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CultureCosplayHi, Gross Witcher 3 Villain, That Is Some Excellent Cosplay
Klaudia Utnicka is, as far as we know, a regular human being living in modern times. Or, at least she is at the beginning of this nine-minute video. By the end, she’s Brewess, one of the super gross Crones from The Witcher 3. Absolutely incredible work.
By Luke Plunkett Published March 6, 2016 - Culture
The Week In Games: Long Division
This is the most excited folks have been for a Tom Clancy game since EndWar Online. Yeah, I’m waiting for myself to burst out laughing too, but I think I might actually have this. Yeah. Maintaining the straight face after mentioning EndWar Online. Pretty sure I just unlocked an achievement. How about that The Division,…
By Mike Fahey Published March 6, 2016 -
EsportsTeam Secret The Only Winner At The DOTA 2 Shanghai Major
With a decisive 3-1 victory over Team Liquid on Sunday morning, Team Secret finally brought the troubled DOTA 2 Shanghai Major to a mostly-satisfying close. In a tournament where nothing had gone as expected, it was only fitting that two teams that entered as complete dark-horses vied for the $1.1 million grand prize while the…
By Rob Zacny Published March 6, 2016 -
UncategorizedSuccessful $100,000 Kickstarter Dev Calls It Quits Due To Drama
In 2014 nearly 4,000 backers pledged $100,000 for a silly game about being a bear. Yesterday, despite seemingly happy backers and 78 percent positive reviews on Steam, Bear Simulator’s developer says updating the game any further is “a lost cause.” I playedJohn Farjay’s Kickstarted bear sim last weekend. While it could certainly use a lot…
By Mike Fahey Published March 6, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Omega Men Are Not Superheroes
As discussed previously, they’re more like super-terrorists. And they just did something shocking in the latest issue of their great series. Originally published 3/4/16 The basic set-up of The Omega Men—written by Tom King, with art by Barnaby Bagenda, Jose Marzan Jr. and Romulo Fajardo, Jr.—is a familiar one. The evil Alpha Empire (also called…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 6, 2016 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Booze Fighter
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 March 5. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published February 29. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey Published March 6, 2016 - Uncategorized
UFC 2’s Cover Is Now A Monument To Sadness
A few months back, EA’s marketing team probably thought that their choices for the front cover of this year’s UFC game—two of the world’s most popular and successful fighters, Ronda Rousey and Connor McGregor—were as safe as could be. Then this happened. And now this Somewhere, tonight, EA’s marketing team is dying. Rousey, seemingly invincible,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 6, 2016 -
EsportsFnatic Win The IEM Katowice Counter-Strike Championship Using Magic Bullets
To nobody’s surprise, the unstoppable Fnatic Counter-Strike team claimed yet another major championship today, and put an end to Luminosity’s ongoing Cinderella story with a 3-0 finals sweep at IEM Katowice. That score doesn’t do justice to how hard Fnatic had to fight for this championship, and just how close Luminosity came to taking a…
By Rob Zacny Published March 5, 2016 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: An Unfortunate Acronym: The Winners!
I’ll admit I was a little worried about how wild our community might get given a‘Shop Contest that plays on the abbreviation S&M for the recently-announcedPokemon Sun & Moon. But you guys kept it mostly nice and tasteful. Great job, everyone! Some of my favorite entries in last week’s contest abandoned the implied meaning of…
By Mike Fahey Published March 5, 2016 -
UncategorizedThere’s A Lot Of Killing Things In The First 30 Minutes Of Black Desert Online
Black Desert Online launched in North America and Europe this week, giving many players their first taste of that character creator everyone’s been raving about. This is what happens in the 30 minutes following character creations’ end. Now thatthe bumps have been mostly ironed out and Daum Games’ massively multiplayer role-playing game is available to…
By Mike Fahey Published March 5, 2016 - Culture
The Things That Shape Our Taste In Video Games
I don’t really like console games. OK, that isn’t true. What I should say is, I never developed a taste for them. Originally published 3/4/16 Last night I went to a lecture at the NYU Game Center by designer Naomi Clark. Naomi explored how and why we develop our taste in games, drawing on everything…
By Riley MacLeod Published March 5, 2016 - Uncategorized
I Miss Game Manuals So Much I’d Pay Extra For One
I opened up my copy of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD yesterday and aside from the game disc it was depressingly empty, which describes exactly how I feel every time I pick up tellingly lightweight retail game. I miss instruction booklets something fierce. There was a time when retail games were solid, meaty…
By Mike Fahey Published March 5, 2016 - Uncategorized
‘Trump Has Successfully Eliminated All Life On Earth’
According to a tweet from developer Ndemic Creations (via Reddit), Trump is currently one of the most popular names for players to give their humanity-ending pathogen in the strategy game Plague Inc. Another win! Plague, Inc. is a game in which players create a deadly pathogen and attempt to encourage its spread across the globe,…
By Mike Fahey Published March 5, 2016 - Culture
This Week In The Business: Virtual Shots Fired
QUOTE | “That is up to Apple, and if they ever release a good computer then we will do it.” -Palmer Luckey, on when Oculus will release a Mac version of the Rift VR headset Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “In reality I see [virtual reality] as a very expensive…
Brendan Sinclair Published March 5, 2016 - Kotaku East
First Details on Nintendo’s Universal Studios Collaboration
As Kotaku reported last year, Nintendo is coming to Universal Studios Japan. Today, the first details—namely, how large the Nintendo area will be, how much will be spent, and when it should be completed—have been made public. According to Sankei News, forty billion yen (US$351 million) is being invested in this project with the deal…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 5, 2016 -
EsportsNa’Vi’s Throwdown Against Luminosity Was Some Of The Year’s Best Counter-Strike
Today’s Counter-Strike duel at at the IEM Katowice tournament established itself as one of the best rounds of CS:GO of the year before it even reached the halfway mark. Then it got really good. On one side you had the established, reliable Na’Vi team: always a strong team and a challenger for a finals spot…
By Rob Zacny Published March 4, 2016 -
UncategorizedMetal Gear Solid HD Fan Remake Suddenly Shuts Down
Remember that great-looking Unreal Engine 4 fan remake of Metal Gear Solid? Remember how you’ve spent every waking moment since it was announced dreading its unceremonious cancellation? Well, haha, about that… The remake, which made ever our grumpiest Metal Gear skeptic, Luke Plunkett, go weak in the muscles he’s built up from years of playing…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 4, 2016 -
CultureSplitscreenPodcast: Rachel Bloom’s Journey From YouTube Hit To Golden Globe Winner
Onthis week’s podcast, we’re joined by my old friend Rachel Bloom, who tells us what it’s like to star in a TV show and win a friggin’ Golden Globe. Bloom writes, produces, and stars in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, one of the funniest shows on television. (Seriously.) Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, she talks about how she pulled…
By Jason Schreier Published March 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
In its latest status update, Capcom says they’ve docked League Points to penalize “roughly 30” players as part of their efforts to start cracking down on Street Fighter V rage-quitters. That’s a very small number considering how many people must be playing the game and disconnecting after losses. A permanent solution is still being worked…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 4, 2016
