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Watch What Star Wars: Episode VII Would Look Like If Wes Anderson Directed It
What would it look like if the man behind Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Life Aquatic, Rushmore and more directed the next Star Wars? It’d probably look a lot like this. And you know what? I might actually watch that. Wes Anderson’s “Star Wars: Episode VII” Audition Tape – CONAN on TBS [YouTube]
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Step Aside, Jessica Chobot Licking A PSP. There’s A New Scandalous Picture, And It Involves The Wii U.
Oooh so scandalous. Courtesy of freelancer extraordinaire (and dear personal friend) Miguel Concepcion and his downright gorgeous cat Sebastian is a hilarious parody of Jessica Chobot licking a PSP. You know the one, right? This one! And here are a bunch of other ones, because why would you not want to see more of this…
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People Magazine Thinks This Is Christina Aguilera Dressed Up As Zelda
Uhhhhhh. Oh, boy. Either People magazine got some really bad information on Christina Aguilera’s Halloween costume this year, or Christina Aguilera herself doesn’t know who or what Zelda is. Either way, according to this issue of People—and caught by Gamervescent—depicted above (and in full below) is “game heroine Princess Zelda, and beau Matt Rutler suited…
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Here’s The Spoiler-Filled Surprise Ending You’ll See If You Beat Halo 4 On ‘Legendary’ Difficulty
Warning: MAJOR spoilers in this post, video, everywhere, just leave. If you’re not up for the task of completing Halo 4‘s campaign on the hardest—aka Legendary—difficulty, or are just too antsy to wait for it, feel free to watch GameFront’s spoilery video above. You get the tiniest, briefest glimpse at the man under the helmet…
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Watch Me Kill A Bunch Of People In Halo 4 Multiplayer
Is Halo 4‘s multiplayer different from what you remember? In some respects—new weapons and armor, call-in ordnance drops, map markers that show where special weapons are located (and when they disappear)—yes, it is different. But it’s also still a really polished game, with fun maps and an enormous amount of customization options for both your…
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Movie Posters Recreated Using Team Fortress 2, Because Why Not
Photoshop artist Valentin Baguirov used a combination of Photoshop and Valve’s Source Filmmaker to create these movie poster beauties. Drag the slider over to compare and contrast. You can view the full-sized versions—both original poster and Team Fortress 2 poster—below. TF2 Movie posters [Behance via Dotcore]
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Learn How To Initiate The Weirdest New Hero In Assassin’s Creed III
This is a bit of an Assassin’s Creed III secret spoiler, so proceed with caution. Have we proceeded with caution? Good. Now watch the video above to find out how to turn a lowly turkey into a…*drum roll please*…assassin turkey! DUN DUN DUN. ATTACK OF THE ASSASSIN TURKEY. Unfortunately it doesn’t seem like assassin turkey…
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Hundreds of Obamas and Romneys Go To War In This Ridiculous-Looking Mod
Polls? Numbers? Speeches? Boring. The real presidential election this year was won through waves of Obama and Romney soldiers, battling against each other using the sharp end of their signs and placards. The mod, created by Reddit user matbitesdog, is used in Medieval II: Total War, and you can download it for laughs here. Those…
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See Me Shoot My Friend In The Back Using All Of Halo 4‘s New Guns And Gadgets
Halo 4 released just yesterday, and I’m sure many of you have already picked it up. But for those of you who are wondering what new guns, armor abilities and other gadgets 343’s first take on the Halo franchise is introducing, this video is for you. My dear friend—Mike Rougeau from Complex Magazine (whose review…
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Watch Halo 4‘s Promethean Weapons Assemble In Mesmerizing Slow Motion
One of the coolest features of 343’s first Halo title that released today is the disassembling and reassembling Promethean weapons. Not only are these weapons incredibly satisfying to shoot and kill with, but they’re also pretty to look at. Reloading will take the weapon apart momentarily, but the best disassembling/reassembling animations occur when you pick…
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Robot Chicken’s Team Fortress 2 Skit Gives Me Mixed Emotions
On the one hand, I’m extremely excited to see an Adult Swim/Valve mix that doesn’t just involve a sign-up sheet and a hat. The claymation is also a nice touch. But this feels more like Adult Swim saying, “Hey, here’s a thing that sorta looks like a thing that you play online sometimes,” rather than…
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This Is The Best New Feature In Halo 4‘s Multiplayer
Ok, perhaps it’s more accurate to say it’s the most “juvenile” new feature in Halo 4, the first-person shooter developed (for the first time in the franchise) by 343 Industries. We already knew that the infamous “victory crouch” would return in the latest Halo title, but perhaps we didn’t expect it to be quite like…
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ReviewsHalo 4: The Kotaku Review
I’ve never seen Halo like this before. Halo 4 is emotional, something I’ve never felt from the franchise quite like this. Sure, invested fans will protest and say that the lore is fascinating and the war struggles moving, but I can safely say I’ve never sat through a Halo campaign quite at the edge of…
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From Everyone At Kotaku: Thanks For Your Support Last Week
As of yesterday evening, Gawker’s network of sites bounced back up after Hurricane Sandy violently swept through the North East. In the downtime interim, we’d been posting on our Kotumblr, bringing our regulars to a temporary platform and meeting new readers in the meantime. So from everyone at Kotaku, from our headquarters in New York…
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Killzone‘s Helghast Come to Life in This Amazing Live Action Fan Film
I’ve seen quite a few fan films in my time, but this one blows most out of the water. It’s not surprising to learn that it took the team two years to make this 14-minute beast. As described by creators Infectious Designer, the film above sees a small squad fight against all odds in a…
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The Best of Kotumblr, This Week
Welcome to The Best of Kotak…Kotumblr! Our temporary digs while we wait for our sites to turn back up. That’s right, Hurricane Sandy. Flood our servers, take down our sites, strip us from power and chase the NYC writers out of our city, and we’ll still be posting great content. In your face, storm! Video…
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Borderlands 2 Developers Bringing Back The Claptrap Webseries
It’s come to the point where I’m getting excited about any opportunity to see more of the characters of the delightfully silly Borderlands franchise. And apparently Gearbox is heeding my call, because they’re bringing back the Claptrap webseries, which, if you’re like me and haven’t even watched season one yet, you can watch all of…
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There Are 489 People Playing Competitive Halo 4 Multiplayer Right Now, Up From 145 Yesterday
There are 495 people playing Halo 4‘s multiplayer, if you count the cooperate Spartan Ops mode. That’s over three times more than the amount of people that were playing just yesterday, and the game still has four more days before its November 6 release. Maybe more people are logging on as the weekend nears? Power…
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