The excellent Shovel Knight already feels like it was time-warped in from the late 1980s. Why not give it a period-appropriate tips video?
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08 Jul 16:53
How To Beat Shovel Knight In The Late '80s
by Kirk Hamilton
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08 Jul 14:13
A Fun New Way To Build In Minecraft: 'Chunk Houses'
by András Neltz
A few days ago, on the r/minecraft subreddit, redditor Spelunkding shared pictures of what they called a "chunk house." Since then, chunk houses have been popping up all over the place.
08 Jul 13:32
One Piece Might Last Another Decade
by Brian Ashcraft
For those worried that One Piece might be ending sooner rather than later, don't be. In a recent interview, the manga's creator, Eiichiro Oda, says he won't be slowing down anytime soon.
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08 Jul 13:31
Look How Much Smash Bros. Has Changed Over Nine Years
by András Neltz
The first Smash Bros. came out for the Nintendo 64 in 1999. The latest Smash Bros. came out for the Wii in 2008. So of course, the differences in looks are rather dramatic.
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08 Jul 13:30
Japanese Building Falls Apart in a Most Unexpected Way
by Brian Ashcraft
Earlier today, a powerful typhoon ravaged Okinawa, Japan. This is serious stuff. People were urged to seek shelter as islands were hit with strong winds and rain. The way that this building was wrecked might surprise you.
08 Jul 13:13
China Fights Smog with a Giant Mist Cannon
by Brian Ashcraft
Dsider*Pokemon jokes*
This is a "mist buster." It's being used in the city of Zhangjiakou in Hebei province—a city dealing with pollution. And dealing with it using a giant water cannon.
08 Jul 13:12
Bowser Gets His Own Converse Sneakers In Japan
by Gergo Vas
DsiderReally, for that price I expect to be able to jump like Mario too. Jesus.
Converse will launch two new Super Mario-themed sneakers for no less than ¥20,000 (roughly $200) in late August in Japan, with Bowser and Mario on them. The stars in Super Mario games match Converse's 'All Star' brand after all.
08 Jul 12:58
GameStop's Preorder Plans Sound Like Bad News
by Luke Plunkett
DsiderSHUT IT DOWN
Of all the things wrong with big, blockbuster video games, few are as shitty as the obsession with preordering . So you'll be just thrilled to know that GameStop's plans for the future of the practice are, should they ever come to fruition, pretty much a nightmare scenario.
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08 Jul 12:53
Why Pools and Toddlers Won't Be in The Sims 4
by Evan Narcisse
DsiderNext they'll be telling us that you can't piledrive strangers anymore either. Why do people even play this game, if not for the utterly stupid things you can do in it that you can now no longer do?
When it was announced that pools and toddlers wouldn't be in the next installment of The Sims, longtime fans got pretty upset . Now, EA's explaining why those elements will be missing. See, the game's going to be totally different.
07 Jul 20:32
The Internet Reacts To Sailor Moon Crystal
by Patricia Hernandez
Now that the world has had a chance to watch Sailor Moon Crystal this weekend, everyone seems to have something to say about the new reboot. Some stuff is positive, which is unsurprising, given how beloved the franchise is. And some stuff definitely has a tinge of disappointment to it.
07 Jul 16:05
magnoliapearl: SORRY THAT I WILL ALWAYS FIND THIS FUNNY
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07 Jul 14:55
Manga Trope Appears in Noodle Commercial, Confuses Some People
by Brian Ashcraft
DsiderTIL
You know in manga and anime, how sometimes characters corner their love interests by putting their arm on the wall? That's called "kabe don" (壁ドン). Its recent appearance in an instant noodle commercial is bewildering some people online in Japan.
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07 Jul 13:44
And Then DJ Jazzy Jeff Had A Super Mario Bros. Remix Battle
by Mike Fahey
DsiderPoints for being original with the remixing at least. I love the confused people in the audience. I don't really know what the white guy was doing. I wanted to hear more Roots :[
During yesterday's Fourth of July Jam in Philadelphia, DJ Jazzy Jeff (sans Fresh Prince) and Jeremy Ellis got into a Super Mario Bros. remix battle, accompanied by The Roots. This is a thing that happened.
07 Jul 13:39
Mighty No. 9 Gets An Animated Series And A New Crowdfunding Campaign
by Mike Fahey
DsiderDO NOT WANT
Did they go back in time and make this in the late 90's? Why don't they go rehire the cast of that American Mega Man cartoon while they're at it.
Having raised more than $4 million to reincarnate Mega Man as a less stagnant property, Keiji Inafune's Comcept doesn't need more money to deliver the game they promised. They need more money to make it better, and so a new crowdfunding campaign is born.
