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Diablo Meets Final Fantasy VII In This Ambitious Action-RPG
In a year filled with addictive action-RPGs with names like Diablo, Borderlands, and Torchlight, it might seem insane for another contender to jump into the fray. But the people behind Path of Exile don’t mind a little insanity. This December, Path of Exile will officially enter open beta and what the team is calling a…
By Jason Schreier Published October 15, 2012 -
Valve Announces 20 More Games For Steam Greenlight
Valve’s second set of Greenlight games includes an HD remix of The Stanley Parable, Octodad, and Miasmata Announced today, here’s the full list of 20 new games that Valve will release on Steam in the coming months thanks to their crowdsourced Greenlight program. Afterfall InSanity Extended Edition AirBuccaneers Blockscape Contrast Fly’n Folk Tale Forge Giana…
By Jason Schreier Published October 15, 2012 -
Prey 2 Is In ‘Limbo,’ Designer Says [UPDATE]
You might be wondering what has happened to Prey 2, the delayed shooter that Bethesda was supposed to release this year. Rumors have suggested that maybe it was actually cancelled, that maybe developer Human Head Studios is no longer working on it, that maybe Bethesda has just given up. Well it’s not cancelled, according to…
By Jason Schreier Published October 15, 2012 -
Some Gamers Are Really Pissed At EA For Screwing Up This Weekend [UPDATE: EA Responds]
This weekend, Electronic Arts accidentally gave away thousands of free games thanks to a discount coupon, rewarded to anyone who filled out their marketing survey, that would take $20 off any purchase of more than $20. Some crafty gamers figured out that they could use the coupon more than once, and they walked away with…
By Jason Schreier Published October 15, 2012 -
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Enters Open Beta This Week
You can check out the beta for Sony fighting game PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale starting tomorrow, assuming you are A) a PlayStation Plus user or B) a Vita owner. If you want to play on PS3, and you don’t have PlayStation Plus, you’ll have to wait until October 23 for access to the beta, which…
By Jason Schreier Published October 15, 2012 -
Blonde Twins Playing Final Fantasy Music On Harps While Standing Next To A Lighthouse
Brought to you by Camille and Kennerly, the folks who gave us Blonde Twins Playing The Elder Scrolls Theme On Harps While Standing In A Forest and Blonde Twins Playing A Metallica Cover On Harps While Standing In The Desert
By Jason Schreier Published October 12, 2012 -
Here’s Some New Footage From Notch’s Next Game
Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson tweeted this out today: it’s a minute-and-a-half of footage from 0x10c, his new space game. PC Gamer’s got a great interview with Notch on 0x10c: The goal is to have it feel a bit like Firefly,” says Notch. “You can try to land on a planet but you mess up…
By Jason Schreier Published October 12, 2012 -
You Can Keep Your Big Open Worlds—I Want A JRPG
While in Seattle a few weeks ago for PAX Prime, I went out to dinner with a few game designers and Kotaku colleagues. Somewhere between the sirloin and the bananas flambée, conversation turned to Skyrim We sat there for a while, telling stories about the cool things we’d found in Bethesda’s popular role-playing game. We…
By Jason Schreier Published October 12, 2012 -
Harvey Smith Has Mixed Feelings About Whether There Should Be A Dishonored 2
Have you played Dishonored yet? The folks who made it wrote out a great deal of lore to flesh out the game’s steampunky, alt-fiction, whale-filled world. So it stands to reason that they might want to make a sequel. But designer Harvey Smith isn’t sure. Speaking to me in an interview last week, Smith said…
By Jason Schreier Published October 12, 2012 -
Report: Blizzard Considered Putting Diablo On Game Boy
Blizzard considered making a game called Diablo Junior, ShackNews reports. Not to be confused with the Whopper Junior. Or Carl’s Jr. According to David Craddock, an author who is writing a book about Diablo creator Blizzard North, the team considered bringing Diablo to the Game Boy after the release of Diablo II “Following Diablo II‘s…
By Jason Schreier Published October 12, 2012 -
Behold: The Transparent Wii U
We don’t think Nintendo will actually sell this transparent version of the Wii U, shown off during a recent Iwata Asks interview that picked apart and delved into the upcoming console. That’s too bad. It’s pretty sweet. Remember the transparent Game Boy? The transparent N64 controller? Nintendo used to be so much more transparent.
By Jason Schreier Published October 11, 2012 -
Looks Like Grand Theft Auto V Is Ready To Be Shown To The Press
Grand Theft Auto V is in playable form, and at least one reporter is getting his hands on it today. Game Informer editor-in-chief Andy McNamara wrote on Twitter today that he’s at Rockstar, checking the next Grand Theft Auto game out for the magazine’s December cover story. This means we could see a release date…
By Jason Schreier Published October 11, 2012 -
The Gorgeous Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Will Let Your Wii U Talk To Your 3DS
When I watched this trailer for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, which Capcom is bringing both to Wii U and 3DS this March, I had two main takeaways: 1) Holy crap, this is gorgeous! Monster Hunter has never really become the explosive force here in America that it is in Japan, but maybe a game that…
By Jason Schreier Published October 11, 2012 -
Kotaku Is Looking For A New York City-Based Editorial Fellow
Note: This position has been filled. Want to work for Kotaku? If you live in or near New York City, this is your shot. We’re launching a new Editorial Fellowship program and we’re looking for the perfect person to help kick it off. This is a part-time, paid position in our Manhattan-based office that will…
By Jason Schreier Published October 11, 2012 -
2010’s Best Adventure Game Is On Sale For Under $20
I don’t know how Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors slipped under so many peoples’ radars. Maybe it was bad timing. Or that funky name. But if you missed out on this 2010 DS gem, you should know that in preparation for the sequel, which hits 3DS and Vita on October 23, 999 is on…
By Jason Schreier Published October 11, 2012 -
Dishonored‘s Co-Creator Responds To My Few Complaints About The Game
Okay, so Dishonored is excellent. That won’t stop me from nitpicking and critiquing some of the things I didn’t like about the new stealth-action game. And if I’m gonna complain about Dishonored, I might as well complain to Harvey Smith, the guy who co-designed it. While talking to Smith on the phone last week, I…
By Jason Schreier Published October 11, 2012 -
This Guy’s Football RPG Sounds Insane. And Awesome.
A few weeks ago, after I published a column about how football is basically a role-playing game, I got an e-mail from a guy named Nathan Lazur. He wanted to pitch me the game he’s working on. A “football RPG beat’em’up,” he called it. It’s called Football Heroes, and like many indie developers, he took…
By Jason Schreier Published October 10, 2012 -
Sony Sure Picked A Bad Time To Release This Quirky Shark Game
It’s unfortunate that Sony chose to release Derrick the Deathfin smack in the middle of what I’m unofficially calling VIDEO GAME WEEK ’12. (I’ve got t-shirts.) So here’s a little shout-out for the little guy: if you can wrest yourself away from Dishonored, XCOM, or any of the other awesome games that are out this…
By Jason Schreier Published October 10, 2012
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