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The Best Smash Bros. Character Requests
Yesterday, Nintendo revealed the Super Smash Bros. ballot, a tool for requesting new Smash characters that will definitely be helpful for Nintendo and will certainly not be abused at all. (“Please limit your vote to one per person,” the site reads. Ha ha ha.) So in addition to some great serious suggestions—Geno, Bayonetta, Goku—the world…
By Jason Schreier Published April 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
One Writer Is Trying To Make Bloodborne More Poetic
The notes scattered throughout Yharnam in Bloodborne can be helpful, trickery, or somewhere in-between. In the case of author Natalie Zed, however, she’s trying to leave behind poetry. When playing Bloodborne, players carry a notebook. This notebook allows you to leave comments for other hunters by stringing together a set of different words and phrases.…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 2, 2015 -
CultureWhen Half-Life Invades Team Fortress 2, Things Get Nasty
Free hats? Why would you ever turn down free hats? Oh, I guess that’s a good reason. This excellent Source Filmmaker video by zombiller depicts a Team Fortress character’s dream: free hats! Free hats everywhere! But something seems a little… off. Without spoiling it, I’ll just note that wearing hats with a tendency to writhe…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
GameStop Struggling To Handle The Amiibo Craze [UPDATED]
If you wanted to buy the new waves of amiibos at GameStop in real-life or online, that doesn’t seem to be possible right now. Their website is down and in-store registers aren’t working. Pre-orders for the new amiibos began today at GameStop, Target, and other retailers. Reservations started at 3:00 p.m. EST for Ness, Robin,…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Binding of Isaac has been teased for Nintendo platforms over the years, but it’s finally happening, and without any content changes whatsoever. (This was a joke.) The addictive roguelike hits New 3DS, Wii U, and Xbox One “soonish.” You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @patrickklepek
By Patrick Klepek Published April 2, 2015 - Culture
Surprise! Elite: Dangerous is now on Steam. The expansive space sim has kept to its own client since release, but today it warped into Steam’s orbit, shocking everyone and maybe flattening a few Early Access survival games. It is a Very Cool Video Game
By Nathan Grayson Published April 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedBeyond Eyes: The Basics
What is it? It’s an upcoming downloadable game in which you “see” the world as a blind girl who is searching for her cat. How exactly does that work? You’re this 10-year-old girl Rae, and you walk around, sensing the world through what you can touch and hear. It’s not just a matter of having…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
Steam Game Turns Gabe Newell Into A Boss Fight
You think you can take on Gabe Newell? Good luck! The GIF above comes fromCrawl, a dungeon-crawling game where your friends play as the monsters. It’s not an April Fool’s joke, either. Gabe Newell is literally going to be in the game as a mini-boss of sorts. The game calls them “statues,” and according to…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
Legally Blind Gamer Can Finally Enjoy More PS4 Games
PlayStation 4’s recent firmware update has a bunch of cool new features, but I hadn’t heard of “zoom” until I read about how it changed the way one player is able to experience their games. Over on the Giant Bomb forums, user Sparky_Buzzsaw pointed out that he’s legally blind. “Being legally blind doesn’t mean I’m…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 2, 2015 -
ReviewsBloodborne: The Kotaku Review
More than 46 hours later, the credits are rolling on Bloodborne. I’m breathing a sigh of relief. The hunt may be over, but I won’t soon forget the city of Yharnam. Bloodborne is a tremendous accomplishment. The latest game from Dark Souls director Hidetaki Miyazaki and his team at From Software, it is both a…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
The couch has been determined to be OP, Battlefield Hardline fans. The most recent patch notes reveal the developers are straight up nerfing the jokey vehicle, sadly. – Couch health reduced and repair rate decreased to a miniscule amount, making the Couch the one-off it was intended You can reach the author of this post…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: Yurikuma Arashi: The Ani-TAY Review • Bickering Bros. Bonding • Tokyo Ghoul √A: The Ani-TAY Review • Game of the Week—Damn Level (Use Donatello) [Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles] • Spacemon: A Pokémon Tabletop Story, Vol 2.: Chapter 23, Chapter 24 TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY…
By András Neltz Published April 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
Watch Grand Theft Auto V On PC At 60 FPS
Rockstar today released a new trailer for the upcoming PC version of GTA V, which comes out in two weeks. In the video, you can see what their gargantuan open-world game looks like while running at a buttery 60 frames-per-second. Unsurprisingly, it’s stunning. Watch right here while I go look up how much it would…
By Jason Schreier Published April 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
Wario Turns Pokémon Into Evil Little Creatures
Hoenn would turn into a post-apocalyptic region in days with Wario-like Pokémon running around. And judging by their looks, these little vile creatures, drawn by Justin Hall over at Dorkly, would also act as Mario’s greedy antagonist. Here’s a whole bunch of “WaPokémon”, check out Dorkly’s gallery for more. To contact the author of this…
By Gergo Vas Published April 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedDiablo III With WoW’s Camera Looks Like a Totally Different Game
Diablo III and all its predecessors have a fixed camera with an isometric view. We can zoom in, but basically that’s it. Monstrousd3 messed a bit with the camera angles and made a short clip showing how the game would look from a different perspective, similar to World of Warcraft’s. It certainly looks a bit…
By Gergo Vas Published April 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
Nine steps to creating awesome Zelda fanart. EternaLegend’s piece, titled “A Hero’s Hardship,” depicts the Hero of Time with “bad memories haunting [him] well after his adventures are over.” The finished, high-res painting can be found below—check out EternaLegend on Tumblr here and on DeviantArt here for more. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs…
By András Neltz Published April 2, 2015 -
Kotaku EastChina Is Banning “Violent” and “Vulgar” Anime
China’s Ministry of Culture is investigating and punishing some of the country’s biggest internet companies for hosting anime the government has deemed unsavory. According to China Digital Times, the Japanese animated series in question “lure minors to delinquency and glamorize violence, pornography, and terrorist activities.” The ministry cited three anime series: Blood-C, for showing severed…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2015