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The Video Game Community Pays Tribute To Satoru Iwata
Satoru Iwata wasn’t just a successful president of Nintendo, he was one of the most popular public figures in video games. Following his sad passing over the weekend, notable members of the industry (and beyond) have been paying tribute. The first Tweet below shows the flags at Nintendo’s HQ being flown at half-mast. Reggie Fils-Aime,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata Dies At 55
Nintendo has just issued a short statement announcing that president Satoru Iwata has passed away at the age of 55. The statementreads: Nintendo Co., Ltd. deeply regrets to announce that President Satoru Iwata passed away on July 11, 2015 due to a bile duct growth. Iwata was forced to skip last year’s E3 due to…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
Game Developers Can Be Sexy Too, You Know
For the third year running, a bunch of prominent (male) developers will be stripping off and getting sexy for a calendar, which you can hang on a wall and use as a shrine to shirtless objectification. I hope your eyeballs are ready. The 2016 calendar will feature devs from BioWare, 343, Riot, Double-Fine, Naughty Dog…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
Twitch Actually Beat Metal Gear
When Twitch users first began playing Metal Gear Ghost Babel, it was a disaster, and I said as much. It’s time to eat humble pie, though, because in the days since they’ve cleaned up their act and not only progressed through the game, they beat the damn thing Maybe a more “serious” core of players…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2015 - Culture
The Week In Games: Deception
I have absolutely no idea what’s going on in the screenshot above, but whatever is happening in Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess, I was to be a part of it. I think. It’s been quite a while since I’ve gotten to play a Deception title, and somehow I don’t remember any of this from what…
By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
comic-con sucks.
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2015 -
ReviewsFinal Fantasy XIV Heavensward Log Two: Identity Crisis
I’d love to be able to report this week that I’ve reached the new level cap and experienced some of the high-end content Final Fantasy XIV’s first expansion has to offer, but first I need to figure out which version of my character I want to be. If Heavensward had introduced its three new adventuring…
By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: A New Ken!
Read the name of this week’s Photoshop contest in a firm, gruff voice. Put a little anger into it. Now cup your hands together at the palms, pushing away from yourself. We’re not responsible for any fire damage you incur. Earlier this week Capcomrevealed a new look for one of Street Fighter’s most iconic characters,…
By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe First Five Minutes Of The Worst Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Game
Let’s celebrate San Diego Comic-Con with a property that embodies all aspects of media—comic books, television, movies, video games, toys—and how that can be a really bad thing. Some people love Konami’s 1989 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the NES, played here via original Ultra Games cartridge in Hyperkin’s Retron 5. The didn’t mind the…
By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2015 - Culture
Sunday Comics: What New Metroid Game?
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 11. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published July 6. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2015 -
UncategorizedLeaked Deadpool Comic-Con Footage Is Brutal, Funny And Perfect
In other words, it’s everything fans wanted in a Deadpool movie, with a side of “big chrome cock-gobbler.” The footage/trailer/whatever captured on cam during the 20th Century Fox Marvel Comics Panel at Comic-Con (via Polygon) is exactly as our io9 friends described it, only with more squinting and less filling in the blanks with our…
By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
Kojima Productions Was “Dissolved,” Says Snake’s Japanese Voice Actor
Iconic voice actor Akio Otsuka might have shed some light on the murky Metal Gear Solid situation. According to him, Kojima Productions is no more. This isn’t the first time we’ve heard this. Rumors have been swirling for months, and the Kojima Productions logo seemed to vanish from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
Video Of New Hitman Game Leaks
We haven’t seen much of the new Hitman game, which is having a kinda weird digital launch. Until something more official turns up, then, here’s a bunch of footage from a very rough version of the game. The footage’s label says it’s from an “alpha” build, in case you couldn’t work that out from the…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 12, 2015 -
UncategorizedJared Leto’s Joker Shows Up in Suicide Squad Trailer [UPDATE]
UPDATE (7/13, 4:06pm): Presumably realizing that the official version looks way better than that off-screen leak, Warner Bros. has uploaded the Suicide Squad trailer. Watch here: Original post follows: Watch it before it gets pulled, kiddies. In the tradition of all trailers surreptitiously recorded and leaked during Comic-Con, this teaser for next year’s villain-turned-black-ops-agents movie…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 11, 2015 - Uncategorized
LEGO Avengers Introduces… Iron Stan
There’s more to the LEGO Avengers video game than the two blockbuster movies. During a Comic-Con panel earlier today Stan “The Man” Lee took to the stage to introduce his two cameo characters as well as a few surprise guests. That’s right, famous creator Stan Lee doesn’t just get a homage to Iron Man’s old…
By Mike Fahey Published July 11, 2015 - Uncategorized
One Of These Warcraft Movies Posters Looks Better Than The Other
On the left side we have the lead from the excellent Vikings TV series in a wig looking stoic. On the right…well I suppose that’s an orc, if orcs looked like humans with horrid prosthetic faces. Lothar, portrayed here by the talented and frightening Travis Fimmel, looks like a human ruler with a massive weight…
By Mike Fahey Published July 11, 2015 -
UncategorizedCheck Out The New Batman V. Superman Trailer, Starring Wonder Woman
So she’s only on screen for a few seconds of the over three and a half minute long Comic-Con trailer for next year’s Batman V. Superman. They are the best seconds. It’s an impressive trailer, both visually and lengthwise. Lex Luthor’s wig gets a lot of play, and we get to see more of why…
By Mike Fahey Published July 11, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Happiest Word Game Ever, With Bears
The problem with trying to tell people about Spry Fox’s Alphabear is stopping playing long enough to do so—at least in any form besides random tweets. Normally I am not a big fan of mobile games that encourage users to post Twitter or Facebook updates, but every now and then there are exceptions. That’s one…
By Mike Fahey Published July 11, 2015