Sunday, October 9, 2016

News:: BioWare's 'Jade Empire' gets another shot at life on iOS

BioWare is virtually synonymous with Mass Effect and Dragon Age these days, but it has had its share of experiments. Remember Jade Empire, its China-inspired (and critically well-received) action role-playing title? Aspyr does -- it just released versions of Jade Empire: Special Edition for the Mac and, crucially, iOS. You can now relive the story of a martial artist restoring balance to the world using your phone or tablet, not just your computer at home. There are simple controls in the iOS version if you're not comfortable with a touchscreen, but you can also switch to an expert mode when you're comfortable with using taps and swipes to defeat other warriors.

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News:: Review: Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters: Daybreak Special Gigs

It's only been a year or so since Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters first released, but now we've got Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters: Daybreak Special Gigs to deal with. Even taking into account the Japanese game industry's penchant for putting out enhanced rereleases of games, that's a rather quick turnaround.

Now the game is available on all extant PlayStation platforms, it it is worth picking up? Are the titular "daybreak" additions to the story and gameplay of the original enough to give Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters a bit more time in the sun?

Review: Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters: Daybreak Special Gigs screenshot

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News:: I don’t like the direction this series is taking...

I don’t like the direction this series is taking...

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News:: Star Citizen's Singleplayer Campaign Delayed

Star Citizen’s singleplayer campaign module, an experience called Squadron 42, has been officially delayed into...well, the future.

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News:: Comics publisher gives away Mass Effect's release date

BioWare and its parent company Electronic Arts have been pretty sparse with information about the upcoming Mass EffectAndromeda. That's why it was such a big deal when Sony showed off some new footage during the PlayStation 4 Pro reveal last month. Though originally targeted for a holiday 2016 release, Andromeda officially got bumped to 2017 in March of this year. Since it's such a high profile game and has already been delayed, it's easy to see why neither EA or BioWare would want to commit to a release date just yet.

The Mass Effect series has a universe that can support media other than games, and there are several novels, comics and other media available for fans of the franchise. Dark Horse Comics has worked with BioWare in the past, and offers many officially licensed products with the Mass Effect name, including several comic collections set in their universe. As such, they're a natural fit to publish the series' official art book.

There's nothing strange about this, but the description of the book on Amazon may have revealed more than the publisher intended. As you can see here, the book is listed with a release date of March 21, 2017. Beneath this however, the blurb mentions that "Dark Horse will release The Art of Mass Effect: Andromeda simultaneously with the game!" This would place it on a Tuesday, the day of the week big games traditionally release.

Neither BioWare nor Dark Horse have commented on the slip, though I find it notable that the same book has a ship date of "Early 2017" when purchased through BioWare's company store. We'll probably find out for sure on November seventh, "N7 day" which BioWare uses to celebrate the Mass Effect franchise.

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News:: You can’t stick a Game Boy Color cartridge in a Game Boy.

You can’t stick a Game Boy Color cartridge in a Game Boy. Most of ‘em won’t work. Here are almost 1000 examples of games telling you that.

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News:: Some Very Cool Art

Klaus Wittman is a concept artist from Poland. This is some of the best stuff we’ve featured on Fine Art in a long time.

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News:: Dota 2 Player Accuses Former Team Of Mishandling Prize Money

Earlier today, Jack ‘EternaLEnVy’ Mao published a nearly 7,500 word blog post accusing leadership within Team Secret of being, well, secretive about how it handled prize money, sponsorship deals, and a whole host of other financial matters. His remarks were archived here after the traffic they originally generated crashed his blog.

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News:: New York Comic-Con's Cosplay Was Incredible

Whether it was at our party or at the show itself, this year’s Comic-Con had some absolutely fantastic cosplay on show. Here are some of the highlights.

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News:: The Week In Games: Virtual Fatality

As another wave of virtual reality technology breaks along the shore of humanity this week with PSVR, it’s only a matter of time until someone becomes the first person to die as a result of virtual reality. “We made some core decisions early on that we weren’t going to kill people.” That’s what Piers Jackson who worked on Rigs as part of Guerilla Games said this time last year.

