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UncategorizedHow Tanaan Jungle, World of Warcraft‘s New Outdoor Zone, Looks
Tanaan Jungle, the closed max level zone of Draenor, opens up in patch 6.2. While it’s far from being completed, YouTuber Khamúl made an awesome clip showing how it currently looks. Even though it’s a relatively early version, you can already see it’ll be savage, something like a mixture of Un’Goro Crater and Shadowmoon Valley…
By Gergo Vas Published April 17, 2015 - Kotaku East
Tokyo Ghoul √A Has Strong Characters But a Weak Story
Super-powered “ghouls” stalk through the night hunting humans for food; the police are largely powerless to protect the people; and a young man finds himself standing between the worlds of predator and prey. It’s a great setup. Too bad the follow-through was lackluster. Last year’s Tokyo Ghoul was an anime that did an excellent job…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published April 17, 2015 - Kotaku East
Mobile game Terra Battle will get a collaborative in-game event with The Last Story, reports Famitsu. Both games were developed by Hironobu Sakaguchi’s Mistwalker, but The Last Story was published by Nintendo. Mistwalker is publishing Terra Battle.
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThat Movie With Naruto’s Kid Gets a Trailer
Boruto: Naruto the Movie, which stars Naruto’s son, ahem, Boruto, gets its first trailer. Here, have a look. It also features Sasuke’s daughter, Sarada. Here is the trailer without subtitles: And, via YouTube user HystericalGameZ, with: Whaddaya think? Boruto: Naruto the Movie opens in Japan this August. To contact the author of this post, write…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2015 -
Kotaku EastNew Japanese Beer Is Good for Your Skin. Apparently.
Ah, to stay young. And get totally trashed at the same time. Who knew? According to Japanese site Entabe, Suntory has rolled out a new low-malt beer called “Precious.” It’s currently only available in Hokkaido Prefecture (so, yes, this sounds like a test run). Each 350ml can of beer is 5 percent alcohol but contains…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2015 -
UncategorizedA VR Gaming Chair To Make You Barf
This is the MMOne. It’s a “3-axis virtual-reality gaming chair.” And it might make you barf. I know it would make me. Just watching this clip is making me woozy. According to its official site, the chair is compatible with gamepads, joysticks, and the Oculus Rift. There are also roller coaster and space sims for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2015 -
Kotaku EastCheck Out the Spiritual Sequel to Nights into Dreams on Wii and Wii U
Rodea the Sky Soldier, the newest game by Sonic the Hedgehog and Nights into Dreams creator Yuji Naka was released on Wii U earlier this month. Even more interesting, the game was packaged with its never-before-released Wii version. Yet, it is more than just the graphics that have gotten an overhaul. The Wii version of…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published April 17, 2015 - Uncategorized
My internet speed is incredible!
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 17, 2015 - Uncategorized
Fuck This Game
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By Patricia Hernandez Published April 17, 2015 - Culture
Drawing Spaceships The Old-Fashioned Way
Jeff Zugale is a concept artist who has been working in and around the video game business for over a decade. Currently at Blind Squirrel Games, he’s also done ad work on series like Call of Duty and Super Mario. He’s currently giving me vivid high school flashbacks with a project where he’s drawing one…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2015 - The Bests
The Best Steam Theme
Sometimes, The Bests covers the big stuff. Other times, like today, it’s the small stuff. Confession: I ask a lot of my platforms and services. I don’t just like them to work well, I like them to look good while doing it. So Steam has forever been in my bad books: it works just fine,…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
Giant Pokemon Roams The Deep, Murdering All The Fish
Artist RJ Palmer has been doing the whole “realistic Pokemon” thing for a while now, but it’s usually been a case of “oh wow that’s neat”, not “ahhhhh God I’m never going in the ocean again”. His latest work is the legendary Pokemon Kyogre, who is normally a pretty sleek, futuristic-looking fish, but who is…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedDavid Hasselhoff’s New Music Video, In GIFs
Have you watched the video for True Survivor, from the Kung Fury soundtrack? You should. It’s kind of amazing. David Hasselhoff taps into the 80s for this video (music by Mitch Murder), which is also full of fun video game references. If you liked Hotline Miami or Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, you’ll definitely want…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 16, 2015 - Culture
You Must Construct Additional Skylines
I suppose this Cities: Skylines StarCraft pylon mod, created by gido505, was inevitable. And yes, it’s functional. Here’s the description: You must construct additional pylons! Based on Wind Turbine. Can be placed anywhere 1×1. Cost 20,000. Upkeep 80/week. No Noise pollution so can be placed near residential places with good wind speeds. Produces 32MW of…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedA Car Game So Realistic That It Has Permadeath
My Summer Car is a game about chugging beer and tinkering obsessively with a beat-up old sports car. It is, according to its creator, the most realistic car game ever. I honestly can’t tell if My Summer Car is a joke or not. On one hand, its website says things like: “MY SUMMER CAR is…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Just Made A Lot Of New Tweaks To 3DS StreetPassing
A new update to the 3DS’ StreetPass Plaza will let you finally skip a lot of the chatter that slows down clearing out your StreetPass queue—but it’ll cost you. The update will also let you hide StreetPass games you no longer want to play. That one’s free. If you were hoping that they’d up the…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedMortal Kombat X Players Figure Out How To Use Unplayable Characters
Bizarrely, Mortal Kombat X has a sizable slate of classic Mortal Kombat characters that you can only fight against, not play as, Rain and Baraka foremost among them. Clever players, however, have figured out how to use them in the game’s PC version. Player XVermillion tore open Mortal Kombat X’s chest cavity and, as hot…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Internet Falls In Love With Man’s Silly Pokémon Tattoo
Yesterday, a Pokémon-themed thread popped up on Reddit. It was titled “My friend was drunk and on Xanax when he decided to tattoo a black face Charmander with no experience or artistic ability. The flame saves it.” This is the tattoo: This is what the Pokémon is supposed to look like, for reference’s sake. Charmander!…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 16, 2015
