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CultureWatch All Of Valve’s Portal VR Demo
Valve’s been showing a demo of a virtual reality Portal game behind closed doors for a few months. Now, finally, you can see the whole thing. ValveTime filmed their playthrough of the Aperture VR demo at a recent game jam in London. It’s not the best view ever (unfortunately, they weren’t able to get direct…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Witcher 3 Just Got Better In A Bunch Of Little Ways
Over the weekend, The Witcher 3 got a new patch that brought with it a bunch of changes. None of the tweaks are earth-shaking on their own, but taken together, they make the game feel noticeably more polished, user-friendly, and complete. Since The Witcher 3 came out back in May, developer CD Projekt Red has…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedZeratul Player Saves Heroes Of The Storm Team From Certain Defeat
Maybe I should be embarrassed to admit this, but I’ve played more than 150 Heroes of the Storm games as Zeratul and it somehow never occurred to me during those many, many hours spent with the badass StarCraft II assassin that I could save my team from the outermost brink of defeat. Or at least…
By Yannick LeJacq Published July 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedSex Abuse Survivor Finds Comfort In Video Games
John’s mother worked during the day, so he stayed with his neighbors. They seemed normal, nice. He didn’t know it at the the time, but later, it would become clear he had been sexually abused—repeatedly. John was 4-years-old, and credits games with bringing him back from the brink. As you might have guessed, John is…
By Patrick Klepek Published July 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
League Of Legends’ Main Map In All Its Glory
Reddit-goer and League of Legends-playing hero Redback93 stitched together a gigantic image of Summoner’s Rift, the central map in Riot’s popular online multiplayer game, using images snagged from its website. It’s a real treat to behold so much wonderfully granular detail. Dang. I’ve never seen anything outside of the game itself that actually represents its…
By Yannick LeJacq Published July 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedMy Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week
An unusually intense week down, another five Kotaku stories to highlight. The Game Maker Who Became CEO: What Satoru Iwata Meant To Nintendo | The week began with the wrenching news that Nintendo’s much-liked CEO, Satoru Iwata, had passed away. I don’t usually highlight my own writing in these round-ups, but my obituary for him…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedSeth Killian Wants To Help You Not Suck At Fighting Games
You practice, practice, practice with your favorite fighting game character but, even if you’re really good, the special moves don’t come out the way you want. One of the icons of fighting games is making a game where they’ll come out every time. “Honestly, if you asked me two years ago, I would’ve said what…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
“He was the creator of Kirby, he also helped out with many games like Balloon Tower Defense.” Read this great Paste article about fifth-graders reacting to the recent death of Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. “I know the two most famous games in the world right now… Minecraft, which is boring, and League of Legends, which…
By Jason Schreier Published July 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedI Hate Everyone Who Plays SongPop 2
The second iteration of FreshPlanet’s ridiculously popular multiplayer music trivia game was released last week, and since then I’ve been pitted against what I imagine as a never-ending stream of complete and utter bastards. The first iteration of SongPop briefly captured the music lover in me back in 2012, trapping me in a world where…
By Mike Fahey Published July 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe First Five Minutes Of The New Game From The Pokemon People
Every now and then Game Freak likes to come out of its Nintendo-centric shell and prove it’s capable of create games that aren’t about turn-based critter battles. Tembo the Badass Elephant is proof positive. A fast-paced action platformer with tight controls, killer style and gloriously satisfying destruction, Tembo is about as far from playing with…
By Mike Fahey Published July 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedDeath Knight Beats World of Warcraft‘s Strongest World Boss By Himself
One brave Death Knight vs. the 40 million hit points of Supreme Lord Kazzak, a powerful raid boss designed for a 40-man group, sitting on top of Tanaan Jungle. Raegwyn, a player who’s been focusing on soloing powerful WoW NPC’s for a while now, was able to beat Kazzak after more than 20 tries and…
By Gergo Vas Published July 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedTeam Fortress 2‘s Beloved Minigun, Remade With LEGO Bricks
This LEGO version of the Tomislav, which is an upgrade to the Heavy’s minigun, made by ZaziNombies, is not something for a minifigure, but rather an oversized 3-foot-long replica, weighing 10 pounds. Looks authentic: The two handles, the cylindrical ammo drum and the carrying sling are all there. The Heavy’s signature gun is their latest…
By Gergo Vas Published July 20, 2015 -
Kotaku EastOdin Sphere Going HD Next Year
It’s called Odin Sphere: Leiftrasir. One of the most beautiful PlayStation 2 games ever made is going HD. The newly announced Odin Sphere: Leiftrasir not only has HD graphics, but also new enemies and new bosses as well as tweaked gameplay. The HD version does keep the 2D scrolling gameplay, and there is a “Classic…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2015 -
Kotaku EastTomorrow Is “Hand Job Day” in Japan [Update]
No, it’s not a national holiday by any stretch. But yes, the day does have an official super hero. Good to know! Update 7/21/15 12:48am – The nearly 18 minute short clip has been uploaded and added below. Japanese company Tenga, which makes a line of masturbation toys by the same name, is dubbing July…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2015 - Kotaku East
Chinese Employees Relieve Stress with Studio Ghibli Masks
A service company in the Chinese city Handan held “No-Face Day,” which was inspired by the character No-Face from Studio Ghibli’s anime Spirited Away [Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images] According to ChinaFotoPress, the PR stunt day was designed to help relieve the pressure of smiling to customers and clients. Because nothing is as relaxing…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThe Ant-Man Trailer Remade with Kids and Goofy Special Effects
Ant-Man is the latest Marvel comic book to get the movie treatment. You’ve probably seen the trailer. But have you seen this no-budget parody trailer from Thailand? As Coconuts Bangkok point out, YouTubers Heeha TV, which is hosted by Thai kids, made this parody, which matches up well with the original preview. That is, minus…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
Shenmue III Breaks Video Game Kickstarter Record
The long overdue Shenmue III racked up over US$6.3 million on Kickstarter. That’s a new record for video-game crowdfunding. The previous record was held by Koji Igarashi’s Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night at $5.5 million. The Kickstarter campaign was announced at Sony’s E3 press conference with a $2 million target. The game reachedthat goal in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedEVO 2015 Winner Triumphs Despite Broken Stick
Momochi is your 2015 Street Fighter IV champ at EVO, and he took out the title in some of the weirdest circumstances ever seen at the tournament. Taking on crowd-favourite Gamerbee (who had been on a hell of a run during the day) in the Grand Final, everything was going fine until Momochi’s stick broke.…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2015
