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UncategorizedPixelly Simpsons Tribute is Awesome, Even if You Don’t Watch The Show
Featuring excellent pixel art and some self-deprecating humor from the very talented Paul Robertson Co-created with fellow artist Ivan Dixon and featuring Jeremy Dower’s chiptune remix of the Simpsons theme tune, Robertson’s video (via Polygon) is a one-minute-forty-second love letter packed with references to the show and gaming alike. The animation itself is really cool…
By András Neltz Published February 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedMadden 15 Predicted The Exact Score Of The Super Bowl
Every year, the folks at EA Sports rig a game of Madden to predict the Super Bowl. They’re usually right—they’ve nailed something like eight of the last 11 winners. This time, it’s safe to say that EA just rigged the actual Super Bowl. As Madden 15 predicted, the Patriots beat the Seahawks 28-24. They called…
By Jason Schreier Published February 1, 2015 - Uncategorized
It Looks Like Katy Perry Wore A Wiimote Strap To The Super Bowl
Behold: singer Katy Perry, the only person on earth who actually listens to Nintendo when they tell you to wear the Wiimote strap. In case you’re not watching the 49th Super Bowl—Seahawks vs. Patriots—you just missed Perry flying in the air on a shooting star after dancing with a bunch of singing sharks. Uh. You…
By Jason Schreier Published February 1, 2015 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: ‘Shop Kotaku
Look at us. We’re just asking for it. Last week the largest gathering of Kotaku staff ever assembled in New York City to, among other things, pose for this picture. Standing from left to right we have Nathan, Evan, Patricia, Keza, Luke, Brian Posehn, Gergo, Chris, Kirk and Yannick. Seated from left to right are…
By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2015 - Culture
The Week In Games: GameBob ThronePants
What I am trying to say here is I really wanted to use a screenshot from the second episode of Telltale’s Game of Thrones series here, but all I could find was SpongeBob HeroPants. We do what we can. We’ve got a relatively quiet seven days ahead of us, Game of Thrones aside, with a…
By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2015 -
UncategorizedCan A Doom Marine Really Carry Nine Weapons? Mythbusters Finds Out.
Doom‘s space marine protagonists are some hearty fellows, carrying some 80 pounds of weapons, medkits and ammo boxes effortlessly while taking on demons from hell. In last night’s inaugural Mythbusters video game episode, Adam and Jamie build a real-life Doom level to see if it can be done. The first video game-centered episode in the…
By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2015 -
UncategorizedI’m Already Sick Of This Street Fighter V Stage
Top-tier Street Fighter rivals Daigo and GamerBee face-off in a Street Fighter V exhibition match during the Taipei Game Show, and I couldn’t be more bored. New background, please. We saw it during the teaser. We saw it in the reveal trailer. We saw it in thefirst exhibition match during the Capcom Cup finals last…
By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2015 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Behind Microsoft’s Holographic Wall: Winners!
After Microsoft showed us what Minecraft might look like enhanced by its futuristic Hololens technology, I asked our ‘shop-savvy readers to show us what would really be behind that shattered wall. They delivered. Big time. Wow, what a contest this was. So many entries. So many duplicate entries. Seems people enjoy The Shining, Attack on…
By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2015 - Uncategorized
Delve Into The Hidden Horrors Of The Universe… With Kittens
“Because there exists no method known to man, more terribly suited to expose the cosmic meaningless of existence than pairing the words of H.P. Lovecraft with seemingly delightful and charming pictures of adorable kittens” — H.P. Lovecat. Until this weekend I had never been known to have a favorite Tumblr — indeed I had only…
By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2015 - Culture
Sunday Comics: With Divine Porpoise
Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published January 30. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published January 26. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2015 - Uncategorized
Stud-Free LEGO Enterprise Is Much Larger Than It Seems
It’s one thing to build a model of the U.S.S. Enterprise from Star Trek with LEGO bricks. It’s another to build it so that none of those signature LEGO studs show. It took builder extrodinaire Chris Melby eight months and around 18,000 pieces to make this five foot-long masterpiece a reality. It takes a lot…
By Mike Fahey Published January 31, 2015 - Uncategorized
That’s Certainly A Metal Gear Rising Looking Number Two [Update]
Appearing incredibly briefly in a Sony flavor reel shown during the Taipei Game Show, this is definitely the sort of two one might expect to find following the words “Metal Gear Rising.” While Metal Gear’s big boss Hideo Kojima didn’t mention a follow-up to the over-the-top crazy that was Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance during his…
By Mike Fahey Published January 31, 2015 - Uncategorized
Dying Light Benchmarked: Graphics And CPU Performance
Most known for developing the Call of Juarez and Dead Island franchises, Techland is back this week to launch a new open world survival horror title for the PC (including Linux and SteamOS), PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Dying Light takes place in an expansive urban environment where players navigate using freerunning ‘parkour’ mechanics while…
By Steven Walton Published January 31, 2015 - Uncategorized
Watch The Biggest Smash Bros. Tournament of The Year Live, Right Here
Apex 2015—the biggest Smash tournament ever—almost didn’t happen. But thanks to the community’s rallying, the tournament was able to quickly find a new venue for the competition. Which means that we can start enjoying some great top-level play! The Main Stream Secondary Stream If you’d like to watch the newbie stream, you can catch that…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 31, 2015 - Culture
This Week In The Business: Free-To-Start
QUOTE | “As we look to the future, we believe a very big part of our player base will expect a free-to-start experience.” – EA CEO Andrew Wilson, talking about how EA is considering ways to let people try games for free with a variety of business models Elsewhere in the business of video games…
By Steve Peterson Published January 31, 2015 - Uncategorized
1/26/2015: Say Hello To All Of Team Kotaku
Well, almost every full-time employee, anyway. Our friend András couldn’t make it from Budapest to join, but this is basically your whole Kotaku team saying hello from our New York headquarters. Sadly the team all flew back to their respective cities and continents, but we had a good week hanging out with each other IRL.…
By Tina Amini Published January 31, 2015 -
UncategorizedPortal 2 Mod Looks Slick Enough To Be A Valve Game
Portal Stories: Mel, an upcomingmod for Portal 2, is starting to less like a mod in this new trailer, and more like a straight-up official Valve entry in the series. OK, so we can’t speak for Mel’s sense of humour, but everything else about it looks shockingly professional, from the detail (and unique design) in…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 30, 2015 - Kotaku East
Pikachu Keeps Loners Company at Pokémon Cafe
For some folks, eating alone is awful. But not at the Tokyo Pokémon Cafe, where Pikachu will watch you eat. As noted on Naver, people visiting the cafe solo get to sit across from a plush toy Pikachu. [Photo: snivylover] [Photo: future39_miku] [Photo: alpacapaca] [Photo: tetsukire] [Photo: aimia492] The Pokémon Cafe isn’t the first to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 30, 2015 -
UncategorizedGame Where You Build Stupid Shit But It Actually Works
Besiege is a devilishly simple, physics-based building game. You can create machines of destruction with ease. For a game in Alpha, it’s surprising how polished Besiege feels. I was creating absurd death machines within a few of minutes. Sure, some of them weren’t exactly structurally sound, often resulting in a horrid crumpled mess, but the…
By Leo Wichtowski Published January 30, 2015