*picks you up for prom in an evangelion unit*
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31 May 16:15
sublimesublemon: baptisms: *picks you up for prom in an evangelion unit* haha your mom had to...
25 May 20:11
Why Games Still Have Bad Loading Times
by Nathan Grayson
Video games look better and better with every passing year. Just in the last few months alone we’ve seen gorgeous technical marvels like Horizon: Zero Dawn, Breath of the Wild, and Injustice 2 (yes, seriously). But while game graphics just keep getting better, loading times—the bane of all impatient players—don’t seem…
24 May 19:40
Burnt-Out Smash Pros Are Talking About Unionizing
by Cecilia D'Anastasio on Compete, shared by Riley MacLeod to Kotaku
Earlier this week, Smash 4’s top player admitted he was overwhelmed: “We really need an off season,” Gonzalo “Zero” Barrios wrote on Twitter. “Committed players are traveling the whole year [with] no breaks.” The conversation snowballed. Fans, tournament organizers and fellow players noted that, to organize an off…
24 May 19:10
Hugh Jackman Discovers Real-Life Mario Kart, Gets Really Excited
by Jason Schreier
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24 May 19:09
Watch People Break Classic RPGs
by Jason Schreier
Last week in Utah, a group called RPG Limit Break got together to break a bunch of role-playing games, raising $111,000 in the process.
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24 May 12:50
Once Again, Overwatch Isn't Very Good At Picking Kanji Characters
by Brian Ashcraft
Last year, a short Overwatch animation featured some iffy kanji choices. It seems the latest Hanzo skin does, too.
23 May 14:50
Persona 5 Had The Strongest Debuting Month In Franchise History In The US
by Sato
In April 2017, Persona 5 had the strongest debut month for any Persona game in franchise history. Just how strong? It managed to sell five times that of the previous best-selling debut, Persona 4.
Read Persona 5 Had The Strongest Debuting Month In Franchise History In The US on Siliconera!
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23 May 13:56
TV Anime Veteran Shares His Depressing Salary
by Brian Ashcraft
If it wasn’t enough that working in the anime industry is hard, the pay can also be shockingly low.
18 May 17:38
Splatoon 2 Is Getting A "Game Card Free" Package Version In Japan
by Brian Ashcraft
Nintendo has announced three different retail versions of Splatoon 2 for Japan. One of the download version comes with a game case, but no game card.
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18 May 15:18
The Bootleg Amiibo Business Is Booming, Thanks To Nintendo
by Heather Alexandra
With Legend of Zelda Amiibo figures perpetually sold out and fetching prohibitively high prices on eBay, many fans are turning to bootlegged “Amiibo cards” instead. Many sellers of these cards see themselves not as mere pirates, but as modern-day Robin Hoods, providing fans with the in-game content that Nintendo won’t…
18 May 13:25
Nintendo's Artists Are Being Cool
by Luke Plunkett
For decades, Nintendo’s artists have been stuck churning out cartoon art to fill the halls of the Mushroom Kingdom. Which is fine! But in recent years, the company has let them off the leash on games like Splatoon and ARMS, and the results have been nothing short of extraordinary.
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18 May 13:20
Mario Kart Update Removes Offensive Gesture
by Luke Plunkett
DsiderLAME
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on the Switch just got an update that amongst other tweaks changes one of Inkling Girl’s animations, which I guess Nintendo didn’t realise meant something a little more offensive in Europe than it did in Japan.
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17 May 21:31
People Are Reminiscing About A PS1 JRPG That Didn't Exist
by Gita Jackson
Two game devs made up a classic JRPG to help promote their new title, a twine game about fandom, nostalgia and Usenet boards. What they didn’t count on was people believing the fake game was real.
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17 May 21:18
Evangelion VR Puts You In The Pilot's Seat. Literally.
by Brian Ashcraft
DsiderGet in the damn robot etc.
Namco Bandai announced a new virtual reality experience called Evangelion VR: The Soul Seat.
15 May 17:21
Japanese Game Companies That Won't Allow YouTube Comments
by Brian Ashcraft
Nintendo America, for example, allows comments on its YouTube videos. The company’s Japanese headquarters does not, and some people online in Japan don’t sound too happy.
