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OpinionImpressionsThese Famicom Detective Club Games Have Aged Surprisingly Well
There’s nothing about the art, animation, voice work, or music of Nintendo’s new Famicom Detective Club games that betray their origin as a pair of Japan-exclusive Family Computer Disk System adventures from the late 1980s. The dated gameplay, however, is a dead giveaway. Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir and its prequel, Famicom Detective Club:…
By Mike Fahey Published May 14, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsMass Effect Legendary Edition Has A Calibration Menu
Mass Effect Legendary Edition released today, and if you’re a long-time fan of the series, you’ll find a nice Easter egg before you even start your first campaign. If you pop into the Options menu in Mass Effect, there’s a new section called Calibration. This is a cheeky reference to everyone’s favorite space lizard bird…
By Jonathan Lee Published May 14, 2021 -
CultureGoogle Says Everything At Stadia Is Fine, As The Water Reaches Their Noses
The last 12 months or so have been rough times for Google Stadia. Lawsuits, its main first-party development studio shutting down with little warning, issues with indie devs and key folks leaving the company. But according to Google, a company famous for shutting down services, everything is fine. They added a search bar and Resident…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 14, 2021 -
CultureSplitscreenFuck, Marry, Kill: Mass Effect Party Member Edition
It certainly says something about the video game industry that the most anticipated release of the year so far is a remaster of a sci-fi RPG trilogy from a decade ago. Mass Effect has some memorable characters—and a lot of less memorable ones, a fact that many people have fittingly forgotten. On this week’s party…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 14, 2021 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
This weekend is for playing Mass Effect Legendary Edition. That’s it. Nothing else may be done or played this weekend. There will be no celebratory vaccine brunches or prolonged afternoon naps. Just an endless parade of dead-eyed Shepards approving messages. I know there are many people out there who don’t care about Mass Effect, along…
By Mike Fahey Published May 14, 2021 -
CultureResident Evil Village, As Told By Steam Reviews
There’s a lot going on in Resident Evil Village: Big lady. Severed hand. Resident Evil 4 parallels. There are other things that happen too, but if you’re a Steam reviewer, those three are very much the main ones. Kotaku’s Ian Walker had a blast with the game despite some misgivings with pacing, describing it as…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 14, 2021 -
CultureKaty Perry And Pikachu Traveling Through Time Singing Songs, As They Do
Remember way back in January, when I wrote “Katy Perry Teams With Pokémon For Some Sort Of 25th Anniversary Music Thing?” We now have that thing. Check out the video for Perry’s new single “Electric,” in which the singer and her Pikachu travel back in time to interfere with their unevolved forms. In the video…
By Mike Fahey Published May 14, 2021 -
Kotaku EastJapan93-Year-Old YouTuber Loves Racing Games
This grandpa loves cars. During the 1960s he was a taxi driver in Tokyo, and drove dump trucks from the 1970s through the 1990s. He’s driven loads of classic Japanese domestic models like the Mazda Savanna RX7. The man loves cars. And now, at the age of 93, he’s playing racing games. In the video…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2021 -
AnimeFans Polled Over Which Anime Or Manga Should Be Live-Action And Most Replied “None”
Yikes! A Japanese poll asked one thousand men and women, ranging in ages from teens to 60s, to name which anime or manga they’d like made live-action, courtesy of Hollywood. The reply that took the number one slot should surprise no one, really. It was, well, “nothing” or “none.” Here, via Yahoo News! Japan, is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2021 -
CultureSega Remembers It’s Sitting On A Bunch Of ‘Dormant’ Games That Need Reboots
As part of Sega’s latest financial results report, the company had something of a public awakening, realising that after years and sometimes decades spent sitting in the archives, covered in dust, it might be worth bringing back series like Jet Set Radio, Shinobi and Crazy Taxi. As you can see on this presentation slide, spotted…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 13, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsSkyrim Player Tries To Kill Every Single Living Thing In The Game, Will Die Alone And Remorseful
No doubt looking for fresh challenges in a game that’s been out for nearly ten years, jaeinskyrim recently decided to embark on a quest to…kill every single person and creature in the entire game world of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim It’s technically an impossible quest, of course; while many people in the game are…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 13, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsNot Even Mass Effect Legendary Edition Will Compel Me To Make Different Choices
Vanguard class. Colonist. Sole Survivor. Paragon. Mass Effect Legendary Edition is out tomorrow, and I’m positively giddy with excitement that I will reunite with some of my best friends in the galaxy in baby-bottom smooth HD. The primary appeal of Mass Effect (outside of its outstanding cast of characters) is that it’s a game meant…
By Ash Parrish Published May 13, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsNo, I Won’t Ride The Giant Cat In The New Assassin’s Creed DLC
Last year, when Assassin’s Creed Valhalla launched, Ubisoft tried to get me to swap my trusty horse for a massive wolf. I firmly declined. Now Ubisoft is back to its old tricks, trying to once again tempt me into riding another ahistorically large version of an otherwise undomesticated animal. This time it’s a lynx. And…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 13, 2021 -
CultureGhostrunner Is Getting A Sequel
Good news for fans of wall-running and paint-by-numbers cyberpunk themes (so, everyone). Ghostrunner, the first-person cyborg parkour game, is getting a sequel, publisher 505 Games announced today. It’ll be called [drum roll] Ghostrunner 2 Developed by One More Level, Ghostrunner launched last fall for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch, with next-gen versions planned…
By Ari Notis Published May 13, 2021 -
CultureOdds and EndsWhy The Rain In Returnal Feels So Damn Good
Returnal, a PS5 game based entirely on Vaas’ iconic refrain from Far Cry 3, is an impressive game. But few things are more impressive than its rain, which feels unnervingly real in your hands, a result of the PS5 controller’s advanced haptic feedback. Today, in a post on the PlayStation Blog, Housemarque’s Gregory Louden and…
By Ari Notis Published May 13, 2021 -
OpinionImpressionsAssassin’s Creed Valhalla First DLC Is Good, But Feels A Bit Lonely
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla was a big game. (Maybe too big.) But I still found myself wanting to explore and conquer more after the credits rolled. Today’s new DLC, Wrath of The Druids, is mostly what I wanted: While it adds a big new map and storyline, it lacks the smaller side stories and characters that…
By Zack Zwiezen Published May 13, 2021 -
UncategorizedThe Nintendo Download: Calculator And 28 Other Fun Games
What do you mean we’ve already done the calculator joke? Had I known I would have chosen a screenshot from one of the Famicom Detective Club games or random anime gem-matching game Kasiori. Oh well, nothing I can do about it now. This week’s selection of Nintendo eShop additions includes the aforementioned Detective Club games,…
By Mike Fahey Published May 13, 2021 -
CultureThe Black PS5 DualSense Controller Everyone Wants Comes Out Next Month
Ever since Sony revealed its striking white DualSense controller folks have been clamoring for an all-black version. Well, here you go Midnight Black and its foppish companion, Cosmic Red, are hitting store shelves next month. While I still prefer my custom pink number, it’s nice to see Sony playing around with new DualSense colors, even…
By Mike Fahey Published May 13, 2021
