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UncategorizedThe Safest Way To Take Outposts In Far Cry 4
There used to be two main ways to take outposts in Far Cry: sneaking around and stabbing everyone inside, or going in guns blazing. Thanks to the addition of the tiny helicopter, though, Far Cry 4 players have discovered a third option: death from above. Here’s YouTuber “punish” showing us all how it’s done in…
By Yannick LeJacq Published November 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Great Controls Are Like Great Food: Simple and Satisfying • The Company They Keep: How Log Horizon Ruined Sword Art Online II • Smash Preorder Woes! • How Bioware turned Dragon Age from a ‘Dark European Fantasy’ into a High Fantasy Wonderland TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide…
By András Neltz Published November 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
Dragon Age: Inquisition Benchmarked: Graphics And CPU Performance
As a long time fan of the series, our mobile editor Tim jumped at the opportunity to preview Dragon Age: Inquisition ahead of release last month. As with Kotaku‘s impression of the final release, Tim concluded that the fantasy RPG’s third iteration is a must-play. Fortunately, that should be doable for most gamers with official…
By Steven Walton Published November 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
Bowser Would Easily Win LEGO Mario Kart
Or would it be Wario? It’s hard to pick, since every character and vehicle looks fantastic in this collaborative LEGO Mario Kart diorama by 74louloute, 7kyubi7 and fujiia Luigi’s death stare is still there, just a bit different. Take a closer look: LEGO Mario Kart by 74louloute, 7kyubi7 and fujiia [Flickr] To contact the author…
By Gergo Vas Published November 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
Of Course, Warlords of Draenor Has A Dragon Ball Easter Egg
We knew WoW devs liked Dragon Ball, but Talador, one of Warlords of Draenor’s new zones, is home to an entire scene from Dragon Ball Z. Near Shattrath City you can find two really strange orcs. Once of them is Goh’kuu and the other is Napp’agosh, who must be Vegeta’s sidekick Nappa. And the orcish…
By Gergo Vas Published November 24, 2014 -
UncategorizedRoboCop’s ED-209 stands proudly over a flaming wreckage in GTA IV Hopefully GTA V will have (at least) the same level of modding support on PC—giving up all this crazy cool stuff would be a real shame. This one was made veteran modder JulioNIB; there’s videos and screenies below, and you can download the mod…
By András Neltz Published November 24, 2014 - Kotaku East
The Xbox One’s Getting an Infinity Blade Game… In China
The popular iPhone graphics benchmark, Infinity Blade, is now reportedly being ported to the recently launched Chinese Xbox One. A9VG.com, a Chinese gaming news website and forum, among many others, are reporting that Tencent is bringing Infinity Blade onto the Chinese Xbox One. Tencent has even put up a teaser site that promises to reveal…
By Eric Jou Published November 24, 2014 - Kotaku East
Gravestone Gundam Can Watch Over Your Tomb
If you are looking for a way to check out in style, look no further. Here is a stone Gundam spotted at a gravestone carver in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Writer Tomoki Yoshimura snapped the photo in the city of Yasu and uploaded it to Twitter. According to Yoshimura, this was located at a hakaishiten (墓石店),…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2014 - Kotaku East
Chinese Internet Giant’s Offices Vandalized
Tencent, which owns a majority stake in Riot and a minority stake in Epic, has been attacked, with their Beijing office having been vandalized earlier today. Chinese media immediately jumped onto the story and posted images of the incident. The vandal splashed paint on Tencent Beijing’s glass doors and sprayed the word “shameless” on the…
By Eric Jou Published November 24, 2014 - Kotaku East
The Xbox One and PS4 Aren’t Really Rivals in China
It’s official folks: in China, the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 will be operated by the same conglomerate, Shanghai Media Group. How’s that for friendly rivals? Chinese media sites such as Sina Games and People’s Dailyare reporting that the proposed merger is going along as planned. Bloomberg Business reported today that shares of BesTV and…
By Eric Jou Published November 24, 2014 - Kotaku East
Pizza-Flavored Chocolate Is Wrong and Tastes Terrible
This weekend, while watching my middle son play soccer, my oldest son said, “Dad, I bought some pizza-flavored chocolate.” Of course, I replied with “That sounds disgusting.” He then asked if I wanted to try it. Oh yes, I said. Oh yes. This is pizza and cheese-flavored Tirol Chocolate. This brand is incredibly famous in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2014 -
UncategorizedSmash Bros. Characters Sure Suck at Swimming
Good at fighting? Yes. Good at swimming? Nope. Not at all. Via YouTuber Master0fHyrule, this compilation shows swimming—and drowning—animations for the characters in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Obviously, the reason why the characters die so quickly is so the game doesn’t grind to a halt. This isn’t water sports! Watching the clip, it…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2014 - Kotaku East
Fake Cartoon Eyes for Cats Make Everything Better
If not everything, damn near it. Late last week, Twitter users in Japan began uploading photos of their cats with cartoon eyes. Bless them for that! In Japanese, the meme is called “cat montage” (猫モンタージュ or neko montaaju). It began when Twitter user Shiratamaaaa uploaded photos of cats with cartoon eyes, writing, “I recommend neko…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2014 -
EsportsTen Years Later, One of Gaming’s Greatest Moments Comes to Life Again
A seminal moment in the history of competitive gaming is the Evo 2004 match between Daigo Umehara and Justin Wong. Tonight, the two celebrated the fight the best way possible: Facing off in Street Fighter. Just in case you haven’t seen the original fight, you can watch it below. (Daigo is Ken, while Justin is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 24, 2014 - Culture
Asuka Langley, Is That You?
Oliver Milas is a 3D artist working in the games business in Germany. Oliver’s take on Neon Genesis’ Asuka is awesome You can see more of Oliver’s stuff at his personal siteand 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 November 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedIn Space, Nobody Can Hear You Say “This Is Beautiful”
Space Engine is a free download that lets you fly around the universe, without any aliens or trade federations getting in the way. It was a pretty thing the last timewe looked at it, in 2011, but this new video is just gorgeous I said it then and I’ll say it now: as attractive as…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedExcellent PC Strategy Game Also Wants To Be An RPG
And here I was, only just sayinghow good Crusader Kings II – nominally a strategy game – was at depicting inter-personal relationships. Guess I’m not the only one who digs that aspect of the game, because developers Paradox are now going to double down on it, announcing an expansion that’s all about role-playing. Crusader Kings…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedThrustmaster T300 RS Force Feedback Racing Wheel: The Kotaku Review
Thrustmaster’s T300 RS force feedback racing wheel is the first officially licensed force feedback driving controller for the PlayStation 4. I am actively afraid of it for the best of reasons. Earlier this year I declared my newfound love of racing controllers. Put off by the herky-jerky force feedback of earlier years, my reintroduction via…
By Mike Fahey Published November 23, 2014
