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50% Blizzard Sale, $10 Vita Games, Xbox Cash, SONOS With Free Bonuses
If you need to catch up on some recent Blizzard hits, Amazon today is taking 50% off select titles, including Diablo III (on PC and last-gen consoles), World of Warcraft, and Starcraft II. [Blizzard Sale] Vita owners will definitely want to check out Best Buy today, where a number of titles are on sale for…
By Shep McAllister Published June 2, 2014 -
One Year Later, Did Microsoft Keep Their E3 2013 Promises?
E3 is a-comin’. Next week, great gaming companies will take to the stage to show off all kinds of games and make all kinds of promises, as they did in the past. Like last year, for example. Let’s look at what Microsoft told us at their 2013 briefing. After the somewhat unfocused reveal of the…
By András Neltz Published June 2, 2014 -
John Oliver Wants To Harness The Power Of Internet Trolls
Yesterday on Last Week Tonight, John Oliver gave an excellent explanation of why you shouldn’t trust Comcast, no matter what they say. He also realized that the solution to the problem resides in the comments sections of every website on the internet. If you aren’t familiar with the issue, net neutrality is the idea that…
By Steve Marinconz Published June 2, 2014 -
Twitch’s E3 Schedule Is Full Of Juicy Teasers
Let’s take a look at Twitch’s full streaming schedule for E3 2014. I’ve annotated the bits I find particularly interesting. Monday 6/9 PT 9:30am – Xbox E3 2014 Media Briefing 11:00am – Xbox E3 2014 Media Briefing Post show 11:30pm – Hotline Miami 2 (Dennaton Games/Devolver Digital) 12:00pm – EA World Premiere: E3 2014 Preview…
By Jason Schreier Published June 2, 2014 -
The Explanation Behind Sonic’s New Look
About three weeks ago in a hotel in Los Angeles, I got to play four levels of the upcoming Sonic Boom. It felt like good family fun: fairly easy combat, some trickier platforming, and a little bit of that iconic Sonic speedrunning through rings. You can watch Game Front’s footage of what I played on…
By Tina Amini Published June 2, 2014 -
Watch Dogs Bug Leaves Some Players Unable To Load Saves
A number of Watch Dogs players are reporting a major bug that has prevented them from loading save games in the open-world game, which Ubisoft released for PC and consoles last week. The bug, which may or may not be related to the uPlay issues that popped up during launch, appears to make some players’…
By Jason Schreier Published June 2, 2014 -
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: It Isn’t Time For 4K Gaming Yet • Why I’m Giving Final Fantasy XII Another Chance • 8 Tips for Mastering Mario Kart 8 • Minor Issues: What’s Wrong With Mii? TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published June 2, 2014 -
Someone Turned Starcraft II Into a Turn-Based RPG
I have to admit, it still makes me excited when I see modders pushing the limits of StarCraft II‘s Galaxy Editor, an editor which is basically designed to make new maps or mini-games. Modder Greythepirate took it to the next level and pushed live ‘Rogue Star’, a tactical turn-based RPG. It looks pretty smooth. Something…
By Gergo Vas Published June 2, 2014 -
Forza Horizon Is Getting A Sequel This Fall
The open-world racer will come to both Xbox 360 and Xbox One, reports IGN Forza Horizon 2 is being developed mostly by Playground Games, who are collaborating closely with original Forza developers Turn 10 games on the project. “Hundreds” of cars will be present in the sequel, according to the developers—the setting is Southern Europe,…
By András Neltz Published June 2, 2014 -
The Battle For Earthrealm Continues In Mortal Kombat X [Update]
After weeks of teasing from series co-creator Ed Boon, today the name of the next game in the legendary fighting game series has been revealed: Mortal Kombat X. Update 11:20 — added platforms and gameplay details from the official press release. As seen in the vague but delightful first trailer, Mortal Kombat X will arrive…
By Mike Fahey Published June 2, 2014 -
Final Fantasy Characters As Pokémon Trainers
With a little redesign, Final Fantasy characters would make pretty cool Pokémon trainers. You just have to find the matching Pokémon for them. Artist Andrew Ryan did just that. Gotta love Barrett with his Pokéball launcher arm. Here are the characters from Final Fantasy VIII, with the same design: And the characters of Final Fantasy…
By Gergo Vas Published June 2, 2014 -
The Ten Most Useless NPCs in World of Warcraft
Not everyone sells epic mounts and top-tier PvP gear in Azeroth. Some NPCs just stand in the middle of busy cities, and besides getting one or two pointless items from them, their presence is absolutely pointless. Wowcrendor collected ten of the most useless ones in his latest video. She’s not featured in the video below,…
By Gergo Vas Published June 2, 2014 -
Tales Fans Vote for Their Favorite Characters and More
This past weekend saw this year’s Tales of Festival event in Tokyo—a celebration of the Tales JRPG franchise. It was full of voice actor interviews, in-character skits, music from the series—and to cap it off, the results of this year’s Tales popularity polls were revealed to the 10,000 plus fans in attendance. The survey results…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 2, 2014 -
Real Mass Effect Sniper Rifle Does Not Need Calibration
Mostly because it doesn’t actually shoot anything. It’s just a life-size replica. One that brings the N7 Valiant sniper rifle out of the game series and into the real world. The bulk of the rifle is molded, with a few parts carved from wood. This isn’t the first rifle props builder Zander Brandt has constructed…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2014 -
Gigantic LEGO Star Destroyer Is Pretty Much Perfect
SNOT is a building term in LEGO that stands for “Studs Not On Top”. It can be a pain to plan, but the results – which hide the brick’s trademark studs – are often worth it. Especially when you’re building a Star Destroyer that’s over two metres long This behemoth was put together by Jerac,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2014 -
Remember, People Eat Pokémon
As cute as they are, and as childishly innocent as the world they inhabit may seem, it’s always worth keeping in the back of your mind the fact that people eat Pokémon A fantastic article on Modern Farmer looks at this secretive and unsavoury practice, drawing from both precedent (Slowpoke Tail) and conjecture (there’s not…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2014 -
Luigi Is A Huge Jerk In The New Mario Kart
The best thing about the new Mario Kart game is the replay mode. Through smart use of character focus and camera angles it brings a little narrative to each race. In this case, a simple overtaking becomes something more sinister. That stare. So cold-blooded. You can watch the full clip that this was taken from…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 1, 2014
