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Mysterious Boxes, Bottles And Playing Cards By JJ Abrams
JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot teamed up with 126 National, which is devoted to helping children write, to create several gorgeous, mysterious items, including a bottle that’s bigger on the inside than the outside. The Lockbox: Includes 12 Mystery Box Playing Cards wrapped in letterpressed kraft paper. The decks are housed in a handcrafted wood box…
By John Struan Published July 5, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Saturday Morning Stream Plays Divinity: Original Sin (All Done)
I backed it, Kirk loves it, now watch me play Larian Studios’ successfully Kickstarted take on the old school strategy RPG. That’s right, I wound up giving Larian a couple of dollars for Divinity: Original Sin following my preview of the game last year. At a time when PC game publishers toss out download codes…
By Mike Fahey Published July 5, 2014 - Culture
This Week In The Business: Creative Immaturity
QUOTE | “The majority of what the other developers exhibited was bloody shooter software…I believe this is a revelation of creative immaturity on our part as creators in the video game industry.” – Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo’s legendary designer, speaking to Nintendo investors about how Nintendo can improve its position Elsewhere in the business of video…
By Steve Peterson Published July 5, 2014 - Uncategorized
Watch The New Sailor Moon Reboot Right Here
The wait is over! Sailor Moon Crystal, which you might know as the new reboot of the Sailor Moon anime, is now officially streaming. You can start watching it now, right here. Three choices. You can either watch it via Hulu, embedded below, or you can watch it over at Crunchy Roll. You can also…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 5, 2014 - Uncategorized
6/30/2014: Jumping Pikmin Say Hello
Happy post-July 4th, everyone! I hope your bellies are filled with hot dogs and hamburgers and beer and all that yummy stuff. I know mine will be. If you’re around and wondering what was up this week, head over to Kotaku Selects for all our best content that I rounded up for you. Aw how…
By Tina Amini Published July 5, 2014 - Uncategorized
Aperture Tag, the Portal 2 mod where you wield a Paint Gun instead of a Portal Gun, will be officially released on Steam this month. According to the developer’s announcement, Aperture Tag will cost $7, and will be sold at a 30% discount during its first week.
By András Neltz Published July 4, 2014 - Kotaku East
A New Robotech Series Is Coming
Today at Anime Expo 2014, Harmony Gold announced their plans to bring back classic 80s anime Robotech via Kickstarter In 2008, Robotech creator Carl Macek (i.e., the man who took three completely unrelated anime and turned them into a single, coherent, multi-generational sci-fi epic) came up with the idea for a new Robotech animated series:…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
The SNES And The Game Boy Advance Are Having A Baby
Rose Colored Gaming, whom you might remember by their impressive Luigi 2DS mod from last year, are coming out with a new Game Boy Advance model resembling the Super Nintendo. As you can see, they pretty much nailed the looks. The modded portables have entered production late last month, and are expected to be available…
By András Neltz Published July 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedIf Dark Souls II Were An eSport
Those parries would be much more dramatic. YouTuber Green Toast mixed up some Dark Souls II gameplay and Koreans casting a Dota 2 match (hoping we don’t understand a word) to make it look like it’s the real deal. If Dark Souls II Became an Esport [YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write…
By Gergo Vas Published July 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
Game Accidentally Releases On Steam Seven Months Early [UPDATE]
The Tower, an Early Access game that was originally scheduled to see full release in 2015, came out today on Steam, thanks to a mistake made by a member of the game’s moderation team. Like most games in Steam’s Early Access program, this is an unfinished game that’s on sale as the developers work and…
By Jason Schreier Published July 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
Pokémon Wonder If We Actually Love Them, You Know
When a Pokémon takes one of our available six slots in a game, it’s not always an inclusion born out of love. Maybe we just need a specific type of Pokémon to deal with a threat. Maybe it’s just a temporary inclusion, the best Pokémon we can find at that point in the game. Maybe…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Samurai Robot Isn’t Racist, He’s The Best Part Of Transformers 4
I’m the rare kind of person who unabashedly adores Michael Bay’s much-maligned treatment of Transformers. Everybody else I know hates these movies, so much so that none of them have even bothered to see the new one. If this is purely a matter of taste, I’m totally fine being the lone Transformers fan. But one…
By Yannick LeJacq Published July 4, 2014 -
ReviewsRoccat Ryos MK Pro: The Kotaku Review
Last year, I reviewed a Roccat keyboard and it wasn’t the greatest. Let’s see if this year things get any better. I’m taking a look at the Ryos MK Pro, which doesn’t appear to be brand new, but is still the company’s “flagship” gaming keyboard. After a couple of days of constant use, for both…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedAgitha & Her Vicious Butterfly Horde Take On Zelda: Hyrule Warriors
Beware the nice ones. In Zelda: Twilight Princess, Agitha is a sweet ten-year-old girl who sends you on a quest to collect some shiny Golden Bugs for her. In Zelda: Hyrule Warriors, Agitha is a sweet ten-year-old girl who mercilessly crushes her foes with her Parasol of Doom and an array of bug-based magical spells.…
By András Neltz Published July 4, 2014
