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CultureMicrowaving Your Game Is Never The Answer, And Other Rage Stories
The Kotaku readership has collectively broken many, many controllers. But here are some of the better (read: entertaining) rage quitting stories you shared. There’s a surprising amount of fire involved. Microwaving Your Game Is Never The Answer (via soniko) Mine was few years ago but I will never ever be able to forget it, during…
By Tina Amini Published May 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Winning By A Nose, Mario Kart Edition
“It don’t matter if you win by an inch or a mile,” Dominic Toretto famously said at the beginning of The Fast and the Furious, “Winning’s winning.” Well let me ask you this, Dom: have you ever played Mario Kart? Just look at that finish line! Those two Miis were literally racing neck and neck.…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
There won’t be a companion app for Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, reports Eurogamer I’m…I’m so happy. But how will we open chests?! I’m sure Ubisoft will come up with something. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @patrickklepek
By Patrick Klepek Published May 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Check Out These Rad Dino Skins For League Of Legends
It’s like Land Before Time, only now the pterodactyl is trying to kill you. Riot just unveiled three new “prehistoric skins” for League of Legends, a game where wizards, warriors, and unclassifiable monsters dig at each other in eternal struggle over a patch of grass known as “Summoner’s Rift.” The prehistoric skins answer an important…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
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UncategorizedFIFA Video Game Finally Adds Women’s Teams
FIFA 16, a video game in which players must navigate the ins and outs of a corrupt organization, will finally allow players to use women’s national teams. That’s a first for the longrunning soccer series, whose producers have been teasing the inclusion of female players for a long time now. It’s wonderful to see EA…
By Jason Schreier Published May 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Twitch Bans Adults-Only Games
Just in time for Hatred, an upcoming video game about a dude who goes around and mindlessly slaughters everyone, the video website Twitch announced last night that users will no longer be able to stream games rated Adults-Only by the ESRB. It’s a curious move by Twitch, which was purchased last year by Amazon for…
By Jason Schreier Published May 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedGrand Theft Auto V As An 80s TV Show
YouTuber Dolce’s filters, use of an 4:3 ratio, and dated music make Grand Theft Auto V look like it came in a box of old, damaged VHS tapes. Pretty cool editing as well. Feels a bit like a Vice City throwback or an intro for an 80s TV series. To contact the author of this…
By Gergo Vas Published May 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedSeven Minutes of Grittiness from Batman: Arkham Knight
If you’ve had a hard time tamping down your excitement for the next Batman game, this probably isn’t going to help. The official clip above looks to be from the early parts of Rocksteady Studios’ next Dark Knight game and features the best look yet at the Batmobile vehicular combat. Since the game’s not out…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Shawshank Redemption Looks Cool As An Adventure Game
These graphics might have been a bit simple for 1994, but everything else makes sense in Cinefix’s video re-imagining of The Shawshank Redemption as a point and click game. An old 50s prison environment would have been interesting and large enough for a game like this, and 1994 was pretty great year for the genre.…
By Gergo Vas Published May 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Renting Boyfriends in Japan Can Get Expensive
Do you have a boyfriend? No? Would you like to rent one? Good news, because does Japan have a service for you. It’s not cheap. This is “Boyfriend Rental” (レンタル彼氏 or Rentaru Kareshi). Similar companion services have long existed in Japan, such as host bars. However, boyfriend rental was introduced this week on Hakunetsu Live…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThe God Eater Anime Trailer with English Subtitles
A dystopian future where giant monsters rule the Earth and mankind is protected by impossibly giant weapon-wielding soldiers? Hot damn I’m in. As previously announced, based on the video game series of the same name, the God Eater anime is set to air this Summer. Check out the latest trailer below with English subtitles. Yeah,…
By Toshi Nakamura Published May 28, 2015 - Kotaku East
Debunking the Final Fantasy Naming Myth
For years, no, decades, a legend has sprung up around the title Final Fantasy. It says that Square, which was in dire straits, thought this was going to be its last game—hence, Final Fantasy. The game’s creator, Hironobu Sakaguchi, says that myth is wrong. As reported by Famitsu (via Game Kana), Sakaguchi recently gave a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThe Mobius Final Fantasy Trailer with English Subtitles
Destinies and names… So that’s what they were talking about. Mobius Final Fantasy was formerly titled Mevius Final Fantasy. However, in what appears to be in preparation for its international release, the name was changed, along with some other things Unfortunately, at present the only trailer available is the Japanese version, giving non-Japanese-speaking fans little…
By Toshi Nakamura Published May 28, 2015 - Kotaku East
Damn, This Is Good Balloon Art
You might think balloon art is kind of, I dunno, cheesy. Or just for kids. Not this, though. This is some next level balloon twisting. Below, you can see the work of balloon artist Matsumoto-san. There’s more than balloon animals (though, the balloon animals here are incredible), but also anime and video game characters. Be…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Oh Hey, a New Xbox One Controller with a Headphone Jack [UPDATE]
The PS4’s DualShock 4 has a headphone jack that allows you to plug whatever headphones into the controller. The Xbox One’s controller, however, only has proprietary port. Make that, only had. As revealed on the Xbox Supportwebsite (via Eurogamer), an upcoming version of the Xbox One controller will have a standard 3.5mm headphone jack. Here’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2015 - Culture
Nope, Still Not Enough Armor To Save You From Batman
Seth Nash is a character artist who has recently worked on games like Batman: Arkham Origins and Star Citizen. You can see more of Seth’s work at his personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand”…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 27, 2015 - Uncategorized
Truck Full Of Nintendo Games, Amiibo Stolen
A ton of Nintendo fans in the UK have been left without the games they pre-ordered after a truck full of copies of Splatoon (and related Splatoon Amiibo) was stolen. The theft of the truck, lifted on its way from Nintendo’s European warehouse to British chain GAME, means that anyone who pre-ordered Splatoon’s Special Edition…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 27, 2015