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UncategorizedThe Good, New Assassin’s Creed Expansion’s Unexpectedly Bold Depiction Of Prostitution
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate’s new Jack The Ripper expansion is a compelling if rough-edged remix of the base game that cleverly works in one of history’s most famous killers. It pulls off another trick, too, going to extraordinary lengths to engender empathy for a group of people who don’t get much of it in video games:…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 21, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe First Five Minutes Of Bubsy Is All The Bubsy We Need
Retro game publisher Retroism recently dug up an unfortunate remnant from the 90s mascot craze and dropped two of his games on Steam in an attempt to drum up interest in a full-blown Bubsy the Bobcat revival. No thanks, we’re good! Riding a wave of twisted nostalgia, Retroism managed to get Bubsy Two-Fur—a bundle of…
By Mike Fahey Published December 21, 2015 -
UncategorizedIs… is that Carrot Top in the new Uncharted 4 trailer? This slo-mo CGI promo clip is running in front of some screenings of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Too bad about that gold coin; could’ve used it for some multiplayer upgrades. Contact the author at [email protected]
By Evan Narcisse Published December 21, 2015 -
UncategorizedBird Lawyer Game Comes To Steam Today
You’ve probably played Phoenix Wright. But have you ever played Phoenix Wright… as a bird? Successfully Kickstarted last year and released today on Steam, Aviary Attorney puts you in the well-groomed talons of Jayjay Falcon, a defense attorney in 19th-century Paris. I’m not a huge fan of the color scheme, but damn, this game looks…
By Jason Schreier Published December 21, 2015 - Uncategorized
Star Wars N64 Looks Like It Was Found In The Wreckage Of Jakku
Inspired by The Force Awakens, artist Vadu Amka decided to make a Star Wars console themed after the desert wreckage scattered all over the planet Jakku. It took him around 30 hours to make, and involved everything from hammered aluminium to sanding to melting tin sheets onto the thing. You can see more pics of…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 21, 2015 - Uncategorized
My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week
As the year winds down, we ran our annual round-up of best surprises and biggest disappointments. Disappointments got the better traffic yet again! Both posts were among my favorites of the week, as were these five: From Japan, With Changes: The Endless Debate Over Video Game ‘Censorship’ – “‘Outside of Japan—and especially right now—you have…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 21, 2015 -
EsportsKorean Pro Ends StarCraft Tournament Singing ‘Let It Go’
Protoss veteran MC proved once again he’s not just a good player, but one of the most entertaining figures of the StarCraft community. The ending of this weekend’s HSC XII should have been a sad one, since this was the last big match (at least for a while) of legendary player MMA, but his long…
By Gergo Vas Published December 21, 2015 -
UncategorizedHow Stars Wars Mobile Games Are Celebrating The Force Awakens
Battlefront has its Jakku maps, Disney Infinity 3.0 has its movie adventure, but about the platform with more current Star Wars games than any other? Here’s how the mobile side of Star Wars gaming is celebrating the release of Episode VII Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes EA’s collectible character role-playing game was custom-built for quickly…
By Mike Fahey Published December 21, 2015 - Uncategorized
Custom LEGO Fallout Minifigs Are Works Of Art
LEGO enthusiast Minh Pham made some Fallout amazingly detailed minifigs based on the series. They’re miniature versions of raiders and the main character in various power armors. Here are some of them (via Brothers Brick). Various Enclave Power Armors, T-60s, an awesome X-01 with stunning sculpting details, and the painting makes them look like something…
By Gergo Vas Published December 21, 2015 - Culture
A Room With A View
Jie Ma is a concept artist based in China who has worked in video games, movies and TV. You can see more of Jie’s work at his ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Bayonetta Everywhere
Nintendo thought it was a good idea to add Platinum’s M-rated action heroine to the Super Smash Bros. roster. I agree with this decision. In fact, I think she should be in every game. Let’s put her there! Why shouldn’t Bayonetta, the witch who is technically naked most of the time, be in every game…
By Mike Fahey Published December 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
Nicely done, rori3
By Luke Plunkett Published December 20, 2015 -
CultureCosplayThe Best Cosplay Of 2015
2014 was a big year in cosplay. 2015? Even bigger From cons to private photoshoots to kids screwing around with junk and a sewing machine, cosplay has continued to explode in popularity across the globe. And the more people who take up the artform, the more amazing outfits we get. The images below, though, are…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 20, 2015 - Culture
The Week In Games: Trails Of Year’s End Tears
We’ve only got one day to finishJason Schreier’s favorite JRPG and its recently released in North America sequel before The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel arrives. I just finished the first part of the first one. I think I can make it. As if worrying about what to get my family for Christmas…
By Mike Fahey Published December 20, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Sci-Fi Link Is Built For Space Battle
Let’s imagine, for a moment, that Nintendo went a little crazy and made a sci-fi Zelda game. The end result could look a lot worse than this cosplay outfit by Ten D. Motomochi Snapped by Chocozumoat the Phoenix Comic Con, it’s actually a converted, Zelda-themed Spartan, with some nice touches like the Triforce of courage…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 20, 2015 - Esports
The 2016 Halo World Championship Qualifiers Are Happening Right Now
Today teams from North America, the UK and various other places will vie online for a spot in the regionals and a shot at the $2 million 2016 Halo World Championship prize pool paid for by REQ-hungry fans. The biggest prize pools are the crowd-funded prize pools, and REQ purchases since the launch of Halo…
By Mike Fahey Published December 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedXbox One testers for Tom Clancy’s The Division signed an NDA agreeing not to publish screens or video footage from the alpha. That trick never works. Hit up NeoGAF for links to more footage and mirrors of that footage should this footage get pulled. Footage.
By Mike Fahey Published December 20, 2015
