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UncategorizedCloud Is One Salty Loser In Super Smash Bros.
Just look at him. Where’s the sportsmanship, bro? The funny GIF above comes from this video by Smash605, where eight level nine Cloud CPUs are pit against each other for maximum chaos. Behold:
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedSuper Mario Maker Is Forcing Me To Leave My Wii U On All Day
My Wii U’s been on for over 24 hours, and that won’t change anytime soon. While probably bad for my Wii U (and electricity bill), I have a good reason: I’m in the middle of a hard Super Mario Maker stage, don’t want to lose any progress, and the game doesn’t save checkpoints. When Nintendo…
By Patrick Klepek Published December 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
Why Final Fantasy VI PC’s Art Looks So Bad
Are you having trouble articulating just why the PC version of Final Fantasy VI looks so terrible? Or, alternatively, do you think it looks just fine and find yourself wondering why everyone’s complaining? Game developer Lars Doucet (Defender’s Quest) has published a great detailed analysis of the smudgy, blurry redesign of Square’s Super Nintendo classic,…
By Jason Schreier Published December 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe State of PC Gaming in 2015
Unlike the other gaming platforms we’ve been evaluating here at the end of the year, the PC’s been around for decades. Recently, the PC’s long legacy of openness and customization has come into conflict with a mainstream that’s finally—finally—realized just how big of a deal PC gaming actually is. This is part of our 2015…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
Fallout 4 Companions, Ranked
The wasteland can be a lonely place. Fortunately, Bethesda’s garbage pick-up simulator doesn’t force you to take on the Commonwealth all on your own. While every companion in Fallout 4 has a knack for getting the in way and messing up sneaking attempts, some of the available sidekicks are still better than others. Here is…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Banner Saga, one of 2014’s best (and most depressing) games, will hit Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on January 12. The next installment is supposed to hit all of those platforms sometime in 2016. The sooner, the better! Contact the author at [email protected]
By Patrick Klepek Published December 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedGood Morning. Here’s The PS4’s Dynamic Bacon Theme.
Yours for just $3, the new dynamic bacon theme for the PS4. I paid for this just so I could listen to this sizzling absurdity. The good people at Leviathan Games also just re-released the classic PS3 theme “Corn Love” for PS4. And they’re teasing a sequel! Oh, the wonderful world of PlayStation themes. The…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedCreating A Character In Black Desert Online Is An Epic Undertaking
The first closed beta test for the Western version of fantasy MMO Black Desert Online is live, giving select players their first taste of what we once called “the world’s coolest character creation system.” I might wind up having more fun making heroes than playing them. Like many hopeful players of the hit Korean sandbox-style…
By Mike Fahey Published December 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedHideo Kojima Is Working With Sony On A PS4 Console Exclusive [Update]
Sony just made it official: former Konami superstar (and Metal Gear creator) Hideo Kojima has grown a beard. Oh, and formed a new studio, which is working with Sony on a PlayStation 4 exclusive. It’s not a Sony studio; it’s an independent team, which will be known as…Kojima Productions. The deal announces that Kojima Productions’…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedWorld of Warcraft‘s New And Old View Distance, Compared
One of the new features of World of Warcraft: Legion is an increased view distance and a much more detailed horizon. Instead of an ugly wall of fog, if the view is not obstructed, we can finally see the entire zone. No matter what zone we’re in. This is extremely effective. Really helps to make…
By Gergo Vas Published December 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
Freshly Dug Up Image From The Attempt To Do FMV For 3DO Doom
For a number of reasons the 3DO version of Doom is considered to be the worst of the bunch. And it could have been even crazier if they joined the FMV obsession of early CD-ROM systems. One photo, shared by Rebecca Heineman, is enough to understand why: To contact the author of this post, write…
By Gergo Vas Published December 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
All The Anime, Manga, Novel, and Game Characters in Nitroplus Blasterz
Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel is a new fighting game for PS3 and PS4 that is filled with Nitroplus characters spanning everything from visual novels to hit anime. The top pic shows some of the better known ones, such as Saber from Fate/Zero, or Akane from Psycho-Pass Here are all the playable characters: Playable Characters…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published December 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
Star Wars Kama Sutra Book Is Surprisingly SFW
Stores around the world are overflowing this week with official Star Wars merch. A new book, The Extremely Unofficial and Highly Unauthorized Star Wars Kama Sutra, is very much, well, they make its official status pretty clear in the title. The name says it all. This is a book on sex positions. But instead of…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2015 - Uncategorized
Destiny Players: How Much Have You Spent On Microtransactions?
Today, Bungie added some expensive, unexpected microtransactions to Destiny that will let players level their characters (slightly) faster in exchange for (a lot of) real-world money. In light of that news, I’m curious how much y’all have spent on the game so far. Back when Destiny’s in-game microtransaction system launched, we polled readers on which…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 15, 2015 -
Uncategorized2015’s Biggest Video Games, In Under Two Minutes
A lot of video games came out in 2015. Can they all fit into a two-minute video? (Most of) the best ones certainly can. Reader Malcolm Klock has been making these clips for the last few years (so they’re his picks for the best, not ours!), and 2015’s edition tries to cover as many bases…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2015 - Uncategorized
Valve’s revealed the massive changes and tweaks coming to DOTA 2’s upcoming Balance of Power update, which brings Zet the Arc Warden, one of the last holdouts from original DOTA. The whole list of patch notes is huge, and despite the winter release, it comes with a “desert terrain” for custom games.
By Patrick Klepek Published December 15, 2015 - Culture
In Memory of Ralph McQuarrie, the Artist who Designed Darth Vader & R2-D2
I run theFine Art feature on Kotaku because it’s an aspect of the creative process that I have a big interest in, and the utmost respect for. Indeed, there was a point in my life where I hit a fairly substantial crossroads, and if I hadn’t gone down the path that led me here, I’d…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2015 -
UncategorizedSakurai Thanks Smash Bros. Fans For Their Support
Today, we saw the last Smash Bros. focused Nintendo Direct broadcast. At the end, Smash Bros. designer Masahiro Sakurai gave a great shout-out to all the folks who love and play his game. You can watch him in the video above, but here’s a transcript: It’s been over a year since we finished development of…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 15, 2015
