République for PC, Zelda Animated Series, and More Deals

République is one of the most remarkable mobile-first games ever created, and its PC/Mac port is 20% off today on the Humble Store and Steam. [Republique Remastered, $20] We see this sale from time to time, but it bears mentioning if you’ve missed out in the past. Outside of Black Friday sales, this is the…

Someone Beat Dark Souls II…In First-Person…Wearing Oculus Rift

Anyone should be proud for finishing Dark Souls II. From Software’s sadistic action games are punishing by any standard. The community around the games, however, keeps upping the ante. What’s one way to make Dark Souls II harder? Beating it in first-person with an Oculus Rift. Twitch streamer Dirtythekid finally pulled this off yesterday on…

Donkey Kong Country Back On Wii U After Mysterious Two-Year Absence

In November of 2012, Nintendo pulled the Donkey Kong Country trilogy from the Wii’s Virtual Console. They gave no explanation, as is the Nintendo Way. And today, nearly two and a half years later, Nintendo announced that all three games are coming back, this time for the Wii U. We still don’t know why the…

The free-to-play mobile game Final Fantasy Record Keeper is coming westward this spring, Square Enix just announced. This is another partnership with Japanese social gaming giant DeNA; here’s hoping it’s better than that cashgrab All The Bravest

A remastered version of the snazzy stealth game République is now out for Mac and PC. And until March 4th, it only costs $20 on Steam, GOG, and the Humble Bundle. After that it goes up to $25.

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Fable Legends is Indeed Free-to-Play – And it’s Not a Bad Thing

To be honest, the first time I ever saw Fable Legends – Lionhead’s 4v1 multiplayer remix of Fable, due out later this year – I could have made a confident educated guess that it would be free to play. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK Its reliance on team play and selection of different,…

The Japanese Birdman Poster Looks Dumb

This is (part of) the U.S. poster for Birdman. It’s a rather simple poster. Surely, there’s no way you could screw this up, right? Right? Well, actually… Here is the rest of the poster—in case you don’t live in North America or, if you do, haven’t been near a movie theater. Not bad! I mean,…

The New Batman Trailer Hides a Puzzle

Being ‘the world’s greatest detective’ is one of Batman’s things, so it makes sense that the new Arkham Knight trailer had a rock hard mystery hidden inside. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK Here’s the trailer, see if you can spot the clues: No? Don’t worry, the codes are insanely hard to find, apparently…

McDonald’s Introduces Honey Butter French Fries in South Korea

It was bound to happen. This isn’t out of the blue. It makes perfectly good sense. In South Korea, McDonald’s is rolling out honey butter french fries. Last fall, Honey Butter Chips exploded in popularity across the country. As The Korea Times reported, the chips contained “sweet, sweet honey from beehives” and French “gourmet butter.”…

School Attracts Students with Manga-Style Uniforms

Usually it’s the other way around. Manga artists either take inspiration from real uniforms or draw fantasy uniforms they wish they wore. Not this time. Manga artist Zakuri Sato, known for Otona Pink and Taihen Yoku Dekimashita, designed these uniforms, which might look normal for an anime, but real uniforms aren’t always this stylized—or cute.…

KFC Is Serving Edible Coffee Cups 

When you get tired of the fried chicken, try the Seattle’s Best coffee and eat the cups. In the U.K. this summer, KFC is testing what it’s calling the “Scoff-ee,” a coffee cup made from cookie. According to Metro UK (via Mashable), the cup can be laced with different aromas, such as “coconut sun cream,…

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