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Alien Isolation Sequel Announced For Phones
Alien Isolation was a big critical hit when it came out in 2014, so news of a sequel might come as welcome news to fans. Less welcome news might be the fact that said sequel is a mobile game. Today, Fox announced Alien Blackout, a survival horror game that, like Isolation, stars series protagonist Ellen…
By Jason Schreier Published January 7, 2019 - Kotaku EastJapan
Game Console Modding Illegal In Japan, Punishable By Prison And Fines
It is illegal to mod game save data and game consoles in Japan. Both are punishable by up to five years in prison and fines up to 5 million yen ($46,000). According to the official site for Japan’s Association of Copyright for Computer Software, modding game save data and game consoles violates the country’s Unfair…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 7, 2019 - Uncategorized
Everything Is Permitted With Assassin’s Creed Controllers
These Assassin’s Creed controllers were made by reader Devin Smith, and are inspired by the Ezio timeline of games. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a control pad with gauntlets before. In addition to the general prettiness going on, there are some cool features here: the accents are made from leather, the Xbox’s home…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2019 -
UncategorizedMod Turns Serious Military Shooter Into Giant Halo Game
Operation: TREBUCHET is a mod for military simulation ArmA III that transforms it from a realistic armed forces shooter into a massive Halo game. While it’s been in development for a few years now, there’s a new trailer for the project that looks fantastic: Named for the UNSC’s war against insurrectionists just before the Covenant…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 6, 2019 - Uncategorized
Ten-Dollar PS4 Gift Cards Have Beaten Out Twenty-Dollar Ones On Amazon
The titan has been toppled. Amazon’s 2018 list of best-selling video games (and video game accessories) has revealed that the $20 PS4 gift card—2017’s best-seller—is now in third place, behind the more affordable $10 gift card. But what could have caused such a fall from grace? I have a few theories. If you buy two…
By Kate Gray Published January 6, 2019 - Uncategorized
Sunday Comics: Beard Water
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published December 31. Read more of Awkward Zombie Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published January 3. Read more of Corpse Run Double XP by…
By Kate Gray Published January 6, 2019 - Uncategorized
There Was Nearly A Sequel To Space Jam About Skateboarding
Tony Hawk could have been the next Michael Jordan, but instead we live in the timeline where he’s just that guy who gets mistaken for Tony Hawk a lot He hasn’t done badly, it’s just that Michael Jordan actually met Bugs Bunny, and no amount of skateboarding awards can ever reach those lofty heights. But,…
By Kate Gray Published January 6, 2019 - Uncategorized
LGBTQ Video Game Exhibition Opens In Berlin
Berlin’s Schwules Museum has opened a brand new exhibition named “Rainbow Arcade” to celebrate the history of LGBTQ culture and stories in video gaming. The exhibition was co-curated by curator and PR for the museum, Jan Schnorrenberg; German game journalist Sarah Rudolph; and Dr Adrienne Shaw. Dr Shaw is a professor and author with a specialism…
By Kate Gray Published January 6, 2019 - Uncategorized
Here’s Where, When, And How To Watch Awesome Games Done Quick 2019
Can it really be that time again? Awesome Games Done Quick is upon us once more, showcasing the very best and very fastest of speedrunners in a week-long marathon of Personal Bests and ridiculous glitch manipulations. Update: All times displayed are UTC-5. Check the schedule to find out the times in your own timezone. AGDQ…
By Kate Gray Published January 6, 2019 - Uncategorized
Did You Know That The New York Times Makes Games?
Me neither. But according to a January 5 post on the NY Times website, they have a whole team of game designers on staff. The piece is written by Sam Von Ehren, one of the game designers that works at the company. Given that the demographic of NY Times readers is probably not particularly knowledgeable…
By Kate Gray Published January 5, 2019 - Uncategorized
Independent Games Festival 2019 Finalists Announced, Return Of The Obra Dinn Leads The Pack
The Independent Games Festival, known as the IGF, has announced its finalists for 2019’s awards show, which will be held at the Game Developers’ Conference on March 20. Sweeping the nominations this year is piratical murder-mystery-and-insurance-inspection adventure game, Return of the Obra Dinn, the newest game from Papers Please developer, Lucas Pope. With five nominations…
By Kate Gray Published January 5, 2019 - Uncategorized
There’s A Massive Tiny House Community In The Sims 4
Tiny houses are, perhaps, one of the greatest/worst legacies of late capitalism. Forced into increasingly minuscule apartments because of housing prices and baby-boomer landlords trying to maximize their income, millennials are getting into house ownership the only way they can: by purchasing (and, sometimes, building) property that crams as much house into a tiny space…
By Kate Gray Published January 5, 2019 - Uncategorized
You Should Play Do Not Feed The Monkeys
20th century sci-fi was so hopeful. By now, we should have flying cars, but instead we have Elon Musk. We should have robots that do all our chores, but instead we have a Russian guy pretending to be a robot. We should have stopped pollution, gone to Mars, reversed climate change. Instead, we have… none…
By Kate Gray Published January 5, 2019 - Uncategorized
Yakuza 0 Is Really Cheap On PC Right Now
If your New Year’s resolution was to continue building your unplayed pile of shame to unsustainable heights, then you’ll be delighted to know that the first Humble Monthly bundle of 2019 features two excellent games for $12: Yakuza 0 and Tom Clancy’s The Division. Play The Division if you like—although it’s only two more months…
By Kate Gray Published January 5, 2019 - Culture
Warner Bros. Pulls LEGO Lord of the Rings Games From Steam, Doesn’t Say Why
Bad news for fans of LEGO, Lord of the Rings, and buying things: Warner Bros. has taken The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit away from us—possibly forever. The saga seemingly began when the two games were free on the Humble Store last month, sparking debate over whether new games were on the horizon—or…
By Kate Gray Published January 5, 2019 - Uncategorized
This Week in the Business: Out of Business
QUOTE | “I’m so proud of the team and what it looks like—diversity attracts diversity.” – Bonnie Ross, head of Halo developer 343 Industries and corporate VP at Microsoft, says she wants more diversity both in the games the industry makes and in the people who make them QUOTE | “I predict no next-gen PlayStation…
Brendan Sinclair Published January 5, 2019
