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Revan, Aveline, And Other Custom Action Figures
Toy customizer Whiskeytango’s large collection of completed projects includes Connor Kenway (Assassin’s Creed), Starkiller (Force Unleashed), the Pale Man (Pan’s Labyrinth), and much more: You can see more of his custom figures, and commission your own, here You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs…
By John Struan Published August 5, 2014 -
UncategorizedHere’s The First Trailer For Assassin’s Creed Rogue
Hope you like CGI! Straight outta Ubisoft’s kitchen, here’s the first trailer for Assassin’s Creed Rogue, which is now officially official and will be out on November 11 for last-gen platforms. Rogue, which leaked earlier today, was codenamed Comet earlier this year. It will be one of two Assassin’s Creed games released this fall, and…
By Jason Schreier Published August 5, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhy You Should Care About Wasteland 2
“There was this one moment in Fallout 3, when I came across a prisoner at some raider camp,” I said. “She was still tied up, but all the raiders were gone. Maybe they were dead or something, I don’t know. The game gave me a choice: I could take her supplies and leave her there,…
By Yannick LeJacq Published August 5, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: The Best Songs from the Last Five Games You Played • Rockmandash Reviews: Fate/Hollow Ataraxia [Visual Novel] & Fate/stay night [Visual Novel] • TAY Explores Comics: Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published August 5, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Three Faces Of Mortal Kombat X Raiden
Is it odd that I’m less excited about the new characters coming in Mortal Kombat X next year than I am having three different versions of my old favorites, each with their own play style? Meet Combo Raiden, Mobility Raiden and Control Raiden. Or Thunder God, Displacer and Storm Lord Raiden, if you want to…
By Mike Fahey Published August 5, 2014 -
UncategorizedDark Souls II‘s Lore Might Be Deeper Than You Think
Sinh, the Slumbering Dragon, the final boss of Dark Souls II‘s Crown of the Sunken King DLC, is one of the series’ most exciting boss battles. It’s a battle that needs something similarly cool as background. Vaati, a Souls veteran, helps us decode the game’s cryptic backstory with a masterfully crafted lore video. Here’s the…
By Gergo Vas Published August 5, 2014 -
UncategorizedEvolve Lets You Hunt Your Friends As A Giant Tentacled Monster
Upcoming game Evolve lets you play as a hunter or giant monster in a sort of next-gen version of Pac-Man. In this lengthy video, the gamer controls a “Kraken” in a game of cat and mouse with a team of hunters. The monster can grow larger and more powerful by eating smaller creatures it finds…
By John Struan Published August 5, 2014 - Uncategorized
Very cool, tiny custom LEGO mechs from builder Brian Kescenovitz. They might be minifig-scale, but he was still able to put in so much stuff and make them look so detailed. Just look at those legs. Here’s the pilot of the bigger one: Assault War Doll 2 by Brian Kescenovitz [Flickr, via r/mfz] Dayshot is…
By Gergo Vas Published August 5, 2014 - Uncategorized
Leak Shows Off Rogue, This Year’s Last-Gen Assassin’s Creed [UPDATE]
The second forthcoming 2014 Assassin’s Creed game, formerly discussed under the codename Assassin’s Creed Comet, appears to be called Assassin’s Creed: Rogue and feature the return of sailing gameplay and a protagonist with possible Templar loyalties, according to a leaked trailer. UPDATE (11:18am): And Ubisoft has confirmed Rogue this morning through a Game Informer cover…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 5, 2014 -
Kotaku EastResident Evil Is Getting an HD Remaster
And it’s coming to the PlayStation 3, the PS4, the Xbox 360, the Xbox One, and PC in glorious high definition. According to Famitsu, this is an HD remastering of the 2002 remake, with the goal of keeping the game’s sheer terror. Capcom assures that it isn’t making any unnecessary changes to the game that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2014 - Kotaku East
Brynhildr in the Darkness Plays with Clichés to Make a Thrilling Story
Take all those overused rom-com anime clichés, throw them into a sci-fi thriller with dark themes and a liberal helping of ultra-violence, and you get one of the most entertaining and well-written anime of this year’s spring season Good – A Sci-Fi Suspense Thriller Murakami is a high schooler studying to become an astronomer with…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published August 5, 2014 -
Kotaku EastOn This TV Program, a Woman Gets Pissed at You. That’s It.
For those who like being yelled at, well, here’s a short television program just for you. The name of the program is I Want Risa Yoshiki to Get Angry at Me. The show is only five minutes long, and it’s broadcasted at around 1am this month only. So, it’s not a mainstream show! But the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2014 - Kotaku East
This JRPG’s Facial Recognition System Could Be Better
Much like the Miis on the Nintendo 3DS, the new JRPG Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines allows you to create a character by taking a picture of yourself with the Vita’s camera. Of course, why limit it to being based on your face when there are so many pictures of famous people out there? Thus, I picked…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published August 5, 2014 -
UncategorizedInfinite Platformer Looks Intense as Hell
Cavern Kings, as it’s called, is an infinite action-platformer for PC that gets harder the longer you play. It’s a very leaderboardsy game, and it’s actually quite a bit deeper than it looks. The game works like this: you start out on ground level, where you pick up a digging tool, be that a shovel,…
By András Neltz Published August 5, 2014 -
Kotaku EastCall Your Mom, Thank Her Right Now
Firstborn children aren’t the only ones that turn one. So do new mothers. Here’s a beautiful expression of gratitude. About three months ago, my wife gave birth to our third son. Maybe because I was there in the delivery room, and maybe because we still have a little baby at home, this commercial really hit…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2014 -
Kotaku EastNothing Says Summer Like Japanese Jock Itch Commercials
Each summer, dermatology company Ikeda Mohando rolls out a new series of jock itch medicine commercials. They are… unforgettable. The Delicare M’s cream commercials really make the best of a rather unpleasant topic (sweaty balls!). They’re playful and funny, with earlier ads getting attention online a few years back. And yes, these ads are broadcasted…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2014 - Kotaku East
Report: Studio Ghibli Will Be Taken Over [UPDATE: Debunked]
According to Japanese news site ZakZak, Studio Ghibli is apparently set to be purchased by Japanese online entertainment company Dwango. This news comes as Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki recently said the studio needed a “short rest” and that they were considering “making a big change to the larger view of Studio Ghibli.” Dwango runs…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 5, 2014 -
UncategorizedWatch An Expert Play Destiny
LikeButta finished atop the Crucible leaderboard in the Destiny beta. Here’s a nearly eight-minute-long montage of his takedowns You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published August 5, 2014