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The Scout tries to break through the fourth wall in redditor Karhunperse’s Source Filmmaker photoshop, aptly named “4th Wall.” It might also be a reference to the thematically similar Saxxy Award-winning short, Animation vs. Animator, mentioned by Karhunperse in the post’s comments. Full pic below. 4th Wall [r/sfm] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs…
By András Neltz Published December 23, 2014 - Kotaku East
Psycho Pass 2 is a Deliciously Dark and Disturbing Cyberpunk Tale
Each week I found myself faced with a quandary when it came to Psycho Pass 2. If I watched it when I got up, I would feel unsettled the whole day. And if I watched it before bed, nightmares followed. Yet despite this, it is one of the series I found myself dying to watch…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published December 23, 2014 - Kotaku East
Hands on With the New Ace Attorney Demo
Capcom had a playable demo of the latest Ace Attorney game, The Great Ace Attorney: The Adventures of Ryunosuke Naruhodou at this year’s Jump Festa that highlighted the games new addition to the series, the “collaborative deduction” system. The demo was relatively short, taking place on a boat to England where the protagonist and his…
By Toshi Nakamura Published December 23, 2014 - Kotaku East
Sony Celebrates Yakuza Zero with Tattooed PS4s
The new Yakuza game will be out in Japan in Spring, and it looks like Sony will be releasing matching PS4s around the same time. The consoles will cost ¥41,980 ($350), coming in two editions, named after Yakuza Zero’s two protagonists. In addition to that, each edition will be available in both Glacial White and…
By András Neltz Published December 23, 2014 - Culture
Alien: Isolation’s Character Art Is Just The Best
It featured in my roundup of the best art of the year, so it’s only fair that Callum Alexander Watt’s work on Alien Isolation gets its own spotlight here on Fine Art. Watt is one of my favourite artists on the planet, with a comic-book style that gives his character art real punch. You can…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedTeam Fortress 2 Gets Grappling Hooks For Christmas
Team Fortress 2‘s End of the Line update—while paired with a really fun film—was anemic, to say the least. After so much hype ended in such a trainwreck, many feared Valve might’ve been signaling its intention to put Team Fortress 2 out to pasture, or at least ease off on making new stuff for it.…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
Borderlands Jacket Lets You Cosplay In Secret
One of my favourite designers on the planet, Machine56, has another piece of Borderlands-inspired gear up for sale on his store. It’s pretty great. Like I said last time, I don’t even like Borderlands that much, but would still wear this any day of the week. Well, provided I lived somewhere cooler. While it looks…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
Legend of Korra Creators: Ending Was What You Thought, Deal With It
The Legend of Korra drew to a close last week with a series finale chock-full of drama, suspense, sacrifice, and last-ditch heroics. And then, when the dust had settled, something truly wonderful happened. Hey! Spoilers for the end of The Legend of Korra follow. Of all the things that happened during the final half-hour of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 22, 2014 -
CultureKotaku’s Favorite Albums Of 2014
You’ve seen (and heard) what we thought was the best video game music of 2014. Now be subjected to what we thought was the best music music of 2014. Regular contributors to our regular Kotaku Soundtrack feature have got together and nominated their favourite albums for the year, which are listed below. As are the…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Games Of The Year, As Decided By Cold Hard Numbers
Now that the end of the year is here, everyone is starting to declare their “game of the year”—and Metacritic has now thrown its hat into the ring. Or, more accurately, ‘everyone’s’ collective hat. Metacritic pools the scores of many different gaming publications, after all. And according to those pooled scores, the top game of…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedHalo 5‘s Aiming Has Changed, And Not Everyone Likes It
If you’re a longtime Halo fan, you know that a good amount of the weapons in your arsenal would only fire from the hip. That is, compared to most popular first-person shooters, they had no scope system. But in Halo 5, developers 343 are implementing something they call smart-link—which is essentially an aiming-down-the-sights scoping feature—and…
By Tina Amini Published December 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedGuy Turns Grand Theft Auto Into Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
It’s been a while since I was really into a skateboard game, but I have to say, the idea of Grand Theft Auto‘s massive world as the mother of all skateboard parks hits me right into the Tony-Hawk-shaped portion of my nostalgia. JulioNIB is doing that which not even Rockstar dared attempt: teaching grouchy old…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedPlaying Basketball With a Portal Gun Would Be Awesome
Two scientists get their hands on an Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device. Do they try to unlock its secrets? Eventually, maybe. But, first, there’s an epic game of hoops to be had. The best parts, for me, in Corridor Digital’s ‘Portal meets b-ball’ short are the hilarious faces the two lab coat-wearing experimenters make while…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedNow This Is How You Banana Snipe Someone In Mario Kart
Plenty of people claim to be expert banana snipers in Mario Kart 8. Few can actually show for it. Imagine my surprise, then, when I saw someone boasting online about “banana sniping like a boss,” and they actually were. The pro banana sniper in question is Reddit user martinaee, who posted a flex-worthy video on…
By Yannick LeJacq Published December 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
Dark Souls On PC Just Got Worse
Dark Souls publisher Bandai Namco has just issued an official takedown notice to Dropbox to remove DSFix, the bunch of tweaks and fixes and bespoke config files that made Dark Souls actually playable on PC. While it’s entirely possible that there has just been a miscommunication somewhere, Durante — the guy behind the patch —…
Campbell Simpson Published December 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedYouTube’s Big Subscriber Problem, Broken Down
If you use YouTube much, or if you’re someone that makes videos, then you’re already familiar with one of the fundamental ways YouTube is broken: it doesn’t always show people the latest uploads, even if they’re subscribed to someone. It’s a system that’s crappy for both viewers and content creators. Fans don’t get to be…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 22, 2014 - Reviews
Nendoroid Pokémon Trainer Red: The Kotaku Review
I’ve somehow managed to avoid purchasing one of Japan’s Good Smile Company’s big-headed Nendoroid figures, despite my penchant for all things ridiculously cute. Then the North American Pokémon Center shop started selling the once Japan exclusive Red figure. Now I am doomed. I’ve long admired the Nendoroid line, but I knew damn well what would…
By Mike Fahey Published December 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedI Wish This Was BioShock Infinite‘s Story
In case you forgot, Valve’s Source Filmmaker is an extremely powerful tool for turning games into movies. Sometimes we get things like the fantastic Team Fortress 2 End of the Line short. Other times we get sheer, unbridled madness. These videos starring BioShock‘s Booker DeWitt are the latter. This series from Grubbo uses character models…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 22, 2014 -
CultureSurviving a GTA V Explosion with Style
Today on Highlight Reel, we have some cool plays from the Halo 5: Guardians beta, a fantastic Counter-Strike: GO bomb defuse and a novel way to survive the most intense plane crash in GTA V Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out,…
By Chris Person Published December 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe New Dragon Ball Z Game Doesn’t Look So Hot
Dragon Ball Xenoverse comes out in a couple of months, and based on the latest trailer from Jump Festa, well…it doesn’t look so great. And you know what? Being the trash fan that I am, I still want to play it. Such are the woes of fandom. But seriously though. Maybe this trailer is just…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 22, 2014