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What We Like About Uncharted 4‘s Multiplayer
We’ve talked about Uncharted 4‘s single player a lot. It’s time to discuss the game’s multiplayer. We like it, respect it but don’t quite love it. Patrick, Jason and I chatted about it earlier today. We’ll go first, but I’d also love to hear from those of you who’ve been playing it down in the…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 3, 2016 - Uncategorized
Regarding A Fake Kotaku Article
An article concocted to attack one of our writers and our publication as a whole several years ago continues to make the rounds, most recently in a video that’s garnered more than 500,000 views on YouTube in the last two days. To make it clear to those not able to figure this out on their…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 3, 2016 - Culture
Kiki’s Deep Space Delivery Service
Jan Buragay is a freelance artist from The Philippines who has a knack for sketching anime-stlye mechs and starships just the way I like ‘em. You can see more of Jan’s work at his ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 3, 2016 - Uncategorized
Dangerous Golf: Cool Concept, Boring Execution
Crash mode was a divisive addition to Burnout, and you either loved it or hated it. Personally, it’s what really brought me into the Burnout series; it felt like a series of destructive puzzles. Dangerous Golf, a new game from a group of Burnout vets, is an attempt to make a whole game out of…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 3, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe Internet Has Turned Overwatch’s Play of The Game Into An Incredible Joke
Overwatch’s “play of the game” is supposed to be a post-match highlight that showcases a moment of badassery, but the internet has transformed the feature into so much more. You’ve probably already seen examples of this in action, but basically, the play of the game has become a big meme where people splice together footage…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 3, 2016 - Uncategorized
Watch Us Play Soft Body, A Puzzle Game About Doing Two Things At Once
Soft Body is a new(ish) puzzle game for PS4 and Steam from game developer Zeke Virant. It’s a $13 test of your ability to control two blobs through a field of bullets and barriers, each steered with a different analog stick. One blob is weak but can paint walls. The other can take a bullet…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 3, 2016 -
UncategorizedUncharted 4 Solves The Series’ Identity Crisis
Depending what part of an Uncharted game you see him in, Nathan Drake is either a wisecracking dude clinging to a cliff face or a cold-blooded murder machine. Players have to do a fair amount of mental gymnastics to believe that this is the same guy in both instances. Uncharted 4 makes that cognitive exercise…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 3, 2016 - Uncategorized
Suikoden Fans Beg Konami To Put The Games On Steam
It’s unfortunate that Konami, a Japanese gambling company, owns the license to Suikoden, one of the greatest video game series ever made. Still, fans haven’t given up yet. The Suikoden Revival Movement, a wonderful group devoted to raising awareness and trying to bring life to Konami’s now-dormant RPG series, today launched a campaign called #SuikodenOnSteam.…
By Jason Schreier Published June 3, 2016 - Uncategorized
Capcom USA and Capcom Japan Have Communication Problems
Street Fighter is owned by Capcom USA. It’s developed in Japan. Keep that in mind as we talk about what’s going on with Ibuki’s delayed release. Earlier this year, Capcom USA’s community blog published a road map for this year’s releases, which set expectations for Ibuki to be released in late May. That didn’t happen.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2016 - Uncategorized
Japan Is Trying To Destroy Tattoos [Update]
Right now, there are some people in Japan who appear to be doing their best to kill off tattoos. This guy is one of many who wants to stop that. For the past two years plus, I’ve been working on a tattoo book called Japanese Tattoos: History * Culture * Design. It’s about the symbols…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2016 - Uncategorized
People Are Mass-Disliking Metal Gear Pachinko
Yesterday, Konami revealed Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater for pachinko slot machines. Today, people are mass-disliking its debut trailer. As of writing, the clip has been viewed nearly 450,000 times, while the dislike counter has hit 23,888 and there are 814 likes. That’s some ratio. This comes after a very strange yearfor Konami. Fans seems…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2016 - Kotaku East
An Impressive Resume of Anime and Video Game Backgrounds
What do Terra Formars, Fullmetal Alchemist and Final Fantasy X have in common? They all had backgrounds done by studio Kusanagi. The Tokyo-based studio has worked on an incredibly impressive list of games and anime that include the likes of Final Fantasy XII, Love Love?, Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Cowboy Bebop, Front Mission 2, Sakura…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2016 -
UncategorizedTen Jammin’ Anime Theme Songs from Spring 2016
As we ride through the back end of this anime season, now’s the perfect time to jam out to some of the best opening and ending theme songs it has to offer. Anime: Flying Witch Song: “Shanranran” Artist: miwa feat. 96Neko Why I Love It: This song reflects perfectly the happy, lighthearted nature of the…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 3, 2016 - Uncategorized
Classic PC Series Like Defender Of The Crown Might Be Coming Back
Starbreeze, developers of the Syndicate reboot and the Riddick games, are also a publisher. And they’ve just picked up the rights to some very interesting old classics belonging to a company called Cinemaware. That brand may not leap off the page, but the purchase means Starbreeze now has the rights to make new games (including…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2016 - CultureCosplay
Diablo III Cosplay Is Some Max Gear Attire
Fabricator Djinn has been working on this Diablo III outfit for years now, and the result looks like it was definitely worth the wait/effort. It’s fitting that Imperius is the greatest warrior in the heavens, because this is some of the greatest Diablo cosplay we’ve ever seen. You can see the outfit come together in…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2016 -
UncategorizedThis is Pan-Pan, out on Steam on August 25. It looks lovely. It’s described as “an open plain adventure that expands on the concept of environmental narrative storytelling with puzzle solving and exploration elements at its core.” I’m getting lots of nice little Little Big Adventure flashbacks
By Luke Plunkett Published June 2, 2016 - Uncategorized
Capcom, EVO Ban Player From 2016 Pro Tour Over “Inappropriate” Touching
Capcom announced todaythat it has banned fighting game competitor Noel Brown from the Capcom Pro Tour’s 2016 season, due to “unwarranted and unwanted” touching of a woman at a recent fighting game tournament. He’s also been banned from EVO 2016. In a video of the during the live stream before the Street Fighter V Losers…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 2, 2016
