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Wow, Pac-Man Sure Is A Lot More Complicated Than I Remember
Oh wait, this isn’t Pac-Man at all, just an overly-complex free-to-play Puzzle & Dragons clone called Pac-Man Monsters, now available on Google Play and iOS. There’s a lot of complaining about classic PC properties being perverted into mobile games these days, but what about poor Pac-Man? Save for the excellent Pac-Man Championship Edition games, most…
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UncategorizedAlice In Wonderland-Themed Anti-Drug Movie From 1971
Alice is menaced by a heroin-pushing king in this 12-minute-long Alice in Wonderland-themed anti-drug commercial by the Department of Health: This drug abuse educational film portrays an animated fantasy based upon the characters in “Alice in Wonderland.” The film shows Alice as she toured a strange land where everyone had chosen to use drugs, forcing…
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The References And Inspirations For Device 6
Simogo posted a lengthy guide to the references and inspirations for the visually brilliant iOS game Device 6. As you might expect, The Prisoner was a significant inspiration. But the Wii played a role, too. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
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The Pope’s Audience Hall Looks Like A Final Fantasy Boss Fight
Photograph by Andreas Solar/AFP/Getty of a meeting with Pope Francis at the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. The sculpture is La Resurrezione by Pericle Fazzini. Here are two more photograph of it: Via R/Pics You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
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Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Mario Golf: World Tour: The TAY Review • Dota 2 – Settings, Settings and More Settings • Rockmandash Reviews: Nagi no Asukara • Dungeoncrawling: Demon Gaze • Dex’s Ramblings on Grisaia no Kajitsu TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz - Culture
Not Every Pancake Can Be A Star Wars Pancake
The world’s premiere pancake artist Nathan Shields recreates the iconic creatures of the Star Wars universe in heated batter form. How I hate him. Taking requests from his adorable children, recreating faces and artwork after only a quick glance at a picture — he’s making the rest of us fathers look bad. My children’s two…
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UncategorizedBrushing Your Teeth With A Gun Is A Terrible Idea
Note: Don’t do this at home. I still can’t decide if it’s the most idiotic or the funniest thing I’ve seen recently. A Japanese kid attaches a toothbrush to the slide of an airsoft gun and when he fires, the brush moves back and forth. Just like an electric toothbrush. Except faster. And he does…
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UncategorizedPlants Vs. Zombies Garden Warfare is coming to PC June 24. The PC version of Popcap’s online multiplayer shooter will feature all of the free updates already released for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One versions. There’s a deluxe edition up for preorder on Origin containing extra in-game coins and bonus sticker packs.
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A Gamer And His Avatar
This is Jason Rowe and his Star Wars Galaxies avatar from Robbie Cooper’s Alter Ego project. Old to the internet, but new to me, NPR has a feature on the collection of photographs. You can listen to the story or read the transcript here. Of Jason Rowe, it says: Mr. JASON ROWE: My condition is…
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Dark Souls II is not just about the constant trial and error and boss mechanics. You can easily go wild with its character creator and do amazing things, just like Beemo did. Mon Dieu, this one’s fancy! Dark Souls II [Steam Community] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the…
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UncategorizedHere Is The New Mickey Mouse Short Cartoon
It’s Mickey to the rescue in the latest Disney short Mickey Mouse in Fire Escape. Previously: See Minnie Hulk Out in Cable Car Chaos You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan - Kotaku East
Fans Angry After US TV Shows Are Pulled From Chinese Sites [UPDATE]
Once a upon a time, people living in China could legally watch some of the most popular American television shows online for free. That was last week. Over the last half decade or so, Chinese online video sharing websites have been slowly but surely bringing in American, British, and Korean television shows over to China…
By Eric Jou