-
UncategorizedJust Be Glad You Don’t Have Roommates (With Portal Guns)
If you’ve ever lived with one or more roommates, you know that things can get a bit messy and tense. Now just imagine the kind of jerk pranks would get pulled if you both had Portal guns. Oh sure, it’d be tons of fun at first — until you get cake thrown at your head…
By Chris Person Published September 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
Super Smash Bros. Wii U, Shadow of Mordor, The Boondocks [Deals]
You’re buying Smash Bros. for Wii U, so you may as well save some money. Preordering on Newegg gets you $5 off MSRP, and if complete your transaction with Visa Checkout using promo code VISACHECKOUT you’ll get the game for 50 bucks. [Smash Bros. Wii U] We don’t generally lean in on credit card-specific deals,…
By Shane Roberts Published September 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
Hollywood Is Planning To Make An ‘Epic’ Sci-Fi Movie About Tetris
It’s being developed by the producer behind the Mortal Kombat films from the ’90s. A post from the Wall Street Journal‘s Speakeasy blog outs the upcoming film adaptation of Tetris, with Threshold Enetrtainment honcho Larry Kasanoff saying that there’s going to be an big story: “It’s a very big, epic sci-fi movie… This isn’t a…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedHow Ridiculous You Sound Arguing For Your Favorite Technology
Android versus Apple, PlayStation versus Xbox…it really doesn’t matter. All those arguments usually come out sounding just about as silly as any discussion defending any major corporation would. Which is to say: why? Warialasky’s fruit fanboys in the video above make a few references to actual complaints people have shouted over at each other in…
By Tina Amini Published September 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhy Cosplayers Dress Up
People all over the world love looking at and performing cosplay. But it’s still relatively rare to hear the motivations and stories that spur folks to craft their elaborate costumes. A new documentary series aims to do just that. Cosplay Boom comes from producers Todd Kenreck and Meagan Sadler, who’ve been spending much of the…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedAdding DBZ Sound Effects to Glitchy Games Rules
Time to go into the time machine back to the distant past of 2012! Translation: here’s an old-ass YouTube clip that I still think is funny. Miau Coin took footage from a glitched-out, tilted cartridge of WCW/nWo Revenge for the N64 and added Dragonball Z music and fighting noises. It’s all too apropos. Enjoy it…
By Chris Person Published September 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Dex’s Review: Genesis of Aquarion & Aquarion EVOL • Protonstorm’s Music Awards for Summer 2014 Anime • Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1: The TAY Review • Assassin’s Creed IV: An Individual Review TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published September 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedPharrell’s New Music Video Is Part Anime, Part Video Game
Hat connoisseur and vampire songwriter Pharrell Williams, best known for his smash hit “Happy,” is also a giant anime fan. Earlier this year he collaborated with the virtual pop singerHatsune Miku. And today he released this video: Produced by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, the video, which juxtaposes half-naked anime girls with lines like “Imma hold…
By Jason Schreier Published September 30, 2014 - Reviews
Middle-Earth: Shadow Of Mordor: The Kotaku Review
Lugdash Broken-Shield. Now there was a tricky orc to assassinate. Until I discovered he was scared of fire. Once I set his minions ablaze, Lugdash dropped everything and fled. I wasn’t going to lose the kill, so I chased after him. We both ended up running for a long, long time. I chased Lugdash out…
By Yannick LeJacq Published September 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedAnother Damn Assassin’s Creed Game Just Snuck Out
Let’s see now, there’s Assassin’s Creed Memories, Assassin’s Creed Unity, Assassin’s Creed Rogue and the recently-announced Assassin’s Creed Chronicles. That’s not nearly enough Assassin’s Creed. How about a new 3D action-adventure game for the iPad? Available for free download today in the Australia and New Zealand iTunes App Stores, with a planned international release date…
By Mike Fahey Published September 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhat It Feels Like To Play Against Protoss Players In StarCraft II
Channelman manman‘s video won’t blow away the preconception that Protoss, in the current state of StarCraft II, is overpowered. In his comparisons, he first shows Protoss units attacking as they usually do, and then with their abilities modded and humorously exaggerated. Number one is pretty much my favorite, with all those Stalkers and their “Blink…
By Gergo Vas Published September 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedHalo: Reach‘s UNSC Savannah In LEGO Form
There might not be official Halo LEGO sets, but with its size, builder Nick Brick’s fan-build of the UNSC Savannah from Halo: Reach probably would be the crown jewel of such a series. Check out his gallery of the ship: And you can see the additional Sabre and Pelican ships in detail in the builder’s…
By Gergo Vas Published September 30, 2014 - Kotaku East
Game and Anime Characters Reborn as Japanese Scarecrows
It’s late September. In Japan, that means rice is being harvested. And where there are crops, there are scarecrows. Some of them are hardly typical. Thank goodness for that! In late summer and early fall, many hold scarecrow festivals. Back in 2012, Kotaku introduced a handful of unique Japanese scarecrows. Here are some of the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 30, 2014 - Kotaku East
Report: Xbox One Is Struggling in South Korea
While the Xbox One is actually drawing lines in China, a report out of Korea says the console is, so far, having a rough go in the region. According to popular Korean site Game Focus (via tipster Sang), the Xbox One reportedly sold less than 200 units at the console’s big launch event at Times…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedWatch Minecraft Worlds Generate Before Your Very Eyes
The Customized world type was one of the new features introduced by the big 1.8 Minecraft update earlier this month. It has a lot of settings you can tinker with to generate exactly the kind of map you want, provided you know what they all do. If you don’t, then this video might help. In…
By András Neltz Published September 30, 2014 - Kotaku East
Space Cats, Meet Space Sumo Wrestler
You know those Photoshopsof cats and space backgrounds? They’re neat and all, but the sumo ones are pretty neat as well. This is former sumo wrestler Takamisakari, one of Japan’s most popular sumo wrestlers in recent memory. He was one of sumo’s more expressive wrestlers and was famous for his cute, almost anime character-like smile.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 30, 2014
