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You Can Play Pac-Man On Google Maps Right Now
April Fool’s Day is imminent, which means that we’re about to see A) lots of unfunny people making awful attempts to prank everyone; and B) some people—often including big tech companies like Google and Blizzard—creating some brilliant things. Here’s one example of the latter. Go to Google Maps, find yourself an area with lots of…
By Jason Schreier Published March 31, 2015 -
UncategorizedNow There’s A Mighty Marvel Mobile Multiplayer Brawler
Available today on iOS and Android, Marvel Mighty Heroes is a pint-sized online brawler in which players team up to batter villains with big-headed collectible comic book characters. Gameplay-wise it’s almost a sort of casual pocket Diablo. Players tap to move about game levels, tap to target enemies with automatic attacks, and swipe or tap…
By Mike Fahey Published March 31, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Saekano – How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend: The Ani-TAY Review • A Finished Game – Stories from Argentina • Koufuku Graffiti: The Ani-TAY Review • Observing Symbols of Death in Final Fantasy XV • SUPER! BitCon 2015 Wrap-up & Pics TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To…
By András Neltz Published March 31, 2015 - Uncategorized
A Woman Might Join Final Fantasy XV‘s Party (Temporarily)
Up until now, all we have heard or seen about Final Fantasy XV’s party was that it was filled with dudes. That, however, might change, Square Enix says. It’s possible a female character could join the game’s four-character, all-male party as a guest. In a recent interview with Weekly Famitsu, Final Fantasy XV director Hajime…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2015 - Uncategorized
Tomorrow, April 1, there’ll be a Nintendo Direct at 6 pm Eastern time, containing updates about the company’s upcoming Wii U and 3DS titles, followed by a short Nintendo Treehouse special on one of its spring 2015 releases. Ignore the date, Nintendo says this one’s no joke!
By Mike Fahey Published March 31, 2015 - Uncategorized
Man Builds Amazing Replica of Iconic World of Warcraft Shield
The “Grand Marshal’s Aegis” is basically as old as World of Warcraft is, and it’s one of the most recognizable and cool-looking items. And its perfect replica, built by puzzlehead84, looks even better. There’s a gallery below. Check out puzzlehead‘s album for more and for construction pics. He missed a few tally marks though (which,…
By Gergo Vas Published March 31, 2015 -
UncategorizedDiablo III Will Never Be The Same With Bighead Mode
Who needs new items or Season 3 when it’s possible to transform every character in Diablo III into bobblehead dolls. Spotted by Mads Lund on the game’s public test realms, he took this new mode for a test drive and captured some footage. Big headed Cain, Skeleton King, Maghda, Kulle, Diablo, Malthael, they’re all there,…
By Gergo Vas Published March 31, 2015 -
UncategorizedMinecraft Battle Mech Destroys an Entire Village
Iron Golems? Useful when your village faces skeletons or zombies. Not so much when it’s the Colossus. The Colossus was built by Cubehamster, who’s calling it the most advanced Redstone machine he’s ever made—yes, even more advanced than his other giant robot. Its features include: The best start/stop engine ever made Humanoid body and legs…
By András Neltz Published March 31, 2015 - Kotaku East
Tokyo’s Giant Cat Billboard Is Big Enough to Pet
A new billboard went up in Tokyo’s Shibuya Station. It’s of a giant black cat. It seems you can pet the giant cat. That, or stick your fingers in its nose. All your fingers. The billboard is for Kuroneko Yamato (Black Cat Yamato), a Japanese shipping service. This is certainly an arresting billboard! [Photo: da_rinsan]…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2015 - Kotaku East
Why a Tekken 7 Character Is Being Called a Phoney
This is Josie Rizal. The recently revealed character is Tekken‘s first Filipino character. For some, she’s not Filipino enough—or rather, Filipino at all. Josie Rizal is named after one of the country’s most important national heroes José Rizal—something Tekken series producer Katsuhiro Harada confirmed. Her outfit is red, blue, yellow, and white, which mirrors the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2015 - Kotaku East
New Dragon Ball Anime Hair Explained. Apparently.
There’s a new Dragon Ball Z movie. And it won’t be in theaters until April 18, but yesterday, there was a preview screening. Details are leaking out, but what most people probably want to know is whether or not there is new Super Saiyan hair. Note: Don’t like spoilers? At all? Well, don’t read this.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 31, 2015 - Culture
Future Assassin Has Murdered All The Wallpaper
Mark Kolobaev is a freelance illustrator and concept artist from Russia. You can see more of Mark’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page. To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner.…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 30, 2015 -
UncategorizedPlaying Half-Life 2: Update’s Enhanced Intro
It’s one thing to see a hand-picked comparison video, it’s another to sit down with the real thing ourselves, so I thought I’d fire up the fan-made (but Valve-endorsed) Half-Life 2: Update and see just how improved Valve’s classic shooter really is. If you’re looking at character models and faces for big changes, you’re looking…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 30, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe First Five Vaguely Familiar Minutes Of Axiom Verge
We’ve never been here before, but it sure feels like we have. It’s hard to watch the first five minutes of Axiom Verge and not feel just a little bit Metroid-y. Generally the First Five is about rushing in blind to a game I’ve never played (or hadn’t played in a long while), but in…
By Mike Fahey Published March 30, 2015 - Uncategorized
Classic Mod Is Basically Team Fortress 1.5
It’s easy to forget now, but Team Fortress 2 was once as big a punchline among Valve fans as Half-Life 3 is today. The game was announced in 1998, and wasn’t released until 2007. That was a long time to wait for fans of the original Half-Life multiplayer mod, so to help pass the time…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 30, 2015 -
CultureHalf-Life 2, Now With More Scares (And Big Jumps)
Half-Life 2‘s been around since Kotaku was a bouncing baby blogglette—freshly hatched from its internet egg—but people are still making some brilliant-looking mods for it. Today, one with gut-wrenching atmosphere… and the ability to leap over buildings. After two years in the making, Transmissions: Element 120 is out. It’s a spooky, atmospheric single-player story set…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 30, 2015 -
UncategorizedMortal Kombat X’s Fatalities Are Bloody As Hell
I’m sure not every fatality is in here, because marketing, but this video includes most of Mortal Kombat X’s gruesome finishing moves. You should not watch these at work. Or at home, if you’re at all squeamish about faces being sliced off and brains falling out and tongues wobbling around pissing out blood. I mean,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 30, 2015
