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It’s Official: No Man’s Sky Delayed To August
Publisher Sony confirmed tonight that, as Kotaku reported earlier this week, No Man’s Sky is delayed out of June. The ambitious space game will now be out on August 9 “As we approached our final deadlines, we realized that some key moments needed extra polish to bring them up to our standards,” director Sean Murray…
By Jason Schreier Published May 27, 2016 - Culture
What’re You Playing This Weekend?
Overwatch is great and all, but I’ve got Trails of Cold Steel to catch up on. See, I’m only up to Chapter 4 of Falcom’s excellent (but slow-paced) JRPG, and I’ve gotta crank through the rest of the game in time for E3. There’s apparently a big twist at the end, and there’s no way…
By Jason Schreier Published May 27, 2016 -
UncategorizedSomeone’s Building All Of Destiny In Minecraft
Some Minecraft players like to build houses, or castles, or mazes full of monsters. Others prefer to recreate the entirety of Destiny Player infered5’s pet project is to remake all of Bungie’s space dress-up sim in the blocky world of Minecraft, and he’s done a pretty good job so far. Check out this footage for…
By Jason Schreier Published May 27, 2016 - Uncategorized
Bethesda had said Fallout 4 mods would come to Xbox in May, and they’re delivering. Xbox One players will get to start making all their characters naked on May 31. For PS4 you’ll have to wait a bit later; Bethesda says mods are still on track to come to PlayStation in June.
By Jason Schreier Published May 27, 2016 - Uncategorized
GTA Online is getting a big new expansion next month. Called Further Adventures in Finance and Felony, it’ll let you run your own criminal organization and sell contraband across Los Santos. Still no word on the single-player DLC that was promised oh so long ago.
By Jason Schreier Published May 27, 2016 -
UncategorizedLet’s Talk About Final Fantasy XIV
It’s Friday, and I’m the only one manning Kotaku today, so naturally we’re going to talk about JRPGs. Or, as the case may be, MMOJRPGs. First of all, here’s a new trailer for the next update to Final Fantasy XIV, which comes out on June 7: So much content! Sucks about the whole monthly fee…
By Jason Schreier Published May 27, 2016 - Uncategorized
Steins;Gate Zero is coming to the west on both PS4 and Vita, courtesy of PQube, the same publisher that brought over Steins;Gate. Zero isthe sequel to 5pb’s excellent visual novel, which starts off slowly but ultimately pays off. No specific release date just yet—they’re saying 2016 for both Europe and the U.S.
By Jason Schreier Published May 27, 2016 - Culture
Wait, This Isn’t How I Remember The Teletubbies
John Nugroho is a concept artist and illustrator from Indonesia. You can see more of John’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 as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art is a…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 27, 2016 - Uncategorized
Overwatch PC Benchmarks: Making Ultra HD Look Easy
Though there are still some hotly anticipated titles due in 2016, we might already have the game of the year on our hands. Overwatch has been on our radar for a while now but it recently blew up in a big way with an open beta that attracted 9.7 million players earlier this month. That’s…
By Steven Walton Published May 27, 2016 -
UncategorizedDragon Quest Builders Is Coming West
The Minecraft–Dragon Quest hybrid game Dragon Quest Builders will head west this October, publisher Square Enix said this morning. It’ll be out for both PS4 and—remarkably, based on Square’s recent history—Vita. New trailer above.
By Jason Schreier Published May 27, 2016 - Kotaku East
Let Overwatch‘s Japanese Fan Art Begin!
Overwatch isn’t only capturing people’s imagination in the West. The game is also gaining a following in Japan and has the fan art to prove it. Here’s an interesting sight to see this week: The latest issue of Famitsu features Overwatch on the cover. Why is this interesting? Because this week, Dragon Quest Heroes II…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 27, 2016 - Kotaku East
The Up-All-Night Stream Plays Dragon Quest Heroes II [Stream Over]
Dragon Quest and Dynasty Warriors Collide Once Again in Dragon Quest Heroes II. So join me as I kill every slime in existence. Update: The stream is now over, but you can watch the full three-and-a-half hours of it here Dragon Quest Heroes II was released in Japan for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published May 27, 2016 - Kotaku East
Sailor Moon Socks Are Exactly What You’d Hope
Little sailor suits. Different tunic colors. Big bows. These are just about perfect. Japanese brand ERIMAKI SOX, which previously made Conan the Detective footwear, is releasing Sailor Moon themed socks. As you can see in these images from Natalie, these socks sure look cute. Priced at 6,264 yen (US$57), there are five different sets, each…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 27, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Internet Reacts to the New Mega Man Cartoon
Well, this exists. As Coming Soon reports, DHX Media Ltd. and Dentsu Entertainment USA, Inc. are developing a new Mega Man animated series. It’s slated for 2017 to mark the series 30th anniversary. The series will follow Mega Man’s new alter-ego, Aki Light, who is a school boy robot outfitted with super armor. The above…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 27, 2016 - CultureCosplay
Tales (Well, Cosplay) From The Borderlands
This Borderlands cosplay from Thousand-Faces is just ungh. I love how they’ve extended the cel-shading effect, letting it run off their make-up and all the way onto the outfits themselves. Photos by Insomniac Studios
By Luke Plunkett Published May 27, 2016
