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The Best Japanese Snow Sculptures Of 2019
The Sapporo Snow Festival is in underway in Hokkaido, Japan. These are some of the best snow sculptures on display. Have a look! The Japanese military pitches in to build the most massive of the snow sculptures The 2019 Sapporo Snow Festival runs until February 11.
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2019 -
UncategorizedManchester United’s New Boss Cut His Teeth On Football Management Games
Caretaker Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær has had an incredible run since taking over from Jose Mourinho, which has been a bit of a surprise considering how dreadful United had been until the switch, and how Solskjær’s last Premier League experience had been relegation with Cardiff City. He’s had success managing in his native…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 3, 2019 - Uncategorized
I Played All 17 Angry Birds Games And I Have Some Thoughts
There are 17 Angry Bird games available to download and play on your mobile device. I decided to download all of them and play them in chronological order of release and document my journey and maybe learn something. Actually, there are more games. You see some Angry Birds games got kicked out of the nest…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 3, 2019 -
UncategorizedWeird Faces, Classic Camera Angles And Other Mods For Resident Evil 2
Modders are magical. In only a short amount of time after Resident Evil 2 was released, they have been able to create some really interesting and strange mods for the remake. Not all of these mods are necessarily helpful or needed, but not all mods need to fix a game. Sometimes I just want a…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 3, 2019 - Uncategorized
The GDC 2019 schedule contains the most Video Games collection of words imaginable.
By Luke Plunkett Published February 3, 2019 -
UncategorizedPopular Modder Creates A Custom One Handed PS4 Controller
Ben Heck, a popular hardware modder, has spent the past few months working to create a one handed PS4 controller. In his latest update it seems he has a completed his project and has a working prototype. Using clay, duct tape and some other basic materials Heck is able to create a shape that feels…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 3, 2019 - Uncategorized
JumpGrid Mixes Together Pac-Man And Teleportation Into A Uniquely Fast Game
JumpGrid is a mix of bullet-hell dodging, Pac-Man and teleportation. Which might sound like a weird combo, but the mix of fast muscle memory gameplay, puzzle solving and colorful art is really fun and unlike any game I’ve played in recent memory. In JumpGrid, players control a small ship that can teleport to different fixed…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 3, 2019 - Uncategorized
Red Dead Redemption 2 Players Are Still Unraveling All Of Its Mysteries
One community of Red Dead Redemption players is determined to find every secret, ghost, strange sound, Easter egg and more. They don’t just want to find them though, they are also working to record them all and maybe connect them to other mysteries and even other Rockstar published games. This is the wild world of…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 3, 2019 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Mommy?
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published January 28. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published January 31. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 3, 2019 - Uncategorized
The New Tony Hawk Game Is For Phones And It’s Bad
Tony Hawk’s Skate Jam is the newest skateboarding game from world famous skater Tony Hawk. It tries to recapture the magic of those old Pro Skater games, but ends up feeling really bad to play. I loved the Tony Hawk games. For years I would excitedly buy each new installment. So when I heard The…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 2, 2019 - Uncategorized
The Weird Story Behind Doom’s Rare “Ouch Face”
I don’t remember the exact situation I was in when I first saw the face, but I was surprised. I was playing Doom on a crappy Dell computer at the time. I was no older than 10. What was that? Why did the Doomguy look like he had just stepped on a LEGO brick with…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 2, 2019 -
UncategorizedFortnite Had An In-Game Marshmello Concert, And It Was Actually Pretty Great
This afternoon, I went to a concert in Fortnite. I don’t entirely know what I was just part of, but I think I loved it? Earlier this week, dataminers found hints of a possible in-game set by electronic music DJ Marshmello, who is known for wearing a white suit and a white, marshmellow-like mask. The…
By Riley MacLeod Published February 2, 2019 -
UncategorizedRed Dead Redemption 2 Players Are Using Canoes To Escape The World
The world of Red Dead Redemption 2 is large. Though after you spend enough time running around the deserts and swamps of RDR2, you might want to take a vacation. Maybe go visit a new exotic land? Some crafty players have figured out how to do just that and all it takes is a canoe…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 2, 2019 -
UncategorizedA History Of Bowling In Video Games
How many bowling games do you think have been made? I looked around and via the Giant Bomb wiki it seems like there have been almost 100 bowling games or games that include bowling mini games. Which seems like a lot. How many different versions of bowling games does the world need? It seems like…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 2, 2019 - Uncategorized
A Free-To-Play Titanfall Battle Royale Game Will Be Out Soon
A new Titanfall spinoff is in the works, and it’ll be out sooner than anyone could possibly guess. In fact, internet rumors (and word from our own sources) suggests that it’ll be out this Monday. The game isn’t officially announced just yet, but word leaked out this morning thanks to esports journalist Rod Breslau. As…
By Jason Schreier Published February 2, 2019 -
UncategorizedGroundhog Day: Like Father Like Son Is A PSVR Game And A Sequel To The Bill Murray Film
Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son is a new PSVR game that is a follow up to the 1993 comedy film, Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray. The game is being developed by Tequilla Works and MWM Immersive and published by Sony Pictures Virtual Reality. Groundhod Day: Like Father Like Son will tell the story of Phil…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 2, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe GTA San Andreas Mission So Bad, Rockstar Had To Fix It
There have been a lot of missions in the Grand Theft Auto series. Hundreds of various missions tasking players to kill drug dealers, steal cars, destroy rival gangs and even do some yoga. Not all of these missions have been great and a few of them are completely awful. But one mission in Grand Theft…
By Zack Zwiezen Published February 2, 2019