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As Far As PC Case Mods Go, This Sure Is Unusual

If you are going to make a PC case mod, why not use a hot water dispenser? That’s exactly what this school teacher did. Hot water dispensers are convenient for quickly making tea. Twitter user Amano0222‘s teacher used one for a custom PC casing. While it won’t dispense hot water, it is possible to easily…

Here Is The Evo 2018 Lineup

This year’s Evo World Finals will get underway this August in Las Vegas. Evo has announced which games have made the cut. As you can see above, they are: Tekken 7 Super Smash Bros. 4 Street Fighter 5: Arcade Edition BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 Injustice 2 Super Smash Bros. Melee…

Amanohashidate Station. Monju, Kyoto Prefecture. By Jim Sheppard | Instagram JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting. If you’re a photographer and have images you want to share, drop us a line! 

Blizzard has announced the details of Overwatch’s “Year of the Dog” event, which kicks off on February 8. It’ll include a new capture-the-flag-specific map set in Thailand, redesigned rules that eliminate draws and make CTF more “action-packed,” and a four-week competitive CTF season. Also, there will be skins, because there will always be skins, until…

Steamed Hams, A Nintendo DS Adventure

Just when you thought you’d every possible remix of Steamed Hams known to man, Micnaxable goes and remembers the classic DS game Ghost Trick Can we get Ghost Trick on the Switch, someone? That’d be great.

Turns out, Dr Disrespect beat the Twitch record for most concurrent viewers of a single streamer after all (CLARIFICATION – February 8, 11:50AM: … according to Twitch). A Twitch rep told Kotaku that Dr Disrespect, not Tyler1, now holds the record for most concurrent viewers of a single stream with “over 388,000.” The rep did…

This is Ancient Cities, an upcoming PC city-building game that has you taking charge of a stone age tribe and guiding them through to the classical era.

Play Every Overwatch Hero

There are those who’ll tell you that Overwatch is at its best when you’re playing your favorite hero, pushing the limits of your skill and reflexes to unseen heights. They are wrong. Play every hero. Play the ones you love. Play the ones you hate. Play the ones who infuriate you every time the enemy…

Monster Hunter’s Animations Make You A Better Player

Success in Monster Hunter: World isn’t just about knowing what each monster can do, but knowing what you can do. There are 14 different weapon types in the game, and each has its own series of animations. This has always been a staple of series, and these animations force the player to stick with their…

Final Fantasy XIV’s Almost Got Its Player Housing Problem Under Control

The release of new player housing in Final Fantasy XIV has traditionally meant a mad dash for sparse land followed by angry forum posts about how bad the housing system is. Thanks to new guidelines and restrictions limiting the amount of land players can own, today’s land expansion went relatively smoothly. Previously, when new housing…

Backup Quarterback Gets Highest Rating In Madden

Philadelphia Eagles backup quarterback Nick Foles is now the highest-rated player in Madden 18‘s Ultimate Team mode, beating the likes of Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, and Drew Brees to get the game’s first 99 rating. That’s the highest rating possible in EA’s annual football franchise, which means that he’s currently the best player in Madden…

Horny Mech Anime Focuses On Couplings That Could Save The World

Darling In The Franxx, one of the breakout animes of this season, makes the sex lives of teenagers a life or death affair. The new show , which premiered on January 13 and is being simulcast on Crunchyroll, is about teenagers who live in a post apocalyptic world and who pilot giant mechs by getting…

Agents Of Mayhem Gets A Second Chance As A Board Game

Volition’s Saints Row spin-off didn’t make much of a splash as a video game when it was released last fall, but there’s still hope for Agents of Mayhem’s raunchy team of G.I. Joe rejects, courtesy of a company known for creating serious historical board games. At the top of Academy Games’ website is banner promotingFreedom:…

Let’s Be Nice About 60 Pieces Of “Bad” Box Art

Since about four minutes after anyone can remember first hearing the word “website,” there have been “Top 100 Worst Video Game Box Art” listicles on the internet. It is now 2018 and many of the boxes writers had beef against in 1998 still top today’s iterations of those lists. In this special 30-minute video, Gita…

Counter-Strike Co-Creator Charged With Paying 16-Year-Old For Sex

Police in King County, Washington yesterday charged Counter-Strike co-creator Jess Cliffe, 36, with commercial sexual abuse of a minor, accusing him of paying a 16-year-old girl for sex and recording one sexual encounter against her will. Police said they have been investigating this case since May of last year, when they first began talking to…

PS4s are getting a big firmware updatetoday. Probably the biggest addition is Play Time Management, which lets PS4 owners manage their kids’ gaming from their PS4, web browser or smartphone—but changes to the PS4’s user interface and menu should please everybody.

My Grandiose Quest To Play (And Love) FIFA’s Most Underappreciated Teams

Soccer connects people on a global scale, but when you play FIFA, it’s easy to only use your favorite teams. As a Mexican from Chicago, my allegiances lie with Liga MX and MLS, respectively, with some UK Premier League thrown in. Lately, though, I’ve found myself largely playing with obscure teams, and it’s made my…

The Hazard Of Being A Virtual Character On YouTube 

This is the year that virtual anime girls have invaded YouTube. If there’s one hazard of being a virtual anime girl YouTuber, it’s the chance that a tech snafu will reveal that you are, in fact, not an anime girl. Norakyatto, a virtual anime cat girl YouTuber, was among those Kotaku featured last month. But…

Man Creates Paper Gun That Shoots Wooden Bullets

Twitter user Harukiru loves papercraft. While he acknowledges the influence of Nintendo Labo on moving paper creations, I doubt the Switch will ever see something like this. First of all, it looks incredibly complex and difficult to make Secondly, it can fire wooden bullets! Harukiru is incredibly talented. Check out his other creations, which he…

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