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The Week In Games: Stellaris And Antibiotics
After spending the weekend battling the most horrific strep-induced fever I’ve experienced in ages, there’s nothing I’d love more than to settle in with some deep space strategy. Doom would have been the logical choice to top this week’s TWIG, but right now the thought of running about in first-person watching people explode makes me…
By Mike Fahey Published May 8, 2016 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Might As Well Let It Kill Me
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 6. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published May 2. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey Published May 8, 2016 -
EsportsThe New World Order At LoL’s Mid-Season Invitational
With more twists and turns than you typically find in an entire season of pro League of Legends, the group stage of the Mid-Season Invitational ended with a leaderboard that seemed like something from an alternate universe. China’s LoL Pro League was all but written-off as the place where good Korean pros went to get…
By Rob Zacny Published May 8, 2016 - Uncategorized
Sony Has Come A Long Way In 70 Years
On May 7, 1946, Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita founded Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (Tokyo Telecommunications Laboratory), a company dedicated to reconstructing and elevating post-war Japan’s culture through technological advancement. In 1958 the company changed its name to Sony. With a staff of 20, little cash, little scientific equipment and scarce supplies, the company that would…
By Mike Fahey Published May 7, 2016 - Uncategorized
Retro LEGO Desktop Really Takes Me Back
LEGO retro-tech master Chris McVeigh uses muted brick colors to travel back in time to the late ‘80s, early ‘90s, when the computers were beige and the floppy disks plentiful. Those were the days. The days when I was so happy just to have a computer that I didn’t bother covering my desk with toys…
By Mike Fahey Published May 7, 2016 -
CultureToy Time Builds A Giant Man Out Of Marvel Legends Action Figures
Aw look, he’s made a little kitty cat friend. Originally published 5/5/16. I’ve since seen the movie, and thank goodness. Captain America: Civil War comes to U.S. theaters today, and while we here at Toy Time have yet to see the movie in action, we’ve played through it over and over again atop our desks,…
By Mike Fahey Published May 7, 2016 - Uncategorized
It’s Free Comic Book Day, So Go Get Some Free Comic Books
It’s Free Comic Book Day, the day when people who aren’t working on Saturday can visit their local comic shops for all sorts of deals, specials and of course, free comic books. Check out the official FCBD page to find a comic retailer near you.
By Mike Fahey Published May 7, 2016 - Uncategorized
Nvidia’s Latest ‘Most Advanced Graphics Card’ Is Faster And Cheaper Than The Last One
Last year Nvidia introduced the top-of-the-line GeForce GTX Titan X, a $1,000 beast of a graphics card that blew just about everything else out of the water. Well forget that old thing. The newly-announced GTX 1080 is nearly twice as powerful for several hundred dollars less. Nvidia hosted a special event on Twitch last night…
By Mike Fahey Published May 7, 2016 - Culture
This Week In The Business: Give In To Your Hate
QUOTE | “We’ve seen this in the franchise before – the reveal trailer for Black Ops II, which took the franchise into the future for the first time had the most dislikes of any reveal trailer we had ever made at that time, and that of course went on to become our most successful game…
Brendan Sinclair Published May 7, 2016 - Culture
The Debate Over A Stardew Valley Mod That Lets You Marry A Child
A mod that lets you marry a child in popular farming game Stardew Valley started as a joke, according to its creator, but it’s now spurring a familiar debate about what it means to depict morally reprehensible behaviors virtually. The mod was created last month and has already been scrubbed from the popular mod hub…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 6, 2016 - Culture
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Friday: A perfect time for us to talk about how Mei is bae. (Because she is.) Hi! Normally Kirk Hamilton does the weekend ‘Tell Us’ posts, but since he’s on sabbatical for May, you’re all stuck with me this month. Don’t worry, I too play video games. I just happen to also have strong opinions…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 6, 2016 - Uncategorized
Hello, I Must Be Growing
I’m not the first person at Kotaku to call this wretched hive of GIFs and wordsmithery a family. And I won’t be the last. Here’s the thing about families: sometimes they nurture you so well that you have to take yourself away from them to achieve more in the world. Kotaku’s been my family for…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 6, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe Next Battlefield Is Called Battlefield 1, Set In WW1 [UPDATES]
The PlayStation Store leaked the new Call of Duty, so it’s only fair that Xbox get to leak the new Battlefield. This morning, that’s what happened, with the above image (showing character art from the new game) popping up on Xbox Live as part of an advertisement for the reveal stream UPDATE – 4:15pm: This…
By Jason Schreier Published May 6, 2016 - Culture
Do Future Fighter Jets Really Need Camo?
Mark Li is a freelance artist from China. Loving the silhouette on this fighter design. You can see more of Mark’s work at his 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 the “expand” button in the top-left…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 6, 2016 - Uncategorized
Plan New Dark Souls Characters With This Online Tool
There are a million stats to consider when building a Dark Souls character, but there’s a very useful online tool that lets you plan them out way in advance. A Dark Souls fan named nemesismonkey built a website called Mugenmonkey back in 2012, not long after the release of the original Dark Souls. Naiyt, another…
By Patrick Klepek Published May 6, 2016 -
UncategorizedHow Spelunky Makes Randomized Levels Feel So Good
The temperatures are rising, but who cares? Stay inside with Worth Reading, our weekly roundup of the best games analysis around. Hey, You Should Read These “How (and why) Spelunky Makes Its Own Levels” by Mark Brown OK, yes, so that’s a video from Mark Brown, but it’s so well done that I had to…
By Patrick Klepek Published May 6, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Politics of Marvel’s Black Panther
Marvel’s most important black superhero has evolved a lot over 50 years. The Black Panther has gone from being an under-utilized figure in the background of Avengers group shots to arguably being the most fearsome strategist in the Marvel Universe. His elevation to Marvel’s top tier is a fascinating meta-story. [This post originally ran on…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 6, 2016 -
UncategorizedForza Motorsport PC Has A Really Smart Way Of Keeping Your Frame Rate Constant
One of the reasons people love playing games on the PC is because of how many options it gives you, but that can be overwhelming, too. Forza Motorsport 6 Apex tries to split the difference by offering to handle the hard work for you. Forza Motorsport 6 Apex represents another attempt by Microsoft to take…
By Patrick Klepek Published May 6, 2016