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UncategorizedRooster Teeth Animator Monty Oum Dies At 33
Rooster Teeth animator Monty Oum has passed away, the production studio announced today. The 33-year-old was hospitalized over the weekend for “a severe allergic reaction during a simple medical procedure” that put him in a coma. When the news first hit, fans raised nearly $180,000 for him. Oum was best known for RWBY, a web-based…
By Patrick Klepek Published February 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedKate Upton Is Shilling A Terrible Game
During last night’s Super Bowl, millions watched as Kate Upton stepped out of a bathtub, donned battle armor and escaped a crumbling stronghold on horseback. The game she’s advertising is nowhere near as exciting. The game is Game of War: Fire Age from Machine Zone, and thereported $40 million advertising campaign featuring the world famous…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
Sony Sells Off Studio Behind Everquest, H1Z1
After almost twenty years, the Sony Online Entertainment studio is no longer part of Sony. Sounds like we’ll be seeing games like EverQuest and H1Z1 on the Xbox soon. SOE announced their independence in a press release this afternoon, saying they had been purchased by a New York-based management firm called Columbus Nova and that…
By Jason Schreier Published February 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedPS4 Bundled with Plus, Majora’s Mask 3D, Jurassic Park, and More Deals
The PS4 comes with The Last of Us Remastered by default these days, but today, you can get a year of PlayStation Plus as well. [PS4 Console + Last of Us + PlayStation Plus, $400] Luftrausers is on my personal shortlist for game of the year 2014, and it’s only $2 right now. [Luftrausers, $2…
By Shep McAllister Published February 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedStar Citizen Dogfighting Looks Damn Impressive
Try not to get dizzy watching this multiplayer dogfight, which is a little easier said than done. A few months back, space sim Star Citizen released their Arena Commander module, which lets players try out their ships in flight simulation and dogfight modes. YouTuber Gizimoo86 captured some highlights from his battles and they do a…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedClever Editor Turns P.T. Into Terrifying Found Footage Film
I’m a sucker for found footage films. Ever since The Blair Witch Project wrecked an entire summer for me, the genre has been my go-to source for quick’n easy jump scares. Now, an editor has taken a playthrough of P.T. and transformed it into a horror flick I’d “happily” watch. The first half is better…
By Patrick Klepek Published February 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Pokémon One a Day Series 2: Ariados, Crobat, Chinchou, Lanturn • Final Fantasy Road Trip: FFIV • Pre-Cult: Assassin’s Creed 4 • The first game I beat this year • An Introduction to Weiβ Schwarz • The Worst/Best Extremes in Japanese Fiction I’ve Seen TAY Classic—TAY Open…
By András Neltz Published February 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
Old School RuneScape Rebuilt In Minecraft
This must be one of the flattest Minecraft worlds out there, but that’s how you remake a classic browser game. As Chajben’s one-man project shows, the 2007 version of RuneScape—the free MMO we probably all encountered before one way or another—and is relatively small, making it possible to rebuild it block by block and make…
By Gergo Vas Published February 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedNew Bayonetta Browser Game Is Balls-Hard
It’s pretty well-documented that at least one lead developer at Platinum is deeply in love with old-school games. So it’s not all that surprising that they made an retro-styled shooter starring the studio’s biggest action star. Also not surprising: it’s really freakin’ tough. Announced today via a tweet from Platinum’s JP Kellams, the bite-sized Bayonetta…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
“I wanted to do a realistic re-imagining of the Ice King,” writes DeviantArt’s chasestone, “while staying true enough to the character that you can still imagine him with Tom Kenny’s voice.” Well, he succeeded. He should do the rest of the Adventure Time cast, too. Head over here for more of his work. Dayshot is…
By András Neltz Published February 2, 2015 -
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