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News:: Early '90s Super Famicom video unearthed

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Nintendo of America always had some kind of quirky promotional video to go along with its big releases in the '90s. I have fond childhood memories of playing the Star Fox 64 video and even the Donkey Kong Country one. Being a frequent visitor of a local Toys "R" Us, I tended to get these videos as the store was throwing them out. Ah, memories.

What we haven't seen a lot of is the Eastern side of things. Obviously Nintendo of Japan did some kind of promoting, but just what? Commercials aren't the only thing it had up its sleeves; an hour-long promo video was uploaded to Retro Edicola, an Italian website dedicated to retro gaming knowledge.

The title of the video is, "SUPER FAMICOM PERFECT VIDEO," and it was originally released to press outlets for the upcoming release of the Super Famicom in Japan. While there isn't much that any English speaking parties can get from the video, there is an insanely young Sakurai talking about the hardware. Honestly, he almost looks younger nowadays.

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News:: New Glitch Reignites The Super Mario Bros. Speedrun Race

As late as 2013, the record for finishing SMB was held by andrewg1990 at 4:58. In April of this year, it was 4:57.427, and held by Darbian. Last weekend the record was tied by Kosmic at 4:57.244. He then broke it with a new time of 4:57.194. But only a few days later, Darbian reclaimed the mantel with a new record of 4:56.878.

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News:: If Destructoid were a band

It's no well-kept secret that I'm a band teacher by day. I've worked with many different kids and various instruments putting together ensembles and creating gorgeous music for all to enjoy (I love what I do). 

I've of course come to notice that within each section of instruments, there are very defining sets of personalities. I got to thinking to myself, "What exactly would our Destructoid staff be like if we were all performing in a band?" Well, based on my experiences, here's what I've got so far. 

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News:: Professional Smash Bros. Continues To Grow With Latest Signing

Pro Super Smash Bros. for Wii U player Yuta “Abadango” Kawamura has signed with Luminosity Games, according to an announcement made by esports organization last night. The news comes in the middle of the The Big House 6 tournament currently going on in Michigan and after a string of other recent signings over the past year have seen pro Super Smash Bros. players joining official teams left and right.

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News:: Review: Thumper

"You are a space beetle. Brave the hellish void and confront a maniacal giant head from the future."

Ever since hearing this strange summary or some earlier iteration of it years ago, I have been on board with Thumper. The unnerving rhythm-action title is the work of a pair of former Rock Band developers, now at their own independent studio, Drool, and it is a remarkable game indeed.

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News:: Udon's Street Fighter Swimsuit Special 2016 walks the line between sweet and smutty

It was about 20 years ago that I first met a woman who believed that all pornography was inherently sexist. At first I didn't understand her point, but through discussion, she helped me to see that from her perspective, anything that depersonalizes the ideally emotional and empathy fueled act of sexual affection only works to encourage the idea that women are things to be possessed and not people to be related with. 

I wasn't going to tell her she was wrong, because that wouldn't have done much to help either of us get much wiser to what pornography can or can't be. Instead, we ended up looking into the subject together. After watching a few movies like The Opening of Misty Beethoven and the pornographic musical version of Alice in Wonderland, we both saw the topic in a different light. She began to draw a line between "pornography" and "erotic stories with explicit sex scenes", and I came to the conclusion that "Ripe mango, take two" is probably the last thing you ever want to say while performing oral sex on someone. 

I wonder what my old friend would think of Udon's Street Fighter Swimsuit Special?

Udon's Street Fighter Swimsuit Special 2016 walks the line between sweet and smutty screenshot

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News:: League of Legends Pro Suspended During Worlds For Toxic Chat, Will Be Fined $2,000

Later today, the last six matches before moving onto the knockout stage of the League of Legends World Championship will play out in Group B. While South Korean powerhouse, SK Telecom 1T, are expected to win the group overall, the second seed will be a hotly contested three-way race between Cloud9, Flash Wolves, and I May.

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News:: Sunday's Best Deals: Tailgating Gear, Rowing Machine, $3 Kindle Books, and More

Tailgating gear, a rowing machine, and $3 Kindle ebooks lead off Sunday’s best deals.

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News:: Sunday Comics: Icicles Of Death

Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon.

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