John Szczepaniak’s Kickstarter to tell the untold stories of Japanese game development is just a few yards away from the finish line. Here’s hoping he pulls it off.
If 2012 was the year of Kickstarter, 2013 is the year of the fan petition. Following in the footsteps of the successful #PS4NoDRM campaign, a number of passionate Nintendo fans are setting out to get the Wii U and 3DS region-free. Nintendo’s current consoles are region-locked, meaning that you can only use each one to…
I think I know why I’m so pumped for Final Fantasy XV: it kind of reminds me of Suikoden See, Square Enix just sent over some art and descriptions for the next Final Fantasy, and it seems to be one of those politic-focused, rebellion-heavy stories that makes Suikoden so special. Check out the plot synopsis:…
Square Enix has a lot of work to do. With Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII—the third game in what has become the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy—the folks at Square not only have to conclude Lightning’s story in a satisfactory way, they have to figure out how to appeal to RPG fans who were turned off…
Masahiro Sakurai is in pain. The creator of Super Smash Bros. suffers from calcific tendonitis in his right shoulder, and it shows: Sakurai often holds his arms as he talks, and he says he can’t use a regular mouse anymore. It hurts too much. Still, he is cheerful and friendly—if a little subdued—when talking about…
It’s been five years since a new Ace Attorney game hit U.S. shores—other than the Edgeworth-helmed spinoff—and if you’ve played any of them, you’re probably counting down the days until the next one. Capcom’s lawyer adventure series is consistently charming and delightful, and it’s always fun to help the bumbling (yet badass) defense attorney Phoenix…
I’ve spent the past few days zapping aliens and maneuvering troops in the iPad version of XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and I’m happy to report that it’s XCOM: Enemy Unknown on iPad, which is really all that you need to know. Also, it costs $20, which is alarming until you realize that you’re getting a $20…
Taken from a video by the folks at Digital Trends, this GIF is kind of unreal and I can’t stop watching it. Just another example of what it can be like for women at a convention like E3
This could be the biggest backtrack in gaming history: Microsoft will reverse course on their DRM policies for Xbox One, dropping their 24-hour Internet check-in requirement and all restrictions on used games. Here’s Microsoft president of interactive entertainment Don Mattrick with the news: Last week at E3, the excitement, creativity and future of our industry…
It’s been a while since we’ve heard news about The War Z, the controversial online zombie game that was kind of a mess in just about every possible way So today’s news is kind of interesting: the folks behind The War Z are changing the game’s name to make it less like that other zombie…
Hey, Sony. Hi. Jason here. I’ve got an idea that will make you guys millions. “Millions, you say?” Yes. Millions. See, what I’ve learned over the past few months is that the Vita, while powerful, is most useful not as a substitute for what I can play on my console, but as a portable emulator…
The rumor windmill spun out of control this week as a number of people speculated that Bethesda had shown their newest Fallout game behind closed doors at E3, but the publisher says that’s just not true. It started with a tease by 2old2play.com writer Derek Nolan, who hinted that he had seen something unannounced at…
The battle over our rights to play used games took center stage last night on national television during Jimmy Fallon’s Video Game Week, a post-E3 celebration of all things ludic. Fallon had brought up Mark Cerny, lead designer of the PlayStation 4, to talk about Sony’s next gaming console. And inevitably, the conversation turned to…
If you were in Los Angeles last week, and you happened to stumble into a bar or a restaurant, and you saw a group of people in business-casual attire and/or flannel, you probably overheard something like “Wow, Sony sure won E3.” This, of course, is preposterous. Nobody wins E3. You just survive it. But it…
Yesterday, we got an e-mail from a Kotaku reader named Jacob. He said he was bummed out. See, he really wants to play Phantasy Star Online 2, the free-to-play online RPG that was released in Japan last year, but he can’t, because it’s not out in the West, and publisher Sega hasn’t told anyone what’s…
You might not believe this, but Valve’s multiplayer arena game Dota 2 is technically still in beta. It’ll be officially out this summer, reports PC Gamer—just in time for the third International tournament in August.
Meet Cyberdwarf. Cyberdwarf is a character in the ridiculous (and wonderful) video game Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden. Cyberdwarf now has his very own body pillow. See, when the folks behind Barkley launched a Kickstarter for the sequel (which is called The Magical Realms of Tír na nÓg: Escape from Necron 7 – Revenge…
Does Call of Duty Dog feel threatened by Nintendogs? Weeks after the official announcement of Call of Duty: Ghosts, it’s still not very clear whether or not the game is coming to Wii U. Activision has been sketchy about the prospect of their next big first-person shooter coming to Nintendo’s console for quite some time…
Right now, you can play any mainline Final Fantasy game on a modern system—PS3, Vita, iOS, etc.—except for two: Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy XII. Both PlayStation 2 entries have never made it to other platforms, and anyone who’s tried to play PS2 games on a high-definition television might understand why people are begging…
E3 has come and gone. As we head into the weekend, ready to digest all the glitz, glamour, and awful convention center food, Kirk and I have recorded a podcast for your ear-listening pleasure. You can listen below or right on SoundCloud: (Half-time music written by Kirk Hamilton himself.) Articles mentioned: Gameological Society: Who Do…
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