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Reviewer Targeted For Giving Uncharted 4 Negative Review
“Your Washington post for Christ’s Sake , not a 12-year-old’s diary,” reads a recent internet petition about Uncharted 4. “Treat the game with professionalism and respect.” This petition has over 4,000 supporters and has even been signed and tweeted by the popular voice actor Troy Baker, who co-stars in the newest Uncharted. Its goal is…
By Jason Schreier Published May 16, 2016 -
UncategorizedRIP Darwyn Cooke, A Comic Book Great
On Saturday, Darwyn Cooke passed away at the age of 53. He was one of my favourite comic book artists (and writers). You may have already heard the news, you may have no idea who he is. It was certainly a shock to hear, given we’d only heard about his battle with lung cancer on…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 16, 2016 - Uncategorized
Yo-Kai Watch 2 Comes Stateside September 30
Pulling a Pokemon for the second installment of Level-5’s kid-friendly ghost-hunting series, Yo-Kai Watch 2: Fleshy Souls and Yo-Kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits come to the U.S. 3DS this fall, along with a ton of corresponding merchandise. Already a massive hit in Japan (where they’re currently ramping up for Yo-Kai Watch 3‘s July release), Yo-Kai…
By Mike Fahey Published May 16, 2016 - Uncategorized
Uncharted 4‘s Stunning Photo Mode Art
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End is a beautiful game on its own. Add an extensive Photo Mode and a creative player base and it becomes an art engine, generating an endless array of eye candy. Here are some of our favorites. With plenty of filters, tools and even the avility to remove characters from scenes…
By Mike Fahey Published May 16, 2016 - Uncategorized
Disney Theme Park Designer Imagines A Castle In The Sky Ride
John Ramirez, whose actual job it is to design rides for Disney, had an idea for a Totoro experience. He now also has one for a Castle in the Sky/Laputa ride, too. It’s great. Perfect. The carriage, the sections of the movie you visit, the multiple appearances of the robots, it’s all the best. As…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2016 - CultureCosplay
Comic Convention Has Cosplay PR Meltdown
Last week, the Facebook account of the Santa Fe Comic Con thought it was doing the right thing by promoting local cosplay at the expense of more famous out-of-town talent. Emphasis on thought. The communications meltdown that actually took place ended up a public relations shitstorm. Note: The convention deleted most of its Facebook comments…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2016 - CultureCosplay
Wash, Rinse, Repeat
Pretty much. Comic by Shubbabang
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2016 - Uncategorized
Mario vs Dark Souls. By Jason Chan
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2016 - CultureCosplay
Cosplayer Becomes Geralt, Witcherest Of Witchers
This is Maul, from Defcon Unlimited, a cosplay/stunt team from Europe. You might remember Maul from last year, when he didn’t just cosplay as Snake, but had to go get a real wolf Defcon’s latest effort is this Geralt ensemble, which took ages to put together. I’ve included detail shots of the suit because just…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2016 - Uncategorized
Artist Makes Badass Battlefront, Killzone & Resident Evil Figures
Snow Corporation is a British artist who, inspired by stuff like Sideshow’s efforts, builds and modifies custom action figures. Star Wars, Warhammer, Marvel, commissions, he’s done it all, and they are all incredible Note this is different to the VTS figures we showed last week; those are commercial bootlegs, while these are either for commission…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2016 -
UncategorizedTank Murder Is A Very Funny GTA V Video
Tanks aren’t just in GTA V for shooting stuff and evading cops. There’s so much scope to do more with their heavy, swinging bodies. Like slapstick murder. AwesomeAlvin’s video here covers a lot of GTA V escapades (some of it a bit much), but it’s any part with a tank that’s the highlight.
By Luke Plunkett Published May 15, 2016 - Culture
The Week In Games: Make America Free Again
Is it time to liberate the country from foreign invaders already? Man, 2016 is going by so fast I completely forgot Homefront: The Revolution was a thing. It’s totally a thing, you guys. A thing that I for some reason know absolutely nothing about. Apparently the city of Philadelphia, four years into occupation, has become…
By Mike Fahey Published May 15, 2016 -
CultureToy Time Plays With He-Men, The Most Powerful Men In The Universe
If you’re a He-Man fan that likes to keep their MattyCollector.com figures pristine in their packaging then look away. It’s about to get really sad up in here. Originally published 5/12/16 MattyCollector is a special place where Mattel can supply fans of classic properties that might not have the mass market appeal they once did…
By Mike Fahey Published May 15, 2016 -
UncategorizedDOOM PC Benchmarks: Not Hellish At All
Twenty two years ago an obscure game developer called id Software released a first-person shooter that would have a huge impact on the future of PC gaming, computer graphics and the industry as a whole, that game was Doom At the time I was 10, and while I can’t exactly recall if my first encounter…
By Steven Walton Published May 15, 2016 - CultureSplitscreen
Podcast: ‘Censorship’ And Localization
When does video game localization become ‘censorship’? And how often are localization decisions just made for business reasons? Originally published 5/12/16 Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, former XSEED editor Jessica Chavez joins the show to talk about her experiences bringing games from Japan to U.S. shores. She’s got plenty of stories from the trenches of localization,…
By Jason Schreier Published May 15, 2016 -
UncategorizedBejeweled Is So Over Candy Crush Saga‘s Bullshit
The official description for Bejeweled Stars does not read “You like Candy Crush Saga? Fine. Here’s your damn Candy Crush Saga,” but it really should. PopCap’s Bejeweled wasn’t the first match-three puzzler, but it was the game that put the sub-genre on the map. The wonderfully simple, wildly addictive gem-matching game grew so popular there…
By Mike Fahey Published May 15, 2016 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Still Unsquished
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 May 13. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published May 9. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey Published May 15, 2016