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Sweet Dreams, Ygritte
Victor Adame Minguez is an artist who has most recently worked on Era: The Consortium,an indie RPG currently up on Kickstarter You can see more of Victor’s art below (and at his DeviantArt page), while you can check out Era: The Consortium here To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2014 - Esports
League of Legends Player Retires, Now Makes $800k A Year…Streaming
Just like pro sports such as football, where athletes have little trouble landing themselves lucrative jobs in broadcasting when they retire, some esports competitors finding that life gets easier (and the money gets better) once they hang up their mouse and keyboard. While this is obviously an extreme case, one taking place in a market…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2014 -
UncategorizedUnaired TV Show Is The Most 90s Thing Imaginable
Remember Nick Arcade? This is the show’s unaired pilot episode, filmed in 1991 and featuring a host that wasn’t Phil Moore. What it does feature, though, are some amazing haircuts, as well as one of the first public showings of a game called Sonic The Hedgehog. It’s pretty easy to see why host Neil Sherman,…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2014 -
CultureCosplayKid Dresses As Jawa, Steals Hearts, Not Droids
You know a costume is awesome when it lets you forgive someone for taking a video in portrait mode. Chris Hirano made this outfit for his daughter for Halloween, and in addition to looking great it also had some neat effects like a soundboard so she could shuffle around making authentic jawa noises. Whether she…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2014 -
UncategorizedTen Things You Might Not Know About Fire Emblem
Whatever happened to Fire Emblem 64? What’s with Casual Mode? How come we had to wait so long for the Fire Emblem series to come West?Did You Know Gaming has the answers. It’s hard to imagine Nintendo’s flagship strategy role-playing game series had six games and thirteen years under its belt before it made its…
By Mike Fahey Published November 2, 2014 - Culture
The Week In Games: The Call Of Spacey
We’re into the home stretch, 2014! This week kicks off with the annual Call of Duty release extravaganza, followed immediately by one of the biggest release weeks of the year. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare drops on a Monday. It was technically dated for Tuesday, but pre-order customers were getting it Monday, so now everyone…
By Mike Fahey Published November 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: A Date With Death
Earlier this week one of our writer’s documented herexhaustive efforts to get it on with Death in The Sims 4. Surely getting a date with Death is easier than that. I’d say all we need is some sort of image manipulation program. What sort of date do you take the amorphous personification of the end…
By Mike Fahey Published November 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel DLC Lets You Play As Three Handsome Jacks
The Handsome Jack Doppelganger Pack for Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel arrives November 11, allowing players to take on the role of a faux Handsome Jack and his erstwhile companions, Handsome Jack and Handsome Jack. One Jack just wasn’t enough, especially considering he’s only a doppelganger, the playable Handsome Jack will be able to summon a pair…
By Mike Fahey Published November 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
Zombies Return In Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare DLC [Update]
Courtesy of an email today from GameStop, zombies will be returning in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare‘s downloadable content packs. Update: Activision has clarified that the $50 seasons pass will not be required to play Sledgehammer’s version of zombie mode. Zombies may or may not make an appearance in the release version of Advanced Warfare,…
By Mike Fahey Published November 2, 2014 - Culture
Sunday Comics: They Hired A Dog
Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published October 31. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published October 27. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey Published November 2, 2014 - Kotaku East
The Up All Night Stream Plays OneChanbara Z2: Chaos [Game Complete]
While the last time I played OneChanbara Z2: Chaos, I had my head inside a giant breast (no, really), I enjoyed it enough to be excited to try it again. So now join me now as I control a team of bikini clad girls with giant swords and brutally kill hordes of zombies. Update: Well,…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Better Than A Bunny Smartphone Case: The Winners!
In last week’s Photoshop contest I asked our readers to come up with a better consumer use for Japan’s rabbits than cell phone cases. I should have seen this coming. Some of our contestants followed the contest to the letter, crafting new consumer products out of bunnies. Others expanded on the cell phone case idea.…
By Mike Fahey Published November 1, 2014 -
Uncategorized‘I Don’t Have Friends, I Got Family’
OH MY GOD I AM SO FUCKING EXCITED
By Yannick LeJacq Published November 1, 2014 -
UncategorizedGet To Know Three Of The Classes From Bethesda’s Battlecry
When Bethesda showed of its gun-less take of Team Fortress 2 earlier this year, special event attendees got to check out three of Battlecry‘s five announced classes — Enforcer, Duellist and Tech Archer. Now you get to see them as well. The Team Fortress 2 vibe I got from Battlecry‘s initial reveal isn’t quite as…
By Mike Fahey Published November 1, 2014 - Uncategorized
What Did You Dress Up As For Halloween?
Halloween has come and gone once more, leaving in its wake scary sugar crashes, horrific hangovers and countless photos commemorating how silly/scary/awesome/unfortunate we looked last night. It’s time to share. Since I have kids, I no longer have to dress up for Halloween. Instead I get to plan elaborate costumes for my twin boys that…
By Mike Fahey Published November 1, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Saturday Morning Stream will return tomorrow. No, it’s still the Saturday Morning Stream on Sunday. Unfortunately today’s game, Farming Simulator 15, will not start from Steam on my computer. I am genuinely disappointed. Maybe they’ll fix it by tomorrow.
By Mike Fahey Published November 1, 2014 -
UncategorizedYou’ll Never Forget Daylight Saving Time: The Movie
In case you’re having trouble remembering that most of America gains an extra hour at some point over the weekend, this dramatic trailer for Saving Daylight is the ultimate reminder. Nacho Punch‘s faux trailer is silly, sure, but it also accurately conveys the thoughts and feelings that quickly pass through one’s head when they wake…
By Mike Fahey Published November 1, 2014 -
UncategorizedGravity Is Optional In Star Citizen‘s First-Person Shooter Mode
At this weekend’s PAX Australia in Melbourne, fans got a first look at the first-person shooter module for Cloud Imperium’s Star Citizen in action. I think I’m going to be sick. I have two things to say about the Illfonic-developed first-person shooter module’s demo debut. First, it’s dark. So very dark. Even the screens provided…
By Mike Fahey Published November 1, 2014 - Culture
This Week In The Business: The Conscience Of The Developer
QUOTE | “Only the developers’ conscience should define what type of game they want to make, and its level of cruelty, indecency and moral corruption.” – The Astronauts’ Adrian Chmielarz, talking along with other developers about whether there are lines that games shouldn’t cross Elsewhere in the business of video games this past week ……
By Steve Peterson Published November 1, 2014 - Uncategorized
10/27/2014: Prepare For Super Smash Bros. With This Poster
Smash on Wii U is less than a month away, so how about a neat poster by Marinko Milosevski to prepare yourself? Here’s the full thing: If you’re here to catch up on the-week-in-Kotaku you can do so as usual over on Kotaku Selects. Or you can post your Halloween stories below for fun while…
By Tina Amini Published November 1, 2014