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Could LAX bros finally be getting their own Madden or FIFA-level lacrosse video game? Simon Parkin documented one game developer’s tireless quest to make a hit game based on his favorite sport in an excellent piece for Eurogamer. It’s well worth your time regardless of whether or not you’re a Lacrosse fan.
By Yannick LeJacq Published August 25, 2014 -
Huge Potential Leak May Reveal Full Smash Bros. Roster [UPDATE]
Last week, leakers claimed to have screenshots of the final character and stage rosters for the upcoming Super Smash Bros. games. Today, some rather convincing videos have popped up that appear to confirm the veracity of that leak, showing off some exciting unannounced characters from the highly-anticipated Nintendo fighter. Warning: the following post contains potential…
By Jason Schreier Published August 25, 2014 -
A Blast Through The Double-Barreled Shotgun’s Past
A double-barreled shotgun can make or break a first-person shooter, so I’m always excited when I see someone taking a critical look at the iconic weapon. I saw this short history of the gun’s role in and outside of gaming pop up on r/games this morning. It’s not quite as interesting or comprehensive as I…
By Yannick LeJacq Published August 25, 2014 -
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Why Region Restrictions Nearly Ruined My Life (For A Day) • Is a Good Show with Bad Fanservice a Bad Show? – An Explanation. • Chrono Trigger: The Boss Fight Books Review TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published August 25, 2014 -
PSN Back Online, Maintenance Rescheduled After Major Online Attack
Rejoice! Sony says the PlayStation Network is back online following a DDOS attack that had left online PlayStation services—amongother game networks—crippled for the past two days. Given the incident, Sony is rescheduling the PSN maintenance that was originally scheduled for today: UPDATE: The PlayStation Network and Sony Entertainment Network are back online and people can…
By Jason Schreier Published August 25, 2014 -
Stylish Chainmail Dress Withstands 500,000 Volts
This is Anouk Wipprecht, in a chainmail dress she made with the help of ArcAttack, being bombarded with 500,000 volts. The metal in the dress worked as a Faraday cage and conducted the energy towards the ground. See it in action below: You can see more of Anouk’s and ArcAttack’s creations at their sites. Via…
By John Struan Published August 25, 2014 -
Stylish 3D-Printed Prosthetic Arm
Custom-designed 3D-printed prosthetic arm by Kuester. Get another look below—the hand looks like it’s low-res: Previously: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published August 25, 2014 -
I haven’t seen an asian-style temple so beautiful since I played the Shadow Warrior reboot last year. The map was done in CryEngine3 by Minsk-based 3D artist Censored_ID, who recently shared his work at the Polycount forums after finishing the project in July. Check below for a video and some gorgeous screenshots. [CE3] Asian Temple…
By András Neltz Published August 25, 2014 -
Years of Work in Minecraft, As Told in GIFs
Yes, we’ve seen before what Minecraft players are capable of building over long periodsof time. But that’s no excuse to skip Broville. Broville has been around for quite a while, and these animations show what its team of builders has been up to over the years. Quite a lot, it looks like. Not that Broville…
By András Neltz Published August 25, 2014 -
Because Animal Crossing Wasn’t Monstrous Enough, It Seems
Animal Crossing may be a town of horrors, but they are veiled horrors, visible only to those who already know the pain of things like a mortgage. 24 Killers, on the other hand, wears its horrors on its chest. The work of developer Todd Luke, he describes it as “a weird monster life sim with…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 24, 2014 -
How To Make Old Games Feel New Again
As a young lad my gaming library was pretty limited, so I needed to find ways to make those games last. You can only play a game so many times before you’ve explored every nook and cranny of it, and once that happened it was time to get creative. (Top photo courtesy of Retro Game…
By Cameron Gidari Published August 24, 2014 -
Mario & Luigi’s Voice Actor Is A Pretty Funny Guy
Charles Martinet, the voice actor behind Mario, Luigi and Wario, has an Instagram account. And it’s fantastic Over the past week, Martinet has been taking little figures of “his” characters on his travels through Chile, creating sketches like the ones below. Note to Nintendo/Martinet: I would watch an entire series of this. [via Mistle @…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 24, 2014 -
Online Attacks Cripple Sony’s PSN, League Of Legends, Blizzard Games
Three of the biggest gaming services on the planet have been down for parts of the weekend, with DDoS attacks hitting the servers of the PlayStation Network, Riot’s League of Legends and Blizzard’s Battle.net (affecting titles such as World of Warcraft and Hearthstone). A DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack is when bots are used to flood…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 24, 2014 -
Sunday Comics: Ice Ice Baby
Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. Mike Fahey might be away this weekend, but I couldn’t leave you hanging. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published August 22. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published…
By Cameron Gidari Published August 24, 2014 -
How I Broke My Addiction To Achievements
The first piece I ever wrote for Kotaku chronicled my fun-sucking addiction to achievements. 15 months later, I’m back to tell you how I overcame that addiction. Even back then, at the peak of my achievement obsessing, my resolve was starting to crack. The grind had become too tedious, too time-consuming, and too much of…
By Cameron Gidari Published August 24, 2014 -
Sony Online President’s Flight Diverted After Hacker Bomb Threat
American Airlines has diverted a flight carrying the president of Sony Online Entertainment following what may have been a bomb threat by a group of alleged hackers—the same group that has claimed responsibility for a series of outages across the PlayStation Network and other gaming services this weekend. The FBI is currently investigating the incident,…
By Jason Schreier Published August 24, 2014