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The Art Of Drawing JRPG Worlds
Becca Bair is an experienced artist and games developer who is currently working on Vidar, and RPG where…everyone dies. She’s also studied architecture and interior design at university and is classically trained in the art of figure drawing. You can see more of Becca’s work at her personal site To see the larger pics in…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 30, 2015 -
UncategorizedFamous Game Soundtracks Get The Smooth Saxophone They Deserve
Let’s say you’ve got a tiny kid who won’t sleep. Or you’re a grown human who just enjoys smooth saxophone and video games. Those falling into either camp should check out Prescription for Sleep: Game Music Lullabies They’re a series of covers of famous game themes, from Final Fantasy to Metal Gear, only instead of…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 30, 2015 -
UncategorizedWhat A New X-Wing, Tie Fighter Could Look Like
X-Wing Alliance, the last proper space sim set in the Star Wars universe, was released in 1999. The 20th century. The chances of us getting another one are approximately 3722 to 1. But that’s OK! We can always dream. And hope that this indie game actually gets made. This is STAR FORCE. It’s a space…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 30, 2015 -
UncategorizedHere Is A Really Good Bloodborne Fight
Sit back, make yourself comfortable. Grab yourself a nice drink. Whiskey, maybe? And then enjoy five minutes of some of the best that Bloodborne PvP has to offer. Corps Peau Rate brings us a duel where two Bloodborne players go all out in terms of weapons, tactics, moves, and intensity. It’s probably the best Bloodborne…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 30, 2015 -
UncategorizedGoofy Dad Recreates Smash Bros. Taunts, Nails It
Forget the “mom guesses the name of Smash Bros characters” memes. Smash Bros. dads are coming out of the woodwork, and they’re improving Smash Bros. in their own special ways, too. Nick Luciano somehow convinced his dad to do a bunch of the Smash Bros. taunts in real life, and the results are hilarious. He…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 30, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Sims Bug Abducts Men, Makes Them Pregnant
The Sims 4’s first expansion pack launched in late March with a lot of exciting promises. New careers, and corresponding workplaces! Better yet, aliens! If only we knew then what we know now. We might’ve been able to prepare for the extraterrestrial invasion and the sudden spate of unwanted male pregnancies. Shortly after the Get…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 30, 2015 - Uncategorized
We Used Microsoft’s New App To Guess Video Game Characters’ Ages
Microsoft has shared a demo of a new web app that can allegedly guess your age from a single photo. To test it out, we asked it to guess a bunch of video game characters’ ages. Here’s what we found:
Kirk Hamilton & Jason Schreier Published April 30, 2015 - Culture
Months Later, YouPorn’s Pro Gaming Team Looks Kinda Dead
Late last year, gigantic porn site YouPorn announced that they’d acquired a pro DOTA 2 team, and every publication on Earth—probably even Highlights Magazine—gave them a headline. But was it anything more than a marketing ploy? Curious, I decided to look into what’s happened since. Once upon a time Team YP’s plan was to compete…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 30, 2015 - Uncategorized
Magical Snowball Sends League Of Legends Players Flying Across The Map
Man. Is there anything better than an in-game ability so ridiculous people can’t tell if it’s a bug or an intended feature? League of Legends developer Riot added something called “Mark/Dash” to its popular multiplayer game this week. It’s a magical snowball that you can throw at enemies (the “mark”) and then teleport over to…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 30, 2015 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Asks: Double Fine President Tim Schafer [UPDATE: Q&A Over]
Three years ago, Tim Schafer raised over $3 million on Kickstarter, and today he’s finally here to deliver what he promised: a Q&A with Kotaku Also he made some adventure game that came out in full this week. If you’re not familiar with Schafer, you’re probably familiar with the games he’s helped make, which include…
By Jason Schreier Published April 30, 2015 - Uncategorized
Yep, Yet Another Bad Jurassic Park Game
Jurassic World won’t hit theaters until June, but the mobile game is out now. Against my better judgement, given my experience with Mortal Kombat X’s mobile game, I decided to play it. We haven’t had a good Jurassic Park game since…Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis? That was 2003! Operation Genesis had natural appeal, letting players manage…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 30, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Best Pro Wrestling In WWE Right Now Is Women’s Wrestling
On Monday Night Raw a few weeks ago, a loud contingent of pro wrestling fans found a new way to disrespect the women pro wrestlers in the ring. “You suck Cena!” they yelled, even though controversial World Wrestling Entertainment superstar John Cena wasn’t wrestling in the ring. Nikki Bella, the wrestler he dates, was. “You…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 30, 2015 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft is conducting a charity drive to draw in more donations for the Nepal Region Earthquake Drive, the company announced today. The developer of Far Cry 4—a shooter set in a region inspired by Nepal—will match up to $100,00 in donations given to the Canadian Red Cross for disaster relief. You can donate here.
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 30, 2015 - UncategorizedBy Kirk Hamilton Published April 30, 2015
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UncategorizedGTA Player Snipes Invisible Cheater, Gets Revenge
Being invisible won’t save this asshole GTA cheater from getting their head shot off. At first, things seem a little hopeless for player Hairy Hole, who is getting terrorized by an invisible player that is murdering anyone who gets in their way. But Hole decides to fight back, and after getting a sense of where…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 30, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Japanese Cat Game We Can’t Stop Playing
At least 20 times a day, I check in on my virtual cats. I consistently have the impulse to do so, in fact. Neko Atsume, the Japanese cat game a bunch of us at Kotaku are addicted to, calls to me. It speaks to my soul, and I can’t stop playing it. You can see…
By Tina Amini Published April 30, 2015 -
Uncategorized200CC Is So Fast It’s Starting To Break Mario Kart 8 Courses
The above image gives a marvelous view of Mario Kart 8 racetrack Music Park. It’s also a screenshot the player shouldn’t have been able to capture. Normally, busting outside of the normal confines of a level in Mario Kart 8 requires a) some sort of glitch or bug to be present and exploitable, or b)…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 30, 2015 - Uncategorized
DC Comics (Sort of) Admits They Reboot Their Universe Too Damn Much
“Reality cannot survive another crisis,” says a character in the latest issue of Justice League. Dare we hope reboots are a thing of the past for DC Comics? There’s another cosmic editorial event coming to the DC Universe. No, not the Convergence that’s happening now. Another one that they’re calling The Darkseid War. Yes, they…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 30, 2015