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Destiny is Cool, But You Know What’s Cooler? Jesus
You kids today, with your video games and your loot caves. Maybe it’s time we talk about your real Destiny Reddit user TLCplMax posted the image above with the caption “This was part of a church sermon slideshow.” Whether it’s a prank, a mistake or real doesn’t matter — it’s still funny to imagine a…
By Chris Person Published September 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
Here’s a deep dive into Dragon Age: Inquisition, via a panel at this week’s Eurogamer Expo. The 30-minute presentation—which starts at 10:43 in the video below—offers up some insights as to the artistic goals of the game and how you’ll be able to switch things up in combat.
By Evan Narcisse Published September 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Sabagebu!: The Ani-TAY Review • Rockmandash Rambles: Fate/Zero Revisited • Destiny’s Torturous Nightfall Strikes Are Totally Worth It • Game of The Week—Is It Still “Stylish Action?” [Devil May Cry] • Smash 101: The Merciless MEGA MAN! TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published September 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedDestiny‘s Bravest Dancer
It’s no secret that we’re huge fans of the dancing in Destiny here at Kotaku. But this montage takes the alien cake. YouTube user calloftreyarch leaves no path un-danced. He dances in the Tower, with strangers and friends. He dances on the massive spider tank. He dances while getting killed. There is no dance calloftreyarch…
By Tina Amini Published September 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedVideo Takes Counter-Strike to Team Fortress 2 Levels of Silliness
Inspired by an already existing crazy Counter-Strike: Global Offensive game mode called Chicken Defusal, a Source Filmmaker group called Deviant Pictures created one of the best CS:GO machinima of recent memory. It is just impossible for the group in the video to defuse the bomb on a seemingly intelligent chicken. Defuse on The Fly [YouTube]…
By Gergo Vas Published September 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedMod Turns StarCraft II Into A Cute Cartoon
Some of you might recognize the cute StarCraft characters from the Carbot Animation series. They’re unmistakable. After all the episodes on YouTube, the creator of the series is now working on an actual working map for the game, with his characters and animations replacing everything. You can see various units from all three races fighting…
By Gergo Vas Published September 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedControversial Next-Gen Graphics Tech Still Looks Too Good To Be True
Are graphics this realistic actually possible in a modern-day video game? According to the people behind the much-ballyhooed Infinite Detail technology, we’ll get the chance to find out soon. You may remember hearing about the Infinite Detail graphics engine from Australian tech company Euclidean a few years back. The main idea behind the engine is…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
To celebrate the upcoming 20th anniversary of popular Japanese racing series Initial D, LEGO enthusiast Denil Oh created quite a unique set on LEGO Ideas. It’s an awesome miniature replica of the iconic Toyota Trueno, the main character Takumi Fujiwara, and his family’s tofu shop. Initial D – 20th Anniversary [Lego Ideas] To contact the…
By Gergo Vas Published September 25, 2014 -
Kotaku EastWe Asked Japanese Gamers If They’re Buying the New 3DS
Nintendo has a new 3DS coming out in Japan next month. It’s called the New Nintendo 3DS. Do you want one? Have you even heard of it? Kotaku East was at Tokyo Game Show, and much like our PS4/Xbox One poll from last year, we went around asking people if they were planning on getting…
By Toshi Nakamura Published September 25, 2014 -
Kotaku EastCollege Students Float on Bags of Potato Chips
Don’t you hate how bags of potato chips are really bags of air? Some college students decided to do something about that. And best of all, they’re going to sail a potato chip raft across a river. You know when you are buying chips, you aren’t just getting chips, you are also getting a bag…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 25, 2014 - Kotaku East
Tetsuya Nomura Talks Kingdom Hearts III, But Is Quiet on FFXV
Square Enix recently revealed that Tetsuya Nomura is no longer helming Final Fantasy XV. Now he can work on getting Kingdom Hearts III out quickly. “We’re regularly meeting schedule deadlines.” Nomura said in an interview with Weekly Famitsu. “Unfortunately, due to the engine, there are areas on the visual side where we’re struggling.” Talking about…
By Toshi Nakamura Published September 25, 2014 - Kotaku East
Bayonetta 2‘s Sales Are Depressing
Oh dear. Bayonetta 2 is out in Japan, and it looks like a terrific game. The early buzz on it is super positive. Shame that not many people are buying it. Blame the Wii U for that? As My Game News Flash points out, when the first Bayonetta game was released on the Xbox 360…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 25, 2014 - Kotaku East
In Japan, Order a Hamburger with Strawberry Sauce
Because, really, why the hell not? I’d do it in a heartbeat. Bring it on. Lotteria is once again releasing a truly unusual burger. This time, it’s high-grade Japanese beef with a strawberry cream sauce slathered on. Um, yum! The type of the strawberry is called “tochiotome” (とちおとめ), and it’s variety of strawberry grown in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedIt’s Still Great Fun To Watch Game Characters Just Stand Around
This is pretty much the only time snarks could be considered adorable They are usually vicious (adorably vicious). Master0fHyrule returns with even more video game characters amusing themselves in various ways while we’re away. This time, he’s got 75 idle animations from 50 different games, obscure to classic, old to recent. It’s quite the selection,…
By András Neltz Published September 25, 2014 - Kotaku East
The Xbox One Is Doing Truly Awful in Japan
If you thought the Xbox One had a terrible Japanese launch, then, well, you’re right. But as bad as those launch numbers are, they’re freaking amazing when compared to how the Xbox One is doing now In its first four days on sale, Microsoft sold 25,674 Xbox Ones in Japan. In comparison, Microsoft sold over…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 25, 2014 - Culture
“Dog Noodles” Are Now Available in Japan
What’s wrong with dog food? Can’t we just feed our four-legged friends dog food? No, it seems, we cannot. Enter “Dog Noodles.” These are noodles for dogs. These are udon noodles made for dogs. On the packaging it actually says that! “Inu senyou” (犬専用) or “especially for dogs.” According to My Navi, this is actually…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
Gridland Is Bejeweled Meets Minecraft
Gridland is played like a match three-style game (such as Bejeweled), but in a Minecraft-like setting. During the day, amass resources to build your town. At night, the tiles become weapons you’ll need to fend off monsters: You can play it for free in your browser. (I’m stuck on day 6.) Via Waxy You are…
By John Struan Published September 24, 2014 - Culture
Killer Mech Is Cleared For Launch
Adrian Majkrzak works as a senior concept artist at Bungie, where he most recently worked on Destiny. You can see more of Adrian’s work at his personalsite, Tumblrand ArtStationpage. To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 24, 2014
