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WoW Subreddit Taken Down To Protest Login Problems [Update]
One fun thing to do while waiting for expansion-pack related technical issues and sever queues to resolve is read up on r/WoW, unless the top mod sets the subreddit private until he can log on to the game, which is exactly what happened last night. Update: moderator has quit following alleged doxxing and harassment. As…
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UncategorizedWarlords of Draenor as a PS1 Game
Ian Beckman‘s recreation of Warlords of Draenor‘s intro takes not just the game’s story, but also its graphics and sound back in time to the simpler, late PS1 era. A perfect fit for Draenor in the alternate timeline. And it just reminded me of Warcraft Adventures. Damn. Warlords of Draenor 8 Bit [YouTube] To contact…
By Gergo Vas - Kotaku East
Papercraft Genius Creates Origami Dragons, Grim Reaper, and More
Paper can be used for a lot of things, including origami—and in ancient Asia, where paper was invented, one netizen has created some amazing paper folding art! Currently spreading around the Chinese interwebs thanks to folks at China Players (and Sina), these origami creations are the work of one Baidu message board user called 鈬鍢鋃銘鎶…
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UncategorizedSadly, ‘Realistic Minecraft‘ Is Not a Real Game
Instead, it’s a series of 3D-animated shorts showing what Minecraft could be if it was, well, not more “realistic” per se, but rather more smooth and rounded around the edges. The animations are made by YouTuber Flashcode using a variety of programs, including Blender, MakeHuman, and Adobe Premiere Pro. Seven shorts have been uploaded so…
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Kotaku EastThe Chinese Air Force Has a Mobile Game
Last month, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force announced that they’re releasing a mobile game. Now, after a month and much hoo-ha, they’ve finally released some additional information. Titled Golden Helmet, the game is named after a ridiculous military exercise to find the best pilots. Now, after some hype, the first video of the…
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Kotaku EastSubway Station Gets an Actual Warlords of Draenor Dark Portal
At this point it almost feels like I’m repeating myself. Blizzard and NetEase have pulled out all the stops to get players in China hyped up for the Warlords of Draenor expansion—so much so that they’ve just installed an actual Dark Portal in one of Shanghai’s busiest subway stations! Over the weekend, images of an…
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The Week In Games: The Last Big Release Tuesday Of 2014
This is it, folks. While we’ve still got a couple substantial titles coming out through the end of the year, this is the last week we’ll be pulling money from our wallets so fast they catch on fire. Enjoy the lengthy unordered list, folks. We shan’t soon see its like again. Tuesday, November 18 LittleBigPlanet…
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UncategorizedCat Doesn’t Know Why It Keeps Playing Destiny Either
This feline is experiencing exactly the same compulsion I feel whenever Destiny comes on the screen. Destiny isn’t a great game, but man Destiny is a great game. The story is all over the place when it’s there at all and the post-20 leveling mechanic is just plain odd, but no game this year grabs…
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UncategorizedThe Man Named PlayStation And Other Fascinating PS2 Facts
The PlayStation 2 was so beloved by its owners that a man in Britain legally changed his name to PlayStation 2 and looked into marrying his system. Did You Know Gaming‘s latest video looks at this and other weird facts about the best-selling console of all-time. If I were to change my name to that…
By Mike Fahey
