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Poseable Street Fighter Plushies Have Some Epic Eyebrows
The lightest contact with Ryu’s eyebrows from Gaming Heads new line of poseable Street Fighter plushies can probably render a normal human unconscious. What hidden powers do Ken and Chun-Li possess? Rather than simply stuff some cloth with fluff, Gaming Heads fitted each of the new $19.99 plushies based on the legendary fighting game series…
By Mike Fahey Published June 25, 2014 -
Play Infinite Crisis As Lifeguard Aquaman And Party Catwoman
Forget the new Gotham TV series, I want a Baywatch/Justice League series. DC’s free to play Infinite Crisis unveiled its latest batch of new character costumes, and this time they’re all summer-themed. Check out Lifeguard Aquaman, Beach Party Catwoman, and Summer Laughs Joker Below: Lifeguard Aquaman: Beach Party Catwoman: Summer Laughs Joker: These new costumes…
By John Struan Published June 25, 2014 -
Madness Is Watching The First Three Transformers Movies All At Once
Watching any one of Michael Bay’s Transformers films is enough to drive a person insane. In preparation for this weekend’s fourth movie, the brave men of Red Letter Media watched the first three simultaneously. They are probably all dead now. At least their assumed deaths were not in vain — we learn an awful lot…
By Mike Fahey Published June 25, 2014 -
Legend of Korra Game Coming from Makers of Bayonetta
The hit animated series will be getting adapted to video games in a title being developed by Platinum Games. The Legend of Korra will be a third-person action game published by Activision for PC, current and last-generation consoles (except the Wii U), according to IGN. There’ll also be a strategy-centric 3DS game developed by Webfoot.…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 25, 2014 -
Why AMD And Nvidia Are Fighting
AMD and Nvidia are at it again. The two reigning champs in the market for video game graphics have been fighting since late last month when some performance issues on the PC version of Watch Dogs kicked up a fresh controversy. And given that AMD is still talking about the issue publicly, it doesn’t look…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 25, 2014 -
The Real Life Version of Pixel Sword-Fighting
A cult fencing game deserves a cute, choreographed fan film, doesn’t it? Yes, it does. This Nidhogg tribute is pretty fun, especially because it’s got a bunch of guys in brightly colored bodysuits stabbing each other Apsis Motion Pictures’ cinematic interpretation of Mark Essen’s indie swordplay title works because it’s essentially a live-action cartoon, with…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 25, 2014 -
Oculus Fires Back At ‘Silly, Money-Grabbing’ ZeniMax Lawsuit
Last month, ZeniMax officially dropped the lawsuit hammer on Oculus, accusing the virtual reality company of “illegally misappropriating” their trade secrets in an extensive legal complaint. In the suit, ZeniMax alleged that Oculus had infringed upon their copyrights and trademarks, and that id Software co-founder John Carmack had provided technology to Oculus before he joined…
By Jason Schreier Published June 25, 2014 -
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Ani-TAY Review: One Week Friends • Return To Alpha Centauri • Trying To Escape The Life Of A Shut-In • School Days HQ: The TAY Review • Nobunaga The Fool: The Ani-TAY Review • Family, Loss, And The Wii U’s Importance TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To…
By András Neltz Published June 25, 2014 -
The beautiful strategy game The Banner Saga is coming out for the iPad and Android tablets this summer, publisher Versus Evil announced this morning. In other words: soon all you Game of Thrones fans who own iPads won’t have any more excuses for not trying this game out yet. via Polygon
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 25, 2014 -
Kill Bill Would Be Perfect As A 2D Hack’n’Slash Game
Of course the old-school SNES version of Tarantino’s Kill Bill would be a fast-paced hack ‘n’ slash with huge boss fights and little mini-games. CineFix summed up both movies—it wasn’t hard to include every scene though—in a 2-minute video as a game from the 90s. Kill Bill Vol 1 and 2 – 8 Bit Cinema…
By Gergo Vas Published June 25, 2014 -
Sadly, “Hat_Dogs” is not an addon for Watch Dogs or Team Fortress 2, but an impressive piece of editing by STBlackST of TF2 characters hacking each other and teleporting bread. Gotta pause the clip a lot to catch all the puns. HAT_DOGS by STBlackST [YouTube] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing…
By Gergo Vas Published June 25, 2014 -
Gamers Hit with Criminal Charges for Cheating Online [Update]
In Japan, online game company Nexon is pressing charges against three gamers, ages 17 to 18, for obstruction of business. In short, the gamers were allegedly using in-game cheats for online FPS Sudden Attack. That, it seems, was hurting the game and Nexon. Update: According to Nexon, it’s the police who are pressing charges. Yomiuri…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 25, 2014 -
In Which You Pilot A Steam-Powered Victorian Spaceship To Mars
Two Victorian gentlemen take to the stars in this interesting-looking puzzle-adventure called 39 Days To Mars The game, which popped up recently on Steam Greenlight and is slated for a 2015 release on Wii U and PC, features two 19th century explorers—”Sir Albert Wickes and The Right Honourable Clarence Baxter”—on their quest to reach planet…
By András Neltz Published June 25, 2014 -
These Sand Sculptures Will Haunt Your Dreams
Professional sculptor Guy-Olivier Deveau’s latest intricate sand sculpture is a tribute to H.R. Giger. See it in its full nightmarish glory below, as well as more of Deveau’s work, including his tributes to NES classics and Warcraft. Inseminate (H.R. Giger tribute). I Am 8bit. Phasing. Fantasy Castle (inspired by Warcraft Blood Elves’ architecture). Trapped Ifrit.…
By John Struan Published June 24, 2014 -
You’re Basically Getting A New STALKER
We’ll likely never get a proper STALKER game again. But that’s OK! Some of the people who made STALKER – and Metro 2033 – are off to make a new game that’s a lot like STALKER, it just isn’t called that. That game is Areal, which is currently up on Kickstarter, described as the “definitive…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2014
