Harry Shearer, who for decades has worked as one of the stars of The Simpsons—lending his voice to characters like Ned Flanders, Mr. Burns, Principal Skinner and Waylon Smithers—has seemingly announced he will no longer be working on the show.
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14 May 13:19
Looks Like The Simpsons Just Lost The Voice Of Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders
by Luke Plunkett
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14 May 13:13
How To Ruin Video Game Titles with Crappy Font
by Brian Ashcraft
DsiderHere we go
The Japanese equivalent of Comic Sans is called “Soueikaku Poptai” (創英角ポップ体). And like Comic Sans, it sure can make cool things uncool. Especially video game titles.
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14 May 13:12
How The "Godfather of Anime" Screwed Up Modern Anime
by Toshi Nakamura
We’ve heard the horror stories of just how bad being an animator in Japan can be . But whose fault is it? Greedy investors? Slave-driving studios? The networks? Turns out, it’s because of the guy who started it all.
14 May 02:39
Well, someone’s pretty psyched about the return of the Nintendo World Champs.
by Luke Plunkett
DsiderHe was so excited he couldn't even spell it right.
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13 May 23:10
Hot Pockets Ad Better At Gaming Than Hot Pockets
by Yannick LeJacq
DsiderMaybe they just took it down because they thought for once that maybe they should encourage a healthier diet for gamers?
Yeah, sometimes I'm a little too optimistic.
Last night, the legendary purveyors of bread-and-cheese injection systems at Hot Pockets tweeted a photo of a bro playing a Nintendo 64 while another bro helped him eat a Hot Pocket. The tweet has since been removed from Hot Pockets’ timeline. Were they embarrassed about using a dated cultural reference like an N64?
13 May 23:07
I Like How Heroes Of The Storm Cheers You Up When You're Losing
by Yannick LeJacq
DsiderI don't think it's coddling, I think this is something that's actually important to have
I noticed something about Heroes of the Storm the other night. It’s a small detail, but an important one. The game actually tries to lift your spirits when a match isn’t going well.
13 May 13:39
Why the Triforce Is On The Grave of the Game Boy's Creator
by Brian Ashcraft
The Triforce. It’s an iconic symbol in gaming. And as Kotaku previously pointed out , the original design is part of Japanese culture. It’s also on the grave of a legendary Nintendo designer. Here’s why.
13 May 11:25
Dragon Quest VIII--an excellent JRPG that was first released in 2004 on the PS2--is being re-release
by Luke Plunkett
DsiderThis is the one DQ that I've seen before and actually would love to play myself. Let's hope Squenix isn't gonna be a bag of dicks about bringing it over here.
Dragon Quest VIII—an excellent JRPG that was first released in 2004 on the PS2—is being re-released (with improvements, like an orchestral score) on the 3DS in 2015. It’ll be out in Japan on August 27.
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13 May 11:23
Previously, the CEO of Japanese game company ImageEpoch went missing and his Twitter page vanished.
by Brian Ashcraft
DsiderMeanwhile, in Japan's game industry
Previously, the CEO of Japanese game company ImageEpoch went missing and his Twitter page vanished . Now, the studio has officially started bankruptcy proceedings, owing 43 creditors 1.1 billion yen or US$9 million.
13 May 11:22
Iron Man Plus Panda Is Iron Panda
by Brian Ashcraft
Dsideruh
Nearly twenty-feet high, this marvelous sculpture recently went on display in Shenyang, China.
12 May 16:35
Announcement Of Announcement Of Announcements
by Jason Schreier
DsiderThe actual amusing part of this tweet is that the first response is, "a scalper"
By now we’re all used to announcements of announcements, but Nintendo is taking things to the next level: here, for your amusement, is an announcement of an announcement of how they’ll deliver their E3 announcements.
12 May 13:57
Verizon's $4.4 Billion Bid for AOL Is All About Mobile Content
by Jamie Condliffe
DsiderGOD NO what will this mean for AIM?
Verizon is buying AOL for a cool $4.4 billion in cash, the Wall Street Journal is reporting today. This major media acquisition is a sign that the carrier’s making a major push toward mobile-first video and advertising content.
12 May 12:50
Castlevania Successor Makes Over $1 Million In A Single Day
by Luke Plunkett
Koji Igarashi’s hustle to make a new Castlevania-style game has paid off: his spiritual successor to a series Konami keeps screwing up—because Konami is Konami —has in less than 24 hours made over $1 million on Kickstarter.
