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UncategorizedYep, That’s Street Fighter On Kanye West’s New Album
If you’ve listened to The Life of Pablo, Kanye’s new album, you might have noticed a few familiar voices barking throughout a couple of songs. That’s because Kanye actually sampled Street Fighter II (as is tradition for rap artists, by this point). From the very first verse on FACTS, you can spot Street Fighter II’s…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 15, 2016 - Uncategorized
Splatoon Is Lit With Players Arguing Over Pokémon Red and Blue
Splatoon players have some pretty strong opinions about one of the oldest fights in video games, Pokémon Red versus Pokémon Blue. As you might already know, Splatoon is holding a Pokémon-themed “Splatfest.” Basically, players choose a team—in this case, Pokémon Red or Pokémon Blue. After picking one, Splatoon sorts players into teams. Players then duke…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 15, 2016 - Uncategorized
Dark Horse’s Witcher III Figures Are Pretty Damn Good
Dark Horse and CD Projekt Red have joined forces to create all sorts of Witching memorabilia, starting with a gorgeous set of premium action figures launching this fall. Come gaze upon them. On display at Toy Fair 2016, the initial wave of figures based on The Witcher III: Wild Hunt will feature most of the…
By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2016 - Uncategorized
Dark Souls Player Beats Game Without Getting Hit
People have finished Dark Souls in a number of bizarre ways, from tapping bongos to flipping the perspective upside down. The most impressive yet, however, may be Twitch streamer The Happy Hobbit downing From Software’s challenging action RPG without getting hit a single time. This isn’t something The Happy Hobbit cooked up overnight. He’s been…
By Patrick Klepek Published February 15, 2016 -
UncategorizedPlayers Are Doing Amazing Things With Halo 5’s Forge
Look at this ridiculous Halo 5 Forge mini-game. LOOK AT IT. Soz3rGaming gives us a video preview of “Flapjack Frenzy,” a map created by Halo 5 player SplinterBL. The name tells you everything you need to know about it: the mini-game has players commandeering “spatulas,” which must be used to flip players—who resemble pancakes—off the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 15, 2016 - Uncategorized
Activision has been hit with layoffs, I’m told. FreeStyle Games, creators of Guitar Hero Live, were greatly impacted. “We are refocusing to better align with Activision’s long-term priorities because, as always, our strategy evolves to keep us ahead of a rapidly-changing industry,” a company spokesperson said.
By Patrick Klepek Published February 15, 2016 -
UncategorizedIf You Care About How Video Games Are Made, Watch The Double Fine Documentary
There’s a scene in Double Fine Adventure!, a documentary about the making of Broken Age, where designer Tim Schafer visits a mechanic to get his old Barracuda fixed. As it turns out, the repairs will cost double what Schafer expected. Blame inertia—once the mechanic had pried open the car and started assessing the damage, he…
By Jason Schreier Published February 15, 2016 -
UncategorizedWrestling With The Witness‘ Most Difficult, Divisive Puzzle
“This piece of the game is supposed to be difficult,” the game designer Jonathan Blow recently said to me as we discussed the hardest puzzle in The Witness, the so-called bonus “Challenge” that only 3.3% of PS4 players and 4% of PC players have managed to complete. He was helping me make peace that I…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 15, 2016 -
CultureSnacktaku Goes To New York City, Eats Taco Bell’s Stupid New Quesalupa
This week Taco Bell unveiled its biggest new fake Mexican food product since the Doritos Locos Tacos. What better place to try it than the world’s biggest city with “New” in the name? Originally posted 2/13/2016 You may have seen the teasing signs plastered all over your local Taco Bell restaurants, or watched the commercials…
By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2016 - Uncategorized
Firewatch Developer Offers Classy Response To Steam Refund Request
Last weekend, one Firewatch player was having a monetary dilemma. They’d beaten the game. They liked the game, which tasks players with hiking in the Wyoming wilderness. But they also felt that spending $18 for a 2-3 hour experience might be asking for too much. Over at the Firewatch forums, [RG] Undercover Fish explained the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 15, 2016 - Uncategorized
Fan Favorite Star Wars Rebel Gets The Action Figure She Deserves
Last year Hasbro let Star Wars fans vote for which character they’d like to see join The Black Series of premium figures. Mandalorian explosives expert and graffiti artist Sabine Wren got second place. Second place is looking pretty good. Not that the first place winner was bad. In fact the character that pulled in the…
By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2016 -
UncategorizedCheck Out R. Mika’s Backstory In Street Fighter V‘s Story Mode
The version of Street Fighter V that comes out tomorrow isn’t packing a full-fledged story mode. That’s coming later. But the plot-driven vignettes available on launch are still enough to get players to like or loathe some of the game’s cast. Some people think fighting games don’t need story modes. I’m not one of them.…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 15, 2016 - Uncategorized
Game studio Trendy Entertainment (Dungeon Defenders II) laid off a significant number of staff on Friday. “We have made the full resources of our organization available for our departing friends and colleagues to help ease them swiftly through this difficult period of transition,” a spokesperson told Kotaku
By Jason Schreier Published February 15, 2016 -
UncategorizedLuigi Beats New Smash Bros. DLC Characters By Doing Absolutely Nothing
It is 2016, and the Year of Luigi still hasn’t ended. Once again, Luigi finds a way to destroy the competition without so much as lifting a finger in this video by Omega Tyrant. It’s flipping hilarious to watch all the new DLC characters, from Bayonetta to Mewtwo, destroy themselves in a useless attempt to…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 15, 2016 -
Kotaku EastConan O’Brien Lands in South Korea, People Freak Out
For a guy whose show isn’t broadcast in South Korea and with no official Korean language presence whatsoever, Conan seems popular. Ditto for his Clueless Gamer co-host Aaron Bleyaert. After a Korean fan sent Conan some nice letters and Korean snacks, the late night host decided to visit the country and the fan. “Because,” as…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 15, 2016 - Culture
Your Annual Dose Of Toy Fair Friendship And Magic
The magic of friendship takes on exciting new forms at Toy Fair 2016’s Hasbro showroom. Sometimes it’s little ponies. Other times, giant dragons. But first we’ve gotta get through these. The Equestria Girls line of toys and animated movies take place in an alternate dimension where equine characters from the hit show are human beings…
By Mike Fahey Published February 15, 2016 - Uncategorized
Fan Transforms Ganon Amiibo Into Final Fantasy VII‘s Barret
Here’s an insanely great custom Amiibo Barret from Final Fantasy VII, by artist GandaKris It’s not a 3D-printed model, but a skinned, repainted, remodelled version of the Ganon Amiibo. You can see traces of his beard in the WIP photo below, but otherwise GandaKris did an amazing job, and it’s pretty hard to recognize the…
By Gergo Vas Published February 15, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe Punisher Makes the Man Without Fear Bleed in First Full Trailer for Daredevil Season Two
Daredevil hurts bad guys very badly but lets them live. That’s not good enough for Frank Castle. The sophomore season of Netflix’s series about Marvel’s blind ninja lawyer sets up the core conflicts that will plague Matt Murdock this season and includes snippets from the Punisher’s origin sequence. A certain ex-girlfriend of Matt’s shows up,…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 15, 2016 -
UncategorizedCall of Duty: Black Ops III‘s Flaming Bow As a LEGO Replica
Quite an unusual choice for a LEGO build, ZaziNombies remade the Wrath of the Ancients bow from Call of Duty: Black Ops III’s new zombie map Der Eisendrache. It’s a bow with flaming arrows, so a couple of blocks have been sacrificed on the altar of authenticity. To contact the author of this post, write…
By Gergo Vas Published February 15, 2016