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UncategorizedWatch ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon’ Get Their Final Gym Badge
The Twitch Plays Pokémon saga continues in victory! In a grueling 20 minute fight this morning, Twitch Plays Pokémon managed to defeat the final gym leader and Team Rocket boss Giovanni one last time. This is the final gym leader that Twitch has to defeat before moving on to The Elite Four. Truly, Lord Helix…
By Chris Person Published February 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Goofy Religions Of ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon,‘ Explained
The cult of the Helix fossil/Omanyte is not the only ‘religion’ that’s formed around the events of Twitch Plays Pokemon, you know. This makes sense: a random group of thousands of people aren’t necessarily all going to believe in the same thing. Plus, the mythology surrounding the Helix fossil itself is a complicated beauty/mess—there are…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Best Video Games to Play With A Friend
As you’re sitting on the couch wearing a headset, playing a game and chatting with your distant friends over the internet, it’s easy to forget that video games are often best enjoyed with another person in the same room. Of course, that’s not the only way to enjoy a game. There are a lot of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
Crazy Nintendo Investor Wants Us To Pay $0.99 For Higher Mario Jumps
“Just think of paying 99 cents just to get Mario to jump a little higher.” No. Let’s not think of that. Ever. The quote above, in today’s Wall Street Journal, comes from Seth Fischer, manager of Oasis Management, a hedge fund that owns shares in Nintendo. The Journal got a look at a letter from…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
An RPG That Teaches You Japanese
Here’s a fascinating new Kickstarter project: an RPG that sets out to teach Japanese to English speakers. It’s called Koe, and it’s a “traditional” turn-based RPG designed to teach you how to read and understand Japanese The concept, via Kickstarter: Essentially, what I want to do in the game is give you an introduction to…
By Jason Schreier Published February 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
Now You Can Play Threes Right In Your Browser
Threes is a really fun, addictive game, but it’s only on iOS. Well, someone created a browser-based “demake” of Threes that you can play right in your browser. The demake was created by developer Benjamin Davis, and it’s a cool re-imagining of the art style for the game. It’s also WAY HARDER to play without…
By Steve Marinconz Published February 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedOcarina of Time, In First Person, On The Oculus Rift
You’ve (hopefully) seen the original Zelda on the Oculus Rift. Now I’d like to bring your attention to the Oculus Rift version of what some consider the best Zelda game—not only is this in first person, which makes the game look way different, but it also lets Link jump whenever you want. Granted, as Chadtronic…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
Criterion Games is giving away free ECTO-1’s in Burnout Paradise in honor of the legendary Harold Ramis. Owners of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of the game in North America can download the TV and movie themed “Legendary Cars” DLC for free today.
By Mike Fahey Published February 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
The 3DS Is Three Today. It’s Still The Best Gaming Machine Out There.
Last year, at around this time, I declared that the 3DS is the best dedicated gaming system you can buy. Today, the 3DS turns three. It’s still the best gaming system you can buy. DECLARATION SUCCESSFUL. Yep, four months after the launch of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the best gaming experiences you can…
By Jason Schreier Published February 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
Tim Schafer Is Happier Now
A couple of weeks ago, I sat down with one of video gaming’s most creative people to talk about… money. Money. Business. And how things are so different and so much better in this, Tim Schafer’s 25th year making video games. We were at DICE, a gaming convention in Las Vegas. It’s really more of…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Order: 1886 brings you a good two and a-half minutes of gameplay in this trailer Sony released today. It lingers on the firepower (and quick timer events) available in the alternate-history landscape. Is it just me, or does that stuff look like it would be monstrously heavy with Victorian-era metallurgy?
By Owen Good Published February 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Best of iOS, 700 Blu-rays on Sale, DC Comics Subscriptions [Deals]
iOS gets the love today with discounts on some of the ecosystem’s best titles. Get downloading. [Updated] XCOM®: Enemy Unknown ($10) | Normally $20 | One of Kotaku’s best games on the iPad and a former GOTY Horn ($3) | Normally $7 | A previous Kotaku best game on the iPhone The Room Two ($1)…
By Shane Roberts Published February 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedThis Is Why You Shouldn’t Trust Anyone In Rust
Paranoia—and the fact that you can only see naked characters’ weapons when they’re using them—fuels the survival game Rust. YouTuber rewrite illustrates this with an excellent and funny example of why you shouldn’t trustanyone in the game, even players who look like new spawns. Hi… Hey… [rewrite, YouTube] To contact the author of this post,…
By Gergo Vas Published February 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedIf Dark Souls II Were An 80s Cartoon
1980s nostalgia is easy to exploit for cheap jokes and lazy humor. But an 80s cartoon version of Dark Souls II? I’d buy that for a dollar. Dark Souls II: Rogue Warrior by YouTube user veselekov envisions a scratchy, VHS vision of what Dark Souls II could have been if it had landed in the…
By Chris Person Published February 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
Super Motherload Is Out On Steam Today, And It’s Still Fun
Super Motherload is a simple game about Cold War astronauts mining on Mars. It’s a lot of fun, but beware the Hardcore mode, which is next to impossible. I took a look at it on PS4 if you want to see what you’re in for.
By Steve Marinconz Published February 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedTrials Fusion Takes Off in Mid-April for PS4, Xbox One and PC
Trials is coming back with all the gut-sucking drops and teeth-gritting ascents you remember from the dirt-bike racer’s first two editions, this time adding ATVs, midair tricks and a slew of new environments to Trials Fusion, coming April 16. The game will release for Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360 and PC. A news release from…
By Owen Good Published February 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe View From Under a Skateboard Looks Freakin’ Sick, Dude
Tell me, grasshopper, what a skateboard would see if it had eyes? Seriously, zen riddles aside, the experience would probably look exactly like this. The guy steering the action is skater Dean-Paul Denniston, who strapped a GoPro camera underneath his board. I love how the wheels on concrete creates this low, hypnotic hum. Then a…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedEx-Pixeljunk Devs Mix Turn-Based And Real-Time In Nova-111
Taking turns is lovely. Twitchy action is lovely as well. Funktronic Labs’ upcoming PC adventure Nova-111 combines turn-based and real-time gameplay into an incredibly intriguing, double-lovely thing. Once upon a spacetime, there existed a team of intelligent scientists, who were living in a turn-based world. They were interested in expediting their scientific research, and thus…
By Mike Fahey Published February 26, 2014
