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Pancakes on a Stick? There’s a Machine for That.
Pancakes on a stick have been a thing for a while now. Hell, Jimmy Dean has offered it with sausage. But now, there’s a machine that enables you to easily make them at home. Progress! In the past, people who wanted to make pancake on sticks resorted to using a corn dog maker—which has been…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 23, 2014 - Kotaku East
Don’t Put Digimon Stuff in Your Butt, Please
Your pocket? Yes. Your bunghole? Just don’t. Please. If you didn’t think that was common sense, there was apparently a warning to Digimon players about just that. This week, photos supposedly of a Digimon Mini how-to book show the following warning: “Shiri ni Irenai” (しりにいれない) or “Don’t put it in your butt.” Because these little…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedIt’s Still ‘Minecraft In Space,’ But It Looks So Much Better
About a year ago, an indie sandbox space sim named Xeno Galaxies tried to gather some development money for itself. Sadly, it didn’t work out. Now, it’s back, and it looks like that year off did it a lot of good. Check out the trailer from 2013. As you can see, the game was literally…
By András Neltz Published June 23, 2014 - Kotaku East
Chinese Supermarket Fashion Is Absolutely Wonderful
From tank tops made of toothpastes to dresses constructed with tissues, China’s in-store displays are incredibly creative. Screw clothes, check out how supermarkets and hypermarts dress up mannequins to sell vegetables, toilet paper, floor mats, and utensils. Recently, some of China’s best supermarket mannequins appeared online in Japan. The images are from Chinese social networking…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 23, 2014 -
UncategorizedI Always Wondered How A Space Marine Got Dressed
If you don’t remember it from the last time we showed you, Lord Inquisitor is a fan-made Warhammer 40K short film that promises to be a lot better than anything Games Workshop has managed officially. Around this time last year, we showed you a couple of trailers for the project. This year, there have been…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2014 - Uncategorized
Paper plates (I think) used to create a giant Minecraft monster (the resident experts in my home couldn’t decide if it was a zombie or creeper). Via R/Minecraft You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published June 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
Most Of Homer’s The Odyssey In One Giant Lego Build
A group of master Lego builders combined their talents to build an enormous map featuring the highlights of The Odyssey (and the end of The Iliad): Most of the map. Polyphemus’s Island by Mark Kelso. The Cheron’s Ferry, Gates of Hades, Cerberus, and Hades’ Portal by Adam Reed Tucker, Lee Jones, and Leo Shifu. Island…
By John Struan Published June 22, 2014 - Culture
The Soldiers Of The Future Are Very Sharp Dressers
Joseph Cross was one of the very first artists we featured here on Fine Art, back before it was even known as Fine Art. In the three years since we last saw his work he’s left EA for Bungie. Some of these pieces are from his work on Destiny (one you’ll even recognise from the…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
This Is Strategy Gaming, Just Not As You Know It
I finally got a chance to play Ultimate General: Gettysburg over the weekend. It was a lot more important than I thought it was going to be. If you want to read up on the background – and why people are quietly excited about this game despite it coming from seemingly nowhere – here’s an…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2014 - CultureCosplay
The Very Best Hearthstone Cosplay
It’s a short list, which begins and ends with this
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Worst Ridge Racer Game Is Basically Dead
Ridge Racer has come a long way since the first arcade game was released over 20 years ago. Sadly, for a while now a lot of it has been downhill. A champion of the earlier PlayStation eras, the game’s been on a sharp decline since its infamous appearance at Sony’s 2006 E3 appearance, culminating in…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
In 2014, US City Ends Ban On Pinball Machines
As absurd as it may sound, the humble game of pinball was once declared illegal across large swathes of the United States. And the law being the law, some of those swathes are only just getting around to fixing that. It was announced last week that the city of Oakland, which criminalized pinball machines in…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2014 -
Uncategorized169 People Died In The Last Season Of Game Of Thrones. Here They Are.
There were 169 people killed on-screen during the fourth season of Game of Thrones. For those in need of a recap, here they all are. WARNING: OBVIOUSLY, THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS
By Luke Plunkett Published June 22, 2014 - Culture
The Week In Games: Releases In Disguise
Should I be scared that Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark was announced a little over four months ago and is coming out on Tuesday? Let’s see what else we can grab this week, in case things go as expected. I wish I could give fans of the series a recommendation either way, but I…
By Mike Fahey Published June 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedThere’s No Way He Should Have Won This Hearthstone Match
Down to two health and two armor against a player with multiple Legendaries on the board, it looked like prolific streamer Trump was doomed. Then Frost Mage magic happened. Through a stunning combination of stalling, missteps from his opponent, the right cards and plain old dumb luck, Trump managed to pull off a win so…
By Mike Fahey Published June 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Many Secrets Of Dragon Ball Z Video Games
Voice acting quirks, extra animations, unused dialogue — there are as many secrets lurking in Dragon Ball Z video games as there are Dragon Ball Z video games. Did You Know Gaming explores the secrets of the series. I’m an odd duck when it comes to this series, as I love the games but have…
By Mike Fahey Published June 22, 2014 - Culture
Watch Gamers Speedrun For Charity All Week Long, Right Here
As foretold by prophecy, the weeklong Summer Games Done Quick charity speedrun marathon launches today, and you can watch all seven days of speed gaming for a good cause right here. It starts today with a run through Super Mario 3D World and ends next Sunday with Final Fantasy VI. Between those two titles? Everything.…
By Mike Fahey Published June 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedKotaku ‘Shop Contest: That Wizard Came From The Moon
Usually the weekly Kotaku ‘Shop Contest begins with a funny image or dramatic idea. This week’s is based on a single sentence, delivered passionately by one of today’s most beloved actors. Maybe passionately is stretching it a bit, but Peter Dinklage is certainly one of today’s most beloved actors, whether he’s being pushed around as…
By Mike Fahey Published June 22, 2014
