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Weeks 3 Days 18 Hours 12 Minutes 32 Seconds to Watch Every PewDiePie Video Every time I look at the stats for PewDiePie’s YouTube channel I’m blown away. Most of the numbers I use for this blog are so large they defy comprehension, but here we have one man with almost as many views as…
By Dan Starkey Published September 10, 2014 -
UncategorizedFolks Are Getting Hyped On The Japanese Smash Bros. Demo
The 3DS version of the upcoming Super Smash Bros. has a demo on the e-Shop in Japan—and people are putting the game through its paces. Only a few characters out of the full roster are available—Mario, Link, Pikachu, Villager and Mega Man. Still, it’s interesting to see these characters in action. Take the video above,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 10, 2014 -
UncategorizedPaul McCartney’s Destiny Theme Song Is Pretty Silly
Way back in 2012, when Destiny was still in the midst of development, Paul McCartney tweeted something unexpected: He was working on music with Bungie, the studio making the game. It recently became clearer what McCartney’s involvement entailed: According to theNew York Times, McCartney collaborated with Bungie composers Marty O’Donnell and Mike Salvatori on the…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
Of Steam Users is Still More than 375,000 Yesterday Gunpoint developer Tom Francis said, “to the nearest percent, 0% of Steam users own Gunpoint.” That may not sound like much, but according to Valve’s own recent figure of 75 million users, that translates to 375,000 buyers. Even if we cut that figure in half, and…
By Dan Starkey Published September 10, 2014 -
UncategorizedReal-Life Sonic The Hedgehog Outruns Tram
Sonic the Hedgehog is driven to one thing in life — to go fast. But can the power of Sonic make a normal man run faster than light rail? Filmmaker Emlyn Lewis pitted one Sonic cosplayer against the Dublin public transit system for 2 kilometers. While it’s not like he was going up against a…
By Chris Person Published September 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
PSA: Nintendo’s New 3DS Bundles Are Not The ‘New 3DS’
Nintendo just announced a whole bunch of new 3DS bundles for this fall. But they’re not New 3DS bundles. They’re just new 3DS bundles. Confused yet? Thanks to Nintendo’s baffling use of nomenclature, the next few years could be full of mixups like this. In Japan last month, Nintendo announced the New 3DS, a 3DS…
By Jason Schreier Published September 10, 2014 -
UncategorizedHow To Get Free Ammo In Destiny
Sure, you can run around and grab the white and green ammo packages that dead enemies drop, or you can buy replenishing kits from merchants in town, but everyone likes free stuff, right? This Destiny tip—that Kirk shows off above—will probably come in most handy for those of you planning on soloing a lot of…
By Tina Amini Published September 10, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhen Fallout Mods Turn The First Town Into Hell
Sometimes, you just don’t know what you’re getting into with mods. Sometimes, mods turn the familiar into delicious chaos. I’ve seen plenty of wacky mods in my time. But that still didn’t prepare me for the stuff A Jolly Wanker encountered on this playthrough of New Vegas—which had them scrambling to figure out how to…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
Check Out Upcoming Games At The GameStop Expo Live, Right Here
Today’s the day gamers from across the country converge on Anaheim, California for GameStop’s annual consumer gaming show. If you’re not there, you can watch it here. I don’t blame you for not showing up. Unless you’re in Anaheim, it’s a pretty long way to go for a one day event. You should get enough…
By Mike Fahey Published September 10, 2014 -
UncategorizedHow To Be A Ghostbuster Without CGI
You kids today with your fancy computer graphics. Back in the old days, folks had to do everything with mirrors and trickery. That’s what Shanks VX did! In the video above, Shanks FX uses complicated light painting (long exposure photography) to recreate the iconic proton stream from Ghostbusters without CGI. Granted, it’s not exactly how…
By Chris Person Published September 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
Batman’s Parents Need To Stay Dead. Here’s Why.
The only thing more annoying than finding out your parents are still alive after you’ve built your entire crime-fighting career around their deaths? A new comedy video series from Nerdist with the autoplay locked. Warning: video will autoplay. Having been reading Batman comic books for decades, I’ve often fantasized about what would happen if Bruce…
By Mike Fahey Published September 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
Destiny Day Two Discount, Humble Bundle 12, Arkham Batmobile [Deals]
Soften the blow of missing out on Destiny’s Limited and Ghost Editions, and not playing on launch day by getting 20% off. PS4 Xbox One Update: Limited Editions currently in stock. Follow us on Twitter to never miss a deal! Get these deals and more, and earlier on Deals.Kinja. Connect with us on Twitter and…
By Shane Roberts Published September 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
Grant Morrison’s New Sci-Fi Comic Is About How F***ed-Up Hollywood Is
Grant Morrison writes weird comics. Comics filled with streets that talk, a Joker that squeezes Batman’s ass and a Superman who saves the universe by singing to it. Some of those lovingly bizarre ideas get pulled from his own life and experiences. But the head-trip material from his newest stuff comes from this reality’s nexus…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Releasing GameStop-Only NES Version Of 3DS [CORRECTION]
Straight from Nintendo’s presentation at this week’s GameStop conference, the company just showed off a NES-styled 3DS XL. Out October 10. Our tipster says it’ll be a GameStop exclusive. Update: Nintendo confirms. And here’s the inside: Nintendo is also releasing a purple Persona-themed 3DS XL as a GameStop exclusive. It will be bundled with Persona.…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
Watch Dogs Is Finally Coming To Wii U In November
Rejoice, Wii U owners—you, too, will get a third-party game this fall. Ubisoft just announced that their open-world hacking game Watch Dogs comes to Wii U on November 18 in North America. Watch Dogs was first released for Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3, PS4, and PC in May. It’s not great. But maybe the Wii…
By Jason Schreier Published September 10, 2014 -
CultureHighlight Reel: Mario Kart AI Finally Gets Revenge
Maybe Wario was just having a bad day. Maybe he was beaten one too many times. Either way, now he’s pissed. It’s Highlight Reel, the show where we round up great moments from around the gaming world and put them all in one easy-to-find video! Today, Mario Kart’s AI finally gets some revenge on a…
By Steve Marinconz Published September 10, 2014 - Tips & Guides
15 Must Have Diablo III Items
After an expansion, a console port, and several patches, Diablo III looks really healthy right now. With tons of special items and legendaries added to the game it almost—almost!—feels like Diablo II again, with all the math you have to do to assemble the perfect character with the perfect gear. We gathered 15 really great…
By Gergo Vas Published September 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
There’s A New SimCity Game Coming To Mobile
Looking very much like the mobile counterpart to last year’s troubled city building simulator, SimCity Build It has been announced by EA as “an all-new SimCity game like you’ve never seen before.” There are so many ways this could go wrong. Three screenshots and very little concrete info is what we get with the announcement…
By Mike Fahey Published September 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: The TAY Review • TAY Explores Games: Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy • Game of The Week — It’s Not Comic Book, It’s “Graphic Novel.” [Comix Zone] TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published September 10, 2014 -
UncategorizedTroy Baker And Nolan North Together In The Shadow of Mordor
If I wind up picking up a copy of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, it will be because of these two men right here. Well, mostly. I’m a fan of Monolith Productions, despite some recent missteps, and I’m no stranger to the setting, so there’s some pull there as well. But the main draw of the…
By Mike Fahey Published September 10, 2014