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UncategorizedIt’s Always Fun To Stop Shooting And Let Call Of Duty Play Itself
Like most Call of Duty games, Black Ops 3’s story campaign is a highly scripted, tightly controlled experience. Go here, stand next to that, shoot those guys. Sometimes, in fact, you don’t even have to pull the trigger. As I made my way through Blops 3’s opening levels, I reached the first Official Call Of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 9, 2015 -
UncategorizedMOBAs Can Learn A Thing Or Two From Overwatch
Overwatch is, at the very least, a MOBA-like game. This means that it has some features that are similar to the ones in Heroes of the Storm, League of Legends, and Dota 2. Except they’re a lot better in Overwatch I’ve been playing Overwatch for a little over a week now, and I fully expect…
By Yannick LeJacq Published November 9, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Behind The Scenes At A Difficult Cosplay Shoot
Jason Laboy was getting ready for his next shot, in the alleyway he had specifically chosen for this occasion. He had his subjects—an impressive looking Batman, Nightwing, and Spider-Man, to name a few. Just then, a passerby walked into the shot, undid his pants, and started taking a piss on the alley wall. Laboy was…
By Kevin Wong Published November 9, 2015 - Uncategorized
Fallout 4 Has Lots Of Bugs, Reviewers Say [UPDATE]
Fallout 4 comes out tomorrow, and with it comes a few big questions. One of those questions: Just how buggy will it be? Anyone who’s played the last two games by developer Bethesda Game Studios, Fallout 3 and Skyrim, has grown accustomed to a certain level of what we all call “jank”—physics not working properly;…
By Jason Schreier Published November 9, 2015 -
ReviewsSnacktaku Senses Great Fear In Kraft’s Star Wars Macaroni & Cheese
With The Force Awakens fever growing with each passing day, no where is safe from Star Wars merchandising—not even the pasta dish people usually make because they’ve too little time or money to eat real food. I kid Kraft Macaroni & Cheese (or Kraft Dinner in Canada), though really I don’t. Despite its general tastiness…
By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2015 - Uncategorized
Brave Players Risk A Steam Ban To Play Fallout 4 Early
In some parts of the world, Fallout 4 is already out. Those lucky players can go out into the Commonwealth right now and blast some Radroaches, if they’d like. Everyone else, though? They have to wait…unless they know of a loophole. Savvy internet users are probably already aware of “virtual private networks,” or VPNs, and…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 9, 2015 - Uncategorized
My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week
Last week was the calm before the Fallout 4 storm, a good week to find some unexpected stories, which the team did marvelously. Here are my favorites: The Life and Creativity of A Great Bethesda Artist – An inspirational remembrance Call of Duty: Black Ops III’s Most Brutal Scene Haunts Me – A critic’s nightmare…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 9, 2015 -
UncategorizedHeroes of the Storm’s World Champions Won Semifinals With The Strangest Team Possible
North American team Cloud9 ended up taking home the trophy for the first-ever Heroes of the Storm World Championships this weekend at Blizzcon, surprising many who expected a top Korean or Chinese team to win. More surprising was how they won. Specifically, it came down to one bonkers match in the semifinals. Cloud9’s grand finals…
By Yannick LeJacq Published November 9, 2015 - Uncategorized
Bob Ross Will Now Be A Weekly Show On Twitch
Last week, the Bob Ross Twitch marathon ended with a peculiar twist: a ‘Stay Tuned’ countdown. Now we know why: Bob Ross isn’t actually going away! Congrats, #KEEPBOB supporters. According to a Twitch press release, the Bob Ross broadcast was so successful, they’ve decided to keep it around, long-term. Only this time, instead of having…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 9, 2015 - Uncategorized
Twenty Hours With Fallout 4
I’m 20 hours into Fallout 4, and I still don’t know whether I like it. That’s a testament to the game’s virtues as well as the game’s failings. I have no plans to stop playing. I’d rather be playing Fallout 4 than typing these words. Yet I still haven’t forgiven the game for taking so…
By Chris Suellentrop Published November 9, 2015 -
