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UncategorizedLeague Of Legends‘ Latest Character Skin Is Damn Cool, Damn Expensive
Meet DJ Sona. She doesn’t just look radically different from her old self/selves, she also sounds different. Using her mighty technicolor turntable, she can alter League of Legends‘ entire soundtrack. Oh, and she has multiple forms. The only drawback? A possible deal-breaker of a price tag. DJ Sona is a new League of Legends ultimate…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 3, 2015 - Uncategorized
A Game About Taking Selfies As A Skeleton. That’s It.
You are a spooky, scary skeleton. You take selfies. That is the whole joke. It’s fucking fantastic. OK, there’s a bit more to it than that, but not much. Spooky Selfies is a free game where you walk—or, you know, skulk—around a graveyard and take selfies. It’s simple and dumb and, for roughly two minutes…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 3, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Assassin’s Creed Cosplayer May As Well Be An Actual Assassin
I’ve seen some qualityAssassin’s Creed cosplay in my time, but the work of Jamie Oakley is a sight to behold. It’s not just the volume of Assassin’s Creed gear that he’s produced that impresses, but the detail across all of it. As fantastic as many cosplay outfits look from a distance and in good lighting,…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 3, 2015 - Uncategorized
Please, Make A New Power Rangers Movie Like This
Yeah, a big part of the appeal of Power Rangers (and Super Sentai) is how damn corny everything is, but let’s imagine for a second that someone wanted to make a modern Power Rangers movie. And wanted to ditch corny for more of a Godzilla vibe. It’d look like this, and this looks badass. It’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 3, 2015 -
CultureCosplayMaking A Destiny Helmet Seems Like A Grind
Prop maker Gary Sterley has put this video together showing the amount of work that goes into just one aspect of making a quality Destiny helmet. So, yeah, if you’ve ever wondered why it’s so expensive to buy one of these custom pieces, now you know. Labour costs The timelapse shots are handy! If only…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 3, 2015 -
UncategorizedH1Z1 Players Have Created An Actual Fight Club
You know the first rule of fight club, don’t you? Well, these H1Z1 players broke it a bunch. But in the process, they herded other hapless players into a tooth-and-nail brawl to the death, and I’d like to think that having a fight club at all is more important than remembering to not talk about…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 3, 2015 - Uncategorized
Why So Many Games (And Movies) Are Blue & Orange
You’ve likely noticed it, and probably even joked about it: it feels like every game (and movie) these days is all about the colours blue and orange, at least when it comes to posters and box art. There’s a very good reason for that. It’s more than a trend: there’s some science and colour theory…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 3, 2015 - Uncategorized
Joystiq, an essential read for many years for gamers interested in gaming news, shut down today, a victim of cost-cutting by parent company AOL as it gets folded into Engadget. All of us at Kotaku wish the entire Joystiq team the very best. Read Joystiq editor Ludwig Kietzmann’s farewell.
By Stephen Totilo Published February 3, 2015 - Culture
What Are You Playing This February?
It’s February! That magical month where we all start to feel like maybe winter will end… and then the weather turns, and it’s super awful and dark and cold again. Last month I forgot about this post and wound up running it in the middle of the month, but I’m determined to get us all…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 3, 2015 -
UncategorizedVietnam Contra Game Is A Huge Bummer
Aliens! You can always feel good about killing aliens! Too bad imaginary Contra clone Hanoi Strike is set duringthe Vietnam War. It’s a different kind of hard. The soul-crushing kind. Modern war games like Spec Ops: The Line have tried to put players in the middle of combat scenarios weighed down with horrible moral consequences.…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 3, 2015 -
UncategorizedLife Is Strange‘s Mouths Are Freaking Me Out
As Keza’s already mentioned, you’ll want to play Life Is Strange. It’s a clever and heartfelt ode to being an awkward teenager, albeit one who can rewind time by holding out their hand. But I can’t help but get distracted by one of my modern gaming pet peeves: horrible lip-syncing. It’s not terribly apparent in…
By Patrick Klepek Published February 3, 2015 - Reviews
Dying Light: The Kotaku Review
I was almost ten hours into Dying Light before I got my hands on a gun. It was an assault rifle, and I had to kill a man for it. Doing so wasn’t pretty, nor was it easy. You begin Dying Light in a nearly identical position to the one you’re in at the beginning…
By Yannick LeJacq Published February 3, 2015 - Uncategorized
Schools Use Genius Plan To Stop Students From Checking Their Phones
For some students, putting away their phones during class is an impossible task. Normally, schools develop rules and polices about cell phone use, and students happily ignore them. But at a couple of universities, the administration is trying something new: they’re turning “don’t check your phone during class” into a game. Using an app called…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 3, 2015 - Esports
Only One LGBTQ Person Allowed Per Team In LoL Tournament [UPDATE]
Garena, operator of League of Legends in places like Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and the Philippines, is hosting an all-women eSports competition. Hurrah! There’s just one problem: they’ve put a limit on the number of LGBTQ people allowed per team because they might offer an “unfair advantage.” It’s a puzzling policy that could’ve, admittedly, been mangled…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 3, 2015 - Uncategorized
Wyatt Cenac’s Got a Theory About Mario and Princess Peach
“Luigi is a man who lives in fear of constant Bowser attacks… I think his fears are misplaced.” If anybody should be afraid in comedian Wyatt Cenac’s weird version of the Mario universe, it’s Princess Peach. In the debut episode of The A.V. Club‘s new game show Pick A Choice—hosted by my good friend and…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 3, 2015 - Uncategorized
Hotline Miami 2 Voicemail Is Weird As Hell
If someone asked you to dial a random phone number, what are you gonna do? Not call it and find out what’s on the other end? That’s doubly true if it’s from the creators of Hotline Miami We know Hotline Miami 2 isn’t far off, but an official date has eluded us. Or does it?…
By Patrick Klepek Published February 3, 2015 -
UncategorizedFinal Fantasy Type-0 HD Discount, Humble Star Wars Bundle, More Deals
Newegg is coming strong with the preorder deals yet again. Today you can save $7 on the upcoming Final Fantasy Type-0 HD, which is almost certainly the best preorder price we’ll see. On the fence? Here are your questions, answered. Preorder Final Fantasy Type-0 HD [PS4] ($53) | Newegg | Promo code EMCANAP43 Preorder Final…
By Shep McAllister Published February 3, 2015 -
UncategorizedHidden Details Buried In The Dark Souls II Expansion’s New Trailer
A patch to prepare Dark Souls II for its upcoming Scholar of the First Sin update is coming on February 5. Though Scholar of the First Sin itself doesn’t arrive until April, Bandai Namco’s revealed a tiiiiny bit more of what’s in store for players who return to Majula in a new trailer. There’s still…
By Patrick Klepek Published February 3, 2015
