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Torment: Tides of Numenera just got a big update. It’s free and includes a new companion, Oom, as well as a codex. There are also improvements to crises, character progression, and the UI. If you want to try the new stuff—especially Oom—inXile recommends that you start a new game.
By Nathan Grayson Published May 16, 2017 - Uncategorized
Collecting Sega Master System Games Is A Huge Pain In The Ass
With only 114 U.S. game releases and fairly reasonable aftermarket prices, the Sega Master System is an increasingly popular target for collectors who want to try amassing a single console’s entire library. But as soon as you start, you find out that it’s a lot more of a pain in the ass than you’d imagined.…
By Chris Kohler Published May 16, 2017 -
UncategorizedCharming mobile rhythm game Deemo is out for PlayStation Vita today. $14.99 scores players the basic game, with nearly $100 worth of downloadable contentrounding out the music library. Or you can just watch other people play on YouTube, because damn that’s a lot.
By Mike Fahey Published May 16, 2017 - Uncategorized
Twitch’s Mr. Rogers Stream Is The Purest Thing On The Internet Right Now
Yesterday Twitch started a marathon of all 886 episodes of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, and thousands of people are watching. Completely by coincidence, I am crying at work. I grew up watching Mr. Rogers on PBS, as well as a ton of other PBS programming, including Arthur, Sesame Street, Masterpiece Theater and Bill Nye The Science…
By Gita Jackson Published May 16, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe latest Sims 4 Game Pack, Parenthood, will be released on May 30th. The pack will focus on changing up the family dynamic, making teenagers more rebellious and adding new traits that are dependent on how you raise your sims. Teen sims will also get acne, a phase I’m sure everyone wants to relive.
By Gita Jackson Published May 16, 2017 - Uncategorized
Here Is A Fun Thing To Do If You’ve Finished Persona 5
Say you just spent 100 hours finishing Persona 5. You feel exhausted, satisfied, probably a little sad. Here’s something fun you can now do. WARNING!!! SPOILERS FOR PERSONA 5 OMG !!! Now that you’re done, think back to a million years ago when you first started the game. You played through the first half hour, named…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 16, 2017 -
UncategorizedInjustice 2‘s Facial Animation Is So Good It’s Uncanny
Injustice 2‘sstory mode features a strong script voiced by top voice talent, but the real stunner is the way the in-game faces move when acting out the dialogue. Can you make out what Harley Quinn is saying in the animated GIF above? Hint: she’s talking about Gorilla Grodd. Each new snippet of video shown during…
By Mike Fahey Published May 16, 2017 - Uncategorized
Ubisoft’s Next Year Includes Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry 5, The Crew 2, And South Park
Today is Ubisoft’s annual earnings report, which means it’s time for a big update on what the French publisher will release over the next year. Ubisoft is promising four big games: Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, The Crew, and South Park In a press release, Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot said: “Over the last three fiscal years,…
By Jason Schreier Published May 16, 2017 -
UncategorizedFor Honor’s Second Season Adds New Fighters, Maps
Medieval fighting game For Honor’s second season, Shadow & Might, is available on PS4, Xbox One and PC today. Three months post-release, after some pretty damning technical issues, the game is in good shape and getting some anticipated new content. Last month, For Honor’s Viking class emerged victorious in the game’s first season of faction…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published May 16, 2017 -
UncategorizedSonic Forces’ Character Creator Will Bring Your Fan-Fic To Life
Sonic the Hedgehog is pretty damn cool but can he compete with Chester the Bespectacled Wolf-Dog? Sonic Forces will allow players to create their own animal heroes to run alongside everyone’s favorite blue blur. Announced via official trailer, Sonic Forces will include a character creator for crafting your own furry personas. (If only there was…
By Heather Alexandra Published May 16, 2017 -
ReviewsInjustice 2: The Kotaku Review
The fighting game Injustice: Gods Among Us gave us a world torn apart by conflict between between two of comics’ greatest heroes. Now brutal murderer Superman and “I don’t want to fight you” Batman are back, joining forces against the most diabolical foe the DC Universe has ever faced—loot boxes. When we last left our…
By Mike Fahey Published May 16, 2017 - Uncategorized
Natsume today announced Harvest Moon: Light of Hope, coming to Switch, PS4, and PC. This’ll be the first Harvest Moon game on PC, although as you may remember, it’s not really a Harvest Moon game. The real Harvest Moon is now called Story of Seasons
By Jason Schreier Published May 16, 2017 - Kotaku East
Evangelion VR Puts You In The Pilot’s Seat. Literally.
Namco Bandai announced a new virtual reality experience called Evangelion VR: The Soul Seat. According to Famitsu, the attraction will be at Namco Bandai’s VR Zone amusement center in Shinjuku this summer. You wear the VR headset and sit in a pilot’s seat, which shakes and moves about. In the VR experience, after regular Eva…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 16, 2017 - Kotaku East
Weekly Manga In Japan Have Seen Better Days
Across the board, the print circulation numbers for Japan’s most popular weekly aren’t getting better. They’re getting worse. According to IT Media Business, the average number of printed copies in circulation for Weekly Shonen Magazine (週刊少年マガジン), Weekly Shonen Jump (週刊少年ジャンプ), and Weekly Shonen Sunday (週刊少年サンデー) continue to see a steady decline. Print has long been…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 16, 2017 -
UncategorizedSolidus Snake Voice Actor John Cygan Dies
Best known for his video game and TV work, John Cygan has passed away. He was 63. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cygan had long been battling cancer. A versatile actor, Cygan appeared in television shows like Bob, co-starring with Bob Newhart, and The Commish as well as other shows like Frasier, NYPD Blue and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 16, 2017 - Kotaku East
Those Aren’t DS Games, They’re Windows
Surely you can see it? I know I can. Those windows look like DS game cards. Twitter user Yorunotobari spotted a shopping mall in Chiba, Japan with windows that look like Nintendo DS games. Inside the windows are advertisements for the building’s shops. They really look like DS cards. In case you forgot what those…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 16, 2017 - Kotaku East
Now This Looks Like A Pocket Monster
Here’s a Squirtle cushion that’s about as phallic as they come. This incarnation of the popular Water type was apparently spotted in Indonesia. I’ve seen Squirtle cushions before, but I’ve never quite seen one that looks like this! It looks even worse when isolated: See? No, this is worse. Much worse. Kotaku East is your…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 16, 2017