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Anime Characters Announcing They’re Pregnant Is a New Meme
Some people get excited when they find out they’re pregnant. Then some don’t want kids or don’t feel ready. There’s a whole range of emotions. But what about anime characters? How did they feel? This week, a new meme started up online in Japan under the hashtag #妊娠検査薬コラ, which means “Pregnancy Test Photoshop.” (Note: Today,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 17, 2014 - Culture
I Sure Hope There Aren’t Any Giant Floating Robots Around…
Col Price has been working in the video game business for almost 20 years now, and in that time has worked on series like Wipeout, Battlefield, Motorstorm and Driveclub. You can see more of Col’s work at his websiteand blog To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 16, 2014 - Uncategorized
Civilization V Leaders, Ranked
44) Attila 43) Casimir III 42) Dido 41) Suleiman 40) Ashurbanipal 39) Haile Selassie 38) Ahmad al-Mansur 37) Gandhi 36) Augustus Caesar 35) Isabella 34) Bismarck 33) Washington 32) Catherine 31) Wu Zetian 30) Darius I 29) Elizabeth 28) Sejong 27) Genghis Khan 26) Enrico Dandolo 25) Harun al-Rashid 24) Montezuma 23) Maria Theresa 22)…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 16, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe New Borderlands Has Its Own ‘Loot Caves’
It’s not just a Destiny thing anymore. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel players have begun stumbling across incredibly efficient loot/experience/badass rank/moonrock grinding spots (that’s my nice way of saying “exploits”), so of course they’re calling them loot caves. We live in a post-Loot-Cave world now. Yes, this is the year 2014 AD, but we’re starting the count…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 16, 2014 -
UncategorizedAd Agency’s Half-Life 3 Campaign Is A Terrible Idea
Everybody wants Half-Life 3, but this elaborate crowdfunding plot dreamed up by interns at marketing agency McKee Wallwork & Co is not how we’re going to get it. Marketing duo Chris Salem and Kyle Mazzei have launched an Indiegogo page entitled “We Want Half-Life 3,” allegedly with the full support of their firm behind them.…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 16, 2014 -
CultureTotal RecallA Time When Fanboys Were Innocent, And Sega Was King
Before there were YouTube channels about kids who were Sega fans, and a generation of people who equated being “fans” with being loud, angry and combative, there was a humbler, more private form of fanboy expression: home video. If you were with us last year, you might remember Tyler, who throughout the 90s had the…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 16, 2014 - Esports
This weekend’s League of Legends‘ pro mega-event will be streamed on digital network ESPN 3. As it did with DOTA 2‘s colossal International tournament, ESPN will be streaming LoL‘s finals live from Seoul, South Korea. This comes as something of a relief, given that ESPN’s president recently said eSports “is not a sport.”
By Nathan Grayson Published October 16, 2014 -
UncategorizedDayZ Player Explains Why You Shouldn’t Yell ‘I’m Friendly’
It’s the most basic interaction in the game. Two players meet in the wastes, someone yells “I’M FRIENDLY I’M FRIENDLY”, and then eventually everyone dies. While playing DayZ, TheRunningManZ ran into an underequipped stranger. Everything was pretty standard until they got attacked by someone else, who was actually the stranger’s friend. What made it so…
By Steve Marinconz Published October 16, 2014 - Culture
Track: CVS Bangers Vol. 3 | Artist: DJ Hennessy Youngman CVS Bangers is an ongoing mixtape made explicitly for shopping at a CVS at night, curated by Art Thoughtz star Hennessy Youngman. For more context about CVS Bangers, go here Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to…
By Chris Person Published October 16, 2014 -
UncategorizedWatch Destiny’s Big Raid Boss Go Down in 17 Seconds
On Hard Mode too. Nothing else to really say about that. It’s just damned impressive. 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 October 16, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Evil Within, Gone Wrong Thanks To Glitches
Shinji Mikami’s latest take on survival horror looks like an intense affair full of blood and guts. But it also occasionally has some bugs—many of which make the game way more hilarious than it intends to be. Here are some of our favorite picks of glitches or goofy moments that people around the web have…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 16, 2014 -
UncategorizedA Guide To Playing (And Beating) Smash Bros.’ Little Mac
So you want to play as Little Mac. Or, lets be real, you want to learn how to best deal with Little Mac, a highly popular character in Smash Bros. You’ve come to the right place. Little Mac is rather infamous right now, as he is a powerful character that many people like to play…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 16, 2014 -
CultureAsk Dr. Nerdlove: Will I Always Be An Overweight Virgin?
Hello, Internet! Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column that knows how to fix things when your love-life gets the Blue Screen of Death. This week, we handle a question a lot of people have: how can a fat dude find love? Does a man have to be an Adonis before women…
Harris O'Malley Published October 16, 2014 - Uncategorized
Sony just published a list of additions it’s bringing to the PS4 with the upcoming 2.0 system update. A few neat things stand out, such as the ability to add a PS Plus game “to a PS4 owner’s library without downloading it.” Or shout, “Find face!” at your console and have it respond. Read the…
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 16, 2014 - Uncategorized
Shadow Of Mordor Studio Can’t Replicate Players’ Orc Problems
Last week, I wrote about a strange issue Shadow of Mordor players have been reporting since the game came out: Orcs they insisted they’d killed kept coming back from the dead. Developer Monolith has now told me that while they’re aware of people’s confusion, they’re also having a hard time testing for a solution. To…
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 16, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Vault of Glass Is The Best Thing In Destiny
The first time my team completed Destiny‘s Vault of Glass raid, it took us more than 10 hours. The second time, it took us 90 minutes. The time difference between our first and second attempts reveals something crucial about what makes the Vault of Glass special. Its difficulty lies not in how it demands dexterity,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 16, 2014 - Uncategorized
Q&A: The Lead Designer Of Destiny‘s Vault of Glass
Last week I got on the phone with Bungie’s Luke Smith, lead designer on Destiny‘s Vault of Glass raid. We had a cool chat, and I included a bunch of quotes in the feature we just ran on the main site. However, I thought some people might be interested in reading our full Q&A. Smith,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 16, 2014 -
CultureWhat’s The Coolest Thing You’ve Seen In A Game Lately?
Highlight Reel is Kotaku‘s new feature that rounds up the best moments in gaming. Stunts, glitches, killsprees, speedruns — if it’s something impressive that happened in a game, we want to show it off! Check out some of our episodes so far right here, and send in your own clips to [email protected]! You can watch…
By Steve Marinconz Published October 16, 2014 - Uncategorized
FREE PayDay: The Heist, South Park Is 20 Bucks, and More Deals
South Park: The Stick of Truth is a Game of the Year Contender for many, and it’s down to just $20 today. [Stick of Truth] PlayStation 4 Console ($360) | Rakuten | Promo code RRRTreasure Xbox One + LIVE + Destiny ($430) | eBay DualShock 4 Controllers can be had for $40 right now. [DualShock…
By Shane Roberts Published October 16, 2014