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UncategorizedHearthstone‘s New Adventure Is One Big Party
Late last night Blizzard revealed the newest Hearthstone adventure pack: One Night in Karazhan. It’s… well… it’s basically a dance party. The premise: the wizard Medivh has invited you to a night of festivities at his magical tower, but when you arrive, you find that he’s missing, and things have gotten a bit wild. To…
By Jason Schreier Published July 29, 2016 - Uncategorized
Pokémon Go‘s Creators Are Wrong About ‘Cheating’ In The Game
Uh oh. Those services show players where monsters will spawn in Pokémon Go? You know, the ones that eeeeveryone is using? Well, the creators of Pokémon Go don’t sound very fond of them. Actually, it sounds like the developers of Pokémon Go may make an effort to shut those programs/websites/apps down, judging from a recent…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 29, 2016 -
ReviewsKing’s Quest: Quest For the Crown: The Kotaku Review
Deadspin writer and Chopped champion Drew Magary wrote a new book, The Hike, which comes out next week. Since the novel was inspired by old point-and-click adventure games, we’ve asked Drew to come review the original King’s Quest for Kotaku. Don’t worry: the book is way better. – Jason I should not remember the King’s…
By Drew Magary Published July 29, 2016 - Culture
The Right To Bear Arms. So Many Arms.
Adam Baines is a concept artist based in the UK who has worked on games like Gears of War: Ultimate Edition and Dirty Bomb You can see more of Adam’s work at his Tumblrand 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 July 29, 2016 - Kotaku East
Godzilla Resurgence Talks Too Much
It’s been two years since the world got a new Godzilla film. That was a Hollywood movie. This is not. Godzilla Resurgence is the first Japanese ‘Zilla film since 2004’s Godzilla: Final Wars. I saw that here in Japan at the theater, so it’s only fitting I do the same for Resurgence. Going into the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 29, 2016 - Kotaku East
A Most Famous Naruto Unmasking In Anime Form
Last year, Kakashi showed what was under his mask in the Naruto manga. Now, we get another look at his face in the anime. Warning: This article contains spoilers. As previously reported, in an interview with Shonen Jump (via Saiyan Island), Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto was asked if he was finally going to show the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 29, 2016 - CultureCosplay
There There, Team Instinct, It’s Going To Be OK
While Pokémon Go cosplay was at first restricted to just the trainers, since we hadn’t got a proper look at the team leader outfits, now that we know Blanche is a runaway Fire Emblem charactercosplayer’s options can expand a little. This is NipahCos as Team Instinct leader Spark. Photo by Shoujo Cosplay
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2016 - Culture
Nice Beard, Man
Stuart Kim is a concept artist working for Amazon’s game studios. You can see more of Stuart’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a celebration of the work of video game artists, showcasing…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2016 -
CultureDOTA 2 Adds VR Spectator Mode
This is the kind of thing I’d like to see more of. Increasingly, I’m finding VR’s applications slightly outside the realm of traditional gaming to be the most exciting. For every tame take on Star Wars or Resident Evil demo that nauseates more than it terrifies, there are social tools that let you stay connected…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
The New Doom Board Game Looks Hot
There was a Doom board game released in 2004. This isn’t it. This one is brand new. Made by the same company (Fantasy Flight) behind the original, 2016’s Doom is based on the look of the new game, and is modelled a lot more closely on Fantasy Flight’s Imperial Assault (right down to the games…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 28, 2016 -
CulturePraise The Meme, Dark Souls
Today on Highlight Reel we have Source Filmmaker recreations of viral hits, rockets, newspaper readings, Reaper suicides, 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!…
By Chris Person Published July 28, 2016 - Culture
Pro Counter-Strike Pulled From German TV In The Wake Of Munich Shooting
Following the recent tragedy in Munich, Turner’s ELeague Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament will not be airing in Germany. According to ESPN, television channel ProSieben MAXX planned to show ELeague’s semifinals on Friday and Saturday of this week. In the wake of the horrific shooting in Munich, Germany, however, they’ve elected to yank that broadcast. Freaks…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
Classic mecha anime Patlabor will see a reboot this fall. Studio Khara, founded by Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno, will release Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot on October 15th at the Japan Animator Expo. The last Patlabor anime installment was published nearly 15 years ago.
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published July 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
What An EA Video Game Contract Looked Like In 1986
Here’s a fun little relic from the earliest days of game development: the original contract for the IBM port of Wasteland, made by Interplay, which cost EA just $28,000. Interplay founder Brian Fargo posted one section of the old contract today on Twitter, and it’s an interesting look at ‘80s game development life: Add a…
By Jason Schreier Published July 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
Playing D&D Online Is About To Get Easier
Everything is getting uploaded, including stalwart meatspace occupant Dungeons & Dragons. Today, Roll20, an online “virtual tabletop,” announced its new licensing deal with D&D to offer the pen-and-paper RPG’s original content on their digital platform. Although D&D intellectual property is already accessible on popular digital RPG platform Fantasy Grounds, D&D’s Roll20 collaboration is the latest…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published July 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
Guy At Local Dave & Buster’s Bends Space-Time With His Feet
Pump It Up player Drake Davis (aka Shockwave) has some fancy feet that appear to defy known laws of physics. Describing himself as “pretty ok” for someone who’s “been playing for 2 years,” Davis was recently caught on video by musician Ryan Oakes absolutely killing it on a console at a Virginia Beach Dave &…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published July 28, 2016
