- Kotaku East
The Secret of Life Is Video Games, Says 106-Year-Old Man
Retired college professor Xu Fenghuang has seen some of the most chaotic times of Chinese history. Despite all the excitement in his life, Xu’s spending his retired years playing brain games. Sina Games reports that Xu, who was a professor at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, spends parts of his day playing video games.…
By Eric Jou - Kotaku East
Police To Fight Gambling By Putting ‘Black Boxes’ in Arcade Machines
Gambling is illegal in China, super illegal, which is one of the many reasons Macao is now the gambling capital of the world. In China, gambling is often associated with video game arcades. To circumvent gambling in arcades, Shanghai authorities are now putting “black boxes” inside arcade machines. That’s right. Shanghai Morning Post is reporting…
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Dark Souls II DLC delayed: Crown of the Ivory King, part three of the Lost Crowns DLC trilogy for DSII, has been delayed by a week. Originally slated for September 24, the content pack is now set to arrive on September 30 for PC and Xbox 360, and on October 1 for PS3. Image via…
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The Week In Games: Ode To An Unborn Star
Every once in a while I like to pretend that every other gamer in the world is excited about the niche Japanese role-playing game I’m ridiculously excited about. It’s Ar Nosurge week you guys! Yes, in the special world in my head we’ve all been waiting deliriously for a PlayStation 3 role-playing game instead of…
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UncategorizedP.T.‘s Unfriendly Ghost Pops Up In Metal Gear Solid V
When it comes to cross-game cameos, Hideo Kojima does not waste time. Fresh from scaring the pants off of players in the playable teaser for Silent Hills, Lisa is prepped to terrorize enemies in The Phantom Pain. She’s just as scary in this video captured from the Tokyo Game Show 2014 stream as she was…
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UncategorizedDisney Infinity 2.0‘s Intro Reminds Us It’s Not All Marvel
Tuesday’s North American release of Disney Infinity 2.0 is all about Marvel Comics’ finest, but the intro movie is totally Disney. A showcase for upcoming classic Disney characters like Aladdin, Donald Duck, Tinkerbell and Brave‘s Merida was not what I was expecting when I first booted up the PlayStation 4 version of Infinity 2.0, but…
By Mike Fahey
