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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 -
UncategorizedVisual Guides To All Bosses Of Warlords of Draenor‘s Second Raid
World of Warcraft‘s second level 100 raid, Blackrock Foundry, finally opened its gates on every difficulty, which means the race between top guilds is on again. The mechanics can be tough, but Line of Sight Gaming‘s two-minute guides are excellent for learning the basics so that you can jump in, too. Short, easy-to-understand clips and…
By Gergo Vas Published February 13, 2015 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy Bosses Make For Great 3D Fanart
Three Eidolons from Final Fantasy XIII, Brynhildr, Bahamut and Odin, looking all amazing as custom 3D models. The 3D-rendered summon beast-slash-boss trio comes courtesy of NemoriS from model sharing site SketchFab. They’re embedded below—if you’re gonna zoom in a lot, make sure to use the more straightforward first-person viewing mode (the little eye icon) for…
By András Neltz Published February 13, 2015 - Kotaku East
Arpeggio of Blue Steel Has Terrible Cuts and Great Additions
Recap movie Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova DC- has 30 minutes of new footage. But while I liked what they added, I wasn’t crazy about what they took out. Arpeggio of Blue Steel was one of my favorite anime of 2012. So I was excited when I learned that a film version, Arpeggio of…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published February 13, 2015 - Kotaku East
Blackface Continues in Japan. In 2015. [Update]
Above, you can see a photo the members of Momoiro Clover Z, one of Japan’s most famous idol acts, and long-time pop group Rats & Star. And this is apparently how they’ll appear on Japanese television next month. Update: Momoiro Clover Z has cancelled an appearance at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan. The group…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 13, 2015 - Kotaku East
Kirby: Rainbow Curse Makes Me Want More Claymation-style Games
Is there anything cuter than Kirby claymationin this world? (Hint: No, no there isn’t.) Kirby: Rainbow Curse is the newest title in the Kirby series. Unlike last year’s Triple Deluxe, Rainbow Curse is not a traditional Kirby platformer. Instead, Rainbow Curse follows in the footprints of DS title Kirby: Canvas Curse. And let me tell…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published February 13, 2015 - Kotaku East
Mario, I Don’t Recognize You Anymore
We’ve already seen Mario without his moustache. But via 2ch, let’s see that again. And minus the hat. And while we’re at it, ditch those overalls, put on a t-shirt, and wear glasses. It looks like the actor Nintendo hires to play Mario in his off hours. To contact the author of this post, write…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 13, 2015