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UncategorizedA Note To Everyone Who Says YouTubers Should ‘Get A Real Job’
Some people on the Internet haven’t been too sympathetic to the YouTubers whose livelihoods have been affected by YouTube’s recent Content ID sweeps. Boohoo, they say. Get a real job. There are a lot of things I have to say to people who claim that producing videos on YouTube isn’t a “real job.” A lot…
By Tina Amini Published December 13, 2013 - Uncategorized
Here’s what’s going on Talk Amongst Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Morie offers up some thoughts about how Assassin’s Creed IV crafts its female characters well. Peter Tieryas shares some art and some process for a comics project he’s been working on. And Meldy does a thoughtful Half-Remembered Video games Essay on Morrowind Don’t forget that…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 13, 2013 -
UncategorizedAdult Swim Shows Us What To Do With The PS4’s Share Button
No one wants to look bad in front of Kratos. According to this Robot Chicken animated spot for Killzone: Shadow Fall, God of War‘s heroic brute is very active on Facebook, so think before you hit that share button. This 60-second spot, airing Monday night on Adult Swim before the Robot Chicken Born Again Virgin…
By Mike Fahey Published December 13, 2013 - Uncategorized
The Big Games Are Out, So Now It’s DLC Season.
Don’t trade your games in (yet?). We’re moving into DLC season, what with yesterday’s confirmation of next week’s release of Assassin’s Creed IV‘sfirst big expansion, the recent news of bold DLC plans for GTA V—and now info about the first one for Xbox One launch game Dead Rising 3 Here’s the official blurb: Today, Capcom…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 13, 2013 - Uncategorized
Want six minutes of intelligent discussion and reflection on the recent discovery of the government spying on your World of Warcraft raids? Oh, ok. Here you go. It’s our own Kirk Hamilton on WNYC’s “Studio 360” hosted by Kurt Andersen. Yes, Kirk and Kurt sit down to chat about the implications and potential discomfort of…
By Tina Amini Published December 13, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe First 15 Minutes Of WildStar Make A Compelling Case For More
Signing up for a new subscription-based MMORPG is a big decision, especially when it’s an untested brand like Carbine’s colorful WildStar. MMORPG.com helpfully recorded the first 15 minutes of beta play, which just might help your decision along. I’m glad they did, not because I am too lazy to record the first fifteen minutes of…
By Mike Fahey Published December 13, 2013 - Uncategorized
This pointillist drawing of Link took redditor Svezzz812 “hours and hours and hours” of work to complete. But it was worth it! That’s one damn gorgeous pair of eyes. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can find. Send us suggestions…
By András Neltz Published December 13, 2013 -
Kotaku EastA Real Japanese Castle Appears To Crumble Before Your Very Eyes
Yes, that’s a giant samurai sword slicing Osaka Castle in half. No, the sword is not real. The castle, however, is. According to Sankei (via 2ch), Osaka Castle is being illuminated with projection mapping until next February. In the news clips below, you can see it in action. Osaka Castle fell and burned during the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 13, 2013 -
Kotaku EastAttack on Titan on the 3DS Makes Me Feel Like a Titan-Killing Badass
A few months back, we looked at all the games coming out based on this year’s hit anime Attack on Titan. Last week, the most anticipated of these, Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind for the 3DS, hit store shelves in Japan. The Last Wings of Mankind has two game modes. The first…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published December 13, 2013 - Uncategorized
Do You Love The PS4 Enough To Eat It?
No, stop eating your PS4. I said stop it. Stop! Instead, have a look at these lovely PS4 cupcakes. They’re the creation of Stephen Rushbrook of UK developer Stainless Games, where it is office tradition to bring in treats on one’s birthday. Back when the PS4 was announced, there was lots of speculation surrounding its…
By András Neltz Published December 13, 2013 - Uncategorized
Rumored Alien: Isolation Screens Leak Online
This fall, a Kotaku source revealed that the next Aliens game was Alien: Isolation. And last night, screenshots rumored to be of the game appeared online. Four images popped up on Twitter account @Lifelower (via Eurogamer). You can see the other three below: As Kotaku previously reported, the source said the star of Alien Isolation…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 13, 2013 - Kotaku East
NouCome Is This Past Season’s Funniest Anime
When this fall anime season hit its midway point last month, I knew My Mental Choices are Completely Interfering with my School Romantic Comedy deserved a place on the list of five anime you should be watching. This is because it is easily the funniest anime I watched this past season. Good – Great Comedic…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published December 13, 2013 - Kotaku East
Husband and Wife Freezing Their Butts Off for a PS4 Is Heartwarming
The PlayStation 4 won’t launch in South Korea until December 17. One man and his wife are lined up since two days ago with a banner that reads, “Waiting to buy a launch PS4.” The couple are already internet heroes. The man, 33 year-old Hong Suk Min and his wife, who’s also a big gamer,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 13, 2013 - Uncategorized
It’s Amazing What Modders Can Do with the 15-Year-Old Half-Life
Watching The Core‘s trailer makes you forget you’re looking at a mod for a game that came out in 1998. It’s just gorgeous. The Core is an in-development total conversion for the first Half-Life. It takes place during the resonance cascade, which is when Gordon Freeman and his scientist buddies accidentally unleashed the aliens of…
By András Neltz Published December 13, 2013 - Kotaku East
The Attack on Titan Mobile Game Is So Boring It Gave Me a Headache
With the release of 3DS title Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind this past week, now seemed like the perfect time to try out the Attack on Titan mobile game Attack on Titan: The Wings of Counterattack. Oh how wrong I was. Attack on Titan: The Wings of Counterattack is a mobile game…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published December 13, 2013 -
UncategorizedWatch What Happens When Internet Addicts Go Offline
You like the internet? I do! I’m online a lot (for work, work, I say), and perhaps you are, too. Think you could go off the grid for a week? Creative agency Mother London had five net natives go offline for a week and documented what happened next. No Internet Week [Vimeo via Digg via…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 13, 2013 - Kotaku East
Pro Gamer Retires So He Can Finish High School
Last night, professional StarCraft II player Kim “duckdeok” Kyeong Deok suddenly announced he was leaving eSports. He’s trading his keyboard and mouse for school books. “I have decided to retire S2,”tweeted Kim—news that surprised many. This past summer, Kim came in first at the 2013 WCS Season 2 Europe, winning US$20,000. “I was thinking about…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 13, 2013 - Kotaku East
Chinese Kids Fighting Smog with Martial Arts
At an elementary school in Shijiazhuang, China, students have been practicing a series of “anti-smog” martial arts exercises. Kick smog’s ass, kids! The children are doing wushu exercises. But according to website iFeng, the school instituted the “anti-smog” moves to help protect the students against pollution. Shijiazhuang residents need all the help against smog they…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 13, 2013 - Uncategorized
Report: Pirate Bay Founder Being Kept In Solitary Confinement
The mother of imprisoned Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm says that since her son was extradited from Sweden to Denmark, he has been placed in solitary confinement as though he were a “dangerous, violent and aggressive criminal”. Svartholm is in custody – he’s still awaiting a verdict – for allegedly hacking the mainframe systems of…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 13, 2013
