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The Best of Kotaku, The Week of February 24
Gather ’round, everyone. It’s the weekend. It’s March. It’s the month of Titanfall, South Park, Dark Souls II, Ground Zeroes, Yoshi’s New Island, the Game Developers Conference and, here in the northern hemisphere, spring. Hooray! Celebrate by catching up on the finest original Kotaku stories from the past week over atKotaku Selects Very cool top…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 1, 2014 - Uncategorized
What’s gonna happen on True Detective? Who’s the Yellow King? What’s Rust been up to all these years? Your guess is as good as mine. If you DO have predictions, I hope you’ll share them here, and also check out this great Wired feature breaking down some of the most popular theories.
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedNew Sports Game Is Wonderfully Stupid
The PES and FIFA games may be capable simulations of men running around a field kicking things. But there’s a new, more ridiculous football (soccer) simulation in town. Goofball Goals. Football, soccer, whatever you want to call it, is a sport that people seem to enjoy. It’s made all the more enjoyable when you have…
By Leo Wichtowski Published February 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Good news for gaming headset owners: The Xbox One March update will bring with it support for optical Dolby audio output, meaning that your Astro/Turtle Beach/other gaming headset will finally get a full surround signal. Polygon‘s tested an Astro headset and they say it works great.
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Greatest X-Men Story Ever Told Is Getting A Video Game
Today Marvel Comics announced Uncanny X-Men: Days Of Future Past, a mobile game based on the dark future storyline from The Uncanny X-Men issues 141 and 142. Yes, it is a mobile game, but it’s a 2D side-scrolling mobile game from Glitchsoft, the folks behind He-Man: The Most Powerful Game in the Universe andDestructopus, so…
By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedToddler Does League Of Legends Impression, Nails It
Aww. This little girl’s impression of League of Legends character Teemo isn’t just adorable, it’s also spot-on. It’s also, thankfully, not just a riff of ‘What Does The Fox Say.’ Whew. Here’s Teemo’s actual voice acting, for comparison’s sake: Thanks for the cute send-off into the weekend, Sophie (and lewiegun!) (Via Reddit) Sophie’s Teemo Impression…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Why Mighty Avengers Is My Favorite Marvel Comic Right Now
I thought I was going to have to drop Mighty Avengers because Greg Land’s art is so off-puttingly plastic. (That great art above is by Ronald Wimberly.) But the series is too damn good for me to abandon. I might even like it more than Daredevil or Hawkeye. I love Mighty Avengers. Written by Al…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedOld-School Gamer Hate Mail, Tim Schafer Edition
Here’s a fun little extra from my interview with Double Fine’s Tim Schafer that I couldn’t leave on the cutting room floor. It’s about one old-school gamer’s arguably-legitimate complaint about one of Schafer’s classic creations. To set this up, Schafer and I were nearing the end of a half-hour conversation in Las Vegas at the…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Watch ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon’ Tackle The Elite Four, Right Now
This is it, people—it’s what the last two weeks have been leading up to. Thousands of people came together to control a single trainer in Pokemon Red, and now they’re facing the game’s toughest challenge yet—the Elite Four. You should watch it as it happens, live. Sure, it might take a while for Twitch players…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhy We Care About Video Game Characters
Just because they’re fictional characters doesn’t mean we can’t care about them—obviously, everyone knows that. But there are reasons that that’s true, you know! Scientific reasons, even. PBS Game/Show explains why we sometimes deeply care about game characters here, and then even lists some of their favorite non-playable characters in games. Makes me curious—what are…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Confessions Of A Final Fantasy Addict
When I was a kid, I sometimes took weekend trips to my grandparents’ house in Queens. I told my parents it was to “visit” and “spend time with them,” but really it was so I could binge on JRPGs. I get a little wistful thinking about those mini-vacations: I’d lug a big backpack with my…
By Jason Schreier Published February 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Blink And You’ll Miss The First Shot Of TV’s New Flash In Costume
I’ve been waiting for this moment since Grant Gustin first showed up as Barry Allen in CW’s Arrow earlier this season — our first peek at the latest TV iteration of DC Comics’ scarlet speedster, the Flash. Spoilers follow. Last we saw Gustin he was being splashed with chemicals and struck by lightning at the…
By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Lord of the Rings Collection You Want, Crazy 2K Bundle [Deals]
We’ve had quite a few deals on various permutations of The Lord of the Rings films, but many readers have been holding out for the blu-ray versions of the extended editions in one set. Well, today is your day, grab everything for $45 and prepare for a lot of time in front of your TV.…
By Shane Roberts Published February 28, 2014 - Uncategorized
Will Rocksteady’s Next Batman Game Be Revealed Next Week?
GameStop got a new shipment of Batman banners yesterday—and although these materials could be marketing an older game or even downloadable content for last year’s Arkham Origins, evidence is pointing to a new Arkham reveal next week. It’s been a few years since we last heard from Rocksteady, the British game studio responsible for previous…
By Jason Schreier Published February 28, 2014 -
UncategorizedHow Candy Crush Tricks The Brain
We all know Candy Crush Saga is addictive, but have you ever wondered why? Watch Anthony Carboni of Discovery News give an overview of the science behind addiction and talk about how free games like Candy Crush try to trick your brain. The main takeaway? If you’re going to play something addictive, at least pay…
By Chris Person Published February 28, 2014