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The Not-So-Legendary Legend of Korra
Greetings, Kotaku, and welcome to Friday night’s off-topic thread. You know what I want to talk about for the off-topic? I want to talk for just a second about The Legend of Korra I’m a serious fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender. I think it’s one of the best TV shows I’ve ever seen, and…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 29, 2012 -
Warning: Dating A Jedi Might Lead To Him Force Choking Your Teddy Bear
Note: the language here is a bit NSFW, so proceed with caution. Personally I think dating a Jedi would be pretty damn cool. I’d tell my Jedi boyfriend to play pranks on people all day. But we’re through if he ever force chokes a teddy bear. There are some lines people just should not cross.…
By Tina Amini Published June 29, 2012 -
This Collection of Mass Effect Prints Makes For Fancy Wallpaper
I’m always on the hunt for awesome new desktop and/or phone wallpaper (until recently when I settled on forever having it be of my cat). And I imagine you all find yourselves in a similar position, too. If you fit that description and are also a Mass Effect fan, I believe I have some wallpaper…
By Tina Amini Published June 29, 2012 -
No DLC Can Ever ‘Nerf’ This Awesome Mass Effect Nerf Gun
This won’t help you take out Reapers. And it’s probably not such a good choice against Cerberus, either. At least, not if you want them to stay dead after you shoot them. Because this? Is the best Nerf gun ever. It’s Commander Shepard’s favorite Nerf gun on the Citadel. It’s a Nerf gun painstakingly handmade…
By Kate Cox Published June 29, 2012 -
Why Don’t Video Game Characters Get More Excited About The Amazing Stuff They Do?
I’ve seen it far too many times. A video game character leaps from the top of a staircase, flying through the air, guns blazing. One enemy drops to the ground, then two, then three! Behind him, a grenade explodes, laying waste to the spot where he was just standing. Bullets whizz through the air, metal-jacketed…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 29, 2012 -
What The Hell Is The Red Thing On This One-Of-A-Kind PS3?
Sony president Kaz Hirai got his own specialized PlayStation 3 today, according to a tweet by fellow Sony exec (and SCE head) Shuhei Yoshida. It’s custom made. And not for sale. I have absolutely no idea what the red thing is. People have asked Yoshida on Twitter, but he hasn’t responded yet. Anyone want to…
By Jason Schreier Published June 29, 2012 -
The Last Thing I Want to Do is Push This Button
This week Zynga released its The Sims Social clone The Ville on Facebook. This morning I started up the game with the intention of doing some quick impressions. I logged into Facebook, got to the character creation screen… …and I sat there for nearly ten minutes, my mouse hovering over “Save and Exit”. I could…
By Mike Fahey Published June 29, 2012 -
Kotaku Presents: A Trailer. For Something.
Whoa! What’s this? What could this mean? Answers will arrive on Monday, 8pm ET. Consider this the beginning of Kotaku Presents. OK. That was actually the answer. But, what is Kotaku Presents? Answers… Monday, 8pm ET.
By Stephen Totilo Published June 29, 2012 -
Here’s How You Can Play Roger Ebert’s Favorite Video Game
A few days back, I posted a video essay asserting the merits of an obscure adventure game called Cosmology of Kyoto, a game that film critic Roger Ebert reviewed for Wired in 1994. See, the old Mac version is busted, and even the Windows version can be a pain to get to run, mainly because…
By Chris Person Published June 29, 2012 -
Dead or Alive 5‘s Flamingo-Rendering Technology is Outstanding
In today’s flora and fauna focused Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Troublehalf shares a short but sweet comment about this particular image from Dead or Alive 5, which we can only assume was referring to the best damn flamingos in the business. Well, this looks interesting…. About Speak Up on Kotaku: Our readers have a…
Featuring Troublehalf Published June 29, 2012 -
The Most Magical Gathering of Gaming Apps Ever Assembled
After years of smaller collectible card game publishers porting their decks to iOS and Android devices, enjoying a relatively Wizard-free reign, Magic: The Gathering swoops in and plucks mobile victory from their hands. On the bright side, we’ve got a game called Velocirapture. Velocirapture! I’m taking a few days off early next week to spend…
By Mike Fahey Published June 29, 2012 -
That’s a Mighty Big Box for a Mighty Small Memory Card
Video games and the consoles we play them on may use a significant amount of materials. But even when going digital, it seems we can’t get away from the waste. Reddit user firstmarker ordered a PS Vita memory card. The Vita is a handheld. Memory cards for it are not large. And little tiny memory…
By Kate Cox Published June 29, 2012 -
If Only These ‘Rejected’ Mass Effect 3 Endings Had Made the Extended Cut
Whether you’re happy with the Mass Effect 3 extended cut or still pissed about it all, there’s no denying that the whole ending debacle has led to some pretty good humor. The Mass Effect 3 Rejects profile has been going strong since well before the Extended Cut, regaling the world with what might have been,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 29, 2012 -
I Wish I Had Infinite Cabbages That Replenish My Health
A lot of these Skyrim jokes have been done before: the ridiculous ease with which you can steal from a shopkeeper right under his nose, something about arrows and knees, etc. But imagining a warrior slink down on a tree trunk to gobble up randomly produced cabbages for health is too funny to pass up.…
By Tina Amini Published June 29, 2012 -
Why Do People Care About JRPGs?
Why do people like Japanese role-playing games? What is a Japanese role-playing game? Why the hell do I write a column about them every week? Welcome to the Random Encounters Explainer. Consider this a primer on JRPGs, your introduction to the genre and a piece designed to answer many of your burning questions. Whether you’re…
By Jason Schreier Published June 29, 2012 -
The Mind Behind Far Cry 2 Leaves LucasArts Without Shipping a Single Game
A sprawling Boba Fett action/stealth game. A Jedi adventure full of edgy moral relativism. Disturbing explorations of Jabba the Hutt’s sex trafficking. These were the kinds of experiences folks were expecting Clint Hocking to create when he announced his move to LucasArts two years ago. But Hocking is leaving the development studio with no game…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 29, 2012 -
Vote For Your Favorite Comment Right Here
Hello Kotaku, and welcome to the thread where you pass judgment on the heads of your fellow readers. Drop a link to the comment you liked from this week down in the new discussion system below. Vote the ones you like up, and I’ll pick from popular selections for this week’s Best of Kotaku Normal…
By Tina Amini Published June 29, 2012 -
This Amazing Gotye Parody Longs For ‘The Star Wars That I Used to Know’
I’ve heard Gotye and Kimbra sing “Somebody That I Used To Know” approximately 1 billion times. I am, I guess, like 50% sick of the song. (It’s a very good song.) But this? This is pure brilliance. Eddie King and Tyler Marshall from Teddie Films have made this spectacular parody of the song and its…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 29, 2012 -
The Best Dad We Can Hope To Have
The thing about humor, Phil Tibitoski told me, is its ability to mask hidden truths—sometimes, these are things that are actually kind of disquieting. This somber remark seems strange coming from the president at Young Horses, the folk behind Octodad: Dadliest Catch—an amusing game about the difficulty that comes with being a cephalopod who is…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 29, 2012 -
Tomb Raider Creators Say ‘Rape’ Is Not A Word In Their Vocabulary
The people behind the upcoming Tomb Raider reboot say they misspoke while using the word “rape” to refer to a scene in the game during an interview with Kotaku three weeks ago. According to Crystal Dynamics global brand director Karl Stewart, there is no sexual assault or rape in the upcoming video game, despite executive…
By Jason Schreier Published June 29, 2012