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UncategorizedTen Secret Locations in World of Warcraft
Some are easy to find, some are well hidden, but Azeroth and the surrounding worlds are big enough to have special places to which no quests direct you and that most players don’t know. Nixxiom on Youtube collected 10 of them and their exact location on the map so that we can all find them.…
By Gergo Vas Published January 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedOh Hey, a Giant Monster in Starbound
While the game already had giant monsters in the form of summonable bosses, this is an early test for “a huge monster generator”—yes, randomly generated giant monsters. That should make for some exciting exploration if or when it gets implemented. Tiy, lead dev for the currently-still-in-early-access space sandbox game, tweeted out the animation recently, mentioning…
By András Neltz Published January 23, 2015 -
Kotaku EastReal-Life Giant Monsters Are So Cool
One of the most appealing elements of Monster Hunter is, well, hunting monsters. You know, staring down those enormous beasts. In real life, turns out, that’s also rather nifty. At Universal Studios Japan, Capcom is once again rolling out a Monster Hunter attraction for a limited time only. Capcom has done this in the past,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 23, 2015 - Kotaku East
Box Boy is Full of Puzzles, Platforming, and Cuteness
What happens when you take a bit of Mario and cross it with a bit of Tetris? You get the cutest little box-person in the world. Good – So Very Cute Box Boy is the story of a square (the titular Box Boy), his girlfriend (a square that has a bow and eyelashes a la…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published January 23, 2015 -
Kotaku EastPeople Destroying Cars Like in Street Fighter. Sort of.
Tough? Wasteful? Dull? A handful of martial arts types try their luck at a real-life version of Street Fighter‘s bonus stage But, I don’t remember Ryu jumping on top of the car like this. This one from Mega64, however, is rather amusing. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 23, 2015 - Kotaku East
Hospital Buys Spider-Man Boner Statue
Last year, Kotaku reported that a South Korean artist, Eunsuk Yoo, created a very friendly Spider-Man statue that made some people angry and was taken down. You’ll be happy to know that the work of art has found a new home. Note: This article contains content that some readers might find objectionable. The sculpture, which…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 23, 2015 - Kotaku East
Attack on Titan Statues Are Eating Japanese Tourists
At least they’ll have photos to remember this moment. Near Universal Studios Japan’s Attack on Titan attraction, there are Eren Titan and Female Titan statues. I checked them out during a press preview this week. They really tower over everything in this part of the park. The Eren Titan measures 15 meters (49 feet), and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 23, 2015 - Kotaku East
Cross Ange is an Anime that Goes From Abhorrent to Enjoyable
If you were to watch an episode of Cross Ange this week as it continues into its second half, you’d be tuning into a story with an excellently developed main character and well-built world. If you decided to watch from the beginning, however, you’d be in for a completely different experience. Cross Ange is the…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published January 23, 2015 - Kotaku East
Auction Begins for the Most Desirable PS4 on Earth
Last year, Sony rolled out the limited edition Anniversary PS4 in classic PlayStation gray. There were only 12,300 released, each serialized. Now, you can bid on number 1. The 12,300 number corresponded with the Japanese PS1’s December 3rd launch. Sony is auctioning off the first console, which is 00001 out of 12300, for charity. All…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
PC Game Combines Two Very Unlikely Genres
Starr Mazer is a shmup. Starr Mazer is also a point-and-click adventure game. Which sounds like a nightmare of a combination, but this actually looks cool as hell. It also sounds cool as hell, with a soundtrack that features artists like legendary Capcom composer Manami Matsumae (Mega Man), The Protomen, Alex Mauer and Shovel Knight’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 22, 2015 - Uncategorized
Months Later, Dragon Age‘s PC Version Is Still Frustrating Players
I remember when I first booted up Dragon Age: Inquisition on my (not exactly wimpy) PC. The framerate was unexpectedly low, and there were stutters and crashes. Moreover, the controls were awkward as all get-out. Months later, some problems have been solved, but many still linger. PC players are getting fed up. Over the course…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 22, 2015 - Uncategorized
A Gallery Of PC Games Looking Shit Hot
A big, expensive PC can make a video game look beautiful, but not everyone can afford a big, expensive PC. If that’s you, these giant screenshots — which yes, you can use for wallpaper — will have to suffice. These pics come courtesy of NeoGAF’s 2015 PC screenshot thread, where you’ll find images of not…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 22, 2015 -
Esports‘Salty’ Was One Of 2014’s Best Words
And that’s not according to me, that’s according to the American Dialect Society, who earlier this month held their 25th Word of the Year awards. As the Wall Street Journal (via Daily Dot) report, “salty” was named as one of the winners of “Most Likely to Succeed”, a kind of heads-up award for a word…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 22, 2015 -
UncategorizedHackers Are Trying To Make An Ad-Blocker For Real Life
Imagine a world where you didn’t have to look at ads in real life. It might sound incredible, but hackers are trying to make that a reality. Meet “Brand Killer.” It’s an alternate reality device that blocks out ads in real time. Now, the device is definitely at an early stage—it’s more proof of concept…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 22, 2015 -
UncategorizedNow There’s A Three-Hour Cut Of The Hobbit Trilogy
Just in case a four-hour version of an eight-hour trilogy was still too long for you, professional video editor David Killstein has now gone and made an even more drastic cutof Peter Jackson’s overblown Hobbit adaptation. I sat down and watched the first fan cut from earlier in the week, and it was…OK. Still felt…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 22, 2015 -
EsportsOne Of The Best Counter-Strike Teams Practices In A Spooky Mansion
Ninjas in Pyjamas—aka NiP—came so close to pulling off a massive upset and winning last year’s Dream Hack Winter finals that it hurt. But the stinging taste of defeat eventually fades, and I imagine having a rad (though weirdly spooky) mansion to train out of doesn’t hurt. Pro Counter-Strike teams like NiP pretty much have…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 22, 2015 - Uncategorized
Though Ubisoft just announced Grow Home, a new climbing game from Ubisoft Reflections, you can play it in less than two weeks. Grow Home arrives on February 4 for the PC. The previously internal-only experiment took inspiration from Wall-E and Guardians of the Galaxy
By Patrick Klepek Published January 22, 2015
