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After just a week, the people behind Hero’s Song have cancelled their Kickstarter. “We put a lot of time and effort into the Kickstarter, but it’s obvious missing things like physical goods hampered our efforts. It’s also fair to say because we’re early that we didn’t have enough gameplay to show the game off enough…
By Jason Schreier Published January 26, 2016 - Uncategorized
Here’s How Modders Are Dressing Up Their Fallout 4 Characters
The denizens of the wasteland might as well have their very own fashion line, thanks to the powers of mods. When I originally wrote about nudity mods in Fallout 4, one thing modders felt adamant about was that they wanted body modification tools not to run around naked, but rather to put on nicer, more…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 26, 2016 - Uncategorized
Star Wars Outpost, A Cancelled LucasArts Game, Looked Way Better Than FarmVille
About a year before LucasArts shut down, the iconic studio cancelled a near-finished game called Star Wars Outpost. Today, we’ve learned a bit more about that game. Developed by LucasArts’ Singapore studio—which at the time was also assisting on other games like Star Wars 1313 and even working on its own projects like an HD…
By Jason Schreier Published January 26, 2016 - Uncategorized
An Alien In Star Wars: The Force Awakens Shouted ‘Kojima’
You’ve probably seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but chances are you didn’t pick up on what appears to be a shoutout to Metal Gear designer Hideo Kojima. The official Star Wars website published a list of the many voice actors who contributed lines to the movie today, from stormstroopers to resistance pilots. What we’re…
By Patrick Klepek Published January 26, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe Other Ways Nintendo Is Changing The English Version of Fire Emblem Fates [UPDATE]
Despite being another sequel in a longtime Nintendo series, Fire Emblem Fates is… quirky. Its Japanese version sparked quite a bit of controversy among English-speaking fans when it launched last year. Nintendo is making some fairly significant changes. As I reported last week, Nintendo is removing a scene that’s been regarded as homophobic from the…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 26, 2016 - Uncategorized
Star Wars: Battlefront Finally Getting New DLC This Week
When Star Wars: Battlefront came out last November, both critics and players noted that the number of vehicles, maps and modes in the first-person shooter came off as a little underweight when compared to similar full-priced games. EA promised that there’d be more stuff to do and play in Battlefront but the additional offerings seem…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 26, 2016 - Uncategorized
When some of the founders of Burnout developer Criterion Games left, we weren’t sure what they were building, and now we know: an extreme golf game called Dangerous Golf. It’s coming to Xbox One, PS4, and PC in May, and looks like the weirdness you’d expect from the crew who made Burnout
By Patrick Klepek Published January 26, 2016 - Uncategorized
The Steam Players Who Fight Against ‘Censorship’
The Cut Content Police is a Steam Group with one goal: to warn people about games that have been “in some way censored due to cut, edited, changed, [or] modified content.” As we covered last year, there are a number of Japanese pornographic games that have tweaked how much nudity they actually feature,all so that…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 26, 2016 - Kotaku East
Linkle Is More Than The ‘Girl Version’ Of Link
When we first saw the concept art and game footage, we really didn’t have much to go on. Now, with Linkle’s debut appearance in the recently released Hyrule Warriors Legends, we do—she’s far more than just “girl Link.” Linkle is one of the new characters added to the 3DS version of Hyrule Warriors and did…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 26, 2016 -
UncategorizedThe New LEGO Marvel Game Does Ridiculous Things To The Avengers
The first LEGO game based on Marvel’s cinematic universe is here, and wait until you see the wonderful ways the folks at TT Games have twisted the first Avengers film for comedic effect. LEGO Marvel Superheroes is an excellent game, but it’s an original game. That means the developers got to develop their own story,…
By Mike Fahey Published January 26, 2016 -
UncategorizedTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants In Manhattan Leaks Officially
Activision has finally, officially, announced PlatinumGames’ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan, after weeks’ worth of leaked bits of information They describe the game as a third-person, team-based brawler, with each Turtle having his own playstyle and abilites. The campaign will be playable either in single-player or co-op. The setting, of course, will be…
By András Neltz Published January 26, 2016 -
UncategorizedImpossible Civilization V Scenario Ends With An Unexpected Twist
Swedish YouTuber Kilian decided to show us how to beat the game on the hardest difficulty in 50 turns. While playing as Venice, with domination victory only. Those are factors that’d make winning pretty much impossible. It’s a parody video (a really smart one), so things go out of control pretty quickly. Venetians cannot train…
By Gergo Vas Published January 26, 2016 -
EsportsDiablo III‘s Wizard Joins Heroes of the Storm
All the playable classes of Diablo III have already got a Heroes of the Storm version, except the Wizard. But those days are over. The Wizard, called Li-Ming, is the next hero joining the ever-growing roster of Heroes of the Storm. It’s not just her appearance that remained somewhat similar to Diablo III. Some fan…
By Gergo Vas Published January 26, 2016 -
UncategorizedInstead of competitive multiplayer, Homefront: The Revolution is getting a four-player online co-op mode in May. Quite an interesting path for a fairly low-interest game like Homefront to have co-op multiplayer. But it certainly could be refreshing. To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]
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CultureSamurai Vader And Ronin Boba Fett Realize Star Wars’ Japanese Influence Beautifully
Would the original Star Wars trilogy have been better if George Lucas had steered closer to its samurai movie inspiration? It certainly would have looked cooler, as demonstrated by Bandai’s Tamashii Nations Meisho Movie Realization Boba Fett and Darth Vader figures. We’ve been drooling over the sculpture work of Japan’s Takayuki Takeya for ages. He’s…
By Mike Fahey Published January 26, 2016 -
Kotaku EastFirst Look at the Talking Pikachu Detective Game in Action
Hinted at back in 2013, Pikachu will play a talking detective in the upcoming 3DS game Great Detective Pikachu: The Birth of a New Duo. Today, we finally get to see the game’s debut teaser. The Japanese title is Meitantei Pikachu: Shin Konbi Tanjyou (“konbi” can also mean “combination” as well as “pair” or “team”).…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 26, 2016 -
UncategorizedHavana from Assassin’s Creed IV, Recreated in Minecraft
Who needs a vacation to the Carribeans when you can just boot up this lovely Assassin’s Creed Havana map in Minecraft? The majority of people, probably. But hey, it’s still a pretty cool build. It’s cool enough to have its very own trailer, even: It’s understandable, considering the map has been under construction since 2013.…
By András Neltz Published January 26, 2016 - Uncategorized
Say Goodbye to Sony Computer Entertainment and Hello to Sony Interactive Entertainment
Today, Sony announced that it is bringing together Sony Computer Entertainment and Sony Network Entertainment in a new entity. It’s called Sony Interactive Entertainment. The new consolidated entity will be headquartered in San Mateo, California and will be in charge of research, development and sales for the PlayStation as well as hardware, software, network services…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 26, 2016 - Kotaku East
The Anime Trailer Hoax That Fooled People in Japan
Earlier today, a purported teaser for the fourth Evangelion movie appeared on YouTube. Loads of famous Japanese websites (hereand here, for example) quickly ran the trailer, and some people got very excited. Too bad it was all a hoax. “At last, the conclusion to the Evangelion series.” This says there will be an announcement on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 26, 2016 - Kotaku East
Iconic Japanese movie studio Nikkatsu is getting into the game business. It’s launching a new game label called Sushi Typhoon Games that is aiming for the international market. Details are scant, but it has announced its first game, Irezumi no Kuni (Tattoo Country).
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 26, 2016