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UncategorizedAn Early Glimpse of Unreal Engine’s VR Editor
The Unreal Engine will soon get VR content creation tools, and while it might sound an impractical feature at first, the live demo Epic Games shared looks quite interesting. Here’s Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney and Mike Fricker showing this new way of content creation, using a HTC Vive and an Oculus Touch, and basically building…
By Gergo Vas Published February 5, 2016 -
Uncategorized90s Toys Invade In Silly Independence Day Clip
Instead of an alien comeback, in Darren Wallace’s version of the Independence Day sequel, creepy toys of the same era attack our planet. Computer viruses won’t work against a crazy Barney or Troll dolls. And they’re all animated and inserted into the original trailer pretty well! To contact the author of this post, write to:…
By Gergo Vas Published February 5, 2016 - Kotaku East
Can You Spot the Difference in These Japanese Prints?
You are looking at two versions of a Hiroshige woodblock print. There are three differences. Try to find them. These images come via Curazy. If you get stuck, visit the site and click on the red box with 答えを見る (Look at the Answer). To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2016 - Kotaku East
Tekken Developer: The South Korean Ratings Board Is Awful
Today, leaked photos of Tekken 7: Fated Retribution, the upcoming arcade update, circulated online in South Korea as well as online in the West. As tipster Sang points out, one of the photos was tweeted to Katsuhiro Harada, with the Twitter user writing that the image was circulating in South Korea. Harada, who oversees Tekken,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2016 - Kotaku East
Fried Pikachu Sounds Delicious
In South Korea, you can eat lots of delicious food. Bulgogi, bibimbap, fried Pikachu. Wait, what? Actually, it’s fried pork shaped like Pikachu. People aren’t actually killing real Pikachus for you to eat! Afternoon News reports that online you can order cutlets that are shaped like the iconic Pocket Monster. [Photo: G-Market] In Korean, “Pikachu”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2016 - Uncategorized
Reminder: The Basic Wii U Sucks
The Wii U itself is terrific. Great console. But whatever you do, do not buy the 8GB version. This week’s Smash Bros. patch and DLC provided a reminder that its lack of storage space stinks. This week’s update addednew characters Bayonetta and Corrin as well as a new stage, new tracks and other tweaks. (You…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 5, 2016 - Culture
The Men, Women & Killer Robots Of Black Ops III
Karakter, a design studio we’ve featured here before on Fine Art, were asked by Activision to do some promo work for Black Ops III. I like their posters here better than I liked the actual game. These images, done while the game was still in development, had to “anticipate the final look of each character,…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2016 - Esports
Proper German Soccer Team Hires FIFA Players
VfL Wolfsburg, one of the best football teams in one of the best leagues on the planet, is branching out from actual team sports into the world of esports. So they’ve gone and hired two pro FIFA players, who are on the club’s books as actual employees, and who will wear Wolfsburg’s kit while playing.…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
Seven-Foot Batman “Action Figure” Costs $8000
Hot Toys make some of the best 1/6 scale action figures on the planet. But with this new Batman figure (from the upcoming Batman v Superman movie), they’ve lost their goddamned minds. This isn’t 30cm tall. When it’s attached to its base (because Hot Toys figures always come with bases) it stands 2.2m/7.2ft. Take it…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2016 -
UncategorizedYakuza, Explained In Four Minutes
Yeah,this is pretty much the entire series, in a nutshell.
By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
People Can’t Stop Seeing The Witness’ Puzzles, Even In The Real World
The Witness is a very good puzzle game. So good that folks just can’t get its puzzles out of their head. At the airport, at a nice restaurant, everywhere Crazy. I mean, it’s not anyone sane would ever- *looks down at keyboard while typing, sees illuminated lines making patterns, breaks into a cold sweat* Shit.…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
Marvel’s Super-Hero Hip-Hop Covers Are Available For Free
For the past few months, Marvel Comics has been covering some of its comics in images that reference album art from old- and new-school hip-hop classics. This week, you can get a bunch of those variant covers for free. The new Hip-Hop Variant Guide doesn’t have all of the boom-bap/House of Ideas mash-ups on its…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 4, 2016 -
CultureDrunk-Ass Fallout Pilots Can’t Stop Crashing
Today on Highlight Reel we have drunk pilots, flying nuns, corpse stunting, emotes, and much more! Watch the video above or on our Youtube page, then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. The Last of Us –Ellie’s…
By Chris Person Published February 4, 2016 -
CultureIt’s A Brave New World
BUTTS: The VR Experience is a thing. Sure, you’ve experienced butts, but VR butts? This is the beginning of a new era. Warning: trailer might be NSFW. Mostly, though, it’s just very, very odd. You’re reading Steamed, Kotaku’s page dedicated to all things in and around Valve’s wildly popular PC gaming service. Games, culture, community…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
Bungie has detailed a few small but significant changes coming to Destiny in next week’s 2.1.1 update. Notably, players in small-team Crucible matches like Skirmish and Trials will spawn without special ammo, and Bungie’s adding new “Freelance” Crucible playlists that’ll be restricted to solo players only. They also explain some of the things they’re working…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
No Wonder GTA V Hasn’t Gotten Any Single Player DLC Yet
Rockstar hasn’t made any single player DLC for Grand Theft Auto V, and this long after the game’s release, it’ll probably never happen. One reason why? The game’s publisher, Take-Two Interactive, keeps bragging about how much money Grand Theft Auto Online is making. Take-Two recently held its quarterly financial call, where it talked a big…
By Patrick Klepek Published February 4, 2016 - Uncategorized
I’m Just Saying, This Is Probably The Most Impressive Video Game Doorway Transition I’ve Ever Seen
I don’t want to make too big a deal about this but did you see the way her shoulder knocked those bricks loose??? I’m replaying Rise of the Tomb Raider on PC, and have been appreciating some of the smaller details about the game as I’ve played. Most of the time, when Lara Croft moves…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 4, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe Final Fantasy Adventure Remake Is Excellent
This week, Square Enix released Adventures of Mana, a remake of the classic Game Boy action-role-playing game Final Fantasy Adventure. Like many of Square’s other mobile games, it’s both A) pricey and B) excellent. I bit the bullet and bought a copy on iOS last night, dishing out $14 for the privilege. (It’s also out…
By Jason Schreier Published February 4, 2016
