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Where to Buy Great Video Game Artwork
I have a rule for my house: no more than a third of the artwork on my walls is allowed to be gaming-related. This rule fell apart pretty quickly when it became clear just how much beautiful video game artwork there is out there. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK, on July 24, 2014.…
Keza MacDonald Published November 3, 2015 - Reviews
Kara no Shojo – The Second Episode: The Kotaku Review
The original Kara no Shojo was one of the most violent and psychologically disturbing games I have ever played. And while the second is also full of brutal murder and complex mysteries, it never quite reaches the soul-crushing despair of the first. [This review spoils much of the original Kara No Shojo. For a non-spoiler…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 3, 2015 - Uncategorized
Activision Buys Candy Crush Maker King For $5.9 Billion
Just two days after Halloween, Activision’s spending a whole lot of money on candy—the publisher announced tonight that they’ve bought Candy Crush developer King for $5.9 billion. Yes, that’s BILLION. The mega-acquisition has to go through approval in Ireland, where King is based, but Activision says they anticipate that everything will be official by spring…
By Jason Schreier Published November 2, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Welcome To Cosplay, Kotaku’s Website About…Cosplay
Over the past decade, cosplay has exploded in popularity. Once a niche pursuit of folks at the fringes of fandom, it’s now a worldwide industry, attracting countless new devotees and fans every single day. In that time, our coverage—and my coverage in particular—of cosplay has evolved as well, to the point where I’ve gone from…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2015 - CultureCosplay
PAX Australia, Through A Cosplayer’s Eyes
It’s hot. It was raining ten minutes ago and I’ve just returned from touching up my smudged makeup in the bathroom — only to start sweating it off again the minute I get outside. I’m waiting for my friend who has spent the whole morning applying her full body paint, only now arriving at the…
Hayley Williams Published November 2, 2015 - Culture
Move Along. Move Along.
Veikka Somerma is a concept artist from Finland who has worked for games companies like Applibot. You can see more of Veikka’s art 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 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Story Of Solitaire, One Of The World’s Biggest Video Games
For over twenty years, a video game has tormented mums, dads and office workers the world over. And it has nothing to do with orcs, racecars or terrorists. This story was originally published in October 2010. It has been updated. It’s about cards. That game is Windows Solitaire, which from Windows 3.0 through to the…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2015 - Culture
Counter-Strike Player Wins Match By Closing Door Over And Over
Beware, law-abiding citizens. Terrorism has a deadly new weapon: the door. Counter-Strike player thenuker00 posted a highlight clip in which they—as the last surviving member of their team—stole back every last morsel of momentum the hands of fate had so cruelly wrenched away. By bopping the other team with a door. It was some Three…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedNow this is how you handle a 3 vs. 1 situation in Destiny’s Trials of Osiris. That’s Ramblinnn running circles around three opponents, ably demonstrating that The Last Word can still get it done. Great callouts from his teammate DrLupo, too. [Via r/DTG]
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 2, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Fallout Cosplay Is Chilling Until Fallout 4
New Vegas’ Beatrix Russell and an Enclave goon have one week left until Fallout 4. They will be spending it like a lot of other folks: waiting at the bar. Beatrix is elenasamko, Enclave soldier is Ilya Solopov, photo by fillakteriart
By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedWhat The Hell Is Going On In This Nintendo Trailer
Level-5’s Yo-Kai Watch owns Japan, in a way we haven’t seen since Peak Pokemon. The series is heading West for the first time real soon, and if you were wondering how Nintendo would market such a franchise over here, well, here’s your answer. With farts. And ball. GTFO, kid. Yo-Kai Watch is out on 3DS…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2015 -
CultureMetal Gear Player Aces Mission Without Leaving The Chopper
Today on Highlight Reel we have impressive misses, all-or-nothing Battlefront victories, teabag parties, Rhino hunting, dunks, and much more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. MGSV – Mission 33, S Rank…
By Chris Person Published November 2, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Cosplay Has Won Halloween
Fuelled by advertising and the expansion of nerd culture, cosplay has quietly but comprehensively taken over Halloween. Once was a time that people would only dress up as spooky shit. Ghosts, monsters, that kind of stuff. Which made sense, since Halloween has its roots in remembering the dead! These days, that adherence has given way…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
Marvel Just Made a Weird Change to Squirrel Girl
I really hope petty Hollywood bullshit isn’t the reason for the big change in the new Squirrel Girl comic. Squirrel Girl is one of Marvel’s best and weirdest monthly comic books. It pokes fun at superhero genre tropes in a loving way yet also uses those ideas in service of a character so earnest that…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
More Games Need Daily Challenge Modes
I’ve only scratched the surface of The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth, the latest expansion to Edmund McMillen’s popular roguelike, but I already know what might keep me coming back: the fantastic addition of a daily challenge mode. Lots of games build in reasons to play every day—The Phantom Pain gives out resources for base building,…
By Patrick Klepek Published November 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week
This is late late late. No matter, last week boiled down to some gems, to mix-metaphors. Allow me to re-highlight them, and please don’t judge harshly that I picked one of my own. What the New Assassin’s Creed Gets Wrong (and Right), According to a Historian – Chris Suellentrop talks to a historian who shows…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 2, 2015 - Culture
What Are You Playing This November?
Holy hell, it’s November. What happened to 2015? With a new month comes a new crop of games to play. When that month happens to be November, we usually get a whole bunch of new games. There’s certainly no shortage of things to play, so I wanted to see how you all were choosing to…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 2, 2015 - Culture
Seven-Dollar Steam Movie Is Actually Just A Notepad Document [Update]
Jäsøn is an episodic movie series that just popped up on Steam. Or at least, it claims to be. It’s in Early Access, which for now means words on digital paper. For sale. For actual money. Described as a “satirical webserial about a wannabe serial killer” that unravels “the ethical, moral & sociological threads that…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedFrame Rate Stutters Make Racing My Least Favorite Part Of The New Need For Speed
There are several aspects of EA and Ghost Games’ dark and rainy Need for Speed reboot that I enjoy immensely. Due to regular gameplay hiccups, racing just doesn’t happen to be one of them. Releasing tomorrow on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 and later on for the PC, the new Need for Speed is a…
By Mike Fahey Published November 2, 2015
