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UncategorizedTeenagers Fight Each Other in the First Smash Bros. Game
“Wait, why are you wearing me?” Such is the power of Kirby, young one. You might expect the teenagers featured in the latest video from the Fine Brothers’ React channel to not know what they’re doing when playing Super Smash Bros. for N64. And that’s kind of true, since there’s a bunch of befuddlement on…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
It Only Takes An Entire Server To Kill This Level 103 WoW Boss
The “Darkmoon Faire,” a classic week-long event in World of Warcraft, started yesterday with daily quests to do, exotic vendors to visit, mini-games to play and a level 103 world boss to kill. That might be tough with the current level cap of 90, but it’s not impossible. All you need is a lot of…
By Gergo Vas Published November 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Huge LEGO Pirate Island Even Has A Functioning Waterfall
Two talented LEGO builders, Eli Willsea and Grant Davis built a a pirate-themed island for this year’s BrickCon and they didn’t mess around. It’s a gigantic build with old ruins, secret coves treasure and a brilliant working waterfall that flows with tiny bricks. And how does this work? The mechanics are deep inside the mountain…
By Gergo Vas Published November 3, 2014 - Kotaku East
So Far, the Chinese Xbox One Has Room for Improvement
I’m in a quiet room. My coworkers type away at their keyboards on a slow Saturday morning and then their attention is drawn towards me. They look at me with mix of disdain and bemusement. I was attempting to turn off an Xbox One with a voice command and nothing happened. Those feelings of disdain…
By Eric Jou Published November 3, 2014 - Kotaku East
Hamster Bartenders Are the Best Bartenders
And hamster waiters are the best waiters. By day, Twitter user Kawanabesatou oversees grave sites. And in his free time, he uploads photos of his pet hamsters tending bar, serving sushi, selling tombstones, and relaxing in their hamster homes. The resulting photos are, you guessed it, adorable. The miniature items, which some people collect or…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 3, 2014 - Kotaku East
How the Resident Evil Movie Actors Compare to the Game Characters
There’s another Resident Evil film in the pipeline for next year. So now is as good a time as any to see how the previous films compare to the games. While not brand new, the image below was recently uploaded to 2ch, Japan’s largest internet forum. It’s an excellent look at how the film actors…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 3, 2014 - Kotaku East
Top League of Legends Player Worth Close To $1 Million
How much is a good League of Legends player worth? Well, if Korean media reports are correct, a cool million dollars. That’s supposedly how much is being offered for LoL super star Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok. Sina Games reports that Korean media has unearthed information that two Chinese media companies have tendered offers on players from…
By Eric Jou Published November 3, 2014 - Kotaku East
Zombie Omelets Are Both Terrifying and Delicious
Rice omelets (オムライス or omuraisu) are one of Japan’s favorite dishes. But you know what makes them better? Zombies, that’s what. This is omurice. [Photo: Logsoku] If you’ve seen anime, you’ve probably seen omurice pop up somewhere. Often, people write messages in ketchup. [Photo: netamichelin] Sometimes the messages are romantic or cute. Sometimes, they’re funny.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedMinecraft’s Industrial Revolution Maps Are Suitably Magical
After all, building “just” dreary factories in a world like Minecraft’s, where industry clashes with magic, wouldn’t make much sense. So what we get instead is the industrial revolution turned up to 11, sometimes with dragons, sometimes with giant robots. Planet’s Minecraft’s Industrial Revolution contest finished its one-month run last week with a total of…
By András Neltz Published November 3, 2014 -
Kotaku EastThe Latest Final Fantasy XV Video – Now in English
For those of you who don’t understand that newfangled moonspeak that is Japanese. Last week, Square Enix released a stream where Final Fantasy XV art director Yusuke Naora and world map director Yasuyuki Matsunami talked with a host about just how friggin huge the world of FFXV was The visuals were impressive and all, but…
By Toshi Nakamura Published November 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedNothing Says Funeral Like a Quick Time Event
In the early moments of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare‘s campaign mode, the player is given a choice — press or hold a button to pay their respects to a fallen comrade, or just sit there awkwardly watching the screen until they get bored and wander off. Not much of a choice, really. Circulating on…
By Mike Fahey Published November 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Super Smash Bros. Glitch Bans Players for 136 Years
That’s a long time, but maybe just wait until the Wii U version comes out in a few weeks? Recently, Japanese Twitter user Zenaorz1 uploaded this image of a 71,582,030 minute ban—which equals 136 years. The image has been retweeted over one thousand times, and Zenaorz1 was left wondering what caused this. [Photo: Zenaorz1] As…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 3, 2014 - Kotaku East
Introducing the Apple iPie 6 Plus
While this isn’t exactly made by Apple, it is made with apples. Sweets shop Taroan, located in the Japanese town of Aizubange, recently introduced its latest desert, the iPie 6 Plus. As reported on J-Town, even the ads were tongue-in-cheek, as was the in-store display. [Photo: cr015963] [Photo: Kazu05726] [Photo: AYAH_UKUF] Here is what the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 3, 2014 - Culture
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