-
Kotaku EastRube Goldberg Death Traps are the Best Death Traps
Deception IV: Blood Ties is a game built around one concept: building elaborate, overly complicated death traps to violently dispose of the heroes sent against you. In the game, you have three kinds of death traps: movement traps—which do a small amount of damage but move the victim into another location, damage traps—which focus on…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published March 4, 2014 -
UncategorizedBlonde Twins Play Harry Potter Music on Harps, Frolic in a Forest
How about some mellow? Let’s do mellow. Here we have a lovely performance of “Hedwig’s Theme” from the Harry Potter soundtrack, presented by Harp Twins Camille and Kennerly Kitt. And if you’re in the mood for even more mellow, check out the twins’ other videos below: Blonde Twins Playing A Metallica Cover On Harps While…
By András Neltz Published March 4, 2014 - Kotaku East
Get Your Official North Korean Desktop Wallpaper
Something missing from your computer? Something North Korean? You can change that right now. Red Star 3.0 is the North Korean Linux operating system, and computer scientist Will Scott, who has a copy, uploaded Red Star’s desktop images. Many of them look like they’ve had the hell photoshopped out of them. Some are kind of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Perils Of Writing Video Games
Rhianna Pratchett is best known around these parts as someone who writes video games, but what does that actually entail? It sure is different to sitting down and writing, say, a screenplay, or novel. In a long postover on The Escapist’s forums, Pratchett has gone into fascinating detail on her past as a games writer,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2014 - Uncategorized
15-Year Development On An MMO Comes To An End
Even if you’ve never played it, you’ve probably heard of Asheron’s Call. A pioneering MMORPG, it’s been around for over 15 years now. And while it’ll still be around for a few more to come, AC’s developers have announced that they’re ceasing work on the game. I know, I know. It’s probably news to you…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe signs and advertisements in the Titanfall commercial are subtle Easter eggs.
By John Struan Published March 3, 2014 - Culture
The Very Sneaky Art Of Thief
So, the new Thief kinda sucks. Shame, but then, this isn’t a feature about AI programming, or level design. It’s about art, and the art for the game was great. A little monotonous, perhaps, since everything is dark and busted, but then this is a Thief game, not Katamari Damacy. All the images you’re seeing…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedThieves Break Into Double Fine HQ, Nobody Likes Them
Most stories coming out of Double Fine are the type to make you smile, but here’s one to make you shake your fist like a cranky old-timer. Last month, thieves broke into the studio, and amongst the stuff they stole were some…duffel bags. It’s resulted in a raft of security improvements, including wooden golf club…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Samus gifs.
By John Struan Published March 3, 2014 -
Uncategorized2014’s Best Trailer Is Already Here
And there’s not an expensive cinematic sequence in sight. This is the trailer for Crawl, an indie action/RPG that’s coming to Steam. It has two things going for it. The first is that trailer. It’s just gameplay. Instructions. Vincent Price meets Mike Mignola meets Electric Wizard. It’s fantastic. That narration. Ungh. The second, though, is…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedMore Seemingly Impossible GTA V Stunts
YouTuber RedKeyMon is back with more crazy GTA motorcycle stunts. One in particular stands out — landing his motorcycle on a moving plane. The video has a pretty long build-up, but finishes with one of the coolest tricks I’ve seen in GTA V, so take a look! The Amazing Stuntman 3 [YouTube]
By Steve Marinconz Published March 3, 2014 -
ReviewsSour Watermelon Marshmallow Peeps: The Snacktaku Review
I considered Marshmallow Peeps the pinnacle of the pure sugar delivery snack pack, a pure and simple delight that could not be improved upon. Sour Watermelon Peeps have proven me wrong — there is another. Flavored marshmallows don’t normally do anything for me. That’s because marshmallow is lousy at flavor transport, capable at best of…
By Mike Fahey Published March 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedNow You Can Live Out Jurassic Park‘s Hacking Scene
“Ah ah ah, you didn’t say the magic word!” Stupid Dennis Nedry, you ruined everything. You also became an indelible part of Jurassic Park canon, with your annoying error message shutting down Samuel L. Jackson as he tried to regain control of the island. Thanks to programmer Tully Robinson‘s “Jurassic Systems,” now you can play…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedBusiness Card Plays Tetris. Never Be Unemployed Again.
Lots of people have business cards, but most cards are unfortunately kind of forgettable. Not this business card, though—this one is more likely to be a time sink, thanks to the playable Tetris it features. Watch it in action: The card belongs to Kevin Bates, and it can be played for up to ten hours.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
State of Decay‘s Military-Themed DLC Sounds Good To Me
I’m a big fan of State of Decay, the little zombie game that could. I didn’t get into it until a few months after it came out, but it quickly became one of my favorite games of 2013. We’re finally getting a bona fide expansion, and it sounds cool. Late last week Undead Labs shared…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhat Happens When Your Limbs Fall Asleep
Having risen from countless couch (or bathroom) gaming sensations to find my arms or legs assaulted by a million pins and needles, I am very interested in knowing what the hell is going on when my body parts fall asleep. Here’s DNews with the sweet science. Nerves and I don’t get along. Having suffered from…
By Mike Fahey Published March 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
The maker of Battlefield 4 has posted another long account of what it is doing to fix problems in the game. “We are working on fixing glitches in your immediate interactions with the game world: the way you move and shoot, the feedback when you’re hit, and the way other players’ actions are shown on…
By Owen Good Published March 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Carmen Sandiego and Myst Among Huge Collection Donated to Museum
The original publisher of household names such as Myst, Prince of Persia and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego is donating its software library and corporate records to the museum known as the home of the National Toy Hall of Fame. The Strong museum, of Rochester N.Y., announced the acquisition of Brøderbund’s collection today.…
By Owen Good Published March 3, 2014