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Sunday Comics: Crawling Up Your Leg
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 July 23. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published July 20. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey Published July 26, 2015 -
CultureThe Original Transformers Combiner Is Back And Bigger Than Ever
I didn’t make it to Comic-Con 2015, but there was no way the show was going to pass without taking a pass at some of Hasbro’s Transformers exclusives, including the return of the original Decepticon combiner terror, Devastator. Every year Hasbro for Comic-Con Hasbro announces what is basically my shopping list and something from Jem.…
By Mike Fahey Published July 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Difference Really Is Remarkable
Via /r/gaming.
By Mike Fahey Published July 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Street Fighter V Beta Is Back Online If You’re Incredibly Lucky
Back online briefly last night after launch problems brought it down, Capcom’s beta test for Street Fighter V is up and running for those lucky enough to get online past an assortment of numbered errors. Capcom continues to struggle to handle the massive numbers of pre-order customers (and those with codes) who were guaranteed a…
By Mike Fahey Published July 25, 2015 -
UncategorizedYou’ve Lost Me, Adventure Time Puzzle Quest
And so an eight year love affair with the original puzzle role-playing game franchise ends with a game that should have been the best thing ever but just isn’t. There’s no going back to the heady days of 2007, when Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords combined match three puzzles and role-playing elements in a…
By Mike Fahey Published July 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
Nintendo’s Shutting Down Wii U TVii Next Month
After nearly three years of letting Wii U owners in North America and Japan awkwardly interact with cable and streaming video services via their game pads, Nintendo TVii is officially going off the air on August 11. Everyone try to stay calm. One of the Wii U console’s most promising pre-launch features, Nintendo TVii promised…
By Mike Fahey Published July 25, 2015 - Culture
This Week In The Business: Third Time’s The Charm
QUOTE | “I believe that it is very difficult to immediately build up a big IP…. you need at least three games before you can tell whether an IP is going to be really successful or not.” – Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda, explaining his Law of Third Titles for AAA games. Elsewhere in the…
By Steve Peterson Published July 25, 2015 -
UncategorizedOne Of The Biggest Upsets In UFC History
TJ Dillashaw wasn’t supposed to beat Renan Barao. He wasn’t even supposed to be in the ring with him. There are two kinds of upsets in the UFC: the fast, unexpected kind, and the slow-motion car wreck, where it’s like watching somebody get hit by the same truck over and over and over. The first…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 24, 2015 -
UncategorizedEven Nintendo Doesn’t Know What’s Up With Splatoon’s Disturbing Sounds
Over time, fans have noticed that underneath all those bright colors and cheery attitude, Splatoon can be a pretty creepy game. Surely Nintendo has an explanation for that, right? Well… Some background, in case you’re not caught up with it: earlier this year, YouTuber Siertes found that certain Splatoon boss levels play disturbing sounds that…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 24, 2015 - Culture
Fans Discover Creepy Scrapped Skyrim Features, Add Them Back In
At one point in its development, Skyrim was gonna be a lot more… macabre. Digging through game files, Skyrim fans uncovered two scrapped features that would’ve made NPC death a bit more meaningful. Once upon a time, the fantasy role-playing mega-behemoth was set to include haunting and mourning. Here’s how they work: Haunting: when a…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 24, 2015 - Esports
League Of Legends Team Sets New Record For First Undefeated Season
The European League of Legends pro team Fnatic just set a world record by becoming the first team in League Championship Series (LCS) history to win every game in an entirely season’s split. Nobody’s ever gone a full 18-0 before. Amazing! Fnatic finished its winning game against rival EU LCS team Unicorns of Love just…
By Yannick LeJacq Published July 24, 2015 - Uncategorized
The X-Men Are Great As Old Farts
Fourteen years ago, a run of X-Men comics took Marvel’s famous mutants out of superhero costumes, put them in rockstar leather uniforms and detoured away from years of dead-end storylines. The X-Men got much cooler. This week, we get to see what happens when the X-Men’s cool runs out. One of the core conceits of…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 24, 2015 -
UncategorizedA Creepy Game Where You Have No Idea What The Hell Is Going On
I want to tell you about Strawberry Cubes, a game that’s causing me to lose my grip on sanity. Designed by Loren Schmidt, Strawberry Cubes was quietly released a few weeks back without much—any?—explanation. The website offers no useful information, and the instruction manual with the game recommends you “try pressing other keys” to learn…
By Patrick Klepek Published July 24, 2015 - Uncategorized
10 Things We Learned About Fallout 4 From QuakeCon 2015
Today, QuakeCon attendees were treated to a brand new Fallout 4 demo chock full of new information. While there’s no footage of this panel, we’ve rounded up the most interesting details for you. Thanks to a combination of an IGN liveblog, as well as Twitter updates from PC Gamer and Kotaku friend Dave Oshry, here…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 24, 2015 -
UncategorizedAll These Things Actually Happen In Adam Sandler’s Pixels
As you have likely heard, Pixels is a bad movie, almost pleasingly stupid. After watching it last night, I had more fun retelling the plot to my wife, who had never heard of the movie, than I did sitting through Pixels. I am now going to spoil it, all of it, so that you don’t…
By Chris Suellentrop Published July 24, 2015 - Uncategorized
Fallout Shelter Coming To Android August 13th
Rejoice, Fallout fans on Android. Soon, you too will be able to create a vault full of productive citizens, according to news coming out of QuakeCon 2015. Additionally, Mr. Handy—a character from Fallout 4—will be added to Fallout Shelter as well, for both iOS and Android users. You can use him to collect resources more…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 24, 2015 -
UncategorizedEverything We Know About Five Nights at Freddy’s 4 (So Far)
The final chapter of the Freddy Fazbear horror saga dropped last night—and I’ve spent hours playing and reading about the game. Here’s everything I’ve found out about the game so far, from the new mechanics, the disturbing story, and the juicy secrets hiding within. The premise As you might already know, FNAF 4 puts you…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 24, 2015