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GTA Online Player Says Hi To 100 People, Is Murdered Almost Every Time
What happens when you try being friendly to fellow GTA Online players? Chaos, bloodshed, and rudeness, that’s what. Last month, ComedyKnife decided to perform an experiment within GTA Online. The plan was to greet 100 different GTA Online players, and to record what happens. Would they say hello back? Would they continue their GTA rampage?…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 10, 2015 -
It’s looking to be a good year for horror fans, and I cannot wait to play Stasis when it comes out for PCs on August 31. Yes, I would like a scary-as-hell point-and-click adventure game. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @patrickklepek
By Patrick Klepek Published August 10, 2015 -
Rez Is Still A Near-Perfect Video Game
I was perfect in a video game once. And that video game was perfected in me. See that up there? That’s the best I’ve ever been at anything in a video game ever. I don’t even remember doing it but there it is, perfect and improbable. Just like the game I did it in. Just…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 10, 2015 -
Rise of the Tomb Raider Footage Has Actual Tomb Raiding
I loved the last Tomb Raider game, so I’ve been jazzed to see more from Rise of the Tomb Raider. Unfortunately, it feels like everything packed into the trailers and stage presentations involves Lara blowing dudes up or nearly falling off a cliff. The latest footage, however, is great! There was a distinct lack of…
By Patrick Klepek Published August 10, 2015 -
Dark Souls Player Beats The Game Using Only His Voice
By any measure, Dark Souls is a difficult game, but for whatever reason, hardcore fan bearzly always wants to make it harder. He’s beaten the game with Rock Band’s drums and guitar, as well as Donkey Konga’s bongo set. His latest feat involves putting down controllers entirely. I’m still flabbergasted by the whole thing, honestly,…
By Patrick Klepek Published August 10, 2015 -
My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week
It’s summer, the so-called slow season. Sure, there was some product-related excitement out of Gamescom, where Microsoft held an impressive press conference about upcoming Xbox stuff and where our Kotaku UK pals checked out some games. But most of that’s about the future. Happily, gaming’s present remains plenty interesting, and our team was all over…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 10, 2015 -
Modders Say Rockstar Banned Them For Making An Alternative To GTA Online
Dissatisfied with the gameplay of the PC version of GTA Online, a group of modders built a service that let them host custom multiplayer variants. Now, they’re finding themselves permanently blocked from playing Grand Theft Auto V and other games published by GTA maker Rockstar. A small cohort of PC players didn’t like the online…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 10, 2015 -
Six Thoughts After Seeing 30 Minutes Of Mafia 3
Mafia 3 made its first appearance this week at Gamescom, and beyond the scene-setting first trailer (which you can see below), the team at 2K Czech had a half-hour of city-roaming and third-person shooting to show off. I had mixed feelings about what I saw; its setting is great, the music and ambience are fantastic,…
Keza MacDonald Published August 10, 2015 -
Planet Minecraft’s “Under The Sea” contest was won by BlockWorks and their amazing “Deep Sea” map, which we featured last month Meanwhile, Pandora’s Blocks’ “Xephira” nabbed 2nd place, and MysticAbsents’ “Echoes from The Deep” placed 3rd. Check out their (and the other top entries’) pages for more undersea goodness. Dayshot is an image-based feature that…
By András Neltz Published August 10, 2015 -
I’m a Bit Worried About Halo 5’s Campaign
You can always rely on the Halo series to have great music, and even though it was a piece from the original game, hearing it kick in as Master Chief and the other three members of Blue Team hurtled through space towards a Covenant-infested ship in Halo 5 did make me go all gooey inside.…
Ian Dransfield Published August 10, 2015 -
The Mother Of All GTA V Crashes
When Hoosker Don’t crashed his bike playing GTA V, he probably figured—as the opening seconds of this video suggest—that he’d just get up and get another vehicle. No big deal. Oh, how wrong he was. Before too long, the game’s driving AI has…had some problems. By 1:50 it’s a warzone.
By Luke Plunkett Published August 9, 2015 -
A Guide To Making Gifs
Hi fellow editorial staff members! It’s 2015, and the internet is full of gifs. Here’s how to make your own. Doesn’t matter if you work at Kotaku or are some random person who stumbled upon this post accidentally (hi!), you’ll get the same results. MAKING GIFS There are two ways to make gifs. One is…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 9, 2015 -
PaciFire Is A Game Were You Shoot Babies But Are Also A Baby
In almost every other respect, PaciFire sounds like just another first-person shooter. It has teams, and funny hats, and grenades. Only, instead of controlling a gruff military dude, you’re playing as a baby. And the maps are, like, cribs, and playgrounds. It’s fresh, yes, but also kinda creepy; the baby animations are weirdly competent, like…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 9, 2015 -
Let’s Remember Some Video Games
Inspired by Deadspin’s excellent recurring Let’s Remember Some Guys series, let’s remember some video games. Dark Sector Bushido Blade Tobal Red Steel Solstice Vectorman Yoshi’s Cookie Faxanadu Beyond the Beyond Rival Schools Fester’s Quest Torin’s Passage Milon’s Secret Castle Joe & Mac Hexen: Beyond Heretic Kid Chameleon Lair Elite Beat Agents Black & White Brave…
By Jason Schreier Published August 9, 2015 -
Copyright Trolls Get Videos Pulled For Using The Word ‘Pixels’ [UPDATED]
The video “Pantone Pixels,” published in 2011, was an independent art project that used a swath of colors to illustrate a picture of the creator’s parents. Last week, Vimeo took it down. Turns out it was too similar to “Pixels,” a 2015 movie starring Adam Sandler. Update (11:40 am EST): In a statement, Vimeo said…
By Jason Schreier Published August 9, 2015 -
Is this track, by Yoko Shimomura, the best video game boss music of all time? Discuss.
By Jason Schreier Published August 9, 2015 -
Why You Should Play Suikoden II, One Of The Best RPGs Ever Made
For a certain subset of gamers, last December was big. Really big. Like, the biggest month in years [This article was originally published on December 9, 2014, when Suikoden II came out on PSN. I’ve bumped it up because I’m guest-editing Kotaku this weekend and am doing my best to turn it into a Suikoden…
By Jason Schreier Published August 9, 2015
