- Uncategorized
Minecraft Player’s Pretty Good at Castles
This looks way way way better than my castles, which are basically stone blocks with teeth. It’s why I mostly stick to the tried-and-true Crappy Wooden Rectangle™ houses nowadays. Anyway, this pretty castle. It was built by Xidus933, who’s submitted several castles to r/minecraft in the past—this being the most recent and most well-received. Xidus…
By András Neltz Published October 13, 2015 - Kotaku East
Superheroes Provide Insight into the Future and Flaws of Our Society
I’ve seen superheroes fight a lot of things, but Gatchaman Crowds Insight takes them out of their element—instead of superheroes battling blatant villains, we see how they deal with sweeping social changes. [This review contains spoilers for both Gatchaman Crowds and Gatchaman Crowds Insight. For a non-spoiler look at the series, check out our review…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published October 13, 2015 -
Kotaku EastInside the Nintendo Building Few Outsiders Ever See
Eight years ago, Kotaku reader Daniel sent us a YouTube clip where he waltzes right into Nintendo’s original Kyoto headquarters. Even now, it’s a fascinating peek into a historic building that isn’t open to the general public. Since YouTube took the original clip down because it had a “Stephen Colbert” tag (Daniel used to tag…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2015 -
Kotaku EastPersona 4: Dancing All Night is Just as Fun at the Arcade
I really enjoyed Persona 4: Dancing All Night. And so did Fahey. But as fun as it was on the Vita, there’s something special about playing it on a giant arcade cabinet. When playing Persona 4: Dancing All Night a few months back, something struck me as very familiar—namely the interface. After all, if you…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published October 13, 2015 -
Kotaku EastMetal Gear Style Robberies Sure Look Goofy
For the past two years, a 40-something year-old man has allegedly robbed over 180 different locations across South Korea. If true, how did he evade capture? Stealth, it seems. According to Korean TV media (here and here), the suspect, who is surnamed Choi, allegedly made off with over $60,000 worth of goods during his two-year…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2015 -
CultureCosplayHow To Make A Last Minute Cosplay
Being up at 3am on the morning of the convention still gluing things to your costume is basically a cosplayer’s rite of passage, but even last minute costumes don’t have to be that painful. Top image by Steamkittens This time last year I was in that position myself — I had just started playing League…
Hayley Williams Published October 12, 2015 -
UncategorizedMetal Gear Solid V Looks Beautiful When It Breaks
What you’re seeing here isn’t a mod, or a tweak. It’s a bug, which kingoddball KOB discovered while trying to play Metal Gear Online on PS4, that means most of the game world’s textures simply fail to load. I wish it was a mod, though, or a settings option, because it looks great! Like a…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 12, 2015 - Culture
Turning The Batmobile Into A Batsuit
Jason Mark is a character artist at Ubisoft, where he’s worked on games like Far Cry 4 and the upcoming Rainbow Six: Siege. That Batman pic is interesting: the idea is that it takes, as Mark puts it, “some of the design elements from the Tumbler and reimagines the Batmobile as more of a DaVinci…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 12, 2015 -
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
