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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
- Culture
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 - Uncategorized
Twitch Users Try Bootlegging Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight, Get Banned
Twitch exists for gaming content. Sure, you can find other stuff on there—music has been gaining more of a presence of late—but it’s still primarily a place to play or watch games. So it’s probably not a surprise to hear that trying to illegally stream a boxing match is considered a big no-no. Yes, even…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 3, 2015 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Bling Side Of The Force: Winners!
Last weekwe challenged our Photoshop-savvy readers to out-bling a Darth Vader helmet covered in gold. We’re going to need more precious metals. While many of this week’s entries took a more modern approach to making sure everybody knows how much money Star Wars characters have, ‘Shop Contest regular uscg_pa took a more…traditional approach? Sure, we’ll…
By Mike Fahey Published May 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedIf Every Game Was A Pokémon Clone
Pokémon’s turn-based battles and exploration have been delighting gamers for nearly two decades, but does the formula work when applied to Halo, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mario and more? According to Hat-Loving Gamer’s excellent mash-up video, it certainly does. Sure Pong might be a little boring while taking turns (Paddle, Block attack!), but the likes of…
By Mike Fahey Published May 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
GamerGate Meetup Evacuated After Bomb Threat [UPDATE]
Attendees at a GamerGate meetup evacuated a bar in Washington, DC last night after police showed up in response to a threat, according to people who were there. Workers at the bar told patrons there was a fire drill, attendees say, but as people left the building, they found police officers standing outside. In various…
By Jason Schreier Published May 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe First Five Unskippable Minutes Of Ys VI: The Ark Of Nap-Something
One of my favorite PlayStation 2-era action role-roleplaying games is now available on Steam. How much Ys nostalgia can I cram into five minutes? I’ll tell you this much—I would have crammed in a whole lot more if it weren’t for those pesky teens and their unskippable opening animated sequence. I could have shown you…
By Mike Fahey Published May 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
In Age of Ultron, The Avengers Do the Thing That Superman Didn’t
As I watched the new Avengers movie on Monday night, I couldn’t stop thinking about Superman. Specifically, I got stuck on the idea that Age of Ultron felt like a much more heroic superhero movie than Superman’s last cinematic outing, Man Of Steel. Spoilers follow for Man of Steel and Avengers: Age of Ultron Man…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 2, 2015
