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Let’s Take A Trip Back To 2006
Do you remember 2006? The president of the United States was George W. Bush, a website called Twitter was about to launch for the first time, and in the video game world, everyone was excited for a revolutionary project called Spore Now that The New Yorker has opened up its archives—which are full of great…
By Jason Schreier Published July 24, 2014 -
Everything Wrong With The Original Turtles Movie In 12 Minutes
As the Michael Bay-produced TMNT reboot is on the horizon, Cinema Sins thought it’s time to wipe the dust off the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie and collect everything that’s wrong with it in their latest video. The movie’s full of silly costumes and clichés, but honestly, there’s nothing wrong with this one. It…
By Gergo Vas Published July 24, 2014 -
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Conception II: Children of the Seven Stars: The TAY Review • School Trips to Game Worlds: Where would you go? • Game of The Week — Emotional Gunplay TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published July 24, 2014 -
Timelapses Make MMO Boss Fights Peaceful
Using roughly 20,000 Guild Wars 2 screenshots, YouTuber Quecc made a stunning timelapse video of various zones from the game, including chaotic world boss fights that just look peaceful when watching them from a distance. Here’s the full clip with its beautiful scenery: Impressions of Tyria – Guild Wars 2 Timelapse by Quecc [YouTube] To…
By Gergo Vas Published July 24, 2014 -
Disney Infinity: Marvel Superheroes Comes Out on September 23
The next game in the Disney Infinity series hits store shelves a little while after school starts, just in time for teachers to start confiscating figures from kids who won’t stop talking about the game in class. On September 23, Disney Infinity: Marvel Superheroes adds a major overhaul for Toy Box mode and 16 new…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 24, 2014 -
Pilot A Pacific Rim Jaeger In Virtual Reality
Legendary set up a “Drift with the Rift” Pacific Rim virtual reality experience at Comic-Con: PACIFIC RIM: JAEGER PILOT is the next evolution of the thrilling universe Legendary is creating with director Guillermo del Toro. Created by the leading pioneers of virtual reality, Oculus VR, the attraction delivers a new benchmark in virtual reality experiences…
By John Struan Published July 24, 2014 -
By Yannick LeJacq Published July 24, 2014
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LEGO Spider-Man Vs. Sinister Six Fan-Build Is Full Of Details
Inspired in large part by the TV show Spectacular Spider-Man, here’s Nemo, a talented LEGO builder and his latest creation, a classic Spider-Man scene with Spidey saving the lives of construction workers while fighting the Sinister Six. It’s full of awesome little details. Spidey, saving the day. Gotta love Mysterio and his cloud of smoke.…
By Gergo Vas Published July 24, 2014 -
The Various Ways You Can Die In Mountain
Polygon posted a lengthy list of the odd ways you can die in David OReilly’s Mountain, including, “You were killed by a XYZZYX.” You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published July 24, 2014 -
Why Superstar Saga Was The Best Mario RPG Of Its Time
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga was the third Mario RPG released after Legend of the Seven Stars and Paper Mario. But what made it stand out? What was missing from the first two? ReallyFreakinClever’s opinion is that it was none other than Luigi. The video argues that Superstar Saga is like a perfect storm of…
By András Neltz Published July 24, 2014 -
Huge Minecraft Desert City Was Built By One Player Over 20 Months
And it still isn’t done! Although Whiteark really is huge—it occupies a 1057 by 824 block area—the most amazing aspect is probably its rich lore. Reading over the description of each landmark or city district, you can slowly put together a history of slow expansion littered with raider attacks, of a city dominated by a…
By András Neltz Published July 24, 2014 -
Updated: The Best Toys Revealed At Comic-Con
It’s time for Comic-Con and that means it’s time for lots and lots of toy reveals. Here’s dozens of my favorites of the newly-revealed toys, including a Yvonne Craig action figure, and Ripley with her power loader. There are hundreds more photos at the links below: Shovel Knight figure via Twitter Wrath of Khan Hallmark…
By John Struan Published July 24, 2014 -
In This, The Year Of Awesome Luigi Action Figures
Following on from the release earlier this year of a killer Marioset, this SH Figuarts Luigi is looking just as good. He is not ridin’ dirty. What he is doing, though, is jumping, posing and kickin’ bad guys, since the figure’s design allows for a massive range of movement. It’s also great that it includes…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 23, 2014 -
Look What The Creator Of Kingdom Hearts Has Done To Batman
This is what happens when Final Fantasy character designer and Kingdom Hearts boss Tetsuya Nomura gets his hands on the Caped Crusader. Part of Square Enix’s DC Comics Variant Play Arts Kai line of re-imagined figures — the first of a series designed by Nomura — this Batman is almost more of a Bahamutman, all…
By Mike Fahey Published July 23, 2014