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11 May 20:15
People Love (And Hate) Splatoon's Best Weapon
by Patricia Hernandez
DsiderROLL ROLL MOTHERFUCKERS
Splatoon isn’t out yet—but already, one of its classes is gaining the type of infamy relegated to items like the blue shell, or characters like Little Mac.
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11 May 19:56
What's So Great About Banjo-Kazooie
by Stephen Totilo
People poured money into a Kickstarter for a spiritual successor to the 1998 Nintendo 64 game Banjo-Kazooie. Why? Because Banjo-Kazooie was a wonderful game and no mere Mario 64 me-too, as some detractors claim.
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11 May 17:32
Konami Gets YouTube To Take Down Critical Video
by Patrick Klepek
DsiderYou fucking idiots, you're making it worse
Two weeks ago, George “Super Bunnyhop” Weidman published a YouTube video alleging he had information about the ongoing tension between Konami and Hideo Kojima. Now, it’s offline.
11 May 17:29
The Successor to Castlevania Finally Revealed
by Brian Ashcraft
Koji Igarashi is best known for work on countless Castlevania games. He’s left Konami and is now ready to work on a new one. It’s not called Castlevania. It’s not for Konami. But it might just be what fans have been eagerly awaiting.
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11 May 13:58
Where Dragon Ball and Instant Noodles Meet
by Brian Ashcraft
DsiderNOPE.avi
Do you love Cup Noodles? There’s a new flavor: Vegeta. As in vegetables... and as in Dragon Ball.
11 May 13:56
This Is Not "Fuck You" in Japanese Sign Language
by Brian Ashcraft
It’s really not. This is the gesture for “siblings” (兄弟 or “kyoudai”) in Japanese Sign Language.
11 May 13:53
It Took 10,000 LEGO Bricks To Build The Millennium Falcon's Interior
by Gergo Vas
Singapore-based LEGO builders Titans Creations made a 10,000-brick model of the Millennium Falcon. The focus here is on its interior.
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11 May 13:09
Fire Emblem Creator’s New Strategy RPG Project Will Be Free Once Completed
by Sato
DsiderShit, I've never heard of this software before. Why can't they localize it, dammit!
On his blog, Shouzo says that he and a group of acquaintances have begun a new private project using a recently released doujin software called SRPG Studio.
Read Fire Emblem Creator’s New Strategy RPG Project Will Be Free Once Completed on Siliconera!
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11 May 12:56
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DsiderWe've seen this before, and I'm not sure if they changed it since back then, but that's not enough to merit me ever visiting Polygon
11 May 12:54
aetheling: I mean to have you participate in a game. some of...
I mean to have you participate in a game. some of you, I know, are familiar with this game.
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09 May 06:29
Nintendo Needs To Work On Its Pre-Order Incentives
by Patricia Hernandez
Starting today, you can download and play a demo of Splatoon on the Wii U e-Shop
. I did exactly that, and was greeted with this screen shortly after finishing the game’s tutorial.
08 May 15:21
Nintendo Thinks They'll Dominate The Garbage Mobile Gaming Market
by Jason Schreier
This week in Japan, Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata made some lofty promises about the company’s plan to make mobile games.
08 May 14:16
eBay Taking Down Auctions Selling PS4s With P.T.
by Patrick Klepek
DsiderWHAT IS WRONG WITH EVERYONE
You cannot download P.T. anymore, and you can’t sell a PlayStation 4 pre-loaded with the horror game, either.
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08 May 13:30
Beautiful Nintendo Games That Deserve To Actually Exist
by Luke Plunkett
DsiderThat title cart has already been sold at an exorbitant price on ebay.
It’s May, which means it’s time for Japanese game store Meteor to hold its annual Famicase exhibition, an event where artists from all over the world come together to design fake Nintendo games.
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08 May 13:28
The Nightly Show Is Wrong About Final Fantasy
by Luke Plunkett
DsiderI love it when production staff gets away with this kind of stuff
On the May 5 episode of the Nightly Show, there was a gag where a phony set of terms and conditions for agreeing to watch the program were flashed on-screen. If you saw it live you’d have only seen it race flash by, but pausing reveals a politically-charged throwdown.
08 May 13:10
One-Ton Bomb from WWII Temporarily Closing Osaka's Geek Street
by Brian Ashcraft
Dsiderholy shit...
Today, anime retailer Animate sent out an usual tweet: Its shop in Osaka’s Nipponbashi neighborhood will be closed for several hours tomorrow. The reason? A one-ton bomb.