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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 -
UncategorizedWhat A Lucky Diablo III Encounter Looks Like
What’s better than bumping into a rare pack of Treasure Goblins in Diablo III? Bumping into two packs, around two dozen goblins right next to each other, all carrying tons of loot and legendaries. Riuku‘s Season 2 Barbarian was lucky enough using that Ancient Furnace axe to one-shot all of them on Torment VI difficulty.…
By Gergo Vas Published March 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
This is what happens when you cross fanart with sugar, spice and everything nice. The Powerpuff Girls are the latest subjects of Sakimichan’s beautification process—look below for the higher-definition pic, and click here for more art from Sakimichan Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots…
By András Neltz Published March 25, 2015 - Kotaku East
Where Is Hideo Kojima? Show Him To Me.
Have you seen this man? His name is Hideo Kojima and he makes video games. And since March 19 he seems to have vanished. Of course, he hasn’t vanished from the internet. There have been various stories about Hideo Kojima and how his production company seems to have vanished. Then, there was, in my opinion,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 25, 2015 - Kotaku East
Tokyo Hamburger Restaurant Covered in Anime
No, no. Not every burger restaurant in Japan is like this. Too bad, huh? The Lotteria in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro is… different. One floor of the restaurant is reserved for anime collaborations and covered in whatever show (or game) is being promoted, whether that’s Sword Art Online, Fate stay night, or The Idolmaster Not only are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 25, 2015 -
Kotaku EastJapanese Miniature Art Dazzles All
Tomo Tanaka is a “miniature artist.” That doesn’t mean he is of small stature. Oh no, but his art certainly is. Tanaka, who lives in Osaka, works with very small scales—such as 1/12 and 1/24 scale—and makes items for small-scale display. Tanaka creates everything from glasses to samurai swords and from cookware to meals (though,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 25, 2015