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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: High-Class Hookah
The slow holiday week means we’ve got to reach back into 2013 for our first ‘Shop Contest of 2014. It’s the Good Ole VapeCube. More concretely, I need you guys to develop me some more bongs out of well known video-gaming paraphernalia. And put your weed in there! So while I’m not going totally open-ended…
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UncategorizedMorrowind-in-Skyrim Video Shows Modders’ Impressive Progress
The team of Elder Scrolls fans working on Skywind—the project bringing Morrowind into the series’ most modern engine—released their first development video yesterday. It’s five breathtaking minutes of the massive effort needed to properly bring a beloved 12-year-old game into present day. Skywind‘s development team, which began with about 8 modders two years ago, now…
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Sunday Comics: Combat Training
Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best gaming-themed webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published Jan. 2. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Dec. 30. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry…
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UncategorizedKotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Year-End All-Star Extravaganza: The Winners
We wrapped up 2013 with an encore comprising the the 10 best exploitables for the Kotaku ‘Shop Contest. Including Docherty’s training montage (which we already featured), there is a full complement of 20 finalists bringing paying tribute to 2013’s best jokes, including overall No. 1 Ginger Snap! For those who missed it the first time,…
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A Father Says His Baby Daughter Was Named For a Mass Effect Character
“Tomorrow my daughter is scheduled to be born,” wrote a soon-to-be-dad named Adam last night. “Since day 1 her first name was always going to be Tali’Zorah. … My wife fell in love with the name during our first playthrough of [Mass Effect] many years ago.” “Confused friends and relatives are told ‘we wanted a…
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Once again, 2K Sports says it knows what the problem is with NBA 2K14. Ronnie Singh said yesterday developers are fixing crashes in the MyCareer/MyGM modes and the online “ThePark” mode. “We’re getting back to normal everywhere else.” Singh said. He’s indicated he’ll do a Reddit AMA“after a couple more things stabilize.”
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UncategorizedYou Can Buy Farmville Stuff With Bitcoin Now
Bitcoin, the “currency of the Internet,” is now accepted by Zynga, whose FarmVille franchise also celebrates the economic ideal of paying real cash to acquire completely abstract commodities. Zynga said very early this morning it was beginning a Bitcoin test using BitPay, a “leading Bitcoin service provider,” to pay for virtual crap in FarmVille 2,…
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Ten Years Later, Fans Bring Resident Evil Outbreak Back Online
Fans of Resident Evil Outbreak, a spinoff series for PlayStation 2 released about 10 years ago, have managed to restore online play for the game on a private server, though only for its Japanese versions. Outbreak Server came online recently for both Resident Evil Outbreak and Resident Evil Outbreak: File #2. The project reverse-engineered the…
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eSports Owner Vanishes and Top Starcraft Player Says He’s Owed $23,000
The 23-year-old CEO of a leading eSports team has been missing since Dec. 17 and his team’s top StarCraft 2 player says he’s owed $23,000 in unpaid salary and prize money, The Daily Dot reports. The Daily Dot, which first wrote about Boudreault’s disappearance on Tuesday, returned again for this in-depth look at the aftermath.…
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The Best of Kotaku, The Week of December 30th
Welp, folks, no more 2013. But you can browse a few 2013 (and some 2014) articles over at Kotaku Selects This image by Lily’s Factory, and found by Assorted Goodness, makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Have a good weekend, everyone! To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or find…
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UncategorizedHappiness Is A Dog In Batman Pajamas, Frolicking In The Snow
Many of you might be trapped indoors tonight. You may be huddled up for warmth, trying to beat the cold weather with friends and board games. Well worry not, because this dog will keep you company. In this video posted by Scott Merrihew, a dog named Mosley frolics his dog butt off in what are…
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It’s Okay, They Aren’t Ponies — They’re Raptors.
People keep telling me it’s wrong for a grown man to enjoy a cartoon about colorful pony friendship. Fine. How about colorful velociraptor friendship? The incredibly talented Brianna “Cherry” Garcia offers this splendid compromise. Somewhere between My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and conforming to whatever society thinks a normal guy should like, there is…
By Mike Fahey
