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The Fire Emblem Heroes Fan Vote Could Be Going Better
Now through January 31, Fire Emblem fans are voting to see which hero and heroine from across series history will be featured in the upcoming mobile game, Fire Emblem Heroes. As of yesterday, Ike and Lyn were winning. Surely we can do better than that. Maybe the right people aren’t voting. Maybe they’re put off…
By Mike Fahey Published January 26, 2017 -
CultureEnter The Gungeon Update Adds Gun Shaped Like A Bullet That Shoots Guns That Shoot Bullets
Enter The Gungeon, the roguelike action game that lets you play as a bullet who shoots bullets at bullets, just one-upped itself. The game just got a new update called “Supply Drop,” and in addition to new rooms, weapons, enemies, companions, and bosses, it includes “ a gun shaped like a bullet that shoots guns…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 26, 2017 -
UncategorizedPokémon Fan Has Genius Way Of Avoiding YouTube’s Copyright Bullshit
Since release, Pokémon YouTubers have had issues uploading any footage utilizing the signature new “Z-Moves” introduced in Sun and Moon. One fan decided to take matters into his own hands, and the workaround for circumventing YouTube’s crap is hilarious. As you may already know, YouTube has something called “Content ID,” which is a system meant…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 26, 2017 - Uncategorized
Former Rockstar North veteran Leslie Benzies and his team have announced development of an online game called calledEverywhere. The vaguely named project will be made using Amazon Lumberyard and attempt to “simulate and fuse the real world with the virtual.” Whatever that means.
By Heather Alexandra Published January 26, 2017 -
UncategorizedAn Overwatch Glitch Is Ejecting Dva Into Space
A hilarious glitch made its way into Overwatch with Tuesday’s update. Dvas are getting flung out of their mech suits and into the abyss on the 3v3 mode’s Ecopoint Antarctica map. [Update—12:30 PM, 1/27]: Blizzard software engineer Bill Warnecke commented last night on the Battle.net forums that “Servers are currently being hotfixed for the issue.”…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published January 26, 2017 - CultureSplitscreen
Podcast: A Rain Of Games From Japan
This week on Kotaku Splitscreen, Jason’s out so I’m joined by our own Luke Plunkett to talk Nintendo Switch, Yakuza 0, and the hard rain of big new games coming out of Japan. It’s wild that in the space of a few months, we’ve gotten Final Fantasy XV, The Last Guardian, Gravity Rush 2, Resident Evil…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 26, 2017 -
UncategorizedMeet Some of Your Mass Effect: Andromeda Teammates
Two Mass Effect: Andromeda trailers dropped today, revealing new teammates, aliens, backstory and—gasp—a kissing scene. The game will be released on March 21st. Andromeda follows the Pathfinder Team, whose job is to “find and secure potential golden worlds, identify settlement sites and start the process of building our new home” for 20,000 people marooned in…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published January 26, 2017 -
UncategorizedObsidian Announces Pillars Of Eternity II
The original Pillars Of Eternity was an excellent revival of classic-style PC RPGs (think Baldur’s Gate, but shinier). It also made gobs of cash on Kickstarter. Now Obsidian’s making a sequel, and they’re tapping the ol’ crowdfunding well one more time. Instead of going back to Kickstarter, Obsidian’s crowdfunding Pillars Of Eternity II on Fig,…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 26, 2017 - Reviews
Resident Evil 7: The Kotaku Review
Horror games are a difficult thing to get right. They can feel like carnival attractions, full of overblown scares, or have so little horror that they elicit nothing but eye rolls. Resident Evil 7 gets it right. It’s a scary and violent blast of survival horror that sneaks up behind you before plunging a chainsaw…
By Heather Alexandra Published January 26, 2017 - Culture
Batman V Superman: When Good Toys Come From Bad Movies
Can you hate a movie but love its characters, or does a bad cinematic experience poison you against them? Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice was a massive disappointment for me, but damn if I don’t adore DC Films’ Superman and Armored Batman figures. It must be tough to sell $50 premium figures based on…
By Mike Fahey Published January 26, 2017 - Uncategorized
A Playlist Of Songs That Overwatch’s Reaper Would Die For
At Overwatch fan site Kotaku, we have a whole Slack room dedicated to the eponymous first-person shooter/dating sim. In it, we post memes and strategy tips and argue over who to ship Lucio with. One day in Kotaku_Overwatch Slack, Gizmodo writer Bryan Menegus asked whether Reaper would be into the metal band Slipknot. Somebody, and…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published January 26, 2017 - Uncategorized
Thousands of People Get Banned From Pokémon Sun and Moon For Cheating
Cheating is rampant inPokémon thanks to tools which allow players to create fake monsters with impossible stats from scratch. Well, it looks like some of the people messing around with their save files have gotten the hammer from The Pokémon Company. According to leading Pokémon news site Serebii, 5,954 people have been banned from going online…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 26, 2017 -
UncategorizedSquare Enix Is Making The Avengers And More Marvel Games
Marvel’s move back into console gaming takes a huge step today, as the comic book company announces a multi-year, multi-game partnership with Square Enix, beginning with The Avengers Project Developed by Crystal Dynamics in collaboration with Eidos Montreal, The Avengers Project is the working title for the first game to come from the newly-announced partnership.…
By Mike Fahey Published January 26, 2017 - Uncategorized
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom isn’t just for PlayStation 4. Bandai Namco today announced the RPG sequel is coming PC this year as well. Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, also initially announced for the PS4, is also headed to PC, as well as Xbox One.
By Mike Fahey Published January 26, 2017 - Kotaku East
Japanese Vigilante Group Picks Shitty Acronym
Surely, there were better options available than “SHAT.” You know, “shat” as in the past tense “to shit.” According to Asahi News and NetGeek, Japanese government employees in the city of Odawara donned these rogue jackets to protest alleged welfare cheaters. The acronym “SHAT” stands for “Seikatsu Hogo Akubometsu Team” (生活保護悪撲滅チーム) or the “Livelihood Protection Evil…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 26, 2017 - Kotaku East
Today In Japan, Hundreds Of People Lined Up For….PlayStation VR
Wait, what? Isn’t PSVR already out in Japan? You bet it is. And yet, this morning, there were long lines at retailers across the country. The reason being that a new shipment of PSVR headsets hit Japanese shops today. Demand was so high at some locations that people had to line up for a chance…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 26, 2017 - Kotaku East
Trademark Squatter Goes After “PPAP” In Japan
Last fall, “PPAP” singer Pikotaro claimed hehadn’t made any money off his viral sensation. A trademark squatter in Japan certainly isn’t helping things. According to Japanese legal site Bengoshi.com, 53-year-old Ikuhiro Ueda has submitted multiple trademark applications for “PPAP” as well as “Pen Pineapple Apple Pen” in both English and Japanese. Pikotaro’s record label, Bengoshi.com…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 26, 2017
