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The Witcher 3 Will Have 16 Pieces Of DLC (But They’re All Free)
Development studio CD Projekt Red, who are trying their very hardest to be the anti-Ubisoft, announced today that their upcoming role-playing game The Witcher 3 will have a whopping 16 pieces of downloadable content. All for free. Ina cheeky blog postthis morning, the folks behind The Witcher proclaimed that the downloadable content—which even includes horse…
By Jason Schreier Published November 6, 2014 -
UncategorizedThis Is Just the First Part of Scorpion’s Mortal Kombat X Fatality…
The rest of the undead ninja’s finishing move is… let’s just say you just have to see it. Shown during a Twitch stream by Mortal Kombat X developer Netherrealm, Scorpion’s newest finishing move is one of the most brutal moments in an already gory, over-the-top game. The stream also included fresh looks at other characters’…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 6, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: “Dark & Serious” Anime – A Paradigm of Disappointment • Game of The Week – Shattered Skies [Ace Combat 4] • Retro Unboxing: This is not a Drill! • The Writer’s TAYble – On the Bechdel Test and Writing TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow…
By András Neltz Published November 6, 2014 - Uncategorized
A Single-Class, 20 Death Knight Group Just Killed WoW’s Final Boss
Organized by Raegwyn, a talented veteran player and record breaker, he and 19 other players just gave Mists of Pandaria the proper ending by killing the final boss, Garrosh, on the hardest difficulty, only using Death Knights. And this is hilarious, because they not only used one class, but also tore apart World of Warcraft‘s…
By Gergo Vas Published November 6, 2014 -
UncategorizedSouth Park Craps All Over Free-To-Play Games
Last night’s episode of South Park was an ode to all things freemium, and as you might expect from the longrunning comedy show, they went in hard on the unethical free-to-play menace that has been plaguing video games for the past few years. I won’t spoil much about the episode—which you canwatch herestarting Thursday if…
By Jason Schreier Published November 6, 2014 -
UncategorizedThat’s How You Build An Outer Space LEGO Colony
Made by Tim Goddard and Andrew Hamilton, the colonized LEGO planet of Panduro is huge, full of little trucks, spaceships, multiple monorails and fully automated trains. The top pic is not the whole build, only half of it. Here it is in its full glory: And here it is in action: Panduro City [Flickr, via…
By Gergo Vas Published November 6, 2014 -
Kotaku EastIn This Dating Game, You Impress Ladies with Your Drifting
Car racing meets dating game. This is Drift Girls, and in it, you try to impress women with your racing—and drifting—abilities. The app is being released in South Korea and is heavy on both drifting and fan service. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a game that mixes a specific racing mechanic like this with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 6, 2014 - Kotaku East
CG Train Car is Better than Reality
Look at this beautiful train car. Look at it. Ton, who uses the twitter handle @ton_kenji, loves trains. As a former game developer, part of his former job consisted of making CG train cars. Over a year ago, he undertook the personal project of recreating a 103 series passenger train car in CG and yesterday,…
By Toshi Nakamura Published November 6, 2014 - Kotaku East
How To Make Black Burgers
You’ve seen Burger King Japan’sblack cheese burger. You’ve seen McDonald’s black burger. You’ve read the review. Now, learn how to make your own. Warning: If you get squeamish around dead sea creatures, maybe sit this one out. On 2ch, Japan’s largest webforum, one net user decided to make a black burger from scratch. It doesn’t…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 6, 2014 - Kotaku East
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Is Monster Hunter at its Best
This is the Monster Hunter game you’ve been waiting for. If you’ve been waiting. Monster Hunter is hands down one of Japan’s biggest video game franchises. The game pretty much single-handedly set both the PSP and later on the 3DS as the dominant handheld consoles in Japan. Now, with the release of Monster Hunter 4…
By Toshi Nakamura Published November 6, 2014 - Kotaku East
“I will make anime until I die,” said Hayao Miyazaki in a recent interview. “I like telling stories and drawing pictures.” However, Miyazaki stressed that he no longer has the physical strength to do feature length anime, so expect him to work on short anime and manga.
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 6, 2014 - Uncategorized
The legendary Duke Nukem 3D is coming to PS3 and PS Vita Devolver Digital will be bringing over the game’s Megaton Edition, which is already out on PC, and includes Duke 3D Atomic Edition and all three officially released expansion packs. Release dates are January 13 for North America and January 14 for Europe.
By András Neltz Published November 6, 2014 - Kotaku East
Nintendo President Responds to Worries Over His Health
Recently, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata appeared at a company shareholders meeting. He looked quite thin—something that did not go unnoticed. But Iwata wants you to know he’s recovering. Earlier this year, Iwata missed E3 on the advice of his doctor. Later, it was revealed that he had a growth removed from his bile duct. Online…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 6, 2014 - Kotaku East
Hey Japan, Have Some Orange Coca-Cola
Well, the official name is actually ” Coca-Cola Orange.” And it tastes like, wait for it, Coke with orange. As you can see, the drink is not orange colored. That’s good. [Photo: runaebi] [Photo: ksasahar] While people in Japan are quite surprised to see orange Coke, some folks abroad may not be! Back in 2007,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 6, 2014 - Uncategorized
Minecraft Diamonds are 11 Times Rarer than Real Ones
Diamonds are the second rarest material in Minecraft. You can mold them into the most durable tools and weapons, or just make a copy of the Statue of Liberty. If you’ve tried looking for them for any length of time, though, you know the material can be frustratingly rare. In fact, it’s even scarcer in…
By Dan Starkey Published November 5, 2014 -
UncategorizedV’s Speech in V for Vendetta Only Has 53 Vs And That Makes Me Sad
They could have had 55, but no. I guess it is still pretty impressive, if you’re into alliteration. You’re reading Numbers, a blog on Kotaku that examines games and culture through the lens of math and statistics. To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or find him on Twitter @dcstarkey
By Dan Starkey Published November 5, 2014 - Uncategorized
Anime’s Fan-Driven Resurgence Continues
Cannon Busters is the latest attempt to get a new anime up and running via Kickstarter, and like Under the Dog, it’s got some serious talent behind it. Heading the team is LeSean Thomas, who worked on Black Dynamite’s awesome animated series, but he’s joined by guys like Joe Mad (Darksiders) and Tim Yoon (Legend…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2014 - Culture
Nice Threads, Sand Dude
Crush Visual is a design team whose members have worked for clients like Ubisoft and EA, as well as Hollywood studios like Legendary and Columbia. You can see more of Crush’s work at their studio site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Crazy Journey To Save Grim Fandango
Snazzy, beloved noir adventure game Grim Fandango is getting resurrected: better graphics, new controls, new music—the works. Not so long ago, however, the game was seemingly lost to time, and Double Fine had to go on a journey involving chains of people, stolen hard drives, and lost code to save it. Originally released on PC…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 5, 2014