- Kotaku East
Blizzard Wins Copyright Lawsuit Against Chinese Hearthstone Clone
The makers of a Chinese Hearthstone clone have come out to the public to “refudiate” reports that they had been sentenced to pay Blizzard over $1.6 million. Tencent News reports that Unico Interactive, the makers of “Crouching Dragon Legends,” has been ordered to pay Blizzard and its Chinese partner NetEase for copyright violations. Apparently, Unico…
By Eric Jou - Kotaku East
Asian Movie Star To Play Gul’Dan in Warcraft Movie
Asian action star and all around good-looking guy, Daniel Wu, is set to play Gul’Dan in the new Warcraft movie. Friday, during the annual all things Blizzard convention, BlizzCon, the Warcraft Company released more information regarding the 2016 movie. Now we know which actors and actresses will play which characters, and that Wu will be…
By Eric Jou - Kotaku East
Mysterious Naruto Balloon Appears in China
Earlier today, a strange sight appeared in the Pearl River Delta area of Guangzhou. A giant blow up toad smoking a pipe is seen tied down near Guangzhou’s Canton tower. According to Sina games, the giant toad is a tribute to the 15 year-old Naruto comic series that just came to an end last week.…
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The Week In Games: Assassinate Everything
Oh, it’s this week, isn’t it? Time for two more Assassin’s Creed games to come out. Along with LEGO Batman 3 and the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game for the 3DS, that’s more running across rooftops in one week than most of perform in our entire lives. Okay, any one of those games would…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Happy Tenth Anniversary, EverQuest II
Ten years ago today, Sony Online Entertainment released the follow-up to the game that put massively-multiplayer online role-playing games on the map. Two week’s later Blizzard came along and set the map on fire, but some of us will never forget EverQuest II November 2004 was a magical month for MMO fans. Up until that…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
The Best 3D Castlevania Is This Custom-Made Board Game
A massive game board inspired by the original NES classic, 11 characters with upgrade-able weapons and abilities, battle dice, movement dice and more than 100 item and monster cards — this is the ultimate Castlevania board game. This amazing creation is the work of Redditor XsimonbelmontX, who last year crafted an outstanding Fallout-themed Monopoly board…
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UncategorizedThe Origin Of Battle Network And Other Fascinating Mega Man Trivia
Did you know that every time I hear the opening theme to Mega Man 2 I start singling the lyrics version created by Brentalfloss in 2008? That’s not a fact presented inDid You Know Gaming‘s second look at the Mega Man franchise, which mainly deals with fan-created bots and the excellent Mega Man Battle Network…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Design Your Dream Console
We’ve got black boxy consoles, white boxy consoles and limited-edition recolors that are either beyond our reach ortoo ugly to live. If you were a custom console painter, what would your Xbox One, PlayStation 4 or Wii U look like? Last month at a special event in Hong Kong, clothing line A Bathing Ape gave…
By Mike Fahey - Culture
Sunday Comics: Want To See A Live Body?
Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published November 8. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published November 3. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: A Date With Death: The Winners!
Why try so hard to get a date with theDeath of Sims, when you can have the real thing? Our ‘shop-savvy readers envisioned countless last-date scenarios with the Grim Reaper in last week’s contest. The results are in: Death wins. Death always wins. In comparison, uscg_pa almost never wins, which is a real shame considering…
By Mike Fahey
