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’90s Video Game Ads Were All That And A Bag Of Chips

From fish-eye lenses to Big Dog-style one-liners, 1990s video game ads had it all. And by “had it all” I mean “were absolutely ridiculous and almost hurt to look back on today.” This gallery of ‘90s ads, put together by Flickr user jonathantaylorthomasfan and passed along to us by a couple of anonymous tipsters last…

By Jason Schreier Published April 14, 2015

Culture

Someone Beat Pillars of Eternity In Under 40 Minutes

Thanks to a combination of glitches, sequence breaking, and some seriously skilled clicking, speedrunner Jiseed has turned Obsidian’s epic new RPG into a 40-minute cakewalk. In this speedrun, which appears to be the current world record for Pillars of Eternity, Jiseed takes advantage of a few different game-breaking glitches to bypass chunks of the game…

By Jason Schreier Published April 14, 2015

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Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: The Ani-TAY Super-size Review: The Devil is a Part-Timer! • Grex’s Persona Q Review • Aldnoah.Zero 2: The Ani-TAY Review • Backlog Update: The Last Story Complete! Also, Pick My Next Game! TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

By András Neltz Published April 14, 2015

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Guitar Hero is Back And I Really Like What I’ve Seen

Confession: if I had spent anything like as much time playing actual guitar as I did playing pretend guitar as a teenager, I might have had a very different career path. In the late days of the 2006-9 rhythm-action boom, some hardcore pretend musicians split out into Guitar Hero fans and Rock Band fans, but…

Keza MacDonald Published April 14, 2015

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You Can Build Ships In World of Warcraft‘s Next Patch

In Warlords of Draenor’s first content patch, we only got a few Garrison tweaks and a selfie camera. But the second one is going to be huge: There’s a new raid, a new outdoor zone, dungeons are getting a harder difficulty setting, and there’s a new Garrison feature—the Shipyard! Tanaan Jungle, the currently unfinished level…

By Gergo Vas Published April 14, 2015

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Mortal Kombat X‘s Streaming Steam Install Has Fans Angry And Confused

Since last night PC fighting game fans have been able to download the first three gigs of Mortal Kombat X on Steam — and that’s all. Understandable frustration follows. Mortal Kombat X is testing out a new sort of install system on Steam, in which a smaller initial download is offered to get players into…

By Mike Fahey Published April 14, 2015

Kotaku East

Aldnoah.Zero Is About Personal Failings as Much as Giant Robots

The first season of Aldnoah.Zero took the mecha anime formula of Gundam and turned it on its head—giving the super powerful mecha to the villains and leaving the heroes with vastly inferior mecha. The second season continues using this inverted formula but also focuses on one man’s tragic fall from grace. [This review contains massive…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published April 14, 2015

Kotaku East

Now This Is Hardcore Photography

You might think you are into photography. You probably have a camera—maybe two. You go to cons and you take photos of cosplayers . But you are not hardcore. Not like this guy. At the Nipponbashi Street Festa earlier this spring in Osaka, one photographer caught people’s attention with his gear set-up. It’s like a…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2015

Kotaku East

Here’s Your Complete Theatrhythm: Dragon Quest Song List

We’ve already been able to rock out to two Theatrhythm games full of Final Fantasy tunes , so now it’s time to have one focusing on Square Enix’s other JRPG giant, Dragon Quest—complete with 65 tunes to show off. [*Note: Whenever possible I have linked to the original version of a given song. If that…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published April 14, 2015

Kotaku East

First Look at Star Ocean 5

There’s a Star Ocean 5? Yes. Yes, there is. The newly announced game is headed for the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation 4 Titled Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness, the game is the fifth instalment in the main series and is being developed by Tri-Ace, the studio that originally launched Star Ocean in 1996 on…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2015

Kotaku East

The Up All Night Stream Plays One Piece Pirate Warriors 3 [Stream Over]

Well, would you look at that! It’s once again time for Luffy and the crew to lay waste to thousands of pirates and marines as they sail the seven seas looking for adventure and treasure—only this time on the PlayStation 4. Update: The stream is now complete, but you can check it out in its…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published April 14, 2015

Kotaku East

A Disappointing Xenoblade Chronicles X Comparison

So Xenoblade Chronicles X is coming to the Wii U. Good news for those looking forward to a sprawling RPG. Slightly less so if you remember the game’s 2013 trailer. Via YouTube user Gundamzerostrike, here is the most recent Xenoblade Chronicles X trailer compared with the 2013 one. Found on the GameFAQs forums, here is…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2015

Kotaku East

Forget Batman, a Japanese Superhero Is Patrolling the Streets

Don’t get me wrong. That Batman outside Tokyo is great. But Batman is an American comic book character. There’s something special about suddenly seeing a Japanese superhero out and about and doing good on the home turf. Recently, people have been spotting someone dressed up as Kamen Rider on the streets of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 14, 2015

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By Luke Plunkett Published April 14, 2015

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Here’s What GTA V Looks Like On PC

If the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game were a step up from the PS3 and Xbox 360 editions, then consider the PC version a slight step above them. Provided you can run it at its higher settings, anyway. The game helpfully includes its own benchmark test, which aside from helping you test…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 14, 2015

Culture

Death Is Coming To Eat Your Heart

You know what, we’ve coveredthe work of French artist Michel Donzé twicehere on Fine Art, but both times it’s been as part of a larger piece. It’s about time the guy got his own showcase. An artist who has done a ton of work for Ubisoft over the years (on stuff like Watch Dogs and…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 14, 2015

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This is World War Toons. If you like your Second World War authentic, serious and grim, this shooter (built for VR, and letting you control both infantry and tanks) might not be for you.

By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2015

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GTA V Streamers Get Their Games Stolen By Viewers

Those of you thinking of streaming GTA V on PC might want to finish the entire installation process before going live—or you might find yourself at the mercy of your viewers. Now that GTA V has launched for PC, lots of people are celebrating by streaming the game. Thing is, after you install GTA V…

By Patricia Hernandez Published April 13, 2015

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A Superhero Romance Blossoms

Has this actually been in a comic? I don’t know, superhero canon is impossible to keep track of. But if not, well, here’s Superman and Green Arrow kissing like they mean it. Or at least like Superman means it. Black Canary is AlyCat Cosplay, Green Arrow is Epyon Merquise (Canary’s fiancée IRL) and Wonder Woman…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2015

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GTA V Sure Has A Lot Of PC Settings (Which Is Nice)

It took its sweet time, but Grand Theft Auto V is now out on PC. And, in terms of PC ports of console games, it appears to have been worth the wait. I’ve been playing it for a while now and yes, it looks great, and yes, it’s still the same great game, but what’s…

By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2015