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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 - Culture
Summer Games Done Quick: Watch It All Right Here
If you’re not spending this entire week watching people play video games really fast, what are you even doing with your life? Summer Games Done Quick, the annual speedrunning marathon that raises money for charity, started yesterday, and the streaming continues all week, finishing off with a late-night Final Fantasy VI speedrun that will end…
By Jason Schreier Published June 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedThis Is Definitely A Live-Action Fatal Frame Movie Trailer
To the non-Japanese reader/speaker, the teaser trailer for this fall’s live-action Fatal Frame film is almost indistinguishable from any other Japanese horror film, until you get to the Camera Obscura bit. It’s not a Fatal Frame game until we start capturing spirits with a special camera, a rule that works for the movies as well.…
By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Saturday Morning Stream: Rise Of The Dark Spark (All Are Done)
When is a movie tie-in not a movie tie-in? When Activision and developer Edge of Reality mix movie machines with Cybertronian ones. Let’s see how that worked out for them. Yesterday my colleague Yannick posted a story titled “Leave Michael Bay Alone, Transformers is Awesome.” I have no point to make here, I am just…
By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2014 - Culture
This Week In The Business: Putting The ‘F’ In Free-To-Play
QUOTE | “I was so fed up of people telling us we should do free-to-fucking-play, in-app-fucking purchases, whatever the fuck that is, and that consoles were dead. So fuck all of those people and their fucking shitty stance.” – Graeme Struthers of Devolver, talking about why he’s happy to see next-gen consoles doing well Elsewhere…
By Steve Peterson Published June 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
6/23/2014: This Is How You Game
Welcome to your weekend! I hope it’s filled with video games, particularly games you can play with a keyboard and mouse, particularly a mouse you can put on your squishy pug. Just like Calumon‘s brother. In other news, it’s the weekend. So head over to Kotaku Selects for a roundup of all our best stuff…
By Tina Amini Published June 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Best Smash Bros. Mod Around Just Keeps Getting Better
Six years after its release, Super Smash Bros. Brawl is kept alive by hardcore fans that mod the game. In particular, fan-made Project M continues to add stuff that keeps the aging game feeling fresh. Here’s a trailer for Project M’s new upcoming “All Star” mode, which allows you to switch characters every time you…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Best Violent Moments In Video Games
There’s really no getting around it: many, many games are about violence, and sometimes it can be a bit much. Kill this, kill that, kill this until it all feels the same, like mowing a lawn or stomping an anthill. We’ve written a ton about it. But violence can also be incredibly powerful and interesting.…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
One of the best iOS games ever made is finally out for Android. The 1.1 update of Eliss Infinity—the evolution of beautiful/tough/artsy rapid-fire movement puzzle Eliss—debuts on the Google Play storefront today. The 1.1 is up on the Apple App Store, too. A rundown of the changes can be found here and Gamasutra‘s got an…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 27, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Most Unlucky Mario Kart Player
This, folks, is the very essence of “get wrecked.” Watch as Daisy is completely unable to catch a break in this video by HowBoutGaming: I think my favorite part is at the end, when she clearly just stops trying to move forward. I don’t blame you, Daisy. Confession: I have an absolutely irrational and intense…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
Watch The Folks Behind Sunset Overdrive Make A New Game
If people can livestream playing games, why can’t they livestream making games? Insomniac, the independent studio behind Sunset Overdrive and the Resistance series, among other games, just launched a new Twitch experiment: live video game development. They’ll be working on a small game called Slow Down, Bull and streaming every Friday afternoon, starting today at…
By Jason Schreier Published June 27, 2014 -
CultureHighlight Reel: June 27, 2014
Today’s gaming highlights: New world record speedruns, defusing bombs right under terrorist noses, and more! Speedruns BananasaurusRex gets a new world record in 1001 Spikes, coming in at 17:31.91 Yesterday we posted about this Super Mario Bros speedrun. It tops the old world record time by about a second with help from a Bullet Bill…
By Steve Marinconz Published June 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
Soul Blazer, An RPG Where You Play God’s Servant
Welcome to the Summer of Old JRPGs, where we’re playing classic role-playing games and talking about them every week. Check out the full schedule here Earlier this month I spent a whole bunch of time playing Soul Blazer, a video game about mermaids and talking plants. Hopefully you did too. Soul Blazer is the first…
By Jason Schreier Published June 27, 2014
