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UncategorizedTen Moves You Should Never Teach Your Pokémon
Every Pokémon only has four move slots—and those slots are precious. You shouldn’t waste your slots with useless moves. Especially not these moves. TheJWittz teams up with competitive battler Shofu here to give you a top ten list of awful moves you should avoid at all costs. While you’ll have to watch the video to…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
Steam Summer Sale Day 5, Buy 2 Wii U Games and Get 2 Free, FTL
With the long-awaited release of Mario Kart 8, it’s a great time to get a Wii U. Luckily, Target is running a nice promotion to flesh out your library. Just buy two select games, and you’ll get a third free. Plus, Nintendo is still running a promotion to get a free game when you buy…
By Shane Roberts Published June 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
Before It Was Revealed, No Man’s Sky Had Some Skeptics
During the first year of No Man’s Sky‘s development, not even half of the Hello Games studio knew what a team of their four developers were working on. I spoke to Sean Murray, managing director and Hello Games founder, in an interview at E3 in Los Angeles two weeks ago when he told me this…
By Tina Amini Published June 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
Magic: The Gathering Cards Designed By Star Video Game Designers
Wizards of the Coast enlisted the creative minds behind Minecraft, Plants vs. Zombies, World of Warcraft and more groundbreaking games to create cards for the upcoming Magic 2015 set. See all 14 of the cards below: Aggressive Mining by Markus “Notch” Persson (Minecraft). Avarice Amulet by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins (Penny Arcade). Ob Nixlis,…
By John Struan Published June 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
How To Share Miis In Tomodachi Life
Making Miis and watching them grow is the best part of Tomodachi Life. So why not share some of that joy with the rest of the world? What’s that you say…because doing so is unnecessarily confusing? Well, I’m here to help you out. Like some other recent Nintendo games, the newly minted 3DS sim game…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
That Is Some Gorgeous Video Game Sand
Look close and you might be able to guess what game some of the creators of Vane used to work on. Hint: it’s one a lot of people have been waiting on for a long time. If you guessed that Vane shares some artistic talent with near-mythical PlayStation game The Last Guardian, then you’re right…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
Rumors Swirl About Trouble At Crytek
Crytek, the multinational video game company behind games like Crysis and the new Homefront, appears to be facing financial difficulties, according to numerous rumors and reports. For the past few months I’ve heard rumblings of employees going unpaid at Crytek studios. Though Crytek representatives have denied that the company is facing payment issues, a handful…
By Jason Schreier Published June 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe New Online LEGO Game Is Diablo For Kids
Meet Bumblebee Girl. Isn’t she adorable, with her little wings and pot of honey and ability to completely obliterate skeletons, pirates and trolls with her area-of-effect attacks? It may look cute, but LEGO Minifigures Online is a challenging Diablo-style game. Combining the joy of collecting little LEGO people with the endless-clicking of an isometric action…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
Be Careful: Major Witcher 3 Spoilers Have Leaked
A major Witcher 3 leak has left spoilers all over the web, and the leaked material “may heavily impact and spoil your future gaming experience,” according to the RPG’s developer, CD Projekt Red. The files, as Eurogamer reports, originate from the hacked Google Drive of a CD Projekt Red employee, and are currently making rounds…
By András Neltz Published June 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Mushi-Shi Zoku Shou: The Ani-TAY Review • TAY Explores Comics: Magical Exam Student • Nanana’s Buried Treasure: Rockmandash’s Ani-TAY Review • That Time When Digital Domain Made A LEGO Game TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published June 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedGod Save Us All From The Batmen of the Future
If Ben Affleck can take on the role of Batman, it means almost anyone can. It’s only a matter of years. Here’s Animation Domination‘s glimpse into a dark future where Aaron Paul, Mark Wahlberg or even Adam Sandler can be Gotham’s guardian. Future Batmen [YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]
By Gergo Vas Published June 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
Fan-Made Fallout Laser Rifle Is Every Cosplayer’s Dream
For a mere £395 ($670) you can get yourself a life-size laser rifle from Fallout 3. It’s the Wazer Wifle, a unique version of the AER9 rifle, remade using wood and fiberglass by the talented Thomas Hughes. Doing crit damage with it would probably be more difficult, but apart from that it’s basically the same…
By Gergo Vas Published June 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedKids Don’t Trust Luigi Anymore. Thanks Mario Kart 8
Was the notoriety worth it, Luigi? Now that the Luigi Death Stare meme has run its course, the Fine Bros. assess the damage those dirty looks have done. Somebody think of the children! Sure, Mario’s brother never really owned the spotlight, but at least he was beloved by children everywhere. Now Luigi doesn’t even have…
By Mike Fahey Published June 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
Praise… the Moon? I can see where mintyfreshmango‘s Zelda and Dark Souls crossover is going. The Moon from Majora’s Mask would actually fit right in as a boss and the warriors of sunlight would find themselves in a tight corner really quickly. Zelda and Dark Souls by mintyfreshmangos [DeviantART] Dayshot is an image-based feature that…
By Gergo Vas Published June 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
Civilization Revolution Is Getting A Sequel On iOS
Way, way back in 2008, Sid Meier’s strategy game, Civilization Revolution, was released for consoles. It had some rough edges, but ultimately, it was a good Civilization game. Then, in 2009, an iPhone port of the game was released. And now, five years later, iOS is where the sequel makes its debut. Civ Rev 2…
By András Neltz Published June 23, 2014 - Kotaku East
This Boring 7 Star Hotel Wants To Be Removed From Transformers 4
Earlier last week, Chinese property company Pangu holdings abruptly canceled their sponsorship of Transformers: Age of Extinction. Pangu holdings, which owns and operates the Pangu 7 Star Hotel in Beijing, now wants to have its image removed from the movie. The Pangu hotel is huge Chinese and Western outlets such as Variety have reported on…
By Eric Jou Published June 23, 2014 - Kotaku East
College Women Mysteriously Collapse in a Tokyo Street
Students getting drunk and passing out is part of the university experience. But this weekend, something strange and quite possibly sinister happened in Tokyo. Note: This article might contain content some readers find objectionable. On Twitter and Instagram (via 2ch), photos of a group of young women passed out in the middle of the street…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 23, 2014 -
Kotaku EastChinese Video Likens Valve’s Big Dota 2 Tournament To The World Cup
The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil is in full swing! As with the previous two World Cups, China doesn’t have a team in the tournament. But in the upcoming 2014 Dota 2 International in Seattle, China makes up 1/8 of the 16 teams. China has two teams participating in the 2014 Dota 2 International…
By Eric Jou Published June 23, 2014
