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UncategorizedClever Video Lets You Soar The Skies Of Warcraft
We’re not getting a Warcraft trailer until November, but Legendary Pictures has released the movie’s Comic-Con VR teaser, letting you soar through Azeroth in your browser. It’s awesome. I’ve never seen anything like this before, but by dragging your mouse around the YouTube player, you’re able to look around and see the city of Stormwind…
By Patrick Klepek Published July 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedWhat PlayStation Mobile Meant To Me
On June 17, 2015, we released the last PlayStation Mobile game. It’s called Oh, Deer! Alpha and it’s an aggressively odd driving game about hitting as many or as few deer with your station wagon as possible on your way to grandma’s house. On Wednesday, PlayStation Mobile is going away forever. You read that correctly.…
Brandon Sheffield Published July 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedTony Hawk 5 Is Looking Kinda Rough
The first gameplay trailer for Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 has arrived, and it’s a good thing fun and pretty aren’t mutually exclusive. I’m looking forward to a new Tony Hawk title that doesn’t require a horrid plastic skateboard to play and returns to the classic level-based goals of the earlier Pro Skater games. Give…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedLeague Of Legends Pro Kills Off Key Target He Can’t Even See
This is absolutely ridiculous and amazing. Professional League of Legends player Chae “Piglet” Gwang-jin pulled off a bonkers baron steal over the weekend, a play so epic it deserves to be written down so that we may remember it—both as an example of crazy luck and a lesson for why you should always use Smite…
By Yannick LeJacq Published July 13, 2015 - CultureBy Nathan Grayson Published July 13, 2015
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UncategorizedMod Turns Dark Souls Into Black And White Nightmare
A simple tweak gives the world of Dark Souls an exceptionally eerie quality. This visual mod strips out the game’s UI, textures, and particle effects, leaving a black-and-white world that’s as beautiful as it is difficult to traverse. reddit user CystisomaMagna discovered this by accident, while playing around with a graphics tool called Reshade Quickly…
By Patrick Klepek Published July 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedFive Nights at Freddy’s 4: The Final Chapter was scheduled for Halloween, but the release date has been moved up to August 8, the one-year anniversary of the original game. However, there will still be an expansion released for the game on Halloween. The news was distributed to a bunch of popular YouTube personalities. Who…
By Patrick Klepek Published July 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Game Maker Who Became CEO: What Satoru Iwata Meant To Nintendo
By some measures, Satoru Iwata was the most successful video game creator to have ever lived: a kid who played Pong; a young man who started a development studio with friends; and eventually at 42, the CEO of the most beloved company in his medium’s history. “On my business card, I am a corporate president,”…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 13, 2015 -
ReviewsXidax X-8 Custom Gaming PC: The Kotaku Review
When the folks at Xidax asked if I wanted to review one of its gaming rigs, I asked them for “something impressive.” So they sent a system with two Nvidia Titan X graphics cards. Also, two Blu-ray burners. I’d not heard much about Utah-based Xidax prior to the company contacting me late last year regarding…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedAvengers Assemble… Some Ikea Furniture
Thor shouldn’t have problems with basic furniture from Ikea. But, instead of using his hammer, he’s sitting there in silence, completely confused. The combined power of Captain America, Black Widow and Thor is put to the test in a short sketch, presented by Conan, with their rallying cry getting a totally new meaning. To contact…
By Gergo Vas Published July 13, 2015 - Uncategorized
Metal Gear Solid‘s Cast, Redrawn As Cartoon Characters
Artist Matt Synowicz’s Metal Gear Solid drawings are just like concepts from a Saturday-morning cartoon. It makes me sad we didn’t have a MGS-themed one. Sniper Wolf, Psycho Mantis, Vulcan Raven, Revolver Ocelot and Decoy Octopus are above and here’s a few more below. Obviously it’s not the entire cast of the series, but the…
By Gergo Vas Published July 13, 2015 - Kotaku East
Today, There Was a Rainbow Over Nintendo’s Kyoto Headquarters
The weather was partly cloudy today in Kyoto. But through the clouds, a rainbow was apparently spotted in the sky over Nintendo’s headquarters. [Photo: bakatetu2] This photo, snapped by Twitter user Bakatetu2, was taken from Jujo Station in Kyoto. The lede photo was taken by Twitter user Kaorin1211’s husband. Top photo: kaorin1211 To contact the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2015 - Kotaku East
The Tokyo Olympic Stadium Makes for Good Photoshops
The price tag for 2020 Tokyo Olympic stadium is now a whopping $2.1 billion. That’s more than the stadiums for the past three summer Olympic stadiums combined. That’s pretty silly! So is the stadium’s new Photoshop meme. According to the Wall Street Journal, the latest budget estimate is a 50 percent increase from the last…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2015 - Kotaku East
Poll: The Most Beloved Manga Artists in Japan
A thousand Japanese people were asked who their “most favorite” manga artists were. The results may surprise you. Maybe not! Website Charapedia published the results of the poll. Out of the thousand who participated, 52 percent were men, 48 percent were women, 72.5 percent were in their teens and twenties, and 27.5 percent were in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2015 -
Kotaku EastKFC Turns Pizza Crust Into…Chicken
If chicken can double for hamburger and hot dog buns, then surely, it will work as pizza crust. What could go wrong? In the Philippines, KFC is rolling out what it’s calling, wait for it, Chizza. Geddit? Heh. So far, this doesn’t appear to be available elsewhere. But before you think that might be for…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2015 - Kotaku East
Phantasy Star Online 2 Is Getting an Anime
Phantasy Star Online 2 is being turned into a TV anime series. What’s it going to be called? Why, Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation. Clever! The show helps mark Phantasy Star Online’s 15th anniversary. It is slated for a 2016 broadcast in Japan and will feature a completely original story. To contact the author…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 13, 2015
