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Find Out The Future Of Unreal Tournament Live, Right Here
Are we (finally) getting a new Unreal Tournament game? We’ll find out at 2pm Eastern, when the folks at Epic Games promise they’ll be talking about “the future of Unreal Tournament.” They’re also gonna talk some more about Unreal Engine 4 and virtual reality in general. The whole thing will be streamed live on Twitch—watch…
By Jason Schreier Published May 8, 2014 - Uncategorized
Refurb Xbox Ones, Peripheral Deal Blowout, Tomb Raider Definitive
We’ve got a slew of great discounted peripherals for you today, starting with the CM Storm Quickfire Rapid for $70. This was one of your six contenders for best gaming keyboard, and it saves significant desk space by going tenkeyless. We’re linking to the brown switches, but you can add $1 to get the blacks,…
By Shane Roberts Published May 8, 2014 - Uncategorized
Punk Sailor Moon Scouts Could Probably Kick Your Ass
Sailor Scouts are normally tough gals, what with the fighting evil by moonlight thing, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be even more badass. Case in point: this wonderful punk Sailor Moon cosplay. These pictures taken by Vivid Vision show a group of friends at the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo—and yes, there are individual…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 8, 2014 - Uncategorized
The PS4 Controller’s Light Bar Won’t Turn Off Because Of Virtual Reality
Are you one of the people that’s been annoyed by the fact that the DualShock 4’s light bar never turns off? Well, Sony has finally clued us in to why the PlayStation 4 developers decided not to allow gamers to conserve battery life and their own sanity by sticking an “off” switch on the thing.…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 8, 2014 - Esports
Watch The League of Legends All-Star Tournament Right Here
The League of Legends All-Star tournament runs from Thursday, May 8 to Sunday, May 11, and you can watch it all right here. This tournament for Riot’s mega-popular multiplayer game brings the best League of Legend players from across the world to Paris for five-on-five arena battling. You can watch the livestream here: Full schedule,…
By Jason Schreier Published May 8, 2014 - Uncategorized
Remember Pixel Press, the beautiful sounding app that promises to let you create your own video games by simply drawing them? Well, the thing has successfully completed its metamorphosis from an idealistic Kickstarter project into an actual thing that people can use. Huzzah! Now wouldn’t it be great it that happened more often?
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 8, 2014 -
UncategorizedOriginally planned for a 2014 release, free-running zombie apocalypse game Dying Light is now being aimed at a February release next year. A post on the game’s official site says that developer Techland is taking more time to make Dying Light live up to their expectations.
By Evan Narcisse Published May 8, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Which Video Game Creatures Deserve A Second Chance? • The Evil Within Should Take Notes From Resident Evil 4 • A (Somewhat) Short Defense for Nintendo’s Tomodachi Life Decision TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published May 8, 2014 - Uncategorized
Elder Scrolls Online Delayed On Consoles
If you’re a PS4 or Xbox One owner waiting to play The Elder Scrolls Online on your console, you’re gonna have to wait a few months longer. Bethesda’s just announced a delay of “about six months” for the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game, which were originally slated for a June release. Here’s…
By Jason Schreier Published May 8, 2014 -
UncategorizedProbably Not the New Soul Calibur Game You Were Waiting For
Awesome: a new Soul Calibur game is out today! Not awesome: it’s a collectible card game made for touch-screen devices. Now, there’s nothing inherently wrong with CCG titles or touch-screen games. Just look at Hearthstone. But, Soul Calibur: Unbreakable Soul looks like it’s taking the most fun part of the weapon-centric martial art series, namely…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 8, 2014 - Uncategorized
If Disney Characters Were College Students
DeviantART artist Hyung’s extensive Disney University series takes classic Disney characters and puts them in a modern-day college setting. It’s easy to imagine Pocahontas or Hercules in a scenario like this, but it gets a lot funnier when he transforms Simba, Bambi or Pinocchio. Here are some highlights, with a LOT more over at Hyung’s…
By Gergo Vas Published May 8, 2014 - Uncategorized
Our First Real Look At Sunset Overdrive
Insomniac, to put it bluntly, has something to prove right now. The renowned studio behind franchises like Spyro and Ratchet & Clank underwent what could very charitably be described as a dry spell after it released Resistance 3 in 2011 with a duo of unsatisfactory Ratchet & Clank titles and the thoroughly unremarkable co-op shooter…
By Phil Owen Published May 8, 2014 - Uncategorized
Adorable Prints Of Carmen Sandiego, Chun-Li And Link
Sonic, Mario and more in a series of illustrations by JP Coovert. Get a better look below: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published May 8, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Arcade Flyer For The Classic TMNT Arcade Game
April O’Neil showing off some very big hair hair for the classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game. She appeared on the side of the console: Via GRG, AFA, and R/Gaming You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published May 8, 2014 - Uncategorized
Talented Kotaku reader Bonny John’s ambitious project—to draw one Pokémon per day—is about to end, as he just finished an amazing Mew fan-art as his 151st drawing in a row. Below is the full picture. Head over to the TAY post for some WIP shots, and check out the rest of the Pokémon drawings here…
By Gergo Vas Published May 8, 2014 - Kotaku East
Japanese Manga Stirs Up Fukushima Nuclear Controversy
A famous Japanese food manga takes on the “truth about Fukushima.” The Japanese manga, Oishinbo (美味しんぼ) is a long-running food manga that has been ongoing since 1983. In his latest chapter that was recently published in the magazine Big Comic Spirits, author Tetsu Kariya depicted the manga protagonist, Shiro Yamaoka, as he returned from a…
By Toshi Nakamura Published May 8, 2014 -
UncategorizedDiablo III‘s Convoluted Backstory, Summed Up In A Minute
Instead of looting corpses, someone actually did read all the dialogue in Diablo III, and managed to sum up the endless war between angels and demons in a single minute. Here’s Lore’s latest video: LORE — Diablo 3 Lore in a Minute [YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]
By Gergo Vas Published May 8, 2014 - Culture
When Japanese Birthdays Look Disgusting and Somewhat Frightening
Last year, Kotaku first reported on a trend among Japanese students: smushing cream puffs in people’s faces on their birthdays. Things have, well, escalated. Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. As pointed out on Naver, instead of simply cream puffs, youth are now splattering each other with various combinations of flour,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 8, 2014 -
Uncategorized‘A Co-op Submarine Roguelike In A Verne-Inspired Undersea Universe’
In fact, it’s a co-op roguelike “created under the mindset of having friends scream at each other.” Sounds fun! We Need To Go Deeper is a four-man multiplayer, somewhat FTL-like game based around exploring the deep sea, searching for treasure and trying not to die in the process. Well, FTL-like in the sense that there’s…
By András Neltz Published May 8, 2014