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UncategorizedWhat A Lucky Diablo III Encounter Looks Like
What’s better than bumping into a rare pack of Treasure Goblins in Diablo III? Bumping into two packs, around two dozen goblins right next to each other, all carrying tons of loot and legendaries. Riuku‘s Season 2 Barbarian was lucky enough using that Ancient Furnace axe to one-shot all of them on Torment VI difficulty.…
By Gergo Vas Published March 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
This is what happens when you cross fanart with sugar, spice and everything nice. The Powerpuff Girls are the latest subjects of Sakimichan’s beautification process—look below for the higher-definition pic, and click here for more art from Sakimichan Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots…
By András Neltz Published March 25, 2015 - Kotaku East
Where Is Hideo Kojima? Show Him To Me.
Have you seen this man? His name is Hideo Kojima and he makes video games. And since March 19 he seems to have vanished. Of course, he hasn’t vanished from the internet. There have been various stories about Hideo Kojima and how his production company seems to have vanished. Then, there was, in my opinion,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 25, 2015 - Kotaku East
Tokyo Hamburger Restaurant Covered in Anime
No, no. Not every burger restaurant in Japan is like this. Too bad, huh? The Lotteria in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro is… different. One floor of the restaurant is reserved for anime collaborations and covered in whatever show (or game) is being promoted, whether that’s Sword Art Online, Fate stay night, or The Idolmaster Not only are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 25, 2015 -
Kotaku EastJapanese Miniature Art Dazzles All
Tomo Tanaka is a “miniature artist.” That doesn’t mean he is of small stature. Oh no, but his art certainly is. Tanaka, who lives in Osaka, works with very small scales—such as 1/12 and 1/24 scale—and makes items for small-scale display. Tanaka creates everything from glasses to samurai swords and from cookware to meals (though,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 25, 2015 - Culture
The Division Looks…Cold
Ryan Hawkins is an artist who has worked on games like The Division, Hawken and Aliens: Colonial Marines. He’s also the guy behind the VERTEX books we posted about last year, which are a great resource for artists looking to up their game. You can see more of Ryan’s work at his ArtStation site To…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2015 - Uncategorized
Designing New, Badass Female Fighting Game Characters
FIGHT! Round 1is a zine that’s getting some of the internet’s best artists together for a single purpose: “create their own original female fighting game character.” The images submitted so far are outstanding, and there’s a cool tough to the zine’s design, too; each character had to be drawn facing either left or right, so…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2015 -
UncategorizedOne Man Spent Four Years Making A Homage To The Video Game Tie Fighter
By now, you’ll have surely seen that sweet Tie Fighter clipdone in an anime style. What I don’t think is getting enough attention, though, is just how much the short owes to Lucasarts’ 1994 video game Tie Fighter. The entire project is a homage to the game. From the name (the short is also called…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2015 -
UncategorizedShadow Of Mordor: Just As Funny In The Real World
Shadow of Mordor is already a pretty funny video game. Still, I’m glad that hasn’t stopped Mega64 from taking it into the real world and trying for a few more laughs. Really hoping the next game has oblivious, bystander NPCs now…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2015 - Culture
Rust Chooses Players’ Race For Them, Things Get Messy
Many games let you choose your character’s race, but not Rust. The chaotic survival game is doing its best impression of the gene pool—randomizing who’s white, black, and everything else—and players have reacted in unexpected ways. Prior to this, everyone in the game was white and looked more or less the same. The changes to…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 24, 2015 -
UncategorizedGood Assassin’s Creed Joke, Watch Dogs
Okay, I’m about nine months late to this, but I just finished Watch Dogs on Saturday. And I liked the little Assassin’s Creed joke I found in the game. The joke appears to involve a specific scene from Assassin’s Creed Revelations, according to this video from the Access the Animus YouTube channel. Neat! Late last…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 24, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Joystick Is Back. Long Live The Joystick.
It’s a word that’s synonymous with video games, but let’s be real: outside of some niche genres the joystick has been dead and buried as a viable control method for well over a decade now. Note that this post is talking about the traditional definition of a joystick: a single stick that you grab, with…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 24, 2015 -
UncategorizedCrowd Booing The Scripted Wrestlemania Hero? Just Edit Out The Boos [UPDATE]
The advantage of a pre-determined sport like pro wrestling is that promoters can book the ideal storylines. Usually, that means you’ll get a Wrestlemania main event the crowd is excited to see, though usually they’re not supposed to be booing the good guy a few days before the big show. Good thing you can edit…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 24, 2015 -
UncategorizedGeorge RR Martin Shops For Comics, Is Adorable
It’s no secret that George R.R. Martin is an old-school comics nerd, a guy who wrote fan letters to Marvel Comics back in the day. Surely, well off as he must be, somebody’s running to get his comics for him, right? Nope. He gets them himself. Sometimes, he brings Game of Thrones actresses with him,…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 24, 2015 - Uncategorized
Timed DLC Exclusivity Is Bullshit
There’s some new Dragon Age: Inquisition DLC out today, as you may have heard. It’s called “Jaws of Hakkon” and you can get it for Xbox One, PC, and… well, that’s it. Did you play Dragon Age on PlayStation 4? Sorry. No DLC for you this week. See, publishers EA and Microsoft have come to…
By Jason Schreier Published March 24, 2015 -
UncategorizedTwitch Plays Pokémon‘s Final Boss: Professor Oak
Holy shit. Twitch Plays Pokémon could not have ended in a more perfect way. For those of you that haven’t been following it lately, Twitch PlaysPokémon, the stream that lets thousands of people come together and control a single game of Pokemon, was holding a throwback game of Red—the game that started it all. To…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 24, 2015 - Culture
How To Make Cities: Skylines Look Like Borderlands
Love Borderlands‘ cartoony vistas and pastel-colored expanses? Well, now you can make your game of Cities: Skylines look just like it—minus roughly a million gallons of blood, of course. The Bordercities 2 mod gives the absurdly popular (and infinitely moddable) Steam city builder the Borderlands series’ trademark cel-shaded look by doing these things: -Adds ‘edge…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 24, 2015 -
UncategorizedBloodborne Isn’t As Brutal When It Glitches Out
Bloodborne can be pretty brutal…unless it happens to hiccup. While it might not be particularly common, when Bloodborne glitches out, just about anything can happen. Some players are finding that glitches make life way easier, especially when it comes to boss battles. The GIF above, for example, comes from Typical East Coast—who found that, for…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 24, 2015