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Borderlands Guns Look So Badass In Real-Life
300 hours and $200 was enough for popular modder Ikkalebob to build the real-life version of the Dahl assault rifle from Borderlands. It even has a working sight and with the tweaks he made it just looks really powerful. Here are some cool shots below. Head over to Ikkalebob’s gallery on Instructables for more pics…
By Gergo Vas Published August 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: How Does Your Game Keep You Contained? Part 1 • Surgeon Simulator Anniversary Edition: The TAY Micro Review • The Twelve Anime of Summer 2014 To Watch TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published August 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
DualShock 4 for $40 and a Great PS4 Bundle
DualShock 4 Controllers can be had for $40 right now. No tax in most states. Free shipping. That’s pretty much the lowest we’ve seen either of the new controllers go for, and with Diablo III out now, it’s a good time to stock up. [DualShock 4] The White and Urban Camo DualShock 4s are also…
By Shane Roberts Published August 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedJourney With DayZ‘s Gameplay Would Be Really Bloody
A lot would change if Journey, one of the most relaxing games out there, was mashed up with DayZ, one of the least relaxing games around. Scarves, for example, would become really valuable. Well, both games are about exploring and interacting with other people after all. Here’s Jaxamoto‘s latest short clip. It’s slightly NSFW: Journey…
By Gergo Vas Published August 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
Quantum Break Armored Trooper Wallpaper
The best part of the Quantum Break trailer was the Juggernaut. Remedy posted wallpapers in various resolutions. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published August 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Old Iron King from Dark Souls II is ready to unleash his flame breath attack in Ztagger‘s de-make art. It looks like a boss fight on the SNES or on the Game Boy Advance, so that flame breath wouldn’t be larger than a few pixels. Dark Souls 2 mockup by Ztagger [Tumblr] Dayshot is…
By Gergo Vas Published August 22, 2014 - Kotaku East
Hyrule Warriors Victory Poses Make for Some Awesome Gifs
Having a characters strike a post-fight victory pose is hardly unique to Hyrule Warriors (the new Legend of Zelda/Dynasty Warriors spin-off game), but let me tell you one thing: those in Hyrule Warriors make for awesome gifs. Hyrule Warriors was released on August 14, 2014, in Japan for the Nintendo Wii U. It will be…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published August 22, 2014 - Kotaku East
The Strangest Video Game Audition You Will Ever See
This is not hyperbole. I am being serious. The audition this gentleman gave for Sega’s upcoming Yakuza game is most unusual. Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. But that seems to be the point, because this happened: And then this: This hopeful’s name is Habu. He’s actually a comedian in Japan—though,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 22, 2014 -
Kotaku EastA Brief History of Non-Nintendo Made Zelda Games
Nintendo has a long history of keeping the development of their core titles in-house, so it’s a bit surprising when they allow another company to develop something as high profile as Hyrule Warriors. Or is it? This isn’t the first time a studio other than Nintendo has made a Zelda game. The Legend of Zelda…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published August 22, 2014 - Kotaku East
Hanamonogatari Is Little More Than Two Hours of Philosophical Dialogue
While delayed for several months, Hanamonogatari, the latest tales from the sprawling Monogatari franchise, has finally aired in Japan. Sadly, this six-episode series lacks much of what makes the rest of the franchise so enjoyable—and may be the densest anime I have ever seen. Good – Pretty and Surreal One of the best things about…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published August 22, 2014 - Kotaku East
Chairman Mao-Shaped Fruit Are Being Grown in China
How would you like a nice Chinese gourd? One that’s shaped like Chairman Mao? Or, how about Jesus? According to a spot on Youku, a man named Xie Lyu Zhi visited the Thousand Year Temple in Sichuan, China and a Buddhist monk told him a dream he had about a gourd shaped like a famous…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 22, 2014 - Kotaku East
What Show Got You into Anime? 10,000 Japanese Fans Respond.
Everybody has to start somewhere. And recently, Japanese viewers were polled about what show got them interested in anime. Between August 14 and August 20, website Charapedia quizzed over ten thousand anime fans in Japan, asking them what anime series started it all for them. Among those polled, 49.4 percent were men, while 50.6 percent…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 22, 2014 -
Kotaku EastPokemon’s Official Reggae Is Slowpoke Centipede
Well, everyone’s favorite pink and slow Pokemon now has a reggae song. It’s totally official, too. The music video for it is…just watch it. The song is title “Donai Yanen Yadon” (どないやねん ヤドン), which loosely translates as, “How You’re a Slowpoke After All.” The lyrics are very humorous and say things like, “Your big mouth…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedKeep The Space Games Coming, World, Keep The Space Games Coming
Paradox, you had me at “single-player, real-time strategy title that puts the player in command of a fleet”. Ancient Space is being developed by Creative Forge games, and looks just like the kind of game I would be complaining that nobody is making except, well, someone is making this one. And yes, the narrator of…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedHope You’ve Got Room For More Turn-Based Strategy, PC Gamers
Halfway is a turn-based strategy game set on a huge starship crawling with zombies. Think XCOM, with a dash of Dead Space, only with gorgeous 16-bit-inspired visuals. I grabbed it earlier today and can’t stop playing. Unlike a more traditional turn-based game, this isn’t just a straight tactical exercise; in between combat engagements you and…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedNext-Gen Lighting Is Pushing The Limits Of Realism
Resolution and polygons aren’t the only things behind increasingly lifelike 3D worlds. Lighting plays a huge part as well. French artist koolahas shared some truly extraordinary images and footage of his work in Unreal Engine 4, with particular emphasis on the work he’s done with things like lamps and sunlight. If you need some reference…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2014 -
CultureTim Tam Slams: The Snacktaku Review
WARNING: Viewers are advised the following clip contains footage of a grown man licking his fingers a lot. Note that I mention s’mores, but mostly in the context of chocolate-y snacks that have melty bits, not that they’re somehow identical or anything (eat one after the other and they’re pretty different). UPDATE: Snacktaku EIC Michael…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
90s Hercules TV Star Sounds Like A Racist Old Man
Most of us would like to think actor Kevin Sorbo is, and forever will be, the shirtless hunk from Hercules. Sadly, Hercules was a long time ago. It is now 2014, and these days Sorbo sounds like a terrible person. Writing on Facebook about the ongoing unrest in Ferguson, the actor mused “Ferguson riots have…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 21, 2014