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UncategorizedMinecraft Village Would Make a Nice Vacation Spot
Hand-made Minecraft towns and cities are always a joy to look at. This one, called Blugough, was built by kenofox of Planet Minecraft in a “renaissance-ish” style over six days. Here’s a flythrough video: The included HD shots: And my obligatory in-game images. It’s quite pretty thanks to the included texture pack: Click here for…
By András Neltz Published January 9, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThe Ghostbusters Anime We Never Got
The world is a little sadder that the 1980s never actually saw a Japanese animation version of the Ghostbusters cartoon. A little? Sorry, a lot. This spoof was created by YouTubers Nacho Punch Of course, there really was an American Ghostbusters cartoon during the 80s, which this parody is, well, parodying. You know, actually, there…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2015 - Kotaku East
The Worst Mega Man Box Art Makes for the Best Action Figure
Seriously, what were they thinking with that box art? In case you’re not aware of the original NES Mega Man’s infamous North American box art from 1987, here it is in all its glory, courtesy of GameFAQs: The bizarrely redesigned Mega Man and the completely random scenery catapulted it into the bad box art hall…
By András Neltz Published January 9, 2015 - Kotaku East
Tsukimonogatari is 2014’s Last Good Anime
After the fall iteration of the Monogatari franchise, I must admit to being a bit worried. Luckily, on New Year’s Eve, Tsukimonogatari quelled my fear with a story all about consequences, character building, and storytelling—all in the beautiful art style the series is known for. [Note: Tsukimonogatari is the sixth iteration of the Monogatari series.…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published January 9, 2015 - Kotaku East
How One Piece Characters Have Evolved
Ch-ch-ch-changes! Nothing stays the same—people, places, and manga characters, included. Let’s see how the likes of One Piece have evolved over the years. The appearance of characters changing is not new, nor is it unique to One Piece. Previously, Kotaku showed how an array of manga characters had evolved over the years. Now, via Japanese…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2015 - Kotaku East
The Apple Store Line That Could Kill You. Literally.
I will never complain about waiting in line ever again. Earlier this month, stores across Japan offered “lucky bags” (福袋 or fukubukuro), which typically contain an array of items at a discounted price. In the past, you didn’t know what the fukubukuro contained, but more recently, at many stores, you do. The Apple Store lucky…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 9, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThe New Attack on Titan 3DS Game Is a Solid Upgrade of the Last One
Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind -Chain- is an update of last year’s similarly titled Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind. And while it has only one major new feature, it is one that changes the entire game for the better. Good – Harder Than It Looks When it comes down…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published January 9, 2015 - Uncategorized
Not every story you read on Facebook is awful.
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2015 - The Bests
The Best Civilization V Leader
There are dozens of leaders to choose from every time you sit down to play a new game of Civilization V, each with their own sets of perks and bonuses. Some are good, some are OK, some are terrible, but only one is the overall best, and that leader is Elizabeth. The thing with most…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2015 - Culture
A Collection Of Dark, Beautiful Sci-Fi Art
Alexander Mandradjiev is an artist based in LA who works in both games and film. A lot of artists these days, regardless of what they’re working on, make the most of their digital tools to make everything look clean, and smooth. What I love about Mandradjiev’s stuff, aside from the dark and heavy tone, is…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
Coding Conference Postponed Because One Direction Ruined Everything
DjangoCon is an annual convention for people who code in Django, which powers websites like Instagram and Pinterest (and can also be used in games development). Its European version was supposed to go down in June, but then a boy band happened, and everything went to shit. Soppy British teens One Direction, one of the…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2015 -
UncategorizedA Snow Day in GTA V‘s Fake Los Angeles
The central city in Grand Theft Auto V is supposed to be, essentially, Los Angeles. In real-world LA, snow is pretty much a mythical phenomenon. But Rockstar made flakes fall from the sky in GTA V over the holidays and it looked downright peaceful. The timelapse video above is courtesy of YouTuber 8-Bit Bastard, who…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
Wild Theory: Luke Skywalker Wasn’t Meant To Be A Jedi, He Was Bait
This is one of those things where you have to imagine events from the perspective of the character, and not the guy writing the movies. And when you do that, it’s not the dumbest twist on established Star Wars canon you’ve ever read. Yesterday, wondering the kind of things you’re prone to wonder about in…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
Smash Bros. Amiibo Tournament Is One Hell Of An Emotional Rollercoaster
“I knew I should’ve trained him better,” a friend said somberly of her Luigi Amiibo after he got steamrolled by another friend’s Captain Falcon. “I knew he wasn’t ready.” Amiibos, tiny plastic statues of popular Nintendo characters that can interact with a handful of Nintendo games, are all the rage right now. They’re nice-looking, collectible,…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
Bungie Is Fixing Destiny‘s Most Ridiculous Exploits
Sorry, Destiny players—starting next week, you won’t be able to use the LAN trick on Crota anymore. Bungie is finally fixing the Crota cheese—and implementing a bunch of other fixes and tweaks—in an update that they say will go live next week. In addition to the LAN fix, Bungie says they’re fixing many of the…
By Jason Schreier Published January 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
GTA In Portland Is A Terrible Idea
The Grand Theft Auto series has taken us to destination cities like London, New York, Miami, and Los Angeles. There has not, however, been a GTA game set in Portland, Oregon. That is probably for the best. Over at the blog of real estate company Movoto (via NeoGAF), writer Willie Clark has published an article…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
Brave Human Trying To “Finish” Animal Crossing, Live
Awesome Games Done Quick have finished some difficult games over the last few days, but surely none are as tough as Animal Crossing, a game that doesn’t even have what you’d call an “end”. Still, Forstride is going to give it a shot. Deciding that you can complete what the game wants you to complete…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 8, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Best Part Of This Marriage Proposal Is The Commentating
Smash Bros. pro Tantalus proposed to his girlfriend at a recent tournament put on by Xanadu. Staying true to the setting, the romantic scene unfolded with some extremely hype shoutcasting. As in: one guy screaming, “OH MY GOD HE’S GETTING MARRIED” so loudly you might’ve thought Olimar just won the entire competition. And since the…
By Yannick LeJacq Published January 8, 2015
