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Why Mortal Kombat X Is So Gory
If you, like me, were in the front few rows of Sony’s E3 press conference when they showed off Mortal Kombat X on stage, you would also have been deafened by the loud cheers of excited gamers. They were oohing and aahing at decapitations and exposed organs and lost limbs. This isn’t new for a…
By Tina Amini Published June 24, 2014 -
Ice-T Celebrates Call of Duty Wins by Dancing with His D***
It’s a good thing that the veteran rapper/actor doesn’t livestream his video game sessions, huh? During an interview with Conan O’Brien last night, Ice-T talked about his well-documented gaming habit. As you’d expect from a guy who rapped about thug life back in the day, he loves to trash-talk. But the most, um, pointed anecdote…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 24, 2014 -
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior: The Ani-TAY Review • The Obvious (And Not So Obvious) Problem With Licensed Games • Battle Princess of Arcadias: The TAY Review • Back in The TAY Review: Gundam Wing: Endless Duel TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To…
By András Neltz Published June 24, 2014 -
A Link Between Worlds Brought To Life As Chalk Art Animation
Here’s Awe Me and their latest chalk animation, featuring Link and his special ability from The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds While the animation was inspired by the 3DS game, and I know we agreed that we wouldn’t speak about the CD-i Zelda games, the animation just reminds me of those. (But in…
By Gergo Vas Published June 24, 2014 -
Gotta love the contrast between the castle and the surrounding desert-like “Mesa” landscape of Minecraft. A beautiful render by nowami that almost looks like it’s made of real blocks. Castle in Creative [imgur, via reddit] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that…
By Gergo Vas Published June 24, 2014 -
ICE Is The Insane Unofficial Sequel to Half-Life 2
In the crazy alternate universe where this mod comes from, Half-Life has snow zombies. Also, instead of Alyx, there’s a trash-talking robot buddy who looks like a dustbin with wheels on it. And there’s penguins! You can see one in the screenshot. I think you’re aiming a harpoon gun at it. The mod is called…
By András Neltz Published June 24, 2014 -
Retro platformer Shovel Knight is out on 3DS, PC and Wii U on Thursday. It had quite the journey—first slated for 2013 September, the game’s release date was then moved to the following Winter, then to March 2014, and finally to June 26. Now, Shovel Knight is here, and so is its release trailer. Watch…
By András Neltz Published June 24, 2014 -
Why Snowpiercer Started with a Digital Pig Head
Snowpiercer, it seems, is fantastic. The movie debuted in South Korea last summer and is finally opening in North America later this week. Before filming started, the cast and crew held a traditional ritual with pig’s head—but with a slight twist. A digital twist. Note: This article contains imagery some readers might find objectionable. In…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 24, 2014 -
Nintendo’s President Had Surgery To Remove A “Bile Duct Growth”
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata wasn’t able to attend this year’s E3 due to health problems. They were kept vague at the time, but we now know what the concern was, and it sounds bit more serious than first thought. Initial word from the company said he was skipping the trade show due to the advice…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2014 -
40 People Hitting Each Other In The Face
Screenwriter Max Landis had an idea: put 40 people (some who knew each other, others total strangers) in a room, pair them up randomly and get them to slap each other in the face. These gentlemen were not involved. These folks were A lot of these are kinda gentle, but boy, some folks get smacked
By Luke Plunkett Published June 24, 2014 -
The World Cup Is The Perfect Time For (New) Classic Football Games
FIFA may dominate the football game market these days, but there once was a time when people’s tastes were simpler, and more arcade in nature. Pixel Soccer speaks to that time. First revealed earlier this year, a Kickstarter is now up for the game, and with World Cup madness sweeping the globe, there’s probably no…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2014 -
Why Mosh Pits Are My Favorite Multiplayer Game
It was shortly after the fifth time I got clocked in the face by an errant elbow that I realized: this mosh pit was really, really similar to a big, sweaty video game. And I loved it. It dawned on me while I was bouncing around within the pit—that is, the portion of a crowd…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 23, 2014 -
Science Might Know What’s Wrong With Hodor
Look, I know it has dragons and giants, but the majority of Game of Thrones is actually grounded in some pretty brutal reality. So science can look at someone like Hodor and say, well, maybe he’s just a simple giant, but let’s try and diagnose his condition anyway. Best-selling science author Sam Kean reckons Hodor…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2014 -
Video Game Pre-Ordering Jumps 17 Sharks, Lands On Face
The only thing proving this isn’t satire is the fact it was published on the official Assassin’s Creed YouTube channel. I mean…fucking hell. Seems as good a time as any to bring this up Play the Assassin’s Creed Spin to Win Game [Ubisoft, via Polygon]
By Luke Plunkett Published June 23, 2014 -
Yo, Check Out This Wolf’s Hair
Check out this wolf. This is a wolf from The Witcher 3. Check out how his hair moves when he runs. Look at that hair. That is some hair, buddy. This latest glimpse of the future of hair-tech comes from a video by Nvidia about how their excellently named HairWorks program lets game developers make…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 23, 2014
