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Someone on Twitter is reenacting Back to the Future—”in real time”—creating nearly 50 accounts for all of the characters (and the DeLorean). If you like the movie, you’ll love The Hill Valley Project. Seven hours ago, Marty saved George from getting run over, and he should wake up in Lorraine‘s bedroom any minute now.
By Owen Good Published October 26, 2013 - Uncategorized
Online Play Restored to PES 2014 on Xbox After Monthlong Outage
Konami says it resolved the monthlong online-play blackout for Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 on the Xbox 360. The fix is available through a title update that is available now. The publisher says the update delivers both online play and Master League Online service and corrects other problems users had updating the game. Additionally, a full…
By Owen Good Published October 26, 2013 - Culture
This Week in the Business: ‘A Giant FU to a Large Number of People’
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | Console and PC guys should learn [about] variable pricing … $60 is a giant FU to a very large number of people.”—Former EA CEO John Riccitiello, on what traditional game devs can learn from mobile and vice-versa QUOTE | “‘Trying to…
By Steve Peterson Published October 26, 2013 - Uncategorized
The Best Of Kotaku, The Week Of October 21
It’s almost Halloween! We haven’t been doing anything themed in preparation, unless you count our ongoing Last-Gen Heroes and Zeroes features. You can take a look at our best content from the week over at Kotaku Selects What are your Halloween plans? I’ll be in Austin with my big brothers, celebrating a warmer part of…
By Tina Amini Published October 26, 2013 - Uncategorized
Every Pokémon You Can Catch In X & Y, In One Handy Map
Sure, you could look at your in-game Pokedex to figure out what’s located where…but not only do you have to encounter a Pokemon first to access them there, that method isn’t as useful as having all the information in one picture. Thankfully, Reddit user Bobdor is way ahead of us—check out this awesome map he…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 25, 2013 - Uncategorized
From Red Dead To Square Enix, Readers Submit More Last-Gen Heroes
We’re wrapping up our second week of Last-Gen Heroes, our series looking back at the last eight years of console video gaming. Kind of gnarly that the PS4 and Xbox One come out so soon, no? Just a few more weeks now. As with last week, the opinion-warriors at TAY have been busy writing their…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 25, 2013 -
UncategorizedIf The Street Fighter Cast Was Gender-Swapped…
Take the Street Fighter crew, and flip the genders around. What do you get? Badassery, that’s what. Of course, maybe we should have all expected that...but still, it’s cool to see this skit of a picnic gone wrong by ReallyCleverAndroids. Don’t mess with Ryu’s rice, man. Also! A female version of Guile needs to happen…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 25, 2013 -
UncategorizedWe Took A Look At Two New Features In Batman: Arkham Origins
Batman does a bit more detective work in his new game. Good thing? Bad thing? Take a look as Evan Narcisse and I show you what’s new in Batman Arkham Origins. Take a look at our full review of the game here Batman: Arkham Origins is out now on PC, Wii U, PS3, and Xbox…
By Steve Marinconz Published October 25, 2013 - Uncategorized
Old Nintendo Products Turned Into Insane Statue
NeoGAF user Khrno says he spotted this beast at the British department store Peter Jones. It’s simultaneously wonderful and horrifying. That’s all Nintendo hardware. The bulk of the body appears to be made out of Wii Fit balance boards and Wii U GamePads. The legs are made out of the Wii steering wheel accessories. And…
By Jason Schreier Published October 25, 2013 -
UncategorizedIt’s Not A Good Roller Coaster Unless It Injures A Few People
I’ve spent countless hours playing Theme Park, making sure the bouncy castle didn’t explode, clearing up puke, and of course creating ever increasingly dangerous roller coasters in an attempt to fling my park goers off into the abyss of nothingness. But it wasn’t till RollerCoaster Tycoon did we get the chance to maximise our roller…
By Leo Wichtowski Published October 25, 2013 -
UncategorizedSNL Star Re-enacts the 90s X-Men Cartoon All By Himself
Yesterday, after watching Professor X fire Gambit, a bunch of folks who professed their love for the Ragin’ Cajun said that their love affair started during the run of X-Men: The Animated Series in the 1990s. SNL star Taran Killam might be one of those people. Or he might love all the X-Men from that…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 25, 2013 - Uncategorized
Miyamoto: Online Multiplayer Isn’t Nintendo’s Focus This Time Around
The upcoming Wii U platformer Super Mario 3D World, like many other Nintendo games, won’t have online multiplayer. If you want to play with other people, you’ll have to do it in the same room. Well, I guess one person could grab the Wii U GamePad and move to another room, but you see what…
By Jason Schreier Published October 25, 2013 - Uncategorized
Saving Safely: good news, Pokémon players: there’s a patch out for the Lumiose City glitch, (a glitch that can sometimes corrupt saves done in Lumiose City.) You can get the new patch from the eShop, or you can scan these QR codes for it, too. (Via Tiny Cartridge)
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 25, 2013 - Uncategorized
The Art Of The Plot Twist
A few years ago, I spent a weekend cranking through season 1 of 24. I don’t regret this. Binge-watching is a beautiful experience. 24, by the way, is a show about a dude named Jack Bauer who uses cheat codes to save the world once every 24 hours or so. The show is well-known not…
By Jason Schreier Published October 25, 2013 - Reviews
The Snacktaku Monster Cereal Review Spooktacular will continue on Monday. Due to an amazing amount of horrendous back pain that’s left me in not a very eating-things-and-talking-about-them mood, Yummy Mummy and Franken Berry will have to wait. In the meantime, enjoy Count Chocola, Boo Berry, Frute Brute, and this amazing GIF.
By Mike Fahey Published October 25, 2013 - Uncategorized
‘Breaking Bad On Ice’ Is Surprisingly Amazing
When I think of Breaking Bad‘s arid desert milieu, I don’t really think of ice skating. And yet Breaking Ice, a more-or-less-official ice-dancing recreation of the show, manages to capture the whole thing awfully well. The whole thing was put together by Breaking Bad assistant editor Sharidan Williams-Sotelo. You can watch below. (The embed might…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 25, 2013 - Uncategorized
That’s One Way To Sell The Basic Wii U
With a new Wii U Deluxe set coming out on November 1 featuring two Mario games, how can Nintendo possibly sell new Wii buyers on the basic unit? How about an exclusive Skylanders: Swap Force figure? The Limited Edition Skylanders: Swap Force Wii U Basic Set is actually a pretty good deal, especially if you’re…
By Mike Fahey Published October 25, 2013 - Uncategorized
Rockstar Delaying GTA Online Stimulus Package Until Bugs Get Fixed
Been waiting for the first chunk of that $500,000 in-game cash infusion that Rockstar promised as a make-good for the bumpy launch of GTA Online. You’re going to have to wait a while longer. The makers of Red Dead Redemption don’t want to throw all that money out in the world until more bugs get…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 25, 2013 - Uncategorized
New Humble Weekly, Arkham Origins, Brothers, BF4 PS3 Bundle [Deals]
The latest Humble Weekly, priced meagerly as always, features the games of Cipher Prime, including Auditorium. We’ve got a really great post for you today, with deals on Brothers, Arkham Origins, the Max Payne series, Contrast, Puppeteer, The Last of Us, and lots more. Battlefield PS3 Move Bundle | $270 Another great PS3 Bundle, this…
By Shane Roberts Published October 25, 2013