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UncategorizedExactly The Colorful 3D Platformer I Was Looking For
Whenever I get to feeling nostalgic about the 3D platformer-saturated days of the Nintendo 64 and PS1, Gears for Breakfast’s upcoming PC game A Hat In Time arrives to cheer me up with a new trailer and fresh screens. I’ve yet to get my hands on A Hat in Time, unlike the completely smitten Patricia…
By Mike Fahey - Culture
The Week In Games: Stories Of The Shinsengumi
It’s the perfect week to curl up in an air conditioned room with a pair of remastered visual novels for your PlayStation 3. It’s a week filled with remasters and re-releases. We’ve got Borderlands 2 for the PlayStation Vita, but only if you buy a system bundle — otherwise you’ll have to wait a week.…
By Mike Fahey - Culture
A Hack That Gets You The Most Taco Bell Food For Your Money
It’s late at night, you’ve got a pocketful of crumpled bills and coins, and your hunger exceeds your self-esteem. Thanks to a clever hack, now all you have to do is send your budget to a special email address to generate a maximum calorie Taco Bell menu. The Taco Bell Disrupt, created during the hackathon…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Star Wars The Next Generation
Earlier this week we met the cast of Star Wars Episode VII, an intriguing mix of old and new faces. Now it’s up to our Photoshop-savvy readers to take those actors and put them into some Star Wars. We could leave it up to J.J. Abrams, but he has important lens flares to place, so…
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Uncategorized100 Days Of The Same Dance, All At Once
For more than 100 days, YouTuber Project One Life performed the same dance routine in his bedroom. Then he spliced all of the footage together into a two minute video. The result is downright inspirational. He’s got some killer dance moves, this guy, though that’s coming from someone whose only dance move is the ‘sit…
By Mike Fahey - Culture
Sunday Comics: An Amazing Honor
Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published May 2. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published April 28. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Classy Famicom Case For A Fictional Game
Famicom case design by Natalie Hanke for this year’s My Famicase Exhibition. See the NSFW flyer for the exhibition below. Natalie describes the game: WITHIN is a text adventure about artist depression, limited to one hour of gameplay. You find yourself waking up in your room, after a night of restless sleep, darkness surrounding you.…
By John Struan - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Excavated Extra-Terrestrials: The Winners!
Last week’s discovery of the for-some-reason-fabled E.T. landfill was so exciting I completely forgot it happened. Imagine my surprise as I prepare to post the winners of last week’s ‘Shop Contest and discover 20 million entries based on the subject. Luckily for my sanity, there can be only a couple dozen. This week’s overall winner…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
The Star Wars Costume That’s Recycled From A Doctor Who Episode
One the right is the bounty hunter Bossk from The Empire Strikes Back. One the left, a character from the 60’s Doctor Who serial The Tenth Planet. In fact, Doctor Who didn’t create the uniform either… The suit is a High-Altitude Windak Pressure Suit used by the RAF in the 60’s: And Bossk wasn’t the…
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UncategorizedRemember, It’s Free Comic Book Day 2014
Every year, on the first Saturday in May, comic book creators and publishers collaborate with comic book stores around the world to give out free books to once and future fans. It’s not too late to participate. Well, not to late for anyone not scheduled to work until after his local comic book store is…
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UncategorizedThe Chip ‘N Dale Rescue Rangers Theme Makes For One Sexy Slow Jam
First DuckTales, now Rescue Rangers. At the rate Scott Bradlee and company are transforming classic cartoon themes into R&B slow jams, there’ll soon be nothing left of the original Disney Afternoon but an incredibly soulful crater. Who knew the Rescue Rangers theme could be any sexier than it already was? Granted, 16-year-old me had a…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Report: Neversoft Merging With Call Of Duty Developer Infinity Ward
The studio that created Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater will soon be no more. According to an internal memo from Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg obtained by Giant Bomb, the 20-year-old studio is merging with Call of Duty developer Infinity Ward, and the Neversoft name is being retired. Neversoft was formed in July 1994 by Joel…
By Mike Fahey