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My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week
One week ends, another begins and here I return with another five (or so) Kotaku stories to praise. If You Die In This Game, You Can Never Play Again. Ever. | This story by reporter Nathan Grayson was an unexpectedly huge hit with our readers and with people on Facebook. There’s no great digging here.…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedGiant Robot Roommate Refuses to Pay Rent, So It’s Time to Kick His Ass
Lots of RPGs put players in the shoes of a plucky young person out to embrace their special destiny and save the world. Not this one. In YIIK, you’re just trying to chase down a cat who stole your grocery list. Ok, fine: you need to navigate a room that contains all of time and…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
Millennium Falcon Papercraft Is A Work Of Art
The attention to small details is just incredible in Polish enthusiast Bernard Szukiel‘s paper replica of the Millennium Falcon. The model is 38″ long and 99% made of paper and, according to the creator, it took 4 years to build using photos found on the web. It’s only 99% paper and not 100% because the…
By Gergo Vas Published March 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedLego Jurassic World: The Basics
What is it? Lego Jurassic World, another of those Lego games we’re always getting, this time covering the four Jurassic Park movies (including this summer’s Jurassic World). Who is making it? TT Fusion, who previously made the superb Lego Movie Videogame. Here’s a trailer… Did we play it? Yes, briefly during a demo session at…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 16, 2015 -
ReviewsFinal Fantasy Type-0 HD: The Kotaku Review
The best moments in Final Fantasy Type-0 HD, a new role-playing game that is just as clunky as its title suggests, come not from the main path but from the things you can do during the breaks. This might not sound too strange to anyone accustomed to RPGs like Baldur’s Gate or Fallout, where going…
By Jason Schreier Published March 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
Yhrite’s latest Source Filmmaker creation crosses Team Fortress 2 and Hotline Miami—timely, considering Hotline Miami 2 came out last week. You can find lots more SFM art over at Yhrite’s DeviantArt gallery Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art we can find. Send…
By András Neltz Published March 16, 2015 -
UncategorizedPossibly The Saddest Portal Song Ever
Will it make you feel bad about flinging/toppling/portaling all those turrets to their deaths? Probably not, ’cause that shit’s fun. Still, it’ll make you feel sorry for them. Probably. Harry101UK’s new song was, as he writes in the corresponding Steam Community post, originally meant to be featured in a grim Portal web series called The…
By András Neltz Published March 16, 2015 - Kotaku East
Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune’s 3DS action-RPG about a pirate penguin, Kaio: King of Pirates, has been cancelled due to internal development-related difficulties and “sudden changes in the marketplace,” reports Siliconera. Kaio was announced in late 2011, and was slated to come out, after a delay, in 2014.
By András Neltz Published March 16, 2015 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Gaming With Paula Deen
Did you see the creepy commercial for Paula Deen’s new mobile game? The game itself is nowhere near as entertaining. Clearly the controversial celebrity cook needs our help. Having come under fire for her liberal use of butter and other words featuring double consonants, Paula Deen’s video game is a chance for the fat-loving meal-maker…
By Mike Fahey Published March 15, 2015 - Uncategorized
SimCity Artist Now Making Sweet Cities: Skylines Buildings
Bryan Shannon used to be part of Maxis, where he worked as an artist helping make buildings for the last SimCity. Now, in his spare time, he’s crafting stuff for the game that followed in SimCity’s wake. One of the best things about Cities: Skylines, as I mentioned in my review, is the way that…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 15, 2015 - Uncategorized
A Smarter Approach To PC Gaming Piracy
There are two ways you can tackle piracy: the way that doesn’t work (threats, control and lockdowns) and the way that does (offering a superior service to piracy). Paradox, publishers of games like Crusader Kings II, Magicka and Cities: Skylines, are fans of the latter, and it’s refreshing to see that their approach appears to…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 15, 2015 - CultureCosplay
The Secret Behind Terrific Cosplay: Big Arms
This is Yasemin Arslan—who does not have big arms—doing a hell of a job cosplaying as Overwatch’s Tracer. You may notice, though, that she’s kinda floating in the air. Like magic. How’d she pull this off? “PhotoShop, duh” is only half the answer. The other half is the way Arslan and photographer Beethystaged the shot.…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 15, 2015 -
The BestsThe Best Optimus Prime Transformers Figures
“Freedom is the right of all sentient beings” reads the quote from the original Optimus Prime’s bio cards, a sentiment without which we wouldn’t be here today, leaving him off of a list of the best transforming Optimus Prime toys. That’s right, the original Optimus Prime toy, introduced to North American children with the Transformers…
By Mike Fahey Published March 15, 2015 - Culture
The Week In Games: Episode Duscae
This isn’t the Week in Games you wanted but fear not, there’s a demo for the Week in Games you wanted included in this Week in Games. How many people with absolutely no interest in Final Fantasy Typo will be picking up the game this week just to get their hands on the demo for…
By Mike Fahey Published March 15, 2015 -
Uncategorized“Why Am I Missing An Arm?” Is An Important Question To Answer
It’s even worse when you’re missing an arm, your family’s been slaughtered and your home torn apart. Find out what happens next in our live demo of Drinkbox Studios’ Severed. In the video below you’ll see our own Evan Narcisse, who managed to catch up with Guacamelee creators Drinkbox at PAX East last weekend to…
By Mike Fahey Published March 15, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: The Video Games That Made Me An Otaku • Multiplayer is More Fun When Your Friends Act Like Idiots Together • The Horrible Sounds of Lurking TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published March 15, 2015 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Agents Of Nvidia Shield: Winners!
Last week’s ‘Shop Contest asked our readers to envision the future of the Nvidia Shield, a product that’s been three things in as many years. And while sciteach’s entry doesn’t quite depict that, it would make for a much more interestingpress conference. I’d call the win a technicality, but I’m not going to be the…
By Mike Fahey Published March 15, 2015 -
UncategorizedSpotPass Exploit Gives 3DS Owners Unlimited Special Guest Miis
While recovering from a corrupted SD card on his 3DS, YouTuber Anthony Schwader discovered a means to delete Nintendo-issued mii visitors and respawn them endlessly. It’s actually pretty simple. It works like this—use your special mii character, such as the Abraham Lincoln mii sent to promote Code Named S.T.E.A.M. in all the StreetPass mini-games you…
By Mike Fahey Published March 15, 2015
