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LEGO Fan Pays Tribute To The Elder Scrolls Online Battles
LEGO runes never looked this good. Xenomurphy did quite an amazing job recreating an intense battle from The Elder Scrolls Online It’s one of the portals, called Dolmens, that connects Tamriel with the realm of the Daedric Prince Molag Bal. This one’s a 11,000-piece MOC that took six months to complete, and everything, especially the…
By Gergo Vas Published October 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
The GameCube’s shape is perfect for a unique dual paint job like this. It’s Hyrule and its parallel universe from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess by artist Zoki 64 Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art we can find. Send us suggestions…
By Gergo Vas Published October 5, 2015 -
Kotaku EastMinecraft Player Live Streams House Fire
Japanese streamer Daasuke took a break from playing Minecraft to show off his new oil-match lighter. That’s when things got bad. Real bad. Daasuke admitted that he wasn’t sure how to use the lighter. He filled it up with lighter fluid and ended up accidentally setting his room on fire. In the YouTube video below,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 5, 2015 - Kotaku East
“Take Back Video Games from Smartphones,” Says Japanese Game Billboard
Not sure these are fighting words, but this is a clever ad campaign. In Tokyo’s Shinjuku, an enormous billboard went up for Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen, a tactical role-playing visual novel for the PS Vita, PS3, and PS4. There were several ads plastered about, but the above one (via 2ch), which reads “Geemu wo Sumaho…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 5, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Ghost in the Shell Cosplay Done Right, Done Freaky
In Ghost in the Shell, there are A.I. combat walkers called Tachikoma. Inspired by spiders, they don’t exactly lend themselves to cosplay. Unless you get creative. As Culture Lab points out, a couple of Ghost in the Shell fans Japan recently showed off these outfits. [Photo: timicyo] In motion: As you can see, they sat…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 5, 2015 - Kotaku East
Sounds Konami could be making Metal Gear Solid…pachinko. KPE, Konami’s pachinko company, has filed a “Big Boss” trademark. It covers video games, board games, smartphone games, medal games, slot machines, pachinko machines, etc. The pictured image was included with the filing.
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 5, 2015 - Kotaku East
One Piece‘s Creator Has an Amazing Toilet
It’s not everyday that you get a peek into where one of Japan’s biggest manga is created, let alone its creator’s truly spectacular restroom. Trust me on this one. On Japanese sites like Itaishinja and web forums like Oro Jackson, images of Eiichiro Oda’s studio have been circulating. The stills are from a recent issue…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: A Coat For Max
My boss wasdissatisfied with the (nearly) top-tier jacket upgrade Max Max receives in his eponymous game outing. We’ve got this, Totilo. Now let’s see what the problem is here. Jesus Christmas that’s horrible. He looks like generic bad guy number 13. He should look like a rock star, or a male model, or a mailman.…
By Mike Fahey Published October 4, 2015 - Culture
The Week In Games: Transform And Roll Out
All I want is to punch giant robots with my own giant robot, maybe turn into a car. Is that too much to ask? Transformers: Devastation comes out his week. I should be happy. But review codes don’t seem to be coming until either launch day or the day before (fingers crossed), and the last…
By Mike Fahey Published October 4, 2015 - Uncategorized
I’d Say I’m Ready For Halloween
My wife let me buy this mask for $15 at Target. She made a horrible mistake. “The first time you scare me awake wearing that I’m burning it,” she told me as I wandered silently through the retail outlet, turning my head slowly to track the people we passed. “Oh don’t worry,” I whispered in…
By Mike Fahey Published October 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedShooty Skies Is A Game About Shooting In The Sky, And It Is Great
Shooty Skies takes the addictive formula that made road-crossing mobile game Crossy Road a smash hit and applies it to the scrolling shooter. In honor of this I’ve taken the same headline from our first Crossy Road articleand applied it to this one. Crossy Road creators Matt Hall and Andy Sum have teamed with entertainment…
By Mike Fahey Published October 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe First Five Minutes Of Disgaea 5: Alliance Of Vengeance
There’s not a lot of gameplay in the first five minutes of the sixth installment of Nippon Ichi’s tactical role-playing game series. That’s what the remaining hundreds of hours are for. Marking the series’ debut on North American PlayStation 4 this week, Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance promises to be another ridiculous, demon-powered orgy of…
By Mike Fahey Published October 4, 2015 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Ugliest PlayStation 4: Winners!
Yep, that’s about the ugliest PlayStation 4 console I can imagine. For those of you just joining us, last week I tasked our lovely community with coming up with a PlayStation 4 that was uglier than the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops III limited edition system. Evan Narcisse called it “ugly as sin.” We…
By Mike Fahey Published October 4, 2015 - Culture
Sunday Comics: It’s The Final Countdown
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 3. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published September 28. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry…
By Mike Fahey Published October 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedStephen Colbert Suitably Awed By No Man’s Sky
As demonstrated by his Pewdiepie interview earlier this week, Stephen Colbert’s new stint as the host of The Late Show gives him a chance to touch on topics his old gig couldn’t, like video games we wish we could just play already, dammit. Hello Games’ Sean Murray took to the couch on Friday night to…
By Mike Fahey Published October 3, 2015 -
UncategorizedConker’s Bad Fur Day Was Once A Very Different Game
One of the filthiest games released on a Nintendo console was originally going to be just another kiddified 3D platformer. Check out some never-before-seen footage of the game that would become Conker’s Bad Fur Day. Long before Conker became an alcoholic shit-battler, Rare’s squirrel hero was something much more kid-friendly. After a debut as a…
By Mike Fahey Published October 3, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe League Of Legends World Championship’s YouTube Chat Is Flooded With Dicks
It just keeps going on like this. Warning: NSFW imagery ahead. Going on: …and on: …and on: …and on: …and on: …and on: …and on: …and on: …and on: …and on: …and on: …and on: You can watch the 2015 League of Legends World Championship on YouTube via the live-stream below: Contact the author at…
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 3, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Keyboard Is Your Mightiest Weapon In Epistory
The only thing more powerful than the written word is the muse that stirs those words in the mind of the writer. That’s the player’s role in Flying Cactus’ Epistory. Released earlier this week on Steam Early Access, Epistory is essentially the tale of an author and her muse—a young girl riding on a three-tailed…
By Mike Fahey Published October 3, 2015 - Culture
This Week In The Business: Too Successful To Succeed
QUOTE | “We weren’t expecting this many people would buy a PlayStation 4.” – Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida, head of worldwide studios, talking about why DriveClub didn’t have enough resources because Sony didn’t expect as many players as they got Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “Disc-based games will be around forever.”…
By Steve Peterson Published October 3, 2015