07 Jul 12:43
One Piece Expo Steamrolls Taiwan
by Eric Jou
Japanese comic and animation One Piece is immensely popular in Taiwan. In fact, it's so popular that the first ever One Piece exhibition outside of Japan saw over 100,000 guests within its first week.
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03 Jul 18:51
October Is Going To Be An Insane Month For Video Games
by Jason Schreier
DsiderWhat's funny is I'm not picking up any of these games besides Smash. And they left Bayonetta off the list.
Civilization: Beyond Earth will come out on October 24, publisher 2K Games announced today. And if your immediate reaction to that news is to wonder why everything is coming out in October, you're not alone.
03 Jul 16:59
Friendly reminder that if you want any of the Summer...
DsiderI don't want any of these, but good to know for the future
Friendly reminder that if you want any of the Summer Wonderfestival exclusives to get them at GSC’s international online shop and not go to places like BBTS for them and pay up to $40 more. Link
03 Jul 15:34
Nintendo Investor: 'I Do Not Understand Video Games'
by Jason Schreier
DsiderUgh. UUUUUUUUUUUGH.
Here's an excerpt from Nintendo's annual investors Q&A, which was posted online in English this morning:
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03 Jul 13:34
Fox News Allegedly Rips Off The BioShock Infinite Logo
by Patricia Hernandez
Well, here's a bit of irony. Check out the logo used by Fox News during a recent interview with Texas Governer Rick Perry about immigration. It sure looks similar to the BioShock Infinite logo, right?
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03 Jul 13:23
Pac-Man Almost Got Into Super Smash Bros. Brawl
by Toshi Nakamura
The next Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS, will be featuring newcomers like Mega Man, the Wii-fit exercise instructor, and the latest announcement from E3, Pac-Man . But, much like the newly announced Mii Warrior, this wasn't the first opportunity for him to join the Smash Bros. cast.
02 Jul 15:25
Male-Only Video Game Tournament Sets Off Controversy
by Jason Schreier
Dsider/facepalm
Women aren't allowed to play Hearthstone in one upcoming multi-national tournament, and the gender discrimination has triggered a great deal of controversy this morning.
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02 Jul 14:51
PlayStation Vita Review Update: Two And A Half Years Later
by Kirk Hamilton
DsiderThe important point to take away from this article is that the few games it has that aren't ports or something are quite unique, and are experiences that the 3DS doesn't offer. They complement each other well in that respect, but obviously Vita is getting the raw end of that deal, all thanks to Sony's decisions.
The PlayStation Vita has come a long way in the last two and a half years. Sony's handheld console has navigated a winding and sometimes uncertain route, often deviating from whatever we thought its original course would be. And yet somehow, these many months later, it has landed in a pretty good place.
02 Jul 14:39
Riot Sets Fire To League Of Legends' Awful Public Chat Rooms
by Luke Plunkett
DsiderSomething I like about Riot more than their game is that they actually CARE about these things.
League of Legends' public chat rooms have long been crawling with scammers and all other manner of assholes. So developers Riot have decided to shut them down.
02 Jul 14:29
World War II-Themed Titanfall Lego Diorama
by John Struan on Screenburn, shared by Luke Plunkett to Kotaku
Kosmas Santosa built this World War II-themed Titanfall diorama complete with several bombed out buildings:
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02 Jul 14:26
The Anime Poster That's So Popular, People Are Stealing It
by Brian Ashcraft
There's a new Saint Seiya movie. And a new movie means a new movie poster. Well, two new movie posters, one of which apparently keeps getting swiped.
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02 Jul 14:18
EA Can No Longer Call Dungeon Keeper 'Free' In The UK
by Jason Schreier
DsiderAt least SOMEONE has caught on to EA's bullshit.
British regulators have ruled that an advertisement calling EA's controversial mobile reboot of Dungeon Keeper "free" is misleading and must be pulled.
01 Jul 14:09
BioWare's First Gay Male Party Member Debuts In Dragon Age Inquisition
by Mike Fahey
BioWare has been hooking up players with non-player character party members in its games for more than a decade, but there's not been a strictly male-seeking-male option available until Dragon Age Inquisition's Dorian.
01 Jul 13:13
Strategy Game Gathers Bright Colors, Deploys Pretty Art
by Luke Plunkett
DsiderI backed this thing a while ago, and believe me, it looks just as good in motion.
Earlier this year, we took a look at a very pretty strategy game called Duelyst. Anton Fadeev is one of the artists working on that game.
01 Jul 12:47
Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi is working on a new role-playing game.
by Brian Ashcraft
DsiderCan you guess where I stopped reading?
Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi is working on a new role-playing game. Called Terra Battle, it is slated for smartphones. Details are currently scant, but Sakaguchi reveals more about the game in the upcoming issue of Famitsu.