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The Dragon Ball Cushion You’ve Been Waiting For
Bandai is releasing a Shenron cushion—make that, a really long one. You can wrap this around your neck. You make bunch it up like a pillow. And you can cuddle with it all night long like a hug pillow. Finally! [Image: Bandai] [Image: Bandai] [Image: Bandai] According to RootBuzz, the cushion—and Bandai calls this a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 8, 2015 - Culture
The Reason People Are Freaking Out About Steam ‘Leaks’ Right Now
It’s the talk of the Internet: a big Steam “leak” just dropped, and people are saying it “confirms” things like PC ports of Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture and Journey. Oh, and some little game called Half-Life 3. There is, however, reason to be skeptical. You might be starting to notice a trend here: every…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 7, 2015 - Culture
Link Grows Up, Can Now Actually Carry All That Stuff
Even Amundsen used to work at VOLTA, a studio whose current and former members we’ve showcased here on Fine Art many, many, many, manytimes before. He know works at Blizzard and, well, you know the deal with Blizzard. You can see more of Even’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2015 -
UncategorizedA Damn Good Concept For Animal Crossing Wii U
For whatever reason, there hasn’t been a proper Animal Crossing game on the Wii U yet. If there was, though, it could look a lot worse than this effort by TheBitBlock. Be sure to skip past the intro; this is a lot more involved than some guy talking into a camera about his hopes and…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 7, 2015 -
UncategorizedIt’s Not A New F-Zero, But It’ll Do For Now
Arriving on the Wii U eShop on December 10, Fast Racing Neo is a futuristic hovercar racer everyone is comparing to F-Zero, because everyone wants a new F-Zero. It’s not quite that, but it scratches the same itch. Back in 2011 Shin’en Multimedia released a game called Fast Racing League for WiiWare, a game I…
By Mike Fahey Published December 7, 2015 -
UncategorizedAn Hour-Long Look At What Made Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man Movies Great
In our current age of mega-Marvel machinations and decade-long transmedia story arcs, it’s easy to forget what it was like before the Avengers assembled. Way back at the turn of the century, we got a pair of films that in many ways paved the way for the Marvel Cinematic Universe we know and love today.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 7, 2015 -
CultureIs This Is Where Baby AT-ATs Come From?
Today on Highlight Reel we have sensual AT-ATs, bears being beaten with babies, experimental toilet rockets, 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 – Whoops… – Cutthroat…
By Chris Person Published December 7, 2015 -
UncategorizedMy favorite Just Cause 3 moment so far. In a mere 23 seconds, I soared gloriously, crashed hilariously, and encountered a man who looked like Luigi from Super Mario Bros. After scrutinizing the bag of broken bones before him, he blurted, “Rico! I have your old race car tattooed on my back!” and casually strolled…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 7, 2015 -
UncategorizedA Real-Life Shoryuken Would Knock Your Head Clean Off
Using the power of math and science, Vsauce determined that an average-sized fist performing a Rising Dragon Fist would apply enough force to decapitate a normal human being. Then they built a dummy to test their work. Jake and some special guests came to this conclusion by taking Street Fighter’s most powerful rising uppercut, courtesy…
By Mike Fahey Published December 7, 2015 -
UncategorizedFar Cry Primal Could Be Exactly What The Series Needs Right Now
At face value, Far Cry Primal looks like an easy diversion for Ubisoft to take from its main line of militaristic shooters—a side project full of vicious animals instead of rifles and rocket launchers. I’d argue it’s something more than that. Primal is the apotheosis of the series’ post-Far Cry 2 design trends. First announced…
By Yannick LeJacq Published December 7, 2015 -
UncategorizedOut with the old, in with the new. Riot’s released a champion spotlight for Poppy 2.0, the long-awaited reworkof one of League of Legends’ oldest and most outdated playable characters. She looks really neat! This probably means she’s coming into the main game in the next week or two, too.
By Yannick LeJacq Published December 7, 2015 - Uncategorized
It Must Suck To Work For Konami U.S. Right Now
Imagine, for a second, that you work for the U.S. or European branch of Konami. It’s a cool job—you get to handle marketing, social media, or maybe business relations for a big company that publishes some cool games. Until suddenly you find yourself entangled in one of the worst PR disasters in video game history.…
By Jason Schreier Published December 7, 2015 -
UncategorizedSaving Someone’s Butt In League of Legends Feels Damn Good
Permit me to brag for a moment. There are so, so few opportunities for me to show off when it comes to League of Legends, that I want to relish this one. I started trying out some new Support characters in League of Legends recently. Supports, as their name implies, are meant to support the…
By Yannick LeJacq Published December 7, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Private Eye: A Damn Good Comic About How the Internet Changes Us
The man who wrote Y the Last Man. The guy who drew incredible runs on Amazing Spider-Man and Batgirl: Year One. In 2013, they launched The Private Eye, a provocative sci-fi series set in a future without the internet. It just ended a few weeks ago, and you really should read it. If you need…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 7, 2015 -
UncategorizedThat Time Kojima Deceived Everyone About Metal Gear Solid 2‘s Main Character
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty was one of the most anticipated games ever. 1998’s Metal Gear Solid blew everyone away with its attention to detail and imaginative world. The sequel, one of the first big PS2 games, would herald Solid Snake’s triumphant return. Snake came back…but not for the entire game. In 2015,…
By Patrick Klepek Published December 7, 2015 -
UncategorizedOverwatch is going to release new characters and maps as free updates, rather than paid DLC, game director Jeff Kaplan said in a developer update today. Previously nobody knew for certain how Blizzard would monetize this aspect of their game. Phew! via Polygon
By Yannick LeJacq Published December 7, 2015 - Uncategorized
My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week
It’s supposed to get slow in December, but it sure wasn’t slow last week, not with fresh game releases, some new controversies, a big awards show and a PlayStation fan festival full of game announcements. My favorite stuff from what we ran last week: Fallout 4 Is Not The Fallout Fans Fell In Love With…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 7, 2015