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Here Are Some Animated Mountains That Will Read Your Tweets
Twitter is kinda terrible sometimes. It enables people of all types and backgrounds to come together and get really, really angry at each other, and somehow many of us lose hours to the damn thing every day. These talking mountains, though? They brighten the place right up. In short, Mountains of Mouthness is a bunch…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 4, 2015 - Uncategorized
PC Game Delayed In Australia Because…All The Boxes Got Wet
Australia. Land of open spaces, beautiful beaches, dangerous animals and…storms that flood warehouses containing boxed copies of major upcoming video game releases. As Kotaku Australia reports, severe storms in Sydney recently caused flooding in some areas, and one of those areas happened to contain the warehouse where Namco Bandai has their PC copies of Project…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 4, 2015 - Culture
All Hail Hypnoskull
Weston Reid is a concept artist who has worked for companies like CCP and Tripwire. He’s currently helping out at Hi-Rez Studios on Smite. You can see more of Weston’s work at his ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedGTA V + Gravity Gun = Tomfoolery
Grand Theft Auto V, meet Half-Life 2. Half-Life 2, this is Grand Theft Auto V. You two should get along just fine This gravity gun mod for GTA V still needs a little work—it’s a bit twitchy in parts, especially with pedestrians—but what’s there is still pretty impressive. Hopefully it works as well with whales…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedMake Your 3DS Region-Free, The Easy Way
One of the best things about the DS was the fact it was region-free. One of the worst things about the 3DS is the fact it isn’t. Or, at least, it wasn’t A simple workaround has been developed by DS superstar smeathat lets anyone regardless of where they’re at play any 3DS game, regardless of…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 4, 2015 - Uncategorized
Doom’s Creators Wanted To Pay Modders…In 1995
Last month, Valve and Bethesda pissed a lot of people off with plans to charge for mods. One of the reasons both companies gave for the move was so that mod creators could get paid; a novel idea, but not a new one, since id Software had been planning something similar twenty years ago. In…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedIt Doesn’t Take $9,000 Of In-Game Currency To Enjoy Marvel Future Fight
In order to give reviewers an idea of what they can do with crystals in the new Marvel Comics action RPG Future Fight, developer Netmarble provided special builds packed with more than $9,000 worth of in-game currency. Just a tad bit overboard. The highest number of blue crystals, the in-game currency that’s used to enhance…
By Mike Fahey Published May 4, 2015 -
CultureWrecked GTA Cab Turns Into Clown Car Of Infinite Drivers
On today’s Highlight Reel we have Battlefield head shots, Rocket League goals, dudes named Steve, clown cars, demonic dentistry and much more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. Destiny – Destiny…
By Chris Person Published May 4, 2015 - Uncategorized
League Of Legends Is Bringing Back An Old System To Deal With Jerks
When Riot unveiled its tribunal system for League of Legends in 2011, it sounded like one of the most ambitious plans to improve standards in a gaming community a developer had tried. Inviting players to participate in a democratic process to judge their peers seemed groundbreakingly egalitarian. Oftentimes, it was. Then in early 2014—almost exactly…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 4, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Monday Stream Beats Up Goku In Dragon Ball Xenoverse [It’s Over!]
But only because the game won’t let me kiss Goku. Damn these violent games getting in the way of my dreams. We haven’t covered too much of Dragon Ball Xenoverse on Kotaku, so I thought it would be fun to whip the game out and play it for the inaugural Monday stream. Stick around to…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedHow Long Can I Survive Spooky’s House Of Jump Scares? Not Very.
One of my Twitter friends, who shall remain nameless, suggested I play a free early access Steam game called Spooky’s House of Jump Scares. That nameless Twitter friend is obviously trying to kill me. He almost succeeded. I do not do well with jump scares. Where others gasp lightly, perhaps chuckling at the silliness of…
By Mike Fahey Published May 4, 2015 - Uncategorized
Dark Souls 2 fans should be wary of installing the fan-made DS2Fix patch, as players are reporting they’re being softbanned. It’s unclear if the two are linked yet. Softbanning means you can only fight or join up with other people who have been softbanned. We’ve asked Bandai Namco for comment. You can reach the author…
By Patrick Klepek Published May 4, 2015 -
CultureA Strategy Game Where You’re Basically The Power Rangers
Should I care about Chroma Squad? If you’re struck by devastating waves of nostalgia every time you think about Power Rangers, Japanese super sentai series, or, er, Backstreet Boys lyrics, then yes. Definitely yes. What’s it about? It’s a Power Rangers (sans the license) strategy game, but that’s not all it is. See, there’s this…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedHalo Players Spent Five Years Trying To Get Into An Empty Room
This is the most amazing, and also the most ridiculous thing I’ve seen all day. Since the release of Halo: Reach in 2010, hardcore players have been trying to get into a room. Specifically, the Banshee Rooms in the hangar of Long Night of Solace level. They look like this: No, there’s nothing in these…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedHeroes Of The Storm Has Some Great 420 No Scope Moments
Sgt. Hammer is Heroes of the Storm’s version of the classic siege tank unit from StarCraft. Unlike the original piece of Terran artillery, Hammer can fire a giant rocket across the map. This makes for some excellent “skill shot” moments in Blizzard’s up-and-coming MOBA. I put “skill shot” in “scare quotes” because I’m not convinced…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 4, 2015 - Uncategorized
My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week
Any week that includes me sneaking a pro wrestling piece onto the site and Tina telling us about a weird cat game is a good week, but it was cool for other reasons, too. The biggest news? Two cancellations and one sequel announcement. But there was more. GTA V Secret-Hunters Still At It, Now Believe…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedJason’s Mortal Kombat X Fatality Is… Disappointing
It’s okay. He’s still a really cool character who might be a ton of fun to play! Some players have managed to grab a hold of Jason Voorhees before the actual release date—which means we can see how the character works ahead of time. Behold, (one of?) Jason’s fatalities (thanks for uploading it, Yangyugi!) And…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 4, 2015 - Uncategorized
New stream announcement! Starting today, I will be holding a weekly variety stream on Kotaku at 6 PM ET every Monday. For now, you can follow me on Twitch here. Today’s game: Dragon Ball Xenoverse. Let’s geek out about Goku and make the worst original Buu character together, guys. See you soon.
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 4, 2015
