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21 Jul 20:39
Final Fantasy Fan Translation Has Become A Fiasco
by Jason Schreier
DsiderGaming and drama, indelibly linked, until the end of time.
Last week, the creators of an unofficial English translation for the role-playing game Final Fantasy Type-0 announced that they were taking down the patch and all blog posts associated with it.
21 Jul 17:48
Sony will be staging a live reading and musical performance of The Last Of Us in Santa Monica on Mon
by Stephen Totilo
Sony will be staging a live reading and musical performance of The Last Of Us in Santa Monica on Monday, July 28 at 10pm ET. The performance will feature the game's voice actors and is overseen by the game's creative director, Neil Druckmann. Livestreamed on PSN/Twitch/YouTube. More details at the PlayStation blog.
21 Jul 17:19
Ocarina Of Time, Metroid Prime Speedrun Records Beaten
by Luke Plunkett
DsiderSuch sploitin. Much glitches. Wow.
Just referring to the OoT run here, haven't watched the Prime. I like that he's actually playing it on that iQue or whatever software of all things. Speedrunning is a weird business.
It's been a big few days for people who like to watch other people play video games real fast: the world records for both Ocarina of Time and Metroid Prime have been beaten, the former in almost perfect fashion.
21 Jul 15:59
Some Sports Fans Upset ESPN Is Airing Video Game Tournaments
by Patricia Hernandez
DsiderBAAAWWWWWWW
This weekend, ESPN2 aired a preview for the grand finals of Dota 2's The International, the 10 million-dollar tournament for the very popular video game. The move is kind of a big deal—arguably, it grants competitive gaming more mainstream legitimacy. But not everyone was happy to see Dota 2 on ESPN.
21 Jul 15:08
Ten World of Warcraft Mysteries
by Gergo Vas
DsiderSharing this solely because it further disappoints me just how many storylines they haven't bothered to tie up after all this time. It's not even a matter of them parceling it out into various expansion, with many it seems like they were just "eh fuck it". Thank god the first two expansions covered all the main story points I was truly invested in.
Also who in the hell actually cares about female ogres. What.
Four expansion packs later, there are still some unsolved mysteries out there that plague World of Warcraft. DDGuides's here with ten of them compiled into an entertaining video.
21 Jul 14:23
Kotaku 'Shop Contest: Mario At McDonald's: The Winners!
by Mike Fahey
Last week Nintendo released a series of publicity photos of Mario and Luigi celebrating Mario Kart 8 toys at McDonald's just in time for our weekly 'shop contest. The results are in, and I'm lovin' them.
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21 Jul 14:11
Train Driver Busted Playing Farmville While Actually Driving
by Luke Plunkett
DsiderIf only there were some way an accident would result in *only* him being thrown through the window and killed, but unfortunately his negligence puts others at risk, so THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING GUY
Is operating a train something that needs the driver's constant attention? I don't know, I'm not a train driver, but I'm pretty sure if I saw my driver playing a video game while he was in charge of the metal boxes I was hurtling around in, I'd be at least a little worried.
21 Jul 12:58
Studio Ghibli Might Quit Making Feature Films, Says Report
by Brian Ashcraft
DsiderRumors on the internets. Sad to hear that about Kaguya though since, y'know, it hasn't even been released here yet. Ugh.
This summer, there's a new Studio Ghibli movie. According to one reported insider, it could be Ghibli's last.
21 Jul 12:51
What Pikachu Food Really Looks Like
by Brian Ashcraft
DsiderMost of it still looks the same, but that curry face, ACK!
This weekend in Tokyo, the Pikachu the Movie XY Exhibit opened in Roppongi Hills along with the Pikachu Cafe. Visitors got a hands-on look at the Pokémon movies as well as a chance to scarf down Pikachu burgers . Let's have a look at the festivities!
17 Jul 19:32
It's Games, Games, Games As Microsoft Plans To Close Xbox TV Division
by Evan Narcisse
DsiderTheir infamous presser back then spelled out their history neatly for us:
TV TV TV TV TV... Xbox... GO HOME.
Less than three months after Microsoft had a big splashy debut for their Xbox Entertainment Studios division, the company is shutting down the unit tasked with making original TV shows for their game console.
17 Jul 19:28
What Those Items In Mario Kart 8 Are Really For
by Yannick LeJacq
Dsidertruth bomb
Mario Kart 8 is a great game. But like many great Nintendo games, there are certain things in it that seem to exist for no good reason. Or any reason, really. They're just sort of...there.
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17 Jul 19:19
The 12 Labors Of Hercules, Ranked
by Rob Bricken on io9, shared by Tina Amini to Kotaku
DsiderSome of my best memories are of reading that huge illustrated book of Greek myths where I first learned about all this stuff, well before that TV show added that part about how Hercules apparently had sex all the time. Like, ALL THE TIME. Unless I'm remembering that wrong.
