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Kotaku EastTwo Chinese Guys Copied That Insane Shanghai Tower Climb
Recently, in the middle of the night, two young Chinese men snuck into the Shanghai Tower construction site. Their goal was to climb to the top, just as two European daredevils recently did. One of the mysterious Chinese climbers apparently told newspaper DongFang Daily, “If foreigners can climb to the top, then we can, too.”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 27, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Hong Kong Massacre Is An Awesome Name For A Game
Max Payne borrowed its most flamboyant trademark, and Stranglehold tried to do it in 3D, but no game has really captured the fell of a good old-fashioned Hong Kong action movie shootout. Maybe The Hong Kong Massacre can change that. At first glance it looks very Hotline Miami, but get past that – and into…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Killing Online Services For Wii, DS
If you own either (or both!) of Nintendo’s last-gen machines, and you use any kind of online service with them, now’s the time to make the most of it. Because on May 20, Nintendo is pulling the plug. While both console’s online stores will remain, other stuff like online play, matchmaking and leaderboards will be…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedYou Should Pay Closer Attention To A Video Game’s Opening Credits
In case you ever wanted to know more about how a video game title sequence was put together, here’s a great interviewwith the three folks most responsible for The Last Of Us’ gross intro. You might think that all those swooshing cells and infection (see below) was done on a computer, but nope. Those are…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedIn Here, You Can Be A Monster, And Nobody Will Judge You
Gods Will Be Watching started outsmall, as a Ludum Dare project, a survival game taking place on a single screen. Its upcoming full release is a lot more ambitious. The full game will be a sci-fi point-and-click adventure that, rather than have you wandering around chatting to folks endlessly, drops you in a series of…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 26, 2014 - Culture
The Beards, Beaus & Bad Guys Of BioShock Infinite
We’re on a bit of a BioShock Infinite runat the moment. Sue me, the game had some fantastic concept art. Today we’re looking at Robb Waters’ stuff. Robb is an Irrational veteran who has worked on everything from System Shock (he designed SHODAN!) to Freedom Force (I’ve sprinkled some comic-style goodness below) to the BioShock…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
NASA’s Insane Plan To Save A Doomed Space Shuttle
In 2003, the space shuttle Columbia was lost when an accident at launch – noticed but not acted upon – conspired to destroy it upon re-entry. It was a great tragedy, and one that spurred NASA to develop a contingency plan which could have saved the stricken crew. It reads like a movie script that…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
Paedophile Hoax Convinces People A Cartoon Cat Is A Perv
Motherboard has the interesting, if also slightly hilarious, storyof how Facebook fear-mongers and viral hoax merchants are spreading the tale of an iOS app that pervs on young kids. The app is called Talking Angela, and right now it’s on top of the App Store charts. There’s not much to it; you get a talking…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedRiot, a riot simulator for iOS and Android. Via
By John Struan Published February 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
Gamers Get Pretty Gross Facebook Ads
If you have a Facebook profile, chances are good that you’ve populated it with some information about yourself. Like say, some of your favorite games—that way, anyone can look on your page and learn a little bit about you. It’s a useful feature, but it’s also used so that Facebook can spit more “relevant” ads…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Sport Of The Future Is MMA vs Batman
While this might look like a rehearsal for an upcoming superhero movie, it’s actually a working concept for a suit of armour built by Sydney company Chiron Global. Armour that’s been designed not for show, but for sport The company is floating an idea called Unified Weapons Master, which essentially wants to be a weapons-based…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Most Ridiculous Loading Screen I’ve Seen In A While
Most of the time video game loading screens keep it pretty chill. They show some art, maybe share a helpful tip or two. Sometimes they’re just a black screen and a spinning wheel. But sometimes… sometimes, video game loading screens go crazy in the best possible way. Minor spoilers for Thief follow. I didn’t think…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedI Really Wish Warehouse Simulator Was More Exciting
Look, we all have our weird dorky fascinations, right? Well I actually wanted to pick up Warehouse And Logistics Simulator, because that’s one of mine. Well, it seems like it’ll be a bit longer until I get into the simulator genre. YouTuber Lextube gives us a pretty good run through Warehouse And Logistics Simulator, which…
By Steve Marinconz Published February 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedWatch ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon’ Get Their Final Gym Badge
The Twitch Plays Pokémon saga continues in victory! In a grueling 20 minute fight this morning, Twitch Plays Pokémon managed to defeat the final gym leader and Team Rocket boss Giovanni one last time. This is the final gym leader that Twitch has to defeat before moving on to The Elite Four. Truly, Lord Helix…
By Chris Person Published February 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Goofy Religions Of ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon,‘ Explained
The cult of the Helix fossil/Omanyte is not the only ‘religion’ that’s formed around the events of Twitch Plays Pokemon, you know. This makes sense: a random group of thousands of people aren’t necessarily all going to believe in the same thing. Plus, the mythology surrounding the Helix fossil itself is a complicated beauty/mess—there are…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Best Video Games to Play With A Friend
As you’re sitting on the couch wearing a headset, playing a game and chatting with your distant friends over the internet, it’s easy to forget that video games are often best enjoyed with another person in the same room. Of course, that’s not the only way to enjoy a game. There are a lot of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
Crazy Nintendo Investor Wants Us To Pay $0.99 For Higher Mario Jumps
“Just think of paying 99 cents just to get Mario to jump a little higher.” No. Let’s not think of that. Ever. The quote above, in today’s Wall Street Journal, comes from Seth Fischer, manager of Oasis Management, a hedge fund that owns shares in Nintendo. The Journal got a look at a letter from…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
An RPG That Teaches You Japanese
Here’s a fascinating new Kickstarter project: an RPG that sets out to teach Japanese to English speakers. It’s called Koe, and it’s a “traditional” turn-based RPG designed to teach you how to read and understand Japanese The concept, via Kickstarter: Essentially, what I want to do in the game is give you an introduction to…
By Jason Schreier Published February 26, 2014
