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UncategorizedMummy Trailer Gets Uploaded With Most Of The Sound Missing
If you’ve ever wondered how the dozens of layers of SCORE and EXPLOSIONS and WOMP sounds come together to blast your ears during a movie trailer, try watching one without any of those things actually in the clip. Earlier tonight, IMAXaccidentally uploaded their own version of the December 4 Mummy trailer that was missing several…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 20, 2016 - CultureCosplay
The Best Cosplay Of 2016
There’s been a lot of incredible cosplay over on our dedicated cosplay site throughout 2016, but this is the time of year when we sit down and work out which of it was the best Considering there’s a new post there almost every day, that was a lot of cosplay to go through, but we’re…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 20, 2016 - Uncategorized
Battlefield 1 Gets Around To Adding The French
The decision to leave the French out of Battlefield 1 at launch was always a weird one, considering the country’s enormous contributions to the war, but whatever: they’re now being added as part of the game’s first expansion, called They Shall Not Pass Due out in March, it’ll include new maps based around the Battles…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 19, 2016 -
UncategorizedEnormous Minecraft Art Is Reaching For The Heavens
It took gmoff01around 80 hours to build this in Minecraft. It’s made of 70,000 blocks of quartz. For those wondering about the details, no, he didn’t build the entire thing by hand, in the sense that he didn’t mine each block manually then walk along placing each one. We’re showcasing art here, not the death…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 19, 2016 -
UncategorizedEvery Rogue One Shot That Was In The Trailers, But Not The Movie
We’ve discussedthis already, but just so you can see it all laid out, here’s a video by Vashi Nedomansky showing all 46 shots shown in Rogue One’s trailers that didn’t make it into the actual movie. Some would have been reshot, others perhaps filmed only for the trailer as a promo, others still might turn…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 19, 2016 -
UncategorizedMod Brings Snow To All Of The Witcher 3
OK, so there are parts of The Witcher 3 where it’s already snowing, but this mod brings snow to almost the entire map. Merry Christmas, you drifters in from Temeria. The mod, called Winter is Coming, was made by KNG, and you can download it here It’s not perfect, since the mod couldn’t go in…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 19, 2016 -
CulturePlush Pokémon Should Not Be $80 And Make Me Cry
I offer a picture of me during happier times, before my new best friend Popplio and I took a trip to the Toys’R’Us price scanner. We first met at the toy store on Saturday evening, as I was hunting for Christmas gifts that could survive more than an hour of play with two five-year-olds without…
By Mike Fahey Published December 19, 2016 -
CultureThe Elder Scrolls: Bottle Flip
Today on Highlight Reel we have Skyrim flips, unnatural intervals, kiss physics, photo opportunities, serious slapping, 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! Skyrim:…
By Chris Person Published December 19, 2016 - Uncategorized
Adidas, Make These Zelda Sneakers
As part of his application process for a design internship with Adidas, student Paxton Porter—a lover of both sneakers and The Legend of Zelda—came up with these designs. Both of which I would cop in a heartbeat. Figuring that Nintendo would be down for a footwear collaboration, and rightly believing that the brand deserves better…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 19, 2016 - Uncategorized
Dishonored 2’s New Game Plus Is Really Good
I finished Dishonored 2 last weekend and immediately jumped into a New Game Plus. Turns out it’s a fantastic, downright essential addition to the game. New Game Plus (NG+) was added to the PC version in a beta patch late last week, and the update just went live for everyone today. Provided you’ve finished at…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 19, 2016 -
UncategorizedLucky Man Gets The Stanley Parable‘s Voice To Narrate His Wedding Proposal
If you play games, you’ve thought about which voice actor you want to narrate your daily goings-on. For me, it’s GLaDOS. She’s reciting a fruit tart recipe. For Kotaku reader Chad Oliver, it’s The Stanley Parable’s Kevan Brighting, and he’s narrating his marriage proposal. On Oliver and his now-fiancee Morgaine’s 8-year anniversary in November, Oliver…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published December 19, 2016 - Kotaku East
The Rise of Japanese Geek Tattoos
From anime girls to abstract shapes, Japanese tattooing has changed. Or has it? Throughout my book Japanese Tattoos, a wide variety of classic motifs are presented. Some of them are well over a thousand years old, while others are much newer. Japan’s visual vocabulary is not static. Irezumi (Japanese for tattoos) aren’t, either. They’re as…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 19, 2016 - Uncategorized
EVE Player Acts Like A Jerk About Secret Santa, Gets Sent 6,000 Pieces Of In-Game Coal
In games as in life, it’s not a great idea to complain about Secret Santa presents. In the wake of a recent fan-organized EVE Online Secret Santa event, one player wasn’t too pleased with the gift he received—a skin for a Purifier ship—and decided to voice his frustrations publicly. “I don’t even use fucking Purifiers,”…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 19, 2016 - Culture
Ask Dr. Nerdlove: Am I Not Enough Of A ‘Real Man’?
Hello, all you electric love treats. Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating column that can help you wrangle your chocobos and canoodle your moogles. Let’s get right to it. Hi Doc. I don’t have a dating question per se, but I know you like to touch on toxic masculinity a lot, and I…
Harris O'Malley Published December 19, 2016
