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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 -
UncategorizedHorror Games Aren’t The Scariest Games
I don’t find horror games anywhere near as scary as the very real terrifying things that just kind of… happen in some video games. I mean, have you seen Skyrim‘s living mannequin glitch? Heard the legend of Minecraft‘s Herobrine? Stuff is messed up. It’s also one of gaming’s greatest strengths, something no other medium can…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 31, 2014 - Uncategorized
I Never Knew Metal Gear Solid Could Be So… Cute
Awwww, Solid Snake is so tiny. And so is Gray Fox. I sure hope nothing bad happens to either of them, ever. This interactive chibi-fied diorama of Metal Gear Solid 1 was put together by Glenatron, and it’s full of nice little touches. It nails the basic style of MGS 1 while also making everyone…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 31, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Story Behind One of The Spookiest Places In Fallout 3
It’s time for some more Fallout lore, and being that it’s Halloween, what better place to focus on than Fallout 3’s Point Lookout? For those that didn’t play Point Lookout, the DLC adds an eerie swampland area where the player gets to see what happens to communities that didn’t actually get blown up by the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 31, 2014 -
UncategorizedMechWarrior Baby Will Destroy Your Home, Eat Your Candy
Boring baby costumes are a dime a dozen. Oh you’re a bee? A dinosaur? Big whoop, kid. Try a MechWarrior costume on for size. Ryan Bowen made this perfect father-son costume for his pint sized kid and future BattleMech pilot Geraint. The Sunder BattleMech costume is made out of a combination of PVC Pipe skeleton…
By Chris Person Published October 31, 2014 -
UncategorizedEverything Wrong with The Evil Within in 12 Minutes
Many of the attempts at generating fright in The Evil Within just feel… clunky. Doubtful? Just watch a comprehensive breakdown of the survival horror game’s missteps. Be careful not to step in any blood. The same fellow who’s catalogued the wrongness in DmC and Remember Me comes back to judge Shinji Mikami’s latest creation. Many…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 31, 2014 -
UncategorizedJohn Carpenter’s Halloween Theme, Played by GTA Car Horns
Some movie music will keep on giving you the chills, long after the credits rolling. The haunting piano riff from John Carpenter’s classic horror movie Halloween makes it one of those tunes. But, when it’s a bunch of video game car horns bleating it out? It’s actually kind of funny. YouTube channel 8-Bit Bastard gathered…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 31, 2014 - Uncategorized
A Sad Reminder About How Slow And Expensive The Internet Is In America
Internet speeds in America are pathetic, which you probably already knew if you…live in America. A new piece in The New York Times report makes that more clear. Choice quote: “Downloading a high-definition movie takes about seven seconds in Seoul, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Zurich, Bucharest and Paris, and people pay as little as $30 a…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 31, 2014