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The First Five Minutes Of My Favorite Star Wars Game
No Jedi. No lightsabers. Just four hardcore Republic Commando clone bros with a long row to hoe. What makes a good Star Wars game? Judging from Luke Plunkett’s declaration of the best video game from the franchise and my own personal pick, the first step is getting rid of the space wizards altogether. Just toss…
By Mike Fahey Published May 4, 2015 -
What It’s Like To Crunch On A Video Game
It’s hard to understand what really goes into game development until you’ve heard the stories firsthand. For a long time now we’ve been covering the cruel world of video game developer layoff cycles, but there’s another element of game development that has become a horrifying standard: crunch time. Often, while approaching a milestone goal or…
By Jason Schreier Published May 4, 2015 -
Bruce Wayne Is No Longer Batman. Someone Else Is.
This isn’t the billionaire who saw his parents gunned down in front of him. Nope, it’s not Dick Grayson either. This weekend, DC flipped the switch on some rather ballsy status quo shifts for its biggest superheroes in a one-shot called Divergence. One of them involved Superman and Lois Lane, the woman who in previous…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 4, 2015 -
Let’s Hope the Warcraft Movie Looks as Good as This Cosplay
That is, at least this good. Korean cosplay collective Spiral Cats is back with another dazzling costume. The Korean Battle.net site (via tipster Sang) recently published these Grommashcosplay photos. Spiral Cats first showed off the cosplay at the World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor launch in South Korea last fall. Amazing quality! Fingers gently crossed…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 4, 2015 -
Floyd Mayweather’s Win Is Just As Disappointing In Punch-Out!
Floyd Mayweather—who is a coward—nevertheless won his big fight on the weekend. If you missed it, and need to be up to speed for workplace/lunchroom discussions on Monday morning, this recreation by Noober Goober Gaming of the match in Punch-Out! pretty much nails it.
By Luke Plunkett Published May 4, 2015 -
By Luke Plunkett Published May 3, 2015
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GTA Recreated Perfectly In Real Life
Recreating Grand Theft Auto V would have been too easy. Here, some mad fans use a drone (!) and some very skilled choreography to recreate the top-down Grand Theft Auto 2 instead. And it’s awesome Hats off to the actors and drivers, but I hope everyone bought the drone pilot a drink when it was…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 3, 2015 -
Twitter Cancels Good Times, Removes Playable Games From Tweets
Last week, something very cool happened: the Internet Archive devised a way for people to play classic DOS games inside an actual tweet. Hope you got your fun in on Friday, though, because Twitter have since pulled the plug. The change took place over the weekend. Visit any of the tweets, like mine here, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 3, 2015 -
Like Twitch Plays Pokémon, Only With More Confused Naked People
Omegle is a random web chat service often used to find partners for cybersex encounters. GoodguyGastly is using it to help him defeat the Elite Four in Pokémon Omega Ruby. He’s a very brave man. Unlike Twitch PlaysPokémon, in which random chatters offered up command inputs that were parsed and communicated to the various installments…
By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2015 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Force Awakens Stuff
Disney has announcedthat September 4 is the day all the toys and merchandise for Star Wars: The Force Awakens will hit store shelves. Accompanying the announcement was a blank box with easy to mimic placeholder fonts. IT’S A TRAP! I know we did a Star Wars ‘shop contest last week, but some opportunities are too…
By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2015 -
New Avengers Team Teases Big Changes in the Marvel Universe’s Future
Marvel’s premier super-team might need some crowdfunding soon. Spoilers follow for Marvel’s Free Comic Book Day one-shot. Secret Wars—the big event that’s going to change the Marvel Universe—doesn’t start until this coming Wednesday. But this year’s Free Comic Book Day saw the release of a comic that offers a few hints about things that are…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 3, 2015 -
Batgirl Makes Her Playable Debut As Arkham Knight DLC
Well, my interest level in Batman: Arkham Knight just skyrocketed. Fresh details on the DLC coming in the game’s season pass reveal Batgirl’s Arkham game debut. While Rocksteady’s Arkham trilogy comes to a close with the release of Arkham Knight in June, the developer has a packed schedule of side stories and additional content to…
By Mike Fahey Published May 3, 2015 -
Twitch Users Try Bootlegging Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight, Get Banned
Twitch exists for gaming content. Sure, you can find other stuff on there—music has been gaining more of a presence of late—but it’s still primarily a place to play or watch games. So it’s probably not a surprise to hear that trying to illegally stream a boxing match is considered a big no-no. Yes, even…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 3, 2015 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Bling Side Of The Force: Winners!
Last weekwe challenged our Photoshop-savvy readers to out-bling a Darth Vader helmet covered in gold. We’re going to need more precious metals. While many of this week’s entries took a more modern approach to making sure everybody knows how much money Star Wars characters have, ‘Shop Contest regular uscg_pa took a more…traditional approach? Sure, we’ll…
By Mike Fahey Published May 2, 2015 -
If Every Game Was A Pokémon Clone
Pokémon’s turn-based battles and exploration have been delighting gamers for nearly two decades, but does the formula work when applied to Halo, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mario and more? According to Hat-Loving Gamer’s excellent mash-up video, it certainly does. Sure Pong might be a little boring while taking turns (Paddle, Block attack!), but the likes of…
By Mike Fahey Published May 2, 2015 -
GamerGate Meetup Evacuated After Bomb Threat [UPDATE]
Attendees at a GamerGate meetup evacuated a bar in Washington, DC last night after police showed up in response to a threat, according to people who were there. Workers at the bar told patrons there was a fire drill, attendees say, but as people left the building, they found police officers standing outside. In various…
By Jason Schreier Published May 2, 2015 -
The First Five Unskippable Minutes Of Ys VI: The Ark Of Nap-Something
One of my favorite PlayStation 2-era action role-roleplaying games is now available on Steam. How much Ys nostalgia can I cram into five minutes? I’ll tell you this much—I would have crammed in a whole lot more if it weren’t for those pesky teens and their unskippable opening animated sequence. I could have shown you…
By Mike Fahey Published May 2, 2015 -
In Age of Ultron, The Avengers Do the Thing That Superman Didn’t
As I watched the new Avengers movie on Monday night, I couldn’t stop thinking about Superman. Specifically, I got stuck on the idea that Age of Ultron felt like a much more heroic superhero movie than Superman’s last cinematic outing, Man Of Steel. Spoilers follow for Man of Steel and Avengers: Age of Ultron Man…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 2, 2015 -
Superman and Lois Lane Probably Aren’t Friends Anymore
For years, the love triangle between Superman, Clark Kent and Lois Lane has been a staple of the comics starring the Man of Steel. Well, something’s happened in a comic released today that will change all of that. Spoilers follow! DC Comics’ contribution to Free Comic Book Day is Divergence, a one-shot that holds big…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 2, 2015 -
Don’t Miss Free Comic Book Day 2015
One day a year comic book stores across the country and beyond seek to lure readers new and old into their musty lairs with a selection of colorful free reading material. Today is the Day of Free Comic Books. Or Free Comic Book Day. I like my way better, but if I had my way…
By Mike Fahey Published May 2, 2015