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What Are You Playing This April?
It’s April, the official month of dumb pranks, getting sick from too many Cadbury eggs, and spending an entire day smoking pot. Also, the official month of playing video games, because every month is the official month of playing video games! The days are long as hell now, and up in Portland, it has finally…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 1, 2015 - Uncategorized
Fake WoW Patch Notes Are Still The Funniest Part Of April Fools’
“Players now take 10% less damage in PvP.” “Players now deal 10% more damage in PvP.” “Players now act like they take 10% less damage in PvP, but they really don’t. They’re just kidding around.” You haven’t failed me yet, annual fake World of Warcraft patch notes. Spread across more games each year, Blizzard’s April…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2015 -
UncategorizedDC Comics’ Big New Crossover Isn’t Off to a Great Start
So it’s here: the beginning of the latest installment in a long cycle of DC Universe publishing events. Unfortunately, the first issue of Convergence doesn’t hold up the legacy of its best predecessors and might just wind up annoying the fanbase it’s supposed to energize. Convergence #0—co-written by Dan Jurgens and Jeff King, with art…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 1, 2015 - Culture
The Steam Stream Finds Out What The Hell Is Up With Asteroids: Outpost
Today I’m playing a bunch of new Steam releases for your viewing pleasure, foremost among them a first/third-person survival game based on Atari arcade classicAsteroids. Yeah, the one with the little triangle ship. No, I don’t get it either. Watch below. Other games on the docket for today: Avatar: The Last Airbender-esque action game Son…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 1, 2015 -
UncategorizedEvery Guild Wars 2 Character Is An Airplane Today. Vroooom!
Whooooooosh! Ahilarious old bug becomes the status quo for one day in Guild Wars 2, and fans are having a blast. Now I can see how some players might be a bit angry about their characters having their arms transformed into airplane wings for a day—poor role-players. Aside from a tiny bit of dissent, players…
By Mike Fahey Published April 1, 2015 -
UncategorizedWatch A Destiny Player Single-Handedly Turn Around A Hopeless Match
Talk about a comeback. Sometimes, the scoreboard in a multiplayer match isn’t very encouraging—in this case, it suggested that Blue team was going to lose. Red team, after all, only needed a few more kills to take the win. But instead of giving up, David Scaggs went out and gave it his best shot. He…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 1, 2015 - Uncategorized
For The First Time, A Banned League Of Legends Pro Gets Second Chance
Last night, Riot put out an update about the status of several high-profile League of Legends players who’ve been suspended or banned from the game due to their toxic behavior. Buried in the details was an interesting detail: in an unprecedented move, one player’s permaban from competitive play was removed entirely. The permaban in question…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 1, 2015 - Uncategorized
The first patch for Bloodborne has gone live, fixing the Lunarium Key progression bug and removingthe item duplication glitch that allows players to power level extremely quickly. This does not include the promised loading screen improvements coming in a later patch. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 1, 2015 -
UncategorizedFinal Fantasy‘s Triple Triad Is Finally On Phones (In Japan)
If there’s one Final Fantasy mini-game that would be just about perfect for smartphones, it’s Triple Triad, the delightfully addictive card game that debuted in Final Fantasy VIII and recently reappeared in the online game FFXIV Today, Square’s finally brought the long-requested game to mobile devices… in Japan. Only in Japan. Based on the trailer,…
By Jason Schreier Published April 1, 2015 -
Culture24 Great Video Game Victories, As Told By Players
Earlier this week, I asked you guys to share your most memorable video game victories. The only thing more impressive than the wealth of victories you collectively brought is just how many of those victories were landed. You all shared stories spanning everything from competitive, group and singleplayer play. I’ve collected my favorites, but you…
By Tina Amini Published April 1, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: Kantai Collection: Exile’s Ani-TAY Review • Shirobako: The Ani-TAY Review • World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman: The Ani-TAY Review • Jolly Good Wrestling: Post-Mania/Pre-Raw Thoughts • Puella Magi Madoka Magica: WyvernZero’s Ani-TAY Review TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published April 1, 2015 -
UncategorizedAirsoft Is Much Better With Metal Gear Solid Cardboard Boxes
Who needs scopes, flashlights, speed loaders or any special accessory when a simple cardboard box can turn the tide of the game. Japanese Airsoft site Hyper Douraku learned the lesson from Metal Gear Solid and imagined how cardboard boxes, similar to the ones in the series, would look like as actual, purchasable airsoft gear. To…
By Gergo Vas Published April 1, 2015 - Uncategorized
April Fools Update Changes Minecraft In Some Big Ways
Included in the update are friendly Creepers who are, arguably, a lot more creepy now. That smile. Mojang just released a brand new development snapshot for the upcoming “1.10 Minecraft update” (they’re skipping 1.9, you see), and it’s absolutely filled to the brim with the kinds of things Minecraft players crave… like hearts, love and…
By András Neltz Published April 1, 2015 -
Kotaku EastWhen Japan Gets April Fools’ Day So Right
Today is April 1. I recently read someone somewhere saying that April Fools’ Day is not a thing in Japan. Oh how wrong is that! It’s been around for decades and is very much a thing online. In Japanese, April Fools’s Day is called 4月馬鹿 (Shigatsu Baka or, literally, April Fool) or エイプリルフール (Eipuriru Fuuru…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Fast And The Furious As a SNES Racing Game
Top Gear 2 would have looked like this with an extended storyline. Furious 7, the seventh installment in the Fast and the Furious film series is opening this week, so CineFix reimagined the whole series as one big action-packed racing game from the 90s. So many oldies mixed into this one. Rad Racer, Top Gear,…
By Gergo Vas Published April 1, 2015 - Kotaku East
Why the New Japanese Godzilla Movie Might Be Damn Good
Toho is planning a new Japanese Godzilla movie. That’s exciting! But before you get depressed and start worrying if it’s going to stink or not, here’s some good news. The creator of Neon Genesis Evangelion is going to helm and write the picture. Ho ho ho ho! That’s right, Hideaki Anno is slated to write…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2015 - Kotaku East
Will Smith’s New Movie Promoted with Blackface in Japan
After a popular idol group’s blackface controversy this past February, somebody still thought it would be a good idea to put a TV personality in blackface to promote Will Smith’s new movie. If you go to the official Japanese site for Focus, you will see this: This is Warner Bros. Japan’s April Fools’ Day joke.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2015 -
Kotaku EastBurger King Cologne Is Real, Smells Like Tacos
This is not a fake April Fools’ Day joke. You can actually buy Burger King cologne today in Japan. Promise! As previously reported, the “flame-grilled” scent is a special one-day only affair. It’s an April Fools’ gag made real. In the video below, you can see an unboxing from Kotaku reader Corbin, who said the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 1, 2015 -
CultureCosplayPretty slick vid from the Power Rangers Northwest team.
By Luke Plunkett Published March 31, 2015
