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This Gorgeous Action-RPG Was Made By One Man
Here’s a first look at Dust: An Elysian Tail, an upcoming action role-playing game that will be out this summer for the Xbox 360. It’s super pretty. Very reminiscent of Vanillaware games like Muramasa and Odin’s Sphere. Check it out!
By Jason Schreier Published June 11, 2012 -
Here’s Proof That Final Fantasy VII Will Actually Run On Your Vita
In case you were worried that the Vita couldn’t handle your PSOne Classics version of Final Fantasy VII or something, here it is in action. It looks great, too! You might not be able to tell from the video, but the graphics are really slick. Square’s classic role-playing game will be available this summer when…
By Jason Schreier Published June 8, 2012 -
E3 2012 Proves That JRPGs Are Still Kicking
Unless you’re a huge fan of dubstep and Michael Bay movies, you probably weren’t too excited after this year’s E3 press briefings. It was an especially disappointing slew of conferences for role-playing game fans, who were greeted by precisely zero new RPG announcements. Everything was very brown. The industry seemed locked into a future of…
By Jason Schreier Published June 8, 2012 -
Watch Me Vacuum Ghosts In Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon
Here’s some gameplay we shot of Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, the sequel to 2001’s hit GameCube title, during E3 this week. The controls take a little concentration to master, but so far, Dark Moon seems just as clever and interesting as its predecessor. Check it out! (Video shot and edited by Chris Person.)
By Jason Schreier Published June 8, 2012 -
Wario Shows Us Some Creative Things The Wii U Controller Can Do
Leave it to Mario’s evil doppelganger to demonstrate the innovative potential of a new piece of hardware. As you can see from this video we shot of Game & Wario at E3 this week, Wario and his friends do a nice job showing off some of the unique ways you can use the Wii U’s…
By Jason Schreier Published June 8, 2012 -
Kingdom Hearts Director Wants To Add Pixar
Buzz Lightyear as a Kingdom Hearts character? Could happen. Longtime Kingdom Hearts veteran and co-director of the upcoming Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Tai Yasue told me at E3 this week that he’d love to take Sora and Riku through the wonderful worlds of Pixar’s films. As a collaborative project between Square Enix and…
By Jason Schreier Published June 8, 2012 -
This Nutty Wii U Exclusive Blends Pixar With Pikmin
Here’s some gameplay from the new Wii U game by development studio Platinum Games, currently titled “Project P100” (although that will likely change). There’s some Pikmin in here, and a little bit of Platinum’s Bayonetta, and the whole thing looks like a Pixar movie. Check it out! (Video filmed and edited by our very own…
By Jason Schreier Published June 7, 2012 -
New Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance Trailer Showcases Mickey, Minnie, Dragons Riding Meteors
Nintendo released this new trailer for Square Enix’s zany action-RPG last night. It’s looking pretty neat, particularly the Fantasia and Three Musketeers sections. And Mickey! Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance will be out July 31 for Nintendo 3DS.
By Jason Schreier Published June 7, 2012 -
Lego City Undercover Is Basically Grand Theft Auto With Cops. And Legos.
You can run around a very blocky open world in Lego City Undercover, an upcoming Wii U game with some cool new features. Don’t expect any blood or prostitutes here, but City Undercover really does feel a lot like a brickified Grand Theft Auto: you walk and drive around an open city, following missions and…
By Jason Schreier Published June 7, 2012 -
Square Enix Is Releasing A Brand New, Original, Old-School Final Fantasy Game
It’s called Final Fantasy Dimensions, and it will be out for iOS and Android this summer. Looks like Final Fantasy IV or Final Fantasy V, no? It’s not: it’s a nostalgia-themed original game with touchscreen controls and some seriously classic gameplay. It was also released in Japan two years ago under the name Final Fantasy…
By Jason Schreier Published June 7, 2012 -
These E3 Attendees Look A Little Out Of Place
Just outside the LA Convention Center today, between the energy drinks and the first-person shooter advertisements, I found some people yelling at me to accept Jesus. Which I guess is sort of like the marketing I saw inside the Convention Center. With less dubstep.
By Jason Schreier Published June 7, 2012 -
Everything You Should Know About The Vulgar, Wonderful South Park RPG
Next-gen graphics? Innovative controls? Nonsense. The best thing I’ve seen at E3 so far is a video game based on an animated TV show. Likely you’ve heard of South Park, the immensely popular, surprisingly insightful, almost-always-hilarious Comedy Central cartoon by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. You may have even played one of the old Acclaim-published…
By Jason Schreier Published June 6, 2012 -
We’re Live at Nintendo’s Wii U Hardware Conference
Nintendo is talking about Wii U and we are here to listen. Kotaku editor-in-chief Stephen Totilo and I are sitting in the audience at Nintendo’s Hardware Showcase, where they’re about to announce… well, we don’t really know. Nintendo’s Katsuya Eguchi will be here, and that’s about everything we’ve heard so far. Keep refreshing this post…
By Jason Schreier Published June 5, 2012 -
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Producer Wants To Make Music Games For Dragon Quest, Chrono Trigger
The producer of the Final Fantasy music game wants to make a Dragon Quest music game. And a Saga music game. And maybe even a Chrono Trigger music game. Theathrythm Final Fantasy, a Square Enix-helmed 3DS game that blends the button-tapping rhythm of Elite Beat Agents with the gorgeous soundtracks of Final Fantasy, has earned…
By Jason Schreier Published June 5, 2012 -
You Can Totally Be A Vampire In Skyrim‘s First DLC. Here’s Proof.
If this new perk screen is any indication, vampires will play much differently than the other races and classes in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Let the feeding begin. Check out the rest of these new images for a peek into the first upcoming DLC pack for Bethesda’s role-playing game, Dawnguard, which will be out…
By Jason Schreier Published June 5, 2012 -
Doom 3‘s Graphically Enhanced Monsters Are Pretty Damn Ugly
Here’s your first look at some of the hideous monsters in the upcoming Doom 3 BFG Edition, a rerelease of Id’s first-person shooter that will be out this fall for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Sadly, no head-mounted displays or armor-mounted flashlights here. Just ugly monsters. Ugly, ugly monsters.
By Jason Schreier Published June 5, 2012 -
You Can Summon Mr. Slave In The South Park RPG. He Does Unmentionable Things.
I had the chance to check out upcoming role-playing game South Park: The Stick of Truth last night. It’s ridiculous—think Paper Mario with hilarious South Park-style humor and what seems like it will be awesome RPG gameplay (as you might expect from developer Obsidian, the makers of Fallout: New Vegas and Neverwinter Nights 2, among…
By Jason Schreier Published June 5, 2012
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