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CultureCosplayPeach vs Zelda Fight Is Not For Children’s Eyes
This is not how Nintendo handles fight scenes. I mean, for one, Nintendo would have written a better set-up than “golfing mishap”. But they also would have eased up on the “brutal action movie kicks to the face”. Zelda is Olivia Wells, Peach is Raven Duda
By Luke Plunkett Published August 27, 2015 -
UncategorizedWhat Smash Bros. Pros Are Doing With Their Fingers When They Play
This is what it looks like when expert Smash Bros. players are at the helm. There’s a lot going on when someone’s playing a game at a high level, and it’s unlikely that you’re going to spend much time watching everything that’s happening with their hands. YouTube channel Beefy Smash Doods, however, has made visualizing…
By Patrick Klepek Published August 27, 2015 - Uncategorized
Destiny Nightfalls Are Getting A Total Overhaul
Destiny, a video game about crushing the hopes and dreams of Peter Dinklage, is changing in just about every possible way when the next expansion launches this September. Even Nightfall strikes will be totally different. When The Taken King comes out on September 15, dying in a Nightfall will no longer kick your party back…
By Jason Schreier Published August 27, 2015 -
CultureThe People Trying To Uncover A Game’s Real Life Secret Society
Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon contains a massive secret. The Steam/mobile game, in which you play as a spider bobbing and weaving through a mysteriously abandoned mansion, has a story that you, as a spider, are under no obligation to give a shit about. You as a person, however, can dig into all sorts…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 27, 2015 -
UncategorizedPlayer Tweaks Graphics, Makes Black Ops 3 Look Like A PS1 Game
Ah, the magic of config files. TheCircuitChaser wasn’t able to run the beta for Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 very well on his PC because it’s lacking the tweakable video settings that should be in the final game, so he decided to see how crappy he could make the game look. By digging into…
By Patrick Klepek Published August 27, 2015 -
UncategorizedSomeone Built A Troll Level In Mario Maker, And Nintendo Actually Promoted It
It’s not surprising to see people try to trick other players in Super Mario Maker. I just wasn’t expecting Nintendo to give anyone a helping hand in doing it. Hilariously, the “featured” tab in Mario Maker shows this right now: See that level by Kocobe, titled “All the costumes unlocked! :)? Well, that’s typically a…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 27, 2015 - Uncategorized
Watch Kirk Play Final Fantasy VI For The Second Time [UPDATE: Over]
Last night, Kotaku features editor Kirk Hamiltonplayed through a large chunk of Final Fantasy VI for the first time ever, making his way through the Battle of Narshe. When we last left off, Terra had just turned pink and flown into the sky. What could possibly happen next??? Tonight, in our second and most likely…
By Jason Schreier Published August 27, 2015 -
UncategorizedTwitch Plays Dark Souls continues to make steady progress, having just slain the particularly nasty Belfry Gargoyles. I may have argued they’re cheating atDark Souls, but it doesn’t make their newfound march through the game any less fun to watch. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @patrickklepek
By Patrick Klepek Published August 27, 2015 - Culture
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By Kirk Hamilton Published August 27, 2015 -
UncategorizedHow Japan Censors Until Dawn‘s Most Disgusting Moment
If you don’t play your cards right, lots of people can die in Until Dawn. One such gory finish has been censored in Japan. But rather than modify the game (or death) in any way, the screen just cuts to black while all the nastiness goes down. Waring: Spoilers ahoy! The YouTube channel Censored Gaming…
By Patrick Klepek Published August 27, 2015 -
CultureAsk Dr. Nerdlove: Help, I’ve Fallen In Love With A Cam Girl
Hello, Internet! Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating column that was born 500 years ago in the highlands of Scotland. This week, one NerdLove reader is dealing with a crush that is more complicated than your usual run of the mill interest in the cute girl you see at the comic store. What’s…
Harris O'Malley Published August 27, 2015 - Uncategorized
Photoshops Make Fallout Monsters Look Realistic, Terrifying
One artist brings Fallout to life using photo manipulation, and the results are fantastic—if not a little scary. Alfred Khamidullin recently shared some of his work online in a showcase of imagesthat take real-world scenes and mash them together with Fallout enemies, objects, and characters that we know, love, and sometimes fear. The Deathclaw above,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 27, 2015 - Culture
Rocket League is coming to SteamOS, and it’s free if you buy a Steam Machine, Steam Link, or Steam Controller. The car soccer sensation is great fun in split screen, so the pairing makes perfect sense. Also, it’s sold one million copies on Steam alone. I get the impression that maybe people like it a…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 27, 2015 -
UncategorizedWhat It’s Like To Play Final Fantasy VI For The First Time
Last night I started playing Final Fantasy VI, a video game about suplexing locomotives. I had never played it before. Six hours later, I saved my game and stopped. A lot happened in that time. Let’s decompress. Yes, I missed out on Final Fantasy VI. Take a deep breath. I turned out fine. I didn’t…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 27, 2015 -
UncategorizedDishonored Co-Director: It’s OK for Games to Be Mean to Players
Sometimes I think a golden age of DLC was kicked off by The Ballad of Gay Tony for Grand Theft Auto IV. Minerva’s Den for BioShock 2, Freedom Cry for Assassin’s Creed IV, Left Behind for The Last of Us, and maybe even Burial at Sea for BioShock Infinite were all expansions that matched, or…
By Chris Suellentrop Published August 27, 2015 -
UncategorizedSomeone Made A Documentary About GTA V‘s Wildlife, And It’s Great
The creatures of GTA V all lead secret lives that we often never get to see while playing. They hunt. They eat. They try to survive. 8-BIT BASTARD and Chaney555 tap into all of that with their latest GTA documentary, “Onto The Land.” It’s an impressive 15 minute video that took 6 months to research…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 27, 2015 - Uncategorized
Clint Hocking, director of Far Cry 2 and coiner of the term “ludonarrative dissonance,” has returned to Ubisoft Specifically, Ubisoft Toronto, where he arrives after recently departing Amazon Game Studios. Before that, Hocking had spent time at Valve and Lucasarts. He offers some more context onhis personal blog
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 27, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe New Turn-Based Lara Croft Game Is Actually Really Good
Five bucks spent and an hour in, I’m having a very good time with Lara Croft GO, the new mobile Tomb Raider spin-off that came out a few hours ago. It’s turn-based. It’s full of tomb raiding. How about I show you? You’ll see some early levels—and a comparison to the very cool precursor Hitman…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 27, 2015 - Uncategorized
Here’s how Michael Fassbender will look in the Assassin’s Creed film, which is scheduled to be released in December 2016. He plays Callum Lynch, a dude who uses Abstergo tech to revisit his 15th-century Spanish ancestor, Aguilar, according to Yahoo. Presumably Fassbender will play both characters. They start filming next week.
By Jason Schreier Published August 27, 2015