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Run Your Own Prison, Grab the Mario Party Amiibo Bundle, & More Deals
Prison architect is full of surprisingly resonant moral choices. To quote Stephen Totilo: Am I the kind of person who thinks prisoners shouldn’t have windows in their cells? Wait. Is that a kind of person? Is a person who doesn’t put a window in the cell of a guy who is about to be executed…
By Shep McAllister Published February 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedTeam Beats Destiny‘s Toughest Raid Without Using Guns
“WHY IS THIS WORKING???” My thoughts exactly, Destiny raid group that somehow beat all of Crota’s End without firing a gun. So. OK. If you don’t play Destiny, you might not appreciate the magnitude of this accomplishment, but I promise you, it’s not easy to beat the game’s toughest raid without using your weapons. Yet…
By Jason Schreier Published February 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedYou Can Technically ‘Beat’ Resident Evil In One Second
You cannot trust the leaderboards for Resident Evil. Within days of release, players had started digging into the game’s code, looking for ways to finish it faster and faster by aggressively cheating. It’s probably not possible to beat it faster than a second, but I’m sure people will try. It’s deeply funny, however, to realize…
By Patrick Klepek Published February 4, 2015 - Esports
The League of Legends tournament allowing one LGBTQ person per team has apologized and removed its widely criticized restrictions. “We’ll also be keeping our promise of having an open dialogue with all parties as we plan this and future events,” the group said.
By Patrick Klepek Published February 4, 2015 - Uncategorized
Making Yoda Out of Wax Isn’t Easy
Madame Tussauds, the famous wax museum, is bringing Yoda to life—er, wax—for an upcoming Star Wars exhibit. If you thought it was easy to make a Yoda wax statue, then you are a crazy person. It’s not! Via New Launches, Madame Tussauds uploaded a promo video to YouTube. And while most of the video is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: The Dude Fallacy • My Manly List of Manly Men of 2014 • You Should Try: The Fall • Ani-TAY Reviews: eden* – They were only two, on the planet • Uncharted 3 Embodies Everything Wrong With Modern AAA Gaming TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY…
By András Neltz Published February 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedA Short Film About RPG Characters Who Actually Tell The Truth
Saving Throw’s short shows an adventuring party of four, trying get by in real life while following RPG rules. Swapping gear with party members or getting away with a stupid name suddenly become the biggest problems. To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]
By Gergo Vas Published February 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedHonest Trailers Nails Everything About Hearthstone And Its Community
They certainly did their research on Hearthstone streamers. Here’s Smosh’s honest trailer, full of truth about deck building, luck and Magic: The Gathering. Deep down we probably all knew these, but they won’t stop us playing the game. Copying powerful decks is mentioned in the clip, but we really shouldn’t feel guilty about that. Just…
By Gergo Vas Published February 4, 2015 - Uncategorized
Illustrator/Legend of Zelda fan Jessica Smith, to celebrate Zelda Wii U coming out this year, painted this magnificent picture of what the Forest Temple might look like in the game. It probably won’t be anywhere near as beautiful as it is here. Look here for more of Smith’s work, and below for the full painting.…
By András Neltz Published February 4, 2015 -
Kotaku EastSouth Korea’s Game Addiction Ads Are Terrible
The South Korean government released a public service announcement that’s about video game addiction. It pissed people off. As noted by tipster Sang, the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s original ad started airing in locales with big screens about two weeks back. The public service announcement asked viewers to answer “yes” or “no” to a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2015 - Kotaku East
Teen Stabbed While Gaming with Friends Late at Night
In Gifu, Japan, a sixteen-year-old young man was visiting a friend’s house to play video games when a neighbor told them to keep it down. That’s when things escalated. Chunichi Web reports that the sixteen-year old was up late playing video games at a friend’s house. At around 2:10am, 38 year-old Shigetaka Ishimoto allegedly barged…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedLive-Action Smash Bros. Video has Real Martial Arts
And not just that, but cool visual and practical effects, excellent fight choreography, good sound editing, a fitting soundtrack… overall, it feels like a short Smash Bros-themed kung fu movie. And it might even be the first in a series! Uploaded by YouTuber Tim Wang (via D Piddy), Little Mac vs. Dark Ness shows the…
By András Neltz Published February 4, 2015 - Kotaku East
The Short, Sweet Comedy of Being Married to an Otaku
Marriage is hard. It’s even harder when one of you is an otaku and the other is not. I Can’t Understand What My Husband Is Saying is the story of Kaoru and Hajime. Kaoru is an average young woman in her late 20s, employed as a typical office worker. Hajime, on the other hand, is…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published February 4, 2015 - UncategorizedBy Luke Plunkett Published February 3, 2015
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Equip Swag
Stepan Alekseev, aka chosac, is an artist who has worked on games like The Legend of the Cryptids. You can see more of Stepan’s work at his ArtStation page 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…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 3, 2015
