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UncategorizedThere’s Much More Star Fox In Bayonetta 2 Than The Costume
Dressing Bayonetta up as a sexy vixen might do it for some, but hardcore Star Fox fans need a little more love. In a recently-revealed Bayonetta 2 Easter egg delivers all the Star Fox love. Don’t want it spoiled? Stop reading now. Thanks to the magical nature of the game’s lead character, the gameplay possibilities…
By Mike Fahey Published September 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedDestiny Leak Shows What Future DLC Could Bring
It’s no secret that Destiny is going to get bigger in the months and years to come; Bungie has already announced two expansion packs for the game. Now, thanks to an odd-looking bug, we’ve gotten what appears to be a look at what those expansion packs will add. This video, posted to YouTube by Scott…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
It’s a Good Day to Buy a White PS4 (or Xbox One or 3DS XL)
Today on Groupon, promo code GOODS10 will result in some great deals for you, including a White Destiny PS4 Bundle for $405. Let’s take a look at your options: White Destiny PS4 Bundle | $405 | Use code GOODS10 PS4 | $360 | Use code GOODS10 Xbox One | $360 | Use code GOODS10 3DS…
By Shane Roberts Published September 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
A Dignified Death For A Beloved Gaming System
When the battery exploded inside Redditor tommyboy601’s PSP, he decided his time with the Sony portable was at an end. Rather than trade it in at his local GameStop for pennies, he built a fitting memorial to an old friend. Mind you this particular old friend in an inanimate object. Just to be clear, if…
By Mike Fahey Published September 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Refilling Destiny‘s Loot Cave
After a whirlwind week of shooting into a gaping hole, Bungie has killed our precious Destiny loot cave, leaving it empty and barren. Fortunately that’s nothing a little creative image manipulation can’t fix. Okay kids, this one should be relatively easy. You’ve got an empty cave. Fill it with people, places or things. Put nouns…
By Mike Fahey Published September 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Sound And Fury Of 251 Angry Pokémon
The first venture into full 3D for the second generation of pocket monsters, Pokémon Stadium 2 gave fighting poses and battle cries to all 251 Pokémon from the first and second generations. Now they’re all in one video. YouTuber MasterOfHyrule utilizes what I can only imagine is a heaping pile of disposable free time, all…
By Mike Fahey Published September 28, 2014 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Misunderstood Friends
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 September 27. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published September 22. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey Published September 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Other Side: The Winners!
What’s on the other side of the most embarrassing gaming experience of 2014? I taskedour community of image manipulation experts with finding out. The results may shock you. Or at least BioShock you. What does it take to make grown men stick their head into a giant painting of breasts at the biggest game industry…
By Mike Fahey Published September 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
MMO Tie-In Defiance Gets A Third Season
What I was certain would wind up a failed attempt at an ongoing television show/MMO transmedia project after season one, SyFy’s Defiance is returning next year for season three. I guess I’ve got some catching up to do. I wanted to like the first season of Defiance — I really did. I watched each and…
By Mike Fahey Published September 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
It’s Dangerous To Go Alone. Eat This.
The menu at Fountain City Coffee in Columbus, Georgia is the beginning of an epic breakfast adventure. Brought to light by Kumanoki on Reddit, this listing of purchasable breakfast goods begs the question — should we sacrifice readability and potentially alienate non-game-savvy customers for the sake of a The Legend of Zelda reference? The answer…
By Mike Fahey Published September 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Game Of Thrones Opening Is Much Better With A Man Eating Soup
We’ve seen the iconic opening credits of Game of Thrones remade countless times over the past several years, but none have been as awe-inspiring as this, the “Man Eating Soup” version. Spoilers: It’s tomato. My heartfelt thanks goes out to YouTuber Lexaviane Clickhole (viaNeatorama) for creating this completely random opening credits remix, as it’s been…
By Mike Fahey Published September 27, 2014 -
UncategorizedI Can’t Get Enough Of This Sexy Sci-Fi Spy Thriller
As the credits rolled for Revolution 60, Giant Spacekat’s science fiction spy adventure for iOS, I felt the familiar pang of loss I feel whenever a great game ends. I’ve been on a real bite-sized iOS game kick lately, favoring short, spastic games that deliver a quick hit — Candy Crush-style puzzlers, CSR Racing-style action…
By Mike Fahey Published September 27, 2014 -
UncategorizedA Game About Two Girls Gleefully Breaking the World
Remember how playing Katamari Damacy felt? How it seemed like you could roll up nearly everything in sight onto your candy-and-cat-and-house-filled magic ball? One new game shown in New York City last week is sort of like that PS2 classic but with one big difference: you’re slamming yourself into the world as hard as you…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 27, 2014 -
UncategorizedComparison: The Wii U Gets The “Definitive Version” Bayonetta
After the famously fudged-up PlayStation 3 port of Platinum Games sexy action game, fans were rightly cautious when Nintendo announced the original Bayonetta would come bundled with its Wii U exclusive sequel. Digital Foundry puts those worries to rest. Putting all three versions of Bayonetta through the wringer, Digital Foundry found that while some of…
By Mike Fahey Published September 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
Saturday Morning Stream: The Vanishing Of Ethan Carter [Stream Done]
According to developer The Astronauts, horror adventure The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is game to be played at night, alone, with the lights out. So I’m playing it in the morning with a group of Twitch friends in my brightly-lit office. It’s not that I’m frightened or anything. It’s just that I don’t want to…
By Mike Fahey Published September 27, 2014 - Culture
This Week In The Business: The Dorky-Looking Goggles People
QUOTE | “We’re going to be remembered as the dorky looking goggles that people were putting on in the beginning.” – Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe, talking about what he sees as a vast future for Virtual Reality. Elsewhere in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “We’re fighting the good fight…
By Steve Peterson Published September 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
9/22/2014: Should I Tell Him?
Just a few hours after the infamous Loot Cave Death of 2014, I spotted this lonely level 13 waiting patiently to shoot at Hive scum. I didn’t have the heart (or, really, the easy means) to tell him his efforts were going to be wasted. For other (non-Destiny) news and articles from this week, head…
By Tina Amini Published September 27, 2014 -
UncategorizedI’m Glad That Vikings Have Taken Over Video Games
Seriously, between Skyrim, The Banner Saga, and now gorgeous-looking 2D brawler Viking Squad, they’ve been killing it lately. And people. They’ve been killing lots and lots of people. Viking Squad is a great-looking brawler coming from the presumably difficult-to-grip folks at Slick Entertainment. It’s got all the traditional staples of a good rough-’em-up-and-take-their-stuff: nice hand-drawn…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
How Many American Teens and Adults Play Mobile Games
New research from the Entertainment Software Association suggests that a third of all adults and teens in the United States play mobile games. More than 20% of them said they’d never played a game before, or had stopped some time ago. The fact that mobile games have been attracting new folks has been suspected for…
By Dan Starkey Published September 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedYou Had Me At ‘Assassin’s Creed With Kittens’
Thank you, the Internet. Damn you to cat claw hell for this, but also thank you so much. The face that kitten in green makes when it’s about to catssassinate the first soldier. This face: The horror. And also everything else about this video. Assassin’s Creed Unity might have cool crowd tech and post-just-shanked-a-thousand-dudes fistbump…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 26, 2014