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UncategorizedNBA 2K16, Gone Home Headline PlayStation Plus Lineup For June
One of the best independent games from the last few years and an excellent basketball game are part of Sony’s excellent lineup for next month. Remember, though Sony and Microsoft advertise their monthly games as “free,” you need an active PlayStation Plus or Xbox Live Gold subscription. With that said, here are the games Sony’s…
By Patrick Klepek Published May 31, 2016 - Uncategorized
I Got Death Threats For Reporting On A Video Game Delay [UPDATES]
Last Wednesday, I reported that No Man’s Sky had been delayed. For two days, up until the game’s developers confirmed the news, I received a stream of nasty messages, angry tweets, and, as has become a standard part of gaming culture, threats against me and my family. Apparently I’m not the only one. No Man’s…
By Jason Schreier Published May 31, 2016 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Tetris The Movie: The Winners
There is no way in hell the official Tetris movie will surpass the greatness of the mock-ups out readers put together in our second most-recent Photoshop contest. First off I’d like to thank occasional ‘Shop Contest winner Ben “GiantBoyDetective” Bertoli for slipping in a quick contest while I was off over the long weekend, even…
By Mike Fahey Published May 31, 2016 - Culture
Well, That’s One Way To Take On A Rancor
Andreas Rocha is a freelance artist from Portugal who has worked in video games, toys, board games and advertising. You can see more of Andreas’ art at his personal siteand ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2016 - Uncategorized
A Compelling Argument For Official Overwatch LEGO Sets
I’m not playing much Overwatch, but I am fascinated by the characters and setting enough to drop cash on some toys, especially if they’re as cool as LEGO builder Taylor’s version of D.Va. Not all of Overwatch’s characters are as large and in-charge as D.Va, but that’s fine. Taylor’s version of the dynamic duo (via…
By Mike Fahey Published May 31, 2016 - Kotaku East
A Gaming PC You Can Wear on Your Back
If you’ve ever wanted to wear a PC on your back while you play VR games, lucky you! Because, your dreams are real. Gigazine reports that MSI recently showed off its Backpack PC, which is outfitted with an Intel Core i7 processor and a NVIDIA GTX980 graphics card. The idea is that by wearing the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2016 - Uncategorized
Gran Turismo Sport won’t have dynamic weather and time changes. Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi told GTPlanet, “We opted to not have the transitions in the race this time in order to raise the framerate and the quality of the image during the race.”
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2016 -
Kotaku EastMaking VR people with Unreal Engine 4. This is Project M from South Korea’s Evr Studio. The teaser clip shows they’ve done a good job with facial expressions; however, the hair isn’t quite there yet. Below is a making of clip. (Thanks Sang for the tip!)
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2016 - Uncategorized
At Age 41, This Anime Director Is Already Burnt Out
Yutaka Yamamoto is one of Japan’s best known young anime directors. Most recently, he helmed the anime series Wake Up, Girls! He’s very talented and sounds very exhausted. As pointed out by Hachima, Yamamoto announced via Twitter that he was taking “an indefinite leave” because he’s fallen into poor physical health after “excessive” and “unreasonable”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2016 -
Kotaku EastTerra Formars Live Action Film Is Just Plain Terrible
Months ago, when the first trailer for Terra Formars painted the live action film as a comedy, I expected it to be terrible. Unsurprisingly, it is—though not in the ways I expected back then. …Okay, not JUST in the ways I expected back then. The Terra Formars franchise in general follows groups of humans sent…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published May 31, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Witcher 3 vs Studio Ghibli
The Witcher 3’s final (and biggest) expansion, Blood & Wine, is now out. If you need me for the next month, that’s where I’ll be. To celebrate, here’s a Studio Ghibli-inspired crossover piece by Lap Pun Cheung, who is very good at this sort of thing
By Luke Plunkett Published May 30, 2016 - Uncategorized
Seattle, Recreated Almost Perfectly In Cities: Skylines
As I’ve said, Cities Skylines has its flaws as a city management game, but as a toy to build stuff with, it’s in a league of its own. As we see here, with inthoughtwelive’s near-perfect recreation of Seattle. It’s not perfect perfect, because Skylines has a stupid limit on the number of buildings you can…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 30, 2016 - Uncategorized
Pro Photographer’s Uncharted 4 Screenshots Are Fantastic
I’ve taken nice shots in Uncharted 4’s photo mode, you’ve probably taken some too, but professional real world photographer Ray Soemarsono has us all beat with these incredible images. A top-shelf wedding photographer, Soemarsono obviously has a good eye for when to pull the trigger/shutter, because most of these look better than the pics that…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 30, 2016 - Uncategorized
Well, fine folks of Kotaku, that’s all from us. Thanks so much for letting us entertain you over the long weekend. If YOU ever feel the need to write about gaming, cartoons, snacks or more you can always come hang with us over at the reader-run Talk Amongst Yourselves blog. Sayonara! – Ben and Narelle
Ben Bertoli and Narelle Ho Sang Published May 30, 2016 - CultureShop Contest
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Vantendo Special Edition: Winners!
Nintendo and Vans may have teamed up to produce some special gaming-themed shoes, but none of them can hold a candle to the monstrosities fresh new designs our readers came up with. While Vans may only be producing Nintendo related kicks, our ‘shop contest was open to anything and everything to do with gaming. Not…
By Ben Bertoli Published May 30, 2016
