-
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 -
UncategorizedI guess when your game has lynx kittens, it makes sense to call your new trailer “Cuteness in Shelter 2.” Might and Delight’s follow-up to their first adventure-survival game, this time starring a lynx mom and her four kittens, is currently set to arrive on PC in February. Trailer’s above, enjoy.
By András Neltz Published January 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedDragon Ball Sneakers Are Real
Not only that, they’re apparently official, too. Mexico’s Heredia Clothing made these seemingly licensed DBZ sneakers modeled after Goku, Trunks, and Vegeta. According to Fashionably Geek, they’re 400 pesos (US$27) a pair. That’s cheaper than over 9000. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter@Brian_Ashcraft
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 28, 2015 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Still Profitable, Has Sold 50 Million 3DS Consoles to Date
Nintendo’s financial results for the October-December 2014 quarter are in, and they’re showing numbers reminiscent of the the ones we saw last time, which is good. The company reports an operating income of 31.8 billion yen (~$270 million) for this quarter, which puts their running total for the financial year at an operating profit of…
By András Neltz Published January 28, 2015 -
UncategorizedTrack: Fools Gold | Artist: The Stone Roses | Album: The Stone Roses
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 28, 2015 - Culture
Giant Transport Has Junk In Its Trunk
Alex Ichim is a Romanian concept artist who has worked for companies like Gameloft. His specialty is large, killer machines. You can see more of Alex’s art at his Deviantartpage. To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand”…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 27, 2015 - Uncategorized
But What Do Video Games SMELL Like?
Aside from the gunsmoke and dirt and filtered air and sweat everywhere, I mean. Artist AJ Hateley thinks she has an answer, at least when it comes to the scent of some famous game characters and places. So she’s made this range of candles, designed to give off the smell of the place/person in question.…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 27, 2015 - Uncategorized
Corrupt Cops: The Video Game
This Is The Police is a game about being a cop. A crooked one, who instead of hitting the streets and fighting crime is hitting the streets and trying to make as much dirty money as he can. You play a retiring police chief who, with retirement coming up, is fed up with playing by…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 27, 2015 - Uncategorized
Some Clarity On Microtransactions In The Next Resident Evil
This morning, the web exploded with rumors that the next Resident Evil game will charge you to continue the game after death, thanks to reports from media outlets at a press event in Spain today. “Capcom to charge money for continues in Resident Evil Revelations 2?” asked a NeoGAF thread. “They were just revealed at…
By Jason Schreier Published January 27, 2015
