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Looks like former WWE wrestler Gregory Helms was a few too many years ahead of his time
By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2016 -
When Life Imitates (Mario K)art
The Eastern Canadian Karting Championship is, if I’m not mistaken going by this video, secretly a Mario Kart recreation society. If you’re wondering how this actually happened, seems that the overtaking driver’s front wheel clipped the kart in front’s rear wheel, which whipped them right over the top. Amazingly, they stuck the landing, and I’m…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 31, 2016 -
The Most Popular Fallout 4 Mods On Xbox One
Xbox One owners can now download mods for Fallout 4. There are 885 available already and the servers for the game’s creators at Bethesda seem to be struggling to keep up . The most mod for the game on Xbox One is a cheat menu that lets you add caps, stimpacks and more. That’s currently…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 31, 2016 -
Doom Credits Pay Tribute To Developer Who Passed Away
In July of 2014, id Software technical producer Steven Serafin passed away at age 28. His colleagues put this nice shoutout in the credits of their newest game, Doom Serafin helped present the first demo of the post-2013-reboot version of Doom, which was shown at QuakeCon in 2014.
By Jason Schreier Published May 31, 2016 -
Mojang Bans Paid Advertisements Within Minecraft
Mojang, the developers behind Minecraft, have made big changes to its policies on companies being able to promote their products using Minecraft. It could make a video like this, depicting a Verizon cell phone, a thing of the past. In a blog post titled “let’s talk about promotions in Minecraft,” Mojang said it wants to…
By Patrick Klepek Published May 31, 2016 -
Doom‘s Soundtrack Hides A Satanic Easter Egg
The new Doom is a surprise on multiple levels. Foremost, it remains surprising that it’s, you know, good. Actually, it’s not just good; it’s excellent. It’s also loaded with secrets, ones that are remarkably compelling to dig out of Mars’ demonic loam and fist bump. But Doom’s secrets aren’t strictly inside the game. Turns out,…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 31, 2016 -
Harsh Life Lesson From Kirby
Some stats in life matter. Some don’t. In the kill-or-be-killed world of Team Kirby Clash, the co-op mini-game in the upcoming 3DS side-scroller Kirby: Planet Robobot, your stamina, attack, recovery and team meteor stats matter. But the game’s got jokes and/or hidden profundity. When you level up in the mini-game, the game mentioned upgrades to…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 31, 2016 -
NBA 2K16, Gone Home Headline PlayStation Plus Lineup For June
One of the best independent games from the last few years and an excellent basketball game are part of Sony’s excellent lineup for next month. Remember, though Sony and Microsoft advertise their monthly games as “free,” you need an active PlayStation Plus or Xbox Live Gold subscription. With that said, here are the games Sony’s…
By Patrick Klepek Published May 31, 2016 -
I Got Death Threats For Reporting On A Video Game Delay [UPDATES]
Last Wednesday, I reported that No Man’s Sky had been delayed. For two days, up until the game’s developers confirmed the news, I received a stream of nasty messages, angry tweets, and, as has become a standard part of gaming culture, threats against me and my family. Apparently I’m not the only one. No Man’s…
By Jason Schreier Published May 31, 2016 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Tetris The Movie: The Winners
There is no way in hell the official Tetris movie will surpass the greatness of the mock-ups out readers put together in our second most-recent Photoshop contest. First off I’d like to thank occasional ‘Shop Contest winner Ben “GiantBoyDetective” Bertoli for slipping in a quick contest while I was off over the long weekend, even…
By Mike Fahey Published May 31, 2016 -
A Compelling Argument For Official Overwatch LEGO Sets
I’m not playing much Overwatch, but I am fascinated by the characters and setting enough to drop cash on some toys, especially if they’re as cool as LEGO builder Taylor’s version of D.Va. Not all of Overwatch’s characters are as large and in-charge as D.Va, but that’s fine. Taylor’s version of the dynamic duo (via…
By Mike Fahey Published May 31, 2016 -
At Age 41, This Anime Director Is Already Burnt Out
Yutaka Yamamoto is one of Japan’s best known young anime directors. Most recently, he helmed the anime series Wake Up, Girls! He’s very talented and sounds very exhausted. As pointed out by Hachima, Yamamoto announced via Twitter that he was taking “an indefinite leave” because he’s fallen into poor physical health after “excessive” and “unreasonable”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2016 -
The Witcher 3 vs Studio Ghibli
The Witcher 3’s final (and biggest) expansion, Blood & Wine, is now out. If you need me for the next month, that’s where I’ll be. To celebrate, here’s a Studio Ghibli-inspired crossover piece by Lap Pun Cheung, who is very good at this sort of thing
By Luke Plunkett Published May 30, 2016 -
Seattle, Recreated Almost Perfectly In Cities: Skylines
As I’ve said, Cities Skylines has its flaws as a city management game, but as a toy to build stuff with, it’s in a league of its own. As we see here, with inthoughtwelive’s near-perfect recreation of Seattle. It’s not perfect perfect, because Skylines has a stupid limit on the number of buildings you can…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 30, 2016
