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UncategorizedHow One of the Worst Superhero Movies Ever Got Made
Great Captain America movies. A blockbuster Batman trilogy. An Avengers film that’s almost universally loved. It’s clear that today’s comics fans live in happier times. An era where they can expect basic levels of quality in the superhero movies we get. In 1994, things were not always so great. Exhibit A: the Fantastic Four movie…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
Toys Based on Guillermo Del Toro’s Upcoming Book Of Life
Funko seems to have a cheat code for toymaking, churning out great-looking figures for one seemingly-niche property after another. Today they revealed new figures based on the upcoming Day of the Dead-inspired Book of Life, produced by Guillermo Del Toro. There’s also action figures based on the film: Via Twitter You are now looking at…
By John Struan Published August 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
The 1800s Minecrafting Board Game
This is the board game Der Bergbau, or The Working of Mines from The British Museum’s collection:, irresistably described as “An amusing sociable game, to which a plan is subjoined”: You can see the game tokens and rules here Via BldgBlog and @SubBrit You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the…
By John Struan Published August 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
Sony Doesn’t Understand Just Who The Heck Is Buying All Those PS4s
Sony has sold 10 million PlayStation 4s. They don’t know why. It just kinda happened. Sales appearing from the ether—that sort of thing. Here’s Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida speaking in an extensive Eurogamer interview (emphasis mine): The 10m sell through in the first nine months is well beyond what we had hoped for. As you know,…
By Jason Schreier Published August 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare Action Figures Are Coming
EA’s casual game turned online multiplayer shooter arrives on PlayStations today, making it the perfect day for Diamond Select Toys and Popcap to announce a line of Garden Warfare action figures, coming soon to a lawn near you. When I first saw the announcement this morning, I figured Diamond Select was just talking about Garden…
By Mike Fahey Published August 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Fans Don’t Buy Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft Says
Ubisoft has been more supportive of Nintendo’s Wii U than most of its peers, but the company has also remained wary of the console’s weak commercial performance. In a recent interview, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot sounded more doubtful than ever about the prospects of selling his hit Assassin’s Creed games on the Wii U. Speaking…
By Yannick LeJacq Published August 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
Now That’s Hardcore
Finally, an RPG with the balls to DELETE YOUR SAVE FILES. This is one of the first screens you see when you load up Pillars of Eternity, an isometric role-playing game by Obsidian that will be out later this year for PC. While this isn’t the first time we’ve seen this sort of “hardcore” mode—Diablo…
By Jason Schreier Published August 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed: The TAY Review • Steamlog 02: 9.03m • Rockmandash Reviews: Angel Beats! [Anime] TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published August 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
The New Dungeons & Dragons Player’s Handbook Is Here
Twenty years ago I would have taken a week off for the release of a new set of Dungeons & Dragons rule books. Perhaps that’s one of the reasons Wizards of the Coast is releasing the three core 5th Edition rule books over the course of three months, starting with today’s Player’s Handbook. Sure, you…
By Mike Fahey Published August 19, 2014 -
UncategorizedAssembling A Huge Metal Gear Costume Is Not That Easy
YouTuber Mike Hecxz captured the moment when members of the awesome Pro Voltage cosplay group are assembling their Metal Gear REX costume at Otakon 2014. As you can see it’s so huge they need more than one people to help: But when it’s assembled, the result is just incredible. You can’t even see there’s someone…
By Gergo Vas Published August 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
Samus Wears Even Less Than A Zero Suit In Super Smash Bros
Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai just revealed a new playable costume for Samus that shows more skin than the Zero Suit. Perhaps to head off criticism, he emphasized that a female designer was involved: Looking at the number of days we have left for development, it would be an impossible task to create this……
By John Struan Published August 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
Steampunk Star Wars AT-AT Would Be The Slowest Thing In The Galaxy
Not just the slowest, but the Empire probably couldn’t do anything with it on Hoth in the snow. Markus1984 built this alternate, steamy LEGO version of the AT-AT walker for a building competition and while it might be slow, those gatling guns in front look really badass. Here are some close-ups. Check out the builder’s…
By Gergo Vas Published August 19, 2014 - Kotaku East
My, My Zelda, How You Have Grown
The Legend of Zelda series has been around for 28 years now and over that time, the game’s heroes and villains have been redesigned again and again. But let me be frank here, when it comes to Zelda character designs, there are none I like more than those from the newest spin-off game in the…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published August 19, 2014 - Kotaku East
If SNK Made StarCraft…
SNK does not make StarCraft. Blizzard makes StarCraft, and SNK made its name with 2D games like Samurai Shodown and The King of Fighters. But if SNK made a game with Blizzard’s characters, it might look like this. As tipster Sang points out, these 2D pixel renderings were created by Korean net users Black Security…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2014 -
Kotaku EastInside the Intense World of Japan’s Underground Drifting
You are not watching an episode of anime Initial D. This isn’t a video game! Here’s a look at underground drifting in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Albo Agunday, who filmed this video, tells Kotaku: The way it worked this night is that some cars would line up and go one or two or three at a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2014 - Kotaku East
Young Girls Playing Cards Can Be So Dark
Supernatural collectible card game? Check. Cute, innocent female characters? Check. Depressing descent into a pit of despair where each revelation only makes everything worse? Double-check. Seriously, who knew an anime about young girls playing a children’s card game could be so dark? Good – Wishes Selector Infected WIXOSS is the story of Ruko, a friendless…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published August 19, 2014 -
Kotaku EastArrested For Marijuana, Jackie Chan’s Son Could Face Execution
Chinese actor and singer Jaycee Chan was arrested for marijuana consumption and possession in Beijing Monday. The son of Jackie Chan, he could face up to three years in prison or, at worst, even execution if convicted. Last night, China Central Television(CCTV) reported that Beijing police had arrested 32-year-old Jaycee Chan, real name Fang Zuming,…
By Eric Jou Published August 19, 2014 - Kotaku East
In Japan, McDonald’s Jumbo-Sized Cola Is a Forever Alone Reminder
Small. Medium. Large. Jumbo-sized! The latest McDonald’s drink size for Japan doesn’t come with one slot for straws, but two. Available for a limited time, it’s big enough to share…for those who have someone to share with. Like this! [Photo: mizukiaaaluv] But, as noted on website BuzzPlus, for those who don’t have much of a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2014