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Vanillaware’s New Game Is Beautiful

Here’s the debut trailer for Vanillaware’s new game 13 Sentinel Aegis Rim This time it’s a bit different from their previous games. It’s set in futuristic world with mechs. No release date yet, but it’s coming for PS4 and Vita. To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

Resident Evil Turned into a Multiplayer Shooter 

Remember when you couldn’t run and shoot in Resident Evil? It’s skill based. It’s class based. There are zombies. Resident Evil puts its own spin on online shooters with Resident Evil Umbrella Corps The shooter throws zombies into the mix in a multiplayer shooter. The game is slated for the PS4 early next year in…

Based on an Akira Kurosawa Script, This Samurai Game Is Finally Coming Out

Apparently! Announced in 2005, Ni-Oh is apparently coming out next year. That’s eleven years after it was originally announced. The game was first slated for the PS3, but has since been moved to the PS4. It’s based on an unearthed Akira Kurosawa script that follows the adventures of a blond-haired samurai in 16th century Japan.…

Gravity Rush 2 Is Coming to PS4 in 2016

Kat is back. Gravity Daze returns to defy the laws of nature with Gravity Rush 2 Sony’s Japan Studio is bringing the eagerly awaited sequel to the PlayStation 4 next year. Footage of the game looks stunning. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter@Brian_Ashcraft Kotaku East is…

Sony Announces First Bloodborne Expansion, The Old Hunters

Bloodborne’s first full expansion has just been revealed during the Sony Japan-Asia conference. It’s called The Old Hunters, and it will be out on November 24. Priced at $20, the expansion will include new outfits, weapons, and enemies—here’s what the PS Blog has to say about it: Set in a nightmare world where hunters from…

Look At This Metal Gear Solid V Action Figure

The world has never been short of Metal Gear Solid action figures. So it takes a lot for one to stand out and make me think, OK, that’s a really nice figure. Just look at him! The sculpt (which goes stylised without deviating too far from the source material), the articulation, the detail…amazing. That paradise…

Hi, I’m Yennefer Of Vengerberg; My Life Is Really Weird

So I’m halfway across the planet in a crowded hall, astride a unicorn with a young woman touching my face and repeating, “You look just like her!” Admittedly, I didn’t see this coming. I’m a cosplayer, and I work for CD Projekt RED as the official Yennefer of Vengerberg for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.…

More Of This Please, Sports Video Games

This Spike Lee Joint™ (or, trailer for it) is a little too dramatic in places (well, all the places), but whatever. This kind of singleplayer madness is what I want from all sports games. Not just NBA2K, but FIFA and Madden too. And also Mario vs Sonic at the Olympics.

Mario Maker Comes To Smash Bros., Looks Like Complete Chaos

On September 30, both the Wii U and 3DS versions of Super Smash Bros. will be getting a neat new addition: a stage based on Mario Maker. It looks very cool. As you can see, Maker’s giant hand comes in at the start of the fight, whips up a level and then you go at…

Why Aren’t These Actual Video Games

These pics, by artist Gustavo Viselner, are homages to classic films. And they’re good ones at that. But to me, they’re teases of great games that could have been, but never were. OK, so the excellent Alien 3 and Aliens vs Predator came close to that Ripley one, but I’m imagining these as adventure games,…

Mario Maker ‘My Wife’ Level Tells A Short, Sad Story

Uh…dang, dude. This is some heavy stuff. Floating around Mario Maker is a quick level made by “P Morty” titled “My Wife.” You can watch a ‘playthrough’ of it below: Spelled out in coins are four simple words. “My wife left me.” Could be a prank—Wii U owners have traditionally used Miiverse to say all…