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UncategorizedA Virtual Nightmare For Sonic Fans
This Oculus Rift experience is like Tron. Only instead of being stuck inside an arcade game you’re stuck inside the mind of a Sonic fan (or Sonic meme artist). I’m probably most impressed with the amount of research that went into building all these models. It’s like a zoo for Sanic and running fast. If…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2014 - Culture
Giving Bayonetta A New Haircut, Outfit
“Bayonetta’s not the kind of girl who’d show up with the same hairstyle for her sequel”, writes artist Mari Shimazaki. “A girl can be known to change her hairstyle depending on her mood, so I guess Bayonetta was in the mood for something short.” Shimazaki, who designed Bayonetta in the first place (and has also…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2014 -
UncategorizedMamas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Fight With Dildos
Seeing as gun control is such a hot-button topic in the US, the most successful arguments (from either side) often have to be the most subtle. And this might be the first time the use of duelling dildos has ever been seen as…subtle? So, yeah, keep your weapons of war locked up and away from…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2014 -
UncategorizedHumans Are Paying Real Money To Help Rock Simulator
To most folks, Rock Simulator 2014 is an internet joke. To some, though, it’s an opportunity to throw some cash at the way of the game’s “development team”. An IndieGoGo campaign for the project/joke set itself a rather modest target of $500, and has already gone past it. That doesn’t sound like much when compared…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2014 - Esports
Health Issue Sparks DOTA 2 Controversy
There’s been some controversy over the weekend surrounding Valve’s big DOTA 2 tournament, The International, and how the company (and one team involved) has handled the roster of one of the competing teams. That team is Fnatic, and the player at the centre of the mess is Adrian “Era” Kryeziu (pictured, below), who suffers from…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 29, 2014 - Uncategorized
Special Edition Ouya Added To Reading Rainbow Kickstarter Rewards
The revival of Reading Rainbow is now one of the top 5 Kickstarter campaigns ever, and to celebrate the other four with that distinction are partnering with RR for special things. And Ouya is one of that select group. First off is new backer rewards that involve that “butterfly-in-the-sky” blue microconsole up there, of which…
By Phil Owen Published June 29, 2014 -
UncategorizedLet’s Remember The Vuvuzela Mod For Doom 2
It’s a slow news day, presumably because of some combination of the summer being a slow news season and that we’re all watching World Cup games (come on, Costa Rica, jeez UPDATE: CON-CA-CAF CON-CA-CAF) instead of normal summer Sunday activities. There are no vuvuzelas at this World Cup in Brazil, but at the 2010 South…
By Phil Owen Published June 29, 2014 - Uncategorized
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