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Your PS3s and PS4s are about to get 37% more radical. OlliOlli—the hit side-scrolling skateboarding game that came out for PlayStation Vita earlier this year—will be coming to Sony’s home consoles this summer. There’s also an update on the way that will fix a crash bug and include other stuff, too.
By Evan Narcisse Published March 24, 2014 -
ReviewsInfamous: Second Son: The Kotaku Review
I was worried about Second Son The first two Infamous games—both personal favorites of mine—stand as high points in Sony’s first-party publishing portfolio: wonderfully crafted superhero playgrounds infused with a great sense of flow and urgency. Both of Cole McGrath‘s adventures held inspirations and commentary drawn from the real world but those elements lay nestled…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 23, 2014 -
Happy Anniversary, Hellboy
March 22, 2014 has been declared Hellboy Day by Dark Horse Comics. That’s because it’s been 20 years since Mike Mignola’s signature creation first appeared in print. It’s been a long, awesome existence for Anung Un Rama. Let’s celebrate it by picking the brain of Hellboy’s daddy. The iconic creator got on the phone with…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 23, 2014 -
BioShock Art With A Glow-In-The-Dark Secret
We already know that there’s a connection between the two iconic locales where the Bioshock and BioShock Infinite happen. Turns out all you need to do to go from Columbia to Rapture is flip the light switch off. The image above comes from artist Mark Englert, whose New Eden print will be premiering at the…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 21, 2014 -
Reviews
Tips for Playing Infamous: Second Son
Today’s the day when the latest installment in Sucker Punch’s open-world action/adventure series launches up, up and away into PS4s all over the planet. While it resembles its predecessors a fair bit, Infamous: Second Son does do a few things differently than them. Check out the advice below for ways that you can be a…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 21, 2014 -
Dim the lights on that DualShock 4, baby, and let’s set the mood. According to Sony exec Shuhei Yoshida, you won’t be able to turn off the lightbar on the PS4’s controller completely after a firmware update in the near future but you will be able to lower the brightness of the LED.
By Evan Narcisse Published March 21, 2014 -
The Newest Steam Controller, Detailed
Seems like Valve’s Steam Controller has been evolving since the minute they first showed it to us. The latest version adds more conventional face buttons along with the big, already-iconic touchpads. It’s being put through its paces at GDC this week. Let’s see how this puppy performs, shall we? The video above comes from tech/cool…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 20, 2014 -
A Look at Life After the Giant Monsters Take Over
As far as apocalypses go, zombies are in vogue right now. Nothing wrong with that. But the public fascination with kaiju is on the rise again and the question needs to be asked: what does humanity do if the 30-foot-tall monsters win? Enormous presents a stripped-down look at a world where humanity’s gotten stomped and…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 20, 2014 -
Watch Us Play Infamous: Second Son Live, Right Here [Stream Over]
Maybe you’re going to pick up Infamous: Second Son tonight at midnight. Maybe you’re going to start downloading it as soon as you can. Or it might just be that you’re still not convinced that the new PS4 game is worth your time. Now you can take a look for yourself. Kotaku video editor Steve…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 20, 2014 -
Latest Wolfenstein Trailer Shows a Pretty Messed-Up Nazi Card Game
Nazi coffee. Nazi robots. Nazi cigarettes. Nazi old ladies. Nazi psych tests. This new teaser for the upcoming alternate reality take on the Wolfenstein franchise doesn’t offer up any gunplay but it does give a glimpse into the messed-up psychology of a world where the Third Reich won out. Knowing what we now know about…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 20, 2014 -
Mighty No. 9 Can’t Possibly Be Any More Like Mega Man
Rockman fans, you probably feel like you’ve died and gone to Mega heaven. This glimpse of Keiji Inafune’s spiritual successor to Capcom’s beloved but neglected Mega Man franchise was shown at GDC today. Looking similar to the footage shown last September, the video above shows off Mighty No. 9 in its alpha state, still a…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 20, 2014 -
Let the Next-Gen Engine for The Division Blow Your Mind Even More
Quick, think of the burliest video game engines that you’ve seen lately. Frostbite 3. Unreal Engine 4. That Luminous Studio demo Square Enix showed off at E3 2012. Project Cars. Pretty soon, you’re going to have to add Snowdrop to that list. Ubisoft first showed the tech behind its upcoming Tom Clancy game at E3…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 19, 2014 -
Yup, a Witcher Drawing by Hellboy‘s Creator Makes Perfect Sense
The man responsible for the Right Hand of Doom draws Geralt of Rivia. ‘Tis glorious. It’s a rare thing to see Mike Mignola draw anything other than Hellboy nowadays. So the fact that he’s done an alternate cover for Dark Horse’s Witcher comic is extra special. The series tying into CDProjekt’s popular action/RPG series launches…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 19, 2014 -
PS4 Video Sharing Is Getting Some Big Improvements
The mega-success of Twitch. The popularity of top Let’s Play video creators. Sharing your video game experiences has become an increasingly important part of how folks talk about the stuff they love and hate. So, it was a bit of downer when Sony launched the PS4 with recording and sharing options that presented owners with…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 19, 2014 -
It’s Villains Galore in The Newest Amazing Spider-Man 2 Trailer
That is some gorgeous web-swinging, huh? Spider-Man’s arch-nemesis didn’t show up in the first film of the rebooted web-swinging film franchise but someone who looks a whole lot like the Green Goblin appears to be giving Spider-Man hell in this clip. Aside from the Osborns, there’s more scenes with Paul Giamatti in the Rhino mech…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 19, 2014 -
What Happens After Superman Stops Being a Superhero
Does the Man of Steel do more good as a savior swooping down from the sky or as a reporter exposing the evils of the world? Resignation is a talky, philosophical Superman fan film by production house The Shadow Gang that finds a combat photojournalist named Clark struggling to reconcile his decision to not intervene…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 18, 2014 -
You Can Only Play This Cool Smash Bros. Stage On The 3DS
When it comes to the teases Nintendo’s been doling out for the upcoming Smash Bros. games, the Wii U’s been getting most of the love. There’ve only been a few scant glimpses of the 3DS version. The latest screens of the portable all-star brawler shows what a level based on Super Mario 3D Land will…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 18, 2014 -
Good Grief, It Looks Like The Peanuts Movie Will Be Adorable
Just look at it. This tiny teaser popped up this morning, announcing thefirst next feature film for Charles Schulz’ iconic comic strip. It’s going to be CGI but with a style that attempts to reproduce the trademark hand-drawn, squiggly linework that brought Snoopy to life. I love Schulz, Charlie Brown and Peanuts a lot. This…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 18, 2014
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