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UncategorizedSkyrim Vs Fallout Battle Ends Gruesomely
People love pondering who’d win impossible fights. Superman vs Goku, Godzilla vs a Pacific Rim robot, my dad vs your dad. Finally, though, here’s one we can actually watch: Fallout 3‘s main character vs Skyrim‘s Dovahkiin. Andrewmfilms put together this impressively choreographed, reference-packed battle between Bethesda’s two biggest stars. In it, both combatants pull out…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedAn Extreme Way To Fix Mario Kart 8’s Dumb Battle Mode: Play It IRL
The overall crappiness of Mario Kart 8‘s battle mode is well established. And since Nintendo hasn’t unveiled any concrete plans to make it better with some extra stellar DLC goodness, it looks like what we’re stuck with what we’ve got. Or wait—what’s that over there on the internets? RC cars to the rescue! This video…
By Yannick LeJacq Published January 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
We Debate Why Marvel Doesn’t Make Better Video Games
Marvel has been having a hell of a run lately, spinning its comics empire into successful, critically acclaimed movies and TV shows. So it’s all the more disappointing that most Marvel video games don’t measure up. Several of our staffers have a lot more comics knowledge than I do, so I thought I’d ask everyone…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedOne Man’s Quest To Get Good Enough At Hearthstone To Work At Blizzard
Getting a shot at working on Hearthstone isn’t easy. To work on Hearthstone, you have to be pretty freakin’ good at Hearthstone You also have to have other qualifications to apply for a job at Blizzard, sure: But for Schaard, the requirement that would go on to take the most work was attaining a “legendary”…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedFive Of The Biggest Character Nerfs In League Of Legends History
League of Legends has changed so much, and so quickly, over the years that it’s easy to lose sense of the game’s rich history. Thankfully, there are always plenty of fans online to remind us that there was one a time when, say, Urgot wasn’t the butt of quite so many cruel jokes. Poor Urgot.…
By Yannick LeJacq Published January 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedAnd The Best Actor In The New Advanced Warfare DLC Trailer Goes To…
That John Malkovich might take any acting role put in front of him, but he takes them hard. The rest of the cast of next week’s first installment of Advanced Warfare‘s Exo Zombies co-op mode seem cardboard in comparison. Sleepy Bill Paxton, much older than I remember her Rose Mcgowan and The Walking Dead guy…
By Mike Fahey Published January 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
Smash Tourney Organizer Steps Down Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
Influential Smash Bros. tournament organizer Johnathan “Alex Strife” Lugo will no longer be involved with this year’s Apex 2015 tournament following a string of allegations involving sexual harassment and other wrongdoing, an Apex representative said today. Apex, a major Smash tournament that has been an annual event for six years now, made a big splash…
By Jason Schreier Published January 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedEverything Ridiculous About Pokémon, In Four Minutes
Despite Pokémon’s immense popularity, plenty about the series is absolutely silly, or doesn’t make much sense. If you’re a veteran player, you’re already familiar with some of the qualms that TheBlueOwlPlays brings up in this video. They include: How the only industry you can work in is Pokémon related, because EVERYthing in the Pokémon universe…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
Resident Evil HD Launch Sale, Fresh Humble Bundle, and More Deals
It’s time play Resident Evil again, again. It stacks up nicely next to the original (obviously), and you can grab it for $15 today. [Resident Evil HD Remaster, $15 with code SAVE23-PEROFF-MOSANT] And now for something completely different, Humble has launched a card games bundle. Well, video game card games, in any event. You know…
By Shep McAllister Published January 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
New Game’s Trailer Is The Most 90s Thing Ever
Blood! Guts! Angry brothers! Screaming parents who just don’t understand! While there’s some tangible Kickstarter fatigue in video games right now, a good pitch is a good pitch, and Strafe‘s making an awfully strong argument for why it should have your attention. You should just watch the full Kickstarter video, honestly. It’s great. Strafe describes…
By Patrick Klepek Published January 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
Some exciting news for Xbox gamers: Microsoft just confirmed the release dates for three rad-looking games that are all coming out this Spring—i.e., soon. The games are Ori and the Blind Forest (March 11th, $19.99), Screamride (March 3rd, $39.99), and the Xbox One version of State of Decay (April 28th, $29.99). Woo!
By Yannick LeJacq Published January 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
Dungeons & Dragons Brings Fresh Elemental Evil To MMO And Tabletop
Considered by many to be the greatest D&D adventure of all-time, “The Temple of Elemental Evil” gets a major nod this March when the latest storyline, simply titled “Elemental Evil”, hits the MMO Neverwinter, the tabletop game and beyond. “The Temple of Elemental Evil”, AKA Advanced Dungeons & Dragons modules T1 through T4, remains the…
By Mike Fahey Published January 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedEver wanted to know what it sounds like for someone to fart on a keyboard and call it a Resident Evil soundtrack? Your day has come. 1997’s Resident Evil: Director’s Cut: Dual Shock Version included new music by composer Mamoru Samuragochi. It’s mostly good! But this track? Can’t explain it.
By Patrick Klepek Published January 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedOne Lightsaber Battle That Escalated Quickly
It’s funny to see people still overreact to the new Star Wars lightsaber design. Russian YouTuber Mr. TV Cow and his clip is no different and he goes way beyond the usual reactions and edits with his clip. A Jedi and a Sith are ready to fight and show off their silly sabres in this…
By Gergo Vas Published January 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Pokémon One a Day Series Two: Feraligatr, Sentret, Furret • Late Night Drinks with a Nomad: Death Parade Episode 1 • Death Parade Has the Potential to Become Great • Pre-Cult: Age of Wonders 3 • TAY Explores Comics: 6000 TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY…
By András Neltz Published January 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedCustom Batmobile Baby Stroller Is Just Asking For Trouble
At least young Colin Earl won’t have to wait for a bat to come crashing through his window for vigilante inspiration — this custom-built Batmobile stroller should do the trick nicely. The nice folks at Super-Fan Builds, makers of the lovely BioShock aquarium, tackle a Batman super-fan in this latest, ill-fated episode. Well-meaning wife Maressa…
By Mike Fahey Published January 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
Three More Classic Star Wars Games Are Getting Digital Releases
Just a couple months after the digital debut of X-Wing and TIE Fighter, the folks at Good Old Games have announced plans to start selling three more classic Star Wars titles: Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter, Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance, and Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds Saga That sure is a mouthful. In addition to…
By Jason Schreier Published January 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
Classic Counter-Strike Maps In Isometric View
Using a program called HalfMapper, gzaloprgm posted a nice gallery of classic Counter-Strike 1.6 maps with the camera angle set to isometric view. It no longer looks like a competitive FPS, but like a classic X-Com game. I can imagine myself playing a turn-based strategy game on these maps. Here’s cs_italy, de_dust2, de_train and all…
By Gergo Vas Published January 20, 2015
