Players Have Modded Goku Into Smash Bros. Wii U

We ALL KNOW that Goku got robbed in that bullshit Smash Bros. poll from last year. But that’s OK. Modders have made everything right again. What you’re looking at above is a mod for Smash Bros 4, as showcased by Super Mega Buster 123 Win64 Gigabyte. The mod was created by KevintheH, and it replaces…

What A Fan Learned About Game Development By Making His Own Star Wars Games

The X-Wing fighters in some of amateur game developer Michael Real’s 14 Star Wars video games fly a little funny. The waddling AT-ST walkers occasionally leap up into the sky as if yanked by an invisible string. The TIE Fighters look like abstract art. Sometimes the stormtroopers march backwards. You haven’t heard of Michael Real…

Far Cry Primal’s Survivor Mode Makes The Game Feel Complete

Ubisoft’s caveman adventure Far Cry Primal has been one of the stranger, more beguiling games of 2016. Last week, they added a free survivor mode for console and PC players. If you’re willing to start a new game to try it, it makes things much more interesting. I initially played Primal for about six hours,…

Dark Souls 3 PC Players Don’t Know Why They’re Getting Banned [UPDATE]

From Software is cracking down on cheaters in Dark Souls 3, but as with previous Dark Souls games, it appears to be impacting innocent bystanders. “Tons of LEGITIMATE PC PLAYERS have now been banned,” is the title of a panicked thread on the Dark Souls 3 subreddit, and there’s plenty of discussions on Steam, too.…

The Level That Proves How Special Alan Wake Was

Horror games have one simple purpose: scaring you. They’re fueled by long moments of tension which erupt in a brief explosion of fright, before it recedes and the terror sets in again. My favorite horror game ever, 2010’s Alan Wake, does things differently. It throws fright out the window, gives you every gun imaginable, and…

Star Wars: Armada: The Kotaku Review

If there’s one thing you do more than anything else while playing Star Wars: Armada, it’s shout INTENSIFY FORWARD FIREPOWER The last of Fantasy Flight’s major Star Wars board games thatI haven’t got aroundto reviewing yet on this site (it was released in 2015), Armada is a game primarily concerned with capital ship combat. So…

When One Teammate Takes The Division Too Seriously

Role-playing as a tough military officer in The Division, while the other players have no idea what’s going on? That could end up really badly, or it could be a fun run. It’s the latter in StoneMountain64‘s video. He’s really good at using military slang and his tone fits the scenario well, so no one…

Nintendo Characters As Football Players

A pretty great concept. SyBro imagined an American football game with Super Mario characters and made some 3D renders for it. Too bad it’s just fan-art. The Mushroom Kingdom and arcade-y gameplay (NFL Blitz style!) could indeed spice up a football game, and both the sideline and the character selection screen look awesome. To contact…

Doom with Mechs, Tanks and Helicopters Looks Like a Fun Time

SGtMarkIV, the creator of the Brutal Doom mod, has posted a new video where he demos another Doom mod of his. It features vehicular (and mecha) combat. This is the video. You might wanna lower your volume a bit ‘cause it’s super loud: There sure is a lot you can still do with the nearly…

The First Trailer for Jason Bourne

After a hiatus, Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass are again teaming up on a new Bourne film. It’s titled Jason Bourne, features Tommy Lee Jones, and will be out this summer.

Cardboard Samurai Armor, Now for Adults

Brave warrior, the only thing that can defeat you now are sharp pointy things like pencils. And rough-housing. And sitting on the sofa funny. And rain. But behold, here is genuine made-in-Japan cardboard samurai armor. The dark armor is patterned after Date Masamune’s, while the red is designed after Sanada Yukimura’s armor. According to IT…

Report: Platinum Games’ President Steps Down

According to Japanese game industry site Game Business, the president of PlatinumGames, Tatsuya Minami, has stepped down. This comes as PlatinumGames began celebrating its tenth anniversary earlier this year. Platinum is the developer of games like Vanquish and Metal Gear Rising. Their most recent title, Star Fox Zero, launched in Japan for the Wii U…

The World’s First Snoopy Museum Is Opening in Tokyo

This is it. The first museum in the world dedicated to the cartoon beagle. And it’s opening this weekend. Located in Tokyo’s Roppongi, the museum features original and unpublished works from Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz, rare memorabilia, as well as new, rotating exhibits. The only other Peanuts museum is the Charles M. Schulz Museum…

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