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No Wonder Thor Is Ripped. He Prancercises.
Mjölnir is heavy. Like, way heavy. Know why Thor can lift it? Because he got hella swole off prancersizing. Here’s proof. And this is that EveryDayThor seems a tad stiff when it comes to his form. Alas, not everyone can match the lady in the original video—but that’s okay because who knows how ripped he…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 5, 2013 -
40 Persistent (And Lucky) Fans Will Get To Go To Sony’s E3 Conference
You know how Nintendo is inviting fans to go to Best Buy and try out their E3 games? Well Sony’s all, “Eff that, how about you guys just come to our actual E3 press conference?” In a new post at the PlayStation Blog, Sony has invited fans to come to the LA Memorial Sports Arena…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 5, 2013 -
The Last Sports Stars of Video Games’ Cartridge Era [Corrected]
Monday, Jason Kidd gave the NBA his retirement notice. He and Grant Hill were the only active players this year that appeared in NBA Jam: Tournament Edition from 1994. Like veterans of a long-ago war, day by day we are losing the athletes of video gaming’s cartridge era. These are the last of them. In…
By Owen Good Published June 5, 2013 -
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By Tina Amini Published June 5, 2013 -
This Is Why Remember Me Is a Great Piece of Science Fiction
Maybe you’re on the fence about Remember Me, the cyberpunk action/platformer hybrid that came out this week. Critical reaction to the Capcom published has been all over the map but Kotaku video editor Chris Person and I found a lot to like about it. In the video above, we talk about Remember Me as an…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 5, 2013 -
How Wet Does Tegra 4 Make Dead Trigger 2? So Wet.
Madfinger Games’ ambitious follow-up to zombie shooter Dead Trigger is one of the poster games for Nvidia’s new Tegra 4 chip, the power behind the upcoming Shield handheld. Today the developer has released a video demonstrating how much moister the game will look on the powerful new tech. There are other effects in there as…
By Mike Fahey Published June 5, 2013 -
If Only 3D Animation Was Really This Easy
I’ve always wanted to be be an animator, but it’s always seemed like a complicated, arduous process. If only there was a simpler way… Now there is! Well, not really. Check out the video above by animator Giovanni Braggio, as he shows you just how easy (fictional) CGI animation is. [Vimeo Staff Pick via Chevy…
By Chris Person Published June 5, 2013 -
He Made That Sweet Assassin’s Creed III Hoodie, And This Is His Story
Enzo Volante had been designing characters and costumes since he was in the second grade, but it wasn’t until he graduated college that he learned how to design patterns and make clothes. It was a necessity: he had no job and he needed something to wear. Just because it was a necessity didn’t mean he…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 5, 2013 -
Nintendo’s Clarification About The 8GB Wii U Doesn’t Clarify Much
Nintendo is pushing back a tad against the notion, reported by Kotaku yesterday, that 8GB Wii U Basic’s demise is imminent. Yesterday we reported that GameStop has issued a “recall” of the $300 white version of the Wii U. Today, Nintendo says that they are simply doing a “rebalance” of the supply of white 8GB…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 5, 2013 -
Holy Hell, This Guy Re-Created All Of Baldur’s Gate In 3D
It took him seven years, but yesterday, game designer Drew Rechner finally released Baldur’s Gate: Reloaded, a ridiculous mod that puts the entirety of BioWare’s classic RPG—including the expansion, Tales of the Sword Coast—into Neverwinter Nights 2 To play the mod, you’ll need a copy of Neverwinter Nights 2 and its expansions Mask of the…
By Jason Schreier Published June 5, 2013 -
Brian Eno, Of All People, Explains The True Beauty Of Retro Games
The appeal of 8-bit music, retro graphics and other art forms defined by their limits, beautifully explained by prolific musical artist and producer Brian Eno in his 1996 diary “A Year With Swollen Appendices.” Originally posted on volume xii, via Business Insider
By Mike Fahey Published June 5, 2013 -
The Moneysaver: Mass Effect Trilogy $20, Battlefield 4, Arkham Origins
Ladies and gentlemen, there will be deals. And we’re off. Pre-order discounts available on Arkham Origins and Battlefield 4, while Mass Effect Trilogy is down to $20 on PC. Console owners can get Mass Effect 3 for $8 as well. Don’t miss our first deal on the Haswell i7-4770K, or the sweet price on the…
By Shane Roberts Published June 5, 2013 -
Their $5 Gaming Chair Turned Out To Be A $150,000 Antique
A Colorado couple found out that the chair that they’d been gaming on was a vintage Eames chair. According to Fox Philadelphia the chair, an antique Eames LCW manufactured by Herman Miller and designed by Charles and Ray Eames, is estimated to be worth 150,000 dollars. The couple had bought it for five bucks, used…
By Chris Person Published June 5, 2013 -
Don’t you wish you had someone to give you advice when you feel like you can’t help but run into walls? Well, now you do. It’s called me and it’s run by Ask Kotaku. Or…wait, yeah. Something. Clearly I am qualified. So email me questions! Tina at Kotaku dot com. Oh, and if you’re running…
By Tina Amini Published June 5, 2013 -
Hopefully The Xbox One Is Nothing Like Hal 9000
The Xbox One will always be watching, waiting—and GrittyReboots rolls with that premise with this video, where the new Kinect is terrifyingly like Hal 9000. Of course, while this take on the Xbox One is funny, the Xbone experience will be nothing like this….hopefully! Xbox One: A Space Odyssey [GrittyReboots]
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 5, 2013 -
One Year Later, Did Microsoft Keep Their E3 2012 Promises?
E3 is just around the corner and, for the fifth year in a row, we’re taking a look back at the big three’s big E3 promises. What came true, and what didn’t? After looking at both Sony and Nintendo, it’s finally time to examine Microsoft. While Microsoft talked about a lot of games at their…
By András Neltz Published June 5, 2013
