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Oooh, that looks painful. In this piece of 3D Final Fantasy VII fanart, done in a Bravely Default-esque style by Sketchfab’s HongZhihao, Cloud scores a huge hit on Sephiroth, making him drop his blade. Make sure to check out the embedded model below for more angles on the scene. Dayshot is an image-based feature that…
By András Neltz Published February 26, 2015 - Kotaku East
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,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 26, 2015 - Culture
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.”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 26, 2015 - Kotaku East
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.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 26, 2015 - Kotaku East
Smash Bros. Creator is Totally Impressed with Steam
But aren’t we all? Yes, yes, Steam is a pretty decent online store. At least Smash Bros. creator, Masahiro Sakurai, thinks so. Maybe he could, you know, make a game to sell there. “It’s become mandatory that each platform has its own built-in [digital] shop.” Sakurai reflected in his semi-weekly column in Weekly Famitsu. “So…
By Toshi Nakamura Published February 26, 2015 - Culture
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,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 26, 2015 -
CultureBroken Half-Life Is Scary Half-Life
The original Half-Life, in my opinion, is one of the most memorable games of all time. This, however, is not Half-Life as you remember it. Not at all. The purveyors of endless video game nightmare fuel over at Vinesauce got their hands on a Half-Life mod called Glitch-Life. In short, it randomizes Gordon Freeman’s legendary…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 25, 2015 -
UncategorizedGoogle AI Taught Itself How To To Be A Pro At Classic Video Games
Really, it’s just a matter of time before Google’s “DeepMind” artificial intelligence learns how to wreck us all. New Scientist reports a Google-owned AI has learned how to beat 49 Atari games, just by spectating them. So it’s not, like, out there playing the newest Call of Duty with an army of 13 year-olds or…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 25, 2015 -
UncategorizedYears Later, Blizzard Finally Fixes Obnoxious World of Warcraft Bug
World of Warcraft update 6.1 just launched, and it adds all sorts of new stuff: a selfie cam, racing, new blood elf character models, and more. On top of that, players have discovered many hidden fixes, among them the satisfying squashing of a bug that’s been plaguing the game for years. As documented by ZwuckeL,…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
My Adventures As A Different Kind Of RPG Wizard
For the past few weeks, I’ve been playing a very different kind of RPG. There aren’t any Paladins, or orcs, or castles, or magic, or even potions. There are just ten sweaty men doing battle in an arena. It’s one of the best RPGs I’ve ever played. The game I’m talking about is NBA2K15, which…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
42-Player Civilization Game Is Destroying The Planet
The 42-player, AI-only Civilization game that’s currentlygoing down is already one of the most amazing things the Civilization community — no sloucheswhen it comes to weird and wonderful spins on the game — has come up with. In over 20 years playing the series I have never seen anything like this. Mostly because I’ve never…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2015 -
UncategorizedWhat Happens When A Hentai Artist Makes A Soul Calibur Costume
Well. That doesn’t really look comfortable, does it? As spotted by Shoryuken, here is a costume created by Yamatogawa, a manga artist famous for hentai. Yamatogawa’s outfit is called “Magic Knight,” and characters such as Ivy and Amy can wear it in Soul Calibur: Lost Swords, a free-to-play spinoff for the PS3. So. Would you…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 25, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Real Humans Become Comic Characters
Lianne Moseley is able to turn regular human beings into comic book superheroes, using only the powers of…a make-up brush. Just look at this! She-Hulk, Green Arrow, X-Men…even Archer, who isn’t really a comic book hero, but whatever, close enough. You can see more of Lianne’s work at her Facebook page (via Fashionably Geek). Contact…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 25, 2015 -
CultureGTA Race Comes To An Unexpected Halt
On today’s Highlight Reel we have races that come to an abrupt halt, ace paratroopers in Battlefield 4, spinning busses, strange NPCs and much, 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…
By Chris Person Published February 25, 2015
