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Sunday Comics: Barely Half Star Wars
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 December 18. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published December 14. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey Published December 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe First Five Minutes Of The Newly-Remastered Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
One of the greatest games to ever grace the Nintendo 64 has returned in the form of a 1080p PC remaster of Turok: Dinosaur Hunter. It’s just as ridiculous as I remember it, only now it’s bigger. Released on both the Nintendo 64 and PC back in 1997, Iguana Entertainment’s comic book based first-person shooter…
By Mike Fahey Published December 19, 2015 - Uncategorized
Microsoft has created a nifty little Year in Review page for Xbox One and 360 gamers to check out their stats for 2015. Make sure you’re logged in to your Xbox Live account and hit up the page to see how you rank. Then share your findings here!
By Mike Fahey Published December 19, 2015 - Reviews
The Force Awakens Is a Very Good Star Wars Movie
“Oh my dear friend, how I’ve missed you,” says a returning character to another in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. They’re glad to see each other again. I was, too. Throughout the decades since we first met them, the metallic, furry and extraterrestrial personas of Star Wars have felt like larger-than-life acquaintances who’ve been gone…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 19, 2015 -
CultureThere’s A Perfectly Reasonable Explanation For Why I’m Playing A Monster High Video Game
It’s not every day I get to refer to my wife as perfectly reasonable but yeah—this is all her fault. Those of you who know me or follow my Toy Time video series know that I am a collector of shiny plastic things. Transformers, LEGOs, Skylanders, Disney Infinity—the odd Amiibo here and there—I loves me…
By Mike Fahey Published December 19, 2015 -
UncategorizedStar Citizen‘s Procedurally-Generated Planet Tech Seems Pretty Impressive
A recently-released Star Citizen video demonstrates the game’s upcoming procedurally-generated planet system by zooming out from the pupil of a pilot all the way into space. Yeah yeah, No Man’s Sky called, they want their planet-making tech back, but in the realistic (well, as realistic as it can be) universe of the crowd-funded Star Citizen,…
By Mike Fahey Published December 19, 2015 -
UncategorizedBadland 2 Wastes No Time Getting To The Good Parts
This week developer Frogmind released the follow up to the deservedly award-winning Badland. Unlike the original, this one is amazing right from the start. The first Badland game drew me in with its stunning silhouette art style and enchanting sound design, but nearly lost me by spending too much time making sure I knew the…
By Mike Fahey Published December 19, 2015 - Uncategorized
Here’s How Miles Morales Comes to the New Marvel Universe
There are lots of Spider-people in the Marvel Universe right now. But only two of them call themselves Spider-Man. One, of course, is the newly-rich Peter Parker, originator of the wall-crawler identity. The other is an alternate-reality successor to the Spider-mantle named Miles Morales. This week, we see Miles play a pivotal role in the…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 19, 2015 -
UncategorizedA Funny Thing Happens At The End Of Disney Infinity‘s Star Wars: The Force Awakens Play Set
The Disney Infinity Star Wars: The Force Awakens adventure loosely follows the events of the new movie from start to finish, though one particular dramatic development is glossed over. Spoilers are going to happen here, kids. Seriously, if you’ve not seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens yet and plan on doing so, do not read…
By Mike Fahey Published December 19, 2015 - Culture
This Week In The Business: More Ambitious Than Molyneux
QUOTE | “It’s simply the most ambitious game we’ve ever created at Lionhead.” – An explanation for Fable Legends’ latest delay, as posted on the game’s official website by Lionhead Studios, a company founded by Peter Molyneux. Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “Azubu was there but was generally regarded as…
Brendan Sinclair Published December 19, 2015 -
UncategorizedNew Trailer Shows A Little More Kingdom Hearts III
Square Enix has just put a new Kingdom Hearts trailer that showcases the series’ upcoming 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue release and ends with a couple of minutes’ worth of Kingdom Hearts III gameplay. Nothing ground-breaking, and III still seems to be a long ways off, but this is better than nothing, right? Jump to 3:38…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 18, 2015 - Culture
French Consumer Group Sues Valve Over Ban On Steam Resales
Valve has come under fire from a French consumer association called UFC Que Choisir (slightly different from that other UFC). The organization litigates on behalf of the public, and they feel that Steam is letting customers down. I like what they’re trying to do, but I don’t love their chances here. UFC Que Choisir believes…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 18, 2015 -
UncategorizedOf The Eight Trailers Before Star Wars, The Slowest One Got The Best Reaction
People in the movie theater where I saw Star Wars The Force Awakens on Thursday night started grumbling by the time the fifth or sixth trailer rolled out. Each green preview screen was another delay. But the eighth trailer won us over. First we had this: Then, if I’m remembering the order correctly, this: Then…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 18, 2015 -
CultureThe Biggest Changes Hidden In Team Fortress 2‘s New Update
Team Fortress 2 recently got a new update. In broader strokes, it’s pretty standard stuff: new contracts, new weapons, new maps, coordinated aerobics, etc. Players, however, have uncovered some small details that impact the game in a big way. The update, titled Tough Break, includes four community-made maps and a new $5.99 campaign with 26…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 18, 2015 -
UncategorizedStar Wars The Force Awakens Deserves A Better Disney Infinity Play Set
While Star Wars mobile games are going crazy with The Force Awakens content, the only way to play through bits of the new movie on your game console is via Disney Infinity 3.0—and it feels very familiar. Minor early plot snippets in the video, nothing major I promise. I’m sure we’ll get some The Force…
By Mike Fahey Published December 18, 2015 -
CultureFallout Aircraft Can’t Decide If It Wants To Crash
Today on Highlight Reel we have Just Cause 3 human rockets, time lapses, drunk vertibirds and much more! Watch the video above, 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. Just Cause 3 –Rocket Propelled Tank! – Defecating…
By Chris Person Published December 18, 2015 -
UncategorizedUnearthed 1990 Interview Reveals Great Insights About Super Mario World
Worth Reading won’t be around next week, due to the holidays, so it’s time to savor this week’s roundup of the best games writing around. Hey, You Should Read These “Super Mario World – 1990 Developer Interview” from the Super Mario World Guidebook People talk a lot about clickbait on the Internet, but interviews with…
By Patrick Klepek Published December 18, 2015
