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Portal, Doctor Who, Simpsons And More Confirmed For LEGO Dimensions
An official instruction sheet featuring a meaty list of level, team and fun packs coming to the toy-driven LEGO Dimensions proves once and for all that my wallet is truly fucked come September. While briefly-appearing Walmart ads had me skeptical, there’s no arguing with official LEGO instruction sheets. For some strange reason the LEGO Groupuploaded…
By Mike Fahey - Culture
The Week In Games: Triple Final Fantasy The Hard Way
Three Final Fantasy games are coming out this week, but one is the worst thing ever and the other two are remastered remasters. Final Fantasy IV: The After Years hits Steam tomorrow, bringing the game that Kotaku’s Jason Schreier says “sucks” to PC players for the first time. Good for them? Meanwhile, on the PlayStation…
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UncategorizedGamer Beats Mega Man X And X2 Together… Using The Same Controller
Beating either Mega Man X or Mega Man X 2 is a satisfying feat. Beating them both at once is pretty amazing. Beating them both at once using the same game pad? Well that’s just nuts. And nuts is exactly what YouTuber Aura Puffs (via Reddit) seems to be, as not only does he complete…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Force Awakens Stuff: Winners!
Last week Disney released an image of the official product packaging for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It was up to our image-manipulating community to package the products—or not, in the case of this week’s winner. There is absolutely nothing inside AlienofDoom’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens package, but the words “Collector’s Box” and official…
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Mother’s Day Must Be Really Tough For A Cubone
Ever since the release of Pokémon Yellow in the States, Mother’s Day always reminds me of the poor, unfortunate Cubone, who wears the skull of its deceased mother on its head and cries at the moon. Article originally published May 11, 2014. Depicted here beautifully by artist Ivania Arguello, Cubone’s official designation is Lonely Pokémon,…
By Mike Fahey - Culture
Sunday Comics: 300 Percent Sam Jackson
Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published May 9. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published May 4. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
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UncategorizedThe First Five Old School Cyberpunk Minutes Of Dex
The only thing more appealing than blue hair is blue hair surrounding dingy metal neural implants. I love you, cyberpunk. Our mechnically-altered future doesn’t get nearly as much play as I’d like. Despite the Shadowrun games, Deus Ex franchise and the actual licensed Cyberpunk game the Witcher folks are working on, I’ve yet to have…
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Behold Smite’s latest combatant, the Norse squirrel god Ratatoskr. Yes, there is a squirrel in Norse mythology, and this is our first official look at his appearance in Hi-Rez Studios’ god-battling MOBA. Yes,he fights with his nuts. Yes, I am going to be completely insufferable when his update comes out.
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UncategorizedFrom Broken Nintendo DS To Fully Functional Game Boy Macro
Remember the tiny little Game Boy Micro? Meet the Game Boy Macro, crafted from the once-dead remains of a Nintendo DS missing its top screen. Electronics modding enthusiast Anthony Thomas (via Reddit) was looking for a simple project to take on and noticed there were a lot of older Nintendo DS Lites missing their top…
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UncategorizedA Real Plumber Wouldn’t Last Long In The Mushroom Kingdom
“What the fuck is this place?!” Now that’s the sort of down-to-earth question a real plumber would ask when confronted with a magical mushroom kingdom. Other pertinent questions asked in Animation Domination High-Def’s latest short include “Who hangs a brick in the sky?”, “Where’d you get unlimited hammers?” and “Why the hell did that guy…
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The Most Fun I’ve Had With Star Citizen So Far
One day I’ll get a chance to play Star Citizen proper. Until then, the newly-released browser game Hyper Vanguard Force IV will have to do. Despite the incredibly ambition crowd-funded game from the creator of Wing Commander being everything I’ve ever wanted in a space sim, I’ve not managed a single minute of Star Citizengame…
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