The Infamous Legacy of An Early Japanese “Boys’ Love” Sex Game

Absolute Obedience – Zettai Fukuju Meirei (2007) was one of the first commercial Japanese “boys’ love” visual novels officially localized in English, making it a something of a relic nowadays. After it was released, there wouldn’t be another licensed game from this niche genre brought over to the west for almost a decade, and some…

Mod Turns Fallout 4 Into A ’90s-Style Shooter

Revolted is the least Fallout 4-looking Fallout 4 mod I’ve seen that doesn’t involve Thomas The Tank Engine’s abyssal stare. It’s ‘90s-style shooting recreated inside Fallout—graphics, platforming, and rampant ‘tude-spewing included. Here’s what it looks like: And here’s a description, which rightly points out that this is The Future Of Gaming: “Revolted is a video…

Overwatch ‘Shippers Clash Over New Mercy, Genji Voice Lines

Overwatch fans have uncovered new voice lines for Mercy and Genji for Valentine’s Day in the Public Testing Region’s latest patch. The two characters share some chocolates, which seems innocuous. You might assume that more information about these characters would be a boon for ‘shippers—people who write fanfic and make art about the characters in…

Brutal Platformer Standby Dares You To Speedrun It

Standby is hardcore platformer by Noclip. Blazing a trail through technicolor obstacle courses, players slide along walls, dodge lasers, and leap massive gaps. It is demanding, technical, and beautiful in motion. We rush our way through in this Kotaku Plays. The initial challenges in Standby seem tame. Sliding through barriers or bouncing off walls is…

The Sims 4 Gets Vampires

If you feel like your game of The Sims 4 has been missing Lestat from Interview With A Vampire, never fear. The game’s newest Game Pack will introduce Vampire sims as well as a new World, Forgotten Hollow, to unleash Anne Rice havoc in. The Vampires Game Pack drops January 24th, and will include Create…

China Says They Won’t Allow Pokémon Go Because It’s Too Dangerous

The chances of playing Pokémon Go in China look slim. The Chinese state censor said that augmented reality games like Pokémon Go will not be licensed until they could assess potential security risks. As reported by Reuters, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television is citing “a high level of responsibility to national…

Shout Factory Plans To Reboot ’80s Game Show Starcade

Running for three seasons in the early ‘80s,Starcade was a game show in which players with excellent hair competed on arcade machines while the host tried to keep up. Now the pop culture preservationists at Shout Factory have the rights to Starcade, and they plan to bring it back. Airing on WTBS in 1982 and…

Monopoly Opens Up Voting For The Next Generation Of Tokens, And None Are Safe

In 2013, fansvoted to replace Monopoly’s classic iron token with a cat. Now Hasbro is prepared to replace the entire token lineup based on the whims of internet voters. What hope do wheelbarrow and thimble have in the face of computer, t-rex and helicopter? Monopoly tokens have come and gone since the classic board game…

Roblox Gets Into The Toy Business

After more than a decade of online creative play, massively multiplayer online game Roblox is expanding its user-created content into the real world, partnering with Jazwares for a line of collectible and customizable toys hitting stores in February. Boasting more than 40 million monthly players in December alone, imagination-powered online community Roblox is at the…

Attack On Titan Editor Arrested For Allegedly Murdering His Wife

The popular manga’s first editor, 41 year-old Jung-hyun Park, has been arrested for allegedly murdering his 38 year-old wife at their Tokyo residence last year. Park was Attack on Titan’s chief editor when the manga launched back in 2009 in Bessatsu Shonen Magazine. As of last June, he had moved to the manga Weekly Morning…

The PS4 Slim Getting Glacier White Version In Europe And Japan 

The slimmer, redesigned PlayStation 4 will soon be available in Glacier White. Bundled with a Glacier White DualShock 4, it will be out January 24 in Europe and on February 23 in Japan. (The original PlayStation 4 also saw a Glacier White version.)  The console will be priced the same as the current PS4 Slim…

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Taking Civilization VI’s New Stuff For A Spin

Last month, Firaxis quietly released the first new content for Civilization VI, the Winter Update, adding a new Civ and some scenarios. It’s a hit-and-miss affair. The new Civ, Poland, is great for players (like myself) who prefer to take the more literal, direct approach to victory. Its unique building doesn’t mess around, it just gives…