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UncategorizedForza Horizon 2’s Storm Island Weather Isn’t As Bad As It Looks
Look at those trees bending, buffeted by wind as the rain comes pouring down on Forza Horizon 2’s new Storm Island expansion. It could be worse. The weather is often bad on Storm Island, hence the name, but the extreme weather touted in the expansion’s press materials isn’t really all that extreme, especially when compared…
By Mike Fahey Published December 17, 2014 -
UncategorizedA Small Change Just Made Building In The Sims 4 A Lot More Fun
The Sims 4 got an update yesterday that, among others things, added the two new careers to the game. But we already knew about that—the developers had promised they were coming back in November. Buried within EA’s announcement was something far more exciting for many Sims fans: the return of a beloved cheat code. The…
By Yannick LeJacq Published December 17, 2014 - CultureCosplay
Someone Built A Replica Of The Weird New Star Wars Lightsaber
Since the internet seems to be getting overthe reveal of Kylo Ren’s weird, three-bladed lightsaber from the Force Awakens trailer, perhaps now is a good time for people to show off that they’ve gone and replicated the thing in real life. Prop maker Makoto Tsai has fashioned this pretty decent remake of the “claymore” lightsaber,…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
Players Are Trying To Clean Up Pokémon’s Hacked Trading System
Right now, the GTS—Pokémon‘s online system, which allows players around the world to trade monsters with each other—is a mess. Normally, newer Pokémon games don’t let you name your Pokémon anything offensive. To wit, a friend tried naming a Pokémon she recently caught “Grassy,” but the system is so strict, that it wouldn’t allow it.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 17, 2014 -
UncategorizedNic Cage Has A Bone To Pick With Destiny
Not the real Nic Cage, unfortunately, but a fairly convincing cartoon lookalike. He uses a fantastic review scoring system, too. While obviously intended to be funny, Mashed‘s video of famous/infamous actor Nic Cage ranting about Destiny pretty much tells it like it is. Getting friends together for raids can be kind of a pain, and…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 17, 2014 -
CultureThe Year In Snacktaku
The year 2014 is nearly behind us, soon to be nothing more than a series of memories of the things we’ve eaten, places we’ve eaten and people we’ve watched eat. Join us as Snacktaku looks back at the year inside the world’s stomachs. Snacktaku Reviews Our bread and butter, only better than that. Bread and…
By Mike Fahey Published December 17, 2014 -
CultureA Bonkers GTA V Skydiving Stunt
In today’s Highlight Reel we have a fantastic GTA V skydiving stunt, less-than-stellar Battlefield 4 starts and some great strategy in Insurgency. Worst spawn point ever – pachinger GTA5 First Person Skydiving Stunt – ash0191 Aggressive Tactics – Ortadragon01 Iron Banner Sniper Shenanigans AKA Fool Me Once – MoneyLoo Air Tank Splatter – Not A…
By Chris Person Published December 17, 2014 -
UncategorizedMercy Self-Destructs, A Smash Bros. Phenomenon
I’ve spent a long time playing For Glory in Smash Bros.—that hardcore one-on-one mode with no items and flat stages. And while much of that playtime has been me getting my ass kicked, I can’t help but keep coming back to it. Part of it is that, in my experience at least, the players in…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 17, 2014 -
UncategorizedUntil We Get A New Bloody Roar, Ultra Street Fighter IV Animal Costumes
It’s been over 11 years since we last saw Hudson Soft’s bestial battler series in action, and chances of a Bloody Roar revival are incredibly slim. Thank goodness Capcom is here to provide us our anthropomorphic fighter fix with a whopping nine packs of “Wild Costumes” for Ultra Street Fighter IV. Sure, no one’s transforming…
By Mike Fahey Published December 17, 2014 -
UncategorizedLast-Gen Gamers Are Being Left Behind
New-gen consoles have barely been out for a year, but there’s already a familiar story: a game launches and runs great on the PS4 and Xbox One, much less so on the PS3 and 360. Shadow of Mordor was an egregious example of this performance gap, but it’s not the only one. Is there any…
