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UncategorizedThe Most Infamous Pokémon Bootleg
There’s Pokémon Crystal, the third game in the second generation of Pokémon games. And then there’s Pokémon Vietnamese Crystal, the bootleg version of the game with mistranslations. There’s a difference. Pokémon diehards have probably heard of Vietnamese Crystal, but for those of you that haven’t, it’s worth checking out. According to Bulbanews, back in the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Facebook Went Down, FIVE People Called 911
Facebook went down for a little bit on Monday, which for most people was a slight inconvenience. Others, however, lost their shit a little. CBS San Francisco report that shortly after the service stopped working, not one, not two, but FIVE PEOPLE called 911. “Our lines are [sic] dedicated to handle life and death calls,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedHow To Find Call Of Duty Exo Zombies‘ Musical Easter Egg
As with past installments of Call of Duty‘s co-op zombie slaughter downloadable content, the first episode of Advanced Warfare‘s Exo Zombies contains a hidden song. Unlike previous installments, this one’s a bit more classy. In case the famous John Charles Dollman illustration weren’t clue enough, the song we’re hunting for is Wagner’s “Ride of the…
By Mike Fahey Published January 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedGrim Fandango Is Better Than Ever
Now that Grim Fandango has a remastered edition, what better time to sit back, relax, and solve a few puzzles with Manny Calavera? I have to say, replaying Grim Fandango brings back some warm and fuzzy memories. Save for the fancy new visual upgrade and far better controls, the game has overall not changed much.…
By Leo Wichtowski Published January 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Resident Evil Revelations 2, $12 Gaming Mouse, and More Deals
Resident Evil Revelations 2 has some awesome-looking co-op gameplay, and you can save 20% when you preorder for PC today. [Resident Evil Revelations 2: Complete Edition, $32 with code 20PERO-FFDIGI-GAMESX] If you’ve somehow missed out on Telltale’s “The Walking Dead,” both seasons are only $6 today. The Walking Dead ($6) | Amazon The Walking Dead…
By Shep McAllister Published January 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Someone Outside of Japan Finally Became A Tetris Grandmaster
Kevin Birrell dazzled the world with his Tetris skills a few weeks back, but for the truly dedicated, the work never ends. Birrell had yet another goal for himself in Tetris: The Grandmaster 3: become the first player outside of Japan to achieve grandmaster status. As the headline points out, this is unprecedented for an…
By Patrick Klepek Published January 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedHow To Trick Dying Light Into Giving You Loads Of Money [UPDATE]
Dying Light is a game with a lot of loot and a lot of grinding. If you’re looking for an easy way around its loot grind to maximize your time spent killing zombies for fun and fun alone, fear not: players have uncovered a handy exploit to do just that. UPDATE: Techland keeps patching this…
By Yannick LeJacq Published January 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Dad Says He’s Mourning His Son; WoW Community Rushes To Help
Everyone deals with death in different ways. For one man, the best way to navigate a son’s death was to try to dive into his son’s interests. Yesterday, a post on Reddit popped up that described a father’s recent dive into World of Warcraft—a game that his son loved, but that he was having trouble…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 28, 2015 -
Uncategorized12 Reasons to Play The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
This Winter will bring the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask where Link must save the world over a three day cycle that loops in a terrifying fashion, each cycle bringing life in the hopes of changing a doomed, stagnant world. It’s a pattern of death and rebirth, where the Dawn of the…
N.Ho Sang and Peter Tieryas Published January 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedDying Light Brings Destiny Loot Cave Joke Back From The Dead
The loot cave will never die, apparently. What began as an earnest attempt by Destiny players to painlessly earn loot has gone malignant and begun to spread to other games. Now Techland’s Dying Light has caught Loot Cave-itis. Spotted by poster Zabary on the Xbox One subreddit (via Eurogamer), you can find Dying Light‘s tribute…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Archer! In Speed Painting Form! • Tears to Tiara 2Impressions: Crouching TRPG, Hidden VN • Elihu’s Four in February 2015: Prologue • Ani-TAY’s OP/ED A Day Initiative – Week 2, Week 3, Week 4 • Spacemon – A Pokémon Tabletop Story, Vol. 2: Chapter 4 TAY Classic—TAY…
By András Neltz Published January 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedSure Seems Like The Newest Metal Gear Lets You Smoke Weed
Here’s a small detail that seems to have slipped everyone’s radar. Like many Metal Gear Solid games, the Phantom Pain lets you smoke. Only this time, the game says that the cigar contains a “medicinal herb.” While this “medicinal herb” could be just about anything, The Game Theorists argue that the fact the herb alters…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedReptile Returns In Mortal Kombat X, And He’s So Dreamy
The tongue, the acid spit, the evisceration — so adorable. The very first secret Mortal Kombat character is the latest combatant revealed for Mortal Kombat X. How far our little palette-swap has come since his clandestine Mortal Kombat debut. From hidden character with a combination of Sub-Zero and Scorpion’s powers to his own person or…
By Mike Fahey Published January 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Harsh Reality of Questing In RPGs
Accepting and completing a quest doesn’t always go as smoothly as planned. As DarkLegacyComics’ latest points out, it would be different than real life, thanks to quest logs and their limited capabilities. And while everything is accurate here—for example World of Warcraft‘s quest log can only hold up to 25 quests at a time—that reward…
By Gergo Vas Published January 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Smash Bros. Characters Turned Into Gorgeous Pixel Art
We’ve seen how amazing Daniel “Abysswolf” Oliver is at demaking characters from any video game into colorful sprites. His latest project, to draw every Smash Bros. character in the style of classic 2D fighters, is a big one. It’s an ongoing project, so be sure to check his Tumblr for more, but it’s already hard…
By Gergo Vas Published January 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedWhen Kerbal Space Program Meets Skyrim
But what does it take to create a robot dragon in Kerbal Space Program, a game centered around building space rockets? Patience, time, and lots of trial and error, apparently The dragon is featured in the second episode of Viking Space Program, a KSP comedy video series by redditor Space_Scumbag. And what’s in the first…
By András Neltz Published January 28, 2015 -
Kotaku EastMan Plays Super Mario World with His Nose
And pretty well, mind you. But he does play Super Mario World by using his nose to blow into a musical instrument. NicoNico user Wakou does this by using a program called Audio Pad, which allows him to control Mario with sound (which is why he doesn’t talk during the video, because any noise impacts…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 28, 2015 - Kotaku East
The First Sushi Restaurant on a Japanese College Campus
You’d think that Japan would have more sushi restaurants on school campuses. But nope, this appears to be the first of its kind in the country. Called Osakana Club Hama, the sushi restaurant is located on the University of Tokyo’s Kashiwanoha Campus in Chiba. Originally, it was located in Tokyo’s Nakano near one of the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 28, 2015
