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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: That Wizard Came From The Moon: The Winners!
Last week our image manipulation savvy readers were tasked with visualizing “That wizard came from the moon”, a line of dialogue spoken poorly by Peter Dinklage in the beta for Bungie’s Destiny. I had no idea the phrase could be taken so many ways. For instance, depending on where the emphasis is placed in the…
By Mike Fahey Published June 29, 2014 - Uncategorized
DriveClub Is 30FPS For The Same Reason Other Games Are, Director Says
Evolution Studios’ PS4-exclusive DriveClub will run at 1080p and a regular-ass 30 frames per second. We’ve known this for a long time, but people keep asking them about it. So here’s another explanation for why it’s 30 instead of 60. It all comes down to, of course, prettiness. It always does, every time. But anyway…
By Phil Owen Published June 29, 2014 - Uncategorized
Somebody Is Making a ‘Real’ Dubstep Gun From Saints Row IV
DeviantArtist KazeXenami has built/is building a dubstep gun that should someday look like the one from Saints Row IV, and it appears that it could be kinda/sorta/theoretically partially functional, even. This dubstep gun does have speakers that are intended to work, but it’s difficult for my elderly eyes to figure out if it might cause…
By Phil Owen Published June 29, 2014 - Uncategorized
EA CEO Wilson: Dungeon Keeper Mobile Was ‘A Shame’
EA’s recent attempt to reboot Dungeon Keeper as a free-to-play mobile thing didn’t go so well, at least in terms of public perception, as the game carries a 42 on Metacritic and is generally considered to be the end of gaming. And when Eurogamer asked new EA CEO Andrew Wilson about it, the man owned…
By Phil Owen Published June 29, 2014 -
UncategorizedAll The Info There is About The Original Doom In One Video
The good people at Did You Know Gaming have put together a new video all about the original Doom, that contains literally (not actually literally) 100 percent of everything there is to know about the classic shooter. Now’s a good time for this, especially if you’re going to QuakeCon next month and want to impress…
By Phil Owen Published June 29, 2014 - Uncategorized
Sniper Elite 3 Steam Codes Stolen, Resold To Innocent Buyers, Revoked
Developer Rebellion has admitted that some bad people have stolen a batch of Sniper Elite 3 Steam keys from a third-party vendor and then resold them on the cheap, and Steam has revoked all the stolen keys, to the chagrin of many burned buyers The PC market is a bit wild, and as a result…
By Phil Owen Published June 29, 2014 - Uncategorized
Game About Being A Jerk Cat Reaches Kickstarter Goal, Of Course
Catlateral Damage, also known informally around these parts as Jerk Cat Simulator as it has you play as a cat who knocks things over, has achieved its $40,000 funding goal on Kickstarter with 12 days to spare, and is now setting its sights on a PS4 version in addition to the PC and Ouya editions.…
By Phil Owen Published June 29, 2014 - Uncategorized
Phil Asks: What Games Do You Like That No One Else Does?
Hello, everyone! Phil Owen here, stepping in for Mike on this here Sunday. And I’ve got a question for all of you who are hanging around today. What games do you really, really like, secretly or not, that few other people enjoy? Being a contrarian of sorts, I have a whole list of these: Dragon…
By Phil Owen Published June 29, 2014 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Gogeta Versus Quesarito
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 June 28. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published June 23. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey Published June 29, 2014 - Culture
Time For A Final Fantasy VI Speedrun
This is it: Summer Games Done Quick is nearly complete. It’s time for the final (and hopefully most exciting) run: Final Fantasy VI I’m gonna (try to) stay up all night watching—join me, will you? I’ll be chatting in the comments below, and you can watch the stream live right here: (And check out the…
By Jason Schreier Published June 29, 2014 - Uncategorized
Pokémon’s Beefiest Misty Cosplay
Kind of looks like Misty has been working out, huh? This hunk-tastic rendition of Misty comes from cosplayer “Zee ‘JiNxXx’ Kotwal,” photographed above by Beethy. Kotwal can deadlift 484 lbs, making him possibly the brawniest Misty cosplayer out there. And yes, there are more pictures: (E Photography) You can check out more of Kotwal’s cosplay…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Let’s Watch Insane Speedruns All Night
Good evening, Kotaku! Are you watching Summer Games Done Quick? If not, time to fix that. We’re nearing the end of the marathon—which has been running strong for the past week—and the folks behind it have raised over half a million dollars for Doctors Without Borders so far. Right now they’re doing Zelda: Link to…
By Jason Schreier Published June 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Honest Modern Warfare Trailer, Now With More Underage Racists
I’ve been waiting for Smosh to do an Honest Game Trailer for Call of Duty‘s Modern Warfare trilogy, and they do not disappoint. “Suit up for the least realistic war franchise since Contra.” My favorite moment comes during the multiplayer montage, when everything goes a little crazy. It’s the most accurate representation of the feeling…
By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe New Super Smash Bros. Theme On Eight Kazoos
Delightful childhood memories, or your brain being devoured by incredibly dramatic bees? The theme music for Super Smash Bros. Wii U and 3DS on kazoo delivers a different gift to every listener. Having already recreated the Isaac battle theme from Golden Sun and “Big Blue” from F-Zero on the kazoo, YouTube artist Tsuko G. sets…
By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2014 - Culture
If You’re Going To Be A Cannibal, You’ve Got To Count Calories
Here at Snacktaku we’re all about portion control, so when science tells us a fully-cooked human cadaver would contain roughly 81,500 calories, we reach for the freezer bags. In an article for Popular Science magazine, which continues to try to get us to call it PopSci so it sounds cool (you are cool, Popular Science),…
By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2014