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Eloquent Plea For Free Overwatch Rejected By Blizzard In The Best Way
Reader Kyle really, really wants to play Overwatch, but he hasn’t been able to buy it. Hoping to earn a copy—using wit alone—he wrote to Blizzard about his valiant efforts to convince his wife he needs it. According to Kyle, his plea began with a table dance, though his wife asked him to get down.…
By Mary Kenney Published June 5, 2016 -
UncategorizedX-Men: Apocalypse‘s Finest Moment Recreated In Fallout 4
Between Days of Future Past and Apocalypse, Evan Peters’ Quicksilver has swiftly established himself as a cornerstone of the X-Men movie universe. YouTuber Ez pays tribute to the speedster by recreating his latest heroic music video in Fallout 4 Mild spoilers for the movie ahead, though really nothing we’ve not seen in the trailers. First…
By Mike Fahey Published June 5, 2016 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Don’t Pet the Mimic
Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published June 5. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published May 30. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mary Kenney Published June 5, 2016 - Uncategorized
P.T. spiritual successor Allison Road has been canceled, according to a post on the game’s official Twitter account. Thefan project ended its Kickstarter campaign early last September to partner with Worms developer Team 17. A statement regarding the cancellation is expected in the next few days.
By Mike Fahey Published June 5, 2016 - Uncategorized
Someone Turned A Burger King Toy Into A Game Boy Color Nano
Back in 2000 Burger King made these cute little plastic Game Boy Color toys with analog games built-in. Now someone’s taken one of those toys, crammed a Raspberry Pi Zero into it and turned it into a working Game Boy Color (and more) emulator. Redditor ChaseLambethhad been working on a similar project for months when…
By Mike Fahey Published June 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
Give Us Your Best Tabletop Moments, Earn Praise And Fake Points
As the pantheon-blessed people at Out of Context D&D Quotes have shown us, moments from tabletop campaigns can be inspiring, poignant and weird. Mostly really, really weird. Hi, readers. I’m Mary, I’m doing some weekend work for Kotaku, and I’ve been playing tabletop games since college. I’ve written characters, worlds, and lots of ugly fights…
By Mary Kenney Published June 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
The LEGOification Of Overwatch Continues
Yesssss. Bring us more Overwatch LEGO characters, Tim Schwalfenberg. Between your glorious Tracer, last week’s D.Va and Dead Frog Inc.’s Zenyatta, we’re well on our way to collecting the whole set. Our friends over at The Brothers Brickare slowly catching Overwatch fever. It’s too late for Omar, and Jennifer will break soon. Who can blame…
By Mike Fahey Published June 4, 2016 -
UncategorizedCreators Of Star Wars: Battlefront 3 Fan Remake Say It’s Getting A Steam Release
For years fans of the Star Wars: Battlefront series have been bemoaningthe loss of the rumored canceled third installment of the game. Mod team turned full-fledged developerFrontwire Studios is creating their own version of the game, and they say Valve is prepared to distribute it for free on Steam. Galaxy in Turmoil began as a…
By Mike Fahey Published June 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
Convention Circuit: Toys, Cosplay and Terror, Oh My
Got big plans this weekend? If your answer is no (or an unenthusiastic yes), you could always head to your friendly neighborhood con. Just because we’re stuck inside working all weekend doesn’t mean you have to. Every week, we’ll round up cons with cosplay, gaming, collectibles, or anything else we find particularly awesome. We’ve linked…
By Mary Kenney Published June 4, 2016 -
UncategorizedVirtual Reality Arachnophobia Therapy Is A Definite Nope
Virtual reality experience Arachnophobia is an application aimed at helping people overcome “irrational fears” of extremely venomous and aggressive spiders. After playing for five minutes, I’ve decided to hang on to my fear a bit longer. I am not fond of spiders. As I’ve explained previously, this is partly because spiders are the bite-sized living…
By Mike Fahey Published June 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
Skylanders Imaginators Proves It Can Do Plunder Fist
Earlier this week Activision introduced Skylanders Imaginators, a game where players can make any character they wish, with a child’s drawing of a character named Plunder Fist. Some commenters were concerned that they did not include an in-game image of Plunder Fist, so I asked them to make one. It really was kind of a…
By Mike Fahey Published June 4, 2016 -
UncategorizedSomeone Recreated Rick and Morty In Fallout 4, And It’s Amazing
Damn, Rick and Morty fit surprisingly well within the world of Fallout 4. YouTuber UpIsNotJump created a pretty extensive machinima of Rick and Morty within Fallout 4, and if you like the show at all, you absolutely must watch this. I lost it when the TV scenes started playing, and even characters like Summer and…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 3, 2016 -
UncategorizedInside The Secret Fight Clubs Of Dark Souls
As the week comes to a close and the temperatures rise, flip on the AC and check out Worth Reading, our guide to the best games writing around. Hey, You Should Read These “Ridealong: The Underground Fight Clubs Of Dark Souls III” by Brendan Caldwell For the many hours I’ve spent with Souls, I’ve never…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 3, 2016 - Uncategorized
Watch Us Perform Digital Heart Surgery On Donald Trump
Look, we tried to keep Trump alive. Honest. As you may have heard, Surgeon Simulatordebuted an “Anniversary Edition” this week, and one of the new things this revamped version comes with is a mode that lets you cut open none other than the Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump. Below, you can watch Gawker writers Marina…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 3, 2016 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
It’s raining games! Hallelujah, it’s raining games! It’s also June. And it’s also the weekend! It’s actually not raining here in Portland; it’s hot as fuck, and it’s supposed to break 100 degrees tomorrow. Seems like a good weekend to stay inside and play some games with the air conditioner cranked. Maybe you’ve heard? It’s…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 3, 2016 -
UncategorizedJacob’s Ladder Helped Inspire Silent Hill, And It’s Free On YouTube
If you haven’t seen Jacob’s Ladder, now is the perfect time to change that. Paramount Vault is an overlooked YouTube channel where the company publishes old films, usually the stranger and more obscure ones. As of today, that now includes the still-creepy Jacob’s Ladder, one of many movies that inspired the original Silent Hill game.…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 3, 2016 - Uncategorized
Bless These Hard-Working Mirror’s Edge Kids
Near the entrance to your base in Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, two young cyber-runner rebels have taken the aphorism “practice makes perfect” to heart. You’ll pass them on your way to meet with your rebel boss. The game doesn’t tell you their names, so I’m assuming they’re called “Apex and Daedalus” or “Jinx and Bosco” or…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 3, 2016
