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UncategorizedSomeone Put a Bloody, Playable Flappy Bird In Grand Theft Auto IV
Welcome to Liberty City, where our bird-headed anti-hero can flap his arms to stay aloft and get points every time he bounces off a pedestrian. You know, same as how it works in Flappy Bird. This is a real GTA IV mod for PC, slated for release this weekend. The mod, called Flappy IV, was…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 27, 2014 - Culture
Ask Dr. Nerdlove: How Do I Make Friends?
What’s up, Kotaku? Welcome to the latest installment of Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only advice column dedicated to helping make nerds sexy and the world a little more geek-curious. Before we get to your letters, I want to give a gratuitous plug: I’ve written a book! If you’ve ever been mystified by dating and wished…
Harris O'Malley Published February 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
Lock Up Your Infamous Collector’s Edition, Humble Weekly [Deals]
The collector’s edition of Infamous is already going in and out of stock, so if you want one we suggest you pre-order while you can. If you don’t care about the collector’s edition, you can also pre-order the standard edition for a free upgrade to the limited edition. Edition edition edition. Yes, we know it’s…
By Shane Roberts Published February 27, 2014 -
UncategorizedIf You Have A Friend That’s New To Dark Souls, Send Them This
Two things can happen if a Dark Souls newbie watches this video. One, they are gullible and go ‘wow that truly is One Weird Trick to becoming good at Dark Souls‘—meaning they’re likely to dedicate the rest of the playthrough to trying to find a coconut. Or two, they catch on that all of the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 27, 2014 -
UncategorizedIf Star Fox Took Place On Earth, We’d Be Screwed
Count your lucky stars that Star Fox takes place in the Lylat system and not here, because if it did we’d all be screwed. In the video above, YouTube user Warialasky takes a look at the horrible, collateral damage that a Star Fox dogfight would cause on a major metropolitan city. Sure nobody dies, but…
By Chris Person Published February 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Next Tony Hawk Game Will Be on Mobile [UPDATE]
There have been reports of a new Tony Hawk game floating around the internet but the all-star skateboarder himself confirmed that it’s on the way. And it sounds like it’s being built primarily for mobile devices. In an interview with Bloomberg, the legendary skater spoke about the next game that will bear his name, saying…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
Playstation Plus Marches On With Dead Nation And Tomb Raider
Sony’s Playstation Plus service brings six new free games in March, including Monster Hunter: Freedom Unite for Vita owners and Tomb Raider for those who still haven’t gotten around to playing it on PS3. Perhaps most exciting is Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition, the PS4 port of the Housemarque co-op zombie shooter that will be free…
By Shane Roberts Published February 27, 2014 -
UncategorizedBarack Obama: ‘We’re Building Iron Man’
Is the United States government really building Iron Man? Is the president trying to disarm us with one of those “jokes” he loves so much? If I were president of the United States, and I had a secret plan to build Iron Man, this is exactly what I’d do: joke about building Iron Man and…
By Jason Schreier Published February 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
Grand Theft Auto Online‘s next big update hits next week and it’s all business, never personal. Out on March 4th, the Business Update will include new cars, masks, clothing options and new Heavy Pistol and Special Carbine weapons. Get all the details over at Rockstar’s site.
By Evan Narcisse Published February 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: OP ED: Google Play Top Grossing Apps List Is Simply a List of Crap • Earth Defense Force 2025 : The TAY Review • Q&tAy: Necrophone Games’ Jazzpunk TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By Evan Narcisse Published February 27, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Walking Dead Season Two Continues Next Week. Until Then, Trailer.
Tuesday, March 4 marks the continuation of Clementine’s undead-tainted coming-of-age tale on the PlayStation 3 in “A House Divided”, as teased by this star-studded trailer. I really need to catch up. I’m still on the final episode of the first season of Telltale’s The Walking Dead series, having been sidetracked by all sorts of far…
By Mike Fahey Published February 27, 2014 -
UncategorizedWatch Vin Diesel Playing World of Warcraft With Paul Walker
We already knew that Vin Diesel had a World of Warcraft past, and now there’s direct proof. He just shared a video on his official Facebook page, where he roams around in Tanaris, with the late Paul Walker, back in 2010. Even Vin Diesel can’t escape nostalgia, when it comes to WoW. Vin Diesel [Facebook]…
By Gergo Vas Published February 27, 2014 -
UncategorizedAlmost nailed it! The Achievement Hunter crew is back on track with GTA V, and they’re really pushing the limits of possible stunts this time. Watch the whole clip below. The giffy part starts around the 13 minute mark: Things to do in GTA V – Achievement Knievel [YouTube] Dayshot is an image-based feature that…
By Gergo Vas Published February 27, 2014 -
Kotaku EastYakuza: Ishin! is Ridiculously Fun
The latest game in the Yakuza franchise is loads of fun. Seriously, after over 30 hours, I still haven’t had enough. Yakuza: Ishin!, much like one of the previous Yakuza games, Yakuza: Kenzan!, is not a direct sequel in the series, but instead takes the cast of the Yakuza series and places them in a…
By Toshi Nakamura Published February 27, 2014 -
Kotaku EastWhat’s Wrong with Modern Japan in One Stupid Commercial
There are many wonderful things about Japan. And, like anywhere, there are some not so wonderful things. Rarely do you see so many of them in one thirty-second commercial. The ad in question is for the National Association of Labour Banks, which is somewhat like Japan’s version of a credit union. The commercial was made…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 27, 2014 -
UncategorizedGotta love the character selection screen in this Dark Souls–Mega Man crossover video by TerraMantis This could be the most difficult game in existence. And calling Gwyndolin “Woman Man”, that’s probably the best robot masters name yet. Legends of Lordran: Mega Man Edition [YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]
By Gergo Vas Published February 27, 2014