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The End of Scott Pilgrim, For Now
Scott Pilgrim first got introduced to the world 11 years ago, in a series of graphic novels that had the slacker bassist fighting off his girlfriend’s evil exes. Then came a beloved cult movie and retro-styled video game. Now, with a new color version of the final Scott Pilgrim book out in the world, it…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 19, 2015 -
ReviewsThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: The Kotaku Review
Looking back over my last 60 hours with The Witcher 3, I feel a bit like its wandering protagonist: A very attractive man standing alone on a hilltop, looking out over a vast kingdom, unsure where to begin. Just kidding; I look like garbage right now. I’ve spent the last week and a half mostly…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 19, 2015 - Uncategorized
Reminder: the Heroes of the Storm open beta starts today. If you didn’t get into the closed beta, this is your time to shine! Sign up on the game’s website. If you need to learn more about the game first, might I suggest reading the articles below?
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 19, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe First Five Butt-Blazing Minutes Of Action Henk
In which an out-of-shape action figure hero from the ‘90s uses his ass to get ahead. We featured an early version of RageSquid’s indie racing game last year, but it’s come a long way between then and its recent Steam release. The environments are much richer, the butt-sliding is about as satisfying as sliding about…
By Mike Fahey Published May 19, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Journey to Becoming a Nintendo World Champion Starts Here (or There)
You know how Nintendo’s bringing back their old-school World Championship competition? Well, they’ve just announced the eight U.S. locations where players can go to qualify and earn a chance to go to the big showdown at this year’s E3. Get pumped. Folks who want to try and grab at Nintendo glory will be playing the…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 19, 2015 -
Kotaku EastHere’s a Good Time at a Japanese Arcade
Not that having a good time in a Japanese arcade is by any means difficult! Still, a group of gamers show what they can do on a Sega Maimai music game cabinet. A good time is had by all. This originally appeared on on NicoNico Douga (via My Game News Flash) and was uploaded by…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThe Witcher 3 Getting Slammed Over Korean Language Screw Up [UPDATE]
The Witcher 3 supports numerous languages at launch, such as Korean, for instance. At least, it is supposed to. Hence the problem and all the angry people in South Korea. UPDATE (12:35 p.m.): CD Projekt RED has apologized to its Korean players, and is offering all of them free copies of the first two Witcher…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2015 - Kotaku East
Death Parade Is About Life, Death, and the Darkness of the Human Heart
Somewhere there exists a mysterious bar. When you arrive at it, you are forced to play a game—cards, bowling, darts, etc.—against another person. If you win, you get to leave. If you lose, however, you die. Or at least that’s what the situation appears to be. In truth, it is far different: Players are already…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published May 19, 2015 -
Kotaku EastFinal Fantasy Is One Way To Sell… Toyotas
These are not Final Fantasy Chocobos. They’re Toyotas. But if they were, I guess they’d look like this? Or maybe they’d be fluffier? Not sure, but what is sure is that Toyota hasonce againteamed up with Square Enix to sell Japanese people cars. Chocobos, of course, are those big, flightless bird creatures Final Fantasy characters…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 19, 2015 -
Kotaku EastSometimes I Leave Xenoblade X Running Just to Listen to the Music
As I write this post, Xenoblade Chronicles X is up on my TV, its music blasting from my surround sound system—just as it has been for hours. I haven’t really played the game at all today. In fact, the most I have done in the game is move my character (Kotaku-tan, naturally) to a different…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published May 19, 2015 - Uncategorized
Underrated RTS Classic Gets Surprise Sequel
Did you ever play the Cossacks series? It’s a pity if you said “no”, because they were some of the finest old-school military RTS games around. Think Age of Empires, only a bit smarter, and a bit fancier, with muskets and feathered caps instead of triremes and wololos. The first Cossacks was released in 2001,…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 19, 2015 -
CultureClicker Heroes Is Super Popular On Steam… For Some Reason
Grand Theft Auto V DOTA 2. The Witcher 3. Those are some of the most played games on Steam right now. And then there’s Clicker Heroes… for some reason. As spotted by PCGamesN, Clicker Heroes is a clicking game (think Cookie Clicker) that somehow had 40,000 people playing it on Steam today. At the same…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 18, 2015 -
UncategorizedGTA Cheater Murders Everyone, Blames It On The Innocent
Here is a look at just how ridiculous the cheating situation on GTA Online can become. The 7th Taco shares absurd GTA footage with us via the following clip. Basically, the entire playerbase inside of this GTA Online game gets instantly murdered by a cheater on the server. But it doesn’t end there. The cheater…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 18, 2015 - Uncategorized
RIP EZTV
One of the most popular and well-known torrent distribution sites in the world, EZTV, has closed down. Surprisingly, it had nothing to do with the cops, or lawyers. As TorrentFreak report, the site—which has served up TV show downloads for a decade—has been brought down by scammers, who took over EZTV’s domain name in what’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 18, 2015
