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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 -
UncategorizedOne GTA V Player’s Absurdly Cool Plane Stunts
Most of these stunts are legit on-the-edge-of-your-seat harrowing, but the payoff is always worth it. The clip comes from one half of the YouTuber duo Venus & Nightmare—Nightmare, specifically—who recently shared an awesome three-minute montage of him doing various stunts with various planes. It’s really great. You might have noticed the title, Feather II. The…
By András Neltz Published December 30, 2014 - Culture
Robot? I Prefer The Term “Gun With Legs”
Andrew Averkin is a freelance 3D artist who has most recently worked on games like Far Cry 4 and Halo’s Master Chief Collection. You can see more of Andrew’s art 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),…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 29, 2014 - Uncategorized
Man Draws Cool Sketches Every Day For A Year
Artist Gabriel Picolo has been doing a sketch for every day of the year. He now has one of the best sketchbooks on the planet. While he’s not quite done, he’s almost there, and his collection now includes everything from personal reflections to abstract pieces to, well, a ton of video game pics. His Persona…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 29, 2014 - Uncategorized
PC Game Traps Pirates Inside An Elevator
Continuing a fine tradition of developers finding creative ways to punish pirates, Croteam – developers of the excellent Talos Principle – have decided they’ll just trap them inside an elevator. Forever. The original posts on Steam have since been deleted, since they deal with piracy, but NeoGAF user Ryo Hazuki capped one discussion while it…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 29, 2014 - Uncategorized
PSN Is Still Having Problems
Four days after an apparent denial of service attack knocked out the PlayStation Network for all of Christmas, and in the wake of a weekend during which things appeared to be working OK for most people, Sony’s online service is still unstable. About half an hour ago, we started seeing a spike of people reporting…
By Jason Schreier Published December 29, 2014 - Uncategorized
Video Games Got More Beautiful This Year
Sure, you could say that video games get more beautiful every year. Graphics technology gets better, game developers get more adept, and as a result, games get more beautiful. All the same, 2014 felt like a special year for video game beauty. This year, PC games looked as good as ever, while new consoles let…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 29, 2014