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UncategorizedGuy Crashes Drone On Neighbor’s Roof, Rescues It With Another Drone
Knocking on the door to get access to the roof? Getting a ladder? That is for the weak. Harrisen Howes found a more complicated but entertaining way to rescue his small drone, which his friend accidentally crash-landed on his neighbor’s roof, by using a larger drone and coat hangers. And luckily he documented (and added…
By Gergo Vas Published July 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedPro-Tip: Don’t Copy Battlefield 3 Stingers
The Battlefield games look incredibly realistic, but that doesn’t mean everything in the games is 100 percent accurate. For example, the Stingers in Battlefield 3. Take note should you ever make propaganda! According to Russia-based game site Anton Logvinov, Russian-supported rebels in Ukraine allegedly found U.S. Military Stingers at Luhansk International Airport. In the video…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2015 - Kotaku East
The Chinese Police Stop Spartans from 300
Yesterday in Beijing, a group of men dressed as Spartans from 300 appeared in the Sanlitun shopping district for a publicity stunt. Then, the cops showed up and shut them down. According to The Nanfang, the cosplayers were promoting a Beijing-based salad delivery service called Sweetie Salad and were going to different parts of the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2015 - Culture
Buying Video Games on Release Day Makes me Feel Like an Idiot
I like to buy games on day one. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK I’m not a fan of pre-owned, because I’d rather see my money go to the people who made a video game than the retailer that’s selling it, and also when I’ve been looking forward to a game for months or…
Keza MacDonald Published July 23, 2015 - Kotaku East
Why Attack on Titan‘s Most Popular Character Isn’t in the Movie
Levi, one of Attack on Titan’s most beloved characters, is not in the new live-action movie. There must be a reason for that. Turns out, there is. The movie’s screenwriter Tomohiro Machiyama, who’s also a well-known critic and columnist, talked to Japanese website Cinema Today about the rationale behind some of the decisions made in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2015 -
Kotaku EastJurassic World Turned into a Gay Thai Porn
If it exists, there is a porn of it. And since Jurassic World exists, you better believe there is a porn of it. Note: This article has content that might be NSFW for some readers. As pointed out by website News Gamme, gay Thai site GThai Movie began streaming a Jurassic World adult parody this…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 23, 2015 - Kotaku East
Sound! Euphonium: The Kotaku Review
I’m getting flashbacks to my time in high school orchestra… Sound! Euphonium shows the normal life of a group of high school girls in their high school concert band and their evolution from a casual, play-for-fun gathering to a serious unified musical unit. The story follows Kumiko, a euphonium player who, upon entering high school,…
By Toshi Nakamura Published July 23, 2015 - Culture
Horse Armor Rides Again
Bastien Lecouffe Deharme is a French artist who works in games, illustration, Magic cards, movies and magazines. You can see more of Bastien’s work at hispersonal siteand ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Nintendo Probably Figured Star Human Wasn’t As Catchy
Leo Camacho, last seen being a very dashing Nathan Drake, is now (along with some friends) part of a decidedly smooth-skinned Star Fox team. Fox McCloud is Chris Villain, Falco Lombari is Leo, Slippy Toad is Sarah Sterling and Peppy Hare is Elizabeth Ragea. Photos by York in a Box
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2015 - Uncategorized
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By Jason Schreier Published July 22, 2015 - Esports
League Of Legends Pro Suspended For Allegedly Leveling Accounts For Cash
Professional League of Legends player Yu “XiaoWeiXiao” Xian was suspended from the game’s ongoing championship series today as Riot began an investigation into allegations that he played on other people’s accounts to help level them up in exchange for money. This process of paying another, more highly skilled League player to take control of an…
By Yannick LeJacq Published July 22, 2015 -
UncategorizedIt’s Starting To Feel Like The UFC Sold Its Soul
The devil in this particular equation? “Legitimacy.” Today news broke that the UFC parted ways with one of their most recognizable figures. Not a fighter, not a commentator, not even a referee—but rather, a cutman by the name of Jacob “Stitch” Duran. Cutmen play a massively important role in the octagon: they tend to injuries…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 22, 2015 -
UncategorizedR2-PS4 Looks Like The Best Way To Play Star Wars Games
This custom build, which crams a PS4 into a laptop-style case, is actually called the R2-D2 Star Wars Themed PlayBook 4. But I’m sticking with R2-PS4, because it’s not a mouthful. Built by Eddie Zarick, with help from R2-D2 replica specialists Astromech, the custom case is 3D-printed, and while it makes cute little R2 sounds…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Arkham Knight Cosplay Is Ready To [Spoilers]
It’s not justthe Batman who can pull off amazing video game cosplay. The Arkham Knight, he wants in on it too, with this nutso 3D-printed outfit. The costume (and this shoot) was a collaboration between three people: cosplayer Crimson Coscrafts, photographerLucas Ambrosio and Graphix Monster, who worked on the 3D printing (alongside Crimson) required to…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2015 - Esports
Pro Gaming League Will Drug Test Its Players
In the wake ofpublic admissions that a whole bunch of pro Counter-Strike players have been taking the ADHD drug Adderall, the ESL (Electronic Sports League) have announced plans to start drug testing their competitors. Motherboard reports that while the ESL won’t be taking action against any of those who admitted to taking the drug previously,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 22, 2015 - Uncategorized
Go Play Journey Again
I thought I was finished with Journey. I was wrong. Originally released in 2012, ThatGameCompany’s beloved PS3 sand-surfing simulator has been re-released this week on the PlayStation 4. Ireviewed it back when it came out, which feels like it was a lifetime ago. Since then, I’ve seen critical acclaim, backlash, and back-backlash. I’ve seen its…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 22, 2015
