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UncategorizedHalo 5‘s Online Mystery Game Suggests Master Chief’s A Traitor
We’ve always thought of Master Chief as the savior of humanity in the Halo series, but the ARG kicking off for Halo 5: Guardians posits something much sinister: he’s a traitor. What’s an ARG? It stands for alternate reality game, and usually means it sends fans chasing from one end of the Internet to the…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
The 20 Best X-Men Artists
Humanity hates and fears the X-Men in the Marvel Universe. In the real world, the genetically superpowered heroes have enjoyed incredible visual interpretations over the last 50 years. Let’s take a look at the artists who’ve done the most iconic versions of the Children of the Atom. Neal Adams Probably best known for his work…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Boss Says Zelda Netflix Rumors Weren’t True
Last month, the world freaked out over rumors that Nintendo was working with Netflix to create a live-action TV series based on The Legend of Zelda. Today, the guy who runs Nintendo says those rumors aren’t true. The buzz started back in February, when the Wall Street Journal reported that Netflix was in the “early…
By Jason Schreier Published March 23, 2015 -
EsportsOne Of League Of Legends’ Worst Champions Made A Surprising Comeback
One of this past weekend’s League of Legends championship series games shocked fans thanks to the arrival of a hero character who hasn’t shown his hideously mutated face in the eSports scene in quite some time: Urgot. Even more unexpected was the way he carried his team to a resounding victory. League of Legends pro…
By Yannick LeJacq Published March 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number: The TAY Review • Your Lie in April: The Ani-TAY Review • On Trying (And Succeeding) to get Excited About Rock Band 4 • Why Doesn’t This Game Exist: Drudgeons and Diplomacy TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published March 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedLEGO Matrix Lobby Shootout Improves On The Original
Not only has YouTube LEGO animator Snooperking painstakingly recreated the lobby shootout from The Matrix, he tweaked the ending to solve the movie trilogy’s main problem. Despite the fact that Neo and Trinty are technically slaughtering countless innocent comatose machine batteries on their way to rescue Morpheus from Agent Smith (it’s the smell, if there…
By Mike Fahey Published March 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedPlaying Half-Life Upside Down Is One Confusing Trip
Half-Life veteran quadrazid decided to give the classic FPS a whole new perspective and turned everything upside down. Headcrabs are a bit easier to spot this way, but besides that, things just get more difficult and confusing. Quadrazid’s playthrough is still fast and smooth, though. But it’s not just hard when the ceiling becomes the…
By Gergo Vas Published March 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedBesiege: A Tale of Rebellion and War
Siege engine building sim Besiege is far more than just a vehicle for funny robots. What better way to show it than with an epic story-driven machinima series? Recently shared by redditor LHB2010 (following a teaser posted three weeks ago), “Battle for Ipsilon #1” chronicles the first two days of a war between two kingdoms.…
By András Neltz Published March 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
About half of the studio behind Driveclub are getting laid off, according to Eurogamer. Created by veteran developers Evolution Studios, the PS4 exclusive racing game suffered an extremely rocky launch last year, but a series of updates improved Driveclub significantly. Contact the author at [email protected]
By Evan Narcisse Published March 23, 2015 - Kotaku East
Some Sneakers Age Like Shit
One pair to rock, and one pair to stock, right? Sneakerheads might amass a large collection of shoes, with some pairs not aging like fine wine, but rather, falling apart. Above, you can see a pair of twenty-year-old Air Max 95s. Recently, Twitter user Nagomo Ojitried them on for the first time in twenty years,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 23, 2015 - Kotaku East
What To Expect From Nintendo’s New Hardware? A Surprise, Probably.
We really don’t know much about Nintendo’s new hardware. It’s codenamed NX. It’s from Nintendo. And…well…That’s about it, really. However, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata recently offered what could be vague hints. Or not. In an interview with Nikkei, Iwata briefly mentioned the hardware, saying he wouldn’t go into particulars about the NX. “However, if you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 23, 2015 - Kotaku East
Anime Censorship Reaches New Levels of Stupid
Smoking is bad. Don’t do it! But that’s not why the new Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure anime is being censored. It’s because this is underage smoking In the most recent Japanese broadcast of the Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure anime, the face of Jotaro Kujo is covered in blackness to censor the cigarette in his mouth. This is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 23, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Cosplay Overruns the Streets of Osaka
Over the weekend, Osaka’s geek district of Nipponbashi was closed to cars, with the main drag turned into a giant gathering of cosplayers, photographers, and fans. March 21 was the 11th annual Nipponbashi Street Festa, and some of the photos don’t give a very good idea of just how crowded the day gets. For example,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 23, 2015 - Culture
Damn, Ori And The Blind Forest Is So Beautiful
Ori and the Blind Forest is a pretty good video game! But we’re not here today to talk about the game. We’re here today to look at the gorgeous art that went into making it. We’re showcasing the work of several artists here, so I’ll link to each one’s site when we get to their…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2015 -
UncategorizedUm, There Are Zombies In Buck Hunter Now
Look, there’s only so many years you can keep shooting innocent defenceless animals before the formula gets a little stale. Which might explain why the next Buck Hunter arcade game—Big Buck HD Wild—is full of zombies. Sure, there’s a regular game mode where you shoot animals, but there’s also a mode called “In Case of…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2015 -
UncategorizedBrutal Half-Life Mod Soaks Gordon Freeman In Blood
If you’ve never heard of it, Brutal Doom is a mod that turns an already-violent shooter into something hilariously bloody and full of gibs. Well, Brutal Half-Life is that, only for Half-Life A first playable mod was made available for the project last week, and you can see a trailer for it below. To focus…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 22, 2015 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Nintendo Mobile
Nintendo is making mobile games. There will be Nintendo games on our phones and tablets. Wow. While the news is exciting, it’s hard to push aside our worst free-to-play gaming fears. So let’s embrace them. How bad can a mobile Nintendo get? I’ve been paying attention to the comments section all week, and I know…
By Mike Fahey Published March 22, 2015 -
UncategorizedIn Which Anime Girls Make Out And Transform Into Weapons
Making its debut at this weekend’s AnimeJapan expo in Japan, Valkyrie Drive is a mixed-media game and anime project from Marvelous which revolves around girls making out and turning into weapons. It all makes sense when you realize who it’s coming from. From Kenichirō Takaki, the man who brought us the Senran Kagura series of…
By Mike Fahey Published March 22, 2015