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UncategorizedGaben Makes for a Glorious Dota 2 Shopkeeper
Dota 2’s New Bloom Festival will soon be underway, and the Dota team has invited players to participate by submitting items with a Chinese New Year theme to the Dota 2 workshop. That theme requirement obviously didn’t stop Down Limit, the man behind the Gaben shopkeeper skin, from putting his creation forward. There’s a video,…
By András Neltz Published January 5, 2015 -
Kotaku EastPlaying Tennis with a Wooden Sword is Like Something Out of an Anime
Nissin Cup Noodle – best friend of college students everywhere – has released its latest commercial that features Japanese pro tennis player Kei Nishikori, playing tennis with a wooden sword. I’d say this is crazy if it didn’t actually look pretty awesome. Nishikori, dressed as historical Japanese sword master Miyamoto Musashi, and wielding a wooden…
By Toshi Nakamura Published January 5, 2015 - Kotaku East
The Solid Snake You Never Knew
Solid Snake: Badass agent. Special ops legend. Unsuccessful illustrator – wait, what? For fans of the Metal Gear Solid games, Solid Snake is an iconic hero with a background steeped in legend. The clone of Big Boss who thwarted multiple potential nuclear catastrophes, the chiseled, bandana-wearing agent is a hardened hero. But back in his…
By Toshi Nakamura Published January 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedNow Pokémon Can ‘Play’ Twitch
We’ve seen people over Twitch play Pokémon. Now see a game of Pokémon “play” Twitch. Earlier today, the TASbot team at Awesome Games Done Quick’s marathon was able to hack a copy of Pokemon Red, get access to the Super Game Boy that was playing it, then get into the Super Nintendo that Super Game…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2015 - Culture
In Space, No One Can Hear Your Gnarly Missile Jumps
We last featuredNick Carver’s work in 2012, when he was still involved in what would become Blizzard’s Overwatch. He’s since moved onto something with more robots in it. While still at Blizzard, in his spare time he’s now working on a project called Bounty Hacker, which will hopefully one day be a video game but…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedFake Nintendo ‘App’ Trailer Is A Nightmare From The Future
Imagine a future Nintendo. One that finally relents to shareholder pressure and starts releasing its games on mobile phones. This fake trailer tries to sell that future, and if you’re a Nintendo shareholder, it’s enough to get you weak at the knees. If you’re anyone else, though, reactions may be less pleasant. MarioLinkSamus made this…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedLong-Lost Sega Commercial Is Almost TOO 90s
This 28-minute Sega CD commercial, masquerading as the pilot episode of a teen TV series, hasn’t been seen in decades. Almost as though it’s been waiting, beneath the dirt, for the world to finally be ready and able to process just how 90s it was. Dug up and uploaded by Chris Bieniek, every second of…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2015 - Uncategorized
12 Months In Very Pretty Video Game Screenshots
Much like myself, K-putt has spent the last year taking screenshots of video games. While mine are of Crusader Kings II menu screens, though, his are of a whole range of games, and they are absolutely gorgeous You can see his entire collection here, but he also shared a “best of 2014” roundup. They’re not…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedCops Try (And Fail) To Interrupt GTA Cutscene
Look, LSPD, Michael and Trevor and just trying to have a deep & meaningful. They’ve got some issues to talk through. Can you save the bullets until they’ve hugged it out? You’ll want to skip to 1:20 if the video doesn’t automatically do it for you. Grand Theft Auto V Funny Glitched Scene [YouTube, via…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2015 -
ReviewsJapan Crate Snack Subscription Service Revisted: Three Months Later
Back in October I tried out Japan Crate, a service that ships boxes of mysterious Japanese snacks to your door once a month. I liked it, mostly, but you don’t really know a subscription service until you’ve subscribed for a bit, so I went two more months. Japan Crate, like many newish business with the…
By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Killer Metal Gear Cosplay Is A Straight-Shooter
Rick Boer, King of Metal Gear Cosplay, returns with a new take on the series that leaves his regular Snake gig behind for someone a little fancier. If you think this Revolver Ocelot shoot has been heavily photoshopped, nope. That’s hardcore make-up work, all of it applied by Boer himself. Photos here taken by Nathalie…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 4, 2015 - Culture
The Week In Games: Happy New Year?
Unless you own a PlayStation 3 or Vita, you can skip the next few weeks. Truth be told, there are plenty of lovely indie games coming out on Steam over the next couple of weeks, but if I tried to keep track of every upcoming Steam release I would go insane. And so I stick…
By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2015 - Uncategorized
Steam’s New FPS Counter Makes It Easier To Obsess Over Frame Rates
Before the latest Steam beta update, players concerned with how many frames being displayed per second would have to rely on game-native counters or third-party programs. No longer do we need such affectations to see tiny numbers in the top left corner of our screens. In order to use this handy new Steam feature, one…
By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedNo One Does Push-Ups Like Gaston
Hoping to prove his manliness against Disney World’s most manly man, a park visitor challenged live-action Gaston to a push-up contest — and got wrecked. The actor that portrays Beauty and the Beast’s antagonist at Disney World once again proves he’s perfect for the role. Despite being taken down a peg or two by a…
By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2015 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Scanning For Loot
Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published January 2. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published December 29. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2015 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The 2014 Year-End All-Star Extravaganza: Winners!
Three-hundred and sixty-five days of Photoshopped pain, all at once, all for you. Tasked with combining up to five (or more) of 2014’s most popular ‘Shop Contest subjects into one majestic gestalt, the final image manipulation battle of last year yielded spectacular results. So spectacular that I slept on my decision rather than deliver it…
By Mike Fahey Published January 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedI Present To You: ‘Kongs Of Fire’
I have no idea how I missed this until now, but damn if this isn’t the best meme-worthy Mario Kart 8 video since the Ridin’ Dirty version of the Luigi Death Stare: Also don’t read the comments on the Kongs of Fire video. They’re absolutely fucking horrible. via Reddit
By Yannick LeJacq Published January 3, 2015 - Uncategorized
Kung Lao Appears In Mortal Kombat X As An Old Man With A Hat
With Mortal Kombat X‘s story spanning some 25 years after the events of Mortal Kombat 9, it’s no wonder former Shaolin monk Kung Lao is looking a bit long in the tooth. It beats being dead. Not that he was dead at the end of the last game or anything. Well, not that being dead…
By Mike Fahey Published January 3, 2015
