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Beginner’s Tips For Playing League of Legends
League of Legends isn’t a typical game. If you’re interested in playing, you might start to feel overwhelmed by the ridiculous amount of information you’re suddenly expected to have at your fingertips. Don’t panic. Follow these guidelines as you begin your long and exciting journey to level 30 (and beyond!) in League of Legends and…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 8, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Witcher 3 Lets You Have Sex On A Unicorn
Yes, you read that right. A unicorn. Not one that’s alive, mind. A stuffed unicorn! But still: a unicorn. NSFW warning. The GIF above comes from the latest “Clueless Gamer” segment on Conan. I won’t bullshit you: Conan mostly spends his time making childish bad jokes about boning all the women he comes across in…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Thinks They’ll Dominate The Garbage Mobile Gaming Market
This week in Japan, Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata made some lofty promises about the company’s plan to make mobile games. “We will strive to expand this business into global markets at a steady pace so that eventually we will entertain hundreds of millions of people all around the world,” he said. “We are aiming to…
By Jason Schreier Published May 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
Custom Nintendo 64 Is A Fantastic Tribute To Ocarina of Time
Belgian artist Vadu Amka completely covered a Nintendo 64 with a rock and moss motif to transform the console into an artifact from Hyrule. He’s modded N64s before, but the painting and the attention to detail on this one is just so realistic, this could be his best looking one yet. The ancestral gems being…
By Gergo Vas Published May 8, 2015 - Kotaku East
One-Ton Bomb from WWII Temporarily Closing Osaka’s Geek Street
Today, anime retailer Animate sent out an unusual tweet: Its shop in Osaka’s Nipponbashi neighborhood will be closed for several hours tomorrow. The reason? A one-ton bomb. This past March, construction workers discovered the one-ton bomb in Nipponbashi, Osaka’s geek district also known as “Den-Den Town.” According to NHK, the bomb was American-made and dates…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 8, 2015 - Kotaku East
Why So Many Movies in Japan Are Based on Manga and Anime
Surely, you’ve noticed? Recently, in Japan, there’s a glut of movies based on manga and anime. There must be a reason for this. There most certainly is. It is a rather simple and somewhat obvious reason. But here, let Beat Takeshi tell it. Beat Takeshi, of course, is a famed comedian, actor, and filmmaker—among many…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 8, 2015 - Kotaku East
Xenoblade Chronicles X is Pure Scenery Porn
Xenoblade Chronicles X may be on a system far less graphically powerful than the PS4 or Xbox One, but that doesn’t stop it from having some of the most beautiful alien scenery I’ve seen in a game. At this point, I’ve been playing Xenoblade Chronicles X for around 20 hours. And in that time, I’ve…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published May 8, 2015 -
Kotaku EastYoshimitsu Goes Full Tentacle Monster for Tekken 7
It shouldn’t really be a surprise that Yoshimitsu is in Tekken 7. What is a surprise is how he looks. The characters appearance does change from game to game. Let’s have a look back at some different Yoshimitsu incarnations from over the years: And now… Here’s another screenshot via Famitsu: Below, you can watch the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 8, 2015 - Culture
Stormtroopers Have No Idea What They’re Doing
Dude second-from-left is just “haha what is going on”. This piece is by Martin Parker, who is a freelance artist based in the UK. You can see more of Martin’s work at his personal siteand ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Nightly Show Is Wrong About Final Fantasy
On the May 5 episode of the Nightly Show, there was a gag where a phony set of terms and conditions for agreeing to watch the program were flashed on-screen. If you saw it live you’d have only seen it race flash by, but pausing reveals a politically-charged throwdown. For anyone who can’t read the…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2015 -
CultureDeer Astronaut
Deer astronaut. Deer astronaut deer astronaut deer astronaut deer astronaut deer astronaut deer astronaut deer astronaut.* Deer astronaut deer astronaut deer astronaut.** *Steam user Tomas made a goddamn fucking deer astronaut for use in endlessly popular construction game Space Engineers. Look at that. LOOK AT THAT. (Update: Turns out, the deer astronaut was actually created…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 7, 2015 - Reviews
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood: The Kotaku Review
Wolfenstein: The New Order showed you could take an old style of game and make it feel new. Its new expansion, The Old Blood, simply feels old. I loved last fall’s The New Order. A lot of people did. It was a seemingly old-fashioned type of shooter that ended up being one of the surprise…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2015 - Uncategorized
Beautiful Nintendo Games That Deserve To Actually Exist
It’s May, which means it’s time for Japanese game store Meteor to hold its annual Famicase exhibition, an event where artists from all over the world come together to design fake Nintendo games. (Top design by Matthew Kenyon) One day, I’ll actually make the trip and see them in the flesh (there’s a cool little…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 7, 2015 -
UncategorizedSick Burn, Goat Simulator
Today, the latest expansion for Goat Simulator releases on Steam. It’s a survival game with zombies in it…that totally makes fun of other stereotypical zombie games on Steam. Yeah, it’s kind of having its cake and eating it too. I forgive it, though, because it’s still getting some good chuckles out of me. If you…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 7, 2015 - Uncategorized
Get a Taste of the Big Changes Coming to DC Comics for Free, Right Now
We know some of the big changes coming for Superman and Batman. But there’s a lot more for the DC Universe than just those two superheroes. It’s all changing next month and now you can get a sense of what that will look like, without paying a cent. This week marks the second month of…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 7, 2015
