Patricia Hernandez

This Type Of Kill Cam Shows An Amazing Yet Lame Way To Die In Call of Duty

Lame or anticlimactic kill cams aren’t so rare: in fact, I’d bet that most of the final kills we view at the end of multiplayer matches aren’t noteworthy at all. But there are weak endings to matches…and then there’s this. Dying by way of care package also isn’t new—heck, there are medals for it in…

Never thought I’d play Pac-Man as a first person horror game, but it exists, and it’s an idea worth fleshing out more.

She’s So Good At Soul Calibur, She Doesn’t Need To Look At The Screen To Win

If there’s a gaming equivalent to trick shots, not looking at the screen while playing would be one of them—and one that’s all the more impressive when you’re playing against another person. Watching Kayane here—one of the top Soul Calibur V players in the world—defeat her opponent without actually looking at the screen is pretty…

Witchcraft, Sex and Murder Make This The Craziest Game I’ve Played This Year (So Far)

When I started SABBAT, I had no idea what to think. It asks you what’s in your drawers, and then makes it obvious you’re about to kill a bunch of animals in sacrifice—in the hopes that darker powers take you away from your miserable life. This interactive fiction certainly has an unsettling start, but curiosity…

With Some Tweaks, 1989 Could Have Seen The Release Of A 2013 Game

Though the recent Retro City Rampage is a parody of older games, it is not, in fact, an 8-Bit game. Well, not until Vblank Entertainment decided they wanted to make it into a real 8-bit game. Here they are, walking us through how they crunched the game down to 8-bit. It’s all technical stuff, but…

No, Baby Pokémon. You Don’t Get To Be Your Evolutions Just Yet.

You only get to be adorable for now, you rascals. Take a look at these absolutely adorable Pokémon illustrations by Instragram user itsbirdy . For the last couple of months, he’s been uploading pictures of Pokémon in what appear to be, what, onesies? Hoodies? Of their later evolutions. Whatever you’d call them, I think we…

Yes, The Legend Of Korra Returns This Year For A Second Season

The question is when, exactly. Some, like MTV, muse that the second season of the animated show starring elemental “benders” will hit this fall. Nick is a little cagey with the details, offering no specifics beyond “for the 2013-14 season” in the press release cited by MTV. And aside from that… Still, it’s good news…

Super Smash Bros. Is Amazing, Even If It Doesn’t Make All Fighting Game Fans Happy

Here’s ReallyFreakinClever with an earnest video about the merits of Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. You may not agree with all of it; I didn’t. But I think he’s on-point when he lauds the accessibility of the franchise, particularly when compared to the fighting game genre as a whole (though that’s improving nowadays). Then again, I…

Minority Report interfaces & touchscreen controls look cool, but are they as useful or futuristic as we think they are?

A Game Where You Have To Talk Characters Out Of Committing Suicide

What if someone on the verge of suicide came to you, and you had to talk them out of it? Could you do it? That’s what Inner Vision, a choice driven narrative game, gives you as a challenge. There are three characters, each with a different set of problems. Someone is wrestling with their sexuality…

More Games Should Release Their Multiplayer As A Standalone, Like This Indie Game

The Banner Saga—that beautiful strategy game made by ex-Bioware devs—is releasing sometime later this year. But you can play the multiplayer segment of the game right now, if you want. It’s out on Steam, on its own—for free, to boot. Check out the launch trailer above. I’m a big fan of this move. In fact,…

If This Isn’t One Of The Most Absurd Classes In An RPG, It’s Certainly Up There

So, there’s new Fire Emblem: Awakening DLC. With it, comes new maps and characters. One of these characters comes with a special item that can transform other characters into a special class. The bride class. I’m serious. Watch the trailer above if you’d like to get a quick glimpse. Curious about the class, I ended…

This Swordsmith Forged Adventure Time’s Iconic Sword. Then, He Cut Stuff With it.

If you’ve ever watched Adventure Time, or if you’ve played Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?!, then you’ve probably seen Finn’s awesome sword, Scarlet. Here’s Man At Arm‘s Tony Swatton forging the sword in real life—scratches, dents, golden color and all. Neat. …I want one. For harmless adventuring, of course. Forging…

Runner2, the sequel to the frustrating but awesome Bit.Trip Runner, drops tomorrow. Here’s a trailer.

Finally, A Game For The Crazy Cat Lady In All Of Us

You’re on the internet, so you must love cats. It’s the law. Though, even if you don’t love cats with the obsessive fixation of a crazy cat lady, perhaps there’s still something for you in Team Meat’s upcoming Mew-Genics? I mean, it’s Pokemon meets Animal Crossing plus a pinch of Tamagotchi and a dash of…

These Pranksters Make Smashing Gallons Of Milk Look Fun

The video by theCHAIZYchannel is nearly a week old, but boy did the jerk-like antics give me a laugh—so it seemed perfect for the daily off-topic thread here at Kotaku The prank works best when they don’t even try to make the fall believable. Also, when the granny tries to help the guy out. Priceless.…

This Sunday’s Episode Of Girls Presents An Existential Video-Game Dilemma

What do you do when you’re writing about the aimless, lost generation? You make a connection to video games, that’s what. Though to Girls‘ credit—the edgy HBO show created by Lena Dunham—the topic of video games comes up because someone’s clearly not sane. The connection to video games isn’t made because the character is aimless,…

He Took Refuge In Skyrim After His Sister’s Death. Bethesda Reached Out And Sent Him This.

Video games can be wonderful when you need someplace to decompress, when you need to tune the world out. That’s exactly what Redditor lb-Cyber needed during a tough spot in his life. “On February 21st, 2012, my sister passed away after a nine-year battle with cancer,” lb-Cyber wrote in a Reddit thread. Dealing with the…

The Thing I’m The Most Excited About On The PS4 Isn’t The Game Lineup Or Hardware

There was one feature—should Sony actually deliver on their lofty promises with the PS4—that left me feeling rather excited. It wasn’t the games, or the hardware. To Sony’s credit, that stuff seems cool—I’m digging the new triggers on the controllers and Watch Dogs touches on great subjects—but not as cool as a feature that is…

The Lack Of Women Presenters At The PS4 Event Is Bigger Than Sony

The consensus on Wednesday’s post about the lack of women presenters at Sony’s PS4 event was rather uniform: there were no women at the PlayStation 4 reveal, because obviously there aren’t women in high positions and the project leads just happen to be male. “The reason there were no women on-stage is because the presidents…