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Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: Let’s share: Our Desktops! • Kotaku Gold vs NeoGAF Gold: The Comparison We Had To Make • First Time Classics: The End Of Evangelion -Complete • Shinmai Maou no Testament: Exile’s Ani-TAY Review TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By Mike Fahey Published April 25, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Elder Scrolls Online Runs Pretty Well On Consoles
After a year and change as a PC exclusive, The Elder Scrolls Online is coming to consoles on June 9. Here’s some footage from the console beta showing us what exactly that looks like. Jane Douglas of Outside Xboxtakes her Khajiit sorcerer on a little tour of massively multiplayer Xbox One Tamriel, which looks perfectly…
By Mike Fahey Published April 25, 2015 -
UncategorizedTen Games I Want To Play On The Apple Watch
The first batch of Apple Watches arrive in users hands on Friday, with a whole batch of tiny little gaming apps waiting to be locked and loaded. Let’s see what might be good in micro-gaming. As of this writing I am not sure if my watch will arrive by Friday or not. I ordered within…
By Mike Fahey Published April 25, 2015 -
UncategorizedFinal Fantasy XIV The Fake Fighting Game
Lacking anything better to do until the expansion pack arrives in June, the Final Fantasy XIV dev team transformed one of the game’s biggest boss battles into a fighting game I’d play in a heartbeat. It’s Yda’s fists of fury versus Livia Sas Junius of the Garlean Empire, complete with her custom white Magitek armor.…
By Mike Fahey Published April 25, 2015 - Culture
This Week In The Business: Getting Harder
QUOTE | “Holy fuck, it’s got harder.” – Developer Cliff Harris, who just launched Gratutitous Space Battles 2 on Steam, talking about the big difference between releasing a game in 2013 and releasing a game today Elsewhere in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “The opportunity to create a $1…
By Steve Peterson Published April 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Internet Reacts To The New Joker
Presenting…Jared Leto’s Joker. Probably not what you were expecting, huh? Here’s the full image of theSuicide Squad’stake on the Joker, tweeted earlier today by David Ayer, its director: Though it only shows part of the overall costume, there’s already a ton to analyze here. The forehead tattoo. The grills. The expression. Cynically, it feels like…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 24, 2015 - Esports
Smash Bros Pro Is Getting Sponsored By A Hentai Site
Hentai, for those not in the know, is anime and manga-themed porn. It might not seem like the greatest fit for eSports, but equally strange things have happened If it sounds like a joke, you’re not actually far off. Turns out, it began as one. Smash Bros pro Adam “Coastward” Hermosa explained his strange relationship…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 24, 2015 - Culture
Skyrim Modder Considers Quitting After Steam Controversy
Skyrim modder Chesko didn’t have express permission to use an animation system from another modder in his paid Steam Workshop mod, but he did it anyway. Then he removed it because the other modder got upset. End of story? Hardly. That was just the beginning. Chesko took to Reddit to explain everything that’s happened to…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 24, 2015 -
CultureGTA Cat Goes On Molotov Cocktail Rampage
On today’s Highlight Reel we have cat moped rampages, disappointing brutalities, respectful Bloodborne players 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. Mortal Kombat X- Brutality Glitch – Ryan Rosado…
By Chris Person Published April 24, 2015 - Uncategorized
Gears of War Remaster Coming To Xbox One [UPDATE]
Today, a number of people across the country obtained access to a test build for “Gears of War” on the Xbox One, as shown in the screenshot above. Although we suspected it might be part of an as-of-yet-unannounced Gears collection including a number of games in the series, this may in fact just be a…
By Jason Schreier Published April 24, 2015 -
UncategorizedMeet The ‘Villain’ of Super Smash Bros.
If you follow competitive Melee at all, then you probably know exactly who William “Leffen” Hjelte is. Widely considered to be a “heel” player, Leffen has a reputation for being the bad guy. There’s a reason for that. Leffen likes to shit talk and make fun of his opponents. It’s a stark contrast to other…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 24, 2015 - Uncategorized
Want to watch a ton of new footage from the upcoming Wii U game Xenoblade Chronicles X? Check out this archive of Nintendo’s livestream this afternoon, which includes an eight-minute overview video and then an hour of Treehouse staff playing the game live. (The footage starts at 34:00.)
By Jason Schreier Published April 24, 2015 -
UncategorizedGTA Players Try To Survive The Worst Taxi Drivers Ever
Fun fact: drivers in GTA are kind of awful. Creative players have decided to use GTA’s poor driving AI for amusement, resulting in a special type of mini-game that’s very entertaining to watch. As Indycoone details in this Reddit post, the way the mini-game works is, you have tell the taxi driver to take this…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 24, 2015 -
UncategorizedWorth Reading: Trying To Get Your Parents To Play Games
It’s time for another roundup of the best gaming writing from the past week. One piece of advice: you should probably not try to read these long pieces on your brand-new Apple Watch. Hey, You Should Read These “Love, Dad” by Matt Duhamel There’s a particular reason I find stories like this tough, and it’s…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 24, 2015 - Uncategorized
Frank Miller’s Working on Another Sequel to The Dark Knight Returns
It’s called “The Dark Knight III: The Master Race.” Wonder if Superman gets beat up again? The third part of Miller’s old-Batman trilogy was just announced by co-writer Brian Azzarello at Chicago’s C2E2 convention. Here’s the official word from DC: “THE DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE” is the sequel to Miller’s 1986 classic THE…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 24, 2015 - Uncategorized
Call of Duty: Black Ops III Will Be Out On Nov 6, New-Gen Beta Planned
The next Call of Duty will be out in November. No surprise. November 6. Hey, that’s a Friday? Pre-order (ugh) for a beta that’s… on PS4, Xbox One, PC. No word about old-gen versions. Note the fine print: “Actual platform availability and launch date(s) to be determined. According to a tipster, these pre-order cards will…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 24, 2015 - Uncategorized
Graphic Novel Second Quest Is A Frightening, Zelda-Inspired Fable
The young girl in Second Quest will seem familiar to most video game lovers. Azalea explores ruins, collects artifacts and tries to uncover the mysterious hidden history of her floating fantasy homeland. But, halfway through the story, she throws away the ocarina, boomerang and slingshot she’s found. She needs to save her world but gets…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 24, 2015 -
UncategorizedMario Kart 8’s 200CC Mode Changes Everything
Ever since Nintendo made its surprise announcement that Mario Kart 8 was getting a new high-speed difficulty level, excited fans have had one question: what would it do to Mario Kart? Yes, 200CC speed certainly looked faster. But how much faster was it, exactly? [Insert your favorite Fast and Furious quote about driving really fucking…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 24, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Most Ridiculous Skyrim Mods People Are Trying To Sell On Steam
Since Valve enabled users to charge money for mods on Steam, people have uploaded all sorts of wild things onto the Steam Workshop. Some are serious. Some are jokes. And some are actively taking a jab at Valve for having the ‘gall’ to do something like this. As you might have heard already, not everyone…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 24, 2015
