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Kotaku EastJapanSurely, This Has To Be The Biggest Arcade Cabinet In The World
Towering over the Taito booth at this year’s Tokyo Game Show is an enormous Space Invaders cabinet. Just look. It’s huge! The cabinet isn’t open for demos. I asked a representative at the booth if it’s possible to play the cabinet, and he told me that while it’s not open for demos because its height…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 12, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanThe Sights Of The Tokyo Game Show
Today is the first press day for this year’s Tokyo Game Show (the four-day expo won’t be open to the public until Saturday). Let’s have a look inside. Neither Nintendo nor Microsoft attends the show. Traditionally, Sony has dominated, but this year, Sega (and Atlus), Konami, and Square Enix all have booths of roughly equal…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 11, 2019 -
CultureProject Resistance Is The Latest Resident Evil Game
First teased earlier this week, here’s the first proper look at Project Resistance, an upcoming 4v1 “asymmetrical co-op experience” set in the Resident Evil universe. Four players can team up as regular humans and play as survivors, where they can run around, interact with stuff together and try to escape a secret facility, while one…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 11, 2019 -
CultureThe Division 2 Developers Promise Some Good Changes For October
Ending a month-long hiatus, The Division 2’s otherwise weekly State of the Game stream returned today with promises of a wave of encouraging changes to the game’s loot, and a change in how content will be beta-tested, that should make the game’s season pass a less regrettable purchase. Content developer Hamish Bode and game designer…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 11, 2019 -
Kotaku EastJapanThe One Punch Man Fighting Game Handles Its Overpowered Hero In A Quirky Way [Update]
Saitama is called “One Punch Man” because that’s all it takes for him to level foes. How the heck does that work in a three-on-three fighting game? Interestingly. Yesterday I checked out the upcoming One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows at Bandai Namco headquarters. It’s yet another fighting game adaptation of an anime, but…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 11, 2019 -
UncategorizedNintendo Suing Another ROM Site Into Oblivion
Nintendo filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the site RomUniverse, looking for millions of dollars after accusing the site of “brazen and mass scale infringement.” Sometimes, when Nintendo sets its lawyers on a site, it can be contentious, because the targets are small fan-run operations hosting retro releases that it can be argued are doing…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 11, 2019 -
CultureThe Internet Reacts To Fire Emblem: Three Houses’ New Outfits
Tactical dating simulator Fire Emblem: Three Houses received a sizable update this morning, giving folks some more stuff to play around with as they alternate between leading teenagers into battle and attempting to woo the guy or gal of their digital dreams. In addition getting several new auxiliary battles and an extra-difficult mode for the…
By Ian Walker Published September 11, 2019 -
OpinionImpressionsFallout 76 Lets You Battle Royale In The ’Burbs
Fallout 76‘s Patch 13 is now live, and the update is great for fans of battle royales and bad for fans of not spending money on microtransactions. If both of those things describe you, well, there’s good news and bad news. First: The main attraction here is the new Morgantown map added to the Nuclear…
By Joshua Rivera Published September 11, 2019 -
CultureDeveloper’s Close Call With Raccoons Somehow Inspired Noir Detective Game
During a PAX-adjacent Microsoft event in Seattle last week, I’d just finished playing the demo of Backbone, a noir detective game starring a raccoon in a rainy, animal-run Vancouver. I was fascinated by the setting, the themes, and the dialogue. Recorder on, I approached narrative designer and studio co-founder Alex Korabelnikova. “The game came about…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 11, 2019 -
CulturePewDiePie Has To Explain That His $50,000 Pledge To An Anti-Hate Group Is Legit
In a video yesterday, Felix “Pewdiepie” Kjellberg announced a generous $50,000 donation to the Anti-Defamation League, a 100-year-old advocacy organization founded to combat anti-Semitism. Kjellberg, who was celebrating his 100,000,000-follower touchstone on YouTube, explained in his video that “I feel like I’ve finally come to terms with the responsibility I have as a creator—about 100,000,000…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 11, 2019 -
UncategorizedVideo Games Get One Step Closer To Being In The Olympics
Although the Olympics are known more physical competitive pursuits like gymnastics and swimming, the organization has been inching closer and closer to the world of esports over the last few years. Its latest toe dip into the water comes in the form of a $500,000 gaming tournament hosted with Intel, held during the lead-up to…
By Ian Walker Published September 11, 2019 -
CulturePlayers Are Not Pleased With World Of Warcraft’s New Recruit-A-Friend Program
After going on hiatus in June, World of Warcraft’s long-running Recruit-AFriend program will return later this year with cool new mounts, pets, and garb for players who convince others to join the game. The rewards, which include WoW’s first-ever backpack, look wonderful. It’s nearly everything else about the program, including the timing of its return,…
By Mike Fahey Published September 11, 2019 -
UncategorizedI’m suitin’ up and jumping into some Daemon X Machina live on our Twitch channel. Come join me in the chat!
By Paul Tamayo Published September 11, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiaryThe Missing Door On This Sims 4 House Is Bugging Me
I try to ignore minor problems in games. When I feel myself getting annoyed at a game, I go through a mental checklist to put the issue in perspective. Is it breaking the game? Is the game still fun to play? If I’m still enjoying myself, then usually I don’t feel a need to harp…
By Gita Jackson Published September 11, 2019 -
UncategorizedWorld of Warcraft Players Are Migrating From Fan Servers To WoW Classic
“I couldn’t help it,” said Ash, one of the dedicated World of Warcraft fans who’d helped manage illicit fan servers for years, of his decision to play Blizzard’s official World of Warcraft Classic. “I just wanted to stop working on privately owned projects and focus on myself for once. And that’s what I did… For…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 11, 2019 -
UncategorizedFortnite’s 10.30 patch adds two new areas: Moisty Palms, which is now a prop hunt, and Greasy Grove, where falling tacos make players dance and restore health. It also vaults the burst SMG and unvaults the Tactical SMG. Players can also vote on an item to bring back to the item shop.
By Riley MacLeod Published September 11, 2019 -
UncategorizedFinal Fantasy VII Remake Continues To Look Like A Brand New Game
Blink and you’ll miss some of the brand new additions to Final Fantasy VII for the remake, as showcased in this new trailer that Square Enix put out in honor of the Tokyo Game Show this week. Among other things, there’s a new boss fight with Reno, some sort of dart minigame, a brand new…
By Jason Schreier Published September 11, 2019 -
UncategorizedThe soundtrack to Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers is now live for digital download on iTunes. Masayoshi Soken’s score offers some of this year’s most powerful moments, and it well worth grabbing if you’re a fan of Final Fantasy XIV or good music in general.
By Heather Alexandra Published September 11, 2019
