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UncategorizedEpic Comeback Leads To EVO Glory In Marvel vs Capcom
Get to 12:30 on this Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 EVO semifinal clip and you’ll see/hear what looks like an impending defeat for Justin Wong in his matchup against Filipino Champ. Until he pulls it out of the fire and everyone goes nuts That win put Wong in Final against Chris G, where he emerged…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2014 -
UncategorizedSomehow, This Beautiful Cartoon Is Being Animated By Just Two Guys
Master Jiang and the Six Kingdoms is an animated film based on the classic Chinese story that’s due in 2016. Its trailer makes it look like something coming out of Studio Ghibli, but somehow, the hand-animated sequences are being done by just two humans. There are more people involved in the rest of the flick…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2014 -
UncategorizedAttack On Titan? More Like Attack On Dark Souls
Or, reason #18543 why it’s so great to mess around with the PC version of a video game. This is a surprisingly faithful recreation of the original Attack on Titan anime intro, swapping out characters and locations with those from Dark Souls II. And if that’s not enough, you’ll see some points where the creator…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2014 -
CultureTotal RecallRIP Neversoft, The Studio That Made Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
Last week, something very sad took place over at Activision. Neversoft, the studio that created the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series, officially ceased to exist. The remaining staff – whose last project had been helping out on Call of Duty: Ghosts – were officially merged with Call of Duty developers Infinity Ward, bringing to an…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2014 -
UncategorizedEvo’s Smash Bros. Final Came Down To An Elite Fox Vs. Jigglypuff Battle
The Super Smash Bros. Melee grand finals at this weekends huge Evo fighting game tournament culminated with a match between reputedly the world’s best Fox McCloud player against the world’s best Jigglypuff player. The guy playing Fox won the tournament last year. Could he repeat? You can watch the final round of the final match…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 13, 2014 -
CultureCosplayPeter Griffin Cosplayer Also A Perfect Peter Griffin Impersonator
The 2014 Allentown Comic Con played host to a very special guest: Family Guy’s Peter Griffin (ie cosplayer Real Life Peter Griffin), in the flesh. This goes well beyond just “cosplay”. Just look at him. He’s even got the chin! But what’s making this so great is that alongside the visuals it’s also one of…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 13, 2014 - Culture
The Week In Games: Nap Time
*soft snoring* Tuesday, July 15 One Piece Unlimited World Red (Vita) Abyss Odyssey (PS3 – PC) Wednesday, July 16 Abyss Odyssey (XBLA) Magic 2015: Duels of the Planeswalkers (PC) Thursday, July 17 Strike Force Foxx (3DS eShop) Coming Soon: Tuesday, July 22: OlliOlli (PC, PS3, PS4), Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty (PS4 – PSN) Thursday, July…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2014 -
EsportsThe Most Intense Battle Of EVO 2014 So Far
With a $35,000 on the line — the largest pot of EVO 2014 — Keiji “Garireo” Okamoto and Ryo “Dogura” Nozaki put up the fight of their lives in the BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma grand finals. By the end of the match between Gariero’s Litchi and Dogura’s Azrael the audience was going crazy, the announcers had…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2014 -
UncategorizedEverything Is Better With Dinosaurs, Especially Deer Hunter 2014
Damn, Glu Mobile — just damn. You took my favorite mobile guilty pleasure — Deer Hunter 2014 — replaced the animals with prehistoric creatures, juggled some textures, added some new weapons and bam, I’m hooked all over again. Well played, Dino Hunter: Deadly Shores. When I say this is pretty much the exact same game…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2014 -
UncategorizedTekken 7 Announced Today, Eventually
According to an AOL posting of anIGN video that’s not currently available on IGN proper, Namco Bandai just announced Tekken 7, powered by Unreal Engine 4 — only they haven’t. At least, not yet. According to the video, producer and Tekken creator Katsuhiro Harada chose Unreal Engine 4 as it can easily deliver the visual…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2014 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Mario At McDonald’s
There are weeks when picking a subject for the Kotaku ‘Shop Contest is an epic task. Then there are weeks when Nintendo sends out pictures of Mario and Luigi cavorting at McDonald’s the day before the new contest starts. Thank you, Nintendo. Nintendo hosted an event for kids to celebrate the launch of the Mario…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2014 - Uncategorized
Watch The Final Day Of The Year’s Biggest Fighting Game Tournament
It’s the third and final day of EVO 2014, which means today is nothing but finals. Who’s going to come out on top in BlazBlue, Killer Instinct, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 and Ultra Street Fighter IV? Watch here and find out. With winners already determined for King of Fighters XIII,…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2014 - Culture
Sunday Comics: The Angriest Chicken
Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published July 12. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published July 7. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2014 - Uncategorized
Best Video Game Fan Art This Week
No Man’s Sky by Paul Scott Canavan leads off the best video game fan art I found this week. Enjoy artwork based on Transistor, Mario Kart, Doom and more below: Seinfeld the DS game by Diane in 7A Chun-Li by Daniel Bogni from the Street Fighter tribute blog Rogue Legacy by Emily Sculpts Arno from…
By John Struan Published July 13, 2014 - Esports
I Really Wanted The Other Guy To Win EVO’s King Of Fighters Tournament
How’s that for not spoiling the outcome? The EVO King of Fighters XIII finals came down to a riveting battle between Japan’s Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi and China’s Zhuojun “Xiaohai” Zeng. The one I was rooting for did not win. Despite some excellent Iori dueling and excellent use of the annoying-as-hell Chin, in the end what…
By Mike Fahey Published July 12, 2014
