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The Start of the Next Marvel Universe Is… What the Hell Is Going On?
Marvel Comics is doing Secret Wars again. That means big drama is about to hit for Iron Man, Hulk, the X-Men and the publisher’s other superheroes. Everything will change in significant ways. You might even understand some of it. First, a warning: Secret Wars #1 by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic is not the kind…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
Here’s Lots More Info On Destiny‘s House of Wolves
This afternoon, Bungie shared a bunch of new info on the next expansion for Destiny, a video game about the great galactic battle between talented actors and a terrible script. For starters, the folks behind Destiny gave us a brief description of the new strike that will be included in House of Wolves when it…
By Jason Schreier Published May 6, 2015 -
UncategorizedNo One’s Sure Why Players Are Suddenly Getting Banned In Dark Souls II
Softbans, which traps players in a separate world of cheaters, are on the rise in Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin. It’s not clear why, but players have a theory: a very useful mod. Several Kotaku readers, including many reddit users, have reported being softbanned from the game. This is a problem because…
By Patrick Klepek Published May 6, 2015 -
UncategorizedBrutal Doom Mod Has Some Great Customizable Gore Options
Ah, Brutal Doom. The last place a gore-hungry gamer can go when drowning people in The Sims and exploding opponents’ testicles in Mortal Kombat starts to get old. The famously gratuitous and bloody mod for classic first-person shooter Doom (already an exceedingly gratuitous and bloody game) is in the process of being updated in a…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
Sony has decided to renew its superhero series, Powers, for a second season, so says The Hollywood Reporter The second season will premiere sometime in 2016. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @patrickklepek
By Patrick Klepek Published May 6, 2015 -
UncategorizedWho Invented Let’s Play Videos?
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. Thomas Edison may have invented the lightbulb (it’s up for debate). But who invented the Let’s Play video? It might be a guy known online as “slowbeef.” Thirty-six-year-old Michael “slowbeef” Sawyer may be accidentally responsible, nearly a decade ago, for kicking off the popular and profitable Let’s Play scene,…
By Patrick Klepek Published May 6, 2015 -
UncategorizedCreator Of Original Mobile Snake Is Making A Sequel
Can you teach an old snake new tricks? I hope so. Taneli Armanto, the creator of the original mobile version of Snake (which debuted on a 1997 Nokia handset) is attempting a comeback this month with Snake Rewind, a new and (allegedly) improved next act for the classic puzzle game that’ll release on iOS, Android,…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 6, 2015 -
UncategorizedNevermind Home Headsets, I Want A Virtual Reality Playground
If this ad reel for VR arcade The Void has anything to say about it, thefictional virtual reality playgrounds of the ‘80s are closer to fruition than ever before. Virtual reality while sitting at a desk is nice, and I’m sure plenty of folks will flock to the Oculus Rift when it arrives early next…
By Mike Fahey Published May 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
No, Konami Isn’t Disabling Your Copy Of P.T.
Konami might have cancelled Silent Hills, but contrary to an image floating around, they’re not going to disable your already downloaded version of P.T. I checked my copy of the game, and there’s no apocalyptic countdown timer. Compare this to the image everyone’s been losing their mind over: What happened? It’s linked to when your…
By Patrick Klepek Published May 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
D&D‘s Next Storyline Is All About That Drizzt
Wizards of the Coast is calling the next big global Dungeons & Dragons storyline “Rage of Demons,” but the theme running through D&D tabletop, board and video games later this year is a dark elf wielding a pair of scimitars and his pet panther. One of the most borrowed dark elf names in MMO history,…
By Mike Fahey Published May 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
So What About Wonder Woman?
DC Comics did some big things to Superman and Batman over the weekend. But, once again, it feels like Wonder Woman’s getting the short end of the stick. This past Saturday, The Man of Steel’s relationship to Lois Lane turned decidedly less warm. And the Free Comic Book Day one-shot called Divergence also revealed that…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Oculus Rift Will Go On Sale in 2016
The retail version of the Oculus Rift will be released in the first part of next year, Oculus VR revealed today. According to official site Oculus.com, the retail version “builds on the presence, immersion, and comfort of the Crescent Bay prototype with an improved tracking system that supports both seated and standing experiences, as well…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 6, 2015 - Kotaku East
Please, Look Inside Pikachu’s…Vagina?
Oh god. Surely, the people who made this inflatable Pikachu know? They have to. Warning: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. A few years ago, images surfaced of a Pikachu bouncy house in Japan with the entrance in a rather interesting place. To refresh your memory: Yep. But if you thought that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 6, 2015 -
UncategorizedWho Would’ve Thought The Punisher Could Inspire So Many Puns
Frank Castle might not have super powers, but the folks over at ADHD gave him a very suitable one: The ability of dropping silly puns… non-stop. The puns in Age of Ultron have nothing on this. These are so bad they’ve gone past good and back to bad again. But they all fit The Punisher…
By Gergo Vas Published May 6, 2015 - Kotaku East
It’s Condom Day in Japan, and People Keep Screwing Around
Today is May 6th. Online in Japan, that’s Condom Day. On Twitter, people keep effing around. Glad to see they’re playing it safe! There are numerous unofficial “days” in Japan. For example, there’s Pocky Day. There’s Sushi Day. And yes, Condom Day. None of them are official national holidays. Why is today Condom Day? In…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 6, 2015 - Kotaku East
Found It, My Favorite Studio Ghibli Cosplay
Look. At. That. A Robot from Castle in the Sky walking around the streets of Osaka. With long arms and a thin neck, the robotic proportions don’t exactly lend themselves to cosplay. I’d imagine coming up with a wearable Robot outfit would be harder than, say, a Totoro costume. It’s certainly not a logical choice…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 6, 2015 - Uncategorized
Kojima’s PT Eradicated From PSN; Can’t Even Be Re-Downloaded
The mess at Konami keeps getting messier, and weirder, with the discovery today that PT—a playable teaser for an upcoming Silent Hill game that has since been cancelled—has been completely removed from Sony’s PSN servers, even for people who had downloaded it while it was still available. Normally, when a game, demo, beta, whatever is…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
X-Wing, Crysis Devs Want To Make A New Space Shooter
The creators of STARFIGHTER INC say their game is “a hardcore team-based PvP multiplayer space shooter in the vein of X-Wing vs. Tie-Fighter”. And they should know. One of the co-founders of developer Impeller Studios, David Wessman, worked at Lucasarts’ on the X-Wing series, first as a mission designer, then as gameplay and story lead…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 5, 2015