By Yannick LeJacq Published December 17, 2014 -
UncategorizedA Much Better Way To Shop For Video Games On A Console
I’m not sure when Microsoft added the best thing ever to their Xbox Live game store, but I’d like to show you some video of it so you can marvel with me. Seriously, who needs breathless catalog copy or sketchy user reviews when you can get live gamer-driven broadcasts of the $60 Xbox epic you…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 17, 2014 -
UncategorizedHow To Do Smash Bros. Wii U’s Version of Wavedashing
While the new Smash games don’t have the famous technique from Melee that players called wavedashing, they do have something called “perfect pivoting”—and it’s similar/useful enough that you’ll want to learn how to do it if you’re playing seriously. My Smash Corner explains how to do the technique in this video, and why it’s worth…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 17, 2014 -
UncategorizedA Duel Between Two Destiny Snipers
This battle between snipers goes through many stages, all of them hilarious. At first, I’m expecting MoneyLoo to land a crazy shot off a camping sniper through the tiniest crack between stacks of crates. Then it’s a silly back and forth while the two snipers strafe between hiding behind cover and trying to kill each…
By Tina Amini Published December 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
Finally, a Vita Memory Card Deal, Cowboy Bebop, Plus a Lot More
Vita Memory Cards are by far our most requested deal, so stock up. [ 16GB Vita Memory Card, $25] The must-own Cowboy Bebop Complete Series Blu-ray has dropped back down to its preorder price point. [Cowboy Bebop, $42] Dragon Age: Inquisition is down to a new low of $40. As a wise old man once…
By Shep McAllister Published December 17, 2014 -
UncategorizedStreet Fighter’s Blanka Is a Monster at Trolling Other Video Games
First, he romped through the real world, making people’s lives miserable. Now, he’s showing up in Dishonored, Minecraft and a few other virtual locales to screw things up. Damn you, Blanka. This clever video by Street Troller switches up the formula established by older Blanka trolling clips and plops the green-skinned World Warrior into other…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 17, 2014 -
UncategorizedKotaku‘s 2014 Gift Guide To Awesomely Bad Games
Not everyone deserves that high-end graphics card you saved up for a special holiday gift. Some people get coal for Christmas—or, if you’re an adult, an excellent prank gift—and there are certainly video game equivalents to choose from. Halo: The Master Chief Collection Merry Christmas! Here, have this game that only as of recently half…
By Tina Amini Published December 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
Changed PS4 Settings Are Not A Good Reason To Call The Police
A resident of Alexandria, Minnesota contacted the police earlier this month to report that someone entered his house and changed the settings on his PlayStation 4. Of course they did. Reader Matt sent us this clipping from hislocal Echo Press newspaper indicating the report, which was placed on December 6. I imagine he did so…
By Mike Fahey Published December 17, 2014 -
UncategorizedShadow Of Mordor’s New Expansion Is A Huge Letdown
Shadow of Mordor is one of the best games I played this year. I had high hopes for Lord of the Hunt, its first major expansion, as a result. “New monsters!” I thought. “More nemesis orcs to fight, some of whom ride on top of the new monsters! What could possibly go wrong?” So many…
By Yannick LeJacq Published December 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
Anyone Want To Vouch For This $10 Dragon Age: Inquisition Upgrade?
Owners of the “deluxe edition” of Dragon Age: Inquisition, have you sat on the Skyhold Throne or ridden the Bog Unicorn? Standard edition schlubs like me can now buy the deluxe edition’s extra content (listed above) for $9.99 today. I’m thinking this is a pass. But if you have this stuff and think it’s worth…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Project Hydra—Corpse Party: Tortured Souls Episode 1 • How Bungie Can Solve Destiny’s Leveling And Loot Issues • Spacemon—A Pokémon Tabletop Story [Concluded] • The Amazing Music of Soul Blade TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published December 17, 2014