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Star Citizen Dogfighting Looks Damn Impressive
Try not to get dizzy watching this multiplayer dogfight, which is a little easier said than done. A few months back, space sim Star Citizen released their Arena Commander module, which lets players try out their ships in flight simulation and dogfight modes. YouTuber Gizimoo86 captured some highlights from his battles and they do a…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 2, 2015 -
Clever Editor Turns P.T. Into Terrifying Found Footage Film
I’m a sucker for found footage films. Ever since The Blair Witch Project wrecked an entire summer for me, the genre has been my go-to source for quick’n easy jump scares. Now, an editor has taken a playthrough of P.T. and transformed it into a horror flick I’d “happily” watch. The first half is better…
By Patrick Klepek Published February 2, 2015 -
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Pokémon One a Day Series 2: Ariados, Crobat, Chinchou, Lanturn • Final Fantasy Road Trip: FFIV • Pre-Cult: Assassin’s Creed 4 • The first game I beat this year • An Introduction to Weiβ Schwarz • The Worst/Best Extremes in Japanese Fiction I’ve Seen TAY Classic—TAY Open…
By András Neltz Published February 2, 2015 -
Old School RuneScape Rebuilt In Minecraft
This must be one of the flattest Minecraft worlds out there, but that’s how you remake a classic browser game. As Chajben’s one-man project shows, the 2007 version of RuneScape—the free MMO we probably all encountered before one way or another—and is relatively small, making it possible to rebuild it block by block and make…
By Gergo Vas Published February 2, 2015 -
New Bayonetta Browser Game Is Balls-Hard
It’s pretty well-documented that at least one lead developer at Platinum is deeply in love with old-school games. So it’s not all that surprising that they made an retro-styled shooter starring the studio’s biggest action star. Also not surprising: it’s really freakin’ tough. Announced today via a tweet from Platinum’s JP Kellams, the bite-sized Bayonetta…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 2, 2015 -
“I wanted to do a realistic re-imagining of the Ice King,” writes DeviantArt’s chasestone, “while staying true enough to the character that you can still imagine him with Tom Kenny’s voice.” Well, he succeeded. He should do the rest of the Adventure Time cast, too. Head over here for more of his work. Dayshot is…
By András Neltz Published February 2, 2015 -
Pixelly Simpsons Tribute is Awesome, Even if You Don’t Watch The Show
Featuring excellent pixel art and some self-deprecating humor from the very talented Paul Robertson Co-created with fellow artist Ivan Dixon and featuring Jeremy Dower’s chiptune remix of the Simpsons theme tune, Robertson’s video (via Polygon) is a one-minute-forty-second love letter packed with references to the show and gaming alike. The animation itself is really cool…
By András Neltz Published February 2, 2015 -
Madden 15 Predicted The Exact Score Of The Super Bowl
Every year, the folks at EA Sports rig a game of Madden to predict the Super Bowl. They’re usually right—they’ve nailed something like eight of the last 11 winners. This time, it’s safe to say that EA just rigged the actual Super Bowl. As Madden 15 predicted, the Patriots beat the Seahawks 28-24. They called…
By Jason Schreier Published February 1, 2015 -
It Looks Like Katy Perry Wore A Wiimote Strap To The Super Bowl
Behold: singer Katy Perry, the only person on earth who actually listens to Nintendo when they tell you to wear the Wiimote strap. In case you’re not watching the 49th Super Bowl—Seahawks vs. Patriots—you just missed Perry flying in the air on a shooting star after dancing with a bunch of singing sharks. Uh. You…
By Jason Schreier Published February 1, 2015 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: ‘Shop Kotaku
Look at us. We’re just asking for it. Last week the largest gathering of Kotaku staff ever assembled in New York City to, among other things, pose for this picture. Standing from left to right we have Nathan, Evan, Patricia, Keza, Luke, Brian Posehn, Gergo, Chris, Kirk and Yannick. Seated from left to right are…
By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2015 -
Can A Doom Marine Really Carry Nine Weapons? Mythbusters Finds Out.
Doom‘s space marine protagonists are some hearty fellows, carrying some 80 pounds of weapons, medkits and ammo boxes effortlessly while taking on demons from hell. In last night’s inaugural Mythbusters video game episode, Adam and Jamie build a real-life Doom level to see if it can be done. The first video game-centered episode in the…
By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2015 -
I’m Already Sick Of This Street Fighter V Stage
Top-tier Street Fighter rivals Daigo and GamerBee face-off in a Street Fighter V exhibition match during the Taipei Game Show, and I couldn’t be more bored. New background, please. We saw it during the teaser. We saw it in the reveal trailer. We saw it in thefirst exhibition match during the Capcom Cup finals last…
By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2015 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Behind Microsoft’s Holographic Wall: Winners!
After Microsoft showed us what Minecraft might look like enhanced by its futuristic Hololens technology, I asked our ‘shop-savvy readers to show us what would really be behind that shattered wall. They delivered. Big time. Wow, what a contest this was. So many entries. So many duplicate entries. Seems people enjoy The Shining, Attack on…
By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2015 -
Delve Into The Hidden Horrors Of The Universe… With Kittens
“Because there exists no method known to man, more terribly suited to expose the cosmic meaningless of existence than pairing the words of H.P. Lovecraft with seemingly delightful and charming pictures of adorable kittens” — H.P. Lovecat. Until this weekend I had never been known to have a favorite Tumblr — indeed I had only…
By Mike Fahey Published February 1, 2015 -
Stud-Free LEGO Enterprise Is Much Larger Than It Seems
It’s one thing to build a model of the U.S.S. Enterprise from Star Trek with LEGO bricks. It’s another to build it so that none of those signature LEGO studs show. It took builder extrodinaire Chris Melby eight months and around 18,000 pieces to make this five foot-long masterpiece a reality. It takes a lot…
By Mike Fahey Published January 31, 2015 -
That’s Certainly A Metal Gear Rising Looking Number Two [Update]
Appearing incredibly briefly in a Sony flavor reel shown during the Taipei Game Show, this is definitely the sort of two one might expect to find following the words “Metal Gear Rising.” While Metal Gear’s big boss Hideo Kojima didn’t mention a follow-up to the over-the-top crazy that was Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance during his…
By Mike Fahey Published January 31, 2015