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Force Awakens Actor Roamed Star Wars Con Disguised As Clone Trooper
Cosplay can be pretty useful, especially if you use it as misdirection. And that’s exactly what John Boyega, star of the upcoming Star Wars movie, did at a convention recently. As The Daily Dot writes, Boyega was at the Star Wars Celebration last weekend…as a Clone Trooper. Nobody noticed! That was the point, of course.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 21, 2015 - Uncategorized
The First Sci-Fi MMO Just Got Its Biggest Update In Years
A new starting area, tweaked visuals, sweeping profession balance changes—today the fourteen-year-old Anarchy Online received the biggest update its seen in ages, as well as the first $15 from me since I stopped playing in 2005. I didn’t just play Funcom’s Anarchy Online, I was in love with it. While its rocky 2001 launch turned…
By Mike Fahey Published April 21, 2015 -
UncategorizedNintendo, And Other Banned Words You Can’t Use In Grand Theft Auto
Oh god. I had the most embarrassing thing happen last night during a game of GTA. Let me explain. Right now there’s a list floating around of banned words in GTA V—that is, words that Rockstar does not allow you to use for one reason or another. Here is the list in its entirety, courtesy…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 21, 2015 -
UncategorizedHeroes Of The Storm Team Facepalms In Unison
Sometimes you feel like you’re so friggin’ close to securing a kill in a game like Heroes of the Storm that you start to act a little…reckless. Other times, you’re not actually that close to the kill at all; you just think you are. These are also known as the most embarrassing MOBA moments imaginable.…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 21, 2015 - Culture
Steam isn’t free anymore. If you’ve been living under a rock (or in a cramped car, like I have for the past few days), you’ll be interested to know that Valve is now walling off certain Steam features until you’ve spent at least $5 in the store. The reason? To curve spamming and scamming. Read…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 21, 2015 -
CultureThe Robots Are Now Coming For Our Pokémon World Records
Right now, there’s a bot on Twitch playing through Pokémon Red. Its goal? To try to beat the current human world record for playing through Pokémon Red as fast as possible, without the use of any glitches. That record is currently held by Pokémon player Exarion, who has sped through Red in 1 hour and…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 21, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Brilliant Star Wars Galaxies Idea That Didn’t Happen
In 2003, way before anyone could even imagine a Star Wars-Disney union, thousands of eager padawans signed up for an online game called Star Wars Galaxies. Today, Galaxies is no more, rendered obsolete by a glut of other massively multiplayer RPGs including BioWare’s recent Star Wars: The Old Republic. But back then the SOE-developed game…
By Jason Schreier Published April 21, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Meanest Blue Shell Trick In Mario Kart
It took me a minute to realize what the Twitch streamer and frighteningly good Mario Kart 8 player xLunairex was doing with his banana peel. But once I did, I was very impressed. See for yourself: via Reddit You might have to watch it more than once if you’ve let your Mario Kart 8 skills…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 21, 2015 - Uncategorized
We’re Getting A 3D Adventure Time Game
We’re getting another Adventure Time game, coming to basically every platform imaginable in the fall. It’s set in a three-dimensional Land of Ooo—including Candy and Fire Kingdoms, Wizard City, and Castle Lemongrab—where Finn and Jake embark on an investigation initiated by their parents. It’s an adventure game, so it’ll mostly include a lot of wandering…
By Tina Amini Published April 21, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Lies Adults Used To Tell Me About Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat was the reason I’d beg my parents to drop me off at the arcade, and for good reason: my local hangouts were granted access to early versions of the bloody fighting game. What I remember most from that era was knowing I’d get to play the newest version of Mortal Kombat before anyone…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 21, 2015 -
UncategorizedA Look At What Alan Wake 2 Could’ve Been
Fans of the original Alan Wake have long wondered why their hunger for creeptacular suspense-filled third-person action game goodness hasn’t been fed with a sequel. This week, they got more of a proper answer. And a new hope. Polygon published a meaty article yesterday about the undoing and potential redoing of Alan Wake 2, as…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 21, 2015 - Uncategorized
Check Out This Treasure Trove Of Japanese Game Interviews
Shmuplations might sound like a website designed solely for hardcore shoot ‘em up fans, but it’s actually an incredible repository of old, translated interviews with Japanese game designers. The publication has been raising money on Patreon for a little while now, and we’re finally seeing it pay off with a series of insightful and candid…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 21, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: Inefficiency in Games • Backlog Update: Batman & Robin (Genesis) Complete! Next Game Is… • Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3 Review TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published April 21, 2015 -
UncategorizedHow to Unlock Mortal Kombat X‘s Secret Fight
The old-school versions of Mortal Kombat were filled with hidden characters, features and in-jokes. You’d only ever see them if you fulfilled certain requirements. The new one has stuff like that, too, but they can be a bit more elusive. Here’s how to trigger a secret showdown in Mortal Kombat X As documented in the…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 21, 2015 -
UncategorizedTragedy Strikes In The First Five Minutes Of Westerado
Of course tragedy strikes in the early moments of Ostrich Banditos’ homage to Spaghetti Westerns. You don’t start off a gritty tale of revenge with the best birthday party ever. Originally released as an Adult Swim browser game back in 2013, Westerado was far too good of a game to be embedded in a website.…
By Mike Fahey Published April 21, 2015 -
UncategorizedNow That’s A Large USB Drive
Large in physical size, not in storage capacity. Computer enthusiast Christopher Parish modified a vintage “DEC RL02” drive—as big as a decent PC case—from the 70s so it can connect to modern PCs via USB. Technically this might be the largest and the heaviest USB storage device in the world. That removable platter in the…
By Gergo Vas Published April 21, 2015 - Uncategorized
Men Arrested for Alleged Robbery with PlayStation Light Gun
Two men were arrested this past Sunday for allegedly robbing a young woman in Itanhaém, Brazil. The crime was supposedly committed at gunpoint. Rather, light-gun point. That same night, the men has also allegedly robbed a young man in the same area, stealing his cell phone. According to Brazilian site G1 (via reader and G1…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 21, 2015 -
Kotaku EastHands-on with the Dissidia: Final Fantasy Arcade Game
This past weekend in Tokyo, Square Enix did their first location test of the upcoming Dissidia: Final Fantasy arcade—and Kotaku was on hand to try it out. To begin with, let’s look at the arcade cabinet itself. The game has what appears to be two joysticks. However, they aren’t joysticks as they are stationary and…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published April 21, 2015 -
Kotaku EastHey, JRPG fans! Compile Heart just announced Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force. This PS4 exclusive is another collaboration between artist Yoshitaka Amano of Final Fantasy fame, composer Nobuo Uematsu also of Final Fantasy fame, and writer Toshiki Inoue, who has written a bunch of TV anime and tokusatsu shows. No word on a Western…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 21, 2015 - Kotaku East
Fancy Taco Bell Just Opened in Tokyo
After a long absence, Taco Bell has returned to Tokyo. Today, a rather chic Taco Bell began serving customers. The Japan Times reports that the chain left Japan in the late 1980s, but remained on U.S. military bases. The newly opened restaurant has some Japan-only dishes. This is a look at the menu, via website…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 21, 2015