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A Video Game About Being A Mountain
Before this week, David O’Reilly was best known in the gaming scene for making the pretty-looking futuristic video games in the recent science fiction film Her. Sadly, none of them were actually playable for anyone other than Joaquin Phoenix’s character in that movie. But now O’Reilly has returned with a playable video game that’s just…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 13, 2014 -
UncategorizedYes, Far Cry 4 Lets You Ride Elephants
Like its predecessors, Far Cry 4 will let you get your kill on in a quiet and stealthy fashion. But who wants to do that when you can ride an elephant, smash through gates and bust shotgun shells at fools? The video above from PlayStation Access showcases two very different approaches to playing through a…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 13, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Did Nintendo Just Make An Original Shooter Starring Girls? • My Own Hero: Link, Zelda, Love, And Why I Don’t Want Change • TAY Impressions: Super Smash Bros Wii U • SnackTAYku: Taco Bell’s Quesarito (Beef) Is Quesalicious TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them…
By András Neltz Published June 13, 2014 -
EsportsA Match On The New Version Of League of Legends’ Most Popular Map
With Dota 2 and all these upcoming MOBAs knocking on the door, and because League of Legends‘ popular map, Summoner Rift, is getting old and dated, Riot is working on an update and a graphical facelift. So here’s the dev team showing us their progress with the update. It looks pretty cool so far and…
By Gergo Vas Published June 13, 2014 - Uncategorized
The New Adventure Time Mobile Game Is An Addictive Dance Off
There’s a new free Adventure Time mobile game called These Lumps. It adapts the play mechanic of the classic Osmos. These Lumps features Lumpy Space Prince battling gender swapped Adventure Time characters including Fionna and Cake in a dance off. Gameplay is essentially a turbo-charged version of Osmos and Hundreds. Each character on the dance…
By John Struan Published June 13, 2014 -
UncategorizedDayZ Jeopardy! Is Brutal And Has Only One Topic
And that one topic is: DayZ! Still, questions about the game cause headaches for a lot of newspawns in the recent video of Friendly in Cherno. The lucky ones can continue their journey with some extra gear, but everyone else has no other choice but to roll a new character. DayZ Jeopardy With Irregular Dave…
By Gergo Vas Published June 13, 2014 - Kotaku East
The Darth Vader Samurai Figure We All Deserve
Star Wars is famously inspired by Japanese samurai films. So it makes sense for Bandai to release this wonderful Samurai-style Darth Vader. Dubbed, “Movie Realization Samurai General Darth Vader,” the figurine was recently displayed at the Tokyo Toy Show. Designed by Takayuki Takeya, the 7.8-inch figure is slated for a winter 2014 release in Japan.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2014 - Kotaku East
Wizard Barristers Doesn’t Know What Kind of Anime It Wants to Be
Each season, I listfive anime of that season you should be watching. Then I make it a point to review all five later on to see if they lived up to the promise of their first halves. However, I had completely forgotten about Wizard Barristers—which should tell you something about the quality of its latter…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 13, 2014 -
UncategorizedOff-road truck simulator Spintires is now out on Steam, exactly one year after the successful conclusion of its Kickstarter campaign. The launch trailer, which was released a few weeks ago, should be able to show you what the finished game is like (though I believe the actual game has significantly less wubs).
By András Neltz Published June 13, 2014 -
UncategorizedPeople Say Aaron Paul Is Turning on Their Xbox Ones
Breaking Bad actor Aaron Paul’s latest role is starring in Xbox One ads. In them, he sits on the sofa, and, according to some, turns on strangers’ Xbox One consoles. The nerve! In the commercial, Paul shows off the Kinect voice command features for Xbox One, saying, “Xbox One on.” That command is apparently switching…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2014 - Kotaku East
I Am Totally in Love with Persona Q’s Cute Character Redesigns
I’m a pretty big fan of Persona 3 and 4—especially of their dark color palette and creepy visuals. So, if you would have told me a year ago I would love the chibi character designs of Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, I never would have believed you. …But they’re just so cute! Take a…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 13, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Kerbal Version Of NASA’s Warp Drive Ship Is Just As Cool
This week, NASA revealed a possible design for the IXS Enterprise, a faster-than-light concept spacecraft. It looked pretty interesting! Interesting enough to prompt the Kerbal Space Program community to recreate it, even. The Enterprise at the top was created by redditor Oldnumber007. He used several mods to build the craft and then launch it into…
By András Neltz Published June 13, 2014 - Kotaku East
Godzilla Invades a Tokyo Park
Hollywood’s latest take on Godzilla hasn’t yet opened in Japan. But when it does later next month, there will be a huge statue in a Tokyo park to mark the event. Starting July 18 and wrapping up on August 31, the Tokyo Midtown Green and Park will be home to a 1/7 scale Godzilla. IT…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2014 - Kotaku East
Two Men Arrested for Allegedly Stealing…320 Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards
I reckon there are things thieves brag about stealing: diamonds, exotic cars, and priceless art. Wonder where Yu-Gi-Oh! cards fall into that mix. Especially ones stolen from high school students. Yu-Gi-Oh!, of course, is an enjoyable card game, spawned from the manga of the same name. Some of the rare Yu-Gi-Oh! cards fetch a pretty…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2014 - Kotaku East
Do You Have $30,000 for This Giant Optimus Prime Statue?
Just think, you can buy a new car or 6.5 foot Optimus Prime? Oh, and it doesn’t transform, it just stands there. And points—at you, probably, laughing silently. As part of Transformers’ 30th anniversary, Takara Tomy is offering this made-in-Japan Optimus Prime for a cool 3 million yen (nearly $30,000). The statue is being crafted…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 13, 2014 -
UncategorizedBloodborne Gameplay Video Leaks
This is a gameplay video of From Software and Sony’s upcoming Bloodborne. You know, the Dark/Demon’s Souls successor for the PS4. And it’s pretty interesting. Not just because it gives us our first good look at the game in action, but because the clip itself is from well before E3, before the project was called…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2014 -
UncategorizedEnough Mortal Kombat X Gameplay Footage To Stab A Spine With
New characters, old characters, new stages, new moves. This is a huge gameplay demonstration of the latest Mortal Kombat game, presented by series creator Ed Boon. I don’t really like Mortal Kombat that much, but I love this demonstration in principal. So much of E3 is bullshit, but this? This is live, raw gameplay, exactly…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 13, 2014 - Culture
I Wish Hotel Rooms Had Star Wars Paintings On The Walls
Darek Zabrocki is a freelance concept artist who is also one of the best damn Star Wars fan artists I have ever seen. You can see more of Darek’s work at his personal site and ArtStation page. To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 12, 2014