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UncategorizedWe Talk About The Witcher 3‘s Sex, Hair, And Open World
I got to play the first few hours of The Witcher 3, and so did Kotaku UK’s own ruthless god-commander, Keza MacDonald. Per UN mandate, this meant we were required to talk about it. Watch the video to hear our thoughts on open-world stuff, combat, the series’ progress in portraying sex, and more. For those…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedA Badass Supernatural Steampunk Fight
If you have a couple of minutes to spare, you need to watch this visually stunning fight that breaks out between cowboy skulls and steampunk humans. Trust me. While watching, I didn’t even realize that this was a music video—I just thought it was an awesome short film or something. But no, this is actually…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 28, 2015 -
CultureThat’s Not How Fighting Works, UFC Game
Today on Highlight Reel we have some impossible UFC and WWE moves, a fantastic Destiny save, flying sergeants in Halo and more. Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. Hard Crota Raid…
By Chris Person Published January 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Meet Magic: The Gathering‘s First Trans Character
Over the years, there have been thousands of Magic: The Gathering cards, many with their own characters and mini-stories. Only one, however, is trans, and this one is pretty darn cool. Though most players don’t dig into the collectible card game god emperor’s mythos, they’re expansive—untapped lands open for exploration. Sometimes it’s generic fantasy, sometimes…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedBill Paxton Is Just The Best
After playing through several hours of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s Exo Zombies game mode, I’ve come to the following conclusion: Bill Paxton is pretty awesome. It all comes down to three little words. Okay, so he changed things up a bit. The essence of the quote remains. Game over indeed, Bill Paxton. Update: Now…
By Mike Fahey Published January 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedA Horror Game Where Aliens Abduct Your Baby
The Hum: Abductions is a horror game that looks like what you would get if you mixed P.T., Gone Home, and aliens. Meaning: it looks excellent. From the game’s website: In “Abductions”, you will play the role of Holly Sanders, a mother and wife, who is living hard days since her husband’s mysterious vanishing, months…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 28, 2015 -
Uncategorized125 People Are Building All Of Game of Thrones In Minecraft
Look at this video. Just look at it. Forget the stilted narration by Bran Stark and just look at those goddamn cities and mountains. It is amazing what a group of driven people can do with enough creativity and time. We’ve been following Westeroscraft—the ongoing project to build all of Game of Thrones‘ world in…
By Jason Schreier Published January 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Game That Wants To Get Smaller, Not Bigger
Since 1983, the record for the smallest game of (computer) chess in the world belonged to 1K ZX Chess, at 672 bytes, a game so small you could print its code in a magazine article. It took nearly 32 years, but that record has now been broken BootChessmay not be pretty, but this isn’t an…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2015 - UncategorizedBy Luke Plunkett Published January 28, 2015
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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
