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UncategorizedStarCraft II Mod Lets You Play As… Drunk Dwarves
It’s made using StarCraft II’s map editor, but the only things that reminds us of StarCraft in Dwarven Combat are the floor tiles and maybe the chat. Everything else is based around dwarves (who are drunk, of course) fighting each other. Dwarven Combat is a smart little arcade game in StarCraft II made by a…
By Gergo Vas Published January 12, 2016 -
UncategorizedToday’s Feat of Minecraft Engineering: A Working Submarine
Admittedly it looks and moves more like a worm (it’s even partly made of slime blocks), but hey, it’s underwater and it keeps you dry. A bit proof of concept-y, but it’s a Minecraft submarine. Designed by Minecrafter Alex_you, the sub is constructed out of slime and redstone blocks and glass, with glowstone for lighting…
By András Neltz Published January 12, 2016 -
Kotaku EastNorth Korea Is Now Faking Video Footage, Apparently [Update]
For years now, we’ve seen bad North Korean Photoshops. Now, according to Reuters, experts say the hermit kingdom is faking video clips. Late last week, North Korean television released footage of the alleged rocket launch from December, which was supposed to show off the country’s ability to fire ballistic missiles from subs. The footage is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 12, 2016 -
UncategorizedPyramid Head’s Giant Blade is Unwieldy, but Devastating in Real Life
No household item stands a chance against the Great Knife, even if it takes a while to swing, or angrily poke with. Man at Arms, purveyor of real-life pop culture melee weapons, chose the iconic Silent Hill villain’s iconic weapon—the variant that “looks like a giant Rambo knife,” as they put it—as their next project.…
By András Neltz Published January 12, 2016 - Kotaku East
The Box Boy Sequel Makes An Already Great Game Even Better
One of the things I love about Nintendo is how they occasionally, with little to no fanfare, release inexpensive first-party titles on the Japanese eShop—especially as the newest of these titles is Box Boy: One More Box, the sequel to one of last year’s best games Like the original Box Boy, One More Box is…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published January 12, 2016 - Culture
When A Final Fantasy Artist (And Neil Gaiman) Did Sci-Fi David Bowie
I know Mike already wrote a piece on the sad passing of David Bowie, but for tonight’s Fine Art I wanted to talk about/show something as well, one of the cooler times the great man’s work intersected with both video games and comics. In 2004, an unlikely pairing saw comics superstar Neil Gaiman and renowned…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 11, 2016 - CultureCosplay
Octonauts Cosplay!
It’s the best, because Octonauts is the best. Cosplay by pineappleundies
By Luke Plunkett Published January 11, 2016 - Uncategorized
Valve Changed The Winter Steam Sale, Says Everybody Wins
As big and important as Steam is, we rarely get any kind of official word from Valve on how it’s doing or how it works. Today, that changed, if only a little. The company accidentally (?) posted a developer message to a public Steam page (grabbed by SteamDB), and it claims that Valve’s decision to…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 11, 2016 - Uncategorized
DC Universe Online Celebrates Five Years With An Xbox One Version
Released five years ago today on the PC and PlayStation 3, DC Universe Online is gearing up to invite Xbox One owners to dress up as their favorite superhero and make whooshing noises this spring. DC Universe Online, the massively multiplayer online game that gives players the ability to fight side-by-side with characters from my…
By Mike Fahey Published January 11, 2016 -
UncategorizedRelive The Days Of 90s Game Magazines
The way we read about video games has changed a lot over the last couple of decades, a rigid previews-features-reviews magazine format giving way to…whatever the hell the internet decides to write about at any given second. For the most part this has been an improvement, but there will always be those misty-eyed for the…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 11, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe Banner Saga Is Just Fine On Console
It’s been two years since The Banner Saga was released on PC and mobile. This week, it’s out on PS4 and Xbox One, and if you haven’t played it yet, there aren’t many surprises in store: this is a good game that’s…still good. I wrote about the PC version at launch, praising the game’s visuals…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 11, 2016 - Uncategorized
Palmer Luckey Does Not Screw Around With His Gaming PC
Palmer Luckey is currently slapping together a new gaming rig he thinks people might find “interesting.” He is not wrong. In a recent Reddit AMA, the ceaselessly enthusiastic boy king of VR discussed the innards of his latest gaming PC, and it really is something: “I am currently working on a new PC that people…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 11, 2016 -
UncategorizedA Trip Back Through BioShock’s Fantastic Opening Level
If you played BioShock, you remember the opening level of the game. Who could forget it? In a cool new video, ex-Irrational designer Bill Gardner sits down with IGN’s Ryan McCaffrey to play through “Welcome to Rapture,” the iconic opening level from the first BioShock. They chat while they play, hitting topics that range from…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 11, 2016