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Humble Spring Sale Redux, Mario Kart 8, Amazon Coins
The best of the Humble Spring Sale returns today with a killer selection and a ton of great deals. We recommend just grabbing everything. [Humble Spring Sale] The Humble Daily Bundle Melee Bundle will also be around for about an hour after our post goes live, followed by a new Humble Daily. Save hard on…
By Shane Roberts Published May 20, 2014 -
UncategorizedWolfenstein’s Cool Easter Egg Is A 90s Throwback
It’s 2014, and there’s a new Wolfenstein game out today, which is weird and surreal and kind of hilarious for longtime gamers. Wolfenstein, after all, is one of the longest-running franchises in video game history, spanning all the way back to Castle Wolfenstein on the Commodore 64. Mike’s cranking through the game today, so expect…
By Jason Schreier Published May 20, 2014 -
ReviewsTransistor: The Kotaku Review
“Jesus, how much longer is this?” I texted my friend, putting down the PlayStation 4 controller to pause Transistor “I think I’m just bad at video games,” I added. “About 5 hours maybe,” he wrote back, laughing in the way that one makes clear through a text message. He had finished the whole thing in…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 20, 2014 - Uncategorized
Come On, Stop with the Weird Noises in the Let’s Play Videos, Okay?
If you watch a lot of videos where people play games and talk about them at the same time, you’ll be wincing with recognition at Dorkly‘s latest webcomic. Talking over video game sessions has become a popular pastime and big business, too. Lots of people are donning headsets in the hopes of becoming the next…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 20, 2014 -
UncategorizedIt’s Almost Time to Kill Hitler. Again.
Well, someone who looks a whole lot like Adolf Hitler anyway. Here’s the trailer for Sniper Elite 3‘s Hunt the Grey Wolf DLC, which continues the series’ tradition of special missions that let you assassinate Der Fuhrer. This time, you’ll be stalking the leader of the Third Reich through the Libyan city of Tobruk. Hunt…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 20, 2014 - Uncategorized
There’s Finally A Woman Jack Bauer
JACK BAUER HAS FINALLY MET HIS MATCH. Meet Kate Morgan, a steely CIA agent who has almost immediately elevated herself to the role of co-star on 24: Live Another Day, bringing the type of raw energy and all-around skills that her colleagues seriously lack. She’s smart and ruthless—”She’s good,” Jack confesses to Chloe at one…
By Jason Schreier Published May 20, 2014 - Uncategorized
Company Sued For Making ‘Magic Clone’ Says They’re Being Bullied
Less than a week after Wizards of the Coast announced that it was suing Hex Entertainment and Cryptozoic Entertainment for cloning the company’s popular card game Magic: The Gathering, the two companies have come back with a statement in defense of their game Hex: Shards of Fate Here’s the full statement written by Cryptozoic president…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 20, 2014 -
UncategorizedMortal Kombat Fatalities, Re-Imagined With Pokémon
Pikachu would teach Raiden a lesson or two on how to use lightning properly in Mortal Kombat. And you probably wouldn’t have to worry about Snorlax or Bulbasaur. In this stellar animation, Adrian Jensen shows us what Pokémon would do if they were playable characters in Mortal Kombat Reminds me of Primal Rage: Pokemon Mortal…
By Gergo Vas Published May 20, 2014 - Uncategorized
My First 40 Turns With Civilization: Beyond Earth
We’ve probably all theorized about fictional situations and how we’d deal with them. The zombie apocalypse, any end-of-the-world narrative, or maybe even less far-reaching scenarios like exploring and colonizing new planets in space. Well, just last week I got to put my hypothetical space adventure decisions to the test in the next chapter ofCivilization I…
By Tina Amini Published May 20, 2014 - Uncategorized
Snake has a lot of abilities we haven’t seen yet. He is a designated driver after all. The main story in Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes might be short, but as you can see there’s fun to do Gif via r/analogygifs by reddidd Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of…
By Gergo Vas Published May 20, 2014 -
Kotaku EastGundam Unicorn Is an Excellent Ending to a Story 35 Years in the Making
Originally started four years ago as a six-part anime movie adaptation of a novel series, Gundam Unicorn has finally reached its conclusion with the 7th and final chapter, Gundam Unicorn 7: Over the Rainbow [Note: While original planned for 6 parts, due the massive amount of remaining content, the creators announced a 7th episode to…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published May 20, 2014 - Kotaku East
The Spinning Lady Will Mess with Your Mind
You are looking at an optical illusion. It’s been doing my head in all day. Do you know which direction the woman is spinning? Is she spinning clockwise? Counter-clockwise? Or does she suddenly change directions? Try blinking and see what happens. Maybe she changes direction. Maybe not. It depends on how you see. The Spinning…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 20, 2014 -
UncategorizedWatch Dogs Isn’t Out Yet, But Its Commodore 64 Mockup Is
While we still a few days away from the release of Watch Dogs, animator Balázs Kalocsai did an excellent 80s style, Commodore 64 reinterpretation of the game. ‘Everything is connected’ has an other meaning in this one: it’s hoping that your joystiq and datasette is plugged in properly. Watch Dogs (Commodore 64, 1989) [Youtube] Thanks,…
By Gergo Vas Published May 20, 2014 - Kotaku East
Spider-Man Appeared on Japanese Television Tonight. Chaos Ensued.
Make that, Spider-Woman. Japanese celebrity and serial cosplayer Natsuki Okamoto was on her regular current events program dressed as everyone’s friendly neighborhood superhero and then started “shooting” webs. Via 2ch, here’s how that went down: Okamoto often dresses as things she’s into, whether that’s an athlete she follows, a historical period she enjoys, or in…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 20, 2014
