We Had A Good Run Blade & Soul, But I’m Out

After my first month in NCsoft’s martial arts MMO Blade & Soul I hit a wall. I wasn’t annoyed or frustrated. In fact up to that point I’d been enjoying myself immensely. I was satisfied with what I had played, and felt no need to continue. That’s odd, right? The point of a massively multiplayer…

Telltale’s New Walking Dead Episode Holds A Special Pain For Players Who Are Parents

While playing the newest Walking Dead video game miniseries, it’s pretty easy to convince yourself that lead character Michonne will be okay no matter what scenarios unfold. But, she’s not okay and never will be because she’s a parent in a world gone wrong. Spoilers follow. The Walking Dead is all about up-close horror intruding…

Pokémon Go field tests have started in Japan, which means there is some early footage floating around. Via GAME Previews, here’s a look at the sorts of customization options you’ll have as a trainer.

Apparently Big Boss Recorded A Country Album

I know Kojima leaving Konami is tough, Snake, but it’s not your fault. Kiefer Sutherland, aka the actor who replaced David Hayter in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, released a music video for an upcoming country-tinged album. The single, Not Enough Whiskey, is pretty…on the nose. In the video, Sutherland drinks whiskey. It’s…

Tree Of Savior Is Lucky It’s Pretty

Recently launched in Founder’s Access, Tree of Savior is an anime style massively multiplayer action role-playing game whose video capture hot key is the same as Steam’s screenshot key. The accidental video that resulted was too lovely to trash. Tree of Savior’s visual flair grabbed me while I was flipping through upcoming Steam releases a…

Guy Finds Every Terminal In Fallout 4 In Attempt To Uncover Last Secret

Fallout 4 has a ridiculous number of terminals, most of which the average player will never see. One man, however, has actually spent over 25 hours poring through every computer in Fallout 4. It’s madness. Why would anybody do such a thing? Well, you may recall that last month, Fallout 4’s director, Todd Howard, said…

A Beautiful Video Game Puzzle

Maybe you haven’t heard of Samorost 3. It’s a very lovely adventure game by Amanita Design that also happens to be wickedly hard. The only way I can think to try to get you to play it for yourself is to spoil one of its best puzzles. Don’t worry; it’s only the first part. The…

Minecraft TARDIS Is Ready To Adventure in Time and Space

This is what happens when Minecraft, a love for Doctor Who, video editing skills, and a spiffy custom map meet. In this clip, redditor ShaneH7646 shows off his TARDIS Minecraft map with some video editing trickery: While the effect is achieved via green screen, you can take the map itself for a spin (it actually…

Think Grand Theft Auto Meets Syndicate, But Set in Tokyo

This is Tokyo 42. It’s an isometric action game that is inspired by the first Grand Theft Auto and Syndicate. And damn, it looks glorious. In Tokyo 42, you are a gun for hire, and the game features a rotating camera mechanic, stealth, cats, shoot-outs, and many nice colors. Below is the game’s debut trailer.…

Married Life Suits Master Thief Lupin III

What happens when the world’s greatest thief gets married? A whole lot more than he bargained for. Lupin the 3rd Part 4 is the story of Lupin and the gang’s adventures in Italy. It begins with his marriage and soon devolves into a battle against MI6 for a treasure of unspeakable value—with Lupin’s new bride…

Artists Showing How They’ve Improved

We’ve seen (here and here) how artists develop over the years. But now on Twitter, many artists, some of whom are Japanese and some of whom are not, are sharing images to show just how their skills have progressed. It’s fascinating to see artists find their style, hone their talents, and improve at what they…

When Pokémon Get Too Much Training

Dugtrio really needs to cut back on those gym hours. Singaporean game developer Lai Sen recently did this human muscle anatomy study, using the ground-type Pokémon for the character models’ heads. Now we know what’s underground. Pink nipples! Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan,…

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