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Real PS4 Screenshots Justify All That ‘Next-Gen’ Hype
Back when the PS4 and Xbox One were announced, “next-gen” meant a lot of things to a lot of people. Smarter games, bigger games, different games, more ways to play with your friends. But it also meant that games would look a whole lot better. It could sometimes be hard to tell just what that…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedFrozen’s ‘Let It Go,’ Done Grand Theft Auto Style
Things would have happened a little differently had Frozen taken place in Liberty City. Things might’ve been a bit more…violent. Okay, yes, Anna doesn’t actually sing the song in the movie, even though this video by boblester122 still pairs her with the tune. But hey, if you wanna play as Elsa the Snow Queen instead,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedMinecraft Makes An Incredible Beatbox
YouTuber Minkks pulled out all the sound effects from Minecraft and turned them into a series of songs made from only those sound effects. The results are fantastic. You can watch the whole playlist of videos here, and if you want to learn to do your own, Minkks even put together a tutorial here! Minecraft…
By Steve Marinconz Published April 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
Blizzcon 2014 is officially taking place on Friday, November 7 and Saturday, November 8, Blizzard just announced in a press release. The convention will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Southern California. Find out more about this year’s festivities and get yourself some tickets here.
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Elder Scrolls Online At Its Silliest
No MMO can exist without a handful of emotes and idle animations, and The Elder Scrolls Online is also no exception. IGN shared a short clip where the play around with the available ones. Some of these, like dancing, might feel bit overused in previous MMOs, but hurling buckets? Doing pushups? Those look awesome! Elder…
By Gergo Vas Published April 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedEverything Wrong With Spider-Man In 11 Minutes
I didn’t mind the first Spider-Man movie, but every superhero flick has plenty of crazy continuity errors and ridiculous tropes. Spider-Man‘s tally? 115 in 11 minutes. There are a lot of common sins here, but the one I never would’ve caught is a two-column newspaper blurb that copies text from the first column to fill…
By Steve Marinconz Published April 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
Clone Wars Collector’s Edition, Titanfall for $37, Minecraft LEGO
Today at WBShop, you can pick up the collector’s edition box sets of Star Wars: The Clone Wars on Blu-ray or DVD for some seriously great prices. The box comes complete with tons of special features, and a limited edition art book as well. May the deals be with you. Star Wars: The Clone Wars:…
By Shep McAllister Published April 22, 2014 - Culture
Nintendo’s Secret Weapon
On the third floor of Nintendo’s U.S. headquarters, next to the conference rooms named after Mario and Donkey Kong, there’s a door that you can’t open. There’s no boss key or warp pipe here—unless you’re one of the handful of people with a high-security keycard, you’re not getting in. [This article was originally published on…
By Jason Schreier Published April 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedDark Souls II’s Backstory, Explained In A Minute
Like in every game in the series, the lore of Dark Souls II is cryptic and obscured. Lucky for us, the Lore in a Minute guys have our back. Some spoilers ahead. Lore in a Minute teamed up with Dark Souls fan and video creator VaatiVidya to break down the basic events that lead to…
By Chris Person Published April 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedA Behind-The Scenes Look At Kotaku
Have you ever wanted to watch Kotaku talk about Kotaku? “Hell yes!” you say? “I want nothing more in this world,” you say? Excellent. Here’s a video recording of our panel from PAX East earlier this month. We talk about games, new consoles, and what it’s like to work for everyone’s favorite video game website.…
By Jason Schreier Published April 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
How Much It Costs To Mortgage An Xbox One And PS4
Video games are an expensive habit. And few things are pricier than being an early adopter for a next-gen console like the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. So if you’re really itching to dive into some quality PS4 or Xbox One games, are you better off renting one system or the other and paying it…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
The First Player To Unlock All 2,057 Of World of Warcraft‘s Achievements
No, it wasn’t one of the Blizzard devs, but a rather enthusiastic Russian player, Хируко, who managed to unlock every single achievement in World of Warcraft (that’s 2057 at the moment) and an extra 205 of the ~300 Feats of Strengths unlocked. Technically this means he has nothing left to do (collect missing mounts, maybe?)…
By Gergo Vas Published April 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedMinecraft’s New Terrain Generator Looks Amazing
Mojang has been slowly teasing out details about the next big update for Minecraft for a while now. This Tuesday, the team decided to drop a bombshell on fans of the legendary PC game in the form of a quiet little YouTube video announcing how players will soon be able “to create their own wild…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedEvery Swear Counted in GTA V‘s NSFW Supercut
YouTuber TheMediocreScot spent 5 months to prove that GTA V drops the F-Bomb more times than anything else with a 12-minute-long NFSW montage. That’s a total of 1018 f*cks throughout the game’s 69 story missions. 14.75 per mission. Fantastic. GTA V: Swear Count [YouTube, via r/GrandTheftAuto] To contact the author of this post, write to:…
By Gergo Vas Published April 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Sword Art Online Vol.1 – Aincrad: The Review • What To Do When You Have Too Many Games? • Games and the Discovery of Music TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published April 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
Nintendo and Japanese studio Tecmo Koei are developing a new installment in the horror series Fatal Frame, according to Famitsu. The good news for Nintendo fans is that it’s for the Wii U, which is a console in dire need of more quality games to play. The bad news for American Nintendo fans living stateside…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
Classic Video Game Protagonists As Wacky Cartoon Characters
What would those classic characters—such as Jazz Jackrabbit, or Cool Spot above—have looked if they were on TV, starring in Saturday morning shows? German comic artist Dirk Erik Schulz gives us the answer by reimagining 24 of them in that exact style. Some of them don’t ring a bell? Let me help, starting with the…
By Gergo Vas Published April 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedBioWare Returns To Its Roots With The Next Dragon Age On October 7th
We’ve seen Dragon Age: Inquisition in action, and have even detailed many of its new and returning features, but the question remains: what is the game actually about at its core? We know that Dragon Age 2 ended in a sort of cliffhanger, with tensions between the key forces that use and regulate magic reaching…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 22, 2014 -
UncategorizedWe’re Getting The Sequel To Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
Already announced for Japan, the sequel to Square’s wonderful rhythm game Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is coming to North America in 2014. It’s called Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call, and it’s got a bunch of new characters, stages, and songs from the Final Fantasy series, including tracks from Final Fantasy Type-0, which was never released outside…
By Jason Schreier Published April 22, 2014 - Uncategorized
That’s one cool, unexpected Marvel/Nintendo mashup by artist Vance Bell. Link and Dark Link from The Legend of Zelda games, back together as Captain Hyrule and The Twilight Soldier. Captain Hyrule and The Twilight Soldier by Vance Bell [via tips] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest…
By Gergo Vas Published April 22, 2014