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Watch ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon’ Tackle The Elite Four, Right Now
This is it, people—it’s what the last two weeks have been leading up to. Thousands of people came together to control a single trainer in Pokemon Red, and now they’re facing the game’s toughest challenge yet—the Elite Four. You should watch it as it happens, live. Sure, it might take a while for Twitch players…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 28, 2014 -
Why We Care About Video Game Characters
Just because they’re fictional characters doesn’t mean we can’t care about them—obviously, everyone knows that. But there are reasons that that’s true, you know! Scientific reasons, even. PBS Game/Show explains why we sometimes deeply care about game characters here, and then even lists some of their favorite non-playable characters in games. Makes me curious—what are…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 28, 2014 -
Confessions Of A Final Fantasy Addict
When I was a kid, I sometimes took weekend trips to my grandparents’ house in Queens. I told my parents it was to “visit” and “spend time with them,” but really it was so I could binge on JRPGs. I get a little wistful thinking about those mini-vacations: I’d lug a big backpack with my…
By Jason Schreier Published February 28, 2014 -
The Video-Game People You Should Be Following On Twitter
If you’re into video games, you might also be on Twitter. But sometimes it can seem like there are too many people to follow. So much noise, so little information! Fear not, we’re here to help. Below, find our list of Twitter feeds you should follow. To make following easier, we’ve also made a public…
Kotaku Staff Published February 28, 2014 -
Blink And You’ll Miss The First Shot Of TV’s New Flash In Costume
I’ve been waiting for this moment since Grant Gustin first showed up as Barry Allen in CW’s Arrow earlier this season — our first peek at the latest TV iteration of DC Comics’ scarlet speedster, the Flash. Spoilers follow. Last we saw Gustin he was being splashed with chemicals and struck by lightning at the…
By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2014 -
The Lord of the Rings Collection You Want, Crazy 2K Bundle [Deals]
We’ve had quite a few deals on various permutations of The Lord of the Rings films, but many readers have been holding out for the blu-ray versions of the extended editions in one set. Well, today is your day, grab everything for $45 and prepare for a lot of time in front of your TV.…
By Shane Roberts Published February 28, 2014 -
Will Rocksteady’s Next Batman Game Be Revealed Next Week?
GameStop got a new shipment of Batman banners yesterday—and although these materials could be marketing an older game or even downloadable content for last year’s Arkham Origins, evidence is pointing to a new Arkham reveal next week. It’s been a few years since we last heard from Rocksteady, the British game studio responsible for previous…
By Jason Schreier Published February 28, 2014 -
How Candy Crush Tricks The Brain
We all know Candy Crush Saga is addictive, but have you ever wondered why? Watch Anthony Carboni of Discovery News give an overview of the science behind addiction and talk about how free games like Candy Crush try to trick your brain. The main takeaway? If you’re going to play something addictive, at least pay…
By Chris Person Published February 28, 2014 -
Take A Look At Resident Evil 4 On PC Compared To PS2
Resident Evil 4 HD is out on Steam today! YouTube user Space Sharkicane (what a name) ran through the new PC version and compared the same scene with the PS2 version of the game. Take a look! The first run through the scene is on PS2 at 480p (scaled up to match the HD video).…
By Steve Marinconz Published February 28, 2014 -
The Xbox One Media Remote is now available for pre-order. Delivery on March 7. This post is brought to you by the Commerce Team, a dedicated group of deal hunters and product enthusiasts. We operate independently of Editorial to bring you the best bargains every day, share our favorite products with you, and ask you…
By Shane Roberts Published February 28, 2014 -
Meet The First Exclusive Bots To Battle In Transformers Universe
Massively online tactical action game Transformers Universe is coming this summer, so it’s about time developer Jagex started rolling out some exclusive robots for the Transformers Prime-inspired game. Say hello to Duststorm and Meltdown. Now that we know the once-MMORPG is now a squad-based tactics action game, we’re going to need some fresh squad leaders.…
By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2014 -
How To Write About Video Games
There are many ways to write about video games and many reasons to do so. Kotaku‘s own comic-creating duo, Cara Ellison and Elizabeth Simins, have their own several-panel suggestion for how to do it well. Follow Ellison’s writing on her blog. She’s on Twitter, too, @carachan1. You can find more of Simins’ art, much of…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 28, 2014 -
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Quick-Quack: Why I Love Terrible Games • Gaming in Russia: From the 90s to This Day. Part 2 • Interview with Art Director of 3D Collect-a-Thon Platformer, A Hat in Time TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By Stephen Totilo Published February 28, 2014 -
What’s a Fourth-Person Game? Apparently, This Is.
You got your first-person games. You got your third-person games. And now, if you own a PS4 or a Vita, you’ll be getting a fourth-person game. Last time we checked in on Pavilion, all we had were descriptions and words to try and figure out what dev studio VisionTrick Media meant by fourth-person. But now…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 28, 2014 -
Modern Twilight Zone Plots In 10 Horryfing Tweets
What would The Twilight Zone, Rod Serling cult classic horror TV series be like in the modern age? Here are some fresh plot ideas from Modern Twilight Zone‘s Twitter. Modern Twilight Zone [Twitter, Top pic via] To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]
By Gergo Vas Published February 28, 2014 -
An HDMI Mod For The Nintendo 64? That’s A Good Start.
The more television technology advances, the harder it is to keep our classic consoles hooked up. Modder Marshall over at Retroactive is working on a device to bring the last cartridge-based Nintendo console into the HDMI age. Anyone know how to solder? Tentatively scheduled for a Q1 2014 release, the N64 HDMI Coverter is a…
By Mike Fahey Published February 28, 2014
