You might have already known that Nintendo changed a few things when bringing NES platformer Super Mario Bros. 3 to North America—mostly to make it easier—but it’s still fascinating to see the changes presented side-by-side. This video, created by YouTuber Master0fHyrule, does a nice job displaying the differences between the Western and Japanese versions of…
Crysis 3’s new DLC is pretty. Nothing substantial, though: just a few maps and modes for multiplayer mode. Out on June 4 for $15. Full press release below. Grab your passports and get ready to suit up again outside of the New York City Liberty Dome, as EA™ and Crytek send the hunt for Rebel…
Looks like the PlayStation 4 will be taking a page from the book of Wii U: according to Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida, almost all PS4 games will support Remote Play on the Vita. In other words, you’ll be able to play PS4 games on your handheld, so long as the tech works. At…
For the past few days, passionate PlayStation fans have been waging a campaign to convince Sony not to restrict used games on the PS4. They’ve taken to Twitter, posting messages with the hashtag #PS4NoDRM—an acronym for Digital Rights Management, which has become the common term for technology that limits how digital products (like video games)…
The video game industry has declared war against used games, and one of the biggest casualties might be GameFly, the video game by-mail rental service. With news that Xbox One games will come with one-time-use activation codes that lock them to your Xbox Live account, it’s become clear that Microsoft’s next console will limit the…
Kingdom Rush: Frontiers, the sequel to my favorite iOS game, is coming out on June 6. Cannot wait.
Gamers are taking to Twitter to fight for their rights as consumers, and the gaming world seems to be paying attention. It started with a rumor. Following confirmation that the Xbox One will have some form of restriction on the way people can trade and borrow their games, GTTV’s Geoff Keighley came out and said…
Once in a while, a Kickstarter project comes along that makes you want to drop everything and yell about it to anyone who might listen. This is one of those Kickstarters. John Szczepaniak, best known for his work profiling Japanese games and game developers at websites like Hardcore Gaming 101, is trying to raise £50,000…
Mega64’s take on Journey is the best take on Journey. Watch until the end. Totally worth it.
The Xbox One requires an Internet connection. This LEGO version of the Xbox One—made by YouTuber and LEGO aficionado Kooberz—does not. It might not be able to render Call of Duty dogs, but at least you can put it under your television and play pretend.
Happy three-day weekend! Or, to those of you who don’t live in America, happy Monday! Given that it’s an Official Kotaku Holiday, we thought this might be a good time to revisit some old stories. So we’ve gone through the archives and dug up some some of our best pieces for your holiday reading pleasure.…
The Onion is ready for the next generation of video game consoles. Here’s their report on Xbox One. It’s surprisingly accurate. Xbox One Capable Of Controlling Users With Simple Voice Commands
I have a confession to make: I hate JRPGs. I also love them. Then I hate them. And I love them. And so on and so forth for 40 hours or so. I’ve been thinking a lot, over the past week, about the ambivalent relationship we have with video games. This was triggered by Star…
To celebrate the release of Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, Nintendo spent a lovely spring afternoon scaring the crap out of children. The video (above) is quite fun. The game is good, too: Donkey Kong Country Returns was one of my favorite games for the Wii, and the 3DS version is even better, mostly because…
There’s been a lot of chatter this week about used games, mostly spurred by the news that Xbox One games will come with one-time registration codes, meaning you can’t just swap them with your friends or trade them at a GameStop. Microsoft has promised some sort of ecosystem for used games, but the Xbox manufacturer…
We don’t know what Square Enix is showing at E3 this year, but you’ll be able to get the same view as Kotaku: the Final Fantasy makers are planning to run a livestream from their booth. Crushing disappointment: now in real-time. Or, hey, maybe we’ll all be pleasantly surprised! Maybe we’ll see Final Fantasy XV…
You might have noticed that this week’s Xbox One event was very… Western. Microsoft’s snazzy entertainment functions are all designed for American televisions. The games—FIFA, Call of Duty, Quantum Break—were all made by Western developers. Other than a two-second appearance by Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima, there wasn’t much for fans of Japanese games…
Meteorologists across the country are truly upset that the Xbox One isn’t backwards-compatible. This weatherman, who looks, sounds, and acts a bit like Brick from Anchorman, is not too pleased about having to “buy a whole collection of other games for 90 bucks each.” Poor guy. I bet Don Mattrick thinks he’s really backwards
The head of Square Enix’s American branch has left his post, just two months after the resignation of CEO Yoichi Wada. Square Enix America boss Mike Fischer left the company this month on good terms, Polygon reports. Fischer, who had been head of the game publisher’s American division for the past three years, is now…
I enjoyed this short clip from last night’s Jimmy Fallon. Parental Disappointment Mode! Finally.
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