The Technomancer Is A Bad Game That's Still Worth A Look
The Technomancer feels like a 90s RPG based on an 80s comic book.
Virtual Reality Arachnophobia Therapy Is A Definite Nope
Virtual reality experience Arachnophobia is an application aimed at helping people overcome “irrational fears” of extremely venomous and aggressive spiders. After playing for five minutes, I’ve decided to hang on to my fear a bit longer.
Why There's An Xbox One Game Stuck To My Ceiling
I can explain.
We Still Don't Know Why the Heck There Are So Many Blue Tarantulas
A very particular shade of blue hair has evolved independently on eight separate occasions and in at least three different ways in tarantulas, a new study finds. And scientists are having a hell of a time figuring out why.
Australia Banned A TV Episode Because It Said Spiders Weren't Scary
Some kid's show messages are universal: stranger danger, just say no, don't climb into a tumble dryer, etc. Others are more specific to location. Enter Peppa Pig and the controversial-in-Australia message that "spiders are not to be feared."
Here's Why Video Game Insects Make You Feel Itchy
I remember the first time I encountered giant, fire-breathing ants in Fallout 3. I wasn't afraid—just really itchy. Like, in real life. "This doesn't seem right," I thought to myself as I clawed furiously at my otherwise untouched skin.
Decent-Looking Game. Terrible Narrator.
Bound by Flame is
a new PlayStation
exclusive action/RPG hitting multiple platforms later this year. Without any kind of sense as to how it plays, it
looks pretty middle-of-the-road for a game coming out in 2014. But that
voiceover—sounding enthralled, huckster-ish and befuddled—will take you back
straight to the…
Huge Swords, Dozens of Monsters and One Awful Haircut
This here is the first teaser trailer for Bound by Flame, the new game by Spiders, the studio responsible for the sci-fi RPG Mars: War Logs. As you can see, this one's a more fantasy-oriented RPG.
The Metro: Last Light Developer DLC pack features a fully-stocked shooting range, an AI battle arena, and a museum filled with the game's characters and creatures. There's also a solo mission filled with spiders, so screw that. The pack will release September 17 for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. You can read about…
Cyberpunk RPG-brawler thingamajig Mars: War Logs is now out on Xbox 360 via the Live Arcade. Its PS3 version is expected to arrive on August 7 in Europe, and later that month in the US.
Mars: War Logs, the sci-fi RPG from Spiders that's a little like Mass Effect with a dash of Assassin's Creed, Rage and Red Faction, is now out on Steam. The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions are coming "very soon".
We've seen a lot of the gameplay mechanics behind Mars: War Logs, Spiders' third-person sci-fi RPG. This time, Spiders CEO Jehanne Rousseau tells us about the game's story and universe, and describes the ways our choices will shape the way the story unfolds. Mars: War Logs is coming "very soon" to PS3, Xbox 360 and…
This is Probably How You're Going to Die
There are things about life on the planet Earth that you're better off not spending too much time thinking about. This ranks right up there.
Oh Come On, This Cute Little Guy is Nowhere as Squicky as a Spider
In today's nearly completely random episode of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Althir believes that this friendly little fellow evokes the same sort of terror as would a flying spider. You folks should write more about games, lest the next one be a giant spider close-up.
If You're Scared Of Spiders, Bees, And Ticks Do Not Play This Game
Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is a simple shooter that raises one of life's great questions: Which is worse, giant-sized bugs or normal-sized bugs?
Why Male Spiders Prefer Virgins
It's Friday, so I picked something lighthearted and fun for the daily Kotaku science post. Did you know male wasp spiders snap their genitalia off inside the female during sex? Don't worry, they have two sets.
Deadly Creatures, Locked In Mortal Combat
From this installment of the Deadly Creatures development diaries, we learn that while the scorpion is a powerful brawler, the tarantula is a stealthy ninja, using jump strikes, stealth pounces, and web-jumping to make its way around the small-scale game world. This bothers me, mainly because it combines my great love…
