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Teens’ Reactions To Goat Simulator Are Just Priceless
The Fine Bros. christen their new REACT channel on YouTube by taking a bunch of unsuspecting teens and putting them in front of the glorious nonsense that is Goat Simulator. Befuddlement ensues. Having been aware of Goat Simulator from its birth as a joke to its becoming a real game, it’s easy to forget exactly…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Guardians Of Gaming
Yesterday I posted news that Disney was putting The Guardians of the Galaxy into every video game they possibly can, but that was only six lousy games. Surely our Photoshop-savvy readers can do better than that. Thanks to a suggestion from good old uscg_pa, this week’s ‘shop contest is all about putting Star-Lord, Drax, Gamora,…
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The Legend Of Korra Game Looks Like Tons Of Fun
Speaking of Bayonetta maker Platinum Games, the developer hooked up with IGN during Comic-Con this weekend to show off the first gameplay from the recently-announced Legend of Korra video game game. This I like. The video, found via TAY contributorUI 2.0, shows Korra using all the elements at her disposal (all the elements) to take…
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‘Twitch Plays Pokémon’ Takes On The Kalos Region Of Pokémon X
Thanks to a 3DS modded with a capture kit, ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon’ finally ventures into the Kalos region. With Lady Helix on the team, how can it fail? Finally the hivemind-controlled Pokémon insanity makes it to the sixth generation of games. The 3DS HDMI mod was required to advance to the current gen, as previous…
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Saturday Morning Slow Jams Saved The Worst Cartoon For Last
Scott Bradlee‘s musical trip through our animated youth came to a close yesterday, with the slow jam version of the theme to the first generation My Little Pony cartoon. The ’80s My Little Pony cartoon series started with a 22 minute pilot of sorts called “Rescue At Midnight Castle”, starring the voice talents of Sandy…
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One Of The Last Wii Games Comes With A Free Wii U Upgrade
One of only two games left to be released on Nintendo’s last-gen console, Skylanders: Trap Team for the Wii is hedging its bets, including a download code for the Wii U version of the game in every box. The news comes from a tweet from the game’s official account way back on July 23 (via…
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Nike Vending Machine Sells Goods For Fuelband Points
Looks like Nike isn’t quite ready to kill the Fuelband idea—they have a vending machine that sells t-shirts, hats, and socks for daily Fuelband points. The vending machine is moved regularly, so you’ll be lucky to get to it even if you hear it’s in your area. Via TechCrunch and Endgadget You are now looking…
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Female Ninja Warrior Destroys Assassin’s Creed Obstacle Course
I posted clips the other day, but here’s the full video of Kacy Catanzaro, fresh off completing the American Ninja Warrior course, completing the Assassin’s Creed Unity obstacle course: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
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Companion Cube In 1980 SciFi Movie Starring Farrah Fawcett?
Kirk Douglas, Farrah Fawcett, and a very young Harvey Keitel starred in a 1980 science fiction horror film called Saturn 3. That gray box sure looks like a companion cube from Portal. I’ve never heard of this movie before, but the trailer makes it look pretty fun—sort of like The Terminator, with costumes from the…
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Here’s A Look At Marvel’s Star Wars Comics
Surprisingly, Brian Michael Bendis isn’t involved—Marvel announced the all-star teams and revealed art from three new Star Wars comic series, all set between between Episodes IV and V. I find it hard to believe a canonical story set in that time period with the classic characters has any chance of being interesting… Star Wars: Princess…
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At Least We Got A Decent TMNT Game Out Of All This Movie Business
While the latest live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film is drawing hate from fans for straying from the original concept, Nickelodeon’s movie-based mobile game succeeds by sticking with what’s worked so well in the past. The most beloved TMNT video game of all time was a brawler. The original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game…
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Marvel Contest Of Champions Comes To Mobile This Fall. What Is It?
Announced today at Marvel’s San Diego Comic-Con video game panel, Marvel Contest of Champions is a game involving heroes punching each other, coming to mobile platforms this fall. Surely there’s more to it than that. Let’s check the official press release: In development at Kabam’s Vancouver studio, players fight their way through iconic locations from…
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Marvel Crams The Guardians Of The Galaxy Into Every Video Game It Can
If the officialGuardians of the Galaxy mobile game not enough for you, worry not — Marvel’s cramming Star-Lord and friends into every gaming orifice available, from Xbox Live avatars to Minecraft skins. Disney Infinity 2.0 We learned of the official Guardians of the Galaxy playset for Disney’s property-spanning creation toy last week. I just wanted…
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Next Year’s Transformers Combine To Form Awesome
While the kid-focused Transformers toys of 2015 will revolve around the upcoming animated series, the adult collector catering Generations line is going combiner crazy, with new takes on the massive amalgams of Aerialbots and Stunticons — Superion and Menasor. The first two of what I hope to be a full line of revitalized gestalt sets,…
By Mike Fahey
