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Major Knights Of The Old Republic Character Making Big Return, It Seems
An interesting teaser for fans of Knights of the Old Republic, for sure, presumably whetting appetites for The Old Republic MMO’s next big update. UPDATE: Apologies for any confusion, but Revan’s been in The Old Republic before. He appears in a Flashpoint mission. The “big return” we’re referring to is that the teaser suggests he’ll…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
Shadow of Mordor, Final Fantasy IV Hits PC, Razer BlackWidow [Deals]
You do not simply save a bunch of money by preordering all these upcoming high-profile releases… what’s that? You do? Oh OK well you should do that then. Note: We had a typo in the voucher code, reload if you’re having issues. preorder Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor ($37) | Green Man Gaming | Use code…
By Shane Roberts Published September 18, 2014 - Culture
The Internet Reacts To Final Fantasy XV’s New Trailer
Last night, a new trailer hit for the long-awaitedFinal Fantasy XV. The internet seems to have a consensus on it: the game is looking spectacular. There’s lots of hype right now—partially because the game looks great, but also because folks hadn’t seen new footage in a long while. The Final Fantasy fandom was hungry for…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy XIII Is Coming To PC
Remember back in the day when Square announced that Final Fantasy XIII would be coming to Xbox 360 and everyone freaked out? Hold onto your keyblades: now it’s coming to PC, too. Steam lists the RPG for release on October 9, at $16. Seems like a straight port. Square says they plan to release the…
By Jason Schreier Published September 18, 2014 - Tips & Guides
These People Tried To Figure Out How Destiny‘s Loot System Works
If you’ve been playing Destiny, chances are you’ve been there. A purple orb ceremoniously pops out of a dying enemy, to the delight of every fiber of your being. A legendary item! Surely it’s a legendary item… But, somehow, it feels like every single time you take it to the Cryptarch to decode it, it’s…
By Tina Amini Published September 18, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Episode VII Millennium Falcon Has The Batmobile On It
Bad Robot’s latest tweet shows off the Episode VII Millennium Falcon, which has a familiar vehicle sculpted on it: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published September 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
Terrorists Are Using First-Person Shooters To Spread Their Message
“ISIS has refined the mechanics of the sale of violence.” Writing for the New Yorker website, Jay Caspian Kang thoughtfully examines how the terrorist group invokes well-worn motifs from shooters like Call of Duty in its recruitment materials. Much like the organization’s use of modern social media, selling prospective recruits by promising a life “better…
By Yannick LeJacq Published September 18, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe New Borderlands Trailer Is Insane (and Informative)
Sir Hammerlock and Mr. Torgue narrate a nearly ten-minute video about the new stuff coming to the Borderlands series with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Oh boy. It’s a lot to take in. There’s of course the four new characters, Athena, Wilhelm, Nisha and Claptrap, along with their new action skills, which we get to see in…
By András Neltz Published September 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Hyrule Warriors: The TAY Review • TAY Explores Comics: Mob Psycho 100 • My Backlog — Half-Life 2 Review • Game of The Week—A Film Noir Love Story—IN SLOW-MO! [Max Payne 2] • Archeage: My first impressions on Day 1 TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY…
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UncategorizedThe Dukes of Hazzard Meets GTA V
The members the GTA Online clan “The Aging Infidels” have a weird but awesome hobby in-game: remaking the opening scenes of old TV-shows where cars played an important role. So here’s their GTA V version of The Dukes of Hazzard: And here’s a bonus, Magnum P.I.: I guess we can expect similar treatment for Knight…
By Gergo Vas Published September 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
New-Gen GTA V Release Date May Have Scared Sonic Off
Back in July, Sega announced that the upcoming Sonic Boom games would be hitting the 3DS and Wii U on November 11 and 18, respectively. This morning, the Japanese company updated the release date of the Wii U version. Guess they don’t want their hedgehog getting becoming a Grand Theft Auto casualty? Both Sonic Boom…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
Starting today, PS3 owners will get the chance to try out the open beta of PlayStation Now streaming service. God of War: Ascension, inFAMOUS, and the recently released Ultra Street Fighter IV will be joining the 150 or so games currently in the PlayStation now catalog.
By Evan Narcisse Published September 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
Metal Gear’s Skull Face Action Figure
Upcoming Square Enix Play Arts Kai action figures include Skull Face, Burning Man, and Sneaking Suit Snake: Via Hideo Kojima Update: Here’s a shot of the Konami display: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published September 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
With this design, Smash Bros. suddenly looks like a scene from Samurai Jack in Toxodentrail‘s excellent fan-art. Here’s the full picture with Link and Charizard included: Be-all and Smash-all by Toxodentrail [DeviantART] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can find.…
By Gergo Vas Published September 18, 2014 -
Uncategorized20 Minutes of New Metal Gear Solid V Gameplay Shows Jungle Environment
Along with the new TGS trailer for Metal Gear Solid V came new gameplay footage. After all those videos with Afghanistan and Mother Base in it we can finally see what the game’s greener, jungle map will look like, and how Snake manages to take down a whole army of enemy units in this new…
By Gergo Vas Published September 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
You can now play with the skill trees of Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel: perfect if you’d like to plan out in advance what you’ll do on your first playthrough. Wilhelm’s drones look like a combination of Axton’s turret and Gaige’s Deathtrap, both of which I loved in BL2, so I’ll probably go with him. What about…
By András Neltz Published September 18, 2014 - Kotaku East
Resident Evil Revelations 2 Makes Me Excited for Co-op Survival Horror
I’ve been a fan of Resident Evil since I was first attacked by a pack of dogs jumping through a hallway window in my middle school years. And like many long-time fans, I prefer the survival horror Resident Evils to the action horror ones. From what I saw at TGS today, Resident Evil Revelations 2…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 18, 2014