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Redditor Mega_Dunsparce took several ridiculous photoshopped planes, then went and turned them into working aircraft in Kerbal Space Program There’s a couple more examples below, and for the whole bunch, you can check out the relevant threads here, here and here on Reddit. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of…
By András Neltz Published August 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
Sony’s announced release dates for 16 films, including Resident Evil 6 and the Uncharted movie, which has been delayed to Summer 2017. You can find the full list of dates below, courtesy of Variety: “Money Monster” – 4/8/16 “The Shallows” – 6/24/16 “Ghostbusters” – 7/15/16 “Patient Zero” – 9/2/16 “The Magnificent Seven” – 9/23/16 “Underworld…
By András Neltz Published August 6, 2015 - Kotaku East
New Korean Hair Trend Turns Bangs into Hearts
South Korean youth have fallen in love with a new hairdo. It’s called 하트 앞머리 (hateu aapmuhri) and means, “heart-bangs hair.” Koreans in their late teens and early twenties have been uploading photos of heart bangs on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. [Photo: duswn1004] Can’t see the heart? [Photo: sy_iiii] Be sure to do the heart…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 6, 2015 - Kotaku East
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition will not go on sale in Japan. According to the official Xbox Japan Blog, it was too difficult to get the Ultimate Edition, with its new content, to conform to Japanese ratings regulations. Previous Gears of Wars titles, however, were released in Japan.
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 6, 2015 -
UncategorizedOh hi, AER. We first wrote about the game a couple of years back. It’s come a long way since. It’ll be out next year on PC, PS4, Xbox One and Mac. Developers Forgotten Key describe it as “a game in which you play as a girl with the ability to transform into a bird,…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 5, 2015 - Culture
Ice Flow, Nowhere To Go
Ian Galvin is an artist based in Chicago who has done all kinds of work, from video games to illustration to industrial design. We actually featured his Jet Moto remake concepts a few years ago You can see more of Ian’s work at his personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
Pixel Art Game Will Teach You Pixel Art
Retronator Pixel Art Academy is a game that’s going to teach you about art, while being art at the same time. Ah, video games. Currently up on Kickstarter, the idea is that you play a student at an art academy who is studying pixel art, and by taking in-game classes, you’ll learn not just how…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 5, 2015 -
CultureSteam’s Latest Hit Lets You Explore Space, Land On Planets
Steam-style survival with traces of No Man’s Sky? Interesting! Also, familiar. Empyrion: Galactic Survival is Steam’s latest out-of-nowhere top seller, and while usual complaints—“Ugh, more survival? Really? That’s already my full-time job”—apply, this one’s got an ambitious streak the size of the Milky Way. It’s still in Early Access, but already you can explore planets,…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedWhere Big Medieval Battles Meet RPGs
Mount & Blade, a game that can be both RPG and multiplayer combat simulator, is fun as hell (as are its expansions). Thing is, it’s also a bit…janky. And that’s being polite. The game’s full-blown sequel is looking much slicker. OK, so it’s not Star Wars Battlefront or The Witcher 3, but considering the scale…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 5, 2015 -
CultureTotal RecallA History Of Bad Nintendo Phone Ideas
What is it with Nintendo and phones? There are a ton companies out there making really nice phones, but no matter the number (and how many of them, *cough*, can already play Nintendo games), folks are always dreaming up ideas for Nintendo to go and make a phone of their own. I have no idea…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
Nicki Minaj is getting a video game. Made by the folks behind the Kim Kardashian mobile game, The Verge reports that Minaj will be involved in the creation of the game to some degree. Here’s hoping we see a Beyonce cameo in there too. [Image via Getty] Contact the author at [email protected]
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 5, 2015 -
CultureDragon Age NPC Nopes Out Of A Fight
Today on Highlight Reel we have hijackings, bad football rulings, a talking horse’s ass, a Dragon Age NPC noping the hell out of a fight and much more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via…
By Chris Person Published August 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
Even Dragon Ball Z‘s Vegeta Is Scared Of Ronda Rousey
“She also scares me,” said the Prince of All Saiyans. Nerd Reactor spoke with THE Vegeta—or at least his voice actor, Chris Sabat, in character as Vegeta—about UFC women’s bantamweight champ and professional headline monopolizer Ronda Rousey. Reason being, once upon a time in an interview with Fight Hub TV Rousey mentioned that she had…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 5, 2015 - The Bests
The 24 Best Classic PC Games
There’s never been a better time to play games on PC. Not only does the PC get the lion’s share of the best new games, PC gamers can choose from a back catalogue that makes even the most stocked console library look paltry. For a couple of years now, we’ve been maintaining a list of…
Kotaku Staff Published August 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe History Behind Dark Souls‘ Most Controversial Move, The Backstab
Backstabs are one of the most powerful attacks in Dark Souls, letting you disable an enemy while inflicting huge amounts of damage. It became so popular From Software nerfed it for Dark Souls II, but it seems to be back in action for Dark Souls III One of the love-it-or-hate-it pieces of the Dark Souls…
By Patrick Klepek Published August 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
An Assassin’s Creed Syndicate Preview, In Three GIFs
They’re showing Assassin’s Creed Syndicate over at Gamescom in Germany this week. They’re letting people play as Evie, the other twin in the pair of brother-sister assassins who are playable in this game. First observation from where I sit: the hat-knocking-off tech in this game is pretty good. According to previewers at GameSpot and GamesRadar,…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedI Played A 24 Cent Steam Game So You Don’t Have To
Devil’s Share is a new Steam game that has, in the span of five days, racked up 454 reviews. Most of these are negative. And yet! The game is currently selling for less than a dollar. How bad could it be? Pretty bad, it turns out. According to Steam, I’ve spent 34 minutes with the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 5, 2015