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Anthony Bourdain Showed Me The World
Anthony Bourdain was a man who made me curious about the world and more empathetic to the people who inhabit it. My mother showed me Anthony Bourdain’s Food Network show A Cook’s Tour when I was a teenager. She had already latched onto the mythology of Bourdain as brash and talented chef, and had given…
By Gita Jackson Published June 8, 2018 -
Final Fantasy XV Finally Gets Mod Support On PC
Final Fantasy XV got a new patch on PC yesterday that brought with it official mod tools. Less than a day later, the Steam Workshop is already rife with, among other things, keyblades. Who would have guessed. Called Mod Organizer, the new set of tools is Square Enix’s way of adding official support for mods.…
By Ethan Gach Published June 8, 2018 -
Playing Overcooked Can Tear People Apart And, Thankfully, Bring Them Together
Overcooked is a co-op game that brings together up to four friends, family members, and/or foes to cook, prep, and serve a myriad of delicious meals against the clock. When I bought it, I did not fathom that it could potentially ruin all of my relationships by forcing us to work together. And so I…
By Keoni Nguyen Published June 8, 2018 -
Fantasy Flight Games Announces Android: Netrunner Is Ending
After six years, publisher Fantasy Flight Games announced today that Android: Netrunner, one of the all-time best card games, is ending. In a blog post today, Fantasy Flight Games wrote that as of October 22 2018, they will stop selling all Android: Netrunner products and hosting organized play events. To explain why Android: Netrunner is…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published June 8, 2018 -
Twin Mirror is a new game coming from Dontnod, makers of Life is Strange and Vampyr The mystery thriller was announced today on Sony’s pre-E3 showcase livestream with a trailer showing early footage of the game which is slated to release in 2019 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
By Ethan Gach Published June 8, 2018 -
Japan Now Has Pokémon Vending Machines
Japan loves Pokémon, and it loves vending machines. It was only a matter of time before they merged. Behold, the Pokémon Stand. These vending machines sell Pokémon Center merchandise and are located at Narita Airport, Aqua City Odaiba, Ebina service area in Kanagawa and Ashigara service area in Shizuoka. As you can see in these images…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2018 -
Chun-Li Cosplay Requires Thighs Like These
Singer and pin-up Ladybeard is the manliest Chun-Li of all. His cosplay was excellent! Know how to make it better? Add another pair of massive thighs. With Ladybeard, that’s Reika Saiki. She’s a weightlifter, wrestler and model. She’s the other part of Ladybeard’s newest idol unit Deadlift Lolita Deadlift enough and you too can end…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2018 -
A Darth Vader Costume Made From Cardboard
Notebook maker Showa Note doesn’t only make school supplies. It also makes cardboard costumes. Previously, Kotaku featured its Dragon Ball Z and samurai outfits. Today, it’s time to show off Showa Note’s upcoming Darth Vader costume. The made-in-Japan outfit goes on sale this fall for 3,980 yen ($36.38). No word yet on an international release. Kotaku…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 8, 2018 -
Steam Ad Accidentally Reveals Just Cause 4
There’s a fourth Just Cause game on the way. It was probably due to be announced next week at E3, but people logging onto Steam right now are getting preorder ads for it a little early. Here’s the full ad I was just served: Clicking for details doesn’t reveal any additional information or take you…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2018 -
Turning Minecraft Into A Beautiful Day Job
Minecraft has been big business for Mojang and Microsoft, but they’re not the only ones making money off a game that’s almost ten years old. There are others who have grown up with the game, learned its strengths and weaknesses and now found opportunities to make a living doing what they love. 20 year-old Florian…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2018 -
It’s Mario And Bowser In Breath Of The Wild
This pair of mods, with Mario replacing Link and Bowser replacing a Hinox, brings one of Nintendo’s oldest battles to one of its newest classics. Bowser is by lynard killer, while Mario is by WilianZilv And for something similar, here’s a straight Fire Mario vs Bowser: Thanks Marc!
By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2018 -
Latest Hearthstone Patch Is Full Of Stealth Nerfs And Bugs [Update: Some Fixes]
Update, June 8, 12:20 PM ET: Since the publication of this story, Blizzard has addressed the backlash over patch 11.2 by reverting the changes to Tess Greymane and allowing Quest Druid players whose decks rely on the newly-weakened Jungle Giants card to switch out their decks in this weekend’s Hearthstone Championship Tour Seoul competition. Blizzard…
By Joshua Calixto Published June 7, 2018 -
A designer at Harebrained Schemes, the studio behind BattleTech, has resigned amid allegations of sexual harassment by six women, Waypoint reports. Tyler Carpenter was accused of repeated unwanted sexual advances and manipulation including in one case groping. “[F]rankly, everything is true,” he told the site.
By Ethan Gach Published June 7, 2018 -
New Swedish Robot Game Sure Looks Like Simon Stålenhag’s Art
Generation Zero is the next game from Just Cause developers Avalanche Studios, and its setting will look familiar to anyone who is down with the sci-fi work of Simon Stålenhag. He’s an artist who has made a name for himself with haunting images of a retro Swedish countryside dotted with alien robots, and we’ve featured…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 7, 2018 -
Destiny 2’s Revamped Faction Rallies Are A Big Improvement
This week, Destiny 2’s semi-regular Faction Rally event has returned with a lot of changes. Those changes are all for the better, particularly if you want to spend hours chasing hard-to-get rewards. Faction Rally is a weeklong event that turns up every month or so in Destiny 2. At the start of the week (Destiny…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 7, 2018 -
Nuketown will be in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Treyarch said during a livestream demoing more of the game’s multiplayer today. Jungle, Summit, and Firing Range from Black Ops, as well as Slums from Black Ops 2, will also be returning, although the new class-based mechanics will no doubt change how they play.
By Ethan Gach Published June 7, 2018 -
A Video Game About Choosing The Right Greeting Card
In From Ivan, choosing the right greeting card could change your life. When I’m stuck in the greeting card isle of a pharmacy, I tend to freeze up. I know that my choice of card isn’t going to make or break my relationship with another person, but I still want to choose the right one.…
By Gita Jackson Published June 7, 2018