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Bowser Makes For An Incredible Halloween Costume
Behold: Halloween Costume of the Day. Via Brian Davis of Next Level Games (Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon), who says this is his co-worker, rendering programmer Randy Cavanagh’s Terrifying Paper Mâché Bowser. Do you think he can actually walk around in that? Do those arms move? Does it breathe fire?
By Jason Schreier Published October 31, 2013 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft Kills Online Pass Program
Ubisoft is dropping its Uplay Passport online pass program for all future games. And it will effectively remove it from the just-released Assassin’s Creed IV by providing the passes for free to all ACIV gamers, whether they get the game new or used. The online pass program had required users of ACIV to input a…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 31, 2013 -
UncategorizedThis Week In Video Game Hyper-Violence
Ever notice how violent video games are? Wonderful! Terrible! Your call, but hey, it’s a thing. So here at Kotaku, I figure, why not show just how extreme games get? Better than pretending it doesn’t exist or keeping it all hidden like we’re embarrassed, I say. Often violence in games is pretty fun. Not that…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 31, 2013 -
UncategorizedShameless Angry Birds Clone Shows Up On Nintendo 3DS
There are clones of video games, and then there are clones of video games so shameless that you wonder how the hell Nintendo approved them. Today on the Nintendo eShop, for $9, you can buy Angry Bunnies, a game that I really don’t think should be on the Nintendo eShop. It’s developed and published by…
By Jason Schreier Published October 31, 2013 - Uncategorized
Do You Have What It Takes To Work For The Umbrella Corporation?
They just might be hiring over at the evil corporation featured in Resident Evil games. The comic strip writing/drawing duo of Cara Ellison and Elizabeth Simins thought you might like to apply. Follow Ellison’s writing on her blog Hard Consonant. She’s on Twitter, too,@carachan1. You can find more of Simins’ art, much of it about…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 31, 2013 -
UncategorizedSouth Park: The Stick of Truth Delayed… Again
Bad news for anyone who was hoping to play the South Park RPG in December: the folks behind it have delayed the game again. Now South Park: The Stick of Truth is scheduled for March 4 of next year. It’ll be out on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. This is the third *official* delay…
By Jason Schreier Published October 31, 2013 - Uncategorized
New Humble Bundle, Eneloop XX, Get Paid To Download Apps [Deals]
The latest Humble Weekly features the games of Team 17, including a whole lot of Worms. Get it while it’s hot, and then dig in to the myriad of other deals we’ve got for you today. [Humble] Our Always Up To Date Guide To Pre-Order Discounts has new pre-order discounts. Don’t forget to get your…
By Shane Roberts Published October 31, 2013 -
UncategorizedHow The New Zelda Game Is Different (Hint: It’s Not Microtransactions)
I’ve done a lot of things in Zelda games—sailing, time travel, saving Hyrule…you name it. Much of it—the bulk of what you do in Zelda games—could be considered old hat, depending on who you ask. That’s kind of always the vague fear when there’s a new Zelda game, isn’t it? That it’ll be more of…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 31, 2013 - Uncategorized
Want a new 7th Guest? Fund this Kickstarter for The 7th Guest 3. They’re asking for $435,000 to make a new entry in the classic horror series. More details at the link about who is involved and what they’re planning. All very official and a bit spooooky.
By Stephen Totilo Published October 31, 2013 -
UncategorizedCool Kid Goes On Local News as Slender Man, Nobody Gets The Reference
Video game costumes can be tough, sometimes. On the one hand, you’re showing your appreciation for something you truly love. On the other, you risk having to awkwardly explain over and over that your costume is from a video game. Well, that happened today. On the clip above, taken from local Canadian news, one kid…
By Chris Person Published October 31, 2013 - Uncategorized
So, Blink-182 will be performing the closing concert at BlizzCon this year, which takes place on November 8-9. In other breaking news, Blink-182 is relevant again? Although, you certainly don’t see lines like this in press releases every day: Unfortunately for fans of Blink-182’s “What’s My Age Again?” video, Anaheim city ordinances strictly forbid the…
By Tina Amini Published October 31, 2013 - Uncategorized
What It Could Be Like To Play Games On PS4
Yesterday, Sony dropped a massive FAQ full of PS4 tidbits and details. While it’s certainly interesting, it’s also very long. You might not have the time or energy to read it all. So based on this FAQ, we thought we’d try a little thought experiment: let’s zip ahead to November 16, the day after the…
By Jason Schreier Published October 31, 2013 - Uncategorized
Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: YourMotherIsAClassyLady places an anger-filled pre-order on calling GameStop a Last-Gen Zero. Zarnyx think Atlus deserves to be called a Last-Gen Hero, thanks to the publisher’s willingness to put out games that are more experimental and darker in tone. Mark of the Ninja gets the Last-Gen…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 31, 2013 -
UncategorizedLazy Halloween Costume Ideas For Gamers
Raise your hand if you wait until the last minute before getting your Halloween costume in order. *raises hand* Fortunately for the procrastinators out there, nigahiga put together a video with some easy-to-make costume ideas. Some of which are relevant to game enthusiasts. Here’s the full thing: And here are a few highlights I screen-grabbed…
By Tina Amini Published October 31, 2013 - Uncategorized
Flight Attendants Will Soon Stop Asking You To Turn Off Your Game Boy
It’s official: by the end of 2013, flight attendants will stop asking you to turn off your Game Boy during the first and last few minutes of plane rides. If you haven’t used a Game Boy since 2003, that’s okay too. All electronics will soon be allowed during landing and takeoff, although you still can’t…
By Jason Schreier Published October 31, 2013 - Uncategorized
Here’s 30 Minutes of the PS4’s Awesome-Looking Space Combat Game
Upcoming space shooter Galak-Z is a game that gives tingles to those of us who grew up in the ’80s watching Robotech. And, even if you’re a whippersnapper who didn’t live through that stuff, you might still get excited. Take a good long look at this playthrough. Neat, huh? Jake Kazdal of dev studio 17-Bit…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 31, 2013 -
UncategorizedRussian Battlefield 4 Is Badass, Obviously
Land in a really cool way, right after jumping out from an exploding plane, then level the whole surrounding area with your friends. And do all of this with Battlefield 4‘s user interface laid over the whole thing. That’s the Russian way! The result is almost as intense as the game, as presented by MoranDays…
By Gergo Vas Published October 31, 2013
