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UncategorizedWatch Me Play This Terrible Mario Maker Stage (For Charity!) [OVER!]
I’m afraid a Super Mario Maker stage is about to crush my soul. The past few weeks, I’ve spent most mornings streaming Super Mario Maker levels. It’s been really fun, and a terrific “excuse” to play a bunch of Mario Things didn’t really move into gear until I played the abomination constructed by the editors…
By Patrick Klepek Published October 12, 2015 -
CultureCounter-Strike Player Wins Match By Climbing On Opponent’s Head
I feel genuinely bad for the person this happened to. Imagine this: one second, you’re creeping around corners, scanning your surroundings for any hint of movement, any telltale sign of life looking to stop you cold. A flashbang goes off, and you use the momentary distraction to scamper to a perfect position. Everything is going…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 12, 2015 -
CultureVideo Game Spike Lee Realizes Dream of Playing for the Knicks
Today on Highlight Reel we have skillful grenade tosses, Spike Lee’s dream come true, high level fulton balloon battles, jetpacks, hoth battles, 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.…
By Chris Person Published October 12, 2015 - Reviews
Origin PC EON17-X Gaming Laptop: the Kotaku Review
With a desktop processor and a Nvidia G-Sync display panel, Origin PC’s EON17-X laptop is getting dangerously close to my gaming PC’s spec. That’s no exaggeration. The EON17-X model Origin PC sent me to test out features an Intel Core i7 4790K CPU—newer models of the system released since I received the unit come with…
By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
Extended Betas Shouldn’t Be That Much of a Surprise Anymore
This weekend, fans playing the beta for Star Wars Battlefront got the news that the open beta for the much-anticipated shooter was getting one more day. Seems like a rare, awesome gift from EA to everyone, right? Turns out it’s not all that rare. The Star Wars Battlefront beta was supposed to end on tonight…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
Call of Duty Ditches ‘Archaic’ Campaign Unlock System
Most games force you to play things in a certain order—and that gating can be a drag in certain situations. Black Ops 3, however, is trying something very different. As Eurogamer reports, Black Ops 3 will let players go through the campaign in whatever order they’d like. Wanna start the game right at the end?…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Personal Story Behind The Witcher 3‘s Bloody Baron Quest
If there’s a single story that encompasses the best of The Witcher 3’s narrative ambitions, it’s the Bloody Baron. Messy, emotional, and full of morally compromised individuals, it’s a tale that can end in some truly harrowing ways. To learn more about how it came together, I spoke with the people who made it. Warning:…
By Patrick Klepek Published October 12, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Gamer Who Uses Streaming To Fight Anxiety And Depression
Before we even start talking, General Mittenz asks me if we can stand for the duration of the interview. “For me, right now, I’m having a massive anxiety attack,” he explains while fidgeting nervously. Standing and moving around helps. A little. On Twitch his name is General Mittenz. It’s not his real name of course.…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 12, 2015 -
UncategorizedIndie Dev Co-opts Kate Upton’s Infamous Carl’s Jr. Ad
Independent mobile developer Tom Young couldn’t afford a big budget Kate Upton commercial like the Game of War: Fire Age folks for his puzzle game, so he just took Carl’s Jr.’s ad instead. The results are wonderfully bizarre. Instead of suggestively devouring a Southwest Patty Melt, now Upton is consuming the adorable little creatures from…
By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
Over A Year Later, Cube World Finally Shows Off A Few New Things
It seems that Cube World is still not dead. For those of you that haven’t been following the drama around this: Cube World is a voxel exploration game that released a playable alpha back in 2013. The alpha was pretty damn good! The quality wasn’t the problem—the issue came with Cube World’s $20 price tag.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft Offers Refunds After Might & Magic CD Debacle
When PC players ordered the limited edition of Might & Magic Heroes VII, they expected a physical copy of the game and soundtrack, as advertised. But for some players, there was a cruel surprise: an empty hole where the DVD and CD should have been. Here’s what it looks like, based on melchior1090’s Imgur post…
By Patrick Klepek Published October 12, 2015 -
UncategorizedGood Things Happen When Dragon Quest Meets Dynasty Warriors
I was so focused in bringing you nice people some gameplay footage of Dragon Quest Heroes: Long Subtitle that I wasn’t paying attention to the health bar of the objective I was protecting. I failed, but I failed for you. From Omega Force, the developer behind Hyrule Warriors for the Wii U comes another slick…
By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2015 -
UncategorizedGreat GTA V Video Takes You Through One Criminal’s Very Bad Night
Right at the start, you know how this thug’s life ends. But how he winds up in the flaming wreck is a bit of a surprise. A moody Rockstar Editor short by YouTuber JFiveT, “Failure” leans hard on one core truth of the Grand Theft Auto series: you do something messed up and the cops…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
The P.T.-inspired Allison Road has cancelled its Kickstarter, and will instead partner up with Worms developer Team17 The move will “give us the chance to make our game unhindered creatively. The team is looking at ways to provide former backers with in-game rewards at a later date. Contact the author at [email protected]
By Patrick Klepek Published October 12, 2015 -
UncategorizedMy Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week
We published some good stories last week that didn’t involve a certain game about shooting aliens or somesuch. Here are my five favorites: It Took A Year To Find Out What The Red Button In Wasteland 2 Actually Does How to Be a Video Game Snob The New PS4 Uncharted Collection Shows How Much The…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 12, 2015 - Reviews
Prison Architect: The Kotaku Review
Almost a decade ago, a majority of the Republicans in Congress voted to pass a prison reform bill called the Second Chance Act, and a Republican president signed it—during an election year, no less. As a policy matter, the bill was modest, less than $100 million a year for things like job training, mental health…
By Chris Suellentrop Published October 12, 2015 -
ReviewsTransformers: Devastation: The Kotaku Review
To quote a tiny yellow robot during one of Transformers: Devastation’s many brilliant moments, “I did not see that coming.” Despite the killer cel-shaded look and a cast packed with voice actors from the ‘80s cartoon reprising their roles as the original robots in disguise, all signs pointed towards Transformers: Devastation being a massive disappointment.…
By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Coolest Cosplay I Saw at New York Comic-Con
Hey, Batman: spoilers! New York’s biggest nerd culture gathering has been in full swing for a few days now, bringing with it hundreds of thousands of fans eager to soak all the comics, TV, games and geekery they can handle. And there’s been a bunch of great cosplay, too. What follows is a collection of…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 12, 2015