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British Game Store Now Sells Dinner In A Can
Hey there, video game fan. Do you like eating Christmas dinner but hate dealing with inconveniences like “shopping” and “cooking” and “pretending you haven’t hit rock bottom”? Try the Christmas Tinner, announced by British retailer GAME today, and you can come yet another step closer to not being human. Check out these beautiful people eating…
By Jason Schreier Published December 5, 2013 - Uncategorized
3K Gaming Laptops Are Here. Right Now.
Gaming laptops have been stuck at 1080p and under for far too long. That all changes with the release of MSI’s GT60 gaming laptop, with a display panel that goes all the way up to 2880-by-1620. Also available in workstation flavor, the gaming version of the GT60 is being referred to by MSI as the…
By Mike Fahey Published December 5, 2013 -
UncategorizedSquare’s Going All Out For The Final Fantasy X/X-2 Remakes
Here are a bunch of new trailers for the upcoming HD remakes of sports sim Final Fantasy X and pop star emulator Final Fantasy X-2, which will be out for PS3 on March 18 (and Vita at some point in the undetermined future, unless that version is mysteriously cancelled.) They’re looking good. Certainly better than…
By Jason Schreier Published December 5, 2013 - Uncategorized
Here’s what’s going on Talk Amongst Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Stormborn isn’t only making Super Mario Brothers characters look cool in his redesign series. He’s making the levels and tertiary assets look awesome, too. J*Rod shares a Star Wars remix of “Bohemian Rhapsody” that’s got some Force to it. And Dear Video Game Expert offers…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 5, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe Amazing Spider-Man 2 Trailer Is Way Too Busy
Let’s see, we’ve got emo Harry Osborne, mecha-Rhino, Jamie Foxx as blue raspberry Electro, and Andrew Garfield’s hair. That’s far too many villains for one movie. Did we learn nothing from the lesson of Spider-Man 3? There is far too much going on in this trailer — I can only imagine the chaos that will…
By Mike Fahey Published December 5, 2013 -
EsportsThe Ten Most Defining Moments of League of Legends‘ Third Season
League of Legends stepped up its game as an eSport in 2013. More than 30 million people watched the World Championship finals, and it became the number one online game in many countries, including South Korea. After such a strong year, it’s no surprise a video with the best moments of the season would be…
By Gergo Vas Published December 5, 2013 -
Tips & GuidesHelpful Tips For Navigating Your Xbox One
The Xbox One’s interface has been a source of much delight and frustration in my household. Xbox Live’s Major Nelson put together this nifty video to help befuddled folks like myself make sense of it all. The Xbox One has quickly become the central hub of my living room — we use it for games…
By Mike Fahey Published December 5, 2013 - Uncategorized
Is this… The Valvengers? The Hulk, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Nick Fury, Black Widow, Captain America and Thor (poor Thor) all transformed into Valve characters. With the Scout and the Soldier from Team Fortress 2 and a zombie from Left 4 Dead, teaming up with Gordon Freeman, this team probably wouldn’t function smoothly. Dayshot is an…
By Gergo Vas Published December 5, 2013 -
Kotaku EastSouth Park‘s Japanese is Truly Horrible, Yet Hilarious
This week’s episode of South Park contained scenes of un-subtitled Japanese. I can’t tell if it’s intentional or not, but the Japanese was hilariously bad. Take a look and see for yourself. Note: If you haven’t seen the latest three episodes of South Park, turn back now because minor spoilers ahead. –Spoiler territory– In last…
By Toshi Nakamura Published December 5, 2013 - Kotaku East
The Strangest Wii U Peripheral of 2013 Looks Like a Toilet Plunger
It’s called Mike Cover for Wii U. And yes, it really looks like a toilet plunger. See? The Wii U-branded, officially licensed peripheral is designed to be used with Wii Karaoke U, the Wii U karaoke game. It’s basically a hunk of plastic you put over a microphone, but it apparently reduces noise, so people…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 5, 2013 - Kotaku East
Woman Calls the Cops 15,000 Times, Gets Arrested
From this May to last month, 44 year-old Tomomi Monmae has been busy. Almost everyday, she’s called the police. She even called them over nine hundred times in the span of 24 hours. Website 47 News reports that repeatedly Monmae dialed 110, the Japanese police equivalent of 911, from her cell phone. She would often…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 5, 2013 - Kotaku East
Why Bayonetta‘s Creator Isn’t Doing the Sequel
He brought us many memorable games like Devil May Cry and Bayonetta, but Hideki Kamiya doesn’t usually do sequels (though he did work on sequels before, including Viewtiful Joe 2). That’s not to say he doesn’t want to; he just has a greater calling. From early on in his life, Kamiya wanted to be a…
By Toshi Nakamura Published December 5, 2013 -
Kotaku EastStop-Motion Animator Spent Four Years Making His Dream Come True
White collar worker from by day, stop motion animator by night. Takahide Hori – also known as YAMIKEN – successfully created his first part of his underground opus, Junk Head 1. It only took him four years. And he never gave up. I discovered Junk Head 1 a month ago and had a chance to…
By Toshi Nakamura Published December 5, 2013 - Uncategorized
100 More Games in Steam’s Immediate Future, Including Space Minecraft
Well, if you wanna get technical, it’s not really space Minecraft. It’s more of a sci-fi sandbox RPG thing. But it’s pretty darn close. Apart from phr00t’s Space Minecraft 3089 there’s a whole bunch of other quirky and interesting titles in Steam’s latest batch of nearly one hundred community-approved Greenlight games. There’s a shoot-em-up starring…
By András Neltz Published December 5, 2013 - Uncategorized
Confusing U.S. Military Lingo Explained
Before Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 made “Oscar Mike” (“on the move”) famous, I confess that I’d never heard the expression before. But that’s just one phrase in a rich vocabulary of U.S. military slang. Website Global Post has a glossary of military terms, some of them appearing within the last decade, some of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 5, 2013 - Kotaku East
You’ll Never Guess Where Puzzle & Dragons Is Hitting Next
Role-playing game Puzzle & Dragons, which features puzzles and, um, dragons, has been a smash hit mobile title. The game is getting a 3DS version this month in Japan. And next spring, it’s coming to Japanese arcades. Yes, arcades! Remember those? Developed by Square Enix, the arcade version is called Puzzle & Dragons Battle Tournament…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 5, 2013 - Kotaku East
Ketchup? Ha! Dip Your Fries in Chocolate
Lotteria, the most bonkersfast food chain in Japan, is rolling out its latest unusual meal: French fries with chocolate dipping sauce. Hell, why not? I’m game. In Japan, chocolate-covered potato chips have started appearing in supermarkets and convenience stores in the past few years. They’re still somewhat of an odd product, but there are those…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 5, 2013