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CultureSplitscreenThe Fallout 4 Podcast Extravaganza: Part Two
Fallout 4 is the type of game that grows on you more the more you play it. So we couldn’t help but keep talking about it on this week’s podcast. Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, Kirk and I spend a ton of time talking about weapons, quests, and theories in the latest Fallout. It’s part two…
By Jason Schreier Published November 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
This splash art for League of Legends’ new “Elderwood Hecarim” skin is my favorite thing. Look at the tiny little deer standing next to him in the bottom-right corner! It’s like Bambi crossed with Pacific Rim plus the Ent battle scene from Lord of the Rings. via Surrender at 20
By Yannick LeJacq Published November 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
Surprisingly nobody, Telltale is working on a second season of their Game of Thrones series, according to an interview with The Hollywood Reporter Don’t read that interview if you haven’t finished the finale; it’s full of spoilers! Contact the author at [email protected]
By Patrick Klepek Published November 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedWhere To Find Fallout 4’s Rare Alien Blaster Weapon
Fallout veterans know about the “Alien Blaster,” a special (and powerful) weapon that’s made an appearance in every Fallout game in the franchise to date. Here’s a video guide on how you’ll find it in Fallout 4. Written instructions below, too! First, head to this location on your map. It’s right by Oberland Station, if…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedWhere To Find Fallout 4’s Best Power Armor
Missing Fallout 4’s most powerful armor is pretty easy, given that it’s inside of an unmarked building. Here’s how you can find it. What you’re looking at above is the X-01 Power Armor. This puppy packs a ton of damage resistance, as you can see here. While you can find pieces of this armor out…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedCustom-Built GTA V Plow Ends Heavy Traffic
Driving in the opposite lane is no longer a problem. This custom plow might not be the most stunning creation in GTA V, but it’s effective, that’s for sure. Modder TheSuspect fixed traffic issues with it once and for all. The most surreal thing is how the AI doesn’t give a crap about the plow…
By Gergo Vas Published November 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
Trying To Sit In Video Games For The First Time
Yeah that seems familiar. Happens with everyone, especially if it’s some open world game, with mixed up controls. Danny Gonzalez is spot on: To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]
By Gergo Vas Published November 20, 2015 - Kotaku East
The 58 Playable Characters in Project X Zone 2
What do Capcom, Sega, Bandai-Namco, and Nintendo all have in common? They all lend characters from some of their most popular franchises to team up in the mega-crossover, Project X Zone 2 [Spoiler Warning: One of these character portraits—taken from the Project X Zone 2 official site—is basically a spoiler for their parent game (which…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 20, 2015 - Kotaku East
This Anime Wants to Help You Work Out
I’m no strangerto working out to anime, but this is the first time I’ve actually had the anime characters work out alongside me. Last season, we looked at an anime that had cute boys whisper sweet nothings to you before bedtime. In the same vein, Anime de Training EX is a short-form anime where cute…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 20, 2015 - Kotaku East
Tiny ‘Arcade’ Set Up in Tokyo Train Station
To show how digital payments work on arcade games, the folks at Taito set up a teeny, temporary game center at Akihabara Station in Tokyo. Digital money payments are not new at Japanese arcades. Over ten years ago, you could use mobile phones to make e-money payments to play arcade games at, for example, Sega’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 20, 2015 - Kotaku East
All Aboard Japan’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens Train
This all makes sense for a country that already has, not one, but two Star Wars airplanes. As part of the seemingly endless Force Awakens promotional push, the Nankai Rapi:t train service, which runs between Kansai International Airport and Osaka City’s Namba Station, is getting covered in a good helping of the Force. According to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 20, 2015 -
Kotaku EastFirst Details about the New Valkyria [Update]
As Kotaku reported yesterday, there’s a new Valkyria game. We didn’t know much about the game. Now, we know a little more. First, the game’s official English title is Valkyria: Azure Revolution. Media.Vision, who did Shining Resonance and Valkyria Chronicles III, is developing. 11/20 – 5am Update: We’ve added the game’s debut trailer, which you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 20, 2015 - Kotaku East
Leaf Charizard Is A Fire Hazard
You might not have enough badges to control Charizard, but surely you can round up enough leaves to make one. Japanese Twitter user xxx2251 did just that. As well as quickly making a Charmander in thirty minutes. [Photo: xxx2251] Too awesome to end up in a pile of burning leaves, that’s for sure. Top image:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedPS2 Emulation Coming To The PS4
After some conjecture earlier this week surrounding the re-release of some older PS2 Star Wars games, Sony has come out and confirmed that PS2 games are coming to the PS4 courtesy of emulation. “We are working on utilizing PS2 emulation technology to bring PS2 games forward to the current generation,” Sony told Wired. “We have…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 19, 2015 - Culture
Knights Of A Rusted Future
Blake Rottinger is an artist from Sydney who has worked across games, film and industrial design. You can see more of Blake’s work at his personal site and 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”…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 19, 2015 - Uncategorized
Destiny’s weapon balance is getting another bunch of tweaks. Over at the Bungie blog, they’ve laid out a bunch of changes coming in the December update. Notable: Pulse rifle nerf, auto rifle buff, LitC sniper nerf (yay), small hand cannon buff, substantial shotgun nerf. In the regular Bungie weekly update, they also say new exotics,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 19, 2015 -
UncategorizedPlay A Game About The 2016 Election
Because the actual election promises to be the beginning of the End Of Days, it might be safer—and more fun—to just play a video game about it instead. The Political Machine 2016 is the latest in Stardock’s series of not-serious-at-all election simulators for the PC, whose previous games have been relased in 2004, 2008 and…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 19, 2015