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Uncategorized10 Hours With The Division 2‘s Gargantuan Beta
I spent 10 hours playing The Division 2’s beta this week and didn’t see half of it. The March 15 shooter about combat in a ransacked Washington D.C. is going to be another super-sized Ubisoft game, and even its beta was bursting with interesting things to do, amid some spots that got me worried. The good…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 12, 2019 - Uncategorized
Capcom has uploaded a bunch of its video game soundtracks to Spotify under the artist name Capcom Sound Team. The albums include music for Street Fighter, Mega Man, Monster Hunter, Okami, as well as some games not released outside of Japan. Finally no more fiddling around with fan-curated YouTube playlists.
By Ethan Gach Published February 12, 2019 - Uncategorized
New Nintendo Direct! Hitting tomorrow (February 13) at 5pm ET. Nintendo says it’ll be 35 minutes chock full of Switch news, and I dunno about you guys, but I would certainly like to hear more about Fire Emblem. And other stuff. Perhaps we’ll see that Assassin’s Creed III port?
By Jason Schreier Published February 12, 2019 - Uncategorized
Now, Some Traditional Batman Samurai Armor
May 5 is Children’s Day in Japan. Parents with sons display miniature armor so that their sons grow up healthy and strong. Traditionally, the armor is based on famous designs, such as Date Masamune’s get up. However, in the past few years, there have been armor sets based on popular culture, such as Mickey Mouse…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 12, 2019 - Uncategorized
6,850 Fake Amiibo Cards Seized In Taiwan
A 35-year-old man in Taipei has been arrested for selling counterfeit Amiibo cards online. According to Apple Daily (via ChineseNintendo), the man was allegedly selling the NFC-enabled phony cards on Taobao for the equivalent of 52 cents a card. Taiwanese police discovered that the man was in possession of 6,850 bogus cards. Many fake Amiibo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 12, 2019 - Kotaku EastJapan
Poop Museum Coming To Japan
This spring in Yokohama, the Unko Museum will delight young and old alike with cute poop. It’s not the first exhibition dedicated to dookie. There is the National Poo Museum on the Isle of Wight, which is temporarily closed, and the Shit Museum in Northern Italy. Yes, that’s its name, the Shit Museum. Those seem…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 12, 2019 - Uncategorized
NBA Star’s Game Boy Jordans Are Just Lovely
Russell Westbrook wore a pair of custom Super Soaker-inspired sneakers to a game the other day, and it looks like his next retro tribute is going to be a pair of Game Boy-themed Jordans. Specifically, they’re a pair of Why Not Zer0.2s, Westbrook’s signature shoe. The sneaker itself is running with a Game Boy-inspired colour…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 11, 2019 -
UncategorizedGoofy Dad Returns To Recreate Smash Bros. Ultimate Taunts
With a new Smash Bros. game out, the biggest Smash Bros. game of all time, it should come as no surprise that Nick Luciano’s now 67-year-old dad is back to perform each of its over 200 fighter taunts. Nick Luciano’s dad previously performed all the taunts from Smash Bros. Wii U, followed by all of…
By Ethan Gach Published February 11, 2019 - Esports
Overwatch League’s Once-Dominant Team Opens Up About Their Season One Failings
New York Excelsior’s first season in the Overwatch League ended with more questions than answers, most of them boiling down to some variation on “What happened?” The answer to that question depends on who you talk to. Two members chalk it up to the choppy waters of a shifting meta, but to hear another tell…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 11, 2019 - Uncategorized
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe World Record Foiled By Last Second Blue Shell
A Mario Kart 8 Deluxe speedrun stalled out right at the finish line, seconds away from a new world record. It’s an ending that reminds us all that blue shells are absolute bullshit. The moment came this weekend at the very end of speedrunner Skilloz_’s run, as he raced towards the finish line on Wario…
By Heather Alexandra Published February 11, 2019 - Uncategorized
A player at last weekend’s national Hokuto no Ken tournament in Japan had time to finish his drink while waiting for his opponent’s lengthy combo to end. The niche fighting game, developed by Arc System Works in 2005, has become known for its over-the-top and infinite combo-heavy competition.
By Ian Walker Published February 11, 2019 - Uncategorized
Tekken player Kazuaki “BKC” Tsukagoshi passed away over the weekend, according to a recent announcement from the Namco Sugamo game center. A eulogy on community hub Avoiding the Puddle describes BKC as a pillar of Japan’s competitive Tekken scene. He was just 30 years old.
By Ian Walker Published February 11, 2019 - Uncategorized
Valve Updates Steam VR Because Beat Saber Players Are Too Fast
Real-world data collected from Beat Saber players has changed what Valve developers had previously thought to be “humanly possible.” In a recent post announcing the latest update to Steam VR, one of the changes listed reads: “Increase limits of what we thought was humanly possible for controller motion based on tracking data from Beat Saber…
By Ethan Gach Published February 11, 2019 - Uncategorized
Fallout 76 Players Accidentally Glitch Into An Unopened Vault
Over the weekend, a group of Fallout 76 players encountered a glitch that transported them inside the otherwise inaccessible Vault 63, one of the three locked vaults scattered throughout the game’s world. They didn’t find much inside, but took pictures anyway before reaching out to Bethesda Support to explain what happened, for fear the game’s…
By Ethan Gach Published February 11, 2019 -
UncategorizedTerrifying Resident Evil 2 Glitch Summons A Second Mr. X
Mr. X is Resident Evil 2 most dangerous enemy and greatest horror trump card. The near-immortal Tyrant stalks the player from room to room, filling the dark halls with his stomping boot-steps. He’s terrifying, but what if there was two of him? A sneaky glitch can make this terrifying scenario possible, conjuring a second implacable…
By Heather Alexandra Published February 11, 2019