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UncategorizedGo Go Power Ranger Thanksgiving Day Balloon!
This year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade not only saw Eruptor from Skylanders floating down the street, but also the Red Power Ranger. The Power Ranger was one of the parade’s largest balloons. It was also one of the reddest. Imagine that! The above Thanksgiving Day Parade clip is via YouTubber prsamuraicast and Jefusion Red Mighty…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 28, 2014 - Kotaku East
The Japanese Nintendo site has a notice up that color variations (including white) are going out of production soon. Next to 3DS XL units, it reads 近日生産終了予定 or “Production is slated to end shortly.” No word how this will impact units outside Japan.
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
The first game in Telltale’s Game of Thrones series will be out next week. The dates, confirmed by a pair of tweets, are: December 2 for PC and PS4, December 3 for Xbox One and 360, and December 4 for iOS. The PS3 will get Iron From Ice on December 9, and the Android version…
By András Neltz Published November 28, 2014 - Kotaku East
“Creepy” Pokémon Sure Makes for Wonderful Photoshops
This is Marshtomp. It’s an evolved Mudkip, and the Pokémon didn’t used to look this glazed over. Online in Japan, people are saying Marshtomp is “too creepy” (キモ過ぎる). That, and they’re making Marshtomp photoshops. Of course they are! Here’s how Mudkip evolves into Marshtomp. [Photo: DgmdngoF_KM01] In the past, Marshtomp looked different. Cuter, if you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Xbox Japan Boss Is Stepping Down, Going to the U.S.
Long-time Microsoft exec Takashi Sensui is resigning as head of Xbox Japan. He won’t be leaving Microsoft, however, and is going to work at the company’s Redmond HQ. Famitsu reports that Sensui, who took over Xbox Japan in 2006, will be working at the General Manager for the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft’s main office.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 28, 2014 - Kotaku East
Watch Live as Anime Characters Beat the Crap Out of Each Other [Done!]
Ever wondered who would win in a fight between Sword Art Online’s Kirito and Valkyria Chronicles’ Selvaria Bles? Well wonder no longer as we answer this question and many others as the Up All Night Stream plays mega-crossover fighting game Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Update: Stream Finished. Thanks for watching. You can see the whole…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
This game, guys. This game.
By Luke Plunkett Published November 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
Fixing Far Cry 4’s Annoying Intros (On PC)
The PC version of Far Cry 4 launches with around 117 unskippable splash screens, subjecting the user to all kinds of ridiculous Far Cry branding (and that of supporting companies). After a while it becomes a hassle, but it’s OK, you can get rid of them. As RPSpoint out, you can just use the same…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 27, 2014 - Culture
The Goddess Of War
Magdalena Radziej, aka Harpiya, is a Polish artist currently working at Flying Wild Hog, the team behind Shadow Warrior. You can see more of Magdalena’s work at her DeviantArtsite. To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 27, 2014 - CultureCosplay
She-Ra Cosplay!
Cosplay by Désirée, photo by Mirage Images (via Fashionably Geek)
By Luke Plunkett Published November 27, 2014 -
UncategorizedNew “Game” Lets You Control Real Humans, Will End Badly
Omnipresenzis a “game” (currently looking for funding) that wants to use cameras and the internet to turn a real human into the playable character in a video game, users at home able to control their everyday actions. It is either the stupidest or most naive idea in the history of video games. The idea is…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Amiibo Figure Somehow Opens Subway Gate
Nintendo’s Amiibo figures use near field communication (NFC) to work. Know what else uses NFC? A lot of public transport ticketing systems. yollych here took this video not long after picking up some of the first Amiibo figures in Russia. In it, we can see the Samus Amiibo able to open the gates at a…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 27, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Evil Within Turned into a Two-Hour Horror Flick
Short on time, but interested in The Evil Within? Gamebill Studio is here to help Like Gamebill’s other projects, The Evil Within: The Movie comes with a few improvements to help the game’s transition to moviehood. In the words of editor Nabil Ayari, these are: I captured the game in 60 frames per second thanks…
By András Neltz Published November 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
I Wish More Games Were About Deception
I really enjoyedTales From The Borderlands, but one bit, especially, struck me. As Fiona, cold-hearted con artist extraordinaire, I had to lie. But I had to do it artfully, or else I was in deep trouble. It was one of the tensest video game moments I’ve played in ages. I don’t like lying. I’m really…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 27, 2014 -
UncategorizedNo Sale Price Is Worth Black Friday: The Movie
This Friday you could be sitting warm and safe in your homes watching a Christmas movie and drinking hot chocolate, or you could be an unintentional extra in Black Friday the movie — All Sales Final. From Nacho Punch, the creators of Daylight Saving Time the movie, comes a twisted tale of a society pushed…
By Mike Fahey Published November 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Best Black Friday Gaming Deals
Retailers took their time, but this is an amazing set of Black Friday gaming deals. Deals will be hyperlinked as they go live. See something we missed? Post it in the comments (with links!). Looking for something that’s not here? Ask us! Need to get back to our Main Black Friday post? Top Deals Wii…
By Shane Roberts Published November 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Best Games For Every System
We’ll probably never run out of things to say about video games. Which games are interesting, which games are maddening, which games are provocative, which games are boring. That’s all well and good, but sometimes, you just want to know which games are best We hear you. That’s why several years ago, we created “The…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 27, 2014 -
UncategorizedClassic 80s Cartoon Centurions As LEGO Minifigs
Alvin Lim’s LEGO project features classic cartoon characters from the 80s, but this time it’s not the Ninja Turtles or Transformers, but characters from an underdog show: Centurions If you don’t remember or were too young, the show was basically about blowing up bad guys and their robot army. Simple but awesome. The intro sums…
By Gergo Vas Published November 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
Artist Recreates Memorable Moments of Final Fantasy VII
These speed paintings are the work of concept artist Lap Pun Cheung and they pretty much sum up the first few hours of Final Fantasy VII. The bombing mission, Rufus, meeting with Aeris, Tifa and the promise, all here. And they’ll get you in the mood. There’s more, click here to see all the finished…
By Gergo Vas Published November 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Halo: The Master Chief Collection: The TAY Review • Forgotten Cadences: A Hat in Time • The Smashiest of Bros! Mario, Sonic, Mega Man, and Pac-Man in Speed Painting Form! • The Winter 2015 Anime Sequel Lineup TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published November 27, 2014