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Rocket League: The Kotaku Review

Luke and Patrick have been playing a lot of Rocket League, one of the surprise hits of the year so far. Rather than have them fight it out to review the game, we figured it was best to just let them both do it. Luke Plunkett: The thing that impresses me the most about Rocket…

Kotaku Staff Published August 3, 2015

CultureCosplay

Destiny Cosplayer Grinds Endlessly To Create Perfect Outfit

Imagine if cosplay was more like Destiny. You find just the right fabric, walk to the cashier, pay your money…and open the bag to find a packet of nails. Lucky it’s not, then, and Italian cosplayer Fred Props was able to actually make the stuff he wanted for this amazing Hunter outfit. You should check…

By Luke Plunkett Published August 3, 2015

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A Peek At Five Unreleased Games From Rare

Tuesday’s Xbox One 30-game collection Rare Replay includes five short documentary videos about five games that the legendary studio Rare started making but never released. The requirements for unlocking these videos are very tough and likely beyond me and many other mortal gamers, but I was at least able to flick through preview clips for…

By Stephen Totilo Published August 3, 2015

Culture

What Are You Playing This August?

Ah, August. The height of the summer, and the graceful slide into fall. Summer might be my favorite time for playing video games. It’s the time when I really feel like I’ve got options—Fall’s frantic keeping-up-with-the-Jonesesness is as far away as it’ll ever be, and we’ve simply got time to relax and play what we…

By Kirk Hamilton Published August 3, 2015

Culture

Track: Rock Bottom | Artist: Eminem | Album: The Slim Shady LP Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.

By Yannick LeJacq Published August 3, 2015

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Twitch Streamer Fakes His Own Joke Swatting, Gets Banned

This past Saturday, the popular League of Legends-focused Twitch streamer Trick2g was putting on an elaborate 24-hour live event to commemorate the fact that he’d amassed 800,000 followers. He decided to end the stream with a bang: staging his own mock swatting. Come Monday morning, his account was banned. Trick2g’s Twitch channel is now offline,…

By Yannick LeJacq Published August 3, 2015

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Watch Me Shoot My Way Into The Nuclear Throne [Done!]

Okay, I’m probably not gonna make it to the Nuclear Throne today. But I sure as heck can try! I’ve been having a Nuclear Throne itch lately, so I thought I’d stream it today while chatting with some of you lovely folk. The game is still in early access and routinely gets new stuff, so…

By Patricia Hernandez Published August 3, 2015

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My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week

Late late late! I was busy writing a review of Rare Replay this morning, but I do want to share my five favorite Kotaku pieces from last week. The Witcher 3 vs. Dragon Age: Inquisition: The Comparison We Had To Make – Kirk doing what he does best. Quality Assured: What It’s Really Like To…

By Stephen Totilo Published August 3, 2015

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How Many Of Our Suggested Destiny Changes Actually Happened?

Shortly after Destiny launched last year, we posted a list of30 changes we thought would make it a better game. We were so young and innocent then; we were so hopeful. It’s been almost a year. Bungie has released two expansions for Destiny: December’s The Dark Below and May’s House of Wolves. In September, they’ll…

By Kirk Hamilton Published August 3, 2015

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Thorough Chrono Trigger Speedrun Is Impressive As Hell

You may have missed the Chrono Trigger speedrun at Summer Games Done Quick, mostly because it took place on a late Saturday night and we all have better things to do on late Saturday nights, like play Chrono Trigger If you did miss the run—which ran five hours and capped off the SGDQ marathon—you can…

By Jason Schreier Published August 3, 2015

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Last Night’s True Detective Twists Were Hidden In The Show’s Intro

For weeks, fans have been analyzing every frame of the True Detective season two intro in the hopes of learning something about the show. Last night, it actually paid off. Spoilers for True Detective season 2 ahead! Every week, the intro to True Detective changes. The song—“Nevermind” by Leonard Cohen—always plays, but the lyrics appear…

By Patricia Hernandez Published August 3, 2015

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PewDiePie Rejects The Five Nights at Freddy’s Hype

PewDiePie is famed for his over-the-top reactions to horror games. But that’s PewDiePie from 2012. PewDiePie from 2015? It takes more than a cheap jump scare to rile him up—and this reality is causing some friction with fans. Like many gaming YouTubers, PewDiePie uploaded a Five Nights at Freddy’s 4 video last month. Titled “FIVE…

By Patricia Hernandez Published August 3, 2015

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Red Ash Kickstarter Falls Short By $280K

Thirty days after launching, one of the sloppiest professional campaigns in Kickstarter history has come to an end at $519,999, well short of its $800,000 goal. Red Ash, which was pitched by former Capcom producer Keiji Inafune and his company Comcept as a spiritual successor to Mega Man Legends, seemed destined to fail from the…

By Jason Schreier Published August 3, 2015

Esports

Watch Dota 2’s Biggest Tournament Right Here

The annual tournament for Valve’s popular online multiplayer game Dota 2 is just getting started, and this year the crowd-sourced prize pool is bigger than ever before. 16 teams will compete for prizes totaling $18 million over the next five days, with the first place team winning $6.4 million. Technically The International 5 (or TI5)…

By Yannick LeJacq Published August 3, 2015

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The Latest Pokémon Movie Teases Two New Pokémon

Hopefully you didn’t think Game Freak would stop at 721 Pokémon! While the existence of new, never-before-seen Pokémon was reported earlier this year by popular Pokémon website Serebii, there was no footage of it online until somewhat recently. That little green critter you see above was captured by Hirobyte at the end of the latest…

By Patricia Hernandez Published August 3, 2015

Reviews

Rare Replay: The Kotaku Review

Rare games meant a lot to the people who played them, so a collection of 30 of (most) of their best works should mean a lot to children of the Spectrum ZX, the Nintendo 64 and even the Xbox 360 eras. Combined, they’re part of a new collection on the Xbox One that is one…

By Stephen Totilo Published August 3, 2015

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You’re going to have to wait a little bit to play Metal Gear Online. Konami just announced that the PC version of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will be coming out at the same time as the console versions. But Metal Gear Online apparently needs more time, and will come to consoles and…

By Evan Narcisse Published August 3, 2015

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One of the PS4’s best features gets added to the newest Batman game today as Arkham Knight gets Photo Mode in the game’s 1.05 update. Here’s what the 4.3 GB update includes: New Feature: Photo Mode New Feature: Force Original Voice Cast option for non-English Territories Support for August additional content Updates for WBPlay and…

By Evan Narcisse Published August 3, 2015

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Vega Gets a Shirt in Street Fighter V

A few weeks ago, Street Fighter’s Ken character got a new look. This time, it’s Vega’s turn. Goodbye, pectoral muscles. Hello, frilly pirate shirt. You can see the newest look for the Spanish martial artist in the video above, where he’s sparring against new character Necalli

By Evan Narcisse Published August 3, 2015

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Somewhere Underneath Angry Birds 2‘s Nonsense Is A Solid Game

It took me a couple of hours to burn through 80 levels in the first Angry Birds. In Angry Birds 2, getting to level 80 took a week and a half. This is good. It is also very, very bad. It’s good because of the changes Rovio has made to the Angry Birds structure in…

By Mike Fahey Published August 3, 2015