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UncategorizedAll The Ways I Killed People As The Son Of Satan
Lucius is a sad-looking little boy. He’s also the spawn of Satan. The original Lucius pretty much followed the plot for The Omen: you’re the son of Satan, now go and kill everybody in your house one by one. Think Hitman, but as an evil demonic kid. Despite being somewhat fun, it felt very restrictive…
By Leo Wichtowski Published February 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedSpider-Man Joins the Avengers Early in This Fan-Made Movie Mash-Up
This week’s big comic-book movie news was the deal that lets Marvel use Spider-Man in their upcoming big-budget superhero movies. So here’s a well-done mash-up that re-imagines the Avengers‘ chaotic Manhattan battle sequence with a little extra wall-crawler in the mix. Presented by ScreenCrush, the remix is the work of mash-up creator Sleepy Skunk and…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedWhy Peter Molyneux’s Godus Is Such A Disaster
“You know what Peter Molyneux’s like,” an ex-22Cans employee told me while trying to sum up the infamous designer’s tendency to make enormous promises and then just kinda… forget about them. “You try to hold onto his words and they slip through your fingers.” Molyneux—who has long had a reputation for making promises he never…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedPlayer Adds Holograms To World of Warcraft
Here is World of Warcraft’s user interface, completely redone so that it looks more futuristic. It’s damn cool. Granted, having this “hologram” style displayed here by valkyrie s may not always be the most useful in battle, but still! I can already see this on the Oculus Rift. If you’re curious as to how this…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 13, 2015 - Uncategorized
How Pokémon Surprise Trainers On Valentines Day
Relax. It’s probably just a mega stone. For those of you that are confused: the 3DS lets you have themes. And apparently, certain themes make opening up a new game kind of funny, as evidenced by this screenshot by @FlatFootFox. There are other non-Pokemon examples, too, like this one from @Electivirus: Ha.
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 13, 2015 -
CultureA New World Record For Catching The Original 151 Pokémon Quickly
Most people never catch all of the original 151 Pokémon in Red and Blue. But one Pokemon speedrunning category challenges players to do exactly that—and without trading, too. Check out the new world record for catching all of the Pokémon in Red and Blue. It comes in at 2:20:19, and it’s performed by Shenanagans Smash,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 13, 2015 - Uncategorized
MMA Fighter Throws Hadouken At Opponent, Then Beats Him Up
There are so, so few opportunities to throw a hadouken unironically. “During an MMA fight” is one of the preciously rare moments to channel your inner Ryu and feel like a total badass—as long as you’re actually in the fight. Shane Campbell saw such a window during a recent bout with Derek Boyle. Here is…
By Yannick LeJacq Published February 13, 2015 - Tips & Guides
Tips For Playing Evolve
When you start playing Evolve, you’ll probably suck. Even as you get better, you’ll still run into players who also suck. It can be frustrating. So, let’s skip the learning through trial by (sometimes literal) fire, and get ahead of the curve. Tips For Playing A Hunter Play To Your Class If Battlefield is about…
By Tina Amini Published February 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedEvolve Glitch Basically Creates 5 Versus 1 Mode
In Evolve, each of the four player classes is supposed to play a specific role in hunting down big, brutal monsters, with the various hunter types playing specific roles to help the team win. So when a glitch lets two support characters spawn and create a five-man team instead of the usual four-man squad, it’s…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe always hilarious Smash YouTuber Lythero has a new video showing Kirby doing his best Boo impression in a “fight” against Luigi. As one fan put it on Reddit: “Anyone who played Luigi’s Mansion will absolutely love this!” See more of Lythero’s great stuff here
By Yannick LeJacq Published February 13, 2015 - Reviews
The New 3DS XL Is Nice, But Not A Must-Have Yet
For a couple of years we at Kotaku have deemed Nintendo’s 3DS as an essential piece of gaming hardware. And for decades, new iterations of Nintendo hardware have immediately rendered older units obsolete. Things are different this time around. Get it if you don’t have one. We still think you should have a 3DS in…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 13, 2015 - Uncategorized
CM Storm QuickFire Sale, $30 Far Cry 4, Star Wars LEGO, and More Deals
The CM Storm QuickFire mechanical gaming keyboard is listed at $120 today, which is an all-time low on Amazon. Plus, you can save an additional $20 after mail-in rebate. It’s tenkeyless, which you don’t see very often in mechanical keyboards, and lets you set custom backlighting profiles down to each individual key. [CM Storm QuickFire…
By Shep McAllister Published February 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedIf you set the in-game date of the shipping version of SimCopter to Friday the 13th, the male residents would strip down and occasionally make out. The game was patched to remove this. The programmer who added it, Jacques Servin, was actually fired by Maxis You can reach the author of this post at [email protected]…
By Patrick Klepek Published February 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedBinding Of Isaac DLC Adds More Everything, Including Co-Op Babies
The Binding of Isaac already received a major update with The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth last year, but designer Edmund McMillen is moving full speed ahead on a proper expansion. Today, McMillen revealed the add-on, which doesn’t yet have a release date, will be called Afterbirth McMillen is known for being exceptionally open with his…
By Patrick Klepek Published February 13, 2015 - Uncategorized
PSA: The Best Gun In Destiny Is On Sale Today
Do you play Destiny? Do you have 17 coins? Do you not have an Ice Breaker yet? WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? Note: This post originally ran in January, but we’re bumping it up again today because the gun’s back on sale. From today until Sunday morning, the weekend vendor Xur is selling the most…
By Jason Schreier Published February 13, 2015 - Tips & Guides
Tips For Playing The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D
You may have heard that The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask is the most challenging Zelda game, or the most stressful, weirdest, and saddest. Most of that is correct. It’s also a great game that has now been remade for the Nintendo 3DS. If you decide to play the very good remake (you should!), here…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 13, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Poll: The Best Anime of Winter 2015 • Re-(Re?)-Review the 3D Metroids • Game of the Week-You Are (Not) The Hero [Braid] • Summer Wars (Manga) – Quick Review • An Apology to The Orange Box • Spacemon: A Pokémon Tabletop Story – Ch. 9, Ch. 10,…
By András Neltz Published February 13, 2015 - Uncategorized
Realistic Minecraft Neighborhood Looks Straight out of SimCity
Playing with the camera angles and the shaders to make this Minecraft town look like something from a city-building game was the easy part. Designing and building all the unique houses must have been a lot harder. But the Esterlon Community was able to build a really cozy realistic neighborhood, with malls, a main street…
By Gergo Vas Published February 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedMario Physics Can Tell Us Which Planet Is Super Mario World
By analyzing Mario’s jumping skills and measuring gravity in Super Mario World, PBS Space Time tried to find a matching planet with the same conditions in the universe where the game could take place. As you can see in the video, translating the physics of the classic SNES game is not as easy as it…
By Gergo Vas Published February 13, 2015
