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UncategorizedNvidia Launches Its Most Powerful (And Expensive) Video Card Yet
Packed with the power of two GK110 GTX Titan Black graphics processing units and all the all the CUDA cores a CUDA core lover could ever want, Nvidia’s 4K Ultra HD-killing Titan Z is ready to upgrade your computer to the tune of $3,000. It’s been a couple of months since Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang…
By Mike Fahey Published May 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedAngry Birds Star Wars II invaded by clones. The iOS version of Rovio’s second Star Wars themed bird-flinger just updated with 40 free new levels, taking us even deeper into the second trilogy than we wanted to go. Other platforms shall update soon. Over at the Angry Birds blogthey’ve posted some awesome macro Telepod toy…
By Mike Fahey Published May 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Transistor’s Soundtrack Reminds Me Why I Love Video Game Music • Game Of The Week—Robotic Limbs And Some Dude Named Cloud • Next Generation: Blurring the Lines Between Flash and Substance TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published May 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedBethesda’s Newest Game Is Like Team Fortress Without Guns
Today Bethesda announced the first new title to come from their fairly new studio: Battlecry in development by…Battlecry. Battlecry is a free-to-play, third-person, 32-player team action combat game for PC. It plays and reads a lot like Team Fortress, but without the gunpowder. During a presentation in Los Angeles two weeks ago, Bethesda’s Pete Hines…
By Tina Amini Published May 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Ghost In The Shell Movie We Never Had
I’m not sure a live action Ghost in the Shell adaptation would be a good idea, but an homage to the opening of Mamoru Oshii’s 1995 anime with real-life characters can’t hurt. Director Ash Thorpe and his Project 2501 team recreated the title sequence, Motoko Kusanagi’s birth, in a real-life environment, with a bit of…
By Gergo Vas Published May 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedLearn How To Apply Ronda Rousey’s Armbar In EA Sports UFC
Applying submission moves in EA Sports UFC will be like playing a series of quick time events, accelerated based on your character’s skill and exhaustion levels. See how it works in this video of a fight between Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate: Via EA You are now looking at Screenburn , a Kotaku blog dedicated…
By John Struan Published May 28, 2014 -
Uncategorized8-Bit Donnie Darko Is Every Bit As Twisted As The Film
I remember my first viewing of Richard Kelly’s cult classic, Donnie Darko, as if it were late last night in a quiet, somewhat creepy house, silence pierced only by faint wwhistle of a rapidly descending jet engine. It went’s something like this (spoilers!). The 8-bit movie translators over at CineFix did an amazing job with…
By Mike Fahey Published May 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Fan Animation Turns Link Pikmin-Sized
Some just can’t wait till a new, HD Zelda arrives and start working on their own fan-projects. This superb gif is from animator PencilTest ‘s upcoming fan-movie, which—if it’ll have the same overall quality as this teaser—will be quite ambitious. Zelda gifs by PencilTest [Tumblr] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing…
By Gergo Vas Published May 28, 2014 -
Kotaku EastMeet Pushmo World It is the upcoming sequel to Intelligent Systems’ 3DS puzzle games, Pushmo and Crashmo, and it’s coming to the Japanese Wii U (yes, Wii U) eShop on June 19. UPDATE: Nintendo has confirmed that Pushmo World will also launch on the US (and EU) Wii U eShop on June 19.
By András Neltz Published May 28, 2014 - Kotaku East
Caramel Banana Sushi Exists in Japan
Goodness! Just when you thought unusual sushi couldn’t get any more, well, unusual, there’s this: Caramel banana sushi. Starting tomorrow, conveyor belt sushi chain Kura is offering it in Japan. Remember, sushi rice is made with vinegar. Caramel is sweet. Then, there are bananas to contend with. All at once. In your mouth. This is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2014 - Kotaku East
Will consoles ever catch on in South Korea? Iconic Korean game developer Jake Song doesn’t think so, recently saying, “Consoles are largely limited and have limited specs so there is a consensus that they are looked down upon from an online game developer’s point of view… The markets for consoles are limited to USA, Europe,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedLeaked Battlefield: Hardline Trailer Shows Multiplayer, Single-Player
Well, the existence of a new cops-vs-robbers Battlefield game got leaked yesterday. Today, an in-depth trailer showing gameplay, plot and multiplayer details for Battlefield: Hardline has surfaced. EA later confirmed the existence of Hardline by unveiling an official website late yesterday but this trailer—first spotted on NeoGAF —looks like it runs down many of the…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 28, 2014 -
Kotaku EastJapanese Candy Art is Just Precious
This is “amezaiku” (飴細工) or, literally, “candy handiwork.” And there’s one way to best sum up this traditional craft: How sweet. In Japan, amezaiku has been practiced in various forms for around a thousand years or so. Artisans mold and snip piping hot taffy, creating animals, or more recently, anime characters before the candy hardens.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2014 - Kotaku East
Japan Is Getting “Below Freezing” Soft Drinks
Starting next month, Asahi is rolling out “Freezing Cider.” It will be sold at minus 5 degrees celsius (23 degrees fahrenheit). How cool is that? The drink has a slightly stronger flavor that your typical Mitsuya Cider. However, the moment you open the plastic bottle, the drink turns into an instant ice sherbet. So, this…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedIf Valve Made A Smash Bros. Game
This fan-trailer-slash-intro-remake convinced me that it’s an excellent idea. Even if half of it would be hats. Upon pondering what a Smash Bros. game with an all-Valve cast would look like, YouTuber crazyhalo took matters into their own hands to create Super Smash Bros. Source, a shot-by-shot remake of the intro to Super Smash Bros.…
By András Neltz Published May 28, 2014 - Kotaku East
Masami Ochiai, the Chairman of Index Corporation, and his wife, Index president Yoshimi Ogawa, were arrested on fraud charges for allegedly cooking the company’s books. Index Corporation previously owned the Atlus brand, which has since been transferred to Sega.
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2014 - Kotaku East
An Anime Figure You Will Never Forget
There are lots of anime figures. Truth be told, many of them simply are not that memorable. This one, however, is. This is a figure of Hunter x Hunter character Gon after he transformed into an older version of himself. What’s the big deal, you say. Well… Wowzers! The figure is around 17 inches tall,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2014 - Kotaku East
Chinese College Looks Like Hogwarts from Harry Potter
Is that the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? Nope, these are the new facilities for the elite Hebei Academy of Fine Arts in China. In China, folks have certainly noticed that the buildings look like the iconic wizard school. As reported on Sohu, Kanka News, and MSN China (via The Nanfang), the university’s head,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Watch Dogs PR Stunt Ends With Bomb Squad Called To News Office
A PR stunt for Ubisoft’s new Watch Dogs game has backfired, with a Police bomb squad called to the offices of an Australian news station. A package arrived at the offices of Ninemsn yesterday, containing a letter and a small safe. Media industry site Mumbrella reports that the letter told the addressee to check their…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 28, 2014 - Culture
Alas Poor Yorrick! We Shipped Him Freight.
Yulin Li is a concept artist who, having worked in Shanghai for a few years, has recently moved to Canada. You can see more of Yulin’s work here and here To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand”…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 28, 2014