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UncategorizedMeet Deadman, The Most Useless Superhero of All
No, it’s not the ghostly character from the DC Universe. This Deadman is from the Garry’s Mod universe. It took modder Rush_Freak and friends more than 500 hours to create him (and the video). The end result is a superhero who is more heroic than most living superheroes. Below is the full clip. Why is…
By Gergo Vas Published December 19, 2013 - Uncategorized
To celebrate The Elder Scrolls Anthology collection, digital artist Hieronymus7z filled his piece—besides the obvious Beatles reference—with heroes, locations and little details from all five Elder Scrolls games. You can see the Imperial City, the Adamantine Tower, the Red Mountain, silt striders and a lot more. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning,…
By Gergo Vas Published December 19, 2013 -
Kotaku EastGod Eater 2 is a Fun Hunting Game, if That’s What You’re Looking For
“Monster Hunter with plot” is how God Eater was once described to me. Well, after the runaway hit that the Monster Hunter series has turned out to be, it’s no surprise that everyone and their grandmother is out to catch lightning in a bottle twice with the same formula. So how does the third God…
By Toshi Nakamura Published December 19, 2013 -
UncategorizedAssassin’s Creed IV’s Fancy New Smoke Will Probably Get You Killed
The latest patch for Assassin’s Creed IV on PC added support for some fancy PhysX particle effects, which includes smoke. Lots of smoke. In fact, enough smoke to prevent you from telling what the hell is going on—which can be something you might actually like, sure. Chaos can be fun. But still, my guess is…
By András Neltz Published December 19, 2013 - Kotaku East
PlayStation Exec Owns Two Wii Us, Loves the New Mario
We already knew he had one, but Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony Computer Entertainment’s Worldwide Studios, actually owns two Wii Us. Last month, Yoshida appeared as a guest on the Japanese multi-media internet talk show, Kurokawa Juku. After general talks, the host opened the floor to questions from the audience, and that’s where a reporter…
By Toshi Nakamura Published December 19, 2013 - Kotaku East
At Least Someone Wants a PlayStation Vita for Christmas
Japan got the short straw this holiday season with the PS4 coming out in February and no specific release date for the Xbox One. So what gaming console IS on people’s Christmas wish lists in the Japan? Japanese gaming mag Weekly Famitsu conducted a poll asking gamers what they plan on getting for the holiday…
By Toshi Nakamura Published December 19, 2013 - Culture
I’ll Be Honest, That Head Doesn’t Look Very Comfortable
Gavriil Klimov is a concept and 3D artist who has worked for clients like Kojima Productions, Treyarch, Blizzard and Pixar. You can see more of his work at his personal site and CGHub page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper),…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 19, 2013 - Uncategorized
In This, The Year Of Amazing Luigi Merchandise
As This, The Year Of Luigi draws to a close, let us gaze upon one of the finest Club Nintendo exclusives ever to materialise. Sadly, he will be out in March 2014, which is NotThe Year Of Luigi (it’ll be The Year Of Someone Else). The cost is 1500 Coins, which for an exclusive 5-inch…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 19, 2013 - Uncategorized
Marvel Kills Amazing Iron Man Suits
A group calling themselves the “Iron Man Factory” had hoped to use Kickstarter to fund construction of a series of incredible 3D-printed Iron Man costumes. They really should have asked Marvel first, though. Without their blessing, the comics giant has unsurprisingly shut the campaign down, which is a triumph for copyright law but sad news…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 19, 2013 -
UncategorizedLEGO Car Has LEGO Engine, Actually Drives
“The Super Awesome Micro Project”, as this has become known, is not a special effect. That really is a life-size car made out of LEGO, and it really is being powered by an engine made out of LEGO. Built from 500,000 bricks, the engine (four orbital engines with a total of 256 pistons) uses compressed…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 19, 2013 - Uncategorized
The Nintendo Blockbusters They’ll Never Actually Announce
Nintendo announces a lot of stuff during a Nintendo Direct, but a lot of it is usually fluff. It’s never the MEGATON you’re secretly hoping – and beating yourself up – for. Dan Teasdale’s Secret Nintendo Direct Announcement Finder lets you experience the momentary illusion of seeing those MEGATON dreams come true. So painful, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 19, 2013 - Uncategorized
Report: South Park Game Hilariously Censored In Australia
Australia may finally have an adults-only game rating, but that doesn’t mean anything and everything is approved for consumption down under. Take the upcoming South Park game, for example, whose alien anal probe scene has had to be heavily censored for Australian release. Seems alien anal probes are a sore point for Australian censors; Saints…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 19, 2013 - Uncategorized
Luke’s Top 10 Games Of 2013
I must have played hundreds of games this year. Maybe more. Maybe millions of games. I’m about to tell you which of them were my favourite. Keep reading to indulge me. Some of the games that made the cut, like Assassin’s Creed IV and Gunpoint, were no-brainers. Easily two of the best games I’ve played…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 18, 2013 - Uncategorized
Lawsuit Accuses EA Of Lying About Battlefield 4
Battlefield 4’s PC version has had some problems since launch. For some, this is an annoyance and an inconvenience. For others, it’s grounds for a lawsuit. We’ve already seenone firm consider taking the giant publisher to court, but there’s now a second, filed in a U.S. District Court and which is the first step towards…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 18, 2013 -
UncategorizedA Helpful Explanation Of Where Holiday Traditions Come From
I’m sure you’ve always had a sneaking suspicion that the story of Christmas past is quite a bit different from the story of Christmas present. But how about Chanukah and Kwanzaa? Watch Mental Floss host John Green get historical on a bunch of holiday traditions. Come for the Transformers: Dark of the Moon jokes, stay…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 18, 2013 - Uncategorized
The Year In Visceral Press Releases
VISCERAL: felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep visceral conviction> not intellectual : instinctive, unreasoning dealing with crude or elemental emotions : earthy visceral novel> of, relating to, or located on or among the viscera : splanchnic January 9: The recipient of multiple industry accolades, including “Best PC Game” and “Best MMO”…
By Jason Schreier Published December 18, 2013 -
UncategorizedOutstanding Fake Beans Commercial Stars Horrifying Space Monster
In this, the era of Pacific Rim and Godzilla, we could use a couple beans commercials like this one. Created by European visual effects house Cinseite, it imagines a world where beans companies are actually cool enough to make ads this awesome. I wish I lived in that world. [Via Digg Video]
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 18, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe Best Video Game Music Of 2013
What music will ring out during your next adventure? What soaring melodies, what elephantine beats, what shocked silence? With each new video game comes a new aural accompaniment, a new collection of custom-made compositions. And so we press the buttons, push the sticks, and lose ourselves once more in the rhythm of play. 2013 was…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 18, 2013
