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UncategorizedThe Time Cobra Commander Guest-Starred On Transformers
A couple days ago the folks at the Transformers Collectors Club teamed up with Seibertron.com to reveal their upcoming G.I. Joe crossover set featuring a character called ”Old Snake.” He’s an actual character from an actual Transformers cartoon. A very silly Transformers cartoon. While the third season episode “Only Human” never specifically refers to him…
By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedPokémon’s Newest Legendary Doesn’t Seem As Cool Anymore
For over a year now, anticipation around a legendary Pokémon called Hoopa grew exponentially—people found out about the monster via a leak in 2013, and the only way to attain it was to hack the game. Its taboo nature, plus its cool design made generating hype for Hoopa really easy. And then The Pokémon Company…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedMy Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week
Every so often we wind up with a lot of staffers on vacation or out for illness or whatever. Short-staffed as we’ve been this month, we’ve still managed to run some pretty cool stories. My five favorites from last week: 10 Ways To Make Your Favorite Games Feel New Again | A fun, light one…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedThat Halo PC Shooter Doesn’t Look Terrible
When you first heard the words “free to play” and “Halo 3 engine”, you might have dismissed that weird Russia-only Halo shooter for the PC. You might also have been a little too hasty. Despite attempts by Microsoft to shut down outsider access to the game’s beta, folks in the English-speaking world have been playing…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2015 - Uncategorized
New Dark Souls 2 Update Is For Folks Who Thought Dark Souls 2 Was Easy
Dark Souls fans looking for a new challenge will be very happy with Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin. I took a short break from the Souls world after marathoning through Bloodborne, but Bandai Namco smartly timed its Dark Souls 2 remix to Bloodborne’s release. The moment credits were rolling on Axiom Verge,…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedI Can’t Believe It–One Of My Favorite Final Fantasy Games Is An MMO
I used to hate the idea of a massively-multiplayer Final Fantasy game. Then I finished the main story for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, and it’s become one of my favorite entries in the series. I remember sitting in the audience of the Sony E3 press conference where Final Fantasy XIV was announced—the swell…
By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedDestiny’s House of Wolves Comes Out May 19 [UPDATE: Trailer’s Up]
House of Wolves, the second expansion for Destiny, will be out in just over a month, publisher Activision announced today. We’ll be grinding again on May 19. Activision sent out a media blast this morning with a new trailer for House of Wolves, but it’s currently private. They say they sent the news early by…
By Jason Schreier Published April 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedGTA V PC Will Let You Make Your Own Films
Need another reason to get the PC version of GTA V, which you probably already own on console? The robust video editor coming with it might be reason enough. The trimming and sharing features shown in the new trailer for GTA V’s PC version look commensurate with the features in a lot of other video…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 13, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: When “Awesome” Games Aren’t Enough Anymore • Insert Songs and Anime • Nana: The Ani-TAY Review • Samurai Warriors: The Ani-TAY Review • Indie HYPE: I Am Bread TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published April 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe First Five Lizard Wizarding Minutes Of Son Of Nor
In the beginning gods created lizard-man and man. Then lizard-man learned magic, and things pretty much go downhill from there in Son of Nor. A strange little PC game from stillalive studios, Son of Nor tells the story of the last bastion of humanity in a world ruled by lizard wizards, which is incredibly fun…
By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedNew Ant-Man Trailer Makes Marvel’s Shrinking Hero Look Like a Badass
The first teaser for Marvel’s next solo superhero movie was a bit gloomier, focusing on Scott Lang’s messed-up life. Today’s new trailer brings the straight-up superhero stuff, making you believe that this guy will be able to kick bad guys’ butts. You’ll get a bunch of scenes of Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man facing up against Yellowjacket,…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedThree Basic Rules of World of Warcraft Battlegrounds
The goals in Arathi Basin, one of World of Warcraft’s oldest PvP battleground, seem easy: capture strategic resource points with your team and hang on to them until you reach the required amount. That being said, these battles are just chaotic, without any sign of player cooperation. So Carbot made a short animation to help…
By Gergo Vas Published April 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedTinder In The 80s Would Have Sucked
A whole bunch of vintage technology shows up in SuperMonkey’s video to make the 80s version of the popular dating app work on a home computer. It’d probably be shipped on a bajillion floppy disks and setting it up would have been harder than Star Wars: Rebel Assault on an old IBM XT-286. To contact…
By Gergo Vas Published April 13, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThat Final Fantasy Arcade Fighting Game Looks Bonkers
I wasn’t really that excited after seeing the Dissidia Final Fantasy debut trailer. Nor did the news that Team Ninja was developing the game do that much for me. But this latest trailer? You have my attention, Tecmo Koei. Make that, my full attention. The game will launch first only in arcades for a year…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedThere’s a Pro Soccer Player Called “Pikachu”
Whether you call it “soccer” or “football,” that doesn’t matter here. What does is that this dude is known as Pikachu. This, of course, is Pikachu, the Pocket Monster. [Photo: The Pokemon Company] And, via Globo.com, here is Pikachu, the Brazilian soccer player. [Photo: Gustavo Pêna] “Yago Pikachu” to be more exact. The Brazilian player…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThe Dragon Ball Science Museum
Like science? What about Dragon Ball? Then, this exhibit could be for you. Titled “Dragon Ball Meets Science*,” the exhibit lets visitors ride a Flying Nimbus that measures brain waves, check out optical illusions, and unleash a Kamehameha. It’s science and technology with a Dragon Ball spin. The science exhibit was first exhibited in Nagoya,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2015 - Kotaku East
The Anime Version of Real-Life Anime Creators
Shirobako is set in an anime studio, giving viewers an inside (and often, clever) look at how anime is made. Many of the characters are inspired by folks working in animation. Which makes sense! If this is going to be an insider’s look at anime, then it should be filled with insiders, no? When characters…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2015 -
Kotaku EastIn Japan, The Order: 1886 Is Penis and Nipple Free
While The Order: 1886 might not have been a very good game, it was equal opportunity with nudity. In one scene, for example, there’s an exposed breast and a penis. That is, unless you played the game in Japan. Warning: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. Here you can watch the original…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2015
