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Here’s The New Game From The Left 4 Dead Creators
Evolve survived the destruction of THQ one year ago and now the game is ready for a closeup. Game Informer’s cover subject is the co-operative/competitive shooter, which sounds kinda like, yep, something from Left 4 Dead, for which Turtle Rock Studios is best known. The game will release this fall for PC, Xbox One and…
By Owen Good Published January 7, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Biggest Alien in an Alien Game Stalks You in Isolation
The largest alien in an Alien video game is in Alien: Isolation, and it’s the only one you’ll face in the upcoming survival horror game from Creative Assembly. This looks like one of those games that will kill me about eleventy-billion times during the course of finishing it. So, get used to seeing a lot…
By Owen Good Published January 7, 2014 - Uncategorized
Google Street View Glitches Show A Haunting Digital World
Finding something glitchy and weird on Google Maps and Google Street View is always exciting. It feels like finding the needle in a haystack, even if it’s just a malformed panorama photo. Artist Emilio Vavarella decided to collect the best ones into a gallery, to reflect the relationship between humans and technological errors. He named…
By Gergo Vas Published January 7, 2014 -
UncategorizedIt’s About Time We Got A New RoboCop Video Game
If you ask me they should have just re-released the amazing 1989 arcade RoboCop arcade game with character sprites from the new movie, but I’ll take a free-to-play mobile shooter from Glu Mobile in a pinch. It doesn’t look too shabby, as mobile movie tie-ins go. A bit of cover shooting never hurt anyone. Well,…
By Mike Fahey Published January 7, 2014 - Uncategorized
Here’s the latest from Kotaku‘s official reader-written blog, Talk Amongst Yourselves: If You Want to Beat This Game, You’d Better Pause It • Here’s the New Anime You Need to Be Watching This Winter • Writing About Games Is Changing and the Games Are, Too • The Most Magical Pokémon Gets a Makeover TAY Classic…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 7, 2014 - Uncategorized
Valve Unveils 13 Steam Machines, With Specs And Prices
During Valve’s CES 2014 event last night, the company released a brochure featuring images, prices, and specificiations for 13 third-party Steam Machines. Let’s take a look-see! Update: And here’s the 14th, Maingear’s tiny little Spark. Aside from Alienware, the party pooper, each of the 13 machines at the very least comes with some basic specs,…
By Mike Fahey Published January 7, 2014 -
UncategorizedThere Are Four Ways To Mount A Motherboard In This PC Case
Origin PC is calling the new PC enclosure they’ve created “the most advanced and customizable desktop case in the world.” I think they might just have something here. Origin PC calls the feature, rolling out now exclusively to the company’s Genesis and Millennium lines, “Variable Mounting.” The case allows for the motherboard to be inserted…
By Mike Fahey Published January 7, 2014 - Uncategorized
Disney Princesses Would Be Fascinating Warcraft Characters
Poor Disney characters, they have to live through the weirdest transformations over and over. But there should be no escape for them, when the results are as good as LiberLibelula’s World of Warcraft mashup on DeviantART, where—among others—Snow White is transformed into a female dwarven paladin. So here’s Jasmine from Aladdin, transformed into a blood…
By Gergo Vas Published January 7, 2014 - Uncategorized
Is that… a Link to the future? Digital artist Jamie Boylan on DeviantART created one of the weirdest (in a good way!) pieces of Legend of Zelda fan arts. You can’t say it lacks enough twists. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art…
By Gergo Vas Published January 7, 2014 - Kotaku East
Can You Tell What’s Chocolate and What Isn’t? Asks Japanese TV Show.
Perhaps, this gentleman is biting a door handle. Or perhaps, he is eating a door handle made of chocolate. In Japan, “sokkuri sweets” (“sokkuri” or そっくり means “looks like”) are deserts and confectionaries that look like other things. Traditionally, they look like other food—for example, here are some cakes that look exactly like ramen noodles.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 7, 2014 -
Kotaku EastWatch Us Play Madoka Magica: The Battle Pentagram
Late last month, Japan got a new Madoka Magica game: Madoka Magica: The Battle Pentagram for the Vita. Half visual novel and half 3D brawler, The Battle Pentagram gives fans of the anime a new original story with the popular cast of magical girls. But how does it look in action? Watch us play in…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published January 7, 2014 - Kotaku East
Beyond the Boundary Creates a World of Beauty, Humor, and Young Love
Back in November, I called Beyond the Boundary a must-watch of the fall season. Two weeks back I called it one of the top five anime of 2013. So now, let’s break down in detail what makes Beyond the Boundary so great. Good – Thrown into a Mysterious World The world itself is perhaps the…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published January 7, 2014 - Kotaku East
StarCraft Pro Gaming Legend Is Coming Out of Retirement
Former pro gamer Hong Jin Ho (aka “YellOw,” pictured) has been spending his retirement as a Korean TV star. Today, however, it was announced that Hong is coming back to the StarCraft: Brood War eSports arena. Good news, indeed! According to Naver (via tipster Sang), GomTV is revising the StarCraft 1 eSport tournament in what…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 7, 2014 - Kotaku East
Man Arrested After Allegedly Forcing Child To Play Grand Theft Auto IV
In Japan, Kyoto Prefectural Police have arrested a 28 year-old man. His crime? Allegedly forcing an elementary schooler to play Grand Theft Auto against the child’s will. According to reports in MSN Japan and Yomiuri Online, the suspect, a 28 year-old male nurse named Maasa Kawabata, allegedly made his wife’s nine year-old son from a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 7, 2014 - Kotaku East
In Japan, McDonald’s Just Released Disgusting-Looking Cheese Fries
McDonald’s is releasing “vintage” style American burgers in fries in Japan as part of a limited time promotion. The fries—called “Classic Fries with Cheese”—look icky. Sure, cheese fries themselves look kinda icky! But these aren’t cheese fries. There’s not melted cheese goodness to be found. Above, you can see the McDonald’s promotional image, which, of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 7, 2014 - Kotaku East
First Peek Inside Japan’s Dark Souls Cafe
Last December, From Software announced it was rolling out a Dark Souls themed cafe. Yesterday, it opened in Tokyo. Let’s have a look inside. The Dark Souls Cafe is a collaboration between the game’s developer and Australian-themed eatery OZ Cafe. It’s for a limited time only, serving Dark Souls themed food and drink and plastered…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 7, 2014 - Kotaku East
Bikinis Really Aren’t Necessary for Volunteer Work
Nobody asked for the help, but a woman named Zhang Xiner appeared at a Guangzhou Metro station in China dressed in a skimpy bikini. Her goal was to help commuters buy tickets and find their way. Oh, she probably wanted to get famous, too. Well, that seems to have worked! When asked by Sohu.com, one…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 7, 2014 - Uncategorized
Sony Sweetens Playstation 4 And Xperia Z1S Combo With A $100 Coupon
Among the many exciting features of Sony’s Xperia Z1S Android handset is “deep integration” with the Playstation 4. Treat yourself to both the console and the phone and Sony will reward your brand loyalty with a $100 discount. Considering that the Playstation 4 is only a few months old and the Z1S isn’t available until…
By Shane Roberts Published January 7, 2014 - Culture
There Are Mountain Dew Cheetos In Japan. I Have Ordered Them.
Today I learned, via Reddit, that Japan contains Mountain Dew flavored Cheetos. As a means of proving my dedication to the Snacktaku cause into the year 2014, I have ordered three packages. “But Fahey,” you say. “Don’t you already have at least three people living in and working from Japan?” I was not aware of…
By Mike Fahey Published January 6, 2014