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CultureSomeone Finished Skyrim’s Story In Under 40 Minutes, A New Record
If I were to take a guess, I’d say most players probably never make it through more than half of Skyrim’s story, if that—finishing it at all is a feat, nevermind finishing it fast. Speedrunner DrTChops recently nailed the new world record for beating Skyrim’s story, with a playthrough clocking in at 39:32. The “any…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 13, 2014 -
CultureHave you seen something amazing in Call Of Duty, AC: Unity or other new release? Send it in to Highlight Reel, great moments from around the gaming world, all rounded up for you in one video! Check it out right here. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, we bring you impressive plays, funny glitches, world records and…
By Steve Marinconz Published November 13, 2014 -
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There Is No Greater Spacecraft Than The SDF-1
Jason Park is a veteran artist who has worked in both video games (for companies like EA) and animation (on shows like Metalocalypse and Transformers Prime). Despite his range of projects and works, though, I can’t take my eyes off the SDF-1. It’s a great take on my favourite space-faring vessel. Why? Because between the…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 12, 2014 -
CultureSonic Boom Glitch Kinda Ruins The Game (If You Want To)
Sonic’s motto might be “Gotta Go Fast,” but this is probably not what he means when he says that. Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric was released yesterday, but already some players have found a game-breaking bug. As DarkspinesSonic shows in the following video, players can currently extend Knuckle’s jump infinitely if they pause the game:…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 12, 2014 -
CultureA Slam Dunk So Powerful It Breaks Reality
This dunk makes Michael Jordan’s Space Jam performance look pretty mundane by comparison. Also, we’ve got an incredible team wipe in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, and more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via…
By Steve Marinconz Published November 12, 2014 -
CultureDark Souls II Beaten in Under An Hour
Beaten in 59:15 to be exact and, according to the speedrunner, Allakazzaror, this is a new world record—the first one under an hour—without using glitches. The run falls into the “current patch, glitchless any%” category (there are many many speedrun categories for this game as you can see here) which means you have to complete…
By Gergo Vas Published November 12, 2014 -
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The Jarl Will See You Now
Dave Seguin is a freelance concept artist, illustrator and graphic designer based in Canada. In addition to his original works, you’ll also see some fan art below. I normally don’t throw in fan art in these kind of posts, but these were so damn good I just had to. You can see more of Dave’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 11, 2014 -
CultureCosplay
Destiny Cosplayer Looks Like An Actual Robot
This Destiny outfit really nails the look (and movements) of the game’s Exos. Not only does it capture all their mechanical detail, but the mouth moves, as do the eyes (in addition to lighting up!). Cosplayer redner, aka Erik Barclay made it for this year’s New York Comic-Con. You can see more pics of it…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 11, 2014 -
Culture
The Colorful Characters Of Overwatch
Arnold Tsang is a concept artist at Blizzard. We’vefeatured his work before, but now that Overwatch is out in the open, we can showcase his work onthe much-hyped shooter Tsang did all the character pieces you see here, giving us one of the first looks at the game’s bright, colourful and very comic booky cast.…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2014 -
CultureCall Of Duty‘s Mech Technology Isn’t Quite Perfected Yet
Kevin Spacey’s future tech may be “20 years ahead” of the fictional future military’s, but that doesn’t mean it works perfectly all the time Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. Goliath…
By Steve Marinconz Published November 10, 2014 -
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Because We All Love Killer Robots
Minovo Wang is an artist from China. I hope you’re here for the robots, because if you’re not, you need to pay closer attention to an internet story’s headline and top image. NOTE: gallery may also include images of things that are not robots, including mechs and tanks. You can see more of Minovo’s work…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 9, 2014 -
CultureCosplay
That’s some pretty literal baby Groot cosplay. [reddit]
By Luke Plunkett Published November 9, 2014 -
Culture
The Week In Games: Assassinate Everything
Oh, it’s this week, isn’t it? Time for two more Assassin’s Creed games to come out. Along with LEGO Batman 3 and the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game for the 3DS, that’s more running across rooftops in one week than most of perform in our entire lives. Okay, any one of those games would…
By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2014 -
Culture
Sunday Comics: Want To See A Live Body?
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 November 8. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published November 3. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2014
