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Our primary goal was to [recreate the experience of playing Diablo 2 online], rather than to make a game that everyone in the world could play. Grinding Gear Games CEO Chris Wilson, answering a fan question about the complex and somewhat casual gamer-unfriendly systems behind Path of Exile. Give a listen above.

Colorful Indie Shooter Lets You Play with Yourself

I’m referring, of course, to single-player co-op. What did you think I was talking about? Currently sitting in Greenlight and humbly collecting votes is Time Rifters, a rather unique-looking FPS. Basically, you need to blow something up on every level, usually a big old monster. You get four lives to do so. But therein lies…

Deep Down’s Next-Gen Living Treasure Chests Look Terrifying

Deep Down will be a free-to-play online RPG for the PS4. It will have knights and disturbing HD mimics. I think I liked them more when they were just sprites or silly 3D models, ugh The lovely creatures debuted in the latest trailer for Capcom’s RPG, dubbed the “Prologue trailer.” Take a look: Fight scenes…

The Top Mods of 2013, As Chosen by PC Gamers

Last year, it was Black Mesa. Which mod did the community choose as their favorite this year? Let’s find out. If you recognize the game at the top, you probably know the answer already: yep, the Just Cause 2 Multiplayer mod managed to wow just about everyone with its reckless, chaotic, and hilarious gameplay, snagging…

“I would personally like to see a sequel like [Final Fantasy X-3.] If there’s enough demand, then we may possibly see new developments.” Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts writer Kazushige Nojima, discussing a potential sequel to Final Fantasy X and X-2 in the new HD Remaster’s Ultimania guidebook.

It’s Like Star Wars Galaxies and Ultima Online Are Having a Baby

A wild, futuristic frontier, waiting to be tamed by an eager community. That’s The Repopulation in a nutshell. To be more specific, what The Repopulation wants to do is combine the social and skill-building aspects of the original Star Wars Galaxies with Ultima Online’s version of the harsh, unforgiving, player-controlled sandbox—but without forcing anything on…

The Year in Kotaku East

Here at Kotaku East, we’re all about stories. Whether it’s amazing, cool, weird, or hilarously stupid, if our Eastern friends have a story to share, we make sure to tell you all about it. And this year certainly had more than enough tales of all four types. What follows is just a small sample of…

Our 25 Most Popular Stories of the Year, According to You

Bit of a busy year for Kotaku. The next generation arrived! There are new games! New studios! And the community didn’t sit by idly, either, producing many examples of amazing fanart, fascinating articles, and more than enough silly videos. Picking favorites is nigh-impossible—luckily, I have numbers What follows are, in descending order, the twenty-five articles…

“I think Valve is single-handedly keeping PC gaming going. If Valve went away suddenly, it would affect the entire culture… They’ve grown a cult around PC gaming, which is really cool.” Kerbal Space Program lead developer Felipe Falanghe, talking to PC Gamer about the role Steam had in KSP’s rise to popularity.

6,000 Video Game Deaths, Visualized as a Christmas Tree

‘Tis the season to die horribly in the snow while not wearing any pants. The developer of The Legend of Equip Pants, a quirky retro-styled episodic adventure game, just released their latest holiday-themed episode, titled Panta Claus. Mind you, this is the first episode to ever feature player death in the game. The map itself…

Reset, the rather good-looking indie sci-fi adventure game, has been funded overnight on IndieGoGo with only hours to go. Close one! Although its Director’s Cut stretch goal wasn’t reached, this means that Reset should be launching on PC around this time next year.

The Best Japan-Only Games of 2013

Japanese games can be quite at odds with their Western counterparts. They can be strange. They can be sexy. They can be horrific and brutal. They can also be pretty much similar to what we’re used to, crafted, of course, with love and great care. This year, it was no different. Here are, in no…

Doom, as a Third-Person Shooter, with Resident Evil Characters

Wow. Just… wow. There are no words. This is Doom: The Mercenaries, developed by a modder called DooMero. Basically, it lets you play Doom in a third-person view, controlling either one of five Resident Evil 4 characters: Leon Kennedy, Albert Wesker, Jack Krauser, Ada Wong, or HUNK. The mod is out and playable right now,…

Virtual Arma 3 is the Future of First-Person Shooters

The future is expensive and takes up too much space But hey, it’s the future! You might recognize the guy; we’re dealing with the same YouTuber who brought us footage of virtual GTA IV. This time, he tackles Arma 3. It’s sorta cute how he crouches with his little plastic gun—go ahead, take a look…

3DS Persona Trailers Feature the Heroes of Persona 3 and 4

Oh, and gameplay. Don’t forget the gameplay. The trailers, each clocking in at a bit over a minute, show the chibi-fied characters of Persona Q engaging in banter, running around, and beating up a few select baddies. Here’s hoping the game comes to the West—at the moment, Q is only announced for Japan, where it…

Mario and Peach Take Back The Mushroom Kingdom… With Guns

Guns, baseball bats, violent, bloodthirsty Pokémon, and so on and so forth. But mostly guns. The Mushroom Kingdom’s future is at stake as Mario’s team of rebels engages with Bowser’s army of gun-wielding mooks. Will they succeed in their quest? Find out below in part 6 of the epically violent Mario Warfare If you’re just…

Here’s a fresh new teaser for the live-action Patlabor movie, in which we get to meet some of the cast, including the AV-98 Ingram. Looking good so far!

The Year in NSFW

Sexy. Screwed up. Strange. Outrageous. We here at Kotaku deal with topics befitting all those words. We dealt with them this year, too. So grab your laptops and find a dark corner, folks, ’cause we’re dealing with some of the naughtiest and nastiest stuff 2013 had to offer. Enjoy our selection of this year’s NSFW…

There’s a Ratchet & Clank Endless Runner for Mobile. Huh.

It’s called Before the Nexus, and is sort of a prequel to the Ratchet & Clank game released last month for PS3. BtN popped up on iTunes and Google Play recently, with very little fanfare (I guess the game descriptions are fairly enthusiastic). You jump between grindrails, dodging obstacles and ruining enemies’ day along the…

Ace Combat Infinity and Soulcalibur Lost Swords have been delayed to next year, according to a recent announcement by publisher Namco Bandai. Originally, both free-to-play PS3 titles were slated to arrive in late 2013.