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Survival Game Frost Looks Great, Doesn’t Play As Well
The mobile game Frost is about a group of migrants in an ambiguous apocalyptic scenario making their way to a refuge from the cold. It’s beautiful, but doesn’t work well enough as a game. Frost is a card-based game. Cards in your deck represent the migrants and their supplies. As you play you are tasked…
By Gita Jackson Published October 19, 2016 -
UncategorizedDrama Over Music Video Inflames Argument About What Anime Is
Yesterday, acclaimed American electronic musician Porter Robinson released an anime. Shelter is the short and tender story of a girl living alone in virtual reality, rendered by Japanese animation studio A-1 Pictures. Over the last 24 hours, it has received overwhelming praise. And, after its swift removal from Reddit’s 420,000-strong anime subreddit, Shelter has also…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 19, 2016 - Uncategorized
DLC for December’s Xbox One and PC release Dead Rising 4 will include an 18-hole golf mode called Super Ultra Dead Rising 4 Mini Golf. There will also be an expansion subtitled “Frank Rising” about protagonist Frank West getting infected with a zombie virus. Plenty more details here.
By Stephen Totilo Published October 19, 2016 - Uncategorized
A Western Game Where Players Literally Shoot The Story
It is the Wild West. Gun drawn and at the ready, you prepare yourself for the next unfortunate collection of words to stumble across your path. You level your pistol, fire, and branch off to the next bit of narrative. This is Words Must Die. Created as part of The Pippin Barr ‘GAME IDEA’ Game…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 19, 2016 - Uncategorized
Pokémon Sun and Moon’s Devs Respond To The Popplio Backlash
Earlier this month, Kotaku asked the folks at Game Freak which starter Pokémon they prefer in Sun and Moon. Unfortunately, poor Popplio didn’t make the cut. I got a chance to speak over the phone to Junichi Masuda, producer on Sun and Moon, as well as Shigeru Ohmori, director on Sun and Moon, and they…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 19, 2016 - Uncategorized
The next Wolfenstein game, presumably subtitled New Colossus, as it was teased by publisher Bethesda in June, is a step closer to being officially announced. In an interview with Two Left Sticks, the voice actor who had the lead role in 2014’s acclaimed Wolfenstein: The New Order, said of that teased title, “Perhaps we’re working…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 19, 2016 - Culture
Titanfall’s Mechs Still Look Great
Tu Bui is an artist at Respawn, where he’s worked on both Titanfall games. We’ve featured some of his work beforein larger galleries for the series, but today’s a good day to run some of his stuff on its own. You can see more of Bui’s work at his ArtStation page To see the images…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 19, 2016 - Uncategorized
Here’s What The Creators of Pokémon Sun and Moon Think About Fan Games
The recent controversial takedowns of high-profile yet unofficial Nintendo-related creations paints a picture of an aggressive corporation that punishes fans. But Game Freak, the creators of Pokémon, actually seem remarkably chill about the existence of fan games based on a recent conversation with Kotaku. As some of you know, 2016 has been a fraught year…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 19, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe Joker’s Long List Of Ridiculous Crimes, According To Rocksteady
“My only regret is I didn’t do more,” the Joker cackles, in this terrific scene from newish PS4 game Batman: Arkham VR. The Bat-computer is listing all of the crimes that the Joker has been convicted of. Torture… unlicensed dentistry… arson… even improper labeling of meat products. That bastard. It’s quite the list and one of…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 19, 2016 -
UncategorizedBe very afraid, The Amnesia Collection arrives on PlayStation 4 November 22. Collecting Amnesia: The Dark Descent, the Amnesia: Justine DLC and sequel Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, the horror compilation should have been released in time for Halloween. Maybe they just forgot.
By Mike Fahey Published October 19, 2016 -
UncategorizedOne-On-One Jump Scare Game Hide And Shriek Launches Next Week
Comingto Steamon October 25, Hide and Shriek is an online game that tasks two players with scaring the living shit out of each other. Developer Funcom has released a new trailer demonstrating exactly how that works. Are jump scares more frightening when someone else is controlling them directly? On one hand there’s the element of…
By Mike Fahey Published October 19, 2016 - Culture
Super Mario Hot Wheels, Ranked
Last month Nintendo and Mattel teamed up to create the first ever Super Mario character cars. Each is a wheeled work of art, but with eight different vehicles at $.97 a pop, snagging the whole set might be tough. Don’t worry. We’re here to help. We’ve created the definitive ranking of Super Mario Hot Wheels…
By Mike Fahey Published October 19, 2016 -
Kotaku EastThe Case Mod That Looks Like An Enormous Gun
Not sure where case mods go from here, but a giant gun will be tough to top. Via PC Gamer comes this Point Blank Barrett Radeon RX480. A team called Suchao Modding & Design created this madness. This is nuts, truly nuts, but damn, it’s so well made and well executed. It looks like the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 19, 2016 - Kotaku East
The Japanese Military Recruits With Anime Girls
In the past, there was a tradition in the U.S. military to paint pin-ups on aircrafts. Today, that tradition lives on in Japan. But there’s an important difference: they’re not cheesecake pin-ups. They’re anime girls, and they’re not only on aircrafts, but also recruitment posters. During the annual festival at the Japanese Self Defense Force’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 19, 2016 - Kotaku East
Anime Fans, This Tokyo Hair Salon Is For You
Make your anime hair dreams real! In Tokyo’s Akihabara, that is. As pointed out on 2ch, a new anime-themed hair salon called Off-Kai has opened in the city’s anime and gaming district with the distinctive English tagline “For animation fans hairsalon.” The salon offers video game and anime inspired cuts, and it’s filled with manga…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 19, 2016 - Kotaku East
Yokai Watch Characters Working At McDonald’s
Imagine walking into McDonald’s and seeing these characters at the counter. These characters, of course, are Jibanyan, Komajiro and Komasan. The Yokai Watch gang appeared at a McDonald’s in Japan to promote an upcoming calendar collaboration. Famitsu was on hand to capture images like this. It sure looks hard to move around in those costumes. …
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 19, 2016 - Kotaku East
Japan Has Halloween Taxis With Zombie Drivers
Just in time for Halloween, a Fukuoka taxi company called Lucky Taxi is rolling out a pair of frightening cabs. Best part? They have zombie drivers in zombie make up. Like so. GAH. According to Yomiuri, the cabs will be running in Fukuoka’s city center, with drivers in full zombie make up from October 29…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 19, 2016