15 May 14:24
pale-quadrant: [AGGRESSIVELY ATTEMPTS TO ENJOY SOMETHING WHILE IGNORING HALF OF THE FANDOM]
Dsideri.e. my daily life
[AGGRESSIVELY ATTEMPTS TO ENJOY SOMETHING WHILE IGNORING HALF OF THE FANDOM]
12 May 17:54
NPC Spends 263 'Years' Walking Through Theme Park Maze From Hell
by Alex Walker
DsiderWe may be sadists, but we're creative sadists
Meet “Just a Walk in the Park”. It’s a theme park built in an open source version of Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 with mostly one attraction: a maze. A maze so large, so hellish, that it took a single NPC 263 in-game years just to get to the exit.
12 May 12:23
Official Sailor Moon Phone Announced In China
by Brian Ashcraft
Meitu, the folks behind that infamous beauty app, are rolling out an official Sailor Moon phone and selfie stick.
11 May 17:58
Nintendo just revealed its E3 plans, which are similar to years past.
by Brian Ashcraft
Nintendo just revealed its E3 plans, which are similar to years past. On June 13 at 9am PT, there will be a Nintendo Spotlight presentation for Switch games, including Super Mario Odyssey. That will be followed by a Treehouse Live event.
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11 May 12:59
Ex-WWE Announcer Emcees Video Game Wrestling League Finale
by Eric Van Allen on Compete, shared by Eric Van Allen to Kotaku
Wrestling fans might be used to hearing Justin Roberts introduce names like John Cena, Daniel Bryan or The Undertaker. But for the finale of the Video Game Championship Wrestling series, Roberts himself took to the mic to announce the entrance of rejected Street Fighter concept Zubaz and the dark lord of Hyrule…
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09 May 16:04
“Persona Super Live P-Sound Bomb!!! 2017” Website Up With Special Art By Shigenori Soejima
by Sato
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Atlus is hosting a major Persona series concert on August 2 in Japan, and a special website for the event has opened, featuring artwork by character designer Shigenori Soeijima.
Read “Persona Super Live P-Sound Bomb!!! 2017” Website Up With Special Art By Shigenori Soejima on Siliconera!
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09 May 16:03
Fire Emblem Heroes’ New Defensive Battle Maps Come With Waves Of Enemies And Rewards
by Sato
Fire Emblem Heroes has gone up with a collection of “Defensive Battle”special maps that require you to defend for a certain number of turns. You can take these on for easy leveling and 10 Orbs.
Read Fire Emblem Heroes’ New Defensive Battle Maps Come With Waves Of Enemies And Rewards on Siliconera!
09 May 13:11
Over 7,000 Bodies May Be Buried Beneath Mississippi University
by George Dvorsky
In what sounds like a clichéd horror movie premise, a recent investigation suggests as many as 7,000 bodies are buried across 20 acres at the Mississippi Medical Center Campus—the former site of the state’s first mental institution. Officials at the university now face the grim task of pulling 100-year-old bodies…
09 May 13:10
FCC Claims It Was Hit by Denial Of Service Attack After John Oliver Segment [Update]
by Libby Watson
DsiderThis is horseshit
Last night, John Oliver told his viewers to go to the FCC via a domain they bought, gofccyourself.com, and submit comments in favor of net neutrality. It was funny. A larf. A light-hearted jape with a serious point.
09 May 13:07
President Trump Deletes Every Old Press Release, But The Internet Never Forgets
by Matt Novak
Yesterday, journalists discovered that the Trump regime had deleted the president’s infamous press release from 2015 that called for a ban on all Muslims traveling to the United States. But it wasn’t just the Muslim ban. Every single press release from before January 1, 2017 has been erased from donaldjtrump.com.…
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08 May 20:15
Only 90s kids will remember Mega Man’s nightmarish mascot visage.
by Luke Plunkett
DsiderMany of the follow-up images in comments are just as horrifying
08 May 20:04
The Zelda Escape Room Is A Little Disappointing (And Not Really An Escape Room)
by Jason Schreier
DsiderTLDR: Buy a Switch instead ya dum
When I first heard that there was a Zelda escape room coming to the United States, I imagined a labyrinth of elaborate puzzles, growing more challenging and complicated with each subsequent chamber. I did not expect to be solving brainteasers at a conference table. But I am pleased to report, dear Kotaku readers, that…