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The League Of Legends Champion That Riot Almost Forgot
League of Legends’ most-neglected champion will be getting an update before the new year, the game’s developers have confirmed to Kotaku.The increasingly out of place champion Poppy will finally be getting the update that fans have been asking for since 2013. A Riot rep told me yesterday that Poppy’s revamp has been in “active development”…
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 1, 2015 - Culture
She Sees Everything
Ayran Oberto is a freelance concept artist and illustrator from Venezuela. You can see more of Oberto’s work 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” button in the top-left corner.…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 1, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Superfans Recreate Massive Lord Of The Rings Battle
Last month, an event called Bitva o Fort went down. That’s Battle of the Fort in English, and it saw hordes of Lord of the Rings fans converge on the village of Radíkov in the Czech Republic to recreate an epic battle between the forces of men, elves and some very well-dressed orcs. Via this…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 1, 2015 -
UncategorizedHome Free, A Game Where You’re A Dog Lost In The Big City
Why aren’t there more games where you play as dogs? Dogs are awesome. Dog’s Life on PS2 is awesome. Humans are OK, I guess, but come on, more dog games please. Like this one! This is Home Free, a game currently up on Kickstarter, which has you playing as a dog (Evan took a good…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 1, 2015 - Uncategorized
Xbox Live Is Down [Update: It’s Fixed]
It might not go down that often, but when it does, it goes down: Xbox Live users worldwide have been experiencing a severe outage for hours now, unable to sign into devices or access online features. [Update: it’s back!] Xbox Support’s Twitter account posted this three hours ago: And at time of posting it’s still…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 1, 2015 - Culture
What Are You Playing This October?
It’s October, that magical month when the trees start to turn, the big-name video games continue to drop, and a certain Kotaku features editor celebrates another year of being alive. Libras, unite. September offered a richer than usual bounty of new games to play, and I’m guessing a lot of you are still dealing with…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 1, 2015 - Uncategorized
Destiny‘s Iron Banner And Trials of Osiris Are Getting Some Changes
Destiny’s two big multiplayer events, Trials of Osiris and the Iron Banner, are coming back in a little more than a week. The first year-two Iron Banner will begin on October 13th, with Trials of Osiris kicking off later that week on the 16th. In this week’s update to the company blog, Bungie’s PvP designers…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 1, 2015 - Uncategorized
The ‘Yelp For People’ App Is A Terrible Idea That Won’t Go Anywhere
A story went viral last night about an upcoming smartphone app named “Peeple,” which bills itself as being like the popular review service Yelp, except for humans instead of bars and restaurants. People are horrified by this idea. I don’t think we need to worry, though, because I seriously doubt much will come of it.…
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 1, 2015 -
CultureTony Hawk Gets Some Serious Air
Today on Highlight Reel we have some impressive jumps, impossible tricks, cop escapes, clumsy dogs, good Rainbow Six bomb timing, and much more! Watch the video above or over at YouTube, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the…
By Chris Person Published October 1, 2015 - Uncategorized
Neil Gaiman’s Goodbye to The Sandman Ends Exactly the Way It Should
The end of the universe is nigh. The domino that starts existence rapidly spinning towards oblivion is a long-ago crime-of-the-heart by The King of All Imagination. Now the pain is rippling outwards and threatening billions of innocent lives and there’s only one perfectly way to save it all. This week sees the release of The…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 1, 2015 -
UncategorizedBrave Man Plays Every GTA Clone He Can Find On The App Store
Holy moly. There are a TON of hilariously bad if not somewhat broken GTA clones on mobile. YouTuber Jerma985 took the bullet for us and actually played through a bunch of those mobile knock-offs. You can see him wrestle with and laugh at these games in the video below. SHOCKINGLY, many of these games are…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 1, 2015 -
Uncategorized31 Movies For Hardcore Horror Fans
October is the month I watch horror movies the way kids eat candy. For years, my wife and I came up with a list of movies and named the whole thing Shocktober. A while ago, we started sharing the list, and that’s what I’m here to do today. If you’re new to horror, check back…
By Patrick Klepek Published October 1, 2015 - Uncategorized
Our Favorite Games From September
Kotaku tries a lot of games, both good and bad. This list contains all the good ones we played last month. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer Patricia tried to break the new Animal Crossing by designing the ugliest houses possible. She didn’t succeed, but she had a great time. You can buy the game for…
By András Neltz Published October 1, 2015 - Uncategorized
Someone’s Making A Working Copy Of Pokémon Red In Minecraft
Well, this is pretty damn incredible. What you’re looking at above is a screenshot of an ambitious project undertaken by RedditorMagib1, who is using command blocks in Minecraft to rebuild Pokemon Red in its entirety. The result is a working Game Boy of sorts, which is pretty bonkers to think about. “This is meant to…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 1, 2015 -
UncategorizedDying Light Creators Respond Amazingly To Fan’s Drunken Rant
After Twitter user c0mpl3x1ty had a few drinks, they booted up Techland’s open world zombie game, Dying Light. An electrical engineer by day, they noticed a problem: there should be no way for the city to generate power. It’s all wrong! But when I contacted Techland, they revealed a huge secret about the game. Because…
By Patrick Klepek Published October 1, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Story Behind The Dota 2 Spell That Won $6 Million
“They really shouldn’t have won that…” A single area of effect spell in Dota 2 paved the way for an American team to win the International this year, a first for the championships. It was a dramatic moment but, to some viewers, it also didn’t feel like a very special moment. Like an open goal…
By Tina Amini Published October 1, 2015 - Uncategorized
Facebook was kind enough to remind me that the League of Legends World Championship is officially underway. You can watch the games as they’re played on Riot Games’ Twitch account. We’ll have a lot more to say about the games over the coming month. GL HF!
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 1, 2015 - Uncategorized
New Star Wars Comic Shows Luke Skywalker Growing Up on Tatooine
It may seem like he was a whiny kid who was bored all the time but, according to a new online comic, Luke Skywalker had adventures before he ever set foot in a space ship. Begun by writer/artist Hong Jac-ga in Korea earlier this year, Star Wars: Story Before The Force Awakens is the tale…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 1, 2015 - Uncategorized
Here Are My Best Mad Max Screenshots. Show Us Yours.
Someone smart recently told me that every video game should have a photo mode. Now that I’ve finally become obsessed with one, I agree. I can’t stop taking screenshots in the new Mad Max game. And that was before I even discovered the filters. Here are my best shots so far: Clearly I am a…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 1, 2015