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Lucasfilm Asks Fate Of Atlantis Remake To Shut Down
Indiana Jones And The Fate of Atlantis is one of the great point and click adventure games. Now, a fan remake has stopped production after being contacted by Lucasfilms. As first reported by PC Gamer, the team behind Indiana Jones And The Fate Of Atlantis Special Edition are stopping their work after an informal conversation…
By Heather Alexandra Published March 1, 2017 -
UncategorizedHere’s What Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Looked Like In The Early Stages
During a talk at the Game Developers Conference, Nintendo gave everyone a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Breath of the Wild. What you’re looking at above is technically an early playable version of a game releasing in 2017. Watch it in motion: “As you can see, this is a 2D Zelda, but we used…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 1, 2017 - Uncategorized
One Pokémon Fan’s Two Year Quest To Collect Every Ribbon
Starting with Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, you can adorn your monsters with “Ribbons” for completing certain quests and contests. One person endeavored to put all of the available Ribbons from every game on the worst Pokémon possible, recording his months-long journey in a hilarious Ribbon collecting guide. Ribbons are purely cosmetic markers that show whether…
By Gita Jackson Published March 1, 2017 - Uncategorized
In a sign that they’re probably not moving as much product as they want to, Oculus is cutting the price of its Rift headset and Touch controller bundle (which we like a lot), from $800 total to $600. The Touch controllers, now $100, launched in December for $200.
By Stephen Totilo Published March 1, 2017 - Reviews
Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming Laptop Review: It Plays Games
Some gaming laptops are legendary electronic beasts, brimming with the latest in powerful mobile computing tech, built to perform and priced slightly beyond that. Then there is the Dell Inspiron 15 7000 gaming laptop. You want to play games? It can do that. Just don’t go crazy. I’ve reviewed a lot of gaming laptops in…
By Mike Fahey Published March 1, 2017 -
EsportsTo Maintain High Ranks, Overwatch Players Will Need To Play Way More Often Now
Yesterday’s Overwatch patch will force players with high competitive skill ratings to play at least seven games a week or see their ranking decline. It’s a smart move to combat foul play, and in the comings weeks, top Overwatch players should see fewer “smurf” accounts and more fair skill rankings. In response to the patch,…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published March 1, 2017 -
UncategorizedHorizon Zero Dawn Has A Small Death Stranding Related Quest
Fun fact: Horizon Zero Dawn uses the Decima Engine, which will also power Hideo Kojima’s future mindfuck,Death Stranding. Horizon gives a little nod to this partnership in-game, and it’s easy to miss given all the robot dinosaurs out and about. Arekkz Gaming walks us through the easter egg in the video below: Basically, there are…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 1, 2017 - Uncategorized
And Now, A Cute Story From The Development Of Final Fantasy XV
One day during the development of Final Fantasy XV, as director Hajime Tabata was leaving for work, his six-year-old daughter came up to him and gave him a hug. “Without letting go,” Tabata said at a panel during the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this morning, “she asked me, ‘How much longer will you…
By Jason Schreier Published March 1, 2017 -
UncategorizedThe Genie Level In Aladdin Is Unadulterated Disney Magic
Disney is at its best when it abandons pretense. Every great Disney animated film has that moment when the wheels come a bit loose. A big burst of creative energy threatens to derail the whole production with its absurdity. Aladdin’s go-for-broke moment is “Friend Like Me,” the musical sequence where Genie introduces himself to Aladdin…
By Kevin Wong Published March 1, 2017 -
OpinionAn RPG Where You Fight Using Burritos and Dynamite
Hylics is surreal RPG created by Mason Lindroth. Following everyday schlub Wayne on his quest to defeat Gibby, King of the Moon, it is a game that thrives on confusion. Bloody skull will instantly kill you, some of the best armor is literal garbage, and randomized text adds to the confusion. It’s this week’s Indie…
By Heather Alexandra Published March 1, 2017 -
UncategorizedTearaway Unfolded, Disc Jam Headline PlayStation Plus Lineup for March
March’s PlayStation Plus offerings include the lovely-looking Tearaway Unfolded for the PS4 and Severed for the Vita, which we enjoyed. As usual, these games are only free if you have an active PlayStation Plus membership. PS4 Disc Jam Tearaway Unfolded PS3 Under Night: In-Birth Earth Defense Force 2025 PS Vita Lumo (crossbuy on PS4) Severed
By Riley MacLeod Published March 1, 2017 -
UncategorizedHere’s What A Mission In Mass Effect: Andromeda Looks Like
Watching cutscenes and trying to woo our teammates is great, but the real meat of Mass Effect: Andromeda is in the gameplay. What’s that like? Watch a full mission play out and see. IGN has posted a nearly 18 minute video showcasing Pelessaria “Peebee” B’Sayle’s loyalty mission in Mass Effect: Andromeda, giving us a look…
By Mike Fahey Published March 1, 2017 -
UncategorizedA new Nintendo video shows the eshop that people who have the console early still can’t access. It shows some features, but is still light on details about how/whether purchases will be linked. We’ll know more when the system’s day one update hits. For now, our Switch is off-line only.
By Stephen Totilo Published March 1, 2017 -
UncategorizedSome YouTubers Are Overjoyed That Maker Studios Is Firing Them
When news hit that Disney subsidiary Maker Studios was dropping support for over 59,000 YouTubers, the mood for many was less “I’m fired” and more “I’m free!” YouTubers interviewed described their struggles against Maker’s detached management, late payments, high fee and undelivered features, painting the picture of an inflated network whose bubble may have popped.…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published March 1, 2017 - Culture
Screenshots That Look Like Photos
Rense de Boer is a former DICE artist who is now doing his own thing in the name of “video game graphics that you’d think were photos if we hadn’t told you they were video game graphics”. We’ve featured some of his stuff previously on Kotaku, but he’s recently shared a collection of his 2016…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 1, 2017 -
UncategorizedFans Are Covering The Songs From Night In The Woods‘ Rhythm Game
Mae, the main character from Night In The Woods, is in a band with her friends, which is represented by a rhythm game. These songs are catchy, but playing them well is pretty hard. Not content to master a rhythm game, however, some players are recording covers of the songs on actual instruments. The crown…
By Gita Jackson Published March 1, 2017 -
Kotaku EastVR Machine Powered By…One Strong Dude
Most VR machines I’ve seen recently are elaborate and high-tech (here and here, for example). This one, however, is different Via Toychan, the man on the platform is watching a VR rollercoaster simulator, which is made realer thanks to some analog elbow grease. Well, it’s probably more responsive than your typical VR set up. Kotaku…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 1, 2017 - CultureCosplay
Cheering Up Twitter, One Cheap Cosplay At A Time
Thought Thailand had the market cornered on amazingly inexpensive and creatively odd cosplay? Nope! Japan has a contender of its own. Meet Takaya In the past few months, his low cost cosplays have started get traction on Twitter, sometimes getting thousands of retweets. Here are some of Takaya’s best costumes—many of which seem to result…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 1, 2017
