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UncategorizedThe GTA Ghost That Became An Obsession
I don’t remember how I came across the clip. Maybe someone sent it to me. Maybe I had opened it earlier in the day, while looking for something else. It was just… there, in the middle of a sea of other browser tabs. “GHOST CAUGHT IN GTA,” the title promised. Of course I watched it.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 14, 2015 -
UncategorizedSquirrel Girl Versus WonderCon 2015? No Contest.
What happens when Marvel’s most powerful hero takes on Anaheim’s annual comic book convention? That’s a silly question. FromD Piddy, that guy who is Deadpool all the time, comes the thrilling tail of cosplayer Zerggiee’s trip to WonderCon in the guise of Squirrel Girl, champion of all that is wholesome and nutty. The ensuing carnage…
By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe New Mortal Kombat Is Fun, Y’all
I’ve been playing Mortal Kombat X since late last night and I don’t want to stop. Honestly, I’m a little annoyed that I have to stop playing NetherRealm’s newest installment of the long-lived martial-arts series to actually write about it. Whether it’s been in the snarkily self-aware Story Mode or playing against another human online,…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 14, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today’s Destiny Patch Fixes Raids, Adds More Vault Space
This afternoon, Bungie released a new patch for Destiny, a video game in which players must travel the galaxy fighting against powerful adversaries like the Fallen, the Vex, and Bungie. In addition to expanding the vault (as seen above) and fixing a bunch of crippling raid bugs like the mysterious vanishing Crota sword, this new…
By Jason Schreier Published April 14, 2015 -
UncategorizedAlmost All of Mortal Kombat X‘s Gory Fatalities in One Place
You want to see, like, 95% of the blood-gushing finishing moves from Mortal Kombat X? Here you go. YouTuber theRadBradhas uploaded a video that features almost all of MKX’s Fatalities, with the exception, he says, of the ones performed by unlockable character Shinnok. Players get him at the end of Story Mode. (It’s not clear…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 14, 2015 - Uncategorized
The First Five Urine-Soaked Minutes Of Domestic Dog Simulator
Piss on everything. If that doesn’t work, there’s always plan number two. From Surreal Distractions, markers of surreal distractions, comes a game about being a random dog-like creature with a nose for trouble and a bladder-full of justice. Or urine. It’s probably urine, though one of my dogs was peeing black liquid, which brings its…
By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2015 - Uncategorized
Google vs The Pony Express
The latest Google Doodle video game celebrates the 155th anniversary of the Pony Express. You ride across America, collecting letters. To play, click the Google logo at google.com. It’ll take you about a minute. More back-story about the Pony Express and the five developers who made the game here
By Stephen Totilo Published April 14, 2015 - Uncategorized
’90s Video Game Ads Were All That And A Bag Of Chips
From fish-eye lenses to Big Dog-style one-liners, 1990s video game ads had it all. And by “had it all” I mean “were absolutely ridiculous and almost hurt to look back on today.” This gallery of ‘90s ads, put together by Flickr user jonathantaylorthomasfan and passed along to us by a couple of anonymous tipsters last…
By Jason Schreier Published April 14, 2015 - Culture
Someone Beat Pillars of Eternity In Under 40 Minutes
Thanks to a combination of glitches, sequence breaking, and some seriously skilled clicking, speedrunner Jiseed has turned Obsidian’s epic new RPG into a 40-minute cakewalk. In this speedrun, which appears to be the current world record for Pillars of Eternity, Jiseed takes advantage of a few different game-breaking glitches to bypass chunks of the game…
By Jason Schreier Published April 14, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: The Ani-TAY Super-size Review: The Devil is a Part-Timer! • Grex’s Persona Q Review • Aldnoah.Zero 2: The Ani-TAY Review • Backlog Update: The Last Story Complete! Also, Pick My Next Game! TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published April 14, 2015 - Uncategorized
You Can Build Ships In World of Warcraft‘s Next Patch
In Warlords of Draenor’s first content patch, we only got a few Garrison tweaks and a selfie camera. But the second one is going to be huge: There’s a new raid, a new outdoor zone, dungeons are getting a harder difficulty setting, and there’s a new Garrison feature—the Shipyard! Tanaan Jungle, the currently unfinished level…
By Gergo Vas Published April 14, 2015 - Uncategorized
Mortal Kombat X‘s Streaming Steam Install Has Fans Angry And Confused
Since last night PC fighting game fans have been able to download the first three gigs of Mortal Kombat X on Steam — and that’s all. Understandable frustration follows. Mortal Kombat X is testing out a new sort of install system on Steam, in which a smaller initial download is offered to get players into…
By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2015 - Kotaku East
Aldnoah.Zero Is About Personal Failings as Much as Giant Robots
The first season of Aldnoah.Zero took the mecha anime formula of Gundam and turned it on its head—giving the super powerful mecha to the villains and leaving the heroes with vastly inferior mecha. The second season continues using this inverted formula but also focuses on one man’s tragic fall from grace. [This review contains massive…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published April 14, 2015 -
Kotaku EastNow This Is Hardcore Photography
You might think you are into photography. You probably have a camera—maybe two. You go to cons and you take photos of cosplayers . But you are not hardcore. Not like this guy. At the Nipponbashi Street Festa earlier this spring in Osaka, one photographer caught people’s attention with his gear set-up. It’s like a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2015 -
Kotaku EastHere’s Your Complete Theatrhythm: Dragon Quest Song List
We’ve already been able to rock out to two Theatrhythm games full of Final Fantasy tunes , so now it’s time to have one focusing on Square Enix’s other JRPG giant, Dragon Quest—complete with 65 tunes to show off. [*Note: Whenever possible I have linked to the original version of a given song. If that…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published April 14, 2015 -
Kotaku EastFirst Look at Star Ocean 5
There’s a Star Ocean 5? Yes. Yes, there is. The newly announced game is headed for the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation 4 Titled Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness, the game is the fifth instalment in the main series and is being developed by Tri-Ace, the studio that originally launched Star Ocean in 1996 on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2015 - Kotaku East
The Up All Night Stream Plays One Piece Pirate Warriors 3 [Stream Over]
Well, would you look at that! It’s once again time for Luffy and the crew to lay waste to thousands of pirates and marines as they sail the seven seas looking for adventure and treasure—only this time on the PlayStation 4. Update: The stream is now complete, but you can check it out in its…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published April 14, 2015