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UncategorizedWatch Today’s Nintendo Direct Right Here [UPDATE]
Ready for a new Nintendo Direct? We’re expecting to officially hear the U.S. release date for the New 3DS, along with a whole bunch of other news from the folks behind the 3DS and Wii U. This one’s gonna be a whopping 46 minutes, so we’re expecting a lot of info on Nintendo’s plans for…
By Jason Schreier Published January 14, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Hardest Boss Fight Ever
They should have brought a couple dozen more people. Titled “Level UP,” this rather beautiful piece of art was drawn by DeviantArt’s deadslug, where it even became a Daily Deviation (ie. it was featured on the site’s front page). There’s a few more of deadslug’s creations below—to see the rest, head over here for his…
By András Neltz Published January 14, 2015 - Kotaku East
Can You Tell What’s Chocolate? The Eagerly Awaited Sequel
Maybe this man is biting a shoe. Or maybe, he’s biting a shoe made of chocolate. That’s right, your favorite sweet tooth quiz is back. Surely you remember last year how Japanese TV show Ultraman Dash had its celebrity panel try to discern what items were real and what were sweets? This January, Ultraman Dash…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 14, 2015 - Kotaku East
The PS4’s China Launch Might Have Been Delayed due to Region Locking
Like the Xbox One months before it, Sony’s PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita have been delayed in China until further notice. The reasoning behind the delay? Sony needs to resubmit its business plans to the Chinese government. Sony announced last week that the PS4 and PS Vita would not make its scheduled Chinese launch date…
By Eric Jou Published January 14, 2015 -
UncategorizedMan Stuffs PS4 and Xbox One into a Single Laptop
Modder Eddie Zarick took one PlayStation 4 and one Xbox One and put them into one laptop. Because, why not, really. Previously, Kotaku has featured Zarick’s work, such as the custom-made PS4 laptops he created. This latest project, however, was specifically requested by one of Zarick’s customers. It took about a month to complete. According…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 14, 2015 -
Kotaku EastFour-Year-Old Kid Pulls Off a Killer Bruce Lee
You might like Bruce Lee. You might love him. But can you do this? Maybe you can! But could you when you were still in preschool? I know I couldn’t. What’s cool is that the kid isn’t only doing a solid job of matching Lee’s moves from flicks like Game of Death, but the tyke…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 14, 2015 - Kotaku East
Shooting Incident Outside Sega Exec’s House
Hajime Satomi, the CEO of Sega Sammy, is one of Japan’s richest individuals. And early this morning, there was a frightening gun incident at his house. Thankfully, the Sega exec and his family were not at home. Satomi founded pachinko machine maker Sammy Corporation, which bought Sega in 2004. He is now the director of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 14, 2015 - Culture
I Wish Monster Hunter Was This Cute
Choi Keun Hoon is a concept artist who works at Korean games studio Netmarble. Those dragons, you just want to hug ’em. You can see more of Choi’s work at his ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2015 - Uncategorized
Total War: WARHAMMER Accidentally Announced
People have been expecting this for over two years now, but Creative Assembly and Sega have finally gone and announced a Total War: WARHAMMER game. In about the most anticlimactic way possible. The studio has put together an art book, covering the history of the Total War series, and it wasn’t due to ship to…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2015 - CultureTotal Recall
In 1997, Lucasarts Tried To Copy Diablo
People gave Lucasarts a lot of crap towards the end, mostly for being a company interested in nothing but licensed garbage. For the most part that was totally fair criticism. But there was once a time when Lucasarts wasn’t just brave, it was a little weird about it. That era was the late 90s, a…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2015 -
The BestsThe Best Handheld Zelda Game
Ask people to name their favourite Zelda games and they’ll invariably start with console titles. Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, Wind Waker, Breath of the Wild. The handheld Zelda games, most of which are excellent, are often left off the list. From the old Oracle games through to Link Between Worlds,…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedSystem Shock 2 Now Has An (Unofficial) Sequel
Classic PC RPG System Shock 2, without which there would be no BioShock series, was released in 1999. It never got an official sequel, but that hasn’t stopped fans from putting one together. It’s called System Shock Infinite (cute), and while sharing the same location gives you an all-new story, which kicks off right after…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2015 - Uncategorized
A Scary Choose Your Own Adventure, Now Playable On…Twitter
“They’re here. Oh God! They’ve found you!” And so it begins. You have two choices: run, or hide. This is the beginning of a new and thoroughly disturbing adventure game I played earlier today. What makes it stand out from another terrifying horror game like Outlast or Amnesia is that the whole thing takes place…
By Yannick LeJacq Published January 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedArrow Lovers Will Get A Real Kick Out Of LEGO Batman 3‘s DLC
Once upon a time there were two best friends named Oliver Queen and Slade Wilson. Trapped on an increasingly undeserted island, the two formed a bond that would last a lifetime-ish. At least the eight minutes it takes to complete LEGO Batman 3‘s downloadable Arrow adventure. Available today for the low price of $2.99, LEGO…
By Mike Fahey Published January 13, 2015 - Uncategorized
Fans Are Bringing Counter-Strike‘s Most Popular Maps To Halo
Halo and Counter-Strike both have guns, but otherwise they couldn’t be more different. And while I really hope someone focuses on upping Halo‘s chicken count soon, for now a couple classic Counter-Strike haunts will have to do. MyHouseRules is recreating fy_iceworld and perhaps one of the best known video game maps of all time, de_dust,…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedWhen games break, the developer isn’t usually encouraging it, but rules are made to be broken, right? Such is the case with Vlambeer’s Nuclear Throne. In the pursuit of madness, developer Rami Ismail kept sending increasingly broken versions of the game to YouTuber STAR_. The results were messy, hilarious, and full of explosions.
By Patrick Klepek Published January 13, 2015 - Uncategorized
Three Shady Marvel Characters Join Disney Infinity 2.0
One wants to wipe out an entire planet. Another was driven insane by mad science. The third really likes Troll dolls. Today Ronan the Accuser, the Green Goblin and Blue Merle join Disney Infinity 2.0. This fresh injection of evil and shady not only gives players new characters to work with in the game’s Toy…
By Mike Fahey Published January 13, 2015 - Uncategorized
Star Wars Comics Are Getting Better
Thirty some-odd years ago, Marvel Comics started putting out a Star Wars series that aimed to tell the continuing adventures of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Leia Organa after the Rebel Alliance blew up the Death Star. Tomorrow, they’re doing the same thing. A lot has changed since Marvel last published anything Force-related, most of…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 13, 2015