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Konami Has No Plans To Finish MGSV The Phantom Pain‘s Mission 51
One of Metal Gear Solid V’s most important plot points, Mission 51, ended up on the cutting room floor. Today, Konami said it does not plan to finish this mission. As Kotaku reported last year, footage of a deleted mission, made up of concept art, narration, and half-finished cut-scenes, appeared in the game’s previously released…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2016 - Uncategorized
How Western Animation Has Changed
In the past, Kotaku has shown how Japanese animation has changed (here and here). But we haven’t really had a look at how Western animation designs have evolved over the years. So let’s do that. A while ago, animator Harry Partridgedrew this wonderful and fascinating comparison. If you haven’t seen it, it’s worth a look:…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2016 - CultureTotal Recall
The Reason Behind Street Fighter‘s Iconic Button Layout
This week twenty-nine years ago, the first Street Fighter was released in arcades. There was Ken, Ryu, and some very different buttons. As pointed out on Event Hubs, the first cabinets had giant pressure-sensitive pads that you were supposed to POUND WITH YOUR FIST. Which is nuts. Problems arose from players punching the buttons, such…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 31, 2016 -
CultureDeveloper Decides To Pull Game From Steam After Just Three Days
It’s not easy being a Steam developer these days. Even once-successful creators are falling on hard times. Since 2009, Arcen Games has released 11 games on Steam. They’ve done pretty well for themselves, despite mixed reception of games like A Valley Without Wind—which, at best, can be called an ambitious mess—and its sequel, which, at…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 30, 2016 - ReviewsBoard Games
The Star Wars Board Games Just Keep Getting Better
Star Wars: Imperial Assault and Star Wars: Armada are two of the biggest and best board games around at the moment. Both have had recent expansions that shake things up, and both of those expansions have been terrific If you’re just joining us, both are games from Fantasy Flight. Imperial Assault is a turn-based tactical…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 30, 2016 - Uncategorized
“Its super effective!”, by Guerrilla Games artist Luc de Haan.
By Luke Plunkett Published August 30, 2016 -
UncategorizedI Played Battlefield 1‘s Beta, And Got Run Over By A Horse
Battlefield 1 is having a beta on the Playstation 4, Xbox One, and PC. For now, it’s available to Battlefield Insider members before opening to everyone else tomorrow morning, August 31st. I was very skeptical heading into things; the entire series feels tired and the World War One setting didn’t interest me. But after getting…
By Heather Alexandra Published August 30, 2016 - Uncategorized
Ever, Jane Will Bring Jane Austen’s Wit To An MMORPG
Talking—and talking well—is the weapon of choice in the MMO Ever, Jane. In its open beta, the Jane Austen-themed game, not to be released for another year, brought me back to a time when graphics, game mechanics and avatar customization were secondary to how well virtual-world residents could write. Ever, Jane, in its raw state,…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published August 30, 2016 -
UncategorizedDeus Ex Gets Air Vents All Wrong, According To An Architect
The Deus Ex series is known for a lot of things: Cyberpunk conspiracy intrigue. Player choice. Overcoming life’s cruel obstacles by stacking hella boxes. But mainly, it’s known for air vents. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to understand how they work. Deus Ex is infamous for its use of air vents as portals to vast realms…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 30, 2016 -
UncategorizedThat Final Fantasy XV Mobile Pinball Thing Is Out
Justice Monsters Five, the game that’s supposedly wildly popular in the fictional world of Final Fantasy XV, is now available as a downloadable free-to-play mobile game for iOS and Android. From what I’ve played so far, Justice Monsters Five is a higher-end collectible hero game with a pinball twist. Elementally attuned enemies appear on te…
By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2016 - Uncategorized
A Year’s Worth Of Articles About The Witcher 3
Today, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt gets a Game of the Year edition. It comes with all the updates, patches, DLC and expansions released over the last year. It’s also the rare “Game of the Year” edition that is appropriately named. Here at Kotaku, many of us loooooove The Witcher 3. Love it like, “have…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 30, 2016 -
UncategorizedWho Even Watches Their Overwatch Kill-Cam?
We’re back with the second episode of our new weekly video series where —you guessed it!—we hang out and talk about Overwatch. Working title is “Let’s Talk Overwatch.” We’ll probably change that soon. This week I’m joined once more by Cecilia and Nathan to talk about failure, death, and all that fun stuff. Do any…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 30, 2016 - CultureKotaku Game Diary
Scraps From Covering Video Games A Decade Ago
This past weekend, I found a couple of small box in my apartment full of memories from when I was writing about video games for MTV News a decade ago. They might as well have been a buried time capsule. I had little memory of what I’d saved in those boxes, which I don’t think…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 30, 2016
