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NBA Live 14: The Kotaku Review
It’s hard to remember, but NBA Live was once a challenger to the formidable NBA 2K. If you care about aggregated ratings, NBA Live 10 and NBA 2K10 finished in a dead heat. Live had stolen away one of 2K’s top designers. It was fargin’ war. Then EA Sports burned down everything. We haven’t seen…
By Owen Good Published November 20, 2013 -
UncategorizedYou Can Play PS4 Through Xbox One, But You Probably Wouldn’t Want To.
What happens when you plug a PlayStation 4’s HDMI cable into the back of an Xbox One? The same thing that happens to everything else. The fine folks at DigitalFoundry plugged their PlayStation 4 into the Xbox One’s HDMI input and — contrary to my fevered speculation — a singularity was not formed. Instead, they…
By Mike Fahey Published November 20, 2013 - Uncategorized
Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Marsh Naylor’s rant about the PS4’s most serious issue refuses to let the Wobble-stroversy die. Then, the TAY funnyperson shares the Mushroom’s advice about how Cooking Mama can focus the homicidal rage of the holiday season. And S-Meister calls out pre-order DLC as a Last-Gen…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 20, 2013 -
ReviewsTearaway: The Kotaku Review
The first time my face popped up to animate the sun in Tearaway‘s papercraft world, I beamed, as a sun should. From ear to ear, I smiled, and I watched my smile grow in real time. And the little paper messenger girl named Atoi, who is fashioned out of an envelope, looked up at me…
By Tina Amini Published November 20, 2013 -
UncategorizedChanning Tatum Spoofs Van Damme’s Epic Split… With Food Carts
Do you need further proof that Jean-Claude Van Damme’s still got it? Well here’s Channing Tatum, who tried to copy the split-master’s iconic trick, but with food carts and on the set of 22 Jump Street. You probably saw that ending coming. Here’s the full clip, without any Volvo trucks involved: Jenko’s Epic Split [YouTube]…
By Gergo Vas Published November 20, 2013 - Uncategorized
The first (by a hair) official iOS 7 controller for iPhone and iPod Touch is now ready to buy. Power A’sMOGA Ace Poweris available today for $99 at Apple Stores online and off, as well as the MOGAanywhere website, which also contains a handy list of more than 160 iOS games with controller support.
By Mike Fahey Published November 20, 2013 - Reviews
The Xbox One: The Kotaku Review
The Xbox One is a testament to Microsoft’s towering ambition. It represents their desire not only to occupy a place in your home entertainment center, but to lumber straight into the center of it. It is a black plastic tank, a hard-edged chunk of corners meant to conquer everything in its path. But for all…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 20, 2013 - Uncategorized
This glitch in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn will get your character stuck in MMO emote hell, as you can see in the above GIF. To get similar results with a frozen upper torso, type “/sit,” then press the emote and the “w” buttons simultaneously. If you get lucky, you won’t fly away completely.…
By Gergo Vas Published November 20, 2013 -
Uncategorized11 Minutes of Lightning Returns: FFXII For Your Viewing Pleasure
The fine folks over at Japanese news site 4Gamer.netmanaged to get their hands on the shortly-releasing Japanese version of Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. So, of course, they immediately went and captured some footage for the rest of us. So without any further ado, above’s eleven minutes of gameplay from the next Final Fantasy. 4Gamer…
By András Neltz Published November 20, 2013 -
UncategorizedLet’s Learn How To Draw Butts!
We’ve already talked about drawing penises. And drawing boobs. How about the fine art of butt drawing? YouTuber and former Newsweek Graphics Director Karl Gude walks us through how to draw fantastic butts using only a few lines. After watching this, you will become an ass master. How to draw GREAT BUTTS with just FIVE…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 20, 2013 - Uncategorized
Xbox One In Stock In 30 Minutes
Here’s your friendly morning reminder that at 8am ET Amazon will have a limited number of Xbox Ones available for purchase. Get that tab open in your browser because we don’t expect this release day inventory to last long. Stay tuned to Kotaku Deals for availability of both new consoles going forward. [Amazon] Follow Kotaku…
By Shane Roberts Published November 20, 2013 -
UncategorizedProbably The Weirdest Sandbox Game I’ve Ever Seen
It’s called UemeU (pronounced “You Me You”). It’s currently in development for PC. And, uh… I’m not entirely sure what it is. I mean, I see that you’re supposed to build stuff with it. The video shows the developers building a bare-bones version of Erebor from The Hobbit. But it’s not just building, there’s modelling…
By András Neltz Published November 20, 2013 - Kotaku East
Man Arrested for Allegedly Threatening to Kill Nintendo Execs
A 25 year-old man has been arrested in Japan for allegedly threatening the lives of two Nintendo executives. Apparently, those weren’t his only threats. Sankei News reports that on May 20, the suspect allegedly accessed the online inquiry form on Nintendo’s homepage via his home computer and named two Nintendo execs he was going to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 20, 2013 - Kotaku East
The Most Dramatic Dinner Plates Will Emphasize Your Meal
How to transform boring french fries and pancakes (the pancake below is actually not that boring) into the most dramatic part of your dining room? The obvious answer is to serve them on special manga plates that’ll make your meal part of the—heavily emotional—panels. Just make sure to place the appropriate food on them properly,…
By Gergo Vas Published November 20, 2013 -
Kotaku EastAdorable Little Girl Practices Bowing with a Korean Robot
Now, this is truly cute. Look at this darling child! My heart, it’s melting. This is a “mannequin robot.” For the past couple of years, a South Korean company called Showbo has been producing robots like this—which, I guess, makes sense! Bowing is a sign of respect in Korea and much of Asia. Robotics is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 20, 2013 -
UncategorizedWhy on Earth Do Action Figures Need Trailers?
This is a great-looking Sonic diorama, make no mistake. It’s just… why is there a trailer? The inappropriately energetic rock music, the silly effects, the weird-as-hell vibration—ugh. The video does have “informative” in its title, and I’ll give it that, it is a rather informative video. But you can get all the same info from…
By András Neltz Published November 20, 2013 - Kotaku East
Happy Birthday Nintendo Co., Ltd.! On November 20, 1947, Nintendo Co., Ltd. was established as a publicly traded company, making NCL sixty-six years old. Of course, Nintendo itself is older than that (it was founded in 1889), and you can read about Nintendo’s past right here
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 20, 2013 -
Kotaku EastHere’s Eight Minutes of the New Ghost in the Shell: Arise Anime
Anime Ghost in the Shell: Arise border: 2 Ghost Whisper doesn’t hit Japanese theaters until November 30. But if you can’t wait until then, you can watch the first eight minutes. Right now! In case you missed it, here is Kotaku‘s review of Ghost in the Shell: Arise border: 1 Ghost Pain 「攻殻機動隊ARISE border:2」冒頭8分 [YouTube…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 20, 2013 - Kotaku East
Internet Cats Make Boring Dress Shirts Better
Do cats really make everything better? I’m not sure. But they certainly liven up these dress shirts. Thank the talented artist who embroidered them for that! These are the work of embroidery artist Hiroko Kubota. Just look at her neko (cat) shirts! Incredible. “I’m always making clothes for my son, who is rather small, and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 20, 2013 - Uncategorized
The Logitech PowerShell Sure Beats Crappy iPhone Touch Controls
Fingers in the way. Missed or misunderstood inputs. Imprecise control. The problems with trying to play games on an iPhone are well-documented. But the iOS 7 era has ushered in controllers. Glorious plastic housings that will make oily, greasy screens of frustrations a thing of the past. I touched one of them this week and…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 20, 2013