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UncategorizedThese Are The 10 Studios Making Assassin’s Creed Unity
Some people roll their eyes (or grunt or sigh) when they’re reminded of how many studios Ubisoft uses to make their massive Assassin’s Creed games, but as someone who likes each year’s installment, I just find it interesting. Ubisoft Montreal normally leads development, though they clearly juggle teams, giving each major AC Montreal team at…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 15, 2014 - Uncategorized
PSA: Mario Kart 8 is the 10th 11th Mario Kart Just in case you were counting. In related news, Mario Kart 64 was not actually the 64th Mario Kart. Also: the new Mario Kart is pretty good UPDATE: A third arcade Mario Kart game has been released, making this month’s 8 actually the 11th game.…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 15, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Funniest Voice In Gaming Comes To Dota 2
Even if you don’t play Dota 2, you’ll probably enjoy this video of The Stanley Parable‘s droll British narrator doing his best to play eSports announcer. These clips all come from a new Dota 2 announcer pack—released today for $10—that lets you play with commentary from the critically-acclaimed indie game. Watch and enjoy.
By Jason Schreier Published May 15, 2014 - Uncategorized
$20 to Spend on Android Apps For $7, Cosmos, Watch Dogs, Titanfall
Today in the no-brainer category, Android owners can get $20 worth of Android apps, in the form of Amazon coins, for $7. What you’re actually doing is buying the Android version of GTA: San Andreas, which costs 7 bucks and comes with 2000 free coins ($20). If you have a Kindle Fire and want the…
By Shane Roberts Published May 15, 2014 - Uncategorized
Far Cry 4 Announced For November Release
Far Cry is going to the mountains—the next game in Ubisoft’s open-world shooter series will be set in the Himalayas, and it’ll be out this fall for current- and last-gen platforms (minus Wii U). Far Cry 4, a sequel to 2012’s successful Far Cry 3, had been rumored for quite some time now. Today it’s…
By Jason Schreier Published May 15, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhat Do You Think Of This New Game Trailer?
Last night, the publisher Interceptor Entertainment announced a video game called Bombshell. They put up a website and teaser trailer, which you can watch above. Interceptor Entertainment is the video game publisher that was trying to make a new Duke Nukem game (with original Duke Nukem creator 3D Realms) before getting entangled in lawsuits with…
By Jason Schreier Published May 15, 2014 -
UncategorizedHearthstone Cards Make Beautiful Music
YouTuber JimAndNathDoTheGames realized that mousing over a card in Hearthstone sounds similar to a hi hat, and from there, the next step was obvious. Build an arena deck and make a song from the sound effects. Apparently the deck they drafted did pretty well too, watch it in action: Raise Your Nature via /r/hearthstone
By Steve Marinconz Published May 15, 2014 - Uncategorized
Try a Game That’s Basically The Barrel Parts of Donkey Kong Country
No running. No jumping. No minecarts. Some developers in Uruguay have been making a game called Bullet Boy that seems to be exclusively based on the barrel levels of Donkey Kong Country (perhaps the most fun parts of those games?). Don’t settle for a trailer. You can play a short demo in your web browser.…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 15, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Review:Mobile Suit Gundam AGE •Did I Just Get Killed By A Phone Booth in Awesomenauts? • On Charities and Video Games • Word of the Day: Obfuscate TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By Stephen Totilo Published May 15, 2014 -
UncategorizedThere’s a pretty cool glitchy trick in GTA V that makes planes on the ground take off and chase you around the map. The only thing you need is one of the super cars and a little preparation. It is explained in detail how to pull this off below in this short tutorial, made by…
By Gergo Vas Published May 15, 2014 -
UncategorizedAn Adventure Game That Looks Like 1930’s-Style Animation
Fleish and Cherry is an-development isometric adventure game that looks like vintage black and white animation, with a story mildly reminiscent of Jessica Rabbit saving Roger Rabbit in Toon Town. Check out concept art and gameplay below: During the golden era of Toonville, Fleish the Fox is the star of all the shorts recorded in…
By John Struan Published May 15, 2014 - Uncategorized
What Pokémon In a Darker Future Would Look Like
Pokémon would look a lot darker in an alternate future, where not just Pokémon evolved but also bio- and nanotechnology. DeviantART artist Abel Vera imagined Mewtwo and Blastoise in a universe like that. Here’s a Mega Mewtwo X, a Mega Mewtwo Y, an armored, cyborg Mewtwo and a realistic Mega Blastoise: Dayshot is an image-based…
By Gergo Vas Published May 15, 2014 - Kotaku East
Sure, I’ll Pay Over $1,700 For That $30 Game
Why pay 30 bucks to download a game from Steam when you could shell out ¥179,450 (Roughly US$1,760.76) for the Japanese package version? Hearts of Iron III is a grand strategy war game that was released in 2009. It’s not an unremarkable game, but the current price on Japan’s Amazon for its Japanese version has…
By Toshi Nakamura Published May 15, 2014 -
EsportsWhat Losing In StarCraft Really Feels Like
It’s always a sad thing in StarCraft II when our perfect build and strategy is blown into pieces in seconds by the other player. Here’s channelman with a really funny clip showing the differences how these moments look in reality and how they look and feel for the players on the losing side. Obviously, the…
By Gergo Vas Published May 15, 2014 -
Kotaku EastYes, the Vagina Boat Finally Became a Reality
Very important update! Maybe you were thinking, “Hey, what happened to that vagina boat?” Well, good news: The vagina boat finally set sail. Warning: This article has content some readers might find objectionable. The heck is the vagina boat, you say! Last summer, Kotaku reported that a Japanese artist named Rokudenashiko was crowdfunding her dream…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 15, 2014 - Kotaku East
If You Have Zero Twitter Followers, You Die in This Manga
How many Twitter followers do you have? How many Facebook friends do you have? How many would be willing to die for you? Welcome to the world of Real Account – A world where all social networking services have been unified under a single, universal, all-encompassing, and deadly service. What It’s About Ataru Kashiwagi is…
By Toshi Nakamura Published May 15, 2014 - Kotaku East
Fight Chinese Pollution with a Goofy Nose Mask
Pollution sucks! But there are ways to protect yourself, such as surgical masks or even heavy duty gas masks. One Chinese company, MaiXingRen, is offering another solution: a nose mask. MaiXingRen says its Nose Air Filter Mask can filter out 99 percent of those hazardous tiny particles in pollution—making it, the company claims, more effective…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 15, 2014 - Kotaku East
Smash Bros. Creator Wants to Drive a Transparent Car
This week in his semi-weekly column, Super Smash Bros. creator, Masahiro Sakurai talks about VR technology and how it can make his dreams come true. With the Oculus Rift getting Facebook backing and Sony’s Project Morpheus, things are moving towards VR headsets as the potential future of gaming and entertainment. As a developer and a…
By Toshi Nakamura Published May 15, 2014