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UncategorizedNippon Ichi Software Launches Teaser That Looks Like Minecraft
There’s no title for this, but the teaser clip certainly does look rather Minecraft-esque, no? The teaser’s site URLends with “hakoniwa,” which means “box garden” in English. Perhaps Hako Niwa is the title of this building block game? No word yet on the platform. Or platforms. The site’s URL also has the word “consumer,” which…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 27, 2017 -
Kotaku EastAtlus Announces Shin Megami Tensei: Deep Strange Journey For Nintendo 3DS
The 2009 Nintendo DS game Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey is getting a revamped version for the 3DS. According to 4Gamer, this is a “remake,” and Famitsu reports that it will have full-voice, new graphics, and around 350 new demons as well as a new character named “Alex.” You can watch the debut trailer below:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 27, 2017 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy XV’s update 1.07 is live, setting up Episode Gladiolus and making big changes to the polarizing Chapter 13. If you’ve already beaten the game, you can see the revised chapter from the menu. If you can’t imagine subjecting yourself to it again, stay tuned: I’ll check it out tomorrow morning and report back…
By Jason Schreier Published March 26, 2017 - Uncategorized
Fake News Video Game Is A Little Too Real
Fake It To Make Itis a game that puts you in charge of a website devoted to creating and spreading fictional and/or sensationalised online “news” articles. It has been put together by someone who clearly knows how online media works, and that makes it more than a little frightening. Amanda Warner, the game’s designer, says…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2017 -
UncategorizedAnimal Crossing’s World Is A Trip
The way later Animal Crossing titles have scrolled make it appear to the player that the game world is round. Zoom the camera out past the confines of a DS/3DS/TV screen, though, and the world is not so much round as it is a giant, habitable roll of toilet paper. The gif above is taken…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2017 - Uncategorized
Fan Creates Patch To Fix Nier: Automata’s Graphics
Nier: Automata is a fine video game, but it also has some technical problems on PC which are a bit of a bummer. Where Platinum and Square have come up short, though, a fan-made mod is making things right. Kaldaien’s FAR mod (Fix Automata Resolution) does like its name suggests and fixes the game’s fullscreen…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 26, 2017 - Uncategorized
Loot Rascals Helps Take The Edge Off Of Punishing Roguelikes
I die. A lot. In all types of games, but especially in Loot Rascals. Thanks to its precious art style and bubbling colors though, I can never stay away for long. In the game you play as an astronaut looking for a lost piece of robotic terraforming equipment. What was supposed to be a routine mission…
By Ethan Gach Published March 26, 2017 - Culture
The Week In Games: Remixed For Your Enjoyment
Some places are worth returning to as often as possible on each new console. It seemed ridiculous at the time that Square Enix would team up with Disney to produce an action-RPG. The creators of a psycho-environmental thriller combining buster swords and blizzara with Daffy and Donald? Somehow, over a decade later, that pairing feels…
By Ethan Gach Published March 26, 2017 - Esports
Three Overkills Highlight Series Sweep In Halo World Championships
In the lower bracket semi-finals of the 2017 Halo World Championships, Team Envy and Str8 Rippin were fighting to stay afloat in the bracket. On match point for Envy, both teams’ players showed up in a stellar display of Halo ability. After a long technical delay, the series resumed with Envy up 3-0. Str8 Rippin would…
By Eric Van Allen Published March 26, 2017 - Uncategorized
Some Of The Witcher 3‘s Character Animations Are Still Blowing People Away
CD Projekt Red’s RPG masterpiece came out nearly two years ago, but damn does it still hold up. And recently, a handful of people’s favorite character animations from the game have been making the rounds Unsurprisingly, the renewed interest in the game’s storytelling and animation nuances comes in light of Mass Effect: Andromeda’s lackluster achievement…
By Ethan Gach Published March 26, 2017 - Esports
Protoss Prodigy Stats Wins Global StarCraft League Finals
Last night was a fond walk down memory lane for any StarCraft fan. Between the announcement of StarCraft Remastered and the showmatches between old Brood War favorites like Lee Jae Dong and Lee “Flash” Young Ho, anticipation kept building for the night’s climactic battle for the Global StarCraft II League finals. Kim “Stats” Dae Yeob…
By Eric Van Allen Published March 26, 2017 -
UncategorizedRadiant Historia Remake Gets Its First Trailer
Here’s our first look at Radiant Historia: Perfect Chronology in action, complete with refreshed character art, anime cinematic, and a slew of ultra-vibrant looking little sprites. Revealed late last week in the pages of Famitsu, some further details on the 3DS remake poured out of this morning’s Atlus live stream in Japan. In addition to…
By Ethan Gach Published March 26, 2017 - Culture
Sunday Comics: A Tight Squeeze
Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics that usually occurs on Sunday except when it doesn’t. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published March 22. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published March 20. Read more…
By Ethan Gach Published March 26, 2017 - Esports
Newcomer Shocked After Taking Down Smash Bros. Legend
This what it feels like when somehow you beat the best Smash 4 player in the world with a miraculous, last minute combo. The kid who can’t believe his eyes as he slides off his headset is Luhtie, a relatively unknown player who mains Zero Suit Samus and has never won a major Smash tournament.…
By Ethan Gach Published March 25, 2017 -
EsportsFans Are Ripping The Halo World Championship For Its Shabby Venue
Competitive Halo’s biggest event of the year is going on right now but some fans are arguing about the venue and how many people are in attendance. The tournament has a prize pool of $1,000,000, but pictures on the ground tell the story of a more deflated event. Nothing screams esports quite like some deflated…
By Ethan Gach Published March 25, 2017 - Esports
Underdog Knocks Hearthstone World Champ Out Of Tournament
The 2017 Hearthstone Winter Championship is underway, and 16 players are competing for $250,000 and one of four guaranteed spots at this year’s World Championships. One Cinderella story may not only earn a ticket to the ball, but he took out a champ on his way there. Canadian player Julien “DocPwn” Bachand is a fairly…
By Eric Van Allen Published March 25, 2017
