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Popular World of Warcraft Legacy Community Shutting Down Again To Avoid Being A ‘Pirate Server’
What goes up must come down. This indelible law of nature applies to precisely two things: gravity, which you may have heard of, and World of Warcraft legacy community Nostalrius. While the servers that hosted the new Nostalrius remain, all Nostalrius data is being removed from them. After Blizzard dropped the hammer on Nostalrius earlier…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 17, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe Last Guardian Players Are Looking For A Final Big Secret
Ico and Shadow of the Colossus had deviously hidden secrets. Hidden areas and special weapons awaited players who explore those games to the fullest. But where are the secrets for The Last Guardian? A detailed blog post by user Nomad Colossus compares The Last Guardian to previous games by creator Fumito Ueda. The post looks…
By Heather Alexandra Published January 17, 2017 - Uncategorized
I Just Returned To The Witness And Boy Am I Lost
A year ago, I played around six hours of the brilliant puzzle game The Witness. Then I stopped. Last weekend, I decided to go back and play some more. It’s been a rude awakening. My memory of those first six hours is pretty hazy. (My memory of everything from January 2016 is pretty hazy.) What…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 17, 2017 -
ReviewsRead Only Memories: The Kotaku Review
Sun sets on Neo San Francisco. Weather control units conjure fresh snow. Robots assist their masters and genetic hybrids take to the streets to protest for their rights. Turing guides me to a local nightclub to meet our contact. If we don’t get a new lead soon, the scoop of a lifetime will be lost.…
By Heather Alexandra Published January 17, 2017 - Uncategorized
Some Of The Best Gaming Vines Because We Can’t Have Nice Things
Ding, dong, Vine is dead at the hands of its owner, Twitter. In the next few months, the four-year-old video service will be discontinued, it announced today. Luckily, everyone’s Vines—including ours—will stay up for the foreseeable future. (Originally published 10/27/16) Update—1/17/17: Twitter officially shutters Vine today and will replace it with Vine Camera. Users can…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published January 17, 2017 - Uncategorized
Heads Up: Resident Evil 7 Ending Spoilers Have Leaked
Resident Evil 7 won’t be out for another week, but it appears to have leaked in some parts of the world. People have already finished the game. You know what that means: the internet has transformed into a pukey, undead pile of spoilers. According to Eurogamer, the first spoiler virus outbreak came from 4chan, because…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 17, 2017 - Uncategorized
Anime movie Your Name is the highest-grossing anime worldwide, and finally, it’s getting a wide theatrical release in the U.S. and Canada. On April 7th, a dubbed and subtitled version of Your Name will be in theaters in every U.S. state. Read our impressions of it here
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published January 17, 2017 - Uncategorized
Netflix’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events: The funniest show about newly orphaned children you’ll ever watch What it is: A television show based on the book series by Lemony Snicket (well, actually by Daniel Handler—it’s a whole thing). Despite being literally a series of unfortunate events, it’s a comedy series! Neil Patrick Harris sings a…
By Gita Jackson Published January 17, 2017 -
UncategorizedIf Super Mario Odyssey Had The Realism of Grand Theft Auto
Super Mario Odyssey’s trailer was only a couple minutes long, but it was enough to get everyone hung up on was Mario’s bizarre appearance in a fictionalized version of NYC. The immediate comparison was that Odyssey reminded people of GTA, so it was only a matter of time before mods mashed together the whimsy of…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 17, 2017 -
Kotaku EastYour Name Is The Highest Grossing Anime Worldwide, And It Deserves To Be
There is a new anime box office champ. It’s Your Name, one of the best animated films I’ve ever seen. As Comicbook.com points out, Your Name is now the highest grossing anime film ever, earning US$281 million worldwide and surpassing Spirited Away’s $275 million gross. Your Name has been a smash hit in Japan, but…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 17, 2017 - Uncategorized
Legendary StarCraft Players Flash And Jaedong Battle In Brood War
Last night during the Afreeca Starleague semifinals in South Korea, iconic StarCraft: Brood War players Flash and Jaedong matched up once again for what turned out to be an incredibly thrilling series. Yes, it’s 2017 and StarCraft: Brood War is still an active esport. What does that say about StarCraft II? Flash (Terran) and Jaedong…
By Jason Schreier Published January 17, 2017 -
UncategorizedBubsy Is The Perfect Addition To Streets Of Rage 2
If any video game character has the right to be angry, it’s oft-maligned platformer hero Bubsy. Thanks to the power of ROM hacking, the bobcat mascot finally has an appropriate outlet for his righteous rage. Before his first game, Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind, came out for the Super Nintendo and Sega…
By Mike Fahey Published January 17, 2017 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy XIV‘s 3.5 Patch Adds A Ton Of New Party Options
A substantial patch for Final Fantasy XIV just went live, changing up the MMORPG’s party system in a big way. Players had complained that it was a little sterile, with minimal options for customization. Now, players can recruit each other for cross-server parties, form password-protected private parties and keep their Chocobo companions summoned when they’ve…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published January 17, 2017 - Uncategorized
Gabe Newell Is Worth More Than Donald Trump–Sad!
Donald Trump? Let me tell you about Donald Trump. Did you know that Donald Trump only has ONE type of hat? Sad! No wonder Gabe Newell beat him on this week’s Forbes billionaire list As of this week, the lovable Valve CEO is ranked at #134, with $4.1 billion, beating out the likes of Trump…
By Jason Schreier Published January 17, 2017 -
UncategorizedBrainiac Makes Everything Worse In Injustice 2
As if having DC Comics’ most powerful heroes at each other’s throats wasn’t bad enough, now alien android mastermind Brainiac wants a piece of the action in the story trailer for Injustice 2. Following the events of Netherrealm’s first Injustice game, Batman and friends struggle to repair the damage done to society by the grief-crazed…
By Mike Fahey Published January 17, 2017 - Kotaku East
Snow Makes Kyoto Even More Beautiful
Kyoto is one of the most beautiful places in the world. It’s been even more lovely this week thanks to a few days worth of snow. Via Twitter, here is a collection of lovely winter wonderland Kyoto photos: Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 17, 2017