UncategorizedXbox One’s First Wave of Compatible Xbox 360 Games Has Hidden Gems But Not Fans’ Most Wanted Titles
Starting tomorrow this week, over 100 games originally made for the Xbox 360 will be playable on the Xbox One. But the titles that garnered the most votes in a Microsoft user poll are missing. If you were hoping you’d be able to play last-gen classics like Red Dead Redemption or Halo: Reach on your…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 9, 2015 -
UncategorizedHalo 5 Player Snipes Entire Enemy Team Seconds After Starting A Match
Now this is how you start a Halo 5 round. Watch as Xbox player I Habb I opens up a Shotty Snipers match with a sick 4-player killstreak on Truth: [Source: XboxClips.com] That’s some sharp shooting, for sure. A well-earned Overkill! On maps like these, I tend to immediately run away so as to avoid…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 9, 2015 -
UncategorizedCall of Duty: Black Ops III‘s Most Brutal Scene Haunts Me
Lately I’ve been having nightmares about robots. Spoilers for the end of the first mission of Call of Duty: Black Ops III follow. It’s strange. I thought it would have been the zombies. My mind’s been fertile soil for the seeds of bad dreams since I was a small child, and over the years I’ve…
By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2015 - Uncategorized
After Diablo III‘s Set Items, Get Ready For… Set Dungeons
Adventures in Diablo III didn’t end with patch 2.3. There’s a new, similarly large content patch coming soon with enough new things packed in to make it worth going back and gain a few more Paragon levels. One of the most exciting things will be a feature called set dungeons. Bright green set items are…
By Gergo Vas Published November 9, 2015 - Uncategorized
Jamie Lee Curtis Went to BlizzCon as World of Warcraft Undead
That’s one way to hide from people at a big convention like BlizzCon. We already knew actress Jamie Lee Curtis and her family likes to infiltrate gaming events in disguises and she proved it once again at BlizzCon by dressing up as a Forsaken character from World of Warcraft Nailed it. Especially the hair! Safe…
By Gergo Vas Published November 9, 2015 -
UncategorizedCelebrating Fifteen Years of No One Lives Forever
On November 9, 2000, the saga of superspy Cate Archer kicked off with the release of The Operative: No One Lives Forever. What followed was a thrilling spy adventure spanning two awesome stealth first-person-shooters (and one straight-up shooter, with a different protagonist, that nobody really talks about). As Cate Archer, you’d carry out various missions…
By András Neltz Published November 9, 2015 - Esports
Blizzard Held a StarCraft Wedding in South Korea
Tonight, former StarCraft pro NaDa had the most fitting wedding ceremony you could imagine: at the Legacy of the Void launch party. As tipster Sang points out, the ceremony was livestreamed on Twitch and the Blizzard Afreeca channel. How’s this for an entrance? And here is NaDa’s bride, whom he met while in college, with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 9, 2015 - Kotaku East
Man Impersonates Dragon Quest Characters in His Underwear
Forget fancy costumes and well-made props. All comedian HollywoodZakoshisyoh needs for his Dragon Quest “impressions” are tighty whities and whatever he has around the house. Below, via IT Media, you can see his take on Dragon Quest enemies: Check out more impressions here and here To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 9, 2015 - Kotaku East
One Piece’s and Dragon Ball’s Creators Talk About Not Sleeping
Making manga is not easy. Something has to give and that something is usually sleep! Eiichiro Oda, the creator of One Piece, is an infamous workaholic. His hero, Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama, is no slouch. In an interview from ages ago (recently, uploaded to 2ch), the two talked about their hectic work schedules. “Now,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 9, 2015 -
Kotaku EastJapanese Comedian Will Show You Some Butt Naked Poses
This is Tonikaku Akarui Yasumura. He’s a funny man who’s achieved a certain degree of fame in Japan for his “I’m wearing” underpants gag. As Afternoon News points out, the comedian has done an English language version of his gag: As well as a Korean and a Thai version. Butt naked gags are universal. That’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 9, 2015