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Welcome Back, Fancy Pants!
Our week-long downtime meant no Fancy Pants last week. Bummer. Thankfully, just as we’re back at our own digs this week, we’re also back with a look at some of the week’s best cosplay. A word of warning: if you’re the type who doesn’t like the way Photoshop is slowly blurring the lines between “cosplay”…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2012 -
Mass Effect Toy Turns Commander Shepard Into Sparkly Burns Victim
Aaarrgghhhh my eyes These Play Arts Mass Effect figures looked so good when we first saw them! And while all the production copies of other Play Arts figures I’ve looked at here on Kotaku previously have been just fine, something’s gone very wrong with Commander Shepard, who between initial prototyping and being boxed for sale…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2012 -
Gamers, Relax, Windows 8 is Fine (For Now)
Windows 8 has its problems. Some of these are immediate, others hypothetical (and potentially graver in nature). But I’m finding, as I write this using the operating system, having been playing games using the operating system, the negativity over Microsoft’s latest Windows seems a little extreme Sure, the Start screen is annoying, and the way…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2012 -
See How Much Work Actually Goes Into an Amazing Cosplay Outfit
The superficial appeal of cosplay is the quality of the still image. How good a costume looks, or how much like a character the particular cosplayer seems to appear. The real craft, though, comes behind the scenes. Anybody can put some lycra on a model and call it cosplay, but the true artists make their…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 4, 2012 -
61 of the Best Indie Games Out There, All in the One Video
There are more indie games out there than you could ever hope to count. For every one you hear about on Steam, or on here, there are thousands upon thousands being made in bedrooms, studios and classrooms around the world. So knowing where to start on digging into some quality titles can be a bit…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2012 -
You’d Be Forgiven For Thinking This Was a Valve Trailer
When Valve released the Source Filmmaker code earlier this year, it was accomplishing two things. 1) Put an amazingly flexible set of tools in the hands of amateur filmmakers, who could go on to produce some amazingly professional results. 2) The most professional of those videos could serve as the very best kind of free…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2012 -
A Strategy Game About Digging Yourself Off an Alien Planet
We looked at Maia a few months back here on Kotaku, but in a new clip put together for the game’s Kickstarter campaign, we get to see a whole lot more of it. It’s a game about, at its most basic level, managing a space colony/station. Only with all kinds of delicious tactical stuff added…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2012 -
Four Minutes of Halo 4’s Multiplayer Madness
I’m so busy with the game’s singleplayer campaign I haven’t even touched Halo 4’s multiplayer yet. Which is a shame, because I’m sure it’s a blast turning those terrific new guns (and most of them are super satisfying) on actual humans. Halo 4 – First Ever Montage: “In with the New” [Bravo]
By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2012 -
The Wolfenstein Movie is Back From the Dead
Roger Avary has been working on a Wolfenstein (id’s shooter series, not its predecessor) movie for over five years now, but in the meantime he’s been, um, a little busy So fans of the series, or of Avary’s work, should know that as of this week the project is back on the front foot, with…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2012 -
Here, Two Enormous GTA V Posters
Here, for your wallpaper/viewing pleasure, are two super-sized pieces of Grand Theft Auto V artwork. They were posted on Game Informer earlier today, and at a resolution of 1920×2432 each, you’re free to pick over them and find as many clues as you like. Like, oh, the fact that arrested lady is wearing a Love…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2012 -
The Ten-Year Evolution of Halo’s Master Chief
It’s been over ten years since the first Halo game was released, and even longer since we first laid eyes on the Master Chief. A lot has changed since then. Like, ten years of combat has literally sucked all the colour out of him. More seriously, I’m slowly coming around to appreciate his armour in…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2012 -
Just in Case You Thought Doom Needed to be Even More Brutal
The original Doom was a pretty violent game, lots of blood and guts flying around, but boy, it looks like a Disney movie compared to BRUTAL DOOM. A neat mod first released earlier in the year, it ramps up the gore, it beefs up the weapons and is, in short, BRUTAL. Don’t watch if there…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2012 -
The Top Ten Ways to Smash a Pumpkin (in Glorious Slow-Motion)
Now that Halloween’s done, you could probably do with a little release. Let the whole thing just go So here’s a video showing ten ways to destroy a pumpkin, using everyday household items like lightsabers and light explosives, brought to you by Thrash Lab Note: nearly all of these are marked “don’t try this at…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2012 -
Minecraft Cathedral is a Digital Place of Worship
GNRFrancis’ Minecraft cathedral, built by hand (well, mouse) from over two million blocks and featuring a fully-detailed interior, took him over a year to build. If you want to zoom around the place yourself, it’s available for download here Minecraft Epic Cathedral (2,082,348 Blocks used) [YouTube, via PC Gamer]
By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2012 -
The Cutest Stormtrooper Halloween Has Ever Seen
So, two years ago, little Katie Goldman was bullied at school because she was a girl who had a Star Wars drink bottle. It was a sad tale then, one which resulted in an outpouring of support for Katie, but nothing then could match the gift she got for this Halloween. The 501st Legion, a…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2012 -
We Have a Winner For “Craziest DLC of the Year”
And the award goes, surprisingly, to a Paradox strategy game for the PC, with the announcement yesterday of Crusader Kings II’s “Sunset Invasion” DLC. Here’s the official brief: In the latest DLC for the critically-acclaimed strategy/RPG Crusader Kings II, Paradox Interactive and Paradox Development Studios pose the question – what would have happened if the…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2012 -
The Scariest Game I Have Ever Played
It’s not a Resident Evil game, not Amnesia, not Slender. It’s 1992 adventure game Alone in the Dark. The original Alone in the Dark This intro might not scare you, since nothing really happens, but that was exactly why the game was so terrifying. It was so minimal. Just the crunch of your footsteps, the…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 31, 2012
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