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UncategorizedWho’s Your Daddy, As Told By Steam Reviews
Steam has some pretty hilarious things to say about its baby-killing game. Who would have thought? As you might already know, Who’s Your Daddy is an early access multiplayer game. One person plays as the dad, and another person can play as the baby. The baby has but one goal: to kill itself, using whatever…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 22, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Great Destiny Malaise Of 2016
For the past few months, hardcore Destiny players have felt a lingering sense of dissatisfaction with the game they love. Partly triggered by a drought of new content and partly by poor communication from developer Bungie, this feeling followed the game through the holidays and into the new year. Call it the Destiny malaise. Since…
By Jason Schreier Published January 22, 2016 -
UncategorizedEvery Big Video Game Coming Out This Winter
The Fall kicked off with a Mad Max game from the Just Cause people, and then, Winter arrived with a Just Cause game from the Just Cause people. Nice. But apart from Just Cause 3, what else are we getting this Winter? Let’s take a look. December 1. Chivalry: Medieval Warfare (PS4, Xbox One) Dariusburst…
By András Neltz Published January 22, 2016 - Uncategorized
Someone Made Hyrule Temple Playable In Smash Bros.
Because why not. It’s a tiny modification for Brawl by modder Sir Kirby (via imgur) and even though it’s a miniature version, it still looks silly enough. Why stop there though? Why not replace all the characters with mini-versions of stages and all the stages with huge characters?
By Gergo Vas Published January 22, 2016 - Uncategorized
Imperial Shuttle Oversees The Operation At LEGO Tatooine Base
Not just the landing pad and its anti-gravity elevators, but this whole custom LEGO Imperial base is awesome. And it shows how huge an Imperial Shuttle really is. This fantastic diorama was made by Estonian LEGO enthusiast Nikolai Mordan (via Brothers Brick). It’s worth taking a closer look, the Tatooine base is full of cool…
By Gergo Vas Published January 22, 2016 - Kotaku East
Tokyo Looks Animated in These Amazing Photos
This is the work of Masashi Wakui. He takes pictures of Tokyo and makes them look like they’re background stills from the coolest anime you’ve never seen. As pointed out by Spoon & Tamago, Wakui digitally manipulates his work to give it this unique and beautiful sheen that’s dubbed the “Masashi Wakui Look” online in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 22, 2016 - CultureCosplay
One-Punch Man Cosplayers, You Might Need This
Maybe not! It depends, really. But since this Korean cosplayer has a head full of hair, she needed a bald cap to pull off her One-Punch Man outfit. [Photo: Naver] [Photo: Naver] Over on Naver, via tipster Sang, she walks us through the steps, which should be more than familiar for anyone who’s ever used…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 22, 2016 -
UncategorizedUnreal Engine 4 Does Excellent X-Men Fanart
The Cerebro/Cerebra is a device used to locate mutants in the X-Men world. Its Unreal Engine 4 version probably does that, too, plus it looks amazing. A GIF really doesn’t do it justice. The environment was built and shared on the Polycount forums by Cameron Mitchell, AKA MoebiusCammy, a fourth-year animation student. The project took…
By András Neltz Published January 22, 2016 - Kotaku East
How about some tasteful Splatoon merchandise? Inside Games reports that in Japan, a extremely limited number of Splatoon-themed Karatsu ware small dishes and Arita ware plates are going on sale, each priced at 2,500 yen (US$21) and 1,200 yen (US$10), respectively. Photos: SplatoonJP
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 22, 2016 - Kotaku East
Shit Blows Up at This Cosplay Event
Who needs CG when you can blow things up for real? Japanese Cosplay site Cosnavi introduces an upcoming “blast photography” event that is limited to a hundred participants and lots and lots of explosions. According to IT Media, this time the event will take place on March 19 and March 20 at Mt. Iwafune in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 22, 2016 - Uncategorized
One-Punch Man is Superheroes, Comedy, and Over-the-Top Action
What if you were the strongest superhero in the world? One-Punch Man comically shows just how boring such a life would be. One-Punch Man is the story of Saitama—a normal guy who one day decides to be a superhero. However, after training, he finds himself with two problems: hair loss and the fact that he…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published January 22, 2016 - Uncategorized
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By Nathan Grayson Published January 21, 2016 -
UncategorizedTurns Out PC Gamers Really Want To Play Games With Sailing Ships
Take a look at the Steam charts today and you’ll see right near the very top, above a new Five Nights at Freddy’s game, above even the terrific Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak, is something called Naval Action We first saw this game last year and I got a little excited (because: sails), but it’s now…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 21, 2016 - Uncategorized
The PS4’s Tomorrow Children Looks Beautifully Bizarre
With minutes to spare, I jumped into the Tomorrow Children closed beta this morning. I didn’t have enough time to get my head around Q Games’ Communist-kitsch, co-op, resource-mining/town-building game, but I did have time to grab some screens. The closed beta will resume in the coming days. I’ll definitely be playing. To contact the…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 21, 2016 -
CultureGTA V Player Finds Parking
Today on Highlight Reel we have bubbles galore, GTA V parking, shield trouble, underwater physics, 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. Rocket League –…
By Chris Person Published January 21, 2016 - Uncategorized
Despite reports that Ark: Survival Evolved runs crappy on Xbox One, the developers have announced it’s getting split-screen support, which is cool! It’s not clear when split-screen will be patched into the game, but hopefully it comes alongside some other performance improvements. More split-screen! Contact the author at [email protected]
By Patrick Klepek Published January 21, 2016 - Esports
The Complicated, Messy Future Of Esports
It’s hard to recognize a tipping-point until it’s come and gone. This year, like every other year since 2011 or 2012, esports are poised to break through into the mainstream. But with companies like Turner set to broadcast a Counter-Strike league on TBS (the unfortunately-named ELEAGUE), and ESPN getting into esports coverage, esports have already…
By Rob Zacny Published January 21, 2016
