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Nintendo’s Little Plastic Figures Look Fantastic
Nintendo’s Amiibo figures are, like Skylanders and Disney Infinity, designed first and foremost for video games. But where they differ from Activision and Disney’s efforts is that I would buy all of these just to sit on my desk, quality of the games be damned. Especially since, at $13 each, they’re comfortably in “I’m just…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2014 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Next New 3DS
Nintendo recently announced a new model of their 3DS handheld, packed with more power and cool new features. Neat, but that was Friday and we’re bored now. What’s the next next 3DS going to look like? To the Photoshop mobile! I know we’ve been waiting for a second analog stick for a long time, but…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2014 - Culture
The Week In Games: Danganronpa Style
There are many games coming out the week before Destiny, but if I didn’t prominently feature Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair for the Vita, Kirk and Jason would set me on fire. Not a big fan of being set on fire. The slow build towards fall release madness doesn’t really start until next week, though one…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2014 - Uncategorized
Disney Infinity 2.0 Gets Combat Support From Ninja Theory
Taking a break from making action adventure games featuring stunning characters with large, waatery eyes, Heavenly Sword developer Ninja Theory’s been helping polish combat systems for the Marvel-powered Disney Infinity 2.0. Revealed during the Giant Bomb panel at PAX Prime (via GameSpot) andconfirmed on Twitter by Disney Infinity executive producer John Vignocchi, Ninja Theory has…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Coolest Cosplay at PAX Prime, Day 2
Want impeccably done Borderlands, Judge Dredd and Kingdom Hearts cosplay from the Pacific Northwest? Well, come right on in. As it was yesterday, this round-up of the cosplay happening at PAX Prime 2014 comes courtesy of documentary series/social network Cosplay Boom. (All photos and stills from the upcoming Cosplay Boom documentary were taken by Todd…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 31, 2014 - Uncategorized
Fortnite Is Not What You’d Expect from the Makers of Gears of War
Fortnite doesn’t feel like the kind of experience that should be coming from Epic Games. This is the House That Shooters Built after all, with huge slabs of foundation laid down by Unreal Tournament and Gears of War. But, despite being a game that takes heavy cues from Minecraft, Fortnite represents an evolution for the…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 31, 2014 -
UncategorizedDead or Alive 5 Coming To Playstation 4 and Xbox One Next Year
In a suprise announcement following the award ceremony at this weekend’s Japan Gamer’s Live event, Tecmo Koei producer Yosuke Hayashi announced Dead or Alive 5: Last Round, coming to Japanese PS4 and Xbox One consoles in spring of next year. No information on a Western release — in fact very little information at all, aside…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2014 - Culture
Sunday Comics: No Time To Explain
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 August 31. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published August 25. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2014 -
UncategorizedVideo Of Karen Gillan Getting Her Head Shaved To Play Nebula
Watch Karen Gillan getting her hair shaved off to play Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy: Previously: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published August 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
With a little modification, a loving wedding photo becomes a screenshot from the next, next Silent Hill game. Of course, the unmodified photo is also pretty creepy: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published August 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
Now They’re Enhancing Icewind Dale
Now that Trent Oster and his team at Beamdog have finished enhancing Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate II, they’re moving north up the Sword Coast for an enhanced edition of Icewind Dale, coming later this year to iOS, Android and PC. While Black Isle Studios only published BioWare’s Baldur’s Gate games, 2000’s Icewind Dale was…
By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedWandering The Wyoming Wilderness, Waiting For It To Burn
It’s easy to get freaked out on a solo trip through barren wilderness, especially when your job is waiting for it to catch on fire. Here’s our first look at Firewatch in action. Set in the gorgeous Wyoming wilderness, Campo Santo’s Firewatch is a first-person adventure game where your only link to civilization is the…
By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedI Could Watch Civilization: Beyond Earth All Day Long
Debuting during the Firaxis Megapanel at PAX Prime this weekend, the “Master Control” gameplay trailer for Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth teaches us about the Purity Affinity, Virtues, the Orbital Layer and how October 24 can’t come soon enough.
By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
A Titanfall Statue Without Those Pesky Titans
What wondrous timing! Just as a new, mech-free game mode is announced for Titanfall, we get a statue that’s 75 percent pilot, 25 percent debris and zero percent giant killer robot. While having a giant robot to boss around is all well and good, the more I played Titanfall the more I, like many others,…
By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Coolest Cosplay at PAX Prime, Day 1
The PAX that begat all other PAXes has come back around, bringing thousands of fans of all stripes to Seattle to nerd out together. Is there cosplay? Of course. Take a look at some of the best geek culture get-ups right here. These pics come courtesy of Cosplay Boom, a documentary series dedicated to telling…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 30, 2014