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What Happens to [REDACTED] in Arkham Knight Is Really Not Good [UPDATE]
Something happens in Arkham Knight that puts it way up in the running for Darkest Batman Story ever. Massive spoilers follow. I’m not done playing the latest Batman game yet. Overall, I’m enjoying Arkham Knight a lot. Many of the game’s features—upgraded implementation of existing gadgets, introduction of new ones, stealthy Batmobile sequences—have kept me…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 30, 2015 - Uncategorized
Tree Trunks Is The Worst Character In Adventure Time
Normally, I love America’s cute Southern drawl. Normally, sweet old ladies who generously bake apple pies for their friends are entirely inoffensive to me. But Tree Trunks can die alone in a forest somewhere in the Land of Ooo and it’d be her best appearance in an episode of Adventure Time Tree Trunks is a…
By Tina Amini Published June 30, 2015 - Uncategorized
Blizzard Wants You To Know You Can Play StarCraft II For Free
Quick poll: did you know that there’s a free version of StarCraft II? And that it lets you play as any of the game’s three races in any non-ranked multiplayer match you want? Blizzard doesn’t do a very good job of advertising that fact—and the poorly-titled SCII Starter Edition can be very confusing—but right now,…
By Jason Schreier Published June 30, 2015 -
UncategorizedNeat Way To Make Some Gold In World of Warcraft‘s New Zone
Tanaan Jungle, the new max level zone of Draenor in World of Warcraft, is full of loot. There are all sorts of goodies, and you can find all kind of hidden treasure in every corner. But there’s one particular item that goes around 15-45k gold on the Auction House right now: The “Medallion of the…
By Gergo Vas Published June 30, 2015 -
UncategorizedFans Build 14 Feet of StarCraft II in LEGO
Building StarCraft units from LEGO is always awesome. Building an entire map, with all three races with their buildings and units included, is really awesome. An international group of LEGO builders just did that: A huge set featuring everything StarCraft The actual map’s design looks a bit like the techy-looking Daybreak with a bit of…
By Gergo Vas Published June 30, 2015 - Kotaku East
Wow, That’s a Large Anime Figure
Size does matter. And this anime figurine is pretty damn big. This is Momo from the manga and anime To Love-Ru. The figurine is life-sized, so here’s how it compares with a real human: [Photo: torafes2015] The figure was recently displayed at an event in Japan. [Photo: fumitukiwarabi] [Photo: nichirou] [Photo: 2ch] [Photo: fumitukiwarabi] Pretty…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2015 -
Kotaku EastIn Dreamfall Chapters: Book Three, the Story Finally Gets Moving
With all the world building and character introductions out of the way, it’s finally time to reveal some mysteries and get the adventure on its way. [Note: This post contains spoilers for Dreamfall Chapters books one and two.] Compared to the previous two books, Dreamfall Chapters: Book Three: Realms is rather linear. There are far…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 30, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThere Was a Robot Wedding in Japan
You may kiss the bride. The robot bride. The ceremony, which you can see in the RT video below, was for robots Frois and Yukirin. But apparently, only one of them was a real robot. Can you guess which one? While, yes, this was billed as a robot marriage, this isn’t a legally binding marriage…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2015 - Kotaku East
Knights of Sidonia Season 2: The Kotaku Anime Review
The second season of Knights of Sidonia really should be renamed: “I Can’t Believe My Giant Half-Monster Mecha Girlfriend Is This Cute.” [This review contains major spoilers for the first season of Knights of Sidonia (and minor spoilers for the second season). For a non-spoiler look at the anime, check out our review of the…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 30, 2015 - Kotaku East
“Manga Artist” Arrested for Allegedly Organizing a Sex Party
A 27-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly setting up an orgy with prostitutes. Japan’s leading newspaper refers to the suspect as a “manga artist,” a label with which some online disagree. According to one of Japan’s leading newspapers, Asahi.com (via Tokyo Reporter), the suspect, Takeshi Higuchi, allegedly violated Japan’s Anti-Prostitution Law. Asahi reports that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2015 -
Kotaku EastOh, Just a Bird Singing the Totoro Theme, That’s All
This video is not new. But damn, it’s cute. Here, we have a cockatiel singing the theme song for the Studio Ghibli film My Neighbor Totoro. This video is from YouTube user asayasufuraion, and other YouTube users have also uploaded videos with birds singing anime songs. For example, here’s the Ponyo theme from puchipiyo: And…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 30, 2015 - Culture
The Tiny Little World Of Killzone
Michel Voogt is a senior concept artist at Guerilla Games, developers of the Killzone series and the upcoming Horizon: Zero Dawn. Of all my weaknesses for the visual arts, few leave me as vulnerable as the kind of “diorama” style he employs for his environment work, so this has been a real treat. You can…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2015 - Uncategorized
Batman Should’ve Stolen Shadow Of Mordor‘s Nemesis System
Random thug number 127 managed to defeat the goddamn Batman. I’m pretty sure that qualifies him for super villain status. I spent the weekend playing a bunch of Batman: Arkham Knight, and I came away with one thought: “Damn, I wish Warner would hurry up and release Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor 2 already.” OK, actually…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 29, 2015 -
UncategorizedNintendo Visits Jim Henson Studios, Is Just The Cutest Thing
It’s a damn shame this dream collaboration had to go down for a simple marketing stunt. Something more substantial between these two companies would have been the best Anyway, to show how this E3 stuff was put together, Nintendo went and shot some behind the scenes and interview footage, most of it starring Shigeru Miyamoto…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2015 - Uncategorized
Why Isn’t Pokémon vs Zombies An Actual Game
Nintendo, if you can team up with DeNA, you can team up with PopCap. Kleiton Dias made these gifs that illustrate how the crossover would work, as you pick Pokemon instead of plants them send them into battle instead of planting them. Aside from that, same basic principle! Some Pokemon roll down the line, others…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2015 -
UncategorizedHere Is Predator’s Mortal Kombat X Fatality
The Predator DLC may not be out for Mortal Kombat X just yet, but you can already see what one of his devastating finishing moves will be. Here’s a clip uploaded by KommunityFinishHim that highlights one of predator’s fatalities: You can view it in GIF form here: Damn. That’s not all. You can also see…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 29, 2015 -
UncategorizedCelebrate 15 Years Of Diablo II With The First Five Minutes
Can you believe it’s already been a decade and a half since the release of Blizzard’s second installment of Diablo? I sure can. It certainly looks like a 15 year old game, not that looks matter for much around these parts. It may have lost a little of its luster in the face of today’s…
By Mike Fahey Published June 29, 2015
