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Well, These Dantes Certainly Don’t Like Devil May Cry’s Redesign
Reader Eric, a mean Devil May Cry cosplayer (centre, standing), was at the recent ACEN 2012 in Chicago, where he joined some friends in visually expressing their feelings towards Dante’s redesign in the upcoming DMC.
By Luke Plunkett Published July 3, 2012 -
CultureTotal Recall
Bringing the Perfect Pixels of the Past to Life
Noirlac’s Tumblr is maybe one of the best in existence. The mysterious man, known only as an anonymous Ubisoft employee, has a site cataloguing weird and wonderful pixel art from old video games, many of them obscure Japanese titles that you haven’t even heard of, let alone played. We’ve featured him a few times here…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012 -
CultureTotal Recall
Some Things You May Not Know About Mario
You know he’s got a moustache, a red beret and a penchant for jumping on people’s heads, but have you ever stopped to wonder what you maybe didn’t know about Mario, the world’s most popular and iconic video game character? He’s Had Three Names In Mario’s first ever video game appearance, as the hero of…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012 -
Meet Team Fortress 2’s…Batman? Rap Video?
The fun people are having with Valve’s new Source Filmmaker continues. Not long after the secret of the Pyro’s identity is revealed do we now get some rap, some Batman and a plea to please, please stop with the remixes of Meet the Heavy. Did Valve realise that the release of this suite would unleash…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012 -
Nike’s Brilliant New Commercial Turns the World Into a Video Game
This new commercial for Nike, aimed at using social media and the company’s Nike Fuelband gear to inspire athletes to train with/against each other, does a pretty good job of making me wish this is what Wii Fit actually looked like.
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012 -
Pretty Zombies, Ugly Video Game
Dead Trigger is a first-person shooter that was released over the weekend on iOS and Android. The draw here is that, at least on a retina display (iPad included) it looks amazing. Shame it doesn’t play that way. Dead Trigger suffers the same issues any other first-person shooter has on a phone; namely, that there…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012 -
Get Your First, Brief Look at Halo 4’s Live-Action Series
Microsoft has tonight released this teaser trailer for Forward Unto Dawn, its series of live-action shorts set in the Halo 4 universe Not that there’s much live action here, but then, that’s why they call it a teaser trailer. In May, we brought you some set pics from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada, where…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012 -
Annoying Subway Posters Prompt Cheeky System Error
Among more traditional pieces of stencil work, street artist Jilly Ballistic also has a bit of a recurring thing: sticking computer displays and error warnings on billboards and advertising posters. Simple, and effective, just like the best of this sort of stuff should be. Jilly Ballistic’s photostream [Flickr, via Laughing Squid]
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012 -
Sony Buys a Cloud Gaming Service
Sony announced today that on Friday, while everybody else was winding down for the weekend, it went out and bought Gaikai, an online cloud gaming service similar to OnLive. For $380 million. “By combining Gaikai’s resources including its technological strength and engineering talent with SCE’s extensive game platform knowledge and experience, SCE will provide users…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012 -
I Don’t Remember Mass Effect’s Cover Featuring This Much Whimsy
Artist Max Fiedler’s series of “Cover Cover” images take the box art of games he loves and reimagines them as…almost the same thing. In exactly the same way. Only in his own style. Begun last year, Max has recently added a couple of new pieces No real statement to be had here. Just some cute…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012 -
Culture
Nobody Can Finish (Or Bomb-Moonwalk Through) Majora’s Mask Faster Than This Guy
Speed-runs of video games can be hypnotising. Not to simply see people run through a game flawlessly, but because in order to get through them quickly, players think up weird and wonderful ways to get their digital asses moving. Take ZeldaFreakGlitcha, for example, who just set a new world record for getting through The Legend…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012 -
Tiny Halo Figures Designed For Giant Adult Hands
Harking back to the late-80s glory days of the style, McFarlane is next month releasing a line of Halo toys called “Micro Ops”, tiny little 1:100 (or around 15mm each) figures designed to let you recreate actual Halo battles, and not just actual heroic poses. The first series includes several different figures, vehicles and even…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012 -
It’s Awesome When Real People Go Into the Woods and Pretend to be Wizards
LARPing, or Live-Action Role-Playing, is when people take what normally goes down on a tabletop or video game and start doing it in the real world. It’s been around forever, lightning bolts and all But ever since the brilliant documentary Darkon was released a few years back, outsider’s interest in the pursuit has changed a…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012 -
Kickstart Your Week With Some Terrific Cosplay
Yup. That’s a dog up there. The return of an old friend, this time from a proper photoshoot that truly captures the essence of somebody’s pet dressed up as a famous dog from an awesome video game. On the human side of things, there’s some Korra, a great Elizabeth from BioShock Infinite and, in a…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012 -
GameStop Selling Assassin’s Creed Blade, Police Permits Not Included
Look, they can call this a “Role–Play Gauntlet Replica” all they want. They can put warnings on the site saying “May not be suitable for younger audiences. Parental supervision is recommended.” But still. I’m a little surprised this replica Assassin’s Creed Hidden Blade is an actual thing! While we’ve seen them replicated by hobbyists and…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012 -
Let’s Talk About LEGO. Or Play With It. Or Just Even Look At It.
You like LEGO? You’re in the right place. We like it too. No. Wait. We love it. Welcome to Kotaku’s secret clubhouse for all things LEGO. Here, to your right, you’ll see a list of all our stories that have anything to do with LEGO, whether they be official sets, custom builds, video games involving…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012 -
I Had No Idea Lost Planet Was Also a Space-Age Japanese Music Video
There’s not just a Lost Planet sequel/prequel on the way, there’s also a Lost Planet spin-off called EX Troopers. And while the former stars Frightened Space Jesus, the latter is looking pretty damn neat. Anyone upset that Lost Planet 3 is being developed by Westerners, you only need to take another look at E.X. Troopers…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2012 -
Meet the Prettiest PS3 Collector’s Edition of Them All
We live in an era where “collector’s edition” usually means “$100 box of crap full of busted action figures, tiny art books and DLC”. So it’s nice to see upcoming RPG Ni No Kuni go and actually make something worthwhile for collectors The game’s “Wizard’s Edition”, selling for USD$100, only contains three things. Well, aside…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2012 -
World’s Most Overclocked Graphics Cards Look Like a Sci-Fi Movie Set
Indonesian PC wizard Hazzan has broken the world record for…overclocking PC graphics cards. How do you even measure such a thing? The scene uses the scores handed out by benchmark tool 3DMark 11, and Hazzan’s 4-way SLI GTX 680 setup registered a score of P33190, which beat the previous mark by 39 points. To reach…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 1, 2012
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