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Four Years Ago, I Watched Video Games Win
I have two stand-out Election Day video game memories. One involves Fable II. The other involves a highlight of my career: going to the Supreme Court on November 2, 2010, to see a gaming industry lawyer argue—successfully—that games deserve the protection of the First Amendment. It’s an important episode in video game history, one that…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedNot Even Car Horns Can Ruin Game Of Thrones‘ Intro Music
You thought the Grand Theft Auto car horn orchestra’s take on classic horror movieHalloween was good? You know nothing. Yeah, it’s kind of a cliche to play the Game of Thrones theme on… anything at this point, but I’ll make an exception for cars and guns singing together in glorious harmony. No, it doesn’t have…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedIt Only Took Me An Hour To Drown My Sims In Their New Pool
Swimming pools made their long-awaited comeback in The Sims 4 today. Some players responded warmly to this news by starting to build the most intricate architectural fixtures they could muster. I had something else in mind. Something much darker. Once I got the update, I immediately started trying to drown my Sims. I know, I…
By Yannick LeJacq Published November 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
EA Gives Up On Dawngate, Their Take On League of Legends
Dawngate, EA’s attempt at snatching the MOBA crown from League of Legends and DOTA 2, is exiting this world as quietly as it entered. Today EA abruptly announced that the game is shutting down in 90 days. Developer Waystone’s Matt Bromberg made the announcement on Dawngate‘s website: “Today, I have the unenviable task of announcing…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
What A ‘Yak Farm Mission’ Says About Gaming In 2014
I responded to last week’s news about a new pre-order-“exclusive” yak-related mission for Far Cry 4 with a snort. Was this a joke? Was this what gamers are supposed to get excited about these days? So many questions. It’s not a joke. And maybe it’s not even a big deal. Or maybe it’s 2014 pre-order…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedInstant Level 90 Shaman, Just Add Warlords Of Draenor
A couple of week’s back I laid out my plan to prepare for World of Warcraft‘s upcoming Warlords of Draenor expansion — get mynew Draenei shaman to level 60, and then use the free boost to 90. Watch me get 30 levels in 30 seconds. Prachok the shaman hit level 60 about a week ago,…
By Mike Fahey Published November 4, 2014 -
CultureHave you seen something amazing in Call Of Duty or other new release? Send it in to Highlight Reel, great moments from around the gaming world, all rounded up for you in one video! Check it out right here. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, we bring you impressive plays, funny glitches, world records and intense moments…
By Steve Marinconz Published November 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
Five Great Razer Discounts, Shadow of Mordor, Eneloops, and More Deals
You deserve a mouse with more buttons. Treat yourself. Razer Naga 2014 MMO Gaming Mouse ($50) | Amazon Razer Naga Epic Rechargable Wireless MMO PC Gaming Mouse ($75) | Amazon Razer DeathStalker Expert Gaming Keyboard ($50) | Amazon Razer Naga Expert MMO Gaming Mouse ($50) | Best Buy Razer Naga Hex MOBA PC Gaming Mouse…
By Shane Roberts Published November 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedYou Can Play Grand Theft Auto V In First-Person On PC/PS4/Xbox One
It was rumored before, but this is still sort of surreal to write: the upcoming current-gen remake of Grand Theft Auto V will have a first-person mode. Yep, if you decide to purchase Rockstar’s massive open-world gameagain, you can experience it all in first-person, from bank robbery to bike stunts to airplane theft. Rockstar tells…
By Jason Schreier Published November 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Sims 4 Gets Swimming Pools (For Free) Today
The wait was long and brutal, but it’s finally over. Starting today, you can drown your Sims or order them to pee in the water to your heart’s content. That’s right: swimming pools are making their debut in The Sims 4 today. Right this very moment, actually, if all goes according to plan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN0snD… As…
By Yannick LeJacq Published November 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedOne of Dark Souls‘ Toughest Boss Fights, Beaten with a Drum Controller
First, one intrepid player tackled Dark Souls with a Rock Band guitar controller. Now the same guy is taking the notoriously difficult title on with a drum set from the rhythm game. AKA “It’s got a good beat and you can die to it.” Seriously, though: this fight looks a lot harder when you’re pounding…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
Halo: The Master Chief Collection Will Have 450 Achievements
The compilation also has 4,500 gamerscore – a new record for any Xbox title. 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 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
How Kotaku Reviews Work
I was recently asked some questions about how Kotaku reviews work and figured it’s as good a time as ever to provide a refresher. We use a review system that I explained and implemented in early 2012. It has largely gone unchanged. It’s simple. To a review a game, a Kotaku reviewer writes about a…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: About the Cliché Love Story • The Idolm@ster Movie Hits All The Right Notes • You Should Try: Hand of Fate • Indie Delve: SimCity meets Deck-Building in Concrete Jungle TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published November 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
Conan Thinks Call Of Duty‘s Funeral Is Stupid, Too
“Hold X to pay respects? What does that mean? That’s crazy! Is there a button for, ‘I’m here because I thought I might meet somebody?'” Warning: minor Advanced Warfare campaign spoilers. Conan O’Brien’s latest “Clueless Gamer” segment is about Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, and it is certainly… something. Unsurprisingly, Conan is pretty taken aback…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 4, 2014 - Culture
Baskin-Robbins Creates Camouflage Ice Cream. Good Luck Finding It.
Celebrating the military community all November long, Baskin-Robbins’s flavor of the month is First-Class Camouflage. It’s right there. Follow the arrow. First-Class Camouflage is a delicious blend of leaves, tree bark and sand — oh wait, it’s chocolate, salted caramel and dyed cake — served in a waffle cone or bowl decorated so we can’t…
By Mike Fahey Published November 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedNerd Favorite Nathan Fillion Has Plans For The Zombie Apocalypse
If it were to go down, Castle’s Nathan Fillion and hiswise, but no so serious words would come handy. He was talking with Jimmy Kimmel about zombies and as it turns out surviving a zombie apocalypse is not about melee weapons but more like knowing your friends and their apocalypse-compatible skills. Nathan Fillion is Worried…
By Gergo Vas Published November 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedChocolate Carbonite Freezes More Than Just Han Solo
Henry Hargeaves is a food photographer and his latest project sounds like a really random one. Putting all our favorite childhood characters and their shape in frozen carbonite-looking chocolate. Just like Jabba did it with Han Solo. There they are. Raphael, Homer, Batman, Optimus Prime and more. All edible. And he got the facial expressions…
By Gergo Vas Published November 4, 2014 - Kotaku East
Aldnoah.Zero is a Dark Twist on Gundam
Each season, there are guaranteed to be a few mecha anime—usually following a young male protagonist who ends up as the pilot of a super powerful giant robot and becomes the good guys’ only hope for victory. Aldnoah.Zero takes this common formula and turns it on its head. Good – A War Never Ended Aldnoah.Zero…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 4, 2014