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Adventure Mode Is My New Favorite Way To Play Diablo III
Farewell, Diablo III story mode. You had a nice long run, but now that I’ve completed Reaper of Souls‘ fifth chapter, there’s no reason for me to replay you ever again. It’s adventure time! At first glance the Reaper of Souls expansion for Diablo III felt really light on content. The largely uninspired Act V…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2014 -
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Digital: A Love Story – An Appraisal of The Messiah • The Pilot’s Love Song: The Ani-TAY Review • Gamer Logic: Why walk when I can… • Loving and Hating the Same Story: The Objective and Subjective • Pupa: The Ani-TAY Review TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide…
By András Neltz Published April 1, 2014 -
As Usual, Blizzard Has The Best April Fools’ Joke
Every year in the world of video games, there are two certainties: 1) Half-Life 3 will not be announced; and 2) Blizzard will have the best April Fools’ joke around. This year’s prank is Blizzard: Outcasts, a hypothetical fighting game that features some of the lesser-known characters in Blizzard’s various universes, like the Treasure Goblin…
By Jason Schreier Published April 1, 2014 -
How To Find Pokémon On Google Maps
Today as part of an April Fool’s prank, Google updated Google Maps for iOS and Android to include Pokémon. Let’s try to find all of them! There are at least 150 Pokémon currently floating around on Google Maps. All you have to do is zoom in, tap on them and select “catch”. Here are just…
By Chris Person Published April 1, 2014 -
Street Fighter‘s Ken Cut From The Tournament For Obvious Reasons
With Ryu making the roster despite serious translation issues, there’s absolutely no use for Ken in Pete Holmes’ Street Fighter tournament. Dhalsim‘s out. Vega is out. Chun-Li has been creeped on and asked to put on pants. So far this is looking like a very Ryu-centric tournament Pete Holmes is putting together. I’m having a…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2014 -
New cyberpunk miniature game Aetherium
A look at the concept art and miniatures from new Kickstarter game Aetherium: Enter the Aetherium – a world between worlds, a place capable of containing the human mind, a place of infinite possibility, a place that is no place at all. Atherium is a miniatures board game by Anvil Eight Games for 2 or…
By John Struan Published April 1, 2014 -
This spectacular, Kirby-branded Game Boy Color would have been treasured by any self-respecting gamer of the nineties. The artist behind the custom handheld is French illustrator Oskunk—you can find more photos of his projects over at his blog Custom Game Boy Color “KIRBY” [Oskunk’s Blog, via Tumblr] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every…
By András Neltz Published April 1, 2014 -
Our Reader-Run Blog Now Has an Anime Podcast
Need more anime news and reviews in your life? Well the guys over at our user-run blog, Talk Amongst Yourselves, have been working overtime to put out more anime content than ever before. The latest addition? An anime podcast with four of the most prolific Ani-TAY bloggers—and, of course, yours truly. In this episode, we…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published April 1, 2014 -
Longest Journey Creator’s Next Game is “Gone Home Meets Amnesia“
More specifically, it is a survival horror-adventure game. Inspired by fairy tales and legends. It is called Draugen—a name taken from a certain undead creaturefrom Norse mythology. It was first presented by developer Red Thread Games last October, and it takes place in a small Norwegian fishing village in 1923. There’s also… actually, let me…
By András Neltz Published April 1, 2014 -
Imagining Mara Jade And Teenage Leia in Star Wars Rebels
Star Wars Rebels poster, part of a series of illustrations imagining classic, Clone Wars and Expanded Universe characters in the upcoming Rebels cartoon: These and more, including Thrawn, Echo, and Maul, are on display in Englelha5t’s gallery.
By John Struan Published April 1, 2014 -
It Is Now April 1. Don’t Believe Everything You Read On The Internet.
Most days on the internet are pretty sweet! Today, however, is not sweet. It is an ordeal, something to be endured through gritted teeth. Please, tread carefully. There’ll be folks out there thinking they’re funny, when really, they’re not. There’ll be folks out there thinking they’re clever, when really, whatever brilliant scheme they’ve got cooked…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 1, 2014 -
Pirate Bay’s Oldest Torrent Is Not Porn, Music Or A Video Game
Torrenting may be a practice dominated by the sharing of movies, tv shows, music, porn and games, but the oldest active torrent on the internet is none of those things. It is, instead, a cook book. “Top Secret Recipes” was uploaded ten years ago, at a time when the Pirate Bay was, as TorrentFreak put…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 31, 2014 -
What The Walking Dead’s Zombies Are Actually Eating
On TV’s The Walking Dead, no punches are pulled when it comes to showing the zombies ringing the dinner bell. There is gnashing, and gnawing, and the swallowing of flesh. But did you ever wonder just what kind of flesh it was? Turns out all those zombie actors/extras get a pretty sweet deal, because the…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 31, 2014 -
You Are Probably Not As Good At Soccer As This 12 Year-Old Girl
Meet Katelyn Penner. Despite being just a pre-teen, she can kick a ball around like nobody’s business. It’s super charming. I mean, just watch her do a ton of tricks and juggling all over Portland, Oregon in a “walkabout” video posted by Loren Penner: You can tell the video is the direct result of a…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 31, 2014 -
A Movie About Robot Gangsters? Let’s Do This.
Construct is an upcoming short by Kevin Margo (of Blur), about a construction robot who is about to have a very bad day. This is just the teaser trailer, the full short is still in development. It’s amazing how, with no dialogue and just 60 seconds of action, a few emotionless robots can say so…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 31, 2014 -
The Indie Game Reality TV Show That Went To Hell
A reality TV show about some of the best indie game developers in the business competing Iron-Chef-style to make amazing games? Sounds like a great idea, right? You’d think so, but this story does not, unfortunately, have a happy ending. According to a report on Indie Statik (and corroborating testimonials from Depression Quest creator Zoe…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 31, 2014 -
Today In The Elder Scrolls Online: Snack Time Of The Damned
I watched this guy eat bread for ten minutes. Then I tried to jump on his head, and was thrown into nothingness. Some helpful people suggested I try the /reloadui command. This did not work. Another suggested /stuck, which killed me, reducing the durability of my items, and then respawned me back into nothingness. Several…
By Mike Fahey Published March 31, 2014 -
Screenshots from Pikmin vs. Bugs, Angry Kirby, and more iOS Nintendo games I wish were real
Pikmin vs. Bugs by Dave Armstrong. One of several fictional iOS Nintendo games I wish I could buy: Flappy Starfox and Mario Run by Andrew Clark Angry Kirby by Nuri Amanatullah Flappy Kid Icarus by Brendan Derrig Flappy Arwing by Under the Giant Penny Flappy Bullet Bill by Austen Lavery Super Mario by Strange Labs…
By John Struan Published March 31, 2014 -
Play as Toronto, led by Rob Ford in Civilization V (UPDATE: April Fool’s?)
UPDATE: This might be the first of many April Fool’s jokes I’ll fall for today for wanting too much to believe they were real. Rob Ford as available as a leader in Civilization V: This mod adds the City of Toronto as a civilization, under the leadership of Mayor Rob Ford. The Civilization series showcases…
By John Struan Published March 31, 2014
