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Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Quality Can’t Be Measured By The Length Of A Game • How Broken Age Uses Its Dual Narrative • Six More Winter 2014 Anime Worth Watching TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By Tina Amini Published February 17, 2014 -
Six Things You Might Not Know About The (Increasingly Naked) Xbox One
In his never-ending search for amazing facts, Jake Roper of VSauce3 can’t seem to keep his consoles together. First the Dreamcast, and now the Xbox One is stripped down to nothing in stop-motion, revealing juicy tidbits about Microsoft’s latest console along the way. As you watch the video, keep in mind that the Xbox One…
By Mike Fahey Published February 17, 2014 -
What DayZ Players Say Before They Die
Losing your character in DayZ can be really depressing sometimes, especially if you are fully geared. So playing smart and carefully choosing your last words can save your life. Here’s YouTuber Beeshke and his collection of footage of other players, trying to save their lives—without much success. The moral of the story? Don’t trust anyone…
By Gergo Vas Published February 17, 2014 -
Transformers ‘Fan Built Bot’ Is One Plane-Looking Lady
Last year Hasbro asked the Transformers fan collective to help create a “Fan Built Bot” by voting on a vehicle mode, color scheme, faction, personality and signature weapon. The end result is Windblade, a female Autobot jet plane samurai. She’s so much fan fiction come-to-life. Hasbro has been slowly revealing Windblade since voting ended last…
By Mike Fahey Published February 17, 2014 -
Booker with his skyhook from Bioshock Infinite, redrawn by Jenny thorne on DeviantART Looks really cool, just like a cell from a 90s cartoon. Here’s a bonus from the same artist. Fun looking Payday 2 jennyisdrawing [DeviantART] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and…
By Gergo Vas Published February 17, 2014 -
New Power Rangers Toy Has an Erection
The latest Super Sentai (aka Power Rangers) series in Japan is train themed. That means a whole slew of new toys. And one of them can get what looks like a giant train boner. All aboard! The new instalment is called Ressha Sentai Tokkyuujaa (烈車戦隊トッキュウジャー) or, loosely, “Furious Train Squadron Limited Express Rangers.” The Japanese…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 17, 2014 -
Official Ghostbusters LEGO Was Worth Waiting 30 Years
From fan project to commercial reality, it’s been a hell of a ride for Brent Waller’s LEGO Ghostbusters, one that’s coming to an end now that the official set has been unveiled. Due in June, and priced at $50, it’ll include an improved Ecto-1 model and four minifigs, of whom Egon is easily the highlight.
By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2014 -
Your “Space Captain Game” Fantasies Might Be Coming True
Galactic Princess, a gamethat should be on the radar of every Mass Effect & FTL fan on the planet, is now up on both Kickstarterand Greenlight In Galactic Princess, you need to get a crew, design and build a ship then set off to save the princess, exploring and shooting your way through the universe.…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2014 -
So, Folks Are Paying For Titanfall Beta Keys
Never mind the fact it’s a beta, or that it’s being thrown open to anyone with an internet connection, some people wanted to get into the Titanfall beta so bad they were willing to pay for it. At time of posting, there are over 800 listings on eBay for Titanfall beta codes. Most are priced…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2014 -
Days In Toyland: Window-Shopping at Toy Fair 2014
The grand rollout of the coming year’s wares—Toy Fair 2014—happened in New York this weekend, already kicking out news of the next Transformers game earlier today. It’s also a showcase for the new collection of figures, both fully posable and less so. Take a peek inside. Evan Narcisse patrolled Toy Fair 2014 for us, bringing…
By Owen Good Published February 16, 2014 -
The King Of Metal Gear Cosplay Returns
Last year, Dutchman Rick Boer showed us why he’s the King of Metal Gear cosplay. This year, with a new game in the series due, he’s back for a reminder. For these pics, Boer took to the wilds with photographer Cynthia Veekens. Two things to note: that’s not Photoshop on his face, that’s some damn…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 16, 2014 -
If there could be a scientific explanation for why fanboyism is a destructive force within video gaming, trust PBS (and Kill Screen‘s Jamin Warren) to find it. “A 2011 study found that … people have biases against creativity.” That’s one reason why you’re getting sequel after sequel every year.
By Owen Good Published February 16, 2014 -
The dulcet, Brokaw-esque baritone of Peter Cullen (Optimus Prime) introduces you to Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark, due to arrive sometime this year. In science fiction—whether video game or film—nothing says “mailed-in sequel” like a title with a colon followed by “Rise of the Something–Something.” [IGN] The game will launch on everything: PS4 and…
By Owen Good Published February 16, 2014 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Cup Noodles
Like it was going to be anything else this week. Here it is, all big and official, Cup Noodles shoveling snow outside the !!! CUPNOODLES MUSEUM in Yokohama, Japan. Everyone knew this would be the ‘Shop Contest this week as soon as Bash posted it on Monday, but I didn’t say so until now because I…
By Owen Good Published February 16, 2014 -
Make a Short Trailer Longer With a Very Detailed Look at Mario Kart 8
Yesterday GameXplain found eight minutes of stuff to discuss in the two-minute trailer introducing Punch-Out!!‘s Little Mac to Super Smash Bros. Today, they offer this fine-toothed combing of the Mario Kart 8 trailer, and after a whopping 26 minutes, there is nary a nit left to pick. GameXplain goes further than any reasonable person could…
By Owen Good Published February 16, 2014 -
Titanfall Beta Open to All on Xbox One, with PC to Open ‘Maybe’ Today
The Titanfall beta opened up to players on Xbox One yesterday evening, allowing anyone to join without using a beta key. The PC beta will become open soon, added Respawn Entertainment’s Vincent Zampella, “maybe” even today. Major Nelson made the announcement at 9 p.m. EST yesterday, and the beta opened up sometime thereafter. It is…
By Owen Good Published February 16, 2014 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Sonic Bust: The Winners
There was no shortage of drama to be found in the reaction to Sonic the Hedgehog’s return, in the upcoming Sonic Boom. Here, we’re going for comedy. Inside, we’ve got 20 superb ‘Shops of the Blue Blur’s grand return, plus an Oscar-winning performance by sillstaw! Thanks to everyone who entered! There will be another contest…
By Owen Good Published February 15, 2014 -
DayZ Delivers the Visceral Realism of Opening a Can of Baked Beans
DayZ is a challenging game, for sure. Is it “hard” though? Well, it doesn’t make things easy on you in the simple tasks, that’s for sure. This look at DayZ‘s most commonplace interactions, if they took place in real life, comes from Viva La Dirt League (aka “the closest thing the Internet has to a…
By Owen Good Published February 15, 2014
