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CultureTotal RecallA Dire Warning About Final Fantasy’s Black Magic
Let’s go back. To a time before Jack Thompson, before age ratings. Back to 1980s Canada, when the most pressing concern with video game content—and how it was destroying the youth—was the black magic found in Final Fantasy. “And once again, it’s about how you can get in touch with your wizard”. If you’re short on…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 5, 2017 -
CultureCosplay
One Cosplayer Brings Bioware, Souls & Witcher Games To Life
As we’ve established, some of the best cosplay on the planet comes out of Russia, a point I’m only going to further emphasise today by sharing some of niamash’s work. A cosplayer we’ve featured a few times before, mostly for her Witcher stuff, niamash has also done some incredible recreations of Bioware games, along with…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 4, 2017 -
CultureTitanfall 2 Execution Is Perfectly Timed
Today on Highlight Reel we have execution timing, cops, very British deaths and much more! Watch the video then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Subscribe to Kotaku on YouTube for more! Tomb Raider – Everyone do…
By Chris Person Published April 4, 2017 -
Culture
A Simpler Major Kusanagi
Rachel Ho is an artist and illustrator based in Malaysia. You can see more of Rachel’s work at her Behanceand ArtStationpages. To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing the best of both…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 4, 2017 -
CultureShow Us Your Ugliest Video Game Outfits
You did it. You finally got that sweet armor set you’ve been assembling for days. You look like a million bucks. Time to parade around town being shiny AF and… oh no. You found a new chest plate with slightly better stats. Have fun being a damn circus clown for the next 20 hours. I’ve…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 4, 2017 -
CultureNine Video Games That Left Us Defenseless And Scared
Video games often employ lots of cruel tricks in which gamers find themselves in precarious pickles—the gigantic and seemingly impossible bosses, timers, that last collectable that requires precision to attain. But the cruelest trick of all? Taking away our weapons. This piece originally appeared 1/2/15. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask How often have you…
N.Ho Sang and Peter Tieryas Published April 4, 2017 -
CultureWe’re So Happy Parappa The Rapper Is Back To Frustrate Us
Parappa the Rapper was one of the defining titles of the original PlayStation, not to mention one of the games that birthed the whole rhythm genre. With its unforgettable offbeat rap tracks, adorable paper-flat design, and innovative call-and-response gameplay, it’s left quite an impression these 20 years. Today, Sony releases Parappa the Rapper Remastered for…
By Chris Kohler Published April 4, 2017 -
CultureCosplayCustom Women’s Armor Is Practical, But Also Cool
Melissa Ng is the creator of this outfit, which is called “Sovereign Armor”, the result of a quest to “create a practical and versatile Medieval-inspired fantasy armor for a woman.” Ng says it took over 500 hours to build the suit, most of which is 3D-printed and which weighs around eight pounds, with that time…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 3, 2017 -
CultureSacred Fire is an RPG where combat is dictated by emotions and psychology, rather than weapons, attacks, or damage types. Anger might make you strong, but it’ll leave you open to a punishing riposte. Fear can turn enemies into a shell of their normal selves, but it can leave you quaking too. The game is…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 3, 2017 -
Culture
Some Aliens From Mass Effect: Andromeda
Today’s Fine Art is showcasing the work of an artist who was involved with the design of Mass Effect Andromeda Furio Tedeschi, worked on the game’s new aliens. He has since left BioWare and is working as a freelancer in the film business, most recently on the new Transformers movie. You can see more of…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 3, 2017 -
Culture
The Hardest Things About Trying To Speedrun Breath Of The Wild
When you cover speedrunning for a while, you start to ask: “can I do that?” This weekend, I started doing my own runs in Breath of the Wild to see how far I’d get. As you might imagine, the results were messy. I’ve always been interested in the kinds of glitches and tricks that speedrunners…
By Heather Alexandra Published April 3, 2017 -
CultureValve Says They’re Making Big Changes To Steam To Stomp Out ‘Fake Games’
Recently, Valve had two popular YouTubers, John “TotalBiscuit” Bain and Jim “Jim Sterling” Sterling, visit their offices. Over the course of a day-long series of meetings, the company laid out a roadmap for the future of Steam. Both Bain and Sterling posted lengthy videos about their descent into GabeN’s mystery dungeon. You can watch those…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 3, 2017 -
CultureCosplay
There Is Nowhere To Hide From Hanzo Cosplay
While Hanzo mains are bad, Hanzo cosplay is just fine. We actually saw this cosplay briefly last year as part of a video, but this is a shoot by Fauxtography Geek that gives Rian Synnth’s costume its own time to shine.
By Luke Plunkett Published April 2, 2017
