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ReviewsDoritos Jacked Mystery Flavors: The Snacktaku Review
Because there’s nothing better than eating food blind, Frito-Lay has sprung a trio of mystery Doritos Jacked flavors on the public, challenging us to be purchaser, taster and executioner. I have tasted all three, and I know which two deserve to die. “There’s nothing as bold as stepping into the unknown, and crunching into an…
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The Next McDonald’s Happy Meals Have Pokémon Inside
McDonald’s has been kicking child-sized value meal ass as of late. Fresh off of a double team of Skylanders and My Little Pony and now in the midst of an Amazing Spider-Man 2 adventure, the fast food chain’s next choice is Pokémon X and Y. Not only are we getting a nice little selection of…
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The Elder Scrolls Online MMO Log: I Suppose I Should Be Playing
In preparation for our full review of The Elder Scrolls Online, each week I’ll be presenting a journal of what I’ve been doing in the game. Except for the previous two weeks, because those logs would have been boring. There’s a simple explanation for why I hadn’t played enough of The Elder Scrolls Online to…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Excavated Extra-Terrestrials
Did you hear? They found tons of unsold copies of E.T. for the Atari 2600 in that New Mexico landfill, as foretold by prophecy. What else did they find? That’s up to our crack team of Photoshop experts. I’m actually a little bit disappointed. Hooray, the “urban legend” we were all pretty sure was true…
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Microtransactions Coming To Garden Warfare This Week. Thank Goodness.
Were I a much younger man with tons of free time and no family to worry about, the fact that soon players will be able to purchase coins in Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare might annoy me. But alas, I am absolutely thrilled. In an EA blog entry posted on Friday, producer Brian Lindley confirmed…
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Sunday Comics: Exit Through The Gift Shop
Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published April 26. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published April 21. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Easter Bunny Goes To Hell: The Winners!
Last week I asked Kotaku‘s image manipulation community to send an innocent holiday icon to hell. Since then I’ve been having nightmares involving rabbits. So yeah, probably a bad idea. Some of you went with the classic shooter, Doom. Others took the Diablo or Silent Hill route. There was even a Flappy Bird entry in…
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A TMNT Homage Film So Cool It Doesn’t Even Need Turtles
The new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie upset some fans by choosing to give the titular ninja foursome a more “realistic” look. This wonderfully choreographed short from production company Epic Rivalopts for a more human approach. All we need to do now is paste some comic book turtle heads on these guys, and we’ve got…
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An Entire Nintendo Console Generation In One Image
Redditor OhioStateBuck has collected every Nintendo 64 cartridge released in North America. Doesn’t seem like much, does it? Blame it on those cartridges. Nintendo’s choice of game delivery device wasn’t the only reason the Nintendo 64 wound up with such a comparatively small library, but those expensive cartridges sure didn’t help. While competitor Sony’s original…
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The Saturday Morning Stream: The Dark Souls II Newbie Run (All Done)
In preparation for this morning’s stream of Dark Souls II, I played an hour of the first Dark Souls two and a half years ago. Nothing can possibly go wrong with this plan. Have years of mobile gaming focus dulled the skills I didn’t acquire the first time around, or will my innate gamer instincts…
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The Next Great LEGO Set Captures The Magic (And Puking) Of A Carnival
Growing up on the outskirts of a big city in the late ’70s, the traveling carnival was a magical event, a chance to ride some of the world’s most dangerous rides while taking in the scent of popcorn, funnel cakes, sweat, beer and vomit. LEGO recaptures that magic in the amazing transforming Fairground Mixer set.…
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A Stop-Motion Oculus Rift Teardown That Might Teach You Something
Now that he’s broken down a PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, Jake Roper of YouTube’s Vsauce3 sets his sights on Facebook’s virtual reality headset. I must be the only person at Kotaku who hasn’t tried out the Oculus Rift. That means if we’re ever attacked by the Oculus Rift, I am our last line of…
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I Built A 4K Ultra HD Gaming PC… And I Love It
The next-generation of monitor technology is upon us, quadrupling the number pixels our monitors can manifest and placing a heavy burden on our beleaguered video cards. What does it take to put together a 4K-ready gaming PC? Let’s find out, with a little help from AMD. I first reached out to AMD about the possibilities…
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An Easter Candy Feast Made Entirely Of LEGO
It wouldn’t be Easter without candy, and it wouldn’t be a Sunday evening at Kotaku without LEGO. Let’s kill two sugar-coated marshmallow birds with one Creme Egg. This lovely Easter basket build comes from the skilled hands of Tyler (Legohaulic) and Michaela Clites (littlehaulic), crafted as part of an Iron Builder competition round. Competitors are…
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Forty Minutes Of Star Citizen Combat, Space Walking And Bug Battling
Did you enjoy the look at Chris Roberts’ space combat sim Star Citizen in action from PAX East last weekend? Here’s all of that, plus so much more. Here we get to see the intro movie for the PAX East demo, some edited footage of Chris Roberts playing the game on stage, and a special…
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The Week In Games: Dark Souls II: The Second Coming
Game releases have slowed to a trickle here at the end of April, but it’s not about quantity. With Dark Souls II hitting PC, LEGO: The Hobbit coming to Wii U and a little PlayStation Vita dungeon crawling, owners of at least three platforms will have plenty to do this week. Feeling despondent? Just scroll…
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There’s A BioShock Infinite Easter Egg In This Week’s My Little Pony
Do you see them? This is exactly why I watch My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Well, that and the whole friendship and kindness thing makes me happy. And the bright colors. Also the toys. And Rainbow Dash is my best friend. But mostly because the writers of the show know their audience, and know…
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The History Of Harvest Moon, Gaming’s Most Entertaining Farming Sim
I was worried about posting Did You Know Gaming‘s piece on Harvest Moon on this fine spring day, knowing you’d all be busy planting crops and courting. I decided to take a chance, because that’s what virtual farming is all about (or not). Fun fact: I have purchased every Harvest Moon game (including the Rune…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Easter Bunny Goes To Hell
Once a year the Easter Bunny travels the various planes of existence, delivering delicious candy to all the good little girls and boys. They’re easier to find in some places than others. Oh stop crying, it’s just a Photoshop contest. That’s right, in honor of Easter Sunday we’re sending the Easter Bunny to hell. He’s…
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Sunday Comics: Into The Baby Box
Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published April 19. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published April 14. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
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