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Watch Me Play Dyscourse, Aka Lost: The Video Game
Dyscourse is one of the most intriguing new games on Steam this week. It’s island survival ala the TV show Lost fused with branching choices out of a Telltale game. Difference is, Dyscourse doesn’t want any two playthroughs to be the same. Ever. Let’s see how it goes. Update: The stream is over, but here’s…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 25, 2015 -
UncategorizedSuper Mario 64, Exploding Into Pure Chaos
Madness. This playthrough of Super Mario 64 is pure madness; a game imploding into itself. That’s what makes it so great. Watch as the ever-hilarious videogamedunkey plays through a number of different versions of Super Mario 64, including the “chaos” edition, which we’ve covered before—it randomizes elements of the game, making it difficult to understand…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 25, 2015 -
UncategorizedHeroes Of The Storm’s Murky Finally Has His Day In The Sun
Murky is the last character in Heroes of the Storm I’d expect to kick ass in a team battle. Apparently, one player has uncovered the secret to the seriously underpowered Murloc’s hidden powers: Woah. Ok. Let’s all take a deep breath. What the hell just happened? Murky—the Murky who I’ve never seen make it out…
By Yannick LeJacq Published March 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
Bloodborne Players Are Killing Themselves In The Most Unlikely Place
It goes without saying that people playing Bloodborne are going to die a lot. It’s a tough game. But to die in the game’s one “safe” area? Last night as I was playing, I noticed something odd in the game’s home-base area, the Hunter’s Dream. There were red splotches on the ground, each one signifying…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 25, 2015 - Culture
What’s Your Worst PC Gaming Story?
It’s possible to love something so much, even if it sometimes frustrates the crap out of you. Take PC gaming, for example. PC gamers have it good. The PC is easily the best single platform for playing video games; you get the cheapest, best-looking versions of the big-budget blockbusters, a vast collection of classic games,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
How Players Pulled Off The Longest Turn In Hearthstone History
The arcane missile bombardment has finally stopped, the dust has cleared, and the longest turn in Hearthstone history is complete. 45 hours. 45 goddamn hours. But how did they do it? (Note: there is a video that will auto-play near the bottom of this post. Sorry, there’s no way to make it not do that.…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 25, 2015 -
UncategorizedUndefeated Kentucky College Basketball Team Is Obsessed With Smash Bros.
When you’re 36-0 and trying to continue your undefeated streak, you need a stress reliever. Kentucky Wildcats TV (via Bleacher Report) found out the Kentucky Wildcats college basketball team spends their free time playing Super Smash Bros. on Nintendo 64 over and over. They’re super competitive, obviously, and get upset when things go badly. All’s…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 25, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Banshee Queen Brings Such Wonderful Pain To Heroes Of The Storm
The latest patch for Heroes of the Storm‘s closed beta hits three major beats—a new game mode, the debut of the Banshee Queen Sylvanas Windrunner and Team League play for players that have reached level 40. I can show you two of those. First off we have a new addition to one of my favorite…
By Mike Fahey Published March 25, 2015 -
CultureA New World Record For Beating Fallout 3 Fast
The average player probably spends an hour in Fallout 3 simply creating a character. Speedrunner Rydou on the other hand manages to blaze through the entirety of the game in an astounding 18 minutes and 53 seconds. God damn. Those of you that saw our previous coverage of Fallout 3 “any percentage” speedruns know that…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
There’s A Free-To-Play Halo Game Coming… To Russia
Microsoft is partnering with Saber Interactive and Innova Systems to develop a Halo Online for the PC, but right now, it’s a closed beta only available to Russian players. There’s no campaign mode in Halo Online, which uses a “heavily modified” version of the Halo 3 engine so it’ll run on lower-end PCs. Here’s the…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 25, 2015 -
UncategorizedFirst-Person Crossy Road Would Kill Me
Endless traffic hopper Crossy Road is a delightfully frustrating game. Switch the perspective from top-down-ish to first-person however, and it’s a recipe for a heart attack. With its charming block graphics and colorful characters it’s easy to fall in love with endless street hopper Crossy Road. I did it. Mark Serrels ofKotaku Australia did it.…
By Mike Fahey Published March 25, 2015 -
UncategorizedDonnie Darko Mixed With Majora’s Mask Works Surprisingly Well
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask is a creepy game, and Donnie Darko is a creepy movie. Someone decided to mash the two together. The result? Well, it’s creepy. Jeff Keeling took the audio from the Donnie Darko trailer and layered it over various scenes from Majora’s Mask. Not everything works—the dialogue bits fall flat—but…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 25, 2015 -
UncategorizedA Helpful Guide To Bloodborne‘s Confusing Multiplayer Options
Bloodborne might be the most accessible Souls game yet, but some elements are still pretty confusing. You know, like figuring out how to join up with other players. Here’s how to do it. There are several forms of multiplayer in Bloodborne, and I’ll walk you through all of them. You’ll need three items to make…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 25, 2015 -
UncategorizedHow League Of Legends Enables Toxicity
For many people—even many gamers—”toxicity” and League of Legends go hand-in-hand. The game has a longstanding reputation for harboring a noxious player-base that continues to spew hateful epithets at one another despite developer Riot’s best intentions to make them stop. The truth is a bit more complicated. By design, League of Legends is a game…
By Yannick LeJacq Published March 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Rockmandash Reviews: Anime Backlog Review Gauntlet #2 • Code Geass & Code Geass R2: The WyvernZero Ani-TAY Review • Sword Art Online Progressive Vol. 1 – Light Novel Review • Indie HYPE: Action Henk, LOUD on Planet X, Jotun TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow…
By András Neltz Published March 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
Smite Celebrates One Year Of Official Existence
Today millions of players around the world celebrate the first birthday of mythological MOBA Smite, the first game Hi-Rez Studios has been able to keep players interested in for an entire year. I tease Hi-Rez—they put a lot of effort into making MMO shooter Global Agenda something special, and Tribes Ascend was great while support…
By Mike Fahey Published March 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
Father And Son Build Giant Transformers Out Of Used Car Parts
Yu Zhilin and his son’s work is solid proof that the Transformers movies are the most popular thing in China, and in this case, I think it’s absolutely forgivable that they used the Michael Bay versions for their statues. Scrap metal and discarded car parts have never looked so good. According to ShanghaiIst (via Sina)…
By Gergo Vas Published March 25, 2015 - Kotaku East
Ancient Japan Has Never Looked Better in Minecraft
It really hasn’t. Twitter user Tachibana 11111 created this “fantasy Japanese style” village. The design is modeled after a Japanese village filled with traditional inns. Tachibana 11111 spent one year and eight months to complete this work, using a self-made custom texture pack to capture that Japanese feel. The result is truly spectacular. [All photos:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 25, 2015