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CultureTotal RecallAwesome Fighting Game Let You Cut Other Player’s Heads Off
You can keep Street Fighter, Tekken, King of Fighters and Dead or Alive. My favourite fighting game pre-dates every single one of them, starred large men in furry underpants, and rather than lasting minutes could, if you knew your moves, be over in seconds. Because you weren’t using fists. You were using giant swords. Sure,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 9, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Rockmandash Rambles: My Personal Biases in Reviewing • Where’s My Transformers Game? • How Do You Deal with Video Game Overload? • There are good English anime song covers? Yes, yes there are. TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published March 9, 2015 - Uncategorized
Holy Shit I Just Played Final Fantasy XV
I just spent two hours playing Final Fantasy XV, which I can confirm is a real video game that actually exists. The good news: it’s brilliant in a lot of ways, and from what I’ve played so far, it really does feel like a Final Fantasy game. The bad news? Well, it’s got some serious…
By Jason Schreier Published March 9, 2015 -
ReviewsThe Ultimate StarCraft Action Figure
Sideshow’s partnership with Blizzard has resulted in some pretty amazing collectibles—Deathwing from World of Warcraft, the Diablo III version of the Prime Evil—but nothing nearly as spectacular as the meticulously crafted sixth scale figure of StarCraft‘s Jim Raynor in his signature space marine armor. Fans with $500 to burn have been eagerly awaiting Raynor’s arrival…
By Mike Fahey Published March 9, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Most Complex Besiege Bomb Delivery System
The Besiege community never disappoints when it comes to building deliberately over-engineered siege engines to perform the simple task of eliminating a few knights. David Mcl‘s Rube Goldberg machine-like bomb delivery system is no exception—it’s one of the finest creations I’ve seen so far. You can follow the bomb’s path in the video below. But…
By Gergo Vas Published March 9, 2015 -
UncategorizedWatch The First Kill Of One Of The Hardest Bosses In WoW History
Blackhand, the final boss of Blackrock Foundry, Warlords of Draenor‘s second raid, is a tough guy. The raid’s hardest Mythic difficulty has been open for 27 days, yet only a couple of guilds managed to kill its endboss. And now, the three guilds on top of the leaderboards finally released their kill videos. Blackrock Foundry’s…
By Gergo Vas Published March 9, 2015 - Uncategorized
Here’s an oil painting of Sora from the Kingdom Hearts series, based on this well-known piece of official concept art, done by artist Raman Singh. Look below for the HD pics, and check out Singh’s portfolio for more, albeit non-gaming-themed, paintings in this style (I particularly like his portraits). Dayshot is an image-based feature that…
By András Neltz Published March 9, 2015 -
Kotaku EastJapan Built a Candy-Powered Rocket
And yes, it’s called the Candy Rocket. Japanese sweets maker UHA Mikakuto brought together experts from various labs and universities to make a rocket that uses candy as its fuel. Powered by twenty Puccho soft candies, the rocket successfully launched last week and reached an altitude of 248 meters (813 feet). This isn’t just the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 9, 2015 - Kotaku East
Enormous Burgers from Japan’s Best Fastfood Chain
There is no better burger chain in Japan than Mos Burger. And there is no bigger burger at Mos than this. On March 13, Mos is opening a “Mos Burger Tokyo Tower” restaurant. According to website Entabe, the limited time only establishment will offer the “Tokyo Tower Burger” and the “Tokyo Tower Cheese Burger.” Both…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 9, 2015 - Kotaku East
Being an Animator in Japan Is Brutal
Animator Henry Thurlowhails from New York. Now, he’s in Tokyo, working as an animator for Studio Pierrot. Sounds like something you might want to do, no? Before you make the plunge for yourself, read this. After sending off his resume and getting rejection after rejection for several years, he finally got hired by a smaller…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 9, 2015 - Kotaku East
The Food in Final Fantasy XV Looks So Delicious
Maybe the graphics are currently a little jaggy and the frame-rate not yet totally smooth. Does that stuff really matter when the in-game food looks this friggin’ good? Yes, yes it does. But damn, Final Fantasy XV food is making me hungry. Ever since the game’s meals werefirst shown off earlier this year, some fans…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 9, 2015 - Kotaku East
Attack on Giant Lucky Cat
Surely you can see the similarity to Attack on Titan Below, of course, is an image from the Attack on Titan anime, featuring a Titan about to tear down the wall, so other, smaller Titans can enter and eat all the villagers. Spotted by Twitter user Minami_Carapare, this giant Super Lucky Cat has been compared…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 9, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Thrilling Sequel To Daylight Saving Time: The Movie
“He’s killing during the hour that doesn’t exist!” From the makers of Saving Daylight comes Saving Daylight: The Vanishing Hour Nacho Punch returns with the inevitable sequel to the fake movie trailer that gave us an extra hour, just in time to steal it back. I’m really loving these. I can’t wait for the third…
By Mike Fahey Published March 9, 2015 - Culture
Oh, Hey Gwen, Didn’t See You There
Julio Cesar is an artist and illustrator working out of Fortaleza, Brazil. You can see more of Julio’s work at his personal site, DeviantArtand ArtStationgalleries. 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 8, 2015 -
UncategorizedMod Turns Halo Into Serious Military Sim
I’m sure there are Halo fans out there who are super into the universe but feel like the actual combat of the series is too, I don’t know, comical. This mod for ArmA III will fix that for you and then some. It’s looking to take ArmA — normally a very serious military simulation set…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2015 -
CultureCosplayThe Ultimate Assassin’s Creed Cosplay
Ezio, is that you? Superstar cosplayer Leon Chiro is no strangerto top-shelf Assassin’s Creed cosplay, but this latest venture is easily his best yet. Not just for the costume — though it is a fantastic replica of Ezio’s outfit — but for the complete package. Chiro (who is Italian) went and shot on location in…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
PC Game Adds “Women In History” DLC
Europa Universalis IV is a verygood video game, but there are always ways to make it a little better. In this case, by adding some DLC that’s not only poignant, but makes the game a little more realistic as well. As it stands, EUIV — a game which spans centuries of European history, from the…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
That Monday Feeling
It’s OK. A cup of coffee and grumble about local sports teams will get you moving again. While there’s no clear idea of where exactly this image originated from (let me know below if you do!), there’s discussion in thisReddit post that it’s either “a ragdoll where the arms and legs have a lot of…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Kill la Kill’s Scissor Blade, In The Flesh
I’ve never actually seen Kill la Kill, but I have seen its cosplay. It’s a show about skin, suspenders and a giant sword, right? That sword is here now, in the real world, and was built by Harrison Krix. It’s an interesting design, both to look at and to have to build, because it’s technically…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 8, 2015 - Culture
The Week In Games: The Blind Leading
It’s some indie gems mixed with big-budget remakes this week, with Ori and The Blind Forest topping my list of games most likely to be the top image for The Week in Games. Oh look, it won. Time for some quiet introspection as we await next week’s release of things with Final Fantasy, Mario and…
By Mike Fahey Published March 8, 2015