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UncategorizedGamerGate Booth Kicked Out Of Canadian Comic Expo [UPDATED]
The Honey Badger Brigade, a group of men and women sympathetic to men’s rights activism and calling itself a collective in favor of artistic expression, had its booth removed from the ongoing Calgary Expo today for reportedly disrupting panels and associating with GamerGate. Update (7:18 P.M.): Calgary Expo has released an official statement, and Xenospora…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 17, 2015 -
UncategorizedWhat To Make Of A Study About Gaming And Sexism
A recent multi-year study of German gamers might cast doubt on the idea that sexist content in video games can affect sexist attitudes in gamers. But the researchers behind the study caution that their findings shouldn’t be oversimplified. “There are often discrepancies between what a study actually found and how people interpret it,” the two…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 17, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Mysterious Bloodborne Item Nobody Can Figure Out
Hidden deep within Bloodborne is an item that looks pretty damn important. The only problem? Nobody knows what itdoes. In order to understand why this mysterious item seems so crucial, you have to know a couple of key things about Bloodborne’s lore. I’m sorry, things are about to get nerdy as heck in here. Please…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 17, 2015 - Culture
What’s The Worst Troll You’ve Encountered?
Over a game of some Call of Duty, someone once asked me if I worked at Hooters. Because I am a woman with a woman’s voice and this is a thing you ask people, I guess? Shockingly, that’s one of the few “troll” stories I have to share from my time gaming with people online.…
By Tina Amini Published April 17, 2015 - Uncategorized
Long Ignored Dark Souls 2 Glitch Is Finally Getting Fixed
From Software has been ignoring a durability bug in Dark Souls II for the past year, but it’s getting addressed in an upcoming patch. Here’s the gist: when you swing weapons, they begin to degrade. That’s natural, and it’s easy to fix them at a local blacksmith. However, anyone running the game at 60 frames-per-second…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 17, 2015 -
UncategorizedWatch The First Trailer For Star Wars Battlefront
After a decade of cancellations, false starts, and one tragic studio demise, this is the year we’ll finally see a third Star Wars Battlefront game. Here’s our first look. Today as part of the Star Wars Celebration, publisher EA released a trailer for their upcoming take on Battlefront, which is developed by DICE (best known…
By Jason Schreier Published April 17, 2015 -
UncategorizedSomeone’s Made A Good Friday The 13th-Style Video Game
Given that I recently spent weeks rewatching every Friday the 13th movie so I could rank them, it’s hardly a surprise Lakeview Cabin Collection is right up my alley. Lakeview Cabin Collection is an episodic horror game in which players try to defeat a series of seemingly unstoppable monsters who want nothing more than to…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 17, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Coolest Cosplay from Star Wars Celebration 2015
“It’s time to put on makeup/It’s time to dress up right/It’s time to raise the curtain on the Empire Show tonight!” Unless you’ve been trapped in a Death Star garbage compactor all week, you probably know that Star Wars Celebration is happening right now. And, of course, the fanfest for folks who love the Force…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 17, 2015 - Uncategorized
“The coolest man in the galaxy” is getting his own comic book when Marvel launches a Lando Calrissian series. The first issue by Charles Soule and Alex Maleev hits in July, joining the three other excellent Star Wars series being published by the House of Ideas. Contact the author at [email protected]
By Evan Narcisse Published April 17, 2015 - Uncategorized
First Star Wars Battlefront Details Emerge
The third Star Wars Battlefront—just called Star Wars Battlefront—will be out on November 17 for PC, Xbox One, and PS4. It’ll take place during the original film trilogy and let people play as iconic characters like Boba Fett and Darth Vader, according to an AP report. It’ll also let you go to a planet from…
By Jason Schreier Published April 17, 2015 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Asks: An Anonymous PR Person For A Major Video Game Publisher [Q&A Over]
Today on Kotaku Asks we’ve got a very special treat: a professional public relations person is here to answer your questions about what it’s really like behind the scenes at a major video game publisher. Our PR professional has to remain anonymous so he or she can stay a PR professional, but what we can…
By Jason Schreier Published April 17, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Is Intriguing • Backlog Update: Universal Soldier is Not Very Good! Next Game? • Spacemon: A Pokémon Tabletop Story, Vol 2.: Chapter 26 • Pre-Cult: Road Not Taken TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY…
By András Neltz Published April 17, 2015 -
UncategorizedCustom LEGO Star Wars Sandcrawler Gets The Size Right
If the official 3,296-piece version of the Jawa’s desert vehicle wasn’t big enough, here’s a colossal one built by Peter Brookdale As you can see in the video shared by The Brick Show, it’s not just a big chunk of brown bricks. but a rather detailed version with working tracks and a ramp. To contact…
By Gergo Vas Published April 17, 2015 -
UncategorizedHow Tanaan Jungle, World of Warcraft‘s New Outdoor Zone, Looks
Tanaan Jungle, the closed max level zone of Draenor, opens up in patch 6.2. While it’s far from being completed, YouTuber Khamúl made an awesome clip showing how it currently looks. Even though it’s a relatively early version, you can already see it’ll be savage, something like a mixture of Un’Goro Crater and Shadowmoon Valley…
By Gergo Vas Published April 17, 2015 - Kotaku East
Tokyo Ghoul √A Has Strong Characters But a Weak Story
Super-powered “ghouls” stalk through the night hunting humans for food; the police are largely powerless to protect the people; and a young man finds himself standing between the worlds of predator and prey. It’s a great setup. Too bad the follow-through was lackluster. Last year’s Tokyo Ghoul was an anime that did an excellent job…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published April 17, 2015 - Kotaku East
Mobile game Terra Battle will get a collaborative in-game event with The Last Story, reports Famitsu. Both games were developed by Hironobu Sakaguchi’s Mistwalker, but The Last Story was published by Nintendo. Mistwalker is publishing Terra Battle.
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThat Movie With Naruto’s Kid Gets a Trailer
Boruto: Naruto the Movie, which stars Naruto’s son, ahem, Boruto, gets its first trailer. Here, have a look. It also features Sasuke’s daughter, Sarada. Here is the trailer without subtitles: And, via YouTube user HystericalGameZ, with: Whaddaya think? Boruto: Naruto the Movie opens in Japan this August. To contact the author of this post, write…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2015 -
Kotaku EastNew Japanese Beer Is Good for Your Skin. Apparently.
Ah, to stay young. And get totally trashed at the same time. Who knew? According to Japanese site Entabe, Suntory has rolled out a new low-malt beer called “Precious.” It’s currently only available in Hokkaido Prefecture (so, yes, this sounds like a test run). Each 350ml can of beer is 5 percent alcohol but contains…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 17, 2015
