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Ask Dr. NerdLove: How Do I Become More Bangable?
Hello, all you spectral orgasm otters of the intertwebs. Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the dating column that can teach you how to overclock your love life. This week, we’re going to be reaching inside of ourselves. Sometimes we already know the answer but we need to hear someone else say it. Other times, it’s…
Harris O'Malley Published August 25, 2016 - Uncategorized
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided‘s Most Annoying Quirk
I’ve been enjoying my time in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided so far. While I have no complaints about all the emails I can read and all the toilets I can flush, there’s one thing that has been bugging me about the PC version: the space bar. On keyboard and mouse, the space bar is mapped…
By Riley MacLeod Published August 25, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Division‘s Developers Delay DLC To Focus On Improving Troubled Game
Acknowledging that their game has major problems especially in its endgame, the creators of the once-hot Division said in a livestream today that they will prioritize the release of an October patch to make their game better. “We want to go back to making The Division really fun in the end-game experience,” community developer Hamish…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 25, 2016 - CultureSplitscreen
Podcast: How Do You Deal With Backlogs?
Today on Kotaku Splitscreen we’re talking Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, my undying love for the Vita, and the Backlog Problem that so many of us deal with every day. Kirk and I dig into the mailbag for reader questions (reminder: you can send all questions and stories to [email protected]) and talk about this week’s PS4…
By Jason Schreier Published August 25, 2016 - Uncategorized
Stranger Things Adventure Game Tribute Is Just Right
Mixing their love for old school adventure games like King’s Quest with everybody’s love affair with Netflix’s supernatural horror series, the folks atInfamous Quests cooked up a small playable slice of what needs to be a much bigger game. The Stranger Things tribute game is a one-room point-and-click adventure, covering basically a single scene from…
By Mike Fahey Published August 25, 2016 -
CultureSnacktaku Unwraps Burger King’s Whopperrito
After six decades of serving time-tested favorites that folks seem to enjoy and occasionally screwing about with new french fries, Burger King has decided it’s time to experiment with Tex-Mex for some godawful reason. So they put most of a Whopper in a soft tortilla. Sure. It’s not quite a traditional fast food burrito, not…
By Mike Fahey Published August 25, 2016 - Culture
The Division Dressed Very Sensibly
Tom Garden is an artist based in Sweden who has worked on The Divison and Hitman, as well as board games like Game of Thrones You can see more of Tom’s work at his ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 25, 2016 - Uncategorized
Nendoroid Meta Knight Figure Deserves All The Hugs
So here he is with open arms, hoping you’ll see what your love means to him, Meta Knight. Up for preorder now through September with a release slated for March of 017, Good Smile Company’s Nendoroid version of Kirby’s coolest foe is a little bit of cheating. After all, the Nendoroid series is all about…
By Mike Fahey Published August 25, 2016 - Uncategorized
Go Set Up Two-Step Verification On Your PlayStation Right Now
This morning, Sony quietly added two-step verification to the PlayStation Network, allowing users to add an extra layer of security to their PS4, PS3, and Vita accounts. Finally. NOW GO DO IT. You can find the option by going to Settings -> PlayStation Network Account Management -> Account Information -> Security -> 2-Step Verification. It…
By Jason Schreier Published August 25, 2016 - Kotaku East
The Five Biggest Selling PS4 Games In Japan
Here we go. Famitsu has calculated a list of the top five selling PS4 games in Japan, and the results probably won’t surprise you. Maybe they will! The results are sales estimates dating from each game’s release to August 21, 2016. 5. Dark Souls III (release date 3/24/2016) 321,931 copies sold 4. Dragon Quest Heroes:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2016 - Kotaku East
Hollywood’s Ghost In The Shell Cast Photos Apparently Leaked
We’ve already gotten glimpses of Scarlett Johansson as The Major and Pilou Asbæk as Batou. If theseleaked photos are to be believed, here is our first look at the other members of Public Security Section 9. Of course, Section 9 is the intelligence department in the Ghost in the Shell universe and headed up by…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 25, 2016 - CultureCosplayBy Luke Plunkett Published August 24, 2016
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Look At This Enormous LEGO Star Destroyer
OliveSeon, a team of Korean LEGO builders, have designed and constructed one of the most impressive Star Wars creations I have ever seen. Via Brothers Brick, their Imperial-class Star Destroyer has some frightening specs. It used around 42,000 bricks, took approximately 1000 hours to build, is 2.2m/7′3″ long and weighs 50kg/110lbs. Most impressive, though, is…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 24, 2016 -
UncategorizedPlease, Blizzard, please, give us this as an alternate option for Reaper’s ult in Overwatch. TwistedGrimTV reimagined the bane of your existence and mine with a bit less grimdark edge and a bit more fabulous flash. It really is raining men. Hallelujah.
By Nathan Grayson Published August 24, 2016 -
CultureTen Years Later, Owlboy Is Finally Coming Out
The first post aboutOwlboy on evil-billionaire-proof Overwatch fansite Kotaku is from the year 2008. A certain Luke Plunkett tells me there are even older ones that didn’t survive a server change that same year. It’s now 2016, and the gorgeous adventure-platformer about a boy who is an owl (or perhaps the other way around) is…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 24, 2016 - CultureTotal Recall
How Sega Made Pixel Art In The 80s & 90s
In a 21st century world of free software, powerful computers, tablets and mice, making pixel art is fairly easy! In the 1980s, though, your favourite games had to be made on expensive and highly specialised equipment. Video Games Densetsu have gone through some old Japanese magazines and put together a collection of interviews and images…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 24, 2016