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Metal Gear Solid V Fan’s Comic Ending Is Better Than The Real Thing
Metal Gear Solid V is an excellent video game with a terrible ending. You may have heard this before Fortunately, we’ve got fan artists! Illustrator Cody Shaw, who runs all sorts of video game art on his Tumblr, drew this wonderful comic that ties a nice, satisfying bow on The Phantom Pain. It’s got GIANT…
By Jason Schreier Published September 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedFive Video Games That Put My Children Right To Sleep
For some parents all it takes is a cuddle or a short story to send their little darlings into dreamland. Not me. I have to play video games to get the kids to go down. Poor me. Welcome to the second installment of BRB, Kids Are Screaming. It’s been three months since my last confession,…
By Mike Fahey Published September 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
Madden NFL 16’s Best Mode Almost Turns Football Into Hearthstone
Ten years ago, I wrote one of the most wrongheaded articles of my career. In a review of 2005’s Blitz: The League for Slate, I predicted that Madden NFL’s then-new monopoly on the National Football League’s license for video game football would restore variety to the virtual gridiron. Surely the single-minded pursuit of NFL realism…
By Chris Suellentrop Published September 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Newest Arkham Knight Comic Makes Some Shrewd Tweaks To Batman Lore
Despite being the titular bad guy in the newest Batman video game, the Arkham Knight was underdeveloped as a major villain. It’s a good thing that a new comic series is convincingly demonstrating how someone very close to the Dark Knight wound up wanting to kill him. Spoilers follow for the plot of Batman: Arkham…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 16, 2015 -
CultureRacist Troll Doesn’t Understand Racism, And Other Trolling Stories
When I asked for your worst (but really best) stories about trolls, I didn’t expect so many stories from trolls. But here we have it: 23 hand-picked stories from your amusing trolling and being-trolled experiences. Suffice it to say that I’ve decided to unplug from the Internet now. Submissions have been edited lightly for clarity.…
By Tina Amini Published September 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
Destiny: The Taken King Kicks Ass So Far
When Destiny first launched, it was a half-baked, punishing game with the barest hint of a story, delivered through crummy dialogue and repetitive missions that tasked you with shooting endless waves of enemies. One year later, everything’s changed. I’ve spent much of the past 24 hours powering through Destiny’s big Year Two expansion, The Taken…
By Jason Schreier Published September 16, 2015 -
Kotaku EastKoei Tecmo’s Attack on Titan Game Looks Vicious
Koei Tecmo, best known for Dead or Alive and Dynasty Warriors, is making an Attack on Titan game. We know this! But we haven’t really seen much of the game itself, and now, we get a teeny-tiny peek at that. The game’s original teaser was mostly title cards, still art, more title cards, with a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedFerris Bueller’s Day Off Retold With Earthbound Characters
Using tilesets and the characters from Earthbound, CineFix made a short clip about John Hughes’ classic from the 80s. So everything looks like Earthbound and the Mother series but it’s no longer about kids travelling around the world. It’s about the harsh reality of high school and the weirdest-looking Ferrari of all time. Gotta love…
By Gergo Vas Published September 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
Very creative Star Wars LEGO fan-build by Burglarhobbit. It’s a behind the scenes set of The Force Awakens with a green screen, a cockpit, a dressing room and even a hidden Salacious B. Crumb To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]
By Gergo Vas Published September 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
When Metal Gear Solid V Meets Yandere Simulator
Today in Unusual Crossovers, we see the protagonist from schoolgirl/murder sim Yandere Simulator moonlight as MGSV’s Quiet. NOTE: Some of this fanart might be considered NSFW. It’s Quiet, after all. It all came from a fanart contest organised by Yandere Sim’s developer, announced two days after MGSV’s release. Those who wished to partake had to…
By András Neltz Published September 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
The 3DS follow-up game to Sonic Boom has been delayed by Sega Originally slated for this year, Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice is now looking at a 2016 release instead. The team apparently needs the extra time to apply a little more polish to the game for a “a stronger, more enjoyable experience.”
By András Neltz Published September 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
Deus Ex’s Director Has Changed His Mind About VR
Warren Spector – one of the main creative minds behind Deus Ex, and more recently programme director of the Denius-Sams Gaming Academy at the University of Texas in Austin – was, like many of us, not enormously convinced about VR. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK In an interview given early this year, he…
Keza MacDonald Published September 16, 2015 -
Kotaku EastWorld of Tanks? More Like World of Dicks
Online game World of Tanks pulls out some big guns in its latest Japanese commercial. The ad asks, “Do you like cannons?” The Japanese word for cannon (大砲 or taihou) can be used to refer to dicks. But we’re not talking about dicks here, right? Just cannons. That’s all. To contact the author of this…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2015 -
Kotaku EastPokémon X, Y & Z Is the Newest Pokémon Anime Series
Guess we’ll get to see that latest legendaryin action. Animated action. The upcoming animated feature film has been teasing a green blob character, and now we’re getting a weekly animated series with the five different forms. Pokémon X, Y & Z kicks off in Japan on October 29. To contact the author of this post,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2015 - Culture
Huntin’ Mechs
Kobe Sek works at Ubisoft, where he’s helped out on series like Assassin’s Creed, Prince of Persia and Ghost Recon. You can see more of Kobe’s work at his 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…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2015 - Uncategorized
Look At This Fire Emblem Action Figure
Behold Lucina, resplendent and thoroughly badass in action figure form. This Figma, first shown in 2013, then originally due out earlier this year but delayed for months, is finally out. Mine arrived yesterday, and hoo boy, it’s been worth the wait. She comes with two different head options, two face options, a Marth mask, multiple…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe UFC’s Weirdest Fighter Got Banned For Weed, And That’s Bullshit
Five years. That’s how long the Nevada State Athletic Commission decided UFC fighter/enigma Nick Diaz won’t be allowed to fight. That’s more than most steroid users. All over goddamn marijuana. If you have friends (or enemies) who are super into MMA, they probably haven’t shut up about Nick Diaz in the past 24 hours. That…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 15, 2015