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UncategorizedThe New Borderlands‘ Secret Raid Boss Killed In One Hit
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel‘s mean, green barfing machine of a secret boss thinks it’s so tough. It can nearly one-shot players lower level than it is. One player, however, figured out how to one-shot it right back. The above video demonstrates how to take down Iwajira in a single hit, and it’s, well, pretty nuts. My…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 20, 2014 -
UncategorizedEverything Goes Wrong When You Try To Kidnap Everyone In The Sims 4
It all started with a simple investigation: how many Sims can one fit in a grid in The Sims 4? Then, everything gets out of hand. In order to answer that question, PrettyGrumpyBearGame ends up kidnapping everyone in The Sims 4—that is, until the game stops spawning sims. Then PrettyGrumpyBearGame has to take matters into…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 20, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Pokémon Battle That Shouldn’t Have Been Cut From Red And Blue
It’s easy to dismiss Professor Oak as a doofy academic who can’t even remember his grandson’s name. But originally, Pokémon Red & Blue designed Professor Oak as a powerful trainer the player could face off sometime near the end of the game. This battle, as some hardcore Pokémon fans know, was cut. But according to…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 20, 2014 -
CultureGuy Lands Perfect Falcon Punch, Opponent Just Quits
If you think “I’ve done some pretty amazing Falcon Punches before”, just ask yourself: did your opponent just quit the game after you did it? And, as always, much more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original…
By Steve Marinconz Published October 20, 2014 - Uncategorized
This Final Fantasy VI Wu-Tang Clan Mash-Up Is Weird And Wonderful
If you’re wondering what this image is, yes: it’s a silhouette of a chocobo with the iconic Wu-Tang “W” cut out. And yes, that can only mean one thing: someone finally mashed up key verses from the Wu-Tang Clan with songs from Final Fantasy VI. The end result is about as whacky as you’d expect.…
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 20, 2014 - Uncategorized
Candy Crush Saga Sequel Arrives To Refresh A Faltering Fanbase
After two and a half years of candy crushing, fans of King’s massive gem-matching hit could use a little break. Enter Candy Crush Soda Saga, releasedtoday on Facebook and coming soon to mobile. Here’s how my time with Candy Crush Saga normally goes. I’ll start up the application on my iPad, and try my hand…
By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2014 -
UncategorizedPokémon Battles Are Way Better With A Little Dragon Ball Z
We’ve seen what happens when Pokémon battles get ugly.What about when they get really intense, what happens then? A Smash Bros. mod can answer that question. A couple of months ago we showed you a nearly heart-stopping Smash Bros. battle, which was done with the help of Project M’sTurbo Mode—a special feature that lets Brawl…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 20, 2014 - Uncategorized
A Free Amiibo With Smash Bros., Gat Out of Hell, and More deals
You’re buying Smash Bros. for Wii U, so get a free Amiibo while you’re at it. Must add both to cart to see deal. [Smash Bros.] Lots of great discounts today on Wolfenstein, inFamous, Mordor, DriveClub, and more. preorder Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell ($16) | Gamefly | Use code OCT15OFF Wasn’t expecting to…
By Shane Roberts Published October 20, 2014 - Uncategorized
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s PC system requirements have now been revealed on the game’s Steam page. Unsurprisingly, the game is a meaty one—requiring 55 GB of free hard drive space and 6GB of RAM for its minimum requirements. Read the full list of specs below. Also: keep in mind, these are the minimum requirements.…
By Yannick LeJacq Published October 20, 2014 - Uncategorized
Mega-Producer Jade Raymond Leaves Ubisoft
Jade Raymond, best known for helping produce Assassin’s Creed and a number of other major Ubisoft games like Splinter Cell and Watch Dogs, has left the publisher after ten years, Ubisoft announced today Ubisoft’s Alexandre Parizeau will take her old role as head of Ubisoft Toronto, which Raymond founded and has managed since 2009. “I’ve…
By Jason Schreier Published October 20, 2014 - Uncategorized
Humankind Has Played More Than 6 Billion Hours of Halo Online
When we talk about a franchise as popular as Halo, sometimes the numbers get so big as to grossly outsize human comprehension. Today, Microsoft announcedthat the tentpole franchise has sold more than 60 million copies to date, and that people have put in over 6 billion hours into the online modes. That means that we…
By Dan Starkey Published October 20, 2014 -
UncategorizedI’d Take Any One Of These Awesome Alternate Versions Of The Simpsons
CGI Simpsons? Anime Simpsons? Despicable Me Simpsons? As much as I enjoy the originals, last night’s Treehouse of Horror episode left me yearning for these alternate reality versions of America’s first family. Before the credits rolled on the rather rather funny spoof of The Others in last night’s 25th anual Treehouse of Horror episode, Lisa…
By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Vector Thrust is Gorgeous, Unfinished • Amiibos are Pointless (But I Still Want to Collect Them All) • Locodol was a Light Comedy, Which is Just Fine • Minecraft Party Requires 110% Imagination to Appreciate • The Hype Train, Revisited TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY…
By András Neltz Published October 20, 2014 -
UncategorizedGrisly Evil Within Glitch Lets You Play After Getting Beheaded
You can die in a lot of gory ways in The Evil Within. But, as this crazy glitch shows, some of them don’t even work. Captured by YouTube channel Gamebill Studio, the clip above shows the game’s main character Sebastien Castellanos getting his head lopped off by a giant blade. That’s usually a game-over moment.…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 20, 2014 - Culture
The Most Common U.S. Sandwich Fillings, Not Counting Love
A 2009-2010 survey of more than 5,000 U.S. adults over the age of 20 shows that while 49 percent of Americans eats at least one sandwich a day, those sandwiches contain much more lettuce and mayonnaise than the strong emotion that makes all sandwiches taste better. I blame the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.…
By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe New Borderlands Looks Pretty Good as a Third-Person Game
Usually, when code tinkerers shift camera angles on first-person games, the tweaks make things look really weird. Remember how weird Mirror’s Edge looked from the third-person view? Surprisingly, that doesn’t happen with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel The switch in viewpoints comes from YouTube channel TFXLive, who let the world know about a similar tool for Borderlands…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 20, 2014 - Uncategorized
Here’s a very good example of what rendering software (in this case, Chunky, combined with a texture pack) can do for Minecraft screenshots. It’s like comparing a finished CG shot from a film to a photo of the set, though here, you get Minecraft blocks standing in for a greenscreen. Look below for the hi-res…
By András Neltz Published October 20, 2014 -
Kotaku EastPizza Hut Unleashes a Cranberry Crust Pizza on South Korea
And it’s in a cream cheese-filling. I dunno, I’m hip. I’ll try it! Dubbed the “Star Edge Pizza” (due to its shape), the 13-incher is covered with bacon, beef, sausages, calamari, shrimp, broccoli, and, yes, cheese. As Korea Realtime adds, you can either get cranberry cream cheese stuffed in the crust or apple cinnamon cream…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 20, 2014