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Podcast: AAA vs. Indie Development
Kotaku friend and newly independent developer Matthew Burns joins us on this week’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen to talk about the differences between AAA and indie development. We also talk Nier Automata, the must-watch Double Fine documentary (which Kirk finally started watching), and Star Wars: Rogue One. You can listen to this week’s episode on…
By Jason Schreier Published December 29, 2016 - Culture
Ask Dr. Nerdlove: Her Clingy Guy Friend Won’t Leave Us Alone
Hello, all you electric blue sex-angels of the Twitternet. Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the dating column that promises to introduce 2017 to the Chair Leg of Truth if it acts at all like its older brother. It’s the final column of the year and we’re going to talk about various dating anxieties from folks…
Harris O'Malley Published December 29, 2016 -
UncategorizedFahey’s Top Ten Games Of 2016
When I’m not eating snacks or playing with toys, I like to relax with some video games. Through a careful selection process that mainly involved me staring at at a large list, shaking my head and swearing, I’ve managed to narrow the games I played in 2016 to ten favorites. I started off with a…
By Mike Fahey Published December 29, 2016 - Uncategorized
3DS Software Famed For Piracy Hit With Nintendo Takedown, Creator Says
Freeshop is homebrew software touted as a tool used to download 3DS games that you already own. Most people, however, know Freeshop as a thing you can use to download entire 3DS games, free of charge (hence the name). Today, Freeshop’s main distribution source was hit with a DMCA notice. If you visit the old…
By Patricia Hernandez Published December 28, 2016 -
UncategorizedBig Smash Bros. Melee Tournament Will Allow Controversial Controller
Super Smash Bros. Melee players still compete at tournaments with the 15-year-old GameCube controller. But it’s got issues—namely, painful ergonomics and easily-degraded joysticks. So when Dustin Huffer introduced a modern controller into the Melee mix, he was shocked to hear that the huge, January, 2017 Smash tournament Genesis 4 was considering a ban. After a…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published December 28, 2016 -
UncategorizedFinal Fantasy XIV Players Create Their Own In-Game Theater Troupe
Wanderer Sabaku met me at the foot of his mansion’s grand double stairway on the Diabolos server of Final Fantasy XIV. He was nearly twice my size and towered in a purple floor-length coat. A crown sat on his blue-gray head. He welcomed me from behind a partition and led me down some winding stairs…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published December 28, 2016 -
UncategorizedStar Wars Video Game Players Honor Carrie Fisher
All across the video game galaxy, players are gathering to memorialize Carrie Fisher, who died yesterday following a massive heart attack. The most prominent celebrations have taken place in the BioWare MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic, where players are holding impromptu get-togethers in an area called House Organa, on the planet Alderaan. Fisher, of…
By Jason Schreier Published December 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
Kirk Hamilton’s Top 10 Games Of 2016
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: A farmer, a hitman, and a little boy all walk into a bar. Everything’s moving in slow motion, so the bartender’s like, “Dishonored? I hardly even know ‘er!” No but seriously, folks, 2016 was a pretty great year for games. I had a hard time narrowing down my…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
Life Is Hard, And Frog Fractions 2 Is Great
To write about Frog Fractions 2, I spent three hours planting seeds and chopping wood in an entirely separate fairy resource management game. Finding Frog Fractions 2 was how I learned its first rule: It’s less about the game than the “fuck it” attitude you pick up on the ride. Frog Fractions 2 is the…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published December 28, 2016 -
UncategorizedDay of the Tentacle Remastered, Titan Souls Headline PlayStation Plus Lineup for January
There’s an interesting range of games in PlayStation Plus’ lineup next month. Most exciting to me is The Swindle, a steal ‘em up platformer I enjoyed a lot on PC. There’s also This War of Mine: The Little Ones, which adds what I’m sure is heart-wrenching content to an already heart-wrenching game. As ever, these…
By Riley MacLeod Published December 28, 2016 - Uncategorized
Kotaku‘s Most Anticipated Games Of 2016
Here at Kotaku, we spend most of our time focusing on games that are already out. That’s kind of our thing. But still, every once in a while we like to look to the future and get excited about what’s next. Here are the games we can’t wait to play in 2016. Persona 5 After…
By Jason Schreier Published December 28, 2016 -
Kotaku EastThe Best Martial Arts Movie Fights Of All Time
From karate chops to roundhouse kicks, cinema has seen its share of martial arts fights. Now, it’s time to look at the ones that come out on top when the others went down for the count. The best, if you like. This article was originally published on February 11, 2015. Obviously, making a list like…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 28, 2016 -
UncategorizedHow Frog Fractions 2 Stayed A Secret For Two Years
Jim Crawford, the man who just released the most well-hidden video game of the last two years by smuggling it inside another one, misses a time when video games had more secrets. “One thing that’s been lost about games since the ‘80s is that they’re no longer particularly mysterious, because of marketing, because they’re cheap…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 27, 2016 -
Kotaku EastThe 31 Most Important Japanese Games Ever Made
Over the decades, Japanese developers have churned out a mind-boggling number of video games. Some are good, and some are bad. These are the thirty-one most important ones. This piece originally appeared 7/1/16. Deciding which ones are the most important is tricky and subjective. I’ve tried to include games that have influenced Japanese gaming, worldwide…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 27, 2016 -
UncategorizedBattlefield 1‘s Christmas Truce Didn’t Quite Come Together
Battlefield 1 players hoping to recreate World War One’s Christmas truce couldn’t rein back the bloodlust of those eager to kill the fresh wave of new players. In real life, the Christmas Truce of 1914 was a near-miraculous cease fire across many fronts in World War One. It came after Pope Benedict XV suggested a…
By Heather Alexandra Published December 27, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Stanley Parable is receiving a new update to remove a mysterious black obelisk found in one of its hidden endings. The ending in question requires players to partake in a four-hour-long joke mini-game. According to creator Davey Wreden, the strange obelisk is actually the result of a bug.
By Heather Alexandra Published December 27, 2016 -
UncategorizedFour Surprising Moments Tucked Into Watch Dogs 2
You may have expected hacking, driving and shooting in Watch Dogs 2, but did you expect a discussion of Aliens Vs. Predator? How about a chat about what’s cool about Latin? Yes, the language. Ubisoft’s developers have hidden some odd and interesting stuff in their latest massive open-world game. The Aliens Vs. Predator thing is…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 27, 2016
