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Hitman: Absolution and Deadlight Are Your April Games With Gold
Starting tomorrow, April 1st, Hitman: Absolution will be free for Xbox LIVE Gold members, replaced by Deadlight on April 16th. [Major Nelson] This post is brought to you by the Commerce Team, a dedicated group of deal hunters and product enthusiasts. We operate independently of Editorial to bring you the best bargains every day, share…
By Shane Roberts Published March 31, 2014 -
UncategorizedI Could Watch Heroes Gearing Up All Day Long
If you’re watching a movie and the main character takes a whole scene to get ready, there’s a pretty good chance that shit just got real. Here’s almost 100 characters getting ready for their Big Moment. Warning: There are a few shots that contain suggestive content. I thought the inclusion of Mulan early on was…
By Steve Marinconz Published March 31, 2014 -
UncategorizedGoogle’s Early April Fools’ Joke: Hiring ‘Pokémon Masters’
It’s March 31st, and already the April Fools’ pranks are flooding in. One of the first? Google is hiring Pokémon masters. It’s not just a prank, though. Google actually has updated Google Maps today with Pokémon that you can catch. Go into the app today and search around for Pokémon. Check out this sweet Luxray…
By Chris Person Published March 31, 2014 - Uncategorized
Audio-Technicas Under $50, Land Before Time Tridecology [Deals]
Subtle, beautiful, and unflinchingly consistent in quality, The Land Before Time Tridecology (or triskaidecalogy if you will), chronicles the journey of several dinosaurs as they grapple with time, race, death, fate, and the human (reptile) condition. Truly an unmissable set that only improves with each entry, these 13 Land Before Time Films demand inclusion in…
By Shane Roberts Published March 31, 2014 - Uncategorized
Meet The Gaming Guy Who Is Now Running All Of Xbox
“I look at gaming as a first-class citizen inside this company,” the new head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, just told me on the phone on this the day it was announced that he’s taking over all things Xbox at Microsoft. “And that’s how [Microsoft CEO] Satya [Nadella] has shared it with me.” Ten months since…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 31, 2014 -
UncategorizedA Closer Look At How Three Assassin’s Creed Games Have Handled Slavery
Slavery in the Transatlantic of the 1700s was a complex, interconnected network of financial systems, social engineering and psychological repercussions. The Assassin’s Creed video games that have dealt with it head-on made good use of that subject matter but also stumbled in particularly clumsy ways. “Collecting freed slaves like they’re coins in Mario,” for example.…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 31, 2014 - Uncategorized
Six Games That Really Get Suicide
On my worst days, emotionally—you know, when my sense of purpose vanishes and not existing feels like the preferable option moving forward—I have a tendency to seek out movies or music that reflect how crappy I’m feeling. Escapism is great and all, but it doesn’t quite cut it when I’m sitting on the bathroom floor…
By Phil Owen Published March 31, 2014 -
UncategorizedCrazy Stunts Like These Are the Best Reason to Keep Playing GTA V
Every time I think I’m ready to relegate Grand Theft Auto V to the video game archive closet, another insane video stunt montage is released, and I’m drawn right back in. The Nomad Union crew have established themselves as masters of crazy GTA V stunts, pulling off amazing feats to aerial acrobatics that no vehicle,…
By Mike Fahey Published March 31, 2014 - Uncategorized
Light-up Warhamer 40k tabletop cathedral
Every Warhammer 40k becomes a cinematic experience when you play on a scenic board like this: You”ll find more pictures and information about the project here. And if you like miniatures, you’ll find plenty to drool over exploring the site Previously: Giger-inpired base for a Space Marine army
By John Struan Published March 31, 2014 - Uncategorized
When the Batmobile breaks down, Batman calls in this fearsome flatbed tow truck
Batman’s flatdbed tow truck in Lego by VolumeX You can see more of his Lego creations below, including Wonder Woman’s invisible mech and a “deleted scene” from The Lego Movie: You can see many more of VolumeX’s creations in this Flickr gallery Previously: Lego promotional spaceship
By John Struan Published March 31, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Kill la Kill: The Ani-TAY Review • Escaping Reality: Confessions of a Ragnarok Online Ex-Player • A Comprehensive Look at the DLC of Bioshock Infinite • The Four Kinds of Anime Adaptations • Defining the Divide: How Price Hampers Popular Games Criticism TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide…
By András Neltz Published March 31, 2014 - Uncategorized
Square Enix Has Finally Realized That People Like JRPGs
Once upon a time ago, a Japanese company named Squaresoft made lots and lots of RPGs that people really really liked. Today, a Japanese company named Square Enix makes video games. One of those games, an RPG called Bravely Default, sold a lot of copies both in Japan and in the west, which has made…
By Jason Schreier Published March 31, 2014 -
UncategorizedPredator Confirmed for Call of Duty: Ghosts‘ Next DLC
Call of Duty: Ghosts’ developers teased quite the interesting cameo last week for the game’s second DLC, Devastation. Their new gameplay trailer now confirms that 80s intergalactic hunter Predator will indeed join the battle. The expansion will also feature a four new maps: Ruins, Behemoth, Collision and Unearthed (Predator needs its jungle environment!), a unique…
By Gergo Vas Published March 31, 2014