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UncategorizedThe Wonderful World of Glitch Pokémon
You might know about the Missingno glitch from Red & Blue, that backwards L shape that players could encounter and catch despite not being a ‘real’ Pokémon. You might even know about the infamous Mew glitch. But these aren’t the only creature-related glitches you can find in Pokémon, amazingly enough. Glitch Pokezine is a collection…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
Amazon Hires Portal‘s Kim Swift, Far Cry 2‘s Clint Hocking
Amazon is bolstering up talent in their video game development studio, and they’ve got two new high-profile snags: Portal designer Kim Swift and Far Cry 2 designer Clint Hocking have both joined Amazon Game Studios, Kotaku has learned. Swift, best known for helping create Portal, most recently worked at Airtight Games on the Ouya-exclusive Soul…
By Jason Schreier Published April 2, 2014 -
CultureWatch People Demolish Dark Souls II In An Hour And A Half
Few things in life are as humbling and awe-inspiring as watching speedrunners do their magic, and few games are more entertaining to watch speedrun than the Souls series. With that in mind, let’s watch some people demolish Dark Souls II! (Big spoilers ahead) It’s worth noting that there are many ways to speedrun Dark Souls…
By Chris Person Published April 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
Maybe you’ve heard of 2048? The folks at Grantland have, including the popular smartphone game in a new list of media recommendations while almost entirely glossing over the fact that 2048 is a derivation of a clone of the well-liked game Threes. Well, Threes does get to be an oblique punchline at the end of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 2, 2014 -
UncategorizedSomehow, Dead Island Became A Fun DOTA-Style Game
I got a beta code for Dead Island:Epidemic. I didn’t love Dead Island. I couldn’t get into DOTA 2. So I didn’t expect to enjoy this game at all, but it’s actually a very accessible version of the biggest competitive games in the world. Around the time I started at Kotaku, I actually spent a…
By Steve Marinconz Published April 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
Amazon Adding Metacritic Scores Is Bad News For Everyone
The immensely powerful aggregation website Metacritic just got a little more powerful, partnering up with Amazon, the biggest online retailer in the world, to display Metascores on video game pages. This appears to be a quiet launch—rolling out gradually over the course of the week—but that Metascore is anything but quiet. It’s right in your…
By Jason Schreier Published April 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
Welcome To TMI! Ask Me Anything
Hello! TMI is a new branch of Kotaku that I’ll be running. What is it? Well, it’s something of an experiment in disclosure, storytelling, interviewing, and a bunch of other stuff, and I’d like you to join me. I’m Nathan Grayson, and my hope is to tell you more or less everything that happens to…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
If Half-Life 2 Were Remade Today
Then it might look a little bit like…this. Which is to say: it would look fantastic. This recreation of City 17 (the opening train station, to be more exact) comes from Polycount user Logithx, and damn if it doesn’t make you crave either a prettified remake of Half-Life 2, or, you know, Half-Life 3 itself.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 2, 2014 -
UncategorizedCorsair Vengeance K70, So Much Doctor Who, PSN Update [Deals]
Your runner-up for Best Gaming Keyboard, and the #1 Best-Seller in Gaming Keyboards, the Corsair Vengeance K70 Mechanical is getting a rare discount today. Pick it up for $115 and game on. [Amazon] Update: Amazon is backordered, but you can still grab the deal, or grab it from Newegg for the same price. Titanfall, Battlefield…
By Shane Roberts Published April 2, 2014 -
UncategorizedA Sneak Peek At Amazon Games Studio’s Upcoming Titles
Sev Zero might be the first game coming to the Amazon Fire TV from Amazon Games Studio, but it’s far from the last. Here’s a look at what’s in store for Fire TV gamers. Amazon Games Studios has been putting out mobile games since 2012, but now that the Amazon Fire TV is here the…
By Mike Fahey Published April 2, 2014 -
UncategorizedNuclear Throne’s April Fool’s Joke: An Entire Playable 3D Game
If you aren’t familiar with Nuclear Throne, it’s a 2D roguelike shoot-em-up. For April Fools, their joke was to announce they were changing the game to a 3D FPS. Except it wasn’t just a joke, they actually made an entire playable version. Youtuber JSmithOTI took a run through the April Fool’s build, check it out…
By Steve Marinconz Published April 2, 2014 -
UncategorizedHere’s Sev Zero, the First Exclusive Game for the Amazon Fire TV
The newly-announced Amazon Fire TV won’t just be letting you play Android mobile games on your TV. It’s going to have its own exclusives, too, and the first one—a sci-fi shooter called Sev Zero—looks like it’s aiming squarely pulling in people who play action-heavy games on consoles. Sev Zero’s being made by Amazon Game Studios,…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 2, 2014 -
UncategorizedThis Fall’s Lord Of The Rings Game Comes Out October 7
The next Lord of the Rings game, Shadows of Mordor, is out on October 7, and there’s a brand new angst-ridden trailer for you to watch. XGN got ahold of the trailer already, which you can watch above. While many previous LOTR games have stuck closely to the source material (or at least Peter Jackson’s…
By Yannick LeJacq Published April 2, 2014 -
UncategorizedAn Original Game Boy’s Life, Animated
Most original Game Boys aren’t being used to play games any more, but some are being used to make music. The opening credits to Europe In 8 Bits offer a colorful version of the journey a Game Boy takes to get from the factory to a chiptune concert. The video above is the opening sequence…
By Steve Marinconz Published April 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
Heists Coming to GTA Online This Spring
Everyone’s been waiting for the heists—the signature criminal activities from Grand Theft Auto V‘s story mode—to come to the game’s online component. Rockstar says they’re coming this spring A post on the Rockstar Newswire lays out updates coming to the blockbuster open-world title over the next few months: Capture Creator: Coming next week, the Creator…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
Meet Amazon Fire TV, A Video-Streaming Android Gaming Mini-Console
During a special event in New York City today, Amazon’s long-rumored Android game console came to light as Amazon Fire TV, a streaming set-top box that’s essentially a Kindle Fire for your television. Meant to compete with the likes of Apple TV and various Roku devices, the Amazon Fire TV is exactly what it needs…
By Mike Fahey Published April 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Ani-TAY: Golden Time Review and Discussion • Games: A medium for thinking outside the box • Molten-Hot Magmar! Pokemon One a Day! • On: What is a Game • Hearthstone: The TAY Review TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published April 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
That Vita Game With The Talking Dogs Comes Out June 3
When you’re really excited about an upcoming game, it sometimes helps to completely wipe any trace of it from your memory, as I did with PlayStation Vita Pets.“Oh yeah, that game!” is slated for release next month in Europe and June in North America. I’m so excited I could forget again. In case you were…
By Mike Fahey Published April 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
Ten new wallpapers: From Cloud Cuckoo Land to Blackgate
The Lego Movie Videogame by Sangreal. One of today’s ten gaming wallpapers: Infamous 2 by Figboy79 Infamous 2 by Holyfridge Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate by dearodie Killzone: Shadow Fall by Xenogenesis Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes by Timu Resogun by Timu Battlefield 4 by HolyFridge You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog…
By John Struan Published April 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
Metroid sneakers
Custom Metroid sneakers made as a commission by Shannon Kordek, who has also made these Portal and Contra sneakers: You can order a pair at Etsy or get in touch at Reddit You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 2, 2014