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UncategorizedWeirdness Ensues When 32 Fans Re-Animate The Pokémon Intro
You’ve got two types of animators here, basically: the ones doing straight-up recreations of the first Pokémon opening’s iconic shots, and the ones with… different ideas. Inspired by the similar Moon Animate Make-Up project, Pokémon ReAnimated comes from an Ottawa-based group of 32 animators, headed up by Spencer Moreland, who also edited the whole thing,…
By András Neltz Published February 3, 2015 - Kotaku East
The One Piece “Mistake” People Are Talking About
The latest One Piece manga is out in the new issue of Weekly Jump. And in the above image from the magazine, there is what looks like an artist mistake. Try spotting it. Go on. Do it. Here’s the full image,. [Photo: onepiecesokuhou] For those who weren’t able to notice the mistake, Twitter user Takumi…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 3, 2015 - Kotaku East
The Up All Night Stream Plays Kirby and the Rainbow Curse [All Done]
Back on the Wii, you saw everyone’s favorite pink blob turned into a ball of yarn. So now join me in his new Wii U adventure where he is a ball of clay. Update: The stream is now over but you can watch it in its entirety below. Watch live video from BiggestinJapan on Twitch…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published February 3, 2015 -
Kotaku EastFinal Fantasy XV, The Cat Simulator
Just as Square Enix used a “Dog Cam” to show off FFXV, it’s now using a “Cat Cam” to do the same. At the recent Taipei Game Show, a feline friend explored an in-game train station. The below video is from ETtoday: Here’s the same footage, but at a slightly higher resolution: While right now…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 3, 2015 - Kotaku East
The Studio Ghibli Theme Park We Deserve
While you can visit Studio Ghibli, it’s not a theme park. It’s a museum (hence, the reason it’s called the Ghibli Museum). But what we really want is a proper Ghibli amusement park. Like this. As noted on 2ch, Twitter user Takumi created a map for what he calls “Tokyo Ghibliland.” Sure, it’s heavily modelled…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 3, 2015 - Culture
Sadly, This Sumo Scene Didn’t Make It Into Big Hero 6
Ryan Lang is an artist we featured a while back for his work on Wreck-it-Ralph, but now that Big Hero 6 is out, which he also helped out on, it’s time to take another look at his stuff. These images are part of Lang’s contribution to the look and feel of the movie. There are…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedIn Which A Zombie Is Kicked Into The Ocean
Dying Light has a dropkick attack. It’s cool, if only for the visual effect, but when you mess with the values determining how powerful it is on the PC version, it gets a lot cooler. Nice soundtrack selection, btw.
By Luke Plunkett Published February 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedFinal Fantasy Kitchen Knives Deal Critical Damage To Fruit, Vegetables
Yes, I know. I want them too. But, much as I’d like to own some rad Final Fantasy cutlery, these were custom-made for one specific super-fan. We can ogle them from afar, though, and ogle we shall The Super-Fan Builds team enlisted the help of the ever-talented folks from Man At Arms to construct four…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
GTA V’s Los Santos vs The Real Los Angeles
Los Santos in Grand Theft Auto V may be a caricature of Los Angeles, but that doesn’t make it complete fiction. Like the bestcaricatures, it shares its foundations with the real thing, as you’ll see in these imageswhich compare certain landmarks in the game with their LA counterparts. Sure, some of the scenery around them…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedIf Only Lego Skyrim Were A Real Video Game
Batman has a Lego video game. So do Lord of the Rings and Star Wars and Indiana Jones and a million other series. That’s nice. That’s cute. Whatever. I want Lego Skyrim, and I want it yesterday. The Guildmaster Studio put together a painstaking re-creation of Skyrim‘s opening scene using Lego blocks and stop-motion, and…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 2, 2015 - UncategorizedBy Luke Plunkett Published February 2, 2015
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CultureDOTA‘s Early Days Were Rough
DOTA 2 is one of the biggest games on Steam. It’s also the centerpiece of one of the biggest annual tournaments in all of eSports. And yet, once upon a time its most dedicated players resigned themselves to the idea that they’d probably never make a cent off it. Pro gaming behemoth Na`Vi put together…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 2, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Fantasy Darth Vader Costume Is Ready For The Dark Ages
Prince Armory have made this amazing Darth Vader costume, which doesn’t just look great but has enough detail to maybe actually work as an actual suit of armour. Though your protection against lightsabers may be limited. The entire suit is articulated, so it can be worn while you run around pretending to choke peasants and…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
NYC, 2015
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By Luke Plunkett Published February 2, 2015 -
CultureVideo Game Car Crash Survivor Should Buy A Lottery Ticket
In Highlight Reel today we have some close calls in The Crew, stylish ways to kill zombies in Dying Light, a Life Is Strange mashup and 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…
By Chris Person Published February 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
Cancelled Driver Game Involved Blowing Apart San Francisco
Before Driver: San Francisco, Ubisoft tasked Sumo Digital with making the next Driver game. Unseen 64 has unearthed details and concept art on the abandoned project, which apparently would have involved the Bay Area and tons of explosions. Split/Second: San Francisco? I’m a sucker for reading about cancelled games, and wish more game companies were…
By Patrick Klepek Published February 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedFan-Made Dragon Age Trailer Will Pull You Right Back to the War Table
So you left the sprawling beginning area of the latest Dragon Age. Closed lots of breaches. Collected hella herbs. Read as much lore as you could stomach. Puzzled over its ending. Thought you were done? Watch this fan-cut trailer and you’ll roll a new character and jump back in. Just like he’s done for GTA…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedOne Of The Best Smash Bros. Matches In History Went Down Last Night
For some people, yesterday was all about the Super Bowl. For me, it was about a better match-up, one of the best and most dramatic Smash Bros. matches I’ve ever seen. To tell the story of Sunday’s amazing match, we have to go back a day further, to Saturday and the Apex 2015 tournament, the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 2, 2015
