- Kotaku East
All the smartphone games DeNA says it’s currently creating with Nintendo will be free to download, reports the Wall Street Journal. Know what that sounds like? Micro-transactions, that’s what it sounds like. Don’t expect all Nintendo smartphone games to be free downloads, however.
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 11, 2015 -
UncategorizedProfessional Stuntman Recreates Tekken Moves in Real Life
This is Eric Jacobus. His workouts might be a little different from yours. Real-life Tekken! Via Event Hubs, we see Jacobus showing off all of Hwoarang’s attacks from what seems to be Tekken Tag Tournament 2. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter@Brian_Ashcraft
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 11, 2015 -
Kotaku EastK-Pop Group Releases Lightsaber Song
While the world should start bracing itself for a nasty Star Wars: The Force Awakens hangover, it isn’t. Korean pop fans, included. As tipster Sang points out, boy band Exo teamed up with Walt Disney Korea for this songvertisement “Lightsaber.” The video seems kind of low budget, and there’s a side-helping of cringe, but Exo…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 11, 2015 -
CultureCosplaySome are funny. Some are too real.
By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2015 -
UncategorizedVideo Game Characters Read Mean Tweets
Twitter is mean. Take it easy on Sonic, guys. He’s had a tough couple of years. This is a pretty awesome skewering of all those celebrities read mean tweets videos. Link’s one is good, but I’m gonna say Liara’s one takes the cake. This post originally appeared on Kotaku Australia, where Mark Serrels is the…
Mark Serrels Published November 10, 2015 - Culture
Send In The Clones
Matt Gaser is a concept artist and illustrator who has worked on everything from the Clone Wars cartoon series to gigs with Blizzard, Riot, EA and 2K. You can see more of Matt’s stuff here. He’s also just released a book collecting his work, which you can grab here To see the larger pics in…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2015 -
Uncategorized100 Fallout 4 Enemies Battle To The Death
Remember when Skyrim launched, and one of the first things people did was build huge battles between the game’s AI enemies? Yeah, same story with Fallout 4 Here, Tyrannicon (who made some of the best Skyrim vids) has set 50 Raiders up against 50 Synths. It is as gory as it is glorious.
By Luke Plunkett Published November 10, 2015 - Uncategorized
Touring Boston’s Freedom Trail in Fallout 4
Approaching Fallout 4 like a tourist isn’t easy. There aren’t as many Bostonians around as there are in present-day Massachusetts, and there are more Super Mutants and feral dogs. (I’m not saying it’s worse in the 23rd century.) Still, there is a sightseeing tour. A version of Boston’s red-brick Freedom Trail is in the game,…
By Chris Suellentrop Published November 10, 2015 - Uncategorized
Fallout 4 Is Having Shipping Issues [Update]
You probably haven’t heard, but Fallout 4 is out. After months of eager expectation, countless fans are tearing into it. Some, however, still don’t have their copies, and they’re not sure why. Today was supposed to be the big day. Fallout 4 fans of all shapes and power armor sizes planned to “call in sick”…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 10, 2015 - Uncategorized
For Two Months, All I Played Was Destiny. I’m Taking A Step Back
Over the last two months, I played a lot of Destiny. Too much, if I’m being honest. I have few regrets: It was fun, it was challenging, it was rewarding and ridiculous. I’ve finally run out of things to do in the game, so I’ve decided to reclaim some hours of my life. Destiny’s The…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 10, 2015 -
UncategorizedPokémon Theme Becomes Late Night Drinking Companion
Twenty years from now we’ll finda scruffy Ash Ketchum in a dimly-lit bar, nursing a bottle of scotch while this song plays in the background. Last yearScott Bradlee’sPostmodern Jukebox did a pretty good rendition of the classic Pokemon theme song as an R&B slow jam. Today’s jazz arrangement, featuring the powerful and sultry voice of…
By Mike Fahey Published November 10, 2015 - Culture
It’s Not Clear Who Alienware’s Steam Machine Is For
Alienware’s Steam Machine is on the right track, but I can’t wholeheartedly recommend it. [This post originally ran on 10/15/15. It’s been updated to reflect changes (primarily to Steam) that have occurred over the past month.] Alienware’s Steam Machine officially launches today. I really like what it tries to do. Since time immemorial, PC gaming…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 10, 2015 - Uncategorized
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Starts With A Bang
In July of 2010, Blizzard released StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty with promises that the next two parts of the trilogy would be out soon. Five and a half years later, “soon” has finally arrived. The release of StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void might have been overshadowed by Fallout 4 and Tomb Raider—seriously, why…
By Jason Schreier Published November 10, 2015 -
UncategorizedFallout 4 Just Gave Me An Achievement For An Embarrassing Death
Wow, Fallout 4. What a troll! So I was playing Fallout 4 today, when I came across a character labeled “Raider Scum.” That NPC wasn’t shooting at me or anything, but with a name like that? I figured I had to kill him. Right? Uh…about that. Welp. I got wrecked. It wasn’t even a contest.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 10, 2015 -
UncategorizedHow To Play Final Fantasy XIV‘s New Strategy Mini-Game, Lord Of Verminion
Step one: Watch what I do here. Step two: Avoid doing any of that. Today’s update 3.1 for Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward brought a slew of fresh content to Square Enix’s MMORPG, but nothing quite as exciting to me as the chance to take all of the pets I’ve collected since the game relaunched and…
By Mike Fahey Published November 10, 2015 - Uncategorized
League Of Legends Announces Playable Barnacle Monster ‘Illaoi’
A pro-tip I heard straight from a Rioter: it’s pronounced “ill-OW-ee.” Not to be outdone by all the other exciting video game (and, specifically, MOBA-themed) content coming out these days, Riot just started to roll out its announcement for its next playable champion in its hit multiplayer game League of Legends. Her name is “Illaoi,…
By Yannick LeJacq Published November 10, 2015