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Uncategorized50 Naked Men Fight To The Death In Skyrim, Because Mods
Today at Kotaku HQ, we got a curious email titled “Skyrim is still thriving.” In it, reader Bernard Beben posed the idea that Skyrim was still “going strong” despite its age. As evidence, he enclosed a video of a very NSFW playthrough of Skyrim Behold. This is the power of mods: you can make everyone…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedClassic Rock Makes Elite: Dangerous Way Better
Elite: Dangerous‘ orchestral soundtrack was composed by a talented musician named Erasmus Talbot. It’s perfectly nice, but there’s also the game’s other soundtrack, composed by the likes of Billy Gibbons, Norman Greenbaum, and Ace Frehley. Any time I play the game, I tend to mute the in-game soundtrack and pipe in a classic rock playlist…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
A New Sign That The Elder Scrolls Online Might Go Free-To-Play
The Elder Scrolls Online recently did away with its six-month subscription option, a change that the MMO’s developer and publisher have had very little to say about publicly so far. In the absence of any solid justification about its removal, fans are guessing this mean it’s going free-to-play in the near future. The timing is…
By Yannick LeJacq Published December 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
How DDoS Attacks Work, And Why They’re So Hard To Stop
Last week, eager Christmas celebrators across the world hooked up their brand new Xboxes and PlayStations only to find that both online networks were down, leaving countless new games totally unplayable. It was a particularly large piece of coal in gamers’ stockings, and while Microsoft’s service recovered after 24 hours, the PlayStation Network suffered a…
By Jason Schreier Published December 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedOld Sound Card Commercial Is Making Me Oddly Emotional
I’m not one for getting needlessly wistful about the past, but certain things will set me off from time to time. Take this old sound card commercial for the AdLib Music Synthesizer card. Oh sure, I was from a Sound Blaster household, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t see the AdLib pop up in local…
By Chris Person Published December 30, 2014 - CultureCosplay
Mass Effect Cosplay So Good You’ll Think It’s From A Movie
If there’s a point you cease cosplaying as a character and start actually becoming them, Jen from Soylent Cosplay is pretty much there with this Liara T’Soni outfit. Well, “outfit” doesn’t really do the whole thing justice, because while the outfit itself is great, it’s the make-up and prosthetic work that steals the show. If…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
This is what two hours with The Sims 4 looks like when you map out all the mouse movements. So cool! Thanks to Reddit user LambdaCore27 for capturing this with IOGraph. Now, as one person asked in response: “Can you help me only play for only two hours?” Imgur via Reddit
By Yannick LeJacq Published December 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedCounter-Strike Player Never Stood A Chance
We’ve all been there: that moment when you know in your gut that you’re totally, utterly screwed. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player Tarik found that out the hard way, in the video above. The original highlight (minus the additional editing) can be seen here. You can follow Tarik on Twitch here, and Twitter here via r/youtubehaiku,…
By Chris Person Published December 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedA Wild Theory About Dragon Age’s Most Surprising Character
Without spoiling anything, not everyone in Dragon Age: Inquisition is who they seem. And if you delve into the game’s lore, things can get very, very interesting. Warning: if you haven’t beaten Dragon Age Inquisition, don’t read this post or watch the video! Those of you that have beat the game know that Solas is…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedModders Are Trying To Add Online Multiplayer To A Bunch Of Wii Games
The two brothers who hacked Mario Kart 8 are at it again, this time setting their sights on the original Wii console. The goal is to add online multiplayer to a number of Wii games. You can never get enough of that when it comes to Nintendo games! MrBean35000vr (or “Bean” for short) and Chadderz,…
By Yannick LeJacq Published December 30, 2014 -
Uncategorized‘Flinch’ Is Going Away For Halo 5, Developers Say
“Flinch,” or the penalty of your aiming reticle getting moved up when shot, has long been a controversial feature in the Halo games. But that flinch animation that players have been noticing in Halo 5‘s beta will soon be removed, according to 343’s Josh Holmes. The flinch feature appeared most notoriously in Halo 4, which…
By Tina Amini Published December 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhy Hardcore Smash Bros. Players Can’t Stand Diddy Kong Right Now
Earlier this month, Nintendo caused a stir in the Smash Bros. community when the series’ creator, Masahiro Sakurai, said in an interview that he was all but done balancing the game. Amidst the grumblings of fans, I kept seeing one joke about what this meant: that Diddy Kong was “here to stay.” I’d see it…
By Yannick LeJacq Published December 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace: The Ani-TAY Review • Kingdom Hearts: The TAY Review • Dex Reviews Space Yuri, School, and More • Re: Metroid Other M TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published December 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
Couple Uses Abandoned Church For Perfect Final Fantasy Cosplay
This could have been superb even with just the clothes and the makeup, but cosplayers Malindachan and Ex-Shadow didn’t stop there once they learned there’s an abandoned church near their home. It became the famous Sector 5 church of Midgar from Final Fantasy VII, the perfect location for their cosplay shoot. They’re dressed as Aeris…
By Gergo Vas Published December 30, 2014 - Esports
Seinfeld Characters Would Do The Silliest Things in eSports
The formula is given, and it’s worked before: Plot lines from Seinfeld with Kramer the visionary, George who just can’t pull it together, Jerry and Elaine whining about everything, and Newman plotting something evil in his apartment, all squeezed into short tweets with something extra added. This time it’s eSports. Esports Seinfeld’s twitter is full…
By Gergo Vas Published December 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
Manhattan’s Sony Tower, slightly modified, in Minecraft form. Built by Tiresh of Planet Minecraft, it’s part of a larger, unreleased city map called The Capitol, which should look damn great when it’s done, judging by Tiresh’s other builds. Hi-res shots, interior shots, and ingame shots below, map download here It looks okay ingame, though it…
By András Neltz Published December 30, 2014 - Kotaku East
The Five Best Anime of 2014
Over the past 365 days I have given you my recommendations for the anime you should be watching in the winter, spring, summer, and fall and followed that up with dozens of reviews. So now, as the year comes to a close, it’s time to take one more look at them all to find the…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published December 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedA Song about Stupid Deaths in DayZ
Oh hey, time to spend another few days trying to get this tune out of my head. Or weeks. Yeah, weeks. You might remember “Dumb Ways to Die,” the morbidly cute and catchy internet-sensation-slash-song-slash-PSA that made its rounds online in late 2012. This here is the DayZ version, written and animated by YouTuber Sam Waterfall,…
By András Neltz Published December 30, 2014