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Death Parade Is About Life, Death, and the Darkness of the Human Heart
Somewhere there exists a mysterious bar. When you arrive at it, you are forced to play a game—cards, bowling, darts, etc.—against another person. If you win, you get to leave. If you lose, however, you die. Or at least that’s what the situation appears to be. In truth, it is far different: Players are already…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published May 19, 2015 -
Kotaku EastFinal Fantasy Is One Way To Sell… Toyotas
These are not Final Fantasy Chocobos. They’re Toyotas. But if they were, I guess they’d look like this? Or maybe they’d be fluffier? Not sure, but what is sure is that Toyota hasonce againteamed up with Square Enix to sell Japanese people cars. Chocobos, of course, are those big, flightless bird creatures Final Fantasy characters…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2015 -
Kotaku EastSometimes I Leave Xenoblade X Running Just to Listen to the Music
As I write this post, Xenoblade Chronicles X is up on my TV, its music blasting from my surround sound system—just as it has been for hours. I haven’t really played the game at all today. In fact, the most I have done in the game is move my character (Kotaku-tan, naturally) to a different…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published May 19, 2015 - Uncategorized
Underrated RTS Classic Gets Surprise Sequel
Did you ever play the Cossacks series? It’s a pity if you said “no”, because they were some of the finest old-school military RTS games around. Think Age of Empires, only a bit smarter, and a bit fancier, with muskets and feathered caps instead of triremes and wololos. The first Cossacks was released in 2001,…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2015 -
CultureClicker Heroes Is Super Popular On Steam… For Some Reason
Grand Theft Auto V DOTA 2. The Witcher 3. Those are some of the most played games on Steam right now. And then there’s Clicker Heroes… for some reason. As spotted by PCGamesN, Clicker Heroes is a clicking game (think Cookie Clicker) that somehow had 40,000 people playing it on Steam today. At the same…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 18, 2015 -
UncategorizedGTA Cheater Murders Everyone, Blames It On The Innocent
Here is a look at just how ridiculous the cheating situation on GTA Online can become. The 7th Taco shares absurd GTA footage with us via the following clip. Basically, the entire playerbase inside of this GTA Online game gets instantly murdered by a cheater on the server. But it doesn’t end there. The cheater…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 18, 2015 - Uncategorized
RIP EZTV
One of the most popular and well-known torrent distribution sites in the world, EZTV, has closed down. Surprisingly, it had nothing to do with the cops, or lawyers. As TorrentFreak report, the site—which has served up TV show downloads for a decade—has been brought down by scammers, who took over EZTV’s domain name in what’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 18, 2015 - Uncategorized
Doom 4’s Earlier, Scrapped Version Sure Looked Different
Doom 4, nowjust Doom, is a game a long time in the making. Mostly because at least one version of the game has been rebooted entirely. We got a brief look at the current game today, but here’s a rough look at one of the original takes, which isn’t exactly what you’d expect from a…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 18, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Monday Stream Plays Splatoon, Looks Hella Cute While Doing It [Done!]
Splatoon is a very special game—and I’m excited to show you why in a livestream today. Starting at 6pm EST, I’ll be doing an hour-long Splatoon stream right here. Join me to catch a glimpse of what may legitimately be the most exciting shooter of 2015. We’ll play a couple of matches, show off the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 18, 2015 -
CultureWhen A GTA Heist Comes Together
On today’s Highlight Reel we have heists, easy Bioshock splicers, canons, unconventional knock downs, exploding Diablo creatures and much more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. Bioshock Infinite: Burial At Sea…
By Chris Person Published May 18, 2015 - Uncategorized
11 Months Later, The Sims 4 Players Still Want Answers About Toddlers
The Sims 4 had a controversial launch last fall for one main reason: unlike its immediate predecessor, the game didn’t feature toddlers. Not much has changed in the months since. And for many longtime fans, that’s the entire problem with The Sims 4. And why they’re walking away from their beloved game series. EA’s announcement…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 18, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Old Lady Is Mortal Kombat’s Best Character
Meet Blanche. She’s the old lady in the background of the Outworld Marketplace stage, and she is the best thing about Mortal Kombat X If you’ve been playing Mortal Kombat, then you probably already know that you can use the old lady as a weapon, like so: [Source: Generic Gaming] This alone was enough to…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 18, 2015 -
UncategorizedDark Souls Player Conquers His Own, Tougher Version Of The Game
TheUrbanOrb claims he’s “not a masochist,” but consider this: no shield blocking, getting hit, or leveling up. These are a few of the self-imposed restrictions he struggled through during a recent Dark Souls run, the end of a multi-year journey that began when his dream of playing the piano was taken away. In late 2009,…
By Patrick Klepek Published May 18, 2015 - Uncategorized
Minecraft Player Named ‘MojangSucksDick’ Gets Pranked By Mojang
Making a username in a fit of rage can lead to some pretty silly situations. Just ask the Minecraft player who gave themselves the username ‘MojangSucksDick.’ A few years ago, Reddit user jessemoforice had trouble logging into their Minecraft account. So instead of logging into their already existing account, they made a brand new one.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 18, 2015