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That Was A Hell Of A True Detective Episode Last Night
The second episode of True Detective went out with a big, big bang last night. I have no idea how to start processing the explosiveness of its ending without spoiling the entire thing, so I’ll just say: if you haven’t watched it yet and don’t want to know what happened, stop reading this right now.…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 29, 2015 -
My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week
I haven’t done one of these in a few weeks. Blame E3. But! A record must be kept. My favorite Kotaku stories must be logged. How else would my staff know how much I love them? Here are my five favorite Kotaku stories from the past week (or so). Why Destiny Players Feel Screwed Over…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 29, 2015 -
Splatoon Is Hiding Some Creepy Secrets
It’s pretty easy to miss Splatoon’s creepiest moments. Had someone not pointed it out to me, I never would have noticed! For the most part, Splatoon is a bright, happy game. But YouTuber Siertes has discovered that, if you happen to linger too long on boss levels, you can hear some surprisingly hellish sounds inside…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 29, 2015 -
Marvel Comics Has Turned Thor Into The Wire And It’s Awesome
Marvel’s current mega-crossover has put one of its biggest villains in charge of everything. And the law enforcement officers making sure that Doctor Doom’s will gets obeyed are all Thor. All of them Thor; all of them cops. Thors #1—by Jason Aaron and Chris Sprouse—is a comic that digs deeper into one of Secret Wars’…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 29, 2015 -
Let’s Compare Old Darksiders 2 To The ‘Deathinitive’ Edition
Death rides one more time in the upcoming Darksiders 2 Deathinative Edition for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Let’s see the difference a rewritten renderer and enhanced lighting can make. Gunfire Games is handling the move to new-gen, and it’s a much more involved process than simply upping the resolution. Design director John Pearl explains.…
By Mike Fahey Published June 29, 2015 -
Annoying Free-To-Play Pokemon Game Is Coming To Mobile
Nintendo’s mobile efforts won’t get underway until later this year, but that’s not stopping The Pokemon Company, which operates independently, from continuing to experiment. It’s headed to iOS and Google Play sometime this year, but there’s not much to look forward to. Patricia Hernandez, Kotaku’s resident Pokemon expert, hated the game. The question then became:…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 29, 2015 -
Going Pay-To-Play Was Very Good To LEGO Minifigures Online
What a difference getting rid of microtransactions and adding a price tag makes. I’ve been playing Funcom’s LEGO Minifigures Online forages now, digging its simplified, child-friendly take on Diablo starring LEGO’s little plastic collectible pals. I’ve enjoyed purchasing real-world minifigure packs and using the codes to unlock characters in game, each with their own unique…
By Mike Fahey Published June 29, 2015 -
The man who plays Nathan Drake says that eight months of story/performance work on Uncharted 4 was thrown out when Naughty Dog changed the creative leads on the game. In a video from a panel discussion at this past weekend’s MetroCon, North said that the scrapped work came from the script and ideas of former…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 29, 2015 -
Your big-ass phones won’t fit in Fallout 4’s replica Pip-Boy. According to a recently-updated post on the Bethesda Blog, the sought-after replica comes with inserts for iPhones 4 through 6 (not plus) and Samsung Galaxy 4 and 5, and a customizable insert for other average-size devices. Anything larger will need to ride outside or be…
By Mike Fahey Published June 29, 2015 -
How To Make Your Own Crappy Arcade Stick Out Of Old Junk
Redditor Gioppi wanted an arcade fight stick, so he built one out of an old keyboard, some cardboard and a broken pencil. It’s not very good. Here is Gioppi’s Dell keyboard from 2003, from his project gallery. Here is Gioppi’s keyboard upside-down with many of the keys taken off. He remapped the number keys and…
By Mike Fahey Published June 29, 2015 -
Neopets Community Melts Down: “Eat My Ho Butt.” [Update]
This weekend, the Neopets forums got very active. Perhaps, the most active in a long time. 7:22pm – Update: Neopets PR team have issued statements to Kotaku (see below). Neopets is a virtual pet web game. Kids play it. It’s probably the least vulgar thing you can imagine. But, if you’ve ventured into ventured into…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 29, 2015 -
Soccer Star Blamed For Broken PS3 Controller, Replies Well
Mario Götze, international football star, nautical enthusiast and scorer of the winning goal in last year’s World Cup Final, is also a man who cares deeply about his fans who may be experiencing heartache playing…FIFA. When fan Mario Thissen messaged Götze to tell him that the Bayern Munich star owed him €49.90 after his digital…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 28, 2015 -
What The Inside Of Famous Monsters Looks Like
A Natural History of the Fantastic is a book that takes a bunch of the world’s most popular monsters and mythical creatures—from trolls to imps to angels to mermaids—and shows us what they look like on the inside. It’s all very scientific, of course. The book provides “detailed anatomy, artifacts, and biological histories” for each…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 28, 2015 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Everybody’s Robin
Last week’s release of DC Comics’ We Are Robin #1proved that anyone can become the embodiment of Batman’s sidekick by careful application of red, yellow and the letter “R.” Anyone. See where we’re going here? Just look at this comic book cover. All it takes is a black and white image of someone—a celebrity, game…
By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2015 -
Batman: Arkham Knight Mod Makes Everybody Playable In Free Roam
The PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight is abit of a mess at the moment, but it’s also the only version with a mod that allows you to swap between any playable character in free roam with the push of a button. Tired of playing as Batman? Press F2 and play as Harley Quinn, the…
By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2015 -
Final Fantasy XIV‘s New Mac Client Is A Joke
Since Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn’s August 2013 release, Mac players have had to jump through the normal hoops to play a Windows game on their hardware. Now the game finally has an official Mac client, but by most accounts it’s not great. Until the release of the official Mac client, which coincided with…
By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2015 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Man In The Moon-Mask: The Winners!
The winner of last week’s ‘Shop Contest, inspired by the maskNier director Taro Yoko wore to Square Enix’s E3 press conference earlier this month, reminds us that there is always a creepier moon on the horizon. While this week’s runners-up feature some truly nightmare-inducing visions, UI 2.0’s image of the horrible moon from The Legend…
By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2015 -
It’s A Bad Day For Batman When Joker Calls In The Gundams
The Joker finally figures out where Batman gets his wonderful toys in this awesome stop-motion animation. Who can saved the Caped Crusader now? The latest toy animation from YouTube’s counter656 starts off as your average battle between S.H. Figurearts Batman and Joker—dodging bullets, pulling a knife, getting said knife taken away—the normal stuff. But at…
By Mike Fahey Published June 28, 2015