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‘Shop Contest: Draw Me Like One Of Your Orlesian Qunari: The Winners!
From the sexiest scene in Dragon Age history comes the sexiest ‘Shop Contest in Kotaku history. This week’s winner? Mr. Sexy McSexerson the Third. That’s his real name, but on this website he goes by Greg the Mad. In this week’s contest that madness led him in the right direction, by which I mean amateur…
By Mike Fahey Published November 29, 2014 - Culture
Let’s Swap Black Friday War Stories
Every year I tell myself I’m just going to sit at home and wait for online sales. Every year I’m at Walmart at three a.m., combing their electronics sections in case someone missed one of the cheap-ass televisions that sold out minutes after they opened. Surely I am not alone. What gaming goodies did you…
By Mike Fahey Published November 29, 2014 -
EsportsOne Of The Greatest Rivalries In StarCraft History
You can’t talk about competitive StarCraft: Brood War without two names coming up: Jaedong the Tyrant and Flash, aka The God of StarCraft TodayRazer launched Team Razer: Great Games, a video series that aims to be the definitive eSports documentary, and no definitive eSports documentary would be complete without the story of how Lee “Jaedong”…
By Mike Fahey Published November 29, 2014 -
UncategorizedWarlords Of Draenor Is A Little Bit Better For The Horde
On the Alliance side World of Warcraft‘s fifth expansion is all about saving the world. On the Horde side it’s all that and more. Essentially the continuation of the Horde-based drama that led up to the expansion pack in the first place, Warlords of Draenor‘s narrative is much more intriguing on the orc/troll/undead/cow/sex-elf side of…
By Mike Fahey Published November 29, 2014 -
Uncategorized(Almost) Everybody Getting Dizzy In Super Smash Bros. Wii U
Go home, Ness — you’re drunk. The ever-productive MasterOfHyrule has a compilation compiling compulsion which has forced him to create a video featuring every single character in Super Smash Bros. Wii U getting dizzy after their shield breaks. And by “every single” I mean everyone but Jigglypuff, who dies when its shield breaks, as per…
By Mike Fahey Published November 29, 2014 -
UncategorizedWatch The First LEGO Trailer For Star Wars: The Force Awakens
As soon as the excitement over yesterday’s teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens died down, LEGO animator Snooperking went to work, recreating the entire thing brick-by-brick. It’s a bit sloppy, but he made the entire thing in under 24 hours, so he can have all the leeway he wants. From the YouTube description……
By Mike Fahey Published November 29, 2014 -
UncategorizedNo, That Wasn’t A Gamergate Reference On Last Night’s Adventure Time
Or rather it was, just not the Gamergate concerned with video games. Remember kids, gamergate is also a type of ant. Twitter was abuzz following the airing of last night’s new episode of Adventure Time, in which Finn meets a character named Leftenant Gamergate during his trip to what passes for the dentist in the…
By Mike Fahey Published November 29, 2014 - Culture
This Week In The Business: Reshaping Destiny
QUOTE | “In a way that we expected, we knew that we were going to have to change our plans from the moment the game went live.” – Bungie COO Pete Parsons, talking about how they are hard at work modifying and extending Destiny Elsewhere in the business of video games this past week ……
By Steve Peterson Published November 29, 2014 - Uncategorized
11/24/14: Pokémon Snapped
In the modern remake of Pokémon Snap, people will use cellphones to photograph wild Pokémon, but polices security cameras will be snapping them, too. Or…this is a photo from Thursday’s Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City. Yes, that represents the week pretty well. Thanksgiving is done with and we’re through the biggest weeks of…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 29, 2014 - Uncategorized
Human Existence Is a Big, Sad Video Game in William Gibson’s New Novel
Human beings are the most important ingredients in game design. Without the participation and attention of an actual person, games are just basically systems waiting for input. In the new novel by legendary science-fiction writer William Gibson, humans aren’t just controlling disembodied avatars in made-up worlds. They’re controlling each other, too, in the worst possible…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Spoiler Space: More from William Gibson about The Peripheral
You know, while I was editing and writing my interview with William Gibson for this piece, I kept lamenting about all the great quotes and observations I’d have to leave on the cutting room floor for space and spoilers. But, since the book’s been out nearly a month, I figured that some readers would want…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedVideo Games Helped Me Say Goodbye To My Father
A few days before my dad died in August, I got the call I’d been dreading from my mother. She told me it was time to come home for my dad’s last days. I live in California, and they live in Alabama. I packed up my PS4, super slim PS3 and PS Vita—alas, my desktop…
Phil Owen Published November 28, 2014 - Culture
The Internet Reacts To Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ First Trailer
There was a ton anticipation around the new Star Wars trailer this morning—lots of people found themselves refreshing websites over and over just to watch the teaser. Unsurprisingly, now that the trailer is finally here, people have a lot to say about the new Star Wars movie. The trailer isn’t very long, and it’s not…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire: The TAY Review • 5 New Things in Pokémon ORAS That I’m Thankful For • TAY Explores Comics: Ore Ga Heroine • If Final Fantasy VII Were a 2D Game, This Would Be It • Prismata: The Game I Can’t Stop…
By András Neltz Published November 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedWatch The First Trailer For Star Wars: The Force Awakens Right Here
Finally! The wait is over. Here it is. The real deal. This is the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens As promised, the footage clocks in at around 88 seconds, giving a very brief look at what to expect when Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits theaters in December 2015. Have a few GIFs:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedHow To Get Seven Rare Spawn Mounts in Warlords of Draenor
In WoW, Hunting rare monsters for mounts is a great alternative if you’re not up to getting them from dungeons or the Garrison stables. The only problem is that it might be hard to find them. The folks at MMO Champion collected 7 of these rares and their spawning locations to help all of us…
By Gergo Vas Published November 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Starbound turns one year old next week, and it’s just as beautiful as on day one. The game has been getting regular updates since summer in the form of nightly builds—in this screenshot, lead developer Tiyuri is showing off a boat that may or may not end up in the game eventually. That sunset and…
By András Neltz Published November 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedGTA V’s Franklin is a Lonely Man
All the guy wanted was a drink with a buddy. Trevor’s rejection was the last straw. This golden little moment of derpy GTA V AI behavior comes from YouTuber BustedHead who, playing as Trevor, came across Franklin by a gas station. After declining Franklin’s offer for a drink, things went a bit crazy. Take a…
By András Neltz Published November 28, 2014 - Kotaku East
Attack on Titan‘s First Animated Movie Fixes a Big Problem
This past weekend saw the release of the first Attack on Titan compilation movie—Attack on Titan: The Crimson Bow and Arrow. And while viewers of the anime will have seen everything in this film before, the movie does manage to address the series’ largest flaw: the pacing. Good – Ups the Quality To start, there…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 28, 2014