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The Raddest Cosplay at PAX Prime, Day Two
Is there someone behind me?
By Patrick Klepek Published August 30, 2015 -
Disney Infinity‘s Inside Out Set Brings Back The Cheap Movie Tie-In
There was a time when every animated movie came with a quick and dirty platforming tie-in console game. Thanks to the magic of Disney Infinity 3.0 those days are back, only now they come with toys. Available today for $40 or so alongside theStar Wars-themed Disney Infinity 3.0 starter kit, the Inside Out playset finally…
By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2015 -
Drawing Breasts Isn’t Easy
Properly rendering breasts for a video game is a difficult task, but then so is simply drawing them. Luckily, as this short from animator Dylan Simpson demonstrates, an easily accessible reference point is just a click away. When I was a teenager I was really into drawing—I wanted to be a comic book artist—but my…
By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2015 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Don’t Need A Game To Make Mario Levels
Nintendo’s Super Mario Maker arrives in North America on the 11th of September, allowing Wii U owners to craft their own crazy creations featuring the world’s most famous plumber. Until then, we have Photoshop. Come to think of it, after that we have Photoshop (or Gimp or Paint or PSP or whatever) as well. We…
By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2015 -
Dragon Age: Inquisition‘s Final Story DLC Is Set Two Years Later
So you and your companions saved the continent of Thedas from certain doom. What have you done for them lately? Find out in September 8’s Trespasser, a downloadable epilogue for Dragon Age: Inquisition that picks up two years after the main story ends. What happens to a world-saving organization when the world no longer needs…
By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2015 -
Final Fantasy XIV‘s Anniversary Takes Players To A Very Special Place
Final Fantasy XIV’s two year anniversary celebration is a one-way ticket to the place where dreams become reality—sort of. If you’re an active Final Fantasy XIV player and plan on completing The Rising event running through September 7, stop reading this article and go play. As long as you’re at least level 15 or so…
By Mike Fahey Published August 29, 2015 -
Dishonored 2‘s PAX Booth Is Pretty Cool
At PAX Prime in Seattle, Bethesda’s set up a nice little collection of booths; there’s one for each of the big games they’re showing here. The Dishonored booth stands out as an unusually posh exhibit on an otherwise crowded and jumbled show floor. I took some pictures:
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 29, 2015 -
Seen at PAX today in Seattle: cosplayer Ori Roundtree doing his best to pay respects, Call of Duty style.
By Jason Schreier Published August 29, 2015 -
Guild Wars 2 Is Free To Play Starting Today
Since its release in August of 2012 playing the subscription-free PC MMORPG Guild Wars 2 has been a simple matter of purchasing the initial game. Starting today you don’t even have to do that. “Revealed exclusively” by IGN a couple of days back, ArenaNet has dropped the purchase requirement for Guild Wars 2. Just hit…
By Mike Fahey Published August 29, 2015 -
Mortal Kombat X For Xbox 360 And PS3 Officially Canceled
After multiple delays left the fate of last-gen versions of Mortal Kombat X hazy, Warner Bros. finally makes it official: they’re not going to finish them. Released in April for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC, Mortal Kombat X was originally slated to hit the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 sometime during the summer.…
By Mike Fahey Published August 29, 2015 -
The Saturday Morning Stream Plays Disney Infinity 3.0 [All Done!]
Saturday morning used to be all about playing with toys and watching cartoons. Let’s do that! I’ve been on vacation for the past month, and that vacation may have been specifically timed in order to ensure I was around for the launch of the latest wave of toy-based games. Either way Disney Infinity 3.0 goes…
By Mike Fahey Published August 29, 2015 -
Super Mario Maker Exposes More YouTube Copyright Stupidity
Two days ago, I uploaded a video to YouTube. It featured some awesome automatic Mario Maker levels that basically play themselves. Today, I was dinged with a copyright notice for that same video. The claimant was none other than…Playboy? I’m serious. I didn’t get flagged by Nintendo. Rather, I got flagged by Hugh Hefner’s operation.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 28, 2015 -
Shu’s Garden Helped Me When I Was Feeling Shitty
Things have been kinda rough lately. I was having a bad day in a bad week in a bad month in kind of a crappy year. My grandfather suddenly passed away a few months ago (he choked while eating, and the paramedics weren’t able to revive him quickly enough). It came as a shock to…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 28, 2015 -
A Gory Flash Game From 2010 Is The Hottest Thing On The App Store Right Now
Happy Wheels has been on the internet for a long time. You’ve probably played it, or watched a YouTuber play it, or at least heard of this gruesome ragdoll physics game. Well, now it’s on iOS—and I dove in to see whether or not it still holds up. You can see me go through a…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 28, 2015