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The New Attack on Titan Arcade Game Has Sweet Controllers
Just look at that. Dual controllers shaped like the hand grips for Attack on Titan’s Three Dimensional Maneuver Gear. How cool is that? [Photo: Game Watch Impress] According to Game Watch Impress, the controllers have analog sticks and triggers for maneuvering and attacking. Attack on Titan: Team Battle is, well, a team battle game and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 19, 2016 -
CultureNew Counter-Strike Map Met With Outcry From Turkish Players
There’s a big new Counter-Strike update out, and it’s really good! …Mostly. On top of everything else, the update added a whole host of community maps, including one set in Turkey. Problem: some players claim that one is full of insulting inaccuracies. The map, titled Mikla, was initially just a footnote in an update that…
By Nathan Grayson Published February 18, 2016 - Culture
Space Pilot Unable To Pack His Own Lunch
Franklin Chan is an artist based in Hong Kong who has done freelance work in the video game business. You can see more of Chan’s work at his personal site and 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…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedMod Restores Butt-Slapping, Crotch Shot To Street Fighter V
Street Fighter V is having some major problems right now, but a minor one in the eyes of some fans has been (unofficially) put right thanks to a mod. In Street Fighter V’s beta, the character R. Mika had a cheeky little butt slap. Later, for the final release, that butt slap was removed Now,…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 18, 2016 - Uncategorized
Context: Street Fighter V is a bit of a mess at the moment
By Luke Plunkett Published February 18, 2016 -
CultureHouston, Vega Has A Problem
Today on Highlight Reel we have powerful Street Fighter moves, Just Cause cows, crazy legs, bullet alternatives, and much more! Watch the video above or on our Youtube page, then talk about your favorite highlight in the comments below. Be sure to check out, like, and share the original videos via the links below. Just…
By Chris Person Published February 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedPanzer Corps, one of the best strategy games on the planet, has a big new expansion out that covers pretty much the entire Eastern Front. There are 25 missions in a branching campaign and 60 new units (and you can get it as a standalone purchase on Steam if you don’t have Panzer Corps).
By Luke Plunkett Published February 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedDC Comics Says Rebirth Won’t Be Just Another Reboot [UPDATE]
For months, the House of Superman has been teasing something called Rebirth. Now, they’re starting to talk about what it is. DC Universe: Rebirth #1 is scheduled to come out this May, laying the groundwork for the next evolution of the publisher’s superhero universe. DC creative director Geoff Johns will be writing the kickoff to…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 18, 2016 - Uncategorized
Twisted Teen Murder Game Danganronpa Is Still Great On PC
Until today, you could only play the weird, wonderful Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc on a Sony PSP or Vita. Rejoice: It’s now out on PC and Mac. If you’ve been reading Kotaku for any length of time, you probably know that a few of us have a soft spot for this game and its sequel.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 18, 2016 - Uncategorized
Kojima’s Labyrinth
Yep, sure, of course.
By Patrick Klepek Published February 18, 2016 - Uncategorized
12 Months Later, How’s Cities: Skylines Going?
This time last year,I reviewed Cities: Skylines. I played it, I loved it, I tried some early mods and then I moved onto other games, never to return. Now, with a big expansion out today, I’ve decided to head back to Corpsetown and see how everything has been shaping up in my absence. Given the…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 18, 2016 -
UncategorizedWatch Hideo Kojima And Guillermo Del Toro Get Interviewed Together
Hideo Kojima has formed his own studio, but we don’t know what he’s working on yet. Guillermo del Toro was supposed to collaborate with Kojima on Silent Hills, but we all know how that turned out. The two are about to be interviewed by journalist Geoff Keighley and it’s being livestreamed. A CONVERSATION WITH HIDEO…
By Patrick Klepek Published February 18, 2016 - Uncategorized
Reasons To Give EA Access An 8 Out Of 10
I guess at some point I rated the EA Access service I subscribe to on my Xbox One. I know this, because my EA Access app just asked me to explain my 8 out of 10 rating. That’s not a bad score, right? It’s not like a simple, unvarnished “YES,” but still pretty good. How…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 18, 2016 - Uncategorized
Batman’s Heartbroken Son Visits a Bruce Wayne Who Doesn’t Remember Him
Poor Damian Wayne. He can break all of a grown man’s major bones in an eyeblink but he’s still just a kid yearning for his dad. Too bad Bruce Wayne came back from the dead with no memory of being a superhero or a father In the latest issue of the very good Robin, Son…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 18, 2016 - Uncategorized
Sounds Like Bethesda’s Changing Things Up After Fallout 4
One might assume that, after finishing up Fallout 4 and all of its downloadable content, Bethesda Game Studios will move to the next big thing, whether that be The Elder Scrolls VI or something else. After all, they’ve been a single-game studio since 2002. But it sounds like they’ve got far grander plans. Bethesda Game…
By Jason Schreier Published February 18, 2016 - Culture
Nice Wordplay, Cities: Skylines
Whoever wrote the text for the Steam page of Cities: Skylines’ Snowfall expansion belongs in the punnitentiary. Here’s the full thing. It really is… something: Thanks to Campo Santo’s Ben Burbank for tweeting this out.
By Nathan Grayson Published February 18, 2016 - CultureSplitscreen
Podcast: Playing All The ‘Wrong’ Games
There are a ton of games to choose from at any given moment. So why does Kotaku Editor-in-Chief Stephen Totilo play all the wrong ones? That question and many more on today’s episode of Kotaku Splitscreen Jason’s out this week so I take over hosting duties, joined by our esteemed boss Mr. Totilo. We try…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 18, 2016 - Uncategorized
Watch Fallout 4 Director Todd Howard Talk Video Games
Today at the DICE convention in Las Vegas, Bethesda’s Todd Howard (Skyrim, Fallout 4) joins comedian Pete Holmes to talk game design, story-telling, and open-world RPGs. Should be a fun one. The talk starts at 2:35pm ET. You can watch the stream right here: Photo via Bethesda
By Jason Schreier Published February 18, 2016