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UncategorizedMovie Tie-In Games Sure Are Getting Fancy
Would you believe this lovely hand-drawn collectible card-based role-playing game is based on the upcoming prequel/sequel to Snow White and the Huntsman? We don’t get movie tie-in games on PC and console much these days. It’s normally something cheap and derivative for mobile phones and tablets, little more than digital advertisements pasted over popular existing…
By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2016 - Uncategorized
Remedy says it’s working on patches for the kinda broken PC version of Quantum Break. They outlined all the issues they’re trying to address, from the frame rate stuttering, crashing, and inability to disable v-sync. It doesn’t sound like things are going to be fixed overnight, though.
By Patrick Klepek Published April 13, 2016 -
UncategorizedAfter Seven Years, Homestuck Comes To An End
Homestuck, an interactive comic that spawned a massive, dedicated fan-base, came to an end today after seven years. You can watch the last animated episode of Andrew Hussie’s sprawling series right here (h/t Elanor): It’s a fitting end-date for the longrunning project—Homestuck first launched on April 13, 2009. Since it went live, the comic has…
By Jason Schreier Published April 13, 2016 -
UncategorizedUnknown Neo Geo Game Discovered (And Now Playable)
Last month, NeoTurfMastabought an old Neo Geo test board for $750. After messing around with it for a while, he made one hell of a discovery: lurking inside was a prototype version of an unknown, unreleased Neo Geo fighting game. It’s far from complete—there’s no UI or sound, and not all the character art is…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2016 -
UncategorizedEarthbound‘s Intro Has A Tiny Secret Most People Don’t Know About
You might think that by now, most Earthbound fans know everything there is to know about the iconic SNES game. You’d be wrong. Even the most hardcore of hardcore likely don’t know about this tiny easter egg, brought to my attention this week by Clyde “Mato” Mandelin (best known for leading the fan translation of…
By Jason Schreier Published April 13, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe Zelda CD-i Games, Remade In 3D
The HD remakes no one ever asked for. Back in the 90s, not every Legend of Zelda game was made by Nintendo: The games for the Philips CD-i, for example, were developed by others and, well, they were a bit disappointing The world should forget that Link: The Faces of Evil and Zelda: The Wand…
By Gergo Vas Published April 13, 2016 -
UncategorizedSomeone Ported Flappy Bird To An E-Cigarette
The cyberpunk dystopian future of Blade Runner, with its artificial landscapes, might never become a reality. We’re heading into a much weirder version of the future. To prove this, here’s an e-cigarette, for example, made recently by Balázs Bánk, that can also run Flappy Bird on its tiny screen. So, vaping and playing Flappy Bird…
By Gergo Vas Published April 13, 2016 -
UncategorizedA Salt Portrait of Daenerys Targaryen
As in, a portrait made of actual table salt. Of Game of Thrones’s Daenerys, Mother of Dragons. Neat! The portrait was crafted by artist DinoTomic, also known as AtomiccircuS on DeviantArt. It’s his third piece of salt artwork overall, but his first salt portrait (the other two, here and here, were a pair of mandalas.)…
By András Neltz Published April 13, 2016 -
Kotaku EastDurarara!! is Anime’s Own Soap Opera
…A soap opera filled with headless horsemen, impossibly strong bartenders, street gangs, magical swords, and even Russian sushi. [This review contains major spoilers for the original Durarara!!] Back when Durarara!!x2 started its run in January of 2015, I decided to watch the original Durarara!! series from 2010 in preparation for a possible review. But as…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published April 13, 2016 - CultureCosplay
Oh Man, This Overwatch Cosplay
Meet Korean coplay star Tasha, who as you’re about to see is straight up killing it as Overwatch’s Tracer We’ve featured her work many times on Kotaku previously, and with good reason: she’s one of the world’s best, and this Tracer is no exception. In keeping with the fact that this entire character’s personality and…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe First Doctor Strange Trailer Makes Magic Trippy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Tilda Swinton punching Benedict Cumberbatch’s soul out of his body? Teach me, indeed. The first clip of the upcoming Sorcerer Supreme shows the familiar beats from the origin story of Marvel’s magical superhero, along with glimpses of the reality-warping power that he’ll come into contact with. Feel a little like Inception by way of Ditko.…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 13, 2016 -
UncategorizedThis Is Windows Solitaire In 2016
Welcome to tonight’s instalment of “Game Ads For Dads”. Actually, Granddads might be closer to the mark here. Good on Microsoft for trying to explain all this shit in a uniquely (for video games) clear and concise way, but the fact this promo takes two minutes to explain what’s going on—or needs explaining at all—is…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 12, 2016 - Culture
Some Art From The Now-Canceled Fable: Legends
Fable: Legends might be dead, but that’s no reason to let a bunch of art from the game’s production go to waste. Here’s a collection of stuff from artist Billy Wimblett, who worked for a few years on stuff like environments, assets, and creatures. You can see more art from the game here, in a…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 12, 2016 - Culture
VRRRRRRRRGHHHHHH
Sometimes HTC Vive VR is amazing. Other times it’s this (via Parachuteee). Here’s the full thing: You’re reading Steamed, Kotaku’s page dedicated to all things in and around Valve’s wildly popular PC gaming service. Games, culture, community creations, criticism, guides, videos—everything. If you’ve found anything cool/awful on Steam, send us an email to let us…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 12, 2016 - CultureCosplay
Seattle’s Cosplay Game Is Strong
Last month, the Emerald City Comic Con took place in Seattle, and as you’d expect, there was some very good cosplay on show. Photographer The Will Box was there taking snaps of some of the best of it, and you can see his shots below. Note that while I’ve got cosplayer information for some of…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 12, 2016 - Uncategorized
Look At This Box Art
It’s for the Super Famicom-themed 3DS that Japan is getting. As if the handheld itself wasn’t beautiful enough, now this? This should be on a gallery wall, not a retail shelf. For reference, like the 3DS itself, the box is a homage to the Super Famicom’s packaging: (via Tiny Cartridge)
By Luke Plunkett Published April 12, 2016
