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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 - Uncategorized
My Brain Just Melted While Reading This
It used to be so easy to buy video games. But just try wrapping your head around how Tecmo explains the various ways to buy the upcoming Dead or Alive 5 Last Round: Core Fighters: Players wanting a taste of what DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round has to offer can play the main game…
By Patrick Klepek Published February 3, 2015 - Uncategorized
Now You Can Make Your Own Damn Warcraft IV
So you want a fourth Warcraft RTS? Join the club. And although Blizzard doesn’t seem to plan on making Warcraft IV any time soon, it just got way easier for some enterprising fan to do it themselves. Yep, Blizzard just announced that Warcraft III models are now live on the remarkably robust StarCraft II map…
By Jason Schreier Published February 3, 2015 -
CultureGuy Beats All of Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out Blindfolded
For some reason, high-level gamers like to take on Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out blindfolded. Folks have gotten awfully close to beating everyone including Mike Tyson without their eyes. But this latest attempt looks the first one to actually do it. To clarify, Sinister1’s attempt at Awesome Games Done Quick 2o14 got him all the way up…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 3, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: The Haters Problem • Reclaiming the Mario Kart Throne • Five Games in 2014: Retrospectin’ • OP/ED A Day By Ani-TAY – Week 5 • Codename STEAM Impressions: My Time With Tears to Tiara 2 is Ruining My TRPG Skills • The Arrow! In Speed Painting Form!…
By András Neltz Published February 3, 2015 - Uncategorized
Fallout 3‘s Lone Wanderer as a Silly Balloon Sculpture
He even has a proper Pip-Boy 3000. The bakery might ruin the immersion, but this is where the creator, DjDrummer, makes his balloon sculptures, though usually not gaming related ones. Here’s the Lone Wanderer in his full glory. I wonder what perks this version would have. Increased poison resistance? Silent running? Unique dialogue options? To…
By Gergo Vas Published February 3, 2015 -
UncategorizedScientifically Accurate Barney Hates Children
No educational messages this time from the purple T-Rex. You can also forget the cute songs and dance moves. ADHD’s scientifically accurate Barney, a new version of the purple T-Rex from the 90s show Barney & Friends, is simply just hungry. And although ADHD’s animation is full of blood and destruction, the original Barney is…
By Gergo Vas Published February 3, 2015 -
UncategorizedMove Over Far Cry 4, This is How You Do Mountains
It’s not that Far Cry 4’s version of The Himalayas is ugly, far from it, but just look at this The map was made by artist Simon Barle of DICE, who also worked on the most recent Battlefield. It’s an Unreal Engine 4 recreation the real-life Huangshan mountain range, and it was finished late last…
By András Neltz Published February 3, 2015 - Kotaku East
What’s Already Causing Street Fighter 5 Hate
Over the weekend, pro gamers Daigo Umehara and GamerBee put Street Fighter 5 through its paces. According to some, its leisurely paces. Cue the unhappy folks. The recently announced Street Fighter 5 is still early in development. From the looks of this gameplay footage, it sure seems like it. Even with two of the greatest…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 3, 2015