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Painting Toon Link from start to finish, by redditor paosquared, made as a gift for a friend and then shared on r/zelda. paosquared documents the process in the imgur album embedded below, where you can also find hi-res photos of each stage. Toon Link watercolor + ink process! [r/zelda] Dayshot is an image-based feature that…
By András Neltz Published December 29, 2014 - Kotaku East
Fan-Made StarCraft 2 Diorama Is All Kinds of Cute
It might have taken two years to make, but this StarCraft 2 diorama is just adorable. NetEase posted this series of images earlier today. Taken straight from the StarCraft 2 message boards, NetEase reports that the diorama was the work of StarCraft player “iPhone 4 Dish” and their friends. Made of “soft” clay, the diorama…
By Eric Jou Published December 29, 2014 - Kotaku East
China Does Not Require Region Locked Consoles
Back when the Xbox One was announced for China, one thought came to mind: would it be region locked? When the console was released earlier this year, it was region locked and completely neutered. Now, it turns out, the region locking put into effect by Microsoft might have been self-imposed. Sina games reports that over…
By Eric Jou Published December 29, 2014 -
UncategorizedCustom CryEngine 3 Environments Are The Best
CryEngine’s various iterations are great for 3D art, as we’ve seen time and time again. And by god, this one’s just beautiful. The map was created by environment artist Joakim Stigsson, who’s worked on Crysis 3 and the upcoming Homefront game. It contains a mountain lodge and its surroundings, rendered, of course, in stunning detail.…
By András Neltz Published December 29, 2014 -
CultureModern Japan, Illustrated
Mateusz Urbanowicz, aka Mattō, is a Polish artist currently working in Japan at Comix Wave Films animation studio. Which explains not just the focus on Japan in his portfolio, but how he gets past the cliches of cherry blossoms and neon lights and is able to capture some of the more everyday aspects of life.…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Look At This Yoshi Figure
Just look at it. That is the cheeriest strut I have ever seen in an action figure. And that’s not even the best part. No, the best part is that this is a Figuarts toy, the same line that released those amazingMario and Luigi figures earlier in the year, so both the brothers aren’t just…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedUncorking A Champagne Bottle With A Huge Sniper Rifle
Hold [shift] to steady breathing. This video shows Richard Ryan lining up some bottles of champagne and trying to shoot the corks off. Using an enormous .50 cal sniper rifle. It’s not the fact that he nails it that’s most interesting; its the slow-mo footage of what happens to the bullet and cork once they…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
The final Saturday Morning Stream of 2014 is now live — on Sunday night. I promised one last hurrah and here it is — watch me play Omikron: The Nomad Soul, the 1999 classic from Quantic Dream, back when their games had real controls. Instead of making a big deal about it, just hit up…
By Mike Fahey Published December 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Wii U Art Dump Takes Care Of Your Desktop Wallpaper Needs
I’ve often enjoyed them as a nice little pre-game touch, so it’s awesome to see NeoGAF user Oni Link 666 rip out some Wii U game loading screens and dump them for use as wallpapers. There are 48 screens in all (some from cutscenes, most from loading screens), each at 1920×1080, and while some were…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 28, 2014 - CultureCosplay
Nikita Is A Cosplay Star
Laura Salviani, aka Nikita Cosplay, is one of the best cosplayers on the planet (she featuredin our 2014 roundup). We’ve never showcased her entire range of work here on Cosplay, though, so let’s fix that. Her costume work is amazing, but it’s also great when cosplayers cover a whole range of subject matter; rather than…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Still Having Trouble Connecting To PSN? Try This.
While Sony says the PlayStation Network is up and running following the Christmas attack, some users are still having trouble connecting to services on their PS4. Here’s a network setting that’s gotten several of our readers up and running again. What they did was go into the “Network” option under “Settings” in the PS4 menu.…
By Mike Fahey Published December 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The 2014 Year-End All-Star Extravaganza
It’s that time of year again, when we pick a selection of our most popular ‘Shop Contest subjects of the year and has our creative readers mash them up into a fine paste, all in the name of memories. What can we make with these five things? Before you answer that, some ground rules for…
By Mike Fahey Published December 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedAssassin’s Creed Would Have Been One Odd Prince Of Persia Game
Taking us down a dark and secluded memory lane, the folks at Did You Know Gaming explore the secrets of the Assassin’s Creed series, which started life as the next installment of the Prince of Persia. I’d forgotten all about that. It’s a fact that’s easy to forget, really, now that we’ve had something like…
By Mike Fahey Published December 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedPerhaps Sonic The Hedgehog Should Just Stick To Cartoons
When I posted my favorable first impressions of Cartoon Network’s Sonic Boom animated series last month, one reader jokingly commented “The Sonic Cycle is finally broken. All you had to do was strip out the gameplay entirely.” He might be on to something. The games launched alongside the Sonic Boom animated series were not received…
By Mike Fahey Published December 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedAn Amiibo Christmas Story, Or How The Redditor Saved Christmas
Jesse Salazar’s son wanted a Villager Amiibo figure from Nintendo for Christmas, but Jesse waited too long, and all the Villager Amiibo were gone. Then along came a helpful Redditor to save Christmas. As it happens, Jesse and his son are the co-stars of a “Let’s Play” series on YouTube called Familycom, so instead of…
By Mike Fahey Published December 28, 2014 - CultureShop Contest
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: What’s In The Box? The Winners!
A mysterious Christmas gift. A disappointed-looking man. These were the gifts I gave our image manipulating community last week. What they’ve given us is in return is pure holiday magic. As you can see from our new non-nonsense method of labeling the winner of the contest in the celebratory image, Yankton takes home the admiration…
By Mike Fahey Published December 28, 2014 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Just Give Me The Cupcake
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 December 27. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published December 22. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey Published December 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
PSN Seems To Be Coming Back Online
After days of problems connecting to the PlayStation Network and corresponding services on the PlayStation 4, two of Kotaku‘s systems have booted up and connected immediately. Are things looking up? Update: Sony says service has been restored. Up until a few minutes ago my PlayStation 4 would not connect to PSN. I could not access…
By Mike Fahey Published December 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
Bungie Extends Destiny‘s Weekend Vendor In The Face Of Network Issues
Destiny players worried the ongoing PlayStation Network problems would rob them of a chance to visit the game’s weekend-only Strange Coin vendor should worry no more — Bungie’s gooing to let him keep his shop open until Monday. Xûr,as previously documented, shows up in Destiny‘s Tower Friday through Saturday to give players a chance to…
By Mike Fahey Published December 27, 2014
