNippon Ichi Software Is Making a Horror Game
You like Nippon Ichi Software? What about Japanese horror? How about video games? Well, GOOD NEWS. There’s this. According to Japanese magazine leaks, this is apparently called Yomawari (“Nightwatch” in English). And it’s supposedly headed to the PS Vita this December in October. At the end of the trailer, the voice says, “Big sis, let’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThe First Full Boruto: Naruto the Movie Trailer with English Subtitles
Yes, the name “Boruto” is silly. But let that slide for a moment as you watch the first full trailer for the upcoming Boruto movie. Previously, we got a forty-second teaser, but this minute-and-a-half trailer should give you a better idea what to expect when the movie opens this August in Japan. Which is? Being…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2015 - Uncategorized
New Fire Emblem Has Same-Sex Marriage
Some Fire Emblem Fates (Fire Emblem If in Japan) news! Some of it good, some of it not so good. First, the good! Fire Emblem Fates is going to allow same-sex marriage. Because marriage is such an important part of the game, that’s a big deal! Nintendo tells Polygon “We believe that our gameplay experiences…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Best Batman Mods For Good PC Games
So Batman: Arkham Knight on PC is kinda… not great. Having waited in desperate anticipation for months, you’re probably feeling pent up—like you need to don bat pajamas and fall to your knees in the cold night, weeping. But wait, there are other options. OK, for the sake of this piece I’m gonna go ahead…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedWorst Guitar Hero Video Is Best Guitar Hero Video
“Can video game videos be art?”
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2015 - Culture
You Go Down There, You Don’t Have Feet
Jeremy Paillotin is a concept artist from France who’s part ofthe Sense Collective You can see more of Jeremy’s art at his ArtStation page 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…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedNew Pokemon Android App Is A Microtransaction Nightmare
For years now, users of iOS devices have had some handy, official Pokemon apps to mess around with. Android? Not so much. Until this week, that is, with the launch of Pokemon Jukebox, which is terrible. It’s not the first Android app from The Pokemon Company, as others have reported—that honour goes to a passable…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedWhat Happens When You Try To Kill People In Batman: Arkham Knight
Batman isn’t supposed to kill people. But that doesn’t stop players from trying it anyway—and the results are pretty silly. Last year, developers Rocksteady claimed that Batman’s no-kill policy was “non-negotiable, whether he’s driving or not.” But in the following video, Eurogamer finds that things are a little more ambiguous than intended: Here, for example:…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
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By Jason Schreier Published June 23, 2015 - CultureCosplay
5000 Men Dressed Up, Recreated The Battle Of Waterloo
On June 18, 1815, one of the most important battles of the modern era took place outside the sleepy Belgian village of Waterloo. Over the weekend, for the battle’s 200th anniversary, 5000 members of various military reenactment groups from all over the world converged on the original battlefield to pay tribute. Belgian photojournalist Olivier Papegnies…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
Look upon the words on this trophy, and despair.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedThanks To 73,000 Supporters, They’re Making A Successor To Banjo-Kazooie
For about the last seven years, Grant Kirkhope has been trying to convince people in the gaming industry that it’s time to make a game similar to 1998’s Banjo-Kazooie, one of the great 3D platformers of the Nintendo 64 era. Says Kirkhope: “I was told: ‘Grant, you’re talking nonsense. No one wants this game. Platformers…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedFive Theories About What Will Happen In Dark Souls 3
Dark Souls 3 was only just announced, but that hasn’t stopped players (and yours truly) from coming up with some theories about what’s going on. Here’s how Bandai Namco has described Dark Souls 3 so far: The next chapter of the Dark Souls lore is back with Dark Souls III. FromSoftware returns to create a…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedLeague Of Legends Player Lands Pentakill Right As His Team Surrenders
“You’ll never forget your first pentakill,” all my League of Legends-playing friends have told me. I pray to god that it won’t be like this one. A pentakill, in case you don’t know, is the name of the achievement bestowed on a League of Legends player when he or she kills all five opponents on…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 23, 2015 -
CultureHow Counter-Strike‘s Most Popular Map Has Changed Over 14 Years
Counter-Strike’s most popular map, Dust2, has been around since 2001, making it more than a decade old. This video from ESCalation chronicles Dust2’s evolution throughout Counter-Strike’s many iterations. While the layout and general theme of the map might seem similar throughout, the architectural style, graphical fidelity, and readability of each area has changed markedly. It’s…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Vatican’s Favorite Steam Game Is… Natural Selection
Pope Francis did say that he was totally cool with evolution last year. Steam Spy, a service that collects data from Steam user profiles, recently shared some pretty funny info about the Vatican’s gaming habits. These are the Vatican’s top eight games, according to available data. Click on the top left magnifying glass icon to…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
Why Destiny Players Feel Screwed Over
This week, a storm of anger has enveloped the Destiny community. This particular storm was brought about by a specific thing that happened last week. But in truth, it’s been brewing for much longer. Last week at E3, Bungie was showing off The Taken King, the new expansion for Destiny. We saw and played a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 23, 2015
