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We Just Witnessed The Longest Dota 2 Match Ever
And it was absolutely ridiculous. Today, two teams faced off against each other in a qualifier match—SFZ versus Cloud9. The match clocked in at 3:20:34. Yes, over three hours. Prior to today, the record for longest competitive match ever was held at 125 minutes and 26 seconds. The match was certainly amusing to watch. Not…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 20, 2015 -
CultureThe World’s Worst GTA U-Turn
On today’s Highlight Reel we have traffic violations in GTA V, deadly rocks in H1Z1, grappling hook action in Hardline 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. Watch Dogs –…
By Chris Person Published March 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedAn Abridged History Of Video Game Dicks
You don’t have to look very far to find naked breasts in video games. Uncensored dicks, on the other hand? Those are rarer. Maybe that’s changing. Have you noticed that there are a surprising number of recent big games that show uncensored penises? I couldn’t help but wonder if uncensored dicks are becoming more common…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
Sounds Like Hideo Kojima Really Is Leaving Konami
For the past two days, rumors have been swirling that Metal Gear Solid bossman Hideo Kojima will be parting ways with Konami in the near future. Today, Konami issued a statement that seems to imply the rumors are true: Kojima will finish up MGS V, and then Metal Gear will continue… but they’re looking for…
By Jason Schreier Published March 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Asks: Video Game Journalist Geoff Keighley [UPDATE: Q&A Over]
Ever wanted to know just how Geoff Keighley put together The Game Awards? Or what he does all day when he’s not tweeting about giraffes? Welcome to Kotaku Asks, a brand new Q&A feature that we’re kicking off today. Every week, we’ll be inviting guests from the world of gaming—including both the people who make…
By Jason Schreier Published March 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedAffordable Space Adventures: The Basics
What is it? Why, it’s a Wii U game that uses what’s special about the Wii U to its advantage. We don’t get enough of those. Could you be more descriptive? Affordable Space Adventures is 2D game about flying a spaceship through enemy-filled environments—really pretty enemy-filled environments! How is that using the Wii U to…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
This League of Legends Mod For Smash Bros. Will Never Be Played
In their free time, some Riot developers made a Smash Bros. mod that League of Legends-ified the game. Sadly, Super League Bros. (as I like to call it) will most likely never see the light of day since Riot said it was “just for fun.” At least we can gaze upon some fuzzy pictures and…
By Yannick LeJacq Published March 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedIf This Represents The Future Of Augmented Reality Video Games, I’m In
This video could be total bullshit, but I want to be believe. Magic Leap is just one of many companies playing around with augmented reality, a new form of interacting with the world around us that’s getting nearly as much attention as virtual reality. How much? Google invested nearly $500 million into Magic Leap last…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedSomeone’s Playing Through Dark Souls With Donkey Konga‘s Bongo Drums
What’s more ridiculous than beating one of the hardest bosses in Dark Souls with a Rock Band drum kit? Pulling off the same feat with the frickin’ bongo drums form Donkey Konga bearzly is awfully talented at playing Dark Souls. If you want to feel bad about your own Souls skills, I’d recommend checking out…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
If you own a PlayStation 3 fight stick, it’ll be compatible with Mortal Kombat X on PlayStation 4, thanks to the work of Skullgirls developer Lab Zero Games. No such luck for Xbox One users, sadly. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @patrickklepek
By Patrick Klepek Published March 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: An Ani-TAY Scholarly: Visual Novels – The Artistic Text • Game of the Week—Psychics and Guns [Second Sight] • Indie HYPE: Darkest Dungeon • Dramatization Station: Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate • Final Fantasy Road Trip: Final Fantasy VI TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them…
By András Neltz Published March 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedCustom Zelda GameCube Is A Mini Treasure Chest
With Hylian numbers showing joystick ports and with an amazing painting of Link on top, artist Vadu Amka‘s repainted custom The Wind Waker GameCube really looks like some ancient device found at a remote dig site. It was completed in 3 months and the artist even managed to put a Hylian shield on the controller…
By Gergo Vas Published March 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
Pop Icons Reimagined As Marvel Superheroes
Brazilian artist Butcher Billy created an army of superpowered heroes based on iconic post-punk musicians such as Gary Numan, Siouxsie Sioux or Robert Smith from The Cure. He didn’t really have to change much on Robert Smith to make him look like Nightcrawler, though. Check out all of his illustrations below, they’d all work well…
By Gergo Vas Published March 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
Here’s the latest screenshot of the Brutal Doom v20 mod which, after numerous delays, might finally see the light of day in late April The shot depicts a level from the Starter Pack—an original, 30-level campaign, enhanced with Brutal Doom, designed to run without any official Doom files.
By András Neltz Published March 20, 2015 - Kotaku East
Kit-Kat Sandwiches! Japan Has Kit-Kat Sandwiches.
From the country with the most interesting Kit-Kat flavors, comes this: a Kit-Kat sandwich you can order at a fast food chain. Sure, why not? Though, I bet somewhere someone in a moment of snacking depravity has put Kit-Kats between bread. However, no fastfood chain has ever sold such madness to the masses. Until now.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 20, 2015