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UncategorizedNew Theory About Destiny‘s Universe: Time Is A Circle
Just playing Destiny as the shooting-grind it can often amount to won’t tip you off to some of its cooler details. You might never guess the connections to the Dark Souls series or the impacts of some of its other lore. But TerraMantis is back with more things about Bungie’s latest game that you might…
By Tina Amini Published January 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedOn The Spot Pianist Takes On Final Fantasy, Chrono Cross And Skyrim
Last month master pianist/composer Sonya Belousova charmed us with on the spot arrangements of classic Nintendo themes, many of which she had only just heard for the first time. I was hesitant to post her follow-up, but then I heard her version of “The Scars of Time” from Chrono Cross. I’m currently in the middle…
By Mike Fahey Published January 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
I Wish Dragon Age: Inquisition Respected My Time
Conventional wisdom suggests the longer it takes to finish a game, the better—especially RPGs. We even have websites, such as How Long to Beat, tasked with cataloging the length of games. The clock on my just-finished Dragon Age: Inquisition save reads 64 hours and four minutes. How come, then, after so many hours with Inquisition,…
By Patrick Klepek Published January 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
Double Humble Bundle, $10 off Telltale Games, and More Deals
Get a double dose of Humble this week, the first in partnership with Awesome Games Done Quick 2015. Awesome Games Done Quick 2015 Bundle Humble Weekly Eye Candy 2 Bundle Today on eBay (via Best Buy), the PlayStation Vita Borderlands bundle is not only in stock; it has a $30 discount. No brainer if you’ve…
By Shep McAllister Published January 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedHow I Talked About Video Games Over The Holidays
This year, I left my hometown of New York City to go west to Los Angeles for the holidays. I took my PS4 with me to a friend’s house—in the hopes of making a dent in my personal backlog—but wound up barely touching it in the 10 days I was away. But I did something…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
Scarlett Johansson will star in an upcoming live-action Ghost in the Shell movie, Variety reports. It’s still not officially greenlit, but with Johansson’s involvement and some pushing from Steven Spielberg, it could be on the fast track now.
By Jason Schreier Published January 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
A One Of A Kind Toy Tribute To No Man’s Sky
Hello Games’ ambitious space shooterhas inspired many with its gorgeous visual and promise of endless procedurally-generated planets. Accomplished thing-makerToykyo Joechanneled that inspiration into one heck of a custom No Man’s Sky ship. Fitted with LED light effects and lovingly painted to resemble a ship that’s seen some serious shit in its days wandering the universe,…
By Mike Fahey Published January 5, 2015 - Culture
Watch The Week-Long Awesome Games Done Quick 2015 Marathon Right Here
The 2015 Awesome Games Done Quickmarathon kicked off yesterday, with an entire week of non-stop gaming speedruns benefiting thePrevent Cancer Foundation. This year the assembled speedrunners are playing *checks schedule* everything. The action kicked off at noon Eastern time Sunday with a run through Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze and finishing off on Saturday evening…
By Mike Fahey Published January 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Sword Art Online II Mother’s Rosario/Excaliber: the Ani-TAY Review • PHC’s Top 5 Gaming Complaints of 2014 • Your 3DS Year in Review: 2014 Edition • Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works S1 Ani-TAY Review/Discussion • Your Top __ Anime of 2014 Lists TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide…
By András Neltz Published January 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
Dota Heroes Illustrated In Disney Style
Artist Igor Artyomenko reimagined Crystal Maiden, Traxex the Drow Ranger, Windrunner and Lina the Slayer from Dota 2 and they now actually look like characters with personality. Especially love Windrunner and that piece’s color palette. Here they are. I love that these characters, compared to others in similar pieces, have more than 2 or 3…
By Gergo Vas Published January 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
Ten Years of WoW In Ten Comic Panels
A decade of not standing in fires. Dark Legacy Comics, who have been around for almost the same amount of time as WoW, and their latest comic strip are a summary of all the guild and community drama we’ve all witnessed over the years. And if you check below, the comic might suggest that early…
By Gergo Vas Published January 5, 2015 - Uncategorized
“Utopia” by Russia-based shtopor777 of DeviantArt, modeled in Source Filmmaker and enhanced in Photoshop. Quite powerful. You can find more of the artist’s work here Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art we can find. Send us suggestions if you’ve got them. Questions?…
By András Neltz Published January 5, 2015 -
UncategorizedPlayStation Now Is Finally Getting Subscriptions
PlayStation Now, the exorbitantly expensive service that allows people to rent and play PS3 games on their PlayStation 4s, is finally taking steps to be… well, actually usable. Today Sony announced a new subscription plan for PlayStation Now that will cost far, far less than renting PS3 games piecemeal. The plan will launch on January…
By Jason Schreier Published January 5, 2015 -
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