Warcraft Movie vs World of Warcraft Locations, In Screenshots

2010 World of Warcraft graphics (and 2005 graphics where Cataclysm didn’t happen) vs. the upcoming Warcraft movie. Aerial51zd compared all the recognizable locations in the Warcraft movie trailer with their in-game counterparts. Some of them, like the human capital Stormwind, were pretty obvious already but Lakeshire and Redridge Mountains, for example, weren’t. Well, here they…

Fallout’s Flaming Sword, Recreated in Real Life

Debuting in Fallout 3, the Shishkebab is, at its most basic level, a sword made of junk that’s on fire. In honor of the blade’s return in Fallout 4, a fan decided to make a real one. It went terrifyingly well. The owner of the (in this case, very appropriate) maniacal grin above is one…

Conan O’Brien: Video Game Salesman

Do you have a video game that needs promoting? Well, Conan O’Brien is your man. He’s quite good. The best, even. Conan’s late night talk show has a segment called “Clueless Gamer.” In it, he checks out new titles and cracks jokes. The segment is popular, racking up millions of views on YouTube and bringing…

Embarrassed By Selfie Sticks, Man Creates a “Selfie Arm”

Who cares if the result is even more embarrassing. Not this guy! Over on Japanese comedy site Omocoro, a fellow who goes by “Mansooon” said that he found selfie sticks embarrassing because when you use them, other people know you are using a selfie stick. Then, there’s the fact that some hate folks who use…

In the World of Charlotte, Every Superpower Has a Glaring Flaw

Have you ever thought that superpowers in comics were a bit overly convenient—that they lacked the obvious downsides such powers should have? The anime Charlotte is quick to point that out for both comic and dramatic effect. Charlotte is the tale of a world where across the planet, various children and teens develop superpowers. However,…

Satoru Iwata Really Is Gone

Sometimes things don’t hit you until later. Much later. Former Nintendo President Satoru Iwata died this summer. Even as Kotaku reported the news and even as the video game community paid its respects, Iwata’s passing still felt rather abstract. We had known for a while that he was dealing with health issues, but it all…

Yomawari Shows How to Make a Tutorial Meaningful and Shocking

Tutorials, although necessary in many games, are usually boring and/or interrupt the flow of the game and its story. Yomawari—aka the cutest little horror game ever—plays on this fact to make a tutorial that both shocks you and teaches you all you need to know to play the game. [Note: This article spoils the first…

The Best Character Recreations in Fallout 4

Kotaku already showed you a rogues gallery of Fallout freaks. Now, let’s take a look at the best character creations of the famous and the infamous. Many of them are cartoon characters, video game characters or actors in specific roles as well as athletes and musicians. You should know who they all are. The customization…

How To Run Backwards-Compatible Xbox 360 Games On Xbox One

Xbox One consoles are now backwards compatible with some Xbox 360 games. How do you play supported Xbox 360 games on an Xbox One? What happens with disc-based games? We’ve got a short video tutorial for you. Microsoft’s console supports around 100 360 games right now, with more to come. Weirdly, the Xbox One store…

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Look At This Box Art

While everyone was busy looking at Cloudand Linklein the American Nintendo Direct, the company quietly dropped some box art on their Japanese site that is just *bites lower lip*. In a blog post, Nintendo’s Kaori Ando has shown off the Japanese box art for Genei Ibun Roku, the Shin Tegami x Fire Emblem crossover that…

Man Walks Across The Fallout Games

Reader Conor, the same guy who walked all the way across the Grand Theft Auto series, has decided to do the same thing with the 3D Fallout games. Because fast travel is for suckers. Traversing Fallouts 3, New Vegas and 4, he mostly walks, but where necessary jogs and swims to cut a path diagonally…

How A Cosplayer Transforms Into A StarCraft Character

BlizzCon had some incredible cosplay on display this year, but one of the most impressive outfits was Bindi Smalls’ Nova, which was almost entirely 3D-printed. If you’ve ever wondered what kind of work goes into designing and building a suit like this, well, Bindi has you covered. In this worklog, Bindi outlines how she lifted…

Steam Controller Used To Help Disabled Skyrim Player

The Steam controller, for all its flaws, is insanely customizable. One user put that versatility to extremely good use. Responding to a request, Chris Hepburn—clearly some kind of controller wizard—managed to whip up this shockingly functional one-handed Skyrim control scheme: In short, Hepburn mapped basic look functionality to the right haptic pad. What about movement,…

Fallout’s Flaming Sword, Properly Recreated In Real Life

The shishkebab, long one of Fallout’s coolest weapons, returns in Fallout 4. It also makes its debut in the real world, thanks to Caleb Kraft’s workmanship and thirst for workshop danger. As detailed in his worklog on Make, Kraft teamed up with his buddy Platinumfungi to faithfully recreate the sword, using cannibalised parts and some…