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Aw, Look At The Littlest Heroes Of The Storm
I’d managed to resist the allure of Funco’s Mystery Minis series up until I saw boxes with the Heroes of the Storm logo on them this weekend at Momocon. Curse you, tiny Queen of Blades. Retailing for around $7.99, Funco’s Mystery Minis are blind boxed figures based on popular entertainment properties like Frozen (which my…
By Mike Fahey Published May 30, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Latest LEGO Ideas Set Is A Gaming Classic
I swear every house I visited while growing up in the late ‘70s, early ‘80s had a wooden Labyrinth Marble Maze game. Thanks to the LEGO Ideas program and creator JK Brickworks, it’ll be making a comeback later this year. Rather than moving the marble through the maze, the classic Labyrinth Marble Maze features a…
By Mike Fahey Published May 30, 2015 -
UncategorizedAnd Now Persona‘s Dancing Bear
The alternative headline for this post was “Hot Blond Dancing In A Teddie,” but that would have confused our Japanese readers who know Persona 4’s mascot as Kuma. Stupid regional differences, ruining a perfectly bad headline. Stupid localization process, making us wait until fall for Persona 4: Dancing All Night, which releases in Japan in…
By Mike Fahey Published May 30, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe First Five Minutes Of Thirty Years Of Gradius
Three decades ago, back when Konami released video games, Japanese arcade goers were graced with one outstanding space shooter. I was so much better at Gradius back then. Collecting pods, choosing which power-ups to activate in which order, and that horrible feeling of loss when you die and lose it all. That’s what Gradius for…
By Mike Fahey Published May 30, 2015 - Uncategorized
In Atlanta This Weekend? Then You Should Be At Momocon.
Anime and gaming convention Momocon is on day three of it’s newly extended four-day run, which leaves plenty of time to check out some cosplay, buy some vintage video games and maybe watch a Kotaku writer judge an indie game contest. When I first attended Momocon back in 2010, it was an incredibly small convention…
By Mike Fahey Published May 30, 2015 -
UncategorizedI Love It When Tekken 7‘s Mom And Dad Fight
Kazuya’s mom has got it going on, and by “it” I mean summoning tigers to beat up her husband. This is pretty much marriage in a nutshell. Unlocking in Japanese arcades next week, Kazumi is the latest addition to the ever-expanding Mishima family. She’s Heihachi’s wife, so good on Heihachi for pulling that off despite…
By Mike Fahey Published May 30, 2015 - Uncategorized
This Week In The Business: Three Out Of Four Ain’t Bad
QUOTE | “You look at the relatively thin field at the top and we’ve sort of died and gone to heaven in terms of the opportunity.” – Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick, explaining that they see themselves as #3 out of only four companies making AAA games Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE…
By Steve Peterson Published May 30, 2015 - Uncategorized
Halo: ODST is now dropping in for owners of the Master Chief Collection Players who purchased and played the Xbox One collection before December 19 of last year are starting to get their codes for the remastered ODST campaign. Folks falling outside of that window will be able to purchase the campaign separately for $4.99“soon.”
By Mike Fahey Published May 30, 2015 -
UncategorizedSomeone Turned Rainbow Road Into A Super Mario 64 Level
And it looks wonderful. Check out this Super Mario 64 hack: it’s called Super Mario & The Missing Memories, and it’s being created by someone who goes by MarioHacker14. The footage makes the game look like it could have easily been an actual level in Super Mario 64, observe: The level is one out of…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 29, 2015 - Culture
Skyrim Meets Diablo: The Steam Stream Plays Umbra
A couple weeks ago I reported on Umbra, a game that wants to be the unholy demon baby of Skyrim and Diablo. Does it succeed? I got my hands on a demo, so let’s find out. Today’s Steam Stream might be kind of a short one (I’ve gotta go do Stuff soon), but I’m also…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 29, 2015 -
CultureSteam Game Looks Like Tony Hawk, But For Rollerblading
It’s also very, very pretty. On A Roll—a pun that refers either to rollerblading or how hard I rolled my eyes when reading it—is an open-world game about “performing creative tricks on rollerblades.” So basically, ramps and grinds and flips and things. It looks like hell(a fun) on wheels (PUNS ARE A DISEASE GET OUT…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 29, 2015 -
CultureThe Witcher 3‘s Horses Need To Get It Together
On today’s episode of Highlight Reel we have weird horses, weird soldiers, defuses, close finishes and much more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. CS:GO – 10 Second Defuse! – (Zoo)Davisx3m…
By Chris Person Published May 29, 2015 -
UncategorizedA Hilarious Game Where You Can Date…Dogs
As game narratives expand into new territories, some are bound to make us feel uncomfortable. Hot Date is a dead simple, totally hilarious speed dating game in which you have rapid-fire conversations with a series of dogs—yes, dogs—about topics ranging from how one feels about modern Simpsons, which starting Pokemon you prefer, and if anyone…
By Patrick Klepek Published May 29, 2015 - Uncategorized
Marvel’s Latest Big Superhero Crossover Is Way Better Than DC’s
You know the drill: Worlds will live! Worlds will die! Lots of spin-offs! Marvel and DC Comics are pretty much doing the same universe-changing story in almost the same way at almost the same time. One of them is good. One of them isn’t. Kotaku editor-in-chief Stephen Totilo and I have both been reading chunks…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 29, 2015 -
UncategorizedA Game About The Complicated World of Dick Pics
It’s rare for a video game to hang dong. Cobra Club, the newest game by developer Robert Yang, doesn’t just feature dicks: the game is fundamentally about dicks, how they look, and the many ways people try to make them look good. (NSFW warning!) “As a gay dude, dick pics are mundane and funny to…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 29, 2015 - Culture
Calling all League of Legends players: what do you think of Ekko? Cool? OP? Too many similarities to Transistor, or just enough? The time-traveling champ came out this week, and players seem divided on him. So let me know what you think! You can leave a comment, or send me an email at [email protected]
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 29, 2015
