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UncategorizedHow To Unlock Every Secret Ending In Dark Souls 3
As with previous Souls games, there are multiple ways to end the game, even if they’re not readily apparent. If you haven’t yet touched the final bonfire, here’s a guide to the various endings in Dark Souls 3 There are spoilers to follow! So far, we know there are four endings for Dark Souls 3,…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 18, 2016 -
ReviewsRazer’s First Capture Box Is Excellent, But Nothing New
When my review unit of Razer’s newly-launched Ripsaw game capture box arrived I eagerly unboxed it, set it atop the AverMedia Live Gamer Extreme I’d been using since last summer, and swapped the cords from the old one into the exact same ports in the new one. Hmm. That was sort of odd, not having…
By Mike Fahey Published April 18, 2016 - Uncategorized
Capcom Says They’ll Start Locking Out Rage Quitters in Street Fighter V
Capcom’s finally beginning to detail a system that penalizes players who quit out of online play after losing. Oh, and Guile will be April’s DLC character. The latest update on Capcom Unity details the first steps that the publisher will be using to punish rage-quitters: We’re also happy to announce that we will be implementing…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 18, 2016 - Culture
Mario And Sonic At The Fast Food Drive-In
Not nearly as healthy as Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games but slightly more edible, Nintendo has teamed up with exactly the right American fast food restaurant to distribute Mario & Luigi Paper Jam toys. There are several Sonic Drive-In restaurants near my home. Every time I pass one and catch a glimpse of…
By Mike Fahey Published April 18, 2016 - Uncategorized
Game Industry Veteran Writes Horrifying Article In Defense Of Poor Working Conditions [UPDATE]
This weekend on Venturebeat, game industry veteran Alex St. John published a hot new contender for worst article of the decade, arguing that today’s game developers should stop whining about nonsensical ideas like, oh, “fair wages.” St. John, who co-created DirectX for Microsoft and founded the game company WildTangent, writes that “making games is not…
By Jason Schreier Published April 18, 2016 -
EsportsOne Of Counter-Strike’s Greatest Teams Returns From The Dead At DreamHack Malmo
After keeping fans waiting ages for a comeback, Sweden’s Ninjas in Pyjamas team upset expectations on Sunday to win the DreamHack Masters Malmö Counter-Strike tournament, in front of a fanatically loyal home audience. NiP was the team to beat in the early days of Global Offensive, enjoying the longest winning streak in pro Counter-Strike history,…
By Rob Zacny Published April 18, 2016 - Uncategorized
BioShock director Ken Levine is working on an “interactive live-action film based on Twilight Zone,” writes Wired. Levine’s partnered with media company Interlude for the project, whose technology will “allow viewers to determine what the characters do” in the film.
By András Neltz Published April 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedFallout: New Vegas as an Interactive YouTube Adventure
Here’s a very cool concept with a great execution by the YouTubers at Many A True Nerd. They’ve created a Choose Your Own Adventure-style series following the story of Fallout: New Vegas, but instead of turning the pages of a book, you progress by clicking through annotations at the end of each clip. The goal…
By Gergo Vas Published April 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedInsomniac Now ‘True Believers’ In VR, Releasing Three Oculus Games In 2016
A first-person magic dueling game. A third-person, Altered Beast-style brawler. An Antarctic horror adventure. The developers at Insomniac Games, one of the most reliable console studios of the past decade, plan to release a trio of virtual reality games this year, all published by Oculus Rift and exclusive to the PC platform. “We’re very much…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 18, 2016 - Kotaku East
The Japanese Internet Reacts to Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the Shell
Last week, the world got its first look at Scarlett Johansson as Major Kusanagi in Hollywood’s upcoming Ghost in the Shell movie. The decision has been controversialin the West, and here is what some, certainly not all, of the folks online in Japan are saying. The decision to cast Johansson as Motoko Kusanagi, an augmented-cybernetic…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe First Pokémon Games Took So Long To Make Because of EarthBound
The first Pokémon Game Boy games Pocket Monsters Red and Green were released in 1996. But as Shigeru Miyamoto points out, they were held up. The reason? EarthBound. In a newly released video to celebrate Pokémon’s 20th anniversary, Shigeru Miyamoto talked about the franchise’s early years, working for six years testing what would become Red…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 18, 2016 - Kotaku East
Moving Arcade Cabinets Is Tricky in Japan
Ever wonder how they get cabinets in and out from Japanese arcades’ upper floors? At Club Sega, with cranes! Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am.
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 18, 2016 - Kotaku East
Voice actor Tarako is taking over the role of antagonist Monokuma in the Danganronpa series, Famitsu reports. Last year, it was announced that previous voice actor, 82 year-old Nobuyo Oyama, was suffering from dementia and unable to do voice acting work.
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 18, 2016 - CultureCosplay
Cosplay Brings The Witcher 3’s Yennefer To Life
We’ve seen some quality Witcher 3 cosplay over the past year or so, but as good as it’s been, Maria “Hannuki” Hanna’s Yennefer is up there with the very best of it. You can see more of Maria’s cosplay work at her personal site and Facebook page
By Luke Plunkett Published April 18, 2016 - Kotaku East
Every Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Ever Sold, All In One Place
To be exact, that’s 7,649 cards in total. To promote the new Yu-Gi-Oh! animated movie Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions, here’s a full set of all the cards that have gone on sale since 1999. Incredible to see them all displayed like this in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station. Think how long it would it take…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 18, 2016 -
EsportsCLG And Their New AD Carry Beat Doublelift And Team SoloMid In NA League Of Legends Final
History repeated itself at the end of Team SoloMid’s and Counter Logic Gaming’s five-game North American LCS final on Sunday, as some clutch play from a CLG carry shut down TSM’s title challenge. It’s going way too far to say that Trevor “Stixxay” Hayes won the series for CLG, but he delivered at two absolutely…
By Rob Zacny Published April 17, 2016
