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The Longer The Witcher 3 Goes, The Faster I Move Through It
If you write about games professionally for a while, and get suckered into writing game reviews freelance, a couple things happen. First, you play way too many games. Second, you play all those games very quickly. The latter has led me to take on some habits that I find troublesome. I usually try to avoid…
By Phil Owen Published May 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
Blizzard Removed Tychus’ Cigar To Meet Ratings Requirements
We discovered last week that Tychus’ trademark cigar was missing from the open beta version of Heroes of the Storm, and some people were rather upset about it—bro is always chewing on that thing, after all. And Blizzard artist Phill Gonzalez hopped on reddit to explain what the deal with that was. As some had…
By Phil Owen Published May 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
On PC, The Witcher 3 now has more graphics than ever, as CD Projekt RED has just dropped a second patch which increases the quality of textures on high and ultra settings. Also, you can rebind keys now! Patch notes: Rebinding of all keys is now available after switching on the ‘Unlock Bindings’ option in…
By Phil Owen Published May 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
What E3 Exaggerations Are You Most Excited For?
Hi! I’m Phil Owen, and I’ll be your Kotaku guest editor for Memorial Day while everyone else is enjoying the day off with possibly barbecue and maybe also sunshine. But who needs all that when we’re going to have a scintillating day just chock full of internet goodness? To get us started today, I wanna…
By Phil Owen Published May 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Vehicles of Mad Max: Fury Road In Shiny LEGO Form
It seems like Mad Max: Fury Road just hit theaters, but LEGO builder Will has already remade the best vehicles of the movie with LEGO bricks. Must have been a tough challenge to build even these tiny versions. Check them out below (via GallowBoob on r/lego) or in his gallery over here. Witnesssssss! Here’s a…
By Gergo Vas Published May 25, 2015 -
UncategorizedGame Boy XXL Is A Handheld For Giants
Earlier this year, reader Ilhan Ünal got started building his own Game Boy, which he only recently completed. It’s…a little bigger than Nintendo’s original version. Named the Game Boy XXL, Ünal’s handheld is more of a deskheld. It’s running off a Raspberry Pi, with an old 19” computer monitor acting as the screen, and was…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Wii Blamed for Fire
A Colorado man lost his RV and many personal belongings in a blaze that firefighters believe his Nintendo Wii could have started. “This had nothing to do with the wires,” RV owner Trevor Pellegrin to KKTV (via Wii U Daily). “It started in the actual console of the Wii.” “I was coming back from a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2015 - Kotaku East
Evangelion Creator Predicts the Death of Anime
Hideaki Anno, creator Neon Genesis Evangelion, thinks that the Japanese animation industry’s days are numbered. In an interview with Russian news agency RIA Novosti (via EvaGeeks), Anno said the anime industry as we now know it will end in the next five to twenty years. Decline and “death” are unavoidable. Anno calls this only “a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2015 - Kotaku East
How Nintendo Makes Its Games Appear Cheaper in Japan
It looks like Nintendo is doing funny stuff on its official website with price listings to make its games look cheaper. Via Hachima, here is the official Nintendo Japanese site: Okay, so as people are pointing out online in Japan, Nintendo is listing the “tax not included” prices for its games. In Japanese, “tax not…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2015 - Kotaku East
In Japan, a Thousand People Just Lined Up at Starbucks
Yes. That’s right. Starbucks. After not having one for years, Tottori Prefecture finally got its first Starbucks this past Saturday. Across Japan, there are Starbucks all over the freaking place. But Tottori Prefecture was the final frontier for the American coffee chain. There are now Starbucks in every one of Japan’s 47 prefectures. Yay, globalism.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 25, 2015 - Culture
On Post-Apocalyptic Meme Usage
Josh Corpuz is an artist who has worked in the video game business for a few years now, for studios in the US, Japan and Europe. You can see more of Josh’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 24, 2015 -
UncategorizedA Fridge Full Of Jurassic Park Games Is Good eBay
“Refrigerator full of Super Nintendo Jurassic Park games”. That eBay listing title says everything your heart needs to know. Well, almost. The fridge isn’t actually included in the sale. But over 300 video games—mostly copies of Jurassic Park for the Super Nintendo—are. Jurassic Park on the SNES was a masterpiece, combining Zelda-like overworld gameplay with…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 24, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Amazing BioShock Cosplay Doesn’t Need Booker Or Elizabeth
We get it, Booker and Elizabeth are cool characters with neat outfits. But not every cosplay from BioShock Infinite needs to be of the two main characters Take this Motorized Patriot, for example. It’s one of the best examples of BioShock cosplay I’ve ever seen. The outfit’s great, the flags are perfect and the make-up…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 24, 2015 - Uncategorized
Amateur Spider-Man Fails Backflip, Destroys Face
This footage, from a kid’s birthday party in Argentina, shows some guy dressed as Spider-Man attempting a sick backflip to impress the children. Emphasis on attempting Hope he’s OK. On one hand it’s funny, yes, because haha Spider-Man, but on the other, those are tiles he landed on. With his face. Ouch. You can see…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 24, 2015 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Bowser’s Big Interview
Earlier this week Nintendo of America proudly announced that it had hired Mr. Doug Bowser as its new vice president of sales. What I want to know if how he dressed for that interview. I think our readers can help. Or Steve thought our readers could help and I used his suggestion, even though I…
By Mike Fahey Published May 24, 2015 - Culture
The Week In Games: Splat!
It’s that giddy, all-too-rare sort of week where we get to be deliriously excited about a Nintendo console release! I’ve managed to play exactly zero Splatoon over the past several weeks, so I’ll be going into Friday’s release clean, free of any worry over potential connectivity issues that may arise or preconceived notions about which…
By Mike Fahey Published May 24, 2015
