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UncategorizedNamco’s Schoolgirl VR Game Gets Inevitable Erotic Game Knock Off
Of course it did. Of course. In Namco’s PlayStation VR title Summer Lesson, you interact with a schoolgirl as her summer tutor. The 12-years-old-and-up rated title is not an adults-only game. VR Kanojo, however, is. The folks at adult PC game company Illusion are releasing a VR demo called VR Kanojo (VR Girlfriend) that looks…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 13, 2016 - CultureTotal Recall
Inside A Nintendo Storage Room, Where They Keep Their Old Stuff
Nintendo Japan have today given fans a brief glimpse at what must be one of the most sought-after areas of the entire company: one of their storage rooms, where old consoles and peripherals are kept. Part of a series of posts celebrating the 30th anniversary of the release of The Legend of Zelda in 1986,…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 12, 2016 - CultureCosplay
Wonder Woman Cosplay Is Coming To Kick Your Ass
This Wonder Woman shoot takes elements of Megan Marie’s Warriorand Valkyrieoutfits and smashes ‘em together. Twice the costume, twice the ass-kicking. All photos by Fernando Brischetto / Photographes Sans Frontieres
By Luke Plunkett Published October 12, 2016 - CultureCosplay
Leon Kennedy, At Your Service
Cosplayer Leon Chiro has a slight twist on Leon Kennedy cosplay, going for his appearance in next year’s animated Resident Evil movie, Vendetta. Though I guess that’s also very similar to how he looked in Resident Evil 6
By Luke Plunkett Published October 12, 2016 -
UncategorizedSnooker Champion Is Not VR Champion, Falls Over
Ronnie O’Sullivan is one of the greatest snooker players to ever pick up a cue. In the real world, he would kick your ass. In a virtual game of snooker, though, the dude has some problems. Mostly with the floor. This clip is from a trailer for a new History Channel show starring the Englishman,…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 12, 2016 -
UncategorizedBattlefield 1‘s Opening Actually Says Something About WW1’s Pointless Carnage
I didn’t know how Battlefield 1 was going to approach the Great War, which was historically not great at all. I was worried they’d treat it like a fun game. But “Storm of Steel” doesn’t shy away from the war’s brutality. Spoiler Warning: If you want to experience this incredibly interesting and smart bit of…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 12, 2016 -
ReviewsMafia III: The Kotaku Review
Mafia III takes hours to really get going. Sometimes it’s a predictable, janky slog. Once it finds its groove, though, it’s an open-world crime game unlike any other. It’s a bold depiction of a difficult time and place—a portrait of New Orleans in the late 1960s, racism and ugliness included. Early on in Mafia III,…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 12, 2016 -
UncategorizedAn Adventure Game That Lets You Explore Ruins As A Wolf
Lost Ember is an upcoming indie game from a wolf’s perspective. Marvelously, that wolf can possess other animals as a way of exploring the ruins of the imaginary Machu Kila. It looks to be a gorgeous adventure title that, as of yesterday, is raising funds on Kickstarter In Lost Ember, currently in development, players will…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published October 12, 2016 - Culture
Valve Is Making A New Vive Controller [UPDATE]
Valve showed off a new, slicker controller for its HTC-backed Vive virtual reality system at the Steam Dev Days conference today in Seattle. While the event is not open to press, developers in attendance tweeted photos of the device from a slide presentation. The main new feature appears to be the ability to open your…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 12, 2016 - Culture
That Is A Lot Of Blizzard Characters
John Polidora is an artist at Blizzard. You like Mercy’s Halloween skin? He did the concept for that. And loads of others, of course. As a senior concept artist and character designer working on the game, that’s literally his job. I just thought I’d mention Mercy because as someone who mains as Mercy it is…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 12, 2016 - Uncategorized
Enraged EVE Online Player Offers $75,000 Bounty On Enemy Corporation
EVE Online can get pretty intense. From battles that cost $300,000 in damages to histories so complex that a book was written about them, the long running MMO can get very serious. Now, a personal disagreement has led to a hefty bounty. In a Reddit post, user holder2k has offered $75,000 for the eviction of…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 12, 2016 - Uncategorized
Dragon Quest Builders Feels Like A More Guided Minecraft
I love the idea of Minecraft, but I lack the time, patience and attention span to get anywhere in it. What I need is Minecraft with a strong guiding hand. That’s Dragon Quest Builders in a nutshell. I’ve spent several hours wandering about Minecraft. I start projects and end them before the materials are gathered.…
By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2016 - Uncategorized
Battlefield 1 Trial Goes Live One Day Early
Members of Origin Access and EA Access can now download the ten hour trial for Battlefield 1, an entire day before originally planned. The early trial was meant to go live tomorrow but it can now be downloaded on PC and Xbox One by members. The download comes in at 40.39 GB total on PC…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 12, 2016 -
UncategorizedDespite Hype, Osiris: New Dawn Is Not The Perfect Space Sim Yet
Osiris: New Dawn is a space exploration game out in Early Access on Steam. It’s a vast but unfortunately tedious take on the survival genre. There’s a lot of potential but a long way to go if the game wants to dominate the field. With the mixed response to No Man’s Sky, the space exploration…
By Heather Alexandra Published October 12, 2016