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Skiing with Samurai Katana Looks Deadly
Who needs ski poles when there are swords? Recently, Freestyle skier Shogo Kawano donned samurai armor for a photo shoot and some downhill skiing. According to Kawano, the armor weighed about 25 kilograms (55 pounds). Add add in a katana, and you’ve got a tricky stunt to pull off. “You pray you don’t stab yourself…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 30, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThe Trailer for the Newest SaGa JRPG with English Subtitles
Check out the trailer for Imperial SaGa, the newest game in Square Enix’s SaGa series, now with English. Yes, English! The game will apparently include characters and enemies from across the SaGa series which includes the Romancing SaGa series and SaGa Frontier series. The game will also have regular features from the series like the…
By Toshi Nakamura Published April 30, 2015 -
Kotaku EastWhere Pro Street Fighter Players Look
Sako is one of the best Street Fighter players in Japan—and the world. This video tracks his eye movement, offering a fascinating insight into how he plays. As pointed out by Event Hubs, Japanese website 4Gamer used the Sentry Eye Tracker to follow Sako’s vision during this Ultra Street Fighter IV match. Notice how Sako,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 30, 2015 - Culture
Is There A “Sexy Mechanics Of Steampunk” Calendar?
Tara Phillips is a Canadian concept artist who is currently Art Director at indie developer Snowed in Studios. She has a thing for pin-up art, in case you were wondering. You can see more of Tara’s work at her personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough,…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 29, 2015 -
UncategorizedJackass, Recreated In GTA V
Oh Grand Theft Auto V on PC, will your wonders ever cease? Here’s a video by Abstract Mode showing various Jackass stunts begin recreated in the game by Trevor-O. And some stunts that would have been on the show if Jackass had to answer to the laws of video game gravity instead of real world…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 29, 2015 -
CultureA Game Where You Can Punch Anyone, Anytime
Should I care about Will Fight For Food? Yes and no. Conceptually, it’s pretty cool. You can punch anybody whenever, even if they’re important to the story. But the combat isn’t great, and the concept quickly breaks down. What’s it about? Here’s the game’s description, via its Steam page: “Jared Casey Dent was a wrestler…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 29, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Pokémon Cosplay…If Pokémon Were Armored Death Knights
Well, this doesn’t look like canon. Which is a shame. Something like Asura’s Wrath, only starring Pokémon that look like this…that is something I would play, Nintendo. Thanks. If you’re wondering who the black Pokémon is, it’s Umbreon Cosplay by SpiritRising7, photos by B1NH Photography & Miss Ansa
By Luke Plunkett Published April 29, 2015 -
UncategorizedCities: Skylines, Get To The Chopper
For those tired of towering over their cities like a God, there’s this Cities: Skylines mod that lets you pilot a chopper around, shining a giant spotlight into people’s faces. It’s still in alpha, but youcan grab it here if you want to try it out.
By Luke Plunkett Published April 29, 2015 - Culture
Steam ‘Review Bombing’ Is A Problem
In recent times, people have taken to flooding games’ Steam pages with (typically negative) reviews and tags to protest, well, lots of things. New features, viewpoints of creators, messages in the games themselves. But why? And does it actually work? Recently, games like Skyrim, with its controversial paid mods, Titan Souls, after a beef with…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 29, 2015 -
UncategorizedWarcraft & Dungeon Keeper, Together In One Game
You’ll probably never get a proper Warcraft game again. Dungeon Keeper’s name is now mud. If you’re a fan of either series (or, both), and want to play those kind of games again, you’re not getting any help from Blizzard or EA. You might want to look to smaller companies—like Realmforge—instead. They’ve just released a…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 29, 2015 - Uncategorized
What Nintendo DS Games Look Like In High-Res
But Kotaku writer, I hear you ponder, the Nintendo DS was incapable of getting anywhere near a resolution you’d call “high”, how could this be? The answer: emulation. Via this /r/games thread, the latest beta version of the Drastic emulator for Android has a feature that lets users test out high-res rendering for 3D objects…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 29, 2015 -
UncategorizedOld Folks Are Not Okay With Mortal Kombat X Fatalities
In the latest installment of The Fine Bros. “Torturing The Elderly” series, a group of older folks don’t take kindly to seeing people graphically slaughtered. As it turns out, ripping apart a guy’s skull and using his lower jaw (complete with bubbling esophageal hole) as an ashtray makes older people uncomfortable. While the jury is…
By Mike Fahey Published April 29, 2015 -
CultureSomeone Put A Star Wars AT-AT In Arma 3
On today’s Highlight Reel we have ArmA III AT-ATs, illegal hair loss in GTA V, sitting guardians in Destiny 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. Destiny – Sittin…
By Chris Person Published April 29, 2015 - Uncategorized
Losing In MOBAs Should Be More Fun
I’ve had a bad losing streak going in League of Legends the past few nights, which made me realize a fundamental truth about the game and others like it: they’re a lot less fun when you’re not on the winning team. Uniquely so, I mean. Saying something like, “a competitive game isn’t as enjoyable when…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 29, 2015 -
UncategorizedWhat GTA V Would Look Like If Everyone Was Way Too Drunk
You gotta love ragdoll physics. They make everything way more hilarious. Take a look at this cutscene montage by Tyrannicon—they’re using a mod that lets them ragdoll at will, making it seem as if everyone in GTA has had too much to drink. Despite breaking certain scenes, this mod still improves GTA a thousand times:…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 29, 2015 -
UncategorizedWhy League Of Legends Should Never Have Voice Chat
League of Legends becomes much more enjoyable once you invest in a solid headset and start playing games with friends on Skype, Mumble, or Curse. It’s so much better that you might wonder why the hell Riot doesn’t just make its own voice chat system. Because it would be a terrible, terrible thing. YouTuber and…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 29, 2015
