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The Tallest Evangelion Statue In The World
And it’s not located in Tokyo-3, but Shanghai, China. With the Spear of Longinus, this official EVA-01 Test Type statue measures 24.8 meters (81.36 feet) high. The making-of photos are awesome. As pointed out by Viper 2ch, the recently erected statue is even Guinness World Record certified! Twitter user Livein China notes that a similar…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 6, 2017 - CultureCosplay
Eww, Bloodborne Cosplay
The cosplay itself isn’t “eww”. It’s fantastic, with a surprising amount of detail! But there’s just something gross and creepy about seeing Souls/Bloodborne stuff that isn’t heroic knights come to life like this. Which, counter, is entirely the point Chime Maiden cosplay by Shade Cramer. Photos by Vladimir Burykin
By Luke Plunkett Published January 5, 2017 - Uncategorized
Landmark, the MMO formerly known as Everquest Next Landmark, is closing down next month
By Luke Plunkett Published January 5, 2017 - Uncategorized
There Were Going To Be Rogue One Disney Infinity Figures [Update]
Seven months later, the sad stories just keep on coming out of Disney Infinity’s cancellation The title’s abrupt binning, brought about more through production mismanagement than any flaws with the game and its excellent figures, mean that many series and toys which were being worked on had to be scrapped and never released. One such…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 5, 2017 -
UncategorizedElite: Dangerous Players Have Finally Found Aliens
After years ofteases and winks and hints throughout the Elite: Dangerous universe, players are today reporting that they’ve finally made “first contact” with aliens in the game. And they are big DP Sayre, a player on Xbox One, was the first to share the discovery earlier today, when he was wrenched out of hyperspace then…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 5, 2017 - Uncategorized
In Civilization VI, Nobody Expects The…
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By Luke Plunkett Published January 5, 2017 - Culture
Stardew Valley Made More Money On Steam Than Most Holiday Blockbusters
Steam Spy just released a big 2016 data dump, and it’s certainly revealing. Valve revealed the top 100 most money-making Steam games of 2016, but they didn’t provide any data beyond vague rankings. Steam Spy, on the other hand, offers data for days, but it’s all estimated, albeit fairly rigorously. Here are their most interesting…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 5, 2017 - Culture
Hey There Tank Girl
Igor-Alban Chevalier, aka The Black Frog, is an artist who has worked for companies like Blizzard, Xbox, Sony and Ubisoft. He also works in film (X-Men, Brotherhood Of The Wolf & Harry Potter) and comics as well. You can see more The Black Frog’s art at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 5, 2017 - Uncategorized
Mass Effect 2 Is Free Right Now
Mass Effect 2, one of the all-time greats, is currently free on Origin for PC users as part of Origin’s “On the House” program. That’s a good deal! It was free for a time back in December as well. We’ve updated this post with the currently-working link.
By Luke Plunkett Published January 5, 2017 - Uncategorized
Blizzard Says They’ll Punish Overwatch Players Who Use Mei’s Ice Wall Cheat
For weeks, an Overwatch exploit that lets players use Mei’s ice wall ability to get outside levels and become invincible has been wreaking havoc on 3v3. Good and righteous players who abhor cheating in all its ghastly forms are sick of it. After prolonged silence, Blizzard’s finally said they’re gonna do something about it. Blizzard’s…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 5, 2017 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy XV‘s Prompto Sure Is Good At Photography
One of the best features of Final Fantasy XV are Prompto’s photos. Every time you rest for the night, the game will show you a roll of photos from that day’s adventures which you can save and share on social media. These randomly generated mementos are mostly unique to your particular game, giving it a…
By Gita Jackson Published January 5, 2017 - Uncategorized
Let It Die‘s End of Level Replays Are Great
The world is confusing. No one tells you how to do a damn thing until it is too late. This happens in games too. It’s hard to know where mistakes were made. Let It Die’s end of level replays make it easy to grasp the big picture. Let It Die has been my major gaming…
By Heather Alexandra Published January 5, 2017 -
UncategorizedMega Man‘s New Mobile Ports Are Garbage
After weeks of being hyped on Twitter and Facebook, fresh mobile ports of Mega Man 1 through 6 have arrived on iOS and Android, and they are quite possibly the worst way to experience six classic NES games. Capcom Mobile posted a series of trailers to its YouTube channel to celebrate the release of the…
By Mike Fahey Published January 5, 2017 - Reviews
Astro A50 (2016) Review: A Good Gaming Headset Gets Better, Mostly
Astro recently released a new version of their flagship A50 wireless gaming headset. This model works with both PC and consoles, and even comes with a magnetic charging dock. It’s a solid headset overall, and offers some significant improvements on its already good predecessor. It’s also got a few niggling flaws. Astro is a pretty…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 5, 2017 -
UncategorizedSmite Gets Celtic Gods And Another New Game
Hi-Rez Studios’ 2017 celebration of itself kicks off today in Atlanta, making it the perfect time to reveal one of Smite’s coolest gods yet, The Morrigan, and a third (that’s right, third) game in the mythology battles franchise, Smite Rivals. What began as the annual Smite World Championships has blossomed into a fan convention with…
By Mike Fahey Published January 5, 2017 - Uncategorized
The 100 Most Popular Kotaku Posts Of 2016
In 2016, Kotaku readers liked reading about Pokémon. And… Pokémon. And Pokémon. As is annual tradition, here were our most popular 100 stories of 2016, sorted not by quality but by traffic (on Google Analytics), brought to you by our wonderful data team. Fun fact: Fifty—50!—of these articles cover Pokémon in some way. Three are…
By Jason Schreier Published January 5, 2017 - Uncategorized
Dota 2 Player Compiles 4,000-Word List Of Bugs After Huge Patch
Dota 2‘s massive December 11th patch added a new hero, an HUD redesign and, apparently, loads of bugs. On Reddit yesterday, Dota 2 player DimitrijaT published nearly 200 bugs he personally encountered or learned of on the Dota 2 subreddit, PC Games News reports The post totals about 4,000 words and includes bugs like “neutral…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published January 5, 2017 -
UncategorizedAriana Grande Final Fantasy Remix Is Weird, But Not Bad
As if adding Ariana Grande’s likeness to Square Enix’s free to play mobile game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius wasn’t strange enough, her song “Touch It,” will also be given a fully orchestrated remix for the game. It’s kind of ….good? Music producer Nick Wood from SYN Productions, a music studio he co-founded with Simon LeBon…
By Gita Jackson Published January 5, 2017