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Few Things On Earth Are Prettier Than Super Famicom Box Art
Long-time readers will know I’m a sucker for good Japanese box art, but this story and gallery really helps drive home how awesome it is, and how awesome it’s always been. In very general terms, Japanese box art – and yes, I know this only really important to artists, collectors and very serious fans –…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
Gamers Messed With The Steam Sale, Then Valve Changed The Rules
The best conspiracy theory in gaming this week just might be that Valve fixed the game they built around their infamous Steam Summer Sale. Or the community figured out how to rig it themselves. Or something. Something crazy. If you go to the Steam Summer Adventure 2014 portion of Steam’s forum, you’ll see thread after…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
What A Call of Duty In Vietnam Could’ve Looked Like
Remember when rumors were swirling about a Call of Duty game set during the Vietnam War? In 2010, when it seemed like Activision was going to Southeast Asia, the publisher delivered the first Black Ops (which featured a handful of missions set in Vietnam) instead. That game was darkly paranoid but now-circulating concept art, spotted…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 24, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Sailor Moon Theme Song, As A Slow Jam
Not only is this R&B take on the Sailor Moon theme song sexier than the original, part of it is actually sung in Japanese. It’s kind of amazing. You can buy the track by ScottBradleeLovesYa on iTunes, along with other great songs we’ve featured before. Here’s the original theme song, for comparison’s sake:
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
How Steam Sales Are Like Pokémon
Here in the midst of the Steam Summer Sale, it can be easy to lose sight of why we’re buying so many games. Is this really about actually playing things, or is it just about collecting ’em all? Dorkly‘s got another way of looking at things: Steam sales are just like Pokémon. A lot of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 24, 2014 -
UncategorizedReminder: You Can Totally Dodge The Blue Shell In Mario Kart
Heck, thanks to the new video editor in Mario Kart 8, you can even dodge blue shells with extreme style now. See this epic moment captured by Thomas Puttick? That could be you. He’s using the good ‘ol “boost right before the blue shell hits you” trick, which has been available in a number of…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 24, 2014 -
UncategorizedOnly One Minute to Play. Only One Life.
If this was 1985, Sixty Second Shooter Prime would be draining quarters from players’ pockets all over the world. Thankfully, in 2014, you only have to pay for it once. After debuting as a browser game and then moving to PlayStation Mobile/Vita as Sixty Second Shooter Deluxe, the latest mutation of Happion Labs‘ abstract twin-stick…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 24, 2014 -
UncategorizedGames Are Way Better With Wrestling Commentary
What would happen if wrestling legend Jim Ross did commentary for all our favorite video games? Hilarity, that’s what. My favorite moment in this video by TheBlueOwlPlays is between the Battlefield levolution moment, or the Zelda bit. What about you? WWE Commentary (Jim Ross) on Video Games – Episode 2 [TheBlueOwlPlays]
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
Steam Summer Sale Day 6, Injustice Vol. 1, and a Really Cheap TV
The Steam Summer Sale goes on with deals on Brothers and… well, this isn’t the strongest day so far, but definitely pick up Brothers and Nidhogg. [Steam Summer Sale] Pick up your your choice for best gaming mouse, the Razer DeathAdder 2013 today, and Best Buy will pack in $50 of Steam credit with your…
By Shane Roberts Published June 24, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Game of Thrones Cast, Now In Pug Form
Game of Thrones is a wonderful, heartbreaking piece of television. But you know what would make it better? You guessed it — tiny, costumed, inbred dogs! Behold as some of your favorite Game of Thrones characters are transformed into tiny pugs. Do you think they ever hang out withBane Cat or that Dog in Batman…
By Chris Person Published June 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
Anti-Cheating Software Is Wrongfully Banning Battlefield 3 Players
Battlefield 3 players have been running into some renewed performance issues as of late, ones that are related to the 2011 shooter’s third-party anti-cheating software. Over the weekend, EA posted a message on its help website saying that PunkBuster, Battlefield 3’s anti-cheating program, was incorrectly marking some players and thus kicking them out of the…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
Sources: Crytek Not Paying Staff On Time, Ryse Sequel Dropped
Crytek, the developer behind Crysis and Xbox One launch game Ryse, is having trouble paying employees, and the company has been bleeding staff since March, according to people who work there. In addition, from what I hear, the multi-national studio has had to cancel work on multiple games over the past few months, including some…
By Jason Schreier Published June 24, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhy Mortal Kombat X Is So Gory
If you, like me, were in the front few rows of Sony’s E3 press conference when they showed off Mortal Kombat X on stage, you would also have been deafened by the loud cheers of excited gamers. They were oohing and aahing at decapitations and exposed organs and lost limbs. This isn’t new for a…
By Tina Amini Published June 24, 2014 -
UncategorizedIce-T Celebrates Call of Duty Wins by Dancing with His D***
It’s a good thing that the veteran rapper/actor doesn’t livestream his video game sessions, huh? During an interview with Conan O’Brien last night, Ice-T talked about his well-documented gaming habit. As you’d expect from a guy who rapped about thug life back in the day, he loves to trash-talk. But the most, um, pointed anecdote…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior: The Ani-TAY Review • The Obvious (And Not So Obvious) Problem With Licensed Games • Battle Princess of Arcadias: The TAY Review • Back in The TAY Review: Gundam Wing: Endless Duel TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To…
By András Neltz Published June 24, 2014
