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Getting Real Close To Dragon Age’s Dragons
Patrik Karlsson is a veteran character artist who has worked on games like Syndicate, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Darkness and Riddick. Here, though, we’re looking at his work on Dragon Age: Inquisition. I love blank 3D models for the same reason I love black & white sketches; colour is nice, but with a…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 20, 2015 -
CultureFan Creates Team Fortress 2 Story Mode
Given all the videos and comics they put out, it’s kinda shocking that Valve never did this themselves. Modder DrLilRobot recently put out a prototype of their Team Fortress 2 story mode. It’s a little rough around the edges, but given that TF2 is meant to be a multiplayer class-based shooter, they’ve contorted it in…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedNot A Hero Is A Smart Shooter, Drenched In Blood (And Jokes)
Its launch trailer was soaked in blood and British humour, but all that bluster is hiding a very clever, very precise video game. We’ve taken to calling the game “British Broforce” here at Kotaku, which is mostly fair; both games involve a roster of very different characters that can be employed to tackle side-scrolling action…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
More Bloodborne? More Bloodborne.
By Luke Plunkett Published May 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedDelta Airlines’ Meme Safety Video Is Garbage
Ugh. Maybe I’m just grumpy, but I pretty much hate this new Internet-meme-ridden safety video from Delta airlines. It’s a miles-long marathon cringe, an endless procession of dead horses brought out and beaten mercilessly. Try watching it. If you’ve kept up with the Internet at all over the past couple years, you probably won’t be…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 20, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Cosplay Superstars Team Up, Eyeballs Are In Danger
Darshelle Stevens is one of the best cosplay photographers around. Lyz Brickley is one of the best cosplayers around. Good things happen when the two work together. This gallery showcases some of their best work from over the past few years, where they’ve covered everything from Neon Genesis to Final Fantasy to League of Legends…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedNot Even Mortal Kombat Can Kill Jason Voorhees
Well this is downright horrifying. A few players have found a curious glitch where Jason Vorhees refuses to stay down, even after experiencing brutalities that dismember him or behead him. Shoryuken explains that this happens because Jason has an “Unstoppable” stance, which allows him to revive himself—even when he’s technically not supposed to be able…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 20, 2015 -
CultureSix Years Later, Bad Rats Is Still Known As Steam’s Shittiest Game
There are shitty games, and then there are legends. And then there’s Bad Rats Bad Rats: The Rats’ Revenge, a not very good physics puzzle game, is all of those things. It’s definitely bad, but it’s somehow evolved into an integral part of Steam culture—a curiosity, a joke, a sly nod shared between conspirators in…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 20, 2015 - CultureCosplayBy Luke Plunkett Published May 20, 2015
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UncategorizedGlitch Accidentally Brings Peace To MMO Battlefield
Under normal circumstances, “World versus World” is a game mode in Guild Wars 2 where players from different servers duke it out. The entire point is competitive conflict. But yesterday, that strife briefly disappeared. The ceasefire wasn’t planned or intentional. Rather, it was the result of a surprising bug, PCGamesN reports. “Yes, you read that…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 20, 2015 -
CultureThat’s Not How Walking Works
On today’s Highlight Reel we have silly walks, knife streaks, home run beheadings, bacon 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. Destiny – Fallen ships falls through floor –…
By Chris Person Published May 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedHow A Joke About Reddit Making An eSports Team Spiraled Out Of Control
“Oh here’s a new message I just got: ‘get the fuck away from League and git gud fagboy,’” Will Debassige said last night over Skype. He’s been getting a lot of messages like that lately. And just a week ago, before everyone on League of Legends subreddit seemed to hate him, nobody even knew who…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 20, 2015 -
ReviewsSnacktaku Tries Mountain Dew’s Latest Throwback, Dewshine
Mountain Dew’s latest limited edition flavor does not contain alcohol, but it really, really wants to. There’s been some understandable confusion over Dewshine, the crystal clear beverage from PepsiCo’s Mountain Dew brand that’s been sporadically popping up across the country over the past month or so. It comes in four-pack bottles emblazoned with Mountain Dew’s…
By Mike Fahey Published May 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Witcher 3 Downgrade Controversy Sucks
For the last couple of weeks, I’ve seen growing fan anger around the hotly anticipated video game The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Turns out, the finished game doesn’t look as good as the early versions shown off in trailers. It’s not the first game to leave gamers feeling misled, and it won’t be the last.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
Smash Bros. Player Is So Damn Good, There’s Now A Bounty On His Head
Gonzalo “Zero” Barrios is on a hot streak. Since November 2014, he’s come in first for every Super Smash Bros. for Wii U tournament he’s participated in. That makes a whopping 34 consecutive first place wins for the 1v1 category. It’s absurd. Things have gotten so ridiculous, that now even spectators are trying to see…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedH1Z1 Cheaters Publicly Apologizing For Chance To Get Unbanned
23,837 players were banned on Monday for cheating in H1Z1. Some players want to come back, but there’s a price tag for grace: you have to publicly admit you cheated and apologize. H1Z1 is an online survival zombie game, as so many games are these days. This one comes from Daybreak Game Company, which used…
By Patrick Klepek Published May 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
One Thing Not Changing at DC Comics: Batman Kicking Superman’s Ass
Superman isn’t as tough as he used to be. There’s a new guy calling himself Batman. You know what that means: it’s time for a classic superhero misunderstanding fight where the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight throw down again. Like it’s been doing for the last few weeks, DC Comics is putting out…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedVideo Game Strategy Guide Found In Osama Bin Laden’s Compound
Guess what was discovered on a bookshelf at Osama bin Laden’s compound during the US raid from 2011? A strategy guide for Delta Force: Xtreme 2 and “videogame guide” by GameSpot. We should be clear, however, that it’s unlikely bin Laden himself was using these books, as they’ve been classified under “documents probably used by…
By Patrick Klepek Published May 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedNo One Knows What Destiny’s New Hidden Coins Do Yet
Right now, players are finding mysterious small coins throughout the new Destiny expansion, House of Wolves. Nobody is quite sure what they do yet, or how many there are. But they’re hopeful that the coins will do something. One of the first documented coins was found entirely by accident, as Fohacidal attests in this video.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 20, 2015