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What’s Inside the Amazon Fire TV

They’ve done it for the PS4, the Xbox One and damn near ever high-profile piece of consumer electronic tech that’s come down the pike in recent years. Now, iFixit’s popping open the Amazon Fire TVand documenting the innards of the online giant’s streaming mini-console. All of the Fire TV’s hardware gets pried open in iFixit’s…

By Evan Narcisse Published April 4, 2014

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Five-Year-Old Boy Exposes Xbox Security Flaw

Meet Microsoft’s newest security researcher: Kristoffer Von Hassel. He lives in San Diego. He loves video games. And he’s five years old. He’s also a better hacker than any of us. Von Hassel cracked into his dad’s Xbox One account by finding a backdoor in the password verification screen, as ABC 10 reports. He entered…

By Jason Schreier Published April 4, 2014

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Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Silver Spoon: The Ani-TAY Review • Power Fantasies are Great, and Here’s Why • Memories of Launch Day: Xbox 360 • Zooming in (and out) on Games • Sometimes the Best Stories in Games Don’t Come from a Quest Log TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY…

By András Neltz Published April 4, 2014

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How The Batmobile Works In Arkham Knight

I really wish Warner Bros. had released footage of their next Batman game, Arkham Knight, because I’d like you all to see what they’re doing with the Batmobile. It’s not quite what you’d expect, I don’t think. You can drive it, of course, which is a first for the Arkham series, screaming down the streets…

By Stephen Totilo Published April 4, 2014

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Here’s A Sweet Short Film For The Elder Scrolls Online

This five-minute short, released by Bethesda today, tells you absolutely nothing about The Elder Scrolls Online, which is officially out today for PC and Mac. But hey, it’s a pretty snazzy film and a solid way to start your Friday morning. Very Return of the Kingish. Enjoy.

By Jason Schreier Published April 4, 2014

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Mario Kart 8 Rosalina

Rosalina profile art from Mario Kart 8. Via Reddit and the Mario Wiki You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

By John Struan Published April 4, 2014

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Phase 2 of Final Fantasy XIV’s PlayStation 4 beta test begins today. If you’re new to the game, you can download the client through the PlayStation Store for free. The test runs until Monday, April 7, 1AM Pacific, and characters made during this phase will be playable after the game’s April 14 launch.

By András Neltz Published April 4, 2014

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Watch The G.I. Joe Community Episode Right Here

Here’s last night’s G.I. Jeff episode of Community, including convincing toy commercials. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.

By John Struan Published April 4, 2014

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Here, Have Some Spectacular Diablo III Artwork

deviantART, with the help of the game’s art director, Christian Lichtner, recently hosted, judged and concluded a fanart contest themed around Blizzard’s action-RPG, Diablo III—and the community came up with some truly mind-blowing pieces. Let’s take look at the finalists. Above is “Fist of conviction” by Nixell, featuring a monk deep in meditation, which nabbed…

By András Neltz Published April 4, 2014

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The Video Game Anime That’s Taking Japan by Storm

This week, I spent four mornings out and about. I went to store after store. My mission was to locate toys from a popular anime. And boy, did I ever fail. The anime is Yokai Watch, which is based on the 3DS game. Developed by Level-5 of Professor Layton fame and released last year, the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 4, 2014

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The Avengers (and other Marvel Heroes) in Their Official Anime Forms

Earlier this week, the new anime Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers started airing in Japan. And while it is the first Avengers anime series, it is not the first time that many of these iconic Marvel superheroes have appeared in an anime. Iron Man (Disk Wars) (Marvel Anime Iron Man) (Iron Man: Rise of Technovore)…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published April 4, 2014

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You Might Be Surprised How Grand Theft Auto V Did in Japan

Japanese game publication Famitsu released a list of the biggest-selling video games in Japan between April 1, 2013 and April 3, 2014. It’s mostly 3DS games, but the inclusion of one PS3 title might surprise you: Grand Theft Auto V. 10. New Super Mario Bros. U (Wii U): 622,502 units sold 9. Yokai Watch (3DS):…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 4, 2014

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Kill la Kill Is a Rare Breed of Anime

Kill la Kill is a rare breed of anime. It perfectly mixes comedy and action while reveling in taking everything to the extreme. And the fact that it has now ended leaves each week looking a little less bright. [Note: This is a review of the second half of Kill la Kill and thus contains…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published April 4, 2014

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New Nintendo Direct incoming! The upcoming stream, which hits on Tuesday, April 8, at 6PM Eastern, will focus on Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS. Will they finally reveal Yoshi? We shall find out. Above is today’s Smash Bros. picture of the day, featuring Isabelle from Animal Crossing

By András Neltz Published April 4, 2014

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Sorry, Sprint’s New Commercials Are Bad. I Dislike Them.

Sprint is running a new series of commercials with a fictional family called the Frobinsons. Maybe you like them. That’s fine. You’re entitled to your opinion. So am I, and I think the ads are, so far, pretty terrible. Here’s why. Here is the debut Sprint spot with the family: Of course, this series of…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 4, 2014

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J-Stars Victory VS Gets Real Old Real Fast

Goku and Naruto. Luffy and Ichigo. Jojo and Kenshiro. It’s hard not to be excited about a game where all your favorite Shonen Jump heroes battle it out. Unfortunately, while it does deliver on the fanservice, the novelty wears off painfully fast. Good – All Your Favorite Characters The Shonen Jump magazine has been churning…

By Richard Eisenbeis Published April 4, 2014

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Chinese Man Builds a Space Shuttle Replica on His Roof

According to Chinese site Xinhuanet, a 60-something year-old farmer in Guangdong province built this space shuttle replica and put it on top of his house. I can’t think of a better place for it. As you can see in these photos, courtesy of Xinhuanet and PCOnline, the statue, which is covered in tiles, certainly makes…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 4, 2014

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This is Popup Dungeon, a promising-looking, heavily customizable fantasy roguelike with a papercraft-esque aesthetic. It’s currently trying to raise $80,000 on Kickstarter over a 45-day period, having already passed the $2,000 mark on its first day. Looks like it could turn into a real fun turn-based RPG!

By András Neltz Published April 4, 2014

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Space Action-RPG Plays Like Freelancer’s Top-Down Little Brother

Pew pew pew. Recently, a small four-man studio by the name of AtomicTorch released the alpha version of their first game, VoidExpanse, to the internet. Much like with Freelancer, playing VoidExpanse involves you becoming an interplanetary badass as you hop between star systems, becoming friends with factions and blowing pirates to smithereens. A space action-RPG,…

By András Neltz Published April 4, 2014

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The Man Behind Fire Pro Wrestling Has Died

Masato Masuda, the creator of the Fire Pro Wrestling games, passed away on March 29, reports Inside Games. He was 48 years old. No More Heroes designer Goichi Suda, who got his start making Fire Pro games, wrote on Twitter: “I genuinely pray for his happiness in the next world. He was one of the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published April 4, 2014