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UncategorizedKatamari Rap Mashups Take Remixing To Insane Conclusion
Rap nerds and video game nerds have a lot in common. So whenever the two overlap thanks to the magic of the internet, things get pretty weird pretty quickly. In the latest and possibly greatest example of this digital melting pot, electronic musician Timothy Jacques, AKA Team Teamwork, just released an album called Katamar Da-Emcee…
By Yannick LeJacq Published July 9, 2014 -
UncategorizedWatch Halo: The Master Chief Collection In Action
This past E3, Microsoft announced that four games from their blockbuster Halo franchise would be getting collected as The Master Chief Collection. Here’s the first taste of how the anthology will look when it comes out this fall. Members of Microsoft’s 343 Industries team and dev studio Certain Affinity showed the Master Chief Collection at…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
Deals: Humble Goes Sci-Fi, The Best iOS Games, Destiny Ghost Edition
Humble has launched a new book bundle featuring the likes of Harlan Ellison and Buzz Aldrin. It’s pretty sweet, is what we’re trying to say. [Humble Sci-Fi eBook Bundle] Current and former members of Kotaku’s 12 best iOS games list are discounted today. Buy them all. We’ll be back at 2pm with another cool thing.…
By Shane Roberts Published July 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
Twilightvania And Other Fictional Games
Twilightvania by Yannick Bouchard leads of this selection of entries from Threadless’s Video Games That Don’t Exist contest. Links below are to the artists’ sites. The Floor Is Lava by Nate Christenson Super Skeletor World by Vo Maria Tax Blaster by Alejandro Fernandez Mojo Jojo Vengeance by Bruno Ferreia You can see the rest of…
By John Struan Published July 9, 2014 -
UncategorizedTelevision Commercial For Adventure Time Battle Party
New commercial promoting the free to play Adventure Time Battle Party. Anyone choosing to play as Lemongrab should go on some kind of watchlist, right? You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published July 9, 2014 -
UncategorizedWith An 8-Inch Screen, This Is The Game Boy Advance XL We Never Got
It wasn’t until Nintendo had two screens to play with that they figured out we wouldn’t mind oversized portable gaming. Had they realized it earlier, they might have come up with modder John “Baccteria” Grayson’s BigBoy Advance. That’s right, the man who brought us the 18-console Project Unity has crafted a very large Game Boy…
By Mike Fahey Published July 9, 2014 -
UncategorizedMother Brain Has Never Been So Intimidating
Behold this massive version of Mother Brain, the number one villain of the Metroid games. She’s been turned into a difficult puzzle and Samus is not around to solve things. A guy named Mallo is. What you’re seeing is actually a user-made level in Pushmo World, the new Wii U block—pushing game. The blue square…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
3D Print Your Own Official Evolve Toys
I wish they did this for God of Blades characters—you can download the files to print out your own Evolve hunters and monsters. When you first print them out, they look like this: But with a little love and care They’ll look like this: You can download the files and follow instructions for purchasing the…
By John Struan Published July 9, 2014 -
UncategorizedSniper Elite 3 on Xbox One vs. PS4 vs. PC
Sniper Elite 3 seems like a perfect summer-doldrums game, a guilty pleasure that will keep you occupied while not much else is on the horizon. Wondering which platform should you get it for? You should watch these comparison videos first. There is a clear loser. One sequence from the stealthy WWII game gets captured on…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Ani-TAY Late To The Party Review: Gosick • Adventures In Blind Gaming 2: Hands Off The Mutants, Please • Game of The Week – Lockpicks And Sandwiches Of The Jill Variety • Back In The TAY: RoboCop Vs. The Terminator TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY…
By András Neltz Published July 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
Pokémon As Colossal Beasts From Attack on Titan Are Unsettling
Attack on Titan eyes make everything a lot creepier. Beth Emery, an artist on DeviantART, drew a few mash-ups, and even the cutest Pokémon like Jigglypuff or Bulbasaur would look, well, unsettling with Titan features. That Colossal Titan and Cubone mashup is really great though! Attack on Titan Pokémon by zsparky [DeviantART, via TinyCartridge] To…
By Gergo Vas Published July 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
I Wish The Movie Turtles Looked More Like Build-A-Bear’s Turtles
Available today online and in-stores Friday, Build-A-Bear Workshop’s take on Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is going to cost me at least $140. Considering the alternatives, I think it’s worth it. As most stores begin filling up with these: It was such a wonderful relief to see these plush turtles show up in my Build-A-Bear…
By Mike Fahey Published July 9, 2014 -
UncategorizedOne Of The Coolest Dungeons in World of Warcraft Is About to Change
It’s an established tradition that whenever a new World of Warcraft expansion comes out, some classic dungeons get a redesign. After Scholomance and The Scarlet Monastery it’s time for a new Upper Blackrock Spire (UBRS), an awesome old dungeon that—among other things—became famous for Leeeeeeeroy Jenkins Now that people have access to the beta and…
By Gergo Vas Published July 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
Original Cast Of Alien Joins Isolation… As Pre-Order DLC
Ellen Ripley and crew will join the upcoming sci-fi horror game Alien: Isolation when it comes out this fall… if you pre-order. Yep, we’ve reached a whole new low for pre-order DLC—not content just to offer costumes and maps as bonuses for pre-ordering Alien: Isolation, Sega is now offering two bonus missions that will feature…
By Jason Schreier Published July 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
Kirby? Krang? What The Hell Happened?
Krang’s home, Dimension X from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, is apparently Kirby’s Dream Land, or at least that’s how artist Tohad imagines it. He’s been busy lately with badass mashups of video game characters and different regions of pop culture. Krang X Kirby is just shocking. But here’s Sonic and Donkey Kong with a bit…
By Gergo Vas Published July 9, 2014 - Uncategorized
Doodles Make Selfies Way Better
Washington D.C. resident Helene Meldahl has figured out a way to improve selfies: Add your kick-ass doodles. Using acrylic markers, Meldahl does charming illustrations on mirrors and windows, some of which can take around thirty minutes, and then inserts herself into the scene for a selfie. The resulting photos look terrific. Here are some of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2014 - Kotaku East
This Japanese Television Conspiracy Has Familiar Faces
Do you trust your local television media? In Japan, some folks are suspicious of the country’s television media. Here’s why. Previously, Kotaku reported how some television news segments appeared to be what’s called “yarase” (ヤラセ) or “staged” (here and here), allegedly filled with phoney people pretending to be regular folks called “sakura.” As previously explained,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 9, 2014
