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Stop Virtual Reality You Don’t Fit There
His hands are like “what the fuck is this shit.” These illustrations are from the manual for HTC and Valve’s latest Vive dev kit. They’re sincere instructions, detailing the amount of space required to use the Vive’s fancy spatial awareness mode (using receivers to allow you to walk around the room). Don’t sweat it, owners/renters…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 7, 2016 - Uncategorized
How 1UP Reviewed Video Games Back In 2008
Withthe site now little more than fond memories and a dead front page, former Senior Editor Frank Cifaldi has dug up and shared an old copy of 1UP’s “Review Crew Handbook”. While armchair commenters on forums and twitter love to guess about the motives or workings of a video games website behind the scenes, the…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 7, 2016 - Uncategorized
One Of The World’s Biggest PC Piracy Groups Is Quitting The Game
The last time we heard from Chinese cracking forum 3DM—responsible for illegal cracks of pirated video games—they were being frustrated by Just Cause 3’s “Denovo” copy protection. Now they’re walking away from the game entirely. As Torrentfreak report, last week 3DM’s leader Bird Sister posted on her personal blog “We just had an internal meeting.…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 7, 2016 - Culture
The Week In Games: Spinning A Yarny
If anyone needs me this week I’ll be hanging around with my little Yarn doll. Or fighting against, with or as ninja. Possibly transforming into a dragon that I’ve been many times before. I might even watch some fires. But mainly it’s just yarndoll and chill. Tuesday, February 9 Arslan: The Warriors of Legend —…
By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2016 - Uncategorized
Super Mario Mech-er
Toy customizer Donald “kodykoala” Kennedy cut a giant Mario figure in half and used push pin ‘rivets’ to transform him into a massive metal monster. Mario’s sacrifice was not in vain. The folks at my local GameStop were trying to get rid of one of these massive plastic plumbers for a year. Every time I…
By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2016 -
ReviewsBlade & Soul MMO Log Two: Grinding To A Halt
It’s been a little over three weeks since I started playing NCsoft’s martial arts MMO import, and my desire to reach the level cap has lessened considerably. Mind the aspect ratio of the video, I was playing on an ultra wide screen. Things were going so well in my firstBlade & Soul MMO log. I…
By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2016 -
The BestsThe Five Best Batman Movies
When Tim Burton’s Batman hit movie theaters in 1989, superhero adaptations were a risky gamble that few movie studios would approach. Twenty-seven years later, films based on The Dark Knight are pretty much a given. But which ones are the best? Originally posted 2/5/2016 These days, it seems like there’s a new cinematic adaptation based…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 7, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Binding Of Isaac: Rebirth Rejected By Apple Due To Violence Against Children
Nicalis founder Tyrone Rodriguez has beentweeting teasing pics of The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth running on iPad and iPhone over the past couple of weeks. Then last night he shared Apple’s rejection notice. “C’mon, wtf… Apple” read the text accompanying the image of the iTunes Connect message shared by Rodriguez (via Polygon). Apple’s message reads,…
By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2016 - Uncategorized
How To Get Red Dead Redemption Running On Your Xbox One [UPDATE: No Longer Working]
One of themost requested additions to the Xbox One’s backwards compatibility list, Red Dead Redemption is now available for download and play. Folks just need to own the game digitally and find someone already following the game. Update: Not working anymore. Xbox’s Major Nelson comments on Reddit. From a screenshot showing Rockstar’s Western available for…
By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2016 -
UncategorizedTiny Hatsune Miku Robot Sings And Dances But Never Kills
To be honest that last bit is just a guess, but I’m 90 percent sure. Maybe 80 percent. Introduced this weekend at Japan’s bi-annual Wonder Festival toy show, this tiny robot version of virtual idol Hatsune Miku is a collaboration between Good Smile Company’s Nendoroid and iDoll, a company that’s known for its little dancing…
By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2016 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Essential Death Lessons
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 4. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published February 1. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey Published February 7, 2016 -
EsportsAt 7-0, North America’s Best League Of Legends Team Has Nothing To Prove
The rise of a team like the undefeated Immortals might explain why some League of Legends fans feel that the pro game is getting boring. On Saturday night, Immortals crushed a gutsy, tied-for-second Counter Logic Gaming team with ruthless discipline and skill… and showed why discipline is so hard to love. Immortals have been one…
By Rob Zacny Published February 7, 2016 - Uncategorized
Unsung Story is never gonna happen, huh? After an endless string of broken promises involving the game they Kickstarted for over $660,000, the developers at Playdek said in an update today that they need to focus on other projects “for the financial strength of the company” and that they hope to get back to development…
By Jason Schreier Published February 6, 2016 -
ReviewsXCOM 2: The Kotaku Review
'What astounds me about XCOM 2 is how often it’s not bullshit'
By Nathan Grayson Published February 6, 2016 - Uncategorized
The New Ghostbusters (And Kevin) Get The LEGO Treatment
Man, look at the hair on the official LEGO minifigures for the all-new, all-female Ghostbusters. Kevin, get out of the shot. Kevin? GET OUT OF THE SHOT, KEVIN. Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones will hit the big screen in Paul Feig’s reboot of the classic comedy franchise on July 15. but…
By Mike Fahey Published February 6, 2016 - Culture
This Week In The Business: Money For Nothing
STAT | $794 million – The staggering size of Magic Leap’s latest investment round. The augmented reality company has yet to even announce a commercial product, but is already valued at $4.5 billion. Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “These outstanding results were driven by robust sales of Grand Theft Auto…
Brendan Sinclair Published February 6, 2016 -
UncategorizedSmash Two Portals Together, Enter A Glitch Netherworld
It’s the kind of thing you wonder after having too many donuts and margaritas: what would happen if you were stuck inside the two portals that a Portal gun shoots out? The answer: shit gets weird, man. YouTuber CrowbCat decided to take the whole “I’m doing science” thing to a whole ‘nother level by smushing…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 5, 2016
