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UncategorizedWatch People Build a Giant Mecha Before Your Very Eyes
They are building the life-sized Gundam—again! They being these folks in hardhats and overalls. YouTube user Darwinfish105 is filming the whole thing. There’s a lot of footage here, broken into several parts. There’s also a lot of giant Gundam here, also broken into several parts. The life-sized statue is expected to be completed next spring…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2011 -
UncategorizedWow, People Still Make Awesome Line Rider Clips
It’s been over four years since the Great Line Rider craze of 2007. In internet terms that’s an eternity, but don’t tell the community of dedicated fans still churning out amazing levels for the simple little flash game. I’d forgotten the game even existed, but commenter schbearded hasn’t, pointing us in the direction of this…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
1.8 Million Square Enix Accounts Were Hacked
Square Enix stated yesterday that somebody “may have gained unauthorized access to a particular Square Enix server” and took its members service offline in both Japan and the U.S. Today, the company clarified that 1.8 million customer’s accounts had been affected. The breach hit one million Japanese members and 800,000 U.S. ones. The hack impacted…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2011 - Culture
The First Art From The Last Of Us
Naughty Dog’s The Last Of Us, an upcoming PlayStation 3 exclusive, only made its public debut over the weekend, and already we’ve got a look at its first concept art. Most of these pieces are by Maciej Kuciara, an artist who we’ve featured before here on Kotaku and who previously spent some time at Crytek,…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Gran Turismo 5 Gets More New Cars Via DLC
Next week, Gran Turismo 5 owners will get access to a load of new vehicles, some for money, some for free. In addition to a $4 car pack that includes a 2012 GT-R and some Volkswagens, there are bonus items for players who bought the last DLC and a free car (the Toyota FT-86) for…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Releasing a Lovely Zelda Art Book
As part of the franchise’s 25th birthday celebrations, Nintendo has decided to release a nice big art book for The Legend of Zelda fans. Called Hyrule Historia, it’s 274 pages of concept and promotional art from throughout the series, while also including historical info on the characters and the games they’ve starred in. So far…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Skyrim, Japan Likes You
During this year’s Tokyo Game Show, this one Japanese dude I met kept going on and on about the game he was looking forward to most. That game was The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. He was not alone. For a foreign game, heck for a domestic game, Skyrim posted an impressive entry in the Japanese…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Um, the NES Did Not Feature Counter-Strike Humping
An article on Hungary’s MSN portal about teen sexuality uses an interesting image to illustrate its point. And by interesting I mean amazing For those who can’t instantly see the disaster zone, it’s a Holy Trinity of PhotoShop disasters. For starters, either the main is playing on a cardboard box, or the screenshot overlay was…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2011 -
UncategorizedJohn Lee Hooker: The Waterfront
It’s that time of night again. That time when we gather around and sing songs together. Yes, together. It’s time for Soundtrack Tonight, John Lee Hooker plays “The Waterfront”, one of this best—and moving—solo recordings. The Waterfront [YouTube]
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Already Died When….
Nintendo isn’t the king of gaming. It’s the cat, and it seemingly has nine lives. Yet, even after every “disaster”, there Nintendo is, still churning out games and hardware. This list does a decent job of striking that nerve—even if some of the things listed are reaching just a bit. Nintendo is Dommed! [NintendoFuse]
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Google Shoot View Game Shot Dead In the Street By…Google
Google Shoot View, an amusing little distraction cooked up by a Dutch advertising agency that let you wander the streets of planet Earth shooting the place up, has been killed by Google. According to Erwin Kleinjan, from the agency that dreamt up the game, Google “pulled their right to use the Street View application protocol…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2011 -
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How an Old Japanese Anime Broke a Twitter Record
Japan loves anime. It also loves Twitter. And this past weekend, the country showed what it could do when it combined both: set a world record. Over the weekend, classic Studio Ghibli anime Castle in the Sky appeared on television. And Japan held what it calls a “Balse Festival” (バルス祭り or “barusu matsuri”), which is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Impale Your Feet in these Assassin’s Creed Sneakers
These custom, hand-painted AC sneakers are the work of Sole Junkie, who was asked to create a pair of shoes inspired by the game. “After doing some research and sketches…I came up with these,” Sole Junkie blogged. “Nike Air Force One Mids with the Altair on the sides with logo hits… I think my rendering…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
3G PlayStation Vita Delayed In Canada [Update]
The 3G edition of the PlayStation Vita will be delayed in Canada “due to extensive planning and testing with their 3G partner”. Customers have begun receiving emails informing them of the delay, while EB Games sources have confirmed the hold-up with Kotaku, saying that internal systems now have the handheld releasing in April instead of…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Does DOTA 2 Fan Art Get Better Than This? How About Sexier?
Stanley Lau is one talented artist. Kotaku previously featured him on Fine Art for his wonderful Street Fighter work. Today, it’s time to look at some stunning DOTA 2 art. DOTA 2 is, of course, the Valve-produced sequel to Defense of the Ancients (DOTA), a mod of real-time strategy game Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 15, 2011 -
UncategorizedMaster Chief is an Asshole
Bungie and Microsoft may have led you to believe that Halo’s Master Chief is a paragon of virtue, but that’s a lie told only on storyboards and over-wrought cinematic cutscenes. A man can only be judged by his actions, and in most people’s experience, Master Chief is a dick.
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Team Fortress 2’s Christmas Updates Begin
I celebrate Australian Christmas with cold beer and barbecued meat. Valve, well, Valve celebrate it a little differently. In 2010 they took Team Fortress 2 all medieval, and in 2011, they’re sending it into space. Continuing a partnership began earlier this year, the first items coming as part of the festive update are from WETA’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Should You Buy Trine 2? Yes.
Co-op platformer Trine was one of my favourite games of 2009. Judging by the cult following it’s developed since then, I’m not alone in my fondness. Two years later, the game is back for a sequel, one that, on the surface at least, promises to add very little to the formula already laid down by…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 15, 2011 - Uncategorized
Original Alan Wake Coming to the PC
Alan Wake is coming to the PC in 2012. We’re talking about the original. Which came out on consoles in May 2010. And which was originally not “intimate” enough for PCs. Guess PCs got more intimate![PC Gamer]
By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2011 - Uncategorized
Ron Effing Swanson Sold Me This Taco
Greetings Kotaku-eers, and welcome to a mid-week open thread. I hope you have had a good week, and are not too stressed about upcoming holiday travel. Just remember: they’re only in-laws. They can’t legally kill you. Here are some conversation-starters and other random bits and bobs from the internet: An excellent ’80’s Dating Montage –…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 14, 2011