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A Different Way To Respond To A Rape Accusation [Update]
Editor’s Note: This piece has been significantly revised to better convey its original intent. Please read the newer version at this link. Last weekend, Max Temkin, co-creator of the popular card game Cards Against Humanity, wrote a blog post about rape accusation. The post went up somewhat unnoticed, thanks to a combination of EVO, the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 15, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Need To Talk About Consent
Last weekend, Max Temkin, co-creator of the popular card game Cards Against Humanity, wrote a blog post about a rape accusation. The post went up somewhat unnoticed, thanks to a combination of EVO, the World Cup, and GaymerX happening all at the same time—but he mentions something that we, as a gaming community, should talk…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 15, 2014 - Uncategorized
Musical 2048 Is A Marvelous Idea
You may think that if you’ve played one version of 2048, you’ve played them all. But have you played a musical version that teaches harmony? I didn’t think so! 2048, the hugely popular open-source game inspired by a clone of Threes, lends itself to creative re-interpretation. But of all the myriad versions strewn about the…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 15, 2014 - Uncategorized
Pokémon Are What Dreams Are Made Of
There’s something surreal and sometimes nighmare-ish about Maaden Ramos’ fantastic Pokémon art. I can almost imagine a dream to go along with each piece. It looks like Ramos is going through every letter in the alphabetand drawing up a Pokémon to go alongside each letter—and here are some stand-out illustrations from this collection. Fair warning,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 15, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Xbox One’s Controller Buttons Don’t Make Enough Sense
What do two overlapping rectangles and three parallel lines mean to you? They’re the labels on a pair of buttons on the Xbox One controller, but eight months since that console’s launch, you’d be forgiven if you failed to predict what pressing them actually does. The left one is the View button. The right one…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 15, 2014 -
UncategorizedPortal 2 Looks Fun Even Without Portals
A few months ago, we took a look at Aperture Tag, a Portal 2 mod that replaces the portal gun with a gun that can shoot the blue and orange gels to craft the levels into a bouncy, speedy wonderland. It’s finally out and it’s looking even better than before. The mod adds a whole…
By Steve Marinconz Published July 15, 2014 -
UncategorizedMy Favorite EVO 2014 Matches Were the Ones With the Least Action
There doesn’t need to be a lot of movement to create excitement in a top-tier fighting game showdown. Just look at these EVO 2014 matches from this past weekend. Sure, the Justin Wong Marvel vs. Capcom win was a moment for the ages and Louffy’s string of victories on his way to the championship was…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 15, 2014 -
UncategorizedWeird Al’s New Video Is A Brilliant Grammatical Smackdown
Al “Weird Al” Yankovic has been making music for 38 years. His newest CD—and probably his last traditional album—drops today. Here’s Word Crimes, the wonderful video for his great send-up of Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines. “You should never / write words using numbers / unless you’re seven / or your name is Prince.” Hear that,…
By Jason Schreier Published July 15, 2014 -
UncategorizedFuturama In 3D is Strangely Breathtaking
Look, I don’t want a 3D Futurama movie and neither do you. But I’ll be damned if this test shot doesn’t give me the shivers. In the clip above, artist Alexy Zakharov rendered the iconic skyline from the intro of Futurama in glorious, heartbreaking 3D using 3Dsmax, Nuke, Photoshop and After Effects. He also made…
By Chris Person Published July 15, 2014 - Uncategorized
24 Recap: It’s All Over
PREVIOUSLY ON 24: Cartoon villain Cheng Zhi gets his hands on an override device that can take over the world; U.S. president James Heller tells Jack to go find it before World War III breaks out; Cheng turns out to be working with the Russians; Jack and Mark Boudreau work together to raid the compound…
By Jason Schreier Published July 15, 2014 -
ReviewsVideo Games: The Movie: The Kotaku Review
Most Kotaku readers probably won’t need to watch Video Games: The Movie. They’ll already know—and likely love—the mythology being presented in the new Kickstarted documentary. The real question, then, is if the film has the ability to ignite that love in people who aren’t video game enthusiasts. Sadly, it doesn’t. It’s a documentary made on…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 15, 2014 - Uncategorized
Deals: Game of Thrones Season 4, PS4 Preorders, Funimation, LIVE Cash
Preorder the Games of Thrones Season 4 blu-ray to lock in your preorder discount and as always get preorder price guarantee. Just as with season 2, season 3 hit low prices before release, before bouncing back up for quite a while, and we expect the same pricing behavior from season 4. Best Buy has jumped…
By Shane Roberts Published July 15, 2014 -
UncategorizedGigantic, A Gorgeous New Game From The Lead Designer Of StarCraft
Announced today by independent developer Motiga, Gigantic is a “genre-bending online game” with an incredibly pretty debut trailer and a concept that could be called “offense of the ancients”. Rather than having teams of players attempting to keep the other team from taking out their base, the base becomes part of the players’ five-man team.…
By Mike Fahey Published July 15, 2014 - Uncategorized
Mario Kart 8’s Yoshi, On A Yoshi Bike, In Yoshi’s Valley
What’s better than one Yoshi? Two Yoshis? What about…get ready…three Yoshis? Boom. Done. Well, sort of. Never one to shy away from bizarre self-referential humor, Nintendo made a character, a vehicle, and a racetrack modeled off its adorable green dinosaur for Mario Kart 8. While I haven’t encountered anything like it yet online, this means…
By Yannick LeJacq Published July 15, 2014 -
UncategorizedLEGO Bioshock Infinite Diorama Is Simply Massive
The exterior of the Bank of the Prophet in Bioshock Infinites was one of the most memorable parts of the game, and it’s just simply incredible in LEGO form. This massive build was made by the talented Imagine Rigney and was exhibited at BrickWorld last month. If you haven’t seen it, there’s no need to…
By Gergo Vas Published July 15, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: If My Heart Had Wings: The TAY Review • Trainime – Summer Season 2014 Part 5! • One Piece Unlimited World Red: The TAY Review TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published July 15, 2014 -
UncategorizedMagnificent Failure Of A Convention Now Has Its Own Simulator
If you are like me, you may not have been able to attend the spectacular failure that was Dashcon. Lucky for us, some brave soul has stepped in to create a near-perfect simulation. If you aren’t caught up on the Tumblr fan-convention that descended into legendary chaos over the weekend, I urge you to read…
By Chris Person Published July 15, 2014 - Uncategorized
Don’t Starve’s expansion pack, Reign of the Giants, is coming to the PS4 on July 22nd, developer Klei Entertainment has announced. The new stuff will cost you $4.99, unless you’re a PlayStation Plus member. Then you get a snazzy ten percent discount at launch.
By Yannick LeJacq Published July 15, 2014 - Uncategorized
Adventure Time Goes Really Well With Game of Thrones
Artist Joe Hogan and Mike Vasquez’s crossover series are the best example that Adventure Time and its style is just perfect for mash-ups. Their latest piece has really serious and funny-looking Game of Thrones characters. Their prints will be available at this year’s Comic Con or, alternatively, you can grab them on Etsy Here’s the…
By Gergo Vas Published July 15, 2014