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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: It Could Be Worse, Luke Skywalker
So the latest Star Wars game has made tea-bagging Darth Vader’s smug Jedi son’s facean international sport. There are worse fates than tea-bagging, young Skywalker. Let us show you. Why, he could be a guest star in Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric for example. Or maybe he’s stuck in some horrible, inescapable limbo. And while…
By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2015 - Culture
The Gorgeous Art Of Astroneer
Astroneer, an upcoming space game, looks hot as hell. No wonder, given the quality of the concept art that helped define its aesthetic. The images you’re seeing here are the work of John Liberto, a veteran concept artist who we’ve featured on Kotaku previously for his awesome contributions to Halo 4 You can see more…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 11, 2015 -
CultureCosplayWhen cosplay meets TV cooking shows.
By Luke Plunkett Published October 11, 2015 - Uncategorized
Swatter Will Spend One Year In Jail
Matthew Tollis, a 22 year-old from Wethersfield, Connecticut, is facing a year in jail for his role in a series of Swatting calls made last year. As FoxCT reports, Tollis was sentenced last week for his part in the calls, in which he acted as a kind of local agent for a team of British…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 11, 2015 - CultureCosplay
These Cosplay Photos Are Actually Interactive 3D Models
Cosplay photos? So 2014. This year’s New York Comic-Con has seen cosplayers captured in full 3D, then uploaded on the internet as interactive models so you can pan and scan and check out their outfits in their entirety. The fanciness is courtesy of 3D modelling site Sketchfab, who were at NYCC all weekend and managed…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 11, 2015 - UncategorizedBy Luke Plunkett Published October 11, 2015
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The Week In Games: The World Tree’s Woe And The Blight Below
That’s the last time I am typing out that subtitle. The Week in Games is getting longer as we head into big-time fall madness, with games coming at us from all sides, like slimes. Beautiful Dragon Quest Heroes slimes. I received a copy of the game on Friday—the review embargo was a couple days before…
By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2015 -
UncategorizedThis is what my nephew teaches my children while I am working. His punishment is this post.
By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2015 - Uncategorized
Star Wars Battlefront Beta Gets One More Day
Don’t put away your stormtrooper armor just yet kids. Originally slated to end tomorrow, the Star Wars Battlefront beta test has been extended through Tuesday in order to test extreme server scenarios and give me chance to add that word balloon I’d been eyeing.
By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2015 -
UncategorizedU.S. Eliminated From League Of Legends World Championships In The First Round
The first round of the League of Legends World Championships ended on a somber note today for fans of the game’s burgeoning North American region. The NA team Cloud9 lost all their games today, officially ending their and the entire region’s hopes of making a real dent in the 2015 Worlds tournament. Ah well. There…
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 11, 2015 -
UncategorizedKotaku ‘Shop Contest: A Coat For Max: Winners!
When Kotaku’s editor-in-chief voiced his dissatisfaction with a jacket worn by the title character of the Mad Max video game, our image-manipulating community sprung into action. Now he’s got plenty to choose from. Should he go with popular opinion however, only one suit of clothing shall do. In so far as our commenters are concerned,…
By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2015 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Epically Tea-Bagged
Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your pretty much weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published October 8. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich, with the annual 24-hour comic! Published October 3. Read more of Awkward…
By Mike Fahey Published October 11, 2015 - Uncategorized
What A Bargain!
As Redditor zwgmu7321 says, that’s only $0.00002137142 per game! Beat that, Steam.
By Mike Fahey Published October 10, 2015 -
UncategorizedGary Oldman Headlines Star-Studded Star Citizen Story Mode Cast
A space senate speech by a virtual Gary Oldman establishes the tone of Star Citizen’s Squadron 42 single-player story mode, featuring the voices of Mark Hamil, Andy Serkis, Gillian Anderson and many, many more. It’s like Star Citizen’s Chris Roberts is picking up where Wing Commander left off, gathering a massive cast to tell another…
By Mike Fahey Published October 10, 2015 -
UncategorizedSix Avengers Movies In One LEGO Game
How can TT Games make a LEGO game equal to rival the size and scope of LEGO Marvel Superheroes with only the two main Avengers movies to pull from? It can’t, so it pulls from four more. The New York Comic Con trailer for next year’s LEGO Marvel’s Avengers is here, showcasing key moments from…
By Mike Fahey Published October 10, 2015 -
Uncategorized10 Priceless Fails From The Star Wars Battlefront Beta
We know there’s been a lot of ass-kicking during the Battlefront beta. But there is a flip-side to that, too—and it is hilarious to watch. Here are my picks for the best misfires, deaths, and fails that people have seen or experienced during the Battlefront beta. The Luke Skywalker Who Got Teabagged By An Entire…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 10, 2015 - Culture
The Week In Games: Gaming Ain’t Easy
QUOTE | “Some of those sharp edges are sometimes the very thing that makes the game compelling. Games aren’t really supposed to be easy at all times.” – Former Blizzard chief creative officer Rob Pardo, talking about how to get the right balance of frustration and reward in games Elsewhere in the business of gaming…
By Steve Peterson Published October 10, 2015 - Uncategorized
This is a good Tweet.
By Luke Plunkett Published October 10, 2015
