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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 -
CultureBloodborne, Beaten In Just 44 Minutes
When I finished Bloodborne on Sunday afternoon, my playtime was 46 hours, 21 minutes, and 13 seconds. The current world record is, well, way faster. How much faster? It’s 44 minutes! As soon as Bloodborne was released, people started digging into the game and finding ways to break it. Sometimes, it’s glitches that allow you…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 30, 2015 -
CultureDamn, That GTA Mugger Is Bulletproof
On today’s Highlight Reel we have the lifesaving notes in Bloodborne, bulletproof GTA NPCs, skydiving, stunts, and more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. AC Rogue – Assassin’s Creed Rogue glitch…
By Chris Person Published March 30, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Warhammer 40K Cosplay Would Freeze For The Emperor
Space Marines might get all the video games, but in cosplay—as in life—it’s the Imperial Guard (in this case the Valhallan Ice Warriors) who get the job done. Cosplay by Natalya Blinkova, photo by Kirchos, props by LARPoratory
By Luke Plunkett Published March 30, 2015 - Uncategorized
My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week
This is going up late, so let me just get right into it. My top five Kotaku posts from last week are… The Joystick Is Back. Long Live The Joystick.| As editor Luke Plunkett writes, “This post is talking about the traditional definition of a joystick: a single stick that you grab, with the buttons…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 30, 2015