After Hercules murdered his family in a fit of madness — a tragedy engendered by the goddess Hera, who hated him — the demi-god and son of Zeus was ordered to do penance by performing 12 Labors for the weaselly King Eurystheus of Tiryns. Here are those feats, ranked from most to least badass.
17 Jul 14:28
Lay's 'Do Us A Flavor' Potato Chip Finalists Announced, Seem Delicious
by Mike Fahey
DsiderGod. GOD. What a damn waste of a fourth slot, seriously.
After painstakingly combing through more than 14 million submissions in this year's contest, Lay's brand has whittled down this year's consumer designed chip flavors to four — Wavy Mango Salsa, Kettle Cooked Wasbai Ginger, Cheddar Bacon Mac & Cheese and... Cappuccino? Hrm.
17 Jul 14:00
Let this be a reminder to you all: there is not enough Fire Emblem cosplay in this world.
by Luke Plunkett on Cosplay, shared by Luke Plunkett to Kotaku
Let this be a reminder to you all: there is not enough Fire Emblem cosplay in this world. Nowhere near enough. So here is some from the future, to give you hope.
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17 Jul 13:52
Sometimes A Game Only Needs To Show Me A Gif
by Kirk Hamilton
DsiderTOO MUCH GORGEOUS 2D, I CAN'T
I'm all for heady video-game concepts, but sometimes all I need to see is a gif and I'm in.
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17 Jul 13:48
Some YouTubers Might Be Breaking The Law
by Luke Plunkett
DsiderAnd some of them might just be listening to Breaking The Law by Judas Priest.
I'm sorry.
In the past week, two excellent features have been written on the state of YouTube personalities in video games. One by Mike Rose on Gamasutra, the other by Simon Parkin on Eurogamer. They raise a number of important, albeit messy questions about the practice of these folks getting paid by publishers.
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17 Jul 13:37
The Next Captain America Is Black
by Luke Plunkett
DsiderThe timing seems curious next to the Thor announcement, but after being introduced to this guy in the second movie I'm happy to see him getting more of a role in any capacity. I just wonder how well this will work.
Confirming an earlier report , Marvel's Joe Quesada has revealed on The Colbert Report that the current Captain America, Steve Rogers, will soon be handing in his suit and shield. His replacement will be his partner Sam Wilson, aka The Falcon.
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17 Jul 13:29
Here Are the Top Games in Japan for 2014 (So Far)
by Toshi Nakamura
DsiderSeems for the most part I can still trust in Japan's tastes. Some outliers in there of course, which will not be named. :P
Now that we're into July and 2014 is half over, how's everyone's year been? Good? Mediocre? Crappy? Okay, let's talk games.
17 Jul 13:19
I Liked the Sound of Tri-Ace's New Game Until I Learned More
by Toshi Nakamura
DsiderPoor guy, the real warning sign should have been card battles.
Judas Code is the title of a new action RPG from Star Ocean series developer, tri-Ace. Everything about the game's description sounded pretty awesome to me, until those dreaded 3 words appeared.
17 Jul 13:18
This Might Be the Best Trollface of 2014
by Brian Ashcraft
It's July. We're at the halfway point. I know. But it's really going to be difficult to top Japanese flyweight Takuya Eizumi's trollface for this year's best.
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17 Jul 13:18
This Horror Film Should Be Exciting, So Why Am I Bored?
by Toshi Nakamura
DsiderCurious about this but I don't know a thing about the source material. I understand the guy's concern though.
Japan recently released the trailer for the live action Kiseiju (寄生獣) aka Parasyte movie . While seeing one of my favorite manga of all time brought to life on the big screen should give me a hard-on that could be seen from space, in reality, it didn't. In fact, it had pretty much the opposite effect.
17 Jul 13:12
Conan O'Brien Has Some Really Morbid Death Scenarios for Archie
by Gergo Vas
The iconic comic book hero Archie Andrews dies a heroic death in the final issue of Life with Archie #36 while saving the life of one of his friends. His death is really tragic and meaningful, but Conan O'Brien's here with some not-so-heroic alternatives.http://kotaku.com/theyre-killing...
17 Jul 13:06
yepperoni: there’s still a chance that the reckless silhouette...
there’s still a chance that the reckless silhouette guy from the wii game startup screen will be in the new smash bros please do not give up hope
16 Jul 20:15
20 Screenwriting Tricks And Tropes We Never Need To See Again
by Charlie Jane Anders on io9, shared by Tina Amini to Kotaku
DsiderMixed bag there, I think a lot of it depends on the varying degrees of exposure some have had to each trope. Some I can handwave, others I'm definitely tired of.
Side note, Beauty and the Beast really was a goddamn gorgeous movie. That BRD was a phenomenal transfer.
Pop culture is a never-ending source of wonder and amazement. We're seeing some really top-notch, innovative writing across every medium right now. But there's also a lot of tired, warmed-over stuff, that feels copy-pasted from script to script. Here are 20 screenwriting moves we'd be happy never to see again.