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All Pokémon And Their Mega Evolutions, To Scale
Wailord steals the show on Ray Ray’s montage from DeviantART, showing every single Pokémon and Mega Pokémon next to each other, drawn to scale. Here’s theoriginal, larger version of the image, where you can easily see that Gen VI Pokémon are simply just tiny compared to the earlier Gen I and Gen II ones. DOTBstudios…
By Gergo Vas Published January 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Classic Fallout Games Pulled from Online Stores, Will Return Soon
It’s—you guessed it—a legal issue. It all started with a news post on Good Old Games, which announced the removal of Fallout 1, 2, and Tactics from the site’s catalog. Shortly after, the trio of post-apocalyptic RPGs was “removed” (the actual pages stayed, with only the buy links being deactivated) from Steam as well. While…
By András Neltz Published January 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedYouTuber: American Internet “Cannot Handle” Digital Distribution
In his latest video, boogie2988 tackles the issue of digital distribution becoming more and more prevalent in a world where fast, unlimited internet access is still far from being the norm. “American internet is simply not ready for a digital distribution system.” he said. “It simply cannot handle it.” Bringing up an example of one…
By András Neltz Published January 3, 2014 - Kotaku East
Dead or Alive Creator’s Next Game “80% Done,” Arrives This Year
Late last month, Tomonobu Itagaki of Valhalla Game Studios revealed his new year’s resolution for 2014: “finish Devil’s Third” According to a recent interview, this may have been more than just a vague promise. During their end-of-year developer talk, 4Gamer had a chance to speak with Itagaki about his upcoming third-person shooter. Devil’s Third, he…
By András Neltz Published January 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Oh, It’s Just Every Flagpole From Super Mario Bros.
“There’s always a man, always a flagpole, always a Princess…” Gif artist Brother Brain combines every staircase and flagpole from the original Super Mario Bros. Hypnotic. Mario [Brother Brain]
By Luke Plunkett Published January 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Pair Claim To Have Attacked Steam’s Servers
Just as one group is claimingto have brought down many of EA’s servers, another is boasting of having taken down much of Valve’s mighty Steam network. A pairof Twitterusers are claiming to be behind a series of DDoS attacks that, if they’re the actual cause of disruption, have rendered Steam’s marketplace and community services patchy…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Star Wars Anime You Never Had To Suffer Through
As we’ve seen, when Japan takes on Star Wars, things can get a little weird. So maybe it’s for the best we never got an anime adaptation of the sci-fi stalwart. Then again, while the action scenes in this joke trailer are a little patchy – vehicular combat is actually an area 80s anime excelled…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
“Hackers” Claim To Have Broken EA’s Origin Service, Battlefield 4
The same group of “hackers” who last weektook credit for bringing down a number of big games and company websites are back at it, today taking responsibilityfor issues plaguing EA’s Origin service on the PC. While it can’t be confirmed whether EA’s servers have indeed been attacked, at time of posting Origin’s servers are down;…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 3, 2014 - Culture
The Best Video Game Concept Art Of 2013*
In case you’re asleep when it hits, almost every day here on Kotaku I run a feature called Fine Art. It’s a chance to showcase the work of artists who spend most of their time out of the spotlight, yet who also play a vital role in shaping the way we identify – and fall…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Xbox One Could Have Been Download-Only
This isn’t one of those “drawing board” kind of fantasies, something that sat on a whiteboard back in 2008. Microsoft was thinking about ditching the Xbox One’s optical drive as late as June 2013 In an interview with OXM, Microsoft Studios boss Phil Spencer has said, “Obviously, after the announcement and E3, there was some…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
Steam Sale Turns $0.99 Game Into Blockbuster
Q-Games, they of Pixeljunk fame, aren’t exactly starving artists. They release games on most major platforms, and do pretty well both critically and financially. Especially after the latest Steam sale. As a sign of just how important the platform – and especially its seasonal sales – can be to developers, Q’s Pixeljunk Eden went on…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
Finally, An Objective Game Review Site
Tired of opinions in your game reviews? Hanging out for something that’s truly objective that’ll just give you the facts while you make your purchasing decision/forum debate? Objective Game Reviews is the site for you. No longer do you need to suffer through one reviewer’s personal experiences, or their attempts to critique a game as…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
Kanye Coins: first there was Bitcoin. Then there was Dogecoin. Really, it was only a matter of time before we got Coinye, the Kanye West-themed “cryptocurrency” that launches in nine days. It’s not Kanye-official, but, still: no one man should have all that Coinye. (Because my guess is that this won’t really take off, but,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 2, 2014 -
UncategorizedBeing In A Relationship With Your Anime Figures Can Be Dangerous
YouTuber Frank Howley shows us why having an anime figure as a waifu maybe isn’t worth it. All that stress. All those possible accidents. Even if it’s Rei from Neon Genesis Evangelion, just say no! Here’s the full clip, with a guest appearance by Mega64’s Rocco (I’m not surprised), as the head of an Anime…
By Gergo Vas Published January 2, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe demo version of Square Enix’s Bravely Default is live on the 3DS eShop. The demo includes an exclusive side quest not available in the full game when it ships February 7. Check out the rest of this week’s Nintendo Download, including Dr. Luigi and Mega Man X2 for the Wii U, here.
By Mike Fahey Published January 2, 2014 -
UncategorizedYou Can Also Pull Battlefield Moves In Planetside 2
Not only did Joshino pull off this well-known Battlefield move in Planetside 2, but he made it his last kill to reach Battle Rank 100. If you aren’t familiar with the Rendezook, it’s where you jump out of an aircraft, kill another aircraft with a rocket, and jump back in. The best part of this…
By Steve Marinconz Published January 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Pokémon Daycare Sure Can Be Gross
If you’re actively trying to breed a new Pokemon, then the daycare is a godsend. Just drop two Pokemon off and, provided they’re compatible, a Pokemon egg will pop out. But if you’re not trying to breed? Things can get pretty weird. Two seemingly incompatible Pokemon will totally get it on with each other sometimes.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 2, 2014 - Uncategorized
We know what video game stars should be working towards in 2014, but what about video game companies? Yesterday we posted some jokey promises protagonists should make for 2014, and in response Kotaku reader Arden posted a list of proposed promises video game companies should be making. They’re pretty great. Go give it a read…
By Tina Amini Published January 2, 2014