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UncategorizedOkay, Maybe The Gameplay Isn’t My Favorite Feature Of Smite
Thelatest patch for action MOBA Smite dropped today, adding achievements, a brand new god, a revamped store interface and all sorts of item and god balance tweaks. Great! I’ll just watch this menu animation for the two dozenth time then. As much as I enjoy playing the free-to-play PC (and soon Xbox One) game, there…
By Mike Fahey Published April 28, 2015 -
EsportsLeague Of Legends Gets Skins Modeled After Championship Players
In case winning $1 million wasn’t enough to properly reward Korean League of Legends team Samsung Galaxy White for their victory at the 2014 World Championship, Riot has come up with another way to keep the players’ glory days going a bit longer. A lot longer, actually. The snazzy “Samsung White Championship Skins” that were…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 28, 2015 - Culture
Classic Star Wars spaceship shooters X-Wing and TIE Fighter are now available on Steam. Revered as two of the best Star Wars games of all time, they’re joined by X-Wing Alliance and X-Wing vs TIE Fighter in Valve’s voluminous game hangar. Grab a joystick and blast some imperial/rebel/womp rat scum.
By Nathan Grayson Published April 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Who Do You Want to Draw The Next Dark Knight Batman Story?
The legendary comics artist who drew The Dark Knight Returns won’t be handling the art chores for its upcoming follow-up. So who should? Part of the reason Frank Miller became an iconic superhero comics creator was the strength of his artistic chops on Daredevil and The Dark Knight Returns. But, over the past two decades,…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedStan Lee Teaches The Art Of The Cameo
While some of us aren’t too keen on seeing comic book legend Stan Lee’s name in front of things, there’s something about the idea of a Stan Lee Cameo School that just makes sense. In this Audi-sponsored short, directed and co-starring incredibly lucky comic book fan Kevin Smith, we see Stan the Man in his…
By Mike Fahey Published April 28, 2015 -
CultureThe First Big Killing Floor 2 Mod Is… Pepsi Man
This is certainly one way to break in a game’s modding tools. Once upon a time, there was a superhero named Pepsiman. He appeared in a Japanese video game and a number of commercials. It was all very… odd. So of course, everybody fell in love with him. Now, thanks to the soaring creative spirit…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Reminder: You Have One Day to Get PT Before It Disappears Forever
The Silent Hills game that Hideo Kojima and Guillermo Del Toro were working on won’t be happening. And, come tomorrow, Konami’s pulling PT—the super-scary demo used to hype the game—from the Playstation Store. So, if you want to experience the only playable slice of Silent Hills ever released, you better grab it soon. In the…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Destiny/Game of Thrones Coincidence Or Easter Egg?
On one hand, there are so only so many ways you can design a window. On the other hand, what’re the chances that Peter Dinklage’s character in Game of Thrones would be sitting next to something that looks so much like Peter Dinklage’s character in Destiny? (via Reddit) We made this gif to illustrate: You…
By Jason Schreier Published April 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedD4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die, the Xbox One exclusive from Deadly Premonition designer Swery65, is coming to PC. The developer confirmed the port to a fan today. D4 was a weird, weird game. It’s not quite the classic Deadly Premonition was, but it’s absolutely worth checking out whenever it shows up on PC. Of course,…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 28, 2015 -
CultureBeating A Boss With Your Back Turned, And Other Video Game Exploits
I just bought this self-help book. It’s called “So your readers are all cheaters.” But, hey, I’ve been a video game exploiter before, too. So here are some shining examples of the exploit stories you all sent in, with minor edits for readability. Trapping Your Enemies (via Mike Fahey) Back when I was first playing…
By Tina Amini Published April 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedDota 2 Is Getting Faster
Valve finally got around to releasing its anticipated 6.84 patch notes for Dota 2 last night, meaning that there are some big changes coming to the popular MOBA this week. The updates are characteristically extensive. And insane. There are too many buffs, nerfs, tweaks, and reworks in 6.84 to list them all here. But let…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedSquare Addresses The Top XV Criticisms Of Final Fantasy XV
As it turns out, Final Fantasy fans have OPINIONS. And Final Fantasy XV director Hajime Tabata is listening very closely to those opinions. In a presentation last night that was chock full of interesting details about the upcoming fifteenth Final Fantasy game (for Xbox One and PS4; no release date yet), Tabata and Square Enix…
By Jason Schreier Published April 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedMega Man‘s Spiritual Successor Arrives September 15
The Kickstarter-funded Mega Man-style from series creator Keiji Inafune, Mighty No. 9, has a release date. Deep Silver will publish a physical version of the game, as well. Mighty No. 9 raised nearly $4 million in 2013, well over the project’s original $900,000 goal. Inafune spent most of his career at Capcom before forming his…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedFunny Glitch Turns Bloodborne Into Old School GTA
It’s probably not easy to play Bloodborne this way, but dang, it looks pretty cool. YouTube user PaiNz ran into a weird glitch where the camera was stuck in a top-down view, turning the third-person action game into something more akin to a old twin stick shooter. PainZ actually compares it to old Grand Theft…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: 7 Classic Video Games that need a remake! • Otome Novice – part 1: Shackin’ up with the Shinsengumi • Unboxing: OMEGA QUINTET LE • The Superb SHMUP Jamestown+ TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By Mike Fahey Published April 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedWhat The Hell Is Going On In The First Five Minutes Of InsanZ?
The screenshots for “retro-survival-horror” InsanZ show off creepy creatures and awesome weapons. In the first five minutes I got toilets, cake-headed skeletons and really cheap deaths. It’s got that “psychological horror” tag, so it has permission to be batshit insane. Still, I went in eager for this: Instead I wandered maroon corridors with my head…
By Mike Fahey Published April 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedCookie Monster Destroys Everything In Sesame Street Avengers
Thor’s Hammer, Captain America’s shield… they’re all gone. Cookie Monster ate them. Sesame Street created something beyond control: a Cookie Monster Hulk hybrid for their Avengers parody. The clip is about the vegetable-looking “Aveggies” and a super villain who wants to destroy healthy food. But they just can’t do anything about the unstoppable power of…
By Gergo Vas Published April 28, 2015 - Kotaku East
The Final Fantasy XV Demo Reveals Cultural Differences
Square Enix released the Final Fantasy XV demo worldwide. People in different countries think, well, differently! Gamers are no exception. And the reaction to Episode Duscae is proof positive of that. Square Enix has asurveyfor players to give feedback on the demo. In the most recentFinal Fantasy XV Active Time Report, FFXV director Hajime Tabata…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 28, 2015 - Kotaku East
Dragon Ball Is Getting Its First New TV Anime in 18 Years
It’s called Dragon Ball Super. And it’s the first new, original Dragon Ball television anime in nearly two decades. The last Dragon Ball TV anime, Dragon Ball GT, aired from 1996 to 1997. Yahoo News (via tipster Pyke) and Famitsu report that Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama will be handling the new anime’s story. The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 28, 2015