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Kizumonogatari Isn’t Your Average Vampire Tale

The Monogatari anime franchise has given us four TV series and several specials since it started in 2009. So it’s all the more surprising that it’s only now that we’re getting the beginning of the story in the first of three films with Kizumonogatari Part I: Tekketsu The Monogatari series in general follows high school…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published January 14, 2016

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Your Complete Winter 2016 Anime Guide

It’s winter. It’s cold outside. That is, unless you are in warm country or in the Southern Hemisphere. Whatever, let’s stay inside and watch anime. That’s right, it’s that time of the year again. Time for Kotaku’s annual Winter Anime Guide—namely, the 2016 edition. Have a look at the shows below, which are in alphbetical…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 14, 2016

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Oh, Don’t Give Me That Look

Zezhou Chen is a freelance artist from China working in the video game business. You can see more of Chen’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button in…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2016

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Motörhead’s Lemmy Lives On In GTA V

Once was a time you’d pay tribute to a fallen idol by writing a song, or maybe placing some flowers. That was then. This is 2016, and some Motörhead fans have taken to frontman Lemmy’s passing a little differently. Thanks to a mod (by Christian Brandes, David Violante and jedijosh920), Lemmy Kilmister himself is now…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2016

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Snoop Is Not Happy About Xbox’s Servers: “Fix Your Shit”

And now, a message from disgruntled Xbox owner Snoop Dogg.

By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2016

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The Final Station Looks Like Snowpiercer vs Zombies

tinyBuild Games—of Punch Club and Lovely Planet fame—are also putting out The Final Station. Which looks both grim and cute-as-hell at the same time. Grim because the world is dying! Cute-as-hell because just look at that cute little hero and those cute little zombie ghost things. Here’s the official description: Travel by train through a…

By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2016

Culture

Trash Talk Generator Has Produced Some Wicked Insults On Steam

“You know all those times your parents said video games would get you nowhere? They were right.” Last week, I spoke with the creator of the Shittalk Generator, a crowdsourced effort to create sick (read: actually decent) burns that can be automatically queued up in games like Counter-Strike, DOTA 2, and Team Fortress 2. I’ve…

By Nathan Grayson Published January 13, 2016

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What Star Wars: The Force Awakens Looks Like Without Visual Effects

Let’s take a closer look at the CGI and special effects in The Force Awakens, shall we? Oscars has a great breakdown of the VFX before/after featured in the latest Star Wars, and it’s definitely worth a watch. Amazing to see how much of this stuff is recorded ‘in real life’ versus what is constructed…

By Patricia Hernandez Published January 13, 2016

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Nice Monkey Island Reference, Assassin’s Creed

I was kidnapping a guy the other night in Assassin’s Creed Syndicate and overheard a couple of Londoners engaging in some insult sword fighting. If you ask me, most of the enemies in these games fight like dairy farmers…

By Kirk Hamilton Published January 13, 2016

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By Nathan Grayson Published January 13, 2016

Culture

Watch Someone Murder Everyone In Undertale At Record Speed

Killing everyone in Undertale is a harrowing experience, one that will likely bring you to tears and lead you to question all of your life’s decisions. Unless you do it really fast Speedrunner TGH, who has spent the past few months trying to beat Toby Fox’s indie gem as quickly as possible, set a new…

By Jason Schreier Published January 13, 2016

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Unravel Dev Shows Us How To Make Our Own Little Yarn Friend

One of the best moments of E3 2015 was watching Coldwood Interactive’s Martin Sahlin take the stage during EA’s presser, nervously gripping the hero ofUnravel. Now Sahlin’s released a video showing us how to make our very own Yarny. Its a simple process, really. All you need is some wire, some yarn, scissors, maybe a…

By Mike Fahey Published January 13, 2016

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Metal Gear Online PC Temporarily Disabled After Players Bypass Microtransactions

Well-known carpet distributor Konami has disabled the Metal Gear Online beta on PC following the discovery of an exploit that allowed players to get free MB coins, the in-game currency that costs real money. “Due to a possible exploit, we’ve removed access to the Beta temporarily while a hotfix is being prepared,” Konami community manager…

By Jason Schreier Published January 13, 2016

Culture

Steam VR Stealth Game Looks Like A More Violent Portal

It’s always interesting to see old genres learn new tricks. Stealth—with all its methodical maneuvering and frantic flights—might seem like an odd fit for Valve and HTC’s only slightly mobile virtual reality face squid, but that’s just forced the folks behind Budget Cuts to get creative. So, a few things set this one apart. Let’s…

By Nathan Grayson Published January 13, 2016

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Louis Vuitton Interview With Final Fantasy‘s Lightning Should Be Canon

Many fans were surprised when Final Fantasy XIII’s pink-haired heroinetraded in her Firaga in favor of being a fashion model. In a completely made-up interview given exclusively to UK’s Telegraph, Lightning reveals how significantly pricey clothing has changed her life. Fans called Lightning modeling purses and other items designed by Louis Vuitton creative director Nicolas…

By Mike Fahey Published January 13, 2016

Culture

Steam’s Latest Hit Has You Manage A Starving Kickboxer

Punch Club first got everyone’s attention with an extremely transparent Twitch-based marketing scheme. Ever since its release, however, it’s been one of the top games on Steam. Is it actually any good? With some reservations, I’m gonna say yes. Punch Club is a boxing (or fighting, really; there are also kicks involved) management tycoon game…

By Nathan Grayson Published January 13, 2016

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Expert Mario 64 Player Demonstrates His Most Advanced Techniques

Ever wondered how some of the best players pull off their ridiculous tricks? Super Mario 64 player pannenkoek2012, known for beating the game in as few button presses as possible, made a video explaining his process. It’s amazing. pannenkoek2012 walks through a bunch of his techniques in this video, though the one he initially focuses…

By Patrick Klepek Published January 13, 2016

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Fallout 4 Mod Gives You Actual Seasons

Forget nuclear winter—a new Fallout 4 mod for PC lets you play the whole game in actual winter. The Fallout 4 seasons mod (via Eurogamer) gives you access to spring, summer, fall, and winter, just in case you want to prance around like it’s football season all year long. This one’s pretty cool. Watch YouTuber…

By Jason Schreier Published January 13, 2016

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PlayStations Get Free Civil War And Ant-Man DLC For LEGO Avengers

LEGO Marvel Avengers is a massive game packed with iconic comic book characters. It’ll just be a bit more massive on PlayStation 3 and 4 when it launches later this month. And with Ant-Man involved, a bit smaller as well. As announced over at the PlayStation Blog, gamers that grab LEGO Marvel Avengers for PlayStation…

By Mike Fahey Published January 13, 2016

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That’s One Gruesome Game Boy Cartridge

This cartridge certainly won’t fit into a Game Boy. But it looks really awesome! It’s a unique Resident Evil-inspired piece made by Belgian modder Vadu Amka. It totally would have been a cool design for an imaginary Resident Evil game or something similar for the Game Boy. But those were simpler times. The only special…

By Gergo Vas Published January 13, 2016