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UncategorizedThe Last Of Us: PS3 vs PS4
GameSpot has posted a video showing the differences between the PS3 and PS4 versions of The Last Of Us. Yeah, the PS4 version looks better. Duh. But damn, the PS3 version still looks amazing. Graphics Comparison: The Last Of Us Remastered PS3 Vs. PS4 [GameSpot]
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Report: Xbox Making Show About A “Bastion Of Bro-Fueled Debauchery”
Or, how not to smash a console stereotype. Deadline is reporting that Xbox Studios, the group responsible for bringing original programming to Microsoft’s consoles, is working on “scripted comedy East Of Exurbia”. It is based on…a story that was written on…Brobible. If you’re unfamiliar with the site, it is exactly what it sounds like. That…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhy Can’t You Be Out Now, Project Diva F 2nd?
I can’t imagine a better way to wind down after a long day of remotely covering E3 than to sprawl out on the couch and play some Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd, a game that isn’t out in North America until the fall. Damn E3 trailers. There should be a rule that a publisher…
By Mike Fahey Published June 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
A Twitter Tour Of The E3 Floor
You’ve probably watched the major streams from E3 this past Monday, but that doesn’t show the crowded madness that is the expo floor. Well, Kotaku editor-in-chief Stephen Totilo is here to give you a guided tour of the west hall of E3. Let’s see the craziness. If you enjoyed the tour, please visit the gift…
By Steve Marinconz Published June 11, 2014 -
CultureThe Internet Reacts To Pac-Man Being In Smash Bros
The biggest news to hit about Smash Bros. yesterday had to be the inclusion of Pac-Manāand boy did people have a lot to say about it. For some, Pac-Man wasn’t a surprise addition to the roster: Namco is involved in Smash Bros. development, after all. Even so, folks seemed to react strongly to the Pac-Man…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedTitanfall Is Getting Two New Modes In Its Next Update
Lots of Titanfall fans were disappointed this week when a rumored sequel wasn’t announced. But if you were one of the people curling up inside your giant killer robot to sulk Monday night after EA’s press conference, at least you can console yourself with the knowledge that there’ll be two more ways to have Transformers-style…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Funniest Battlefield Glitch Returns In Hardline
Different game, different developer, same glitch. It just wouldn’t be a Battlefield game without stretchy neck man If you aren’t familiar, the bug was originally seen in Battlefield 3, where sometimes the player’s neck would stretch while prone: There was a similar bug in Battlefield 4, and now that Battlefield Hardline has been in beta…
By Steve Marinconz Published June 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
E3 Comic #5: There’s No Escaping Reality
Even at a show like E3 which is an escape from much of the rest of the world, a person’s anxieties about real world tragedy can seep in. Elizabeth Simins is an artist & illustrator living in New York. She makes comics primarily about games, but also sometimes about other things. Follow her @elizsimins for…
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UncategorizedThe Legend of Zelda, Done In The Style of Game of Thrones
If Game of Thrones were set in the world of The Legend of Zelda, I reckon the intro to the show might look a bit like this. The way the sprites are animated by The Pixel Kingdom here is a really nice touch, yeah? I mean, look at this: So pretty. Video Game of Thrones:…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Eight Hours’ Worth Of F-Bombs On Reddit, Visualized
Shocking as this might be to hear: people swear a lot on the internet. I mean, a lot. I don’t even know how many “fucks” I’ve typed into the ether over the past few days with all this E3 craziness happening. And I’m not even a Redditor! Speaking of that massive teeming cesspool of all…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedThis Is The Intro To Kingdom Hearts III
Last week, when Square Enix published their E3 trailer for Kingdom Hearts 2.5, they added a little teaser for Kingdom Hearts III. We knew that already. What we didn’t know is that according to Kingdom Hearts III co-director Tai Yasue, who spoke to me this morning in an E3 interview, this is actually the first…
By Jason Schreier Published June 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft Responds to Assassin’s Creed Female Character Controversy
News that Ubisoft scuttled plans for including female playable characters in the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Unity was met by scorn and derision by many video game commentators last night. Now, Kotaku has an official statement from Ubisoft on the controversy. The reasoning behind the decisionāthat it would’ve been too expensive to animate female character modelsāfelt…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedāWant to Print Money, Nintendo? Make a Super Smash Bros. Anime.
The most exciting part of yesterday’s Nintendo E3 presentations? Not the Reggie vs. Iwata live-action fight, nor the Palutena or Pac-Man reveals. It was the super-cool anime-styled cartoon near the end of the broadcast. Everyone watching it probably thought the same thing at the same time: “Why doesn’t this thing actually exist?” The cartoon clip…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 11, 2014
