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CultureHighlight Reel: Never Gloat In Madden 15
We’ve rounded up some of the best highlights from the past few days in the gaming world and put them all in one place for you. Today, a Madden player learns why you should never try to rub your victory in your opponent’s face, and more! Link any of your favorite highlights in the comments,…
By Steve Marinconz Published September 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Read This: A Transformers Vs. G.I. Joe Comic That’s Fun And… Smart!
Comic book recommendation: You can set your expectations low for many toy tie-in comics but Tom Scioli and John Barber’s Transformers vs. G.I. Joe ongoing comic series from IDW is shockingly impressive. The writing is wonderfully arch, but the main draw is the paradoxically sophisticated-yet-primitive style of Scioli. Take a look: Or, better, justgo to…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Cards Against Humanity Fifth Expansion, Dead Rising Apocalypse [Deals]
You can preorder, preload, and pre-save on Dead Rising 3: Apocalypse Edition. $36 down from $50 after code NEVR14-U3AJ96-7004LF. Out 9/5. [Dead Rising 3] Cards Against Humanity’s Fifth Expansion is here, and since the first four are still regularly sold out, we expect this to sell out almost immediately. Base Game Expansion 1 Expansion 2…
By Shane Roberts Published September 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedPlay This: A Hard Roguelike That Feels Better On Mobile Than PC
Game recommendation…. The Nightmare Cooperative is a stylish, simple-to-control, difficult game that has you moving up to four heroes in unison through randomized dungeons, collecting loot, fighting monsters, dying plenty. Five minutes of video impressions for you below… You can get the game on Steam (PC/Mac/Linux) for $6 but I recommend going for the mobile…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
A Quirky Take on Turn-Based Strategy
The Behemoth makes games that are infamous for challenging players’ reflexes. But the next game from the indie dev studio slows things down a bit, putting the emphasis on planning instead of speed. Alien Hominid had players jumping and shooting through a brutally tough 2D side-scroller. Castle Crashers‘ co-op brawling put a premium on fast…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedHow To Get Infinite Money In The Sims 4
Nothing makes me lose your interest in a Sims game as quickly as suddenly having access to mountains of cash, so I shall not be taking advantage of the game’s built-in infinite cash cheat code. The rest of you may read/watch on. IGN put together this handy video to explain how to enhance your Sims…
By Mike Fahey Published September 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: How Does Your Game Keep You Contained? Part 2 • A Chat with Little Worlds’ Jenna Hoffstein • Great Food Debate: Coffee vs. Tea • Game of The Week — Basically Call of Duty: Gundam [Gundam Side Story 0079] TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow…
By András Neltz Published September 3, 2014 -
Tips & GuidesHow To Get Tons of Loot in Diablo III’s New Dungeons
Diablo III‘s patch 2.1 for the PC introduced new endgame content: Greater Rifts. These are tiered, higher level dungeons with a 15-minute timer and with a boss at the end who almost always drops awesome loot. And there’s a smart way to finish these dungeons and get huge amount of legendaries. Here’s Diablo III veteran…
By Gergo Vas Published September 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedAngry Birds Transformers Trailer Is So 80’s
The new Angry Birds trailer is meant to look like it was ripped from a VHS tape. Also, it’s loaded with lasers and features a new song by the man who made music for the 80’s Transformers movie: The music is by Vince DiCola and Kenny Meriedeth who explain how they made the new song…
By John Struan Published September 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedPixelized Tribute To Hayao Miyazaki
Everyone from Totoro to the characters in The Wind Rises, and even Lupin and the gang are here in Pablo Fernández Eyre‘s lovely pixelized tribute video to Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki. The Hayao Miyazaki Tribute in 8-bit [Vimeo] To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]
By Gergo Vas Published September 3, 2014 - Kotaku East
Report: A Merger Might Cause an Xbox-PlayStation Monopoly in China
Media reports are coming in that Chinese media companies BesTV and Shanghai Oriental Pearl Group are merging. The two companies are respective joint venture partners of Microsoft and Sony for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in China. Sina.com, a major Chinese news portal, published an article early today confirming month-long rumours that the two…
By Eric Jou Published September 3, 2014 -
Kotaku EastThe Most Unusual Hospital I’ve Ever Seen
In my life, for one reason or another, I’ve been to quite a few hospitals. I’ve never seen anything like this. Anywhere. As pointed out by IT Media and Syounan Life, this is the Edogawa Hospital in Tokyo. And this hospital looks like fun—but that’s the point. The poppy, colorful, and playful decor is supposed…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2014 -
Kotaku EastXbox One China, Right On Schedule
Chinese media is reporting that Microsoft’s Xbox One console is right on schedule for its September 23 release in the middle kingdom. Shanghai-based Dragon TV reports that the Xbox One has already gone through and was approved by the customs process in Shanghai and is now being packed onto trucks for shipment across the country.…
By Eric Jou Published September 3, 2014 -
Kotaku EastGiant Rabbit Appears, Lays Down On Farmland
Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, the man who brought the world the giant rubber duck and the giant floating hippo, has created another giant creature; a giant rabbit. Earlier this week, Hofman’s newest creation was unveiled in Taoyuan Taiwan: an 82-foot sculpture of a white rabbit as part of the Taoyuan Land Arts Festival. This new…
By Eric Jou Published September 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedWho’d Win a Fight, Minecraft Steve or Mario?
Years of wilderness survival experience versus years of tournament fighting experience. Two wildly different worlds. It could go either way. Filmmaker Andrew McMurry, who has explored topics from the dark side of being a superhero to video games clashing with the real world, has the answer in the form of a three-minute video. Man, Steve…
By András Neltz Published September 3, 2014 -
Kotaku EastBeing Robert Downey, Jr. Is Not Easy
Though, as you can see by his arrival in South Korea, it sure is noisy. “Sometimes I wonder if people really like me,” tweeted the actor. “And then I go to South Korea…” RDJ Arrives in South Korea [T Downy@YouTube Thanks, Sang!] To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2014 - Kotaku East
Square Enix just launched its Tokyo Game Show website. Many games are listed on the site as appearing at this year’s TGS in either demo or trailer form. Two of them are not on it: Final Fantasy XV and Kingdom Hearts III. Maybe they’ll be surprises?
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2014 - Kotaku East
Trust This Japanese Celebrity, He’s an A**hole
Well, at least he’s honest. I guess? Or, more likely, he doesn’t know what the shirt means. You see, another Japanese celebrity has been caught with a questionable English t-shirt. Earlier this year, a Japanese kids’ show host wore an outfit that read, “I love cock,” while a pop star donned an unfortunate shirt that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Kingdom Hearts II Roxas And Sora Action Figures
Check out new photographs of the Play-Arts Kai Kingdom Hearts II Roxas and Sora action figures: Via Facebook You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published September 3, 2014