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CultureCounter-Strike Player Wins Match By Throwing Grenade At Rifle
That’s some serious teamwork. In the video below, Galore S00K and a friend manage a trick shot so absurd that I (and a handful of others, evidently) can’t help but wonder if it was a fix. Observe: Yep. He tosses a grenade, drops his AWP just so, and lets gravity (or the defiance thereof) do…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 29, 2015 - Uncategorized
Annihilator Gives a Glimpse Inside the Hopes and Fears of People Who Create Universes
The best thing about Annihilator is the subtextual revelation that legendary comics writer Grant Morrison worries if his work is any good. Grant Morrison’s one of the most revered, acclaimed comics writers alive. He’s done defining runs on many of the biggest superhero franchises around like Superman, Batman and X-Men. He’s also turned out genius-level…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 29, 2015 - Uncategorized
How To Sort Through The Crap And Find Good Mario Maker Courses
Believe it or not, Super Mario Maker has a ton of great courses floating around. Here is the system I used to find these elusive levels. First, I’m going to assume you already hit up our list of “20 courses you should play”—there is a lot of good stuff there that you can check out.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 29, 2015 -
UncategorizedJohn Cena Would Be Crazy OP As A League Of Legends Champion
He can go invisible, has a shield that automatically regenerates, and a toggle-able passive that doesn’t need three stacks to proc? Rito pls. The YouTube comic geniuses at Crazy Boris Productions cooked up this spoof of the “Champion Spotlight” videos that Riot always puts out prior to the release of a new champion in League…
By Yannick LeJacq Published September 29, 2015 -
UncategorizedDisney Infinity‘s Version Of The Original Star Wars Trilogy Is Way Different
The second Star Wars adventure set for Disney Infinity 3.0 begins with Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie and the droid flying escape pods to Tatooine for their first meeting with Obi-Wan Kenobi. Wait a minute… It’s a kids game, I know, but the Star Wars fan inside me can’t help but go a little nuts over…
By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2015 - Uncategorized
Davey Wreden, co-creator of The Stanley Parable, has announced his new game, The Beginner’s Guide. While we don’t know much about The Beginner’s Guide yet, chances are it’s pretty weird. We won’t have to wait long to play it, either, as game’s website says it’s launching on October 1 for PC and Mac. Contact the…
By Patrick Klepek Published September 29, 2015 - Uncategorized
In Defense of SOMA‘s Horrifying Villain
Some players are rooting for the bad guy as humanity’s last hope, but why? Warning: There some SOMA spoilers ahead. There are lots of reasons things have gone so bad for SOMA’s underwater station, PATHOS-2, but the AI overseeing its operation, WAU, hasn’t helped. But in the eyes of some players, WAU is the one…
By Patrick Klepek Published September 29, 2015 -
CultureGlitch Gives Birth To An Impossible Dunk
Today on Highlight Reel we have impossible dunks, sliding deaths, floating naps, Charlie Brown, 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 links below. NBA 2k15 – WTF…
By Chris Person Published September 29, 2015 -
UncategorizedJotun Has One of the Craziest Boss Battles I’ve Played in a Long Time
Yesterday I played one of Jotun’s boss battles over and over for 6, 7, 8 hours. I died dozens (hundreds?) of times. I should hate it, right? Nope, I loved every agonizing second of it. Jotun is an action-adventure/exploration game where players control Thora, a warrior woman trying to ascend to Valhalla after she’s died…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 29, 2015 - Uncategorized
Video Game Kickstarter Disappears With Over $30,000
It’s the ultimate Kickstarter horror story: You help fund a project. They succeed. They stop sending out updates. Their website expires. And nearly two years later, it’s become clear that they’ve disappeared with your money. In December of 2013, gamers paid over $30,000 to fund a Kickstarter for a game called Mansion Lord. A month…
By Jason Schreier Published September 29, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Best (And Worst) Advice Video Games Can Give
We’re so used to the idea of games prompting us and helping us out that the concept of some 1s and 0s giving us advice just seems…weirdly natural. The Twitter feed Video Game Advisor (via Super Punch) is here to remind us how absurd that is, cataloguing a constant stream of those times video games…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 29, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Friggin First Five Minutes Of Guns, Gore And Cannoli
If you’re a horde of undead looking to devour the living, maybe don’t do it in a 1920s city run by the Mafia. Watch on Youtube Released for the PC back in April, theXbox One last week and the PlayStation 4 when it feels like it, Guns, Gore and Cannoli is a game about what…
By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2015 - Uncategorized
Elves March Into Battle In Huge Dungeons & Dragons LEGO Fan-Build
There’s no question LEGO builder Ivan Angeli is into Dungeons & Dragons and its Forgotten Realms setting. His gigantic, awesome D&D diorama is the proof. Remember Baldur’s Gate II’s final chapter? It took place in the elven city of Suldanessellar, and this part of The Forgotten Realms is what Ivan Angeli rebuilt. And just like…
By Gergo Vas Published September 29, 2015 -
UncategorizedHow To Get Into World of Warcraft‘s Hidden Zone
Around the northern shores of the Eastern Kingdoms lies a zone we can see on Azeroth’s map, but compared to all the other zones, it’s unmarked, not part of the game and accessible only through tricky ways. This tiny area’s purpose is unknown, but it has been speculated over the years that it was supposed…
By Gergo Vas Published September 29, 2015 -
UncategorizedKids’ Games Are Getting Ridiculously Expensive
Children’s console games have come a long way in recent years. Gone are the motion controlled mini-game bundles and second rate movie tie-ins. In their place we have experienced and talented developers working with budgets the size of blockbuster movies. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK The key to this brave new age has…
Andy Robertson Published September 29, 2015 - Kotaku East
Breaking Japan’s Big No-No One Photo at a Time
In Japan, there’s one rule that, more than anything, will probably make people upset when broken. These fashion photos destroy that rule. Forget things like eating on trains (a definite no-no in Japan) or sticking chopsticks into a bowl of rice (which is reminscent of Japanese funeral rites). Those are bad manners, sure, and are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2015 - Kotaku East
A Very Special Nintendo Bento
During New Year’s in Japan, people eat special food called osechi ryouri (お節料理). Nintendo is ready to 1up that traditional cuisine with Mario and friends. In the past, Japanese business, including food markets, would completely shut down for New Year’s. People would eat osechi, serving the food in stacked bento boxes, over the course of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThese Short Ninja Slayer Games Are More Fun Than the Anime
This week I decided to catch up on Studio Trigger’s newest anime, Ninja Slayer. And I had more fun with these official Ninja Slayer Unity games than I have watching the anime so far. These two games, Hurry! Ninja Slayer! and Let’s Run Away Leopard, are found on the official website for the Ninja Slayer…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 29, 2015