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Sony Is Killing the PlayStation TV in Japan
The PlayStation Vita TV (aka PlayStation TV) launched in Japan back in November 2013. Today, via AV Watch, Sony confirmed that it will cease shipping the hardware (in Japan, at least) at the end of February. That’s today. According to AV Watch, the reason Sony gave is that, in Japan, while the PS Vita TV…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 29, 2016 -
CultureCosplaySome Very Fancy Legend Of Zelda Cosplay
This is…well, let’s say it’s a bit more dedicated than your average Zelda cosplay. This Link shoot went all out, from the horse to the props to the location. Even the song was made just for this occasion, a remix of the Zelda theme by Aurelia XO and Rekcahdam Cosplay by Tanya Istel and Cosnavi
By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2016 - Culture
Bring Me The Head Of Yennefer of Vengerberg
Paweł Mielniczuk is character art director at CD Projekt Red, developers of The Witcher series. In these images, you’ll see some of the design process behind one of The Witcher 3’s main characters, Yennefer. Note that Yennefer’s face was originally supposed to be based on that of Polish model Klaudia Wróbel, who you can see…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2016 -
UncategorizedReport: HoloLens Dev Unit Includes Conker Game
It looks like Fortune broke an embargo a little early today and released details on the first Microsoft HoloLens unit that humans can actually buy. While Fortune’s original story has been pulled, the information was picked up and posted by Redditor Shooob. The gist is this: the first development kit for the HoloLens will not…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2016 -
EsportsThis Might Be The Worst Sequence In Pro League of Legends History
Sometimes, schadenfreude is the only winner of an NA LCS match. That’s certainly the case with this breathtaking series of miscues in the opening minutes of today’s Renegades vs. Dignitas League of Legends match, where the map itself scores the first four kills of the game. In the space of a minute, two players from…
By Rob Zacny Published February 28, 2016 -
UncategorizedSlap That Ass, Ryu
Turns out the same animation meddling thatallowed the return of R. Mika’s butt slap in Street Fighter V also lets Ryu (and anyone else, I guess) get all slap-happy on their own derrière. This swapping of models also allows for wonderful scenes like this, where Ryu’s character model is used for both Laura and R.…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2016 -
UncategorizedFallout 4, You Are Now Terminator 2
Killer robots, an apocalyptic wasteland, explosions…yeah, it’s not much of a stretch taking Fallout 4 and turning it into Terminator. All that was needed was some neon lasers, and boy does this video have neon lasers. It’s by Cosmic Contrarian, no stranger to these kind of arrangements, and while the initial battle is impressive please…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
Great Scientists Become Greater Fighting Game Characters
Let us imagine, for a moment, that some of history’s greatest scientists did not devote their lives to the betterment of humanity, but to the betterment of their own ass-kicking abilities. That’s part of the premise behind this series of gifs that artist Diego Sanches made for Brazil’s Superinteressante magazine, imagining the playable roster (Stephen…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2016 - CultureCosplay
Dog Cosplay, Immortalized
I like dog cosplay. You like dog cosplay. Reader Eric Ho, an artist out of NYC, also likes cosplaying dogs, so much so that he’s made a ton of little 3D models of them. You’ll see some familiar faces/outfits here amongst his range of models, like Thorgiand Corgi Link, though it looks like there’s some…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: An Unfortunate Acronym
They probably should have gone with “Bright Sun” and “Dark Moon” or something to that effect for the next two Pokemon games, but they didn’t. Pokemon S&M it is. All we need now is a Pokemon wearing a gimp mask and . . . ah yes, Banette. Close enough. Let’s do this. Those of you…
By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2016 - Culture
The Week In Games: Twilight Sparkle
In case you weren’t excited enough about The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess the first time around, now’s your chance to make up for lost enthusiasm. I’m plenty excited here, as the Wii version of the game didn’t do much for me other than make me regret the decision to trade in my Gamecube towards…
By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
Over 50,000 People Are Watching Pokemon Movies On Twitch Together Right Now, And It’s Wonderful
Forget watching people play games. Between Bob Ross and this weekend’s Pokemon marathon, Twitch is quickly becoming the premiere destination for communal event programming. Come watch!
By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
Look Away, Dark Souls Fans. Just Look Away.
GameStop and Bandai Namco would really like you to preorder Dark Souls III. They made a mobile game about it called Slashy Souls. Want to play it? I wouldn’t bother. Despite the gif above being pulled from Polygon’s direct feed video of Slashy Souls in action, I did bother to download the free GameStop published…
By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
Karnak Is The Biggest Jerk in The Marvel Universe Right Now
Karnak was one of those characters you’d always ignore. A team-up between the Inhumans and the Fantastic Four? There he’d be, off to the side while flashier heroes got center-frame placement and big friendly smiles. Now he’s the star of a great series that’s pretty much giving the finger to everything happening at Marvel. Originally…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 28, 2016 -
UncategorizedDisgaea PC Isn’t So Bad Once You Work Through All The Broken Bits
One of my favorite PlayStation 2 games of all time arrived on PC last week, and the transition was far from painless. Still, nothing a few settings tweaks, opting out of Steam betas and possibly buying a game pad can’t fix. Beneath several bugs and bad style choices the game that launched Nippon Ichi’s successful…
By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2016 - Culture
Sunday Comics: A Tawdry History
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 February 27. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published February 21. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
NBA Teams Should Not Be Allowed To Use Game Genie
The scene: Overtime in a regular season matchup between the Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder. OKC was leading for most of the game until the Warriors caught up at the end of the fourth quarter and forced overtime. The two teams traded blows for five extra minutes, going back and forth in extraordinary…
By Jason Schreier Published February 27, 2016