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Nintendo Admits They Screwed Up Amiibo, Promises To Do Better
It’s no big secret that Nintendo has totally bungled the way they handle Amiibos, their line of plastic figurines based on iconic characters like Mario and Peach. Today, Nintendo’s finally admitting there’s a problem—and they’re vowing to do better. Ever since Amiibo first launched last year, customers have run into supply shortages and intense scalping…
By Jason Schreier Published May 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedAn Infuriating Way To Lose In Mario Kart 8
The finish line is just a few feet away. You can practically reach out and touch it—feel the sturdy grasp of victory in your own two hands. And then you collide with a giant, immovable piece of metal. Ouch. This clip by YouTuber redjarman was uploaded on Saturday. But I’m glad I only ended up…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedDying Light Is Even More Formidable With Mods
Many found Dying Light surprisingly, refreshingly difficult when it first came out. But time can make even the grossest of zombies appear woefully pedestrian. Mods to the rescue! A mod for Dying Light known as “I Am Legion” (via PC Gamer) increases the challenge factor in this already challenging game in a number of ways…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe First Five Minutes Of My Favorite Star Wars Game
No Jedi. No lightsabers. Just four hardcore Republic Commando clone bros with a long row to hoe. What makes a good Star Wars game? Judging from Luke Plunkett’s declaration of the best video game from the franchise and my own personal pick, the first step is getting rid of the space wizards altogether. Just toss…
By Mike Fahey Published May 4, 2015 - Uncategorized
What It’s Like To Crunch On A Video Game
It’s hard to understand what really goes into game development until you’ve heard the stories firsthand. For a long time now we’ve been covering the cruel world of video game developer layoff cycles, but there’s another element of game development that has become a horrifying standard: crunch time. Often, while approaching a milestone goal or…
By Jason Schreier Published May 4, 2015 - Uncategorized
Bruce Wayne Is No Longer Batman. Someone Else Is.
This isn’t the billionaire who saw his parents gunned down in front of him. Nope, it’s not Dick Grayson either. This weekend, DC flipped the switch on some rather ballsy status quo shifts for its biggest superheroes in a one-shot called Divergence. One of them involved Superman and Lois Lane, the woman who in previous…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 4, 2015 - Uncategorized
Let’s Hope the Warcraft Movie Looks as Good as This Cosplay
That is, at least this good. Korean cosplay collective Spiral Cats is back with another dazzling costume. The Korean Battle.net site (via tipster Sang) recently published these Grommashcosplay photos. Spiral Cats first showed off the cosplay at the World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor launch in South Korea last fall. Amazing quality! Fingers gently crossed…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 4, 2015 - Kotaku East
Old PlayStations Make Great Clocks
The original PlayStation isn’t only a fantastic console. It also makes a wonderful clock. Twitter user Rurue0111 created this do-it-yourself time keeper. It lights up when you press the power button. And when it’s bright, the console clock looks like this: [Photo: Rurue0111] Here, you can see it in action. How cool is that? It’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedFloyd Mayweather’s Win Is Just As Disappointing In Punch-Out!
Floyd Mayweather—who is a coward—nevertheless won his big fight on the weekend. If you missed it, and need to be up to speed for workplace/lunchroom discussions on Monday morning, this recreation by Noober Goober Gaming of the match in Punch-Out! pretty much nails it.
By Luke Plunkett Published May 4, 2015 - UncategorizedBy Luke Plunkett Published May 3, 2015
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Remember, Stick ‘Em With The Pointy End
Based in San Francisco, KJ Yu is Studio Art Director at Concept Art House, a team that specialises in all kinds of art for the video game business. CAH has worked on games for companies like Blizzard, Electronic Arts, Epic, Riot and Wizards of the Coast. You can see more of Yu’s work at his…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 3, 2015 -
UncategorizedGTA Recreated Perfectly In Real Life
Recreating Grand Theft Auto V would have been too easy. Here, some mad fans use a drone (!) and some very skilled choreography to recreate the top-down Grand Theft Auto 2 instead. And it’s awesome Hats off to the actors and drivers, but I hope everyone bought the drone pilot a drink when it was…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 3, 2015 - Uncategorized
Twitter Cancels Good Times, Removes Playable Games From Tweets
Last week, something very cool happened: the Internet Archive devised a way for people to play classic DOS games inside an actual tweet. Hope you got your fun in on Friday, though, because Twitter have since pulled the plug. The change took place over the weekend. Visit any of the tweets, like mine here, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 3, 2015 - Culture
The Week In Games: More Wolfenstein And Gravy
Beloved by several prominent and sexy Kotaku editors, Wolfenstein: The New Order gets a standalone prequel this week. Everything else is just gravy. Shin Megami Tensei Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker? Gravy. Syberia II for PS3? Gravy. Cosmophony? Gravy. You know what I love almost as much as more Wolfenstein? Gravy. Tuesday, May 5 Shin…
By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2015 -
UncategorizedLike Twitch Plays Pokémon, Only With More Confused Naked People
Omegle is a random web chat service often used to find partners for cybersex encounters. GoodguyGastly is using it to help him defeat the Elite Four in Pokémon Omega Ruby. He’s a very brave man. Unlike Twitch PlaysPokémon, in which random chatters offered up command inputs that were parsed and communicated to the various installments…
By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2015 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Force Awakens Stuff
Disney has announcedthat September 4 is the day all the toys and merchandise for Star Wars: The Force Awakens will hit store shelves. Accompanying the announcement was a blank box with easy to mimic placeholder fonts. IT’S A TRAP! I know we did a Star Wars ‘shop contest last week, but some opportunities are too…
By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2015 - Uncategorized
New Avengers Team Teases Big Changes in the Marvel Universe’s Future
Marvel’s premier super-team might need some crowdfunding soon. Spoilers follow for Marvel’s Free Comic Book Day one-shot. Secret Wars—the big event that’s going to change the Marvel Universe—doesn’t start until this coming Wednesday. But this year’s Free Comic Book Day saw the release of a comic that offers a few hints about things that are…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 3, 2015 - Uncategorized
Batgirl Makes Her Playable Debut As Arkham Knight DLC
Well, my interest level in Batman: Arkham Knight just skyrocketed. Fresh details on the DLC coming in the game’s season pass reveal Batgirl’s Arkham game debut. While Rocksteady’s Arkham trilogy comes to a close with the release of Arkham Knight in June, the developer has a packed schedule of side stories and additional content to…
By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2015 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Dark Spirit Has Invaded
Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published May 2. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published April 27. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2015
