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The Lighter Side Of China’s Compulsory Military Training
It’s September again, and that means the start of a brand new school year. In China, the new school year for college freshmen means more than just moving out of house and partying; it means compulsory military training. But it seems there is some fun to be had despite the training’s harsh nature. Attending university…
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UncategorizedLooks Like We’re Getting A Sweet New Documentary About Retro Gaming
Above is the five-minute official trailer for Man vs Snake, which tells the story of Tim McVey, the first person ever to reach more than one billion points in an arcade game—on a single quarter, of course. The film’s creators launched a Kickstarter campaign last month which, fortunately, managed to reach its goal, meaning that…
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The Story of How Grand Theft Auto Almost Didn’t Happen
Early, discarded concepts and unplayable builds line the arduous history of the first top-down GTA game. This video, from The Guardian, invites us to take a break from waiting for GTA V, grab a cup of tea, and listen to the story of how this legendary series got started. Have a look at the clip…
By András Neltz - Kotaku East
The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival Brings Awful Tasting Game-Based Cakes
Later this week, millions of ethnically Chinese people will celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival by getting together and having large family meals. Fast forward to the following week, millions upon millions of gifted “moon cakes” will be rotting away in the trash. Even the ridiculously cute and ornate ones. Traditionally the Mid-Autumn Festival, a harvest- and…
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UncategorizedIt’s Almost Like Baldur’s Gate and Wizardry Had A Turn-Based Baby
Spanish indie group Numantian Games is crowdfunding an old-school 2D isometric RPG (with first-person, turn-based battles)—it’s called Lords of Xulima, and it’s well on its way to release. It just needs a little bit of polishing first. Yep, this campaign’s one of those “our game is just about ready but we’d like money for some…
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Thanks For A Fun Weekend! Crabtree Out.
Thanks for hanging out this weekend, Kotaku! It’s been real. And a big thanks to the other Kotaku editors who faithfully make this thing happen every week and still took the time to help me out. Them’s good apples. Feel free to hit me up on Twitter @DanRCrabtree anytime. I have so much more to…
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UncategorizedWe Fell In And Out Of Love With Niko
I’d never played a Grand Theft Auto before. I mean, I understood the draw, but ever since I’d played Mafia, I felt no beckon to follow The Sopranos through an open-world Manhattan de-make. Wise guy this, blip-blap that. The whole rigamarole sounded like a chore, really. On top of that, my new girrrrrrrrlfriend and I…
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