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Little Clark Kent Thinks He’s a Freak in Great New Superman Comic
You’re Clark Kent, a little boy who’s way different than your parents or anyone else in your hometown of Smallville. One day, you start floating high into the sky. Who the heck is going to show you how to fly? Superman: American Alien is another origin story for the Man of Steel. Except that it…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 12, 2015 -
UncategorizedBlizzard Has Big Plans For Overwatch‘s Story
Overwatch is a competitive team-based shooter—not exactly the genre people go to for stirring tales and convincing characters. Blizzard wants to change that. For now, there’s no plan for a single-player Overwatch campaign. How, then, can Blizzard tell a story without tossing up roadblocks to the fast action people seek in these sorts of games?…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
Hearthstone‘s Latest Adventure Is Really Creative
The latest Hearthstone adventure pack, League of Explorers, gets its first wing today, and with it comes a set of new single-player challenges that are surprisingly interesting. One boss, for example, is immune to all damage while holding a certain staff: Which you can counter by destroying—and therefore stealing—the staff from right under his nose:…
By Jason Schreier Published November 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
Fallout 4’s Power Armor Is Better Than Ever
I remember the first time I saw Power Armor, back in Fallout 2. Frank Horrigan, the game’s villain, mowed down a group of innocents right in front of my eyes. It was horrifying, but the message was clear: you don’t mess with Frank. Frank is a badass. And if you cross him? He WILL fuck…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
Riot’s Made Some Big Changes To League of Legends’ Minions
Riot started to release its massive laundry list of changes for League of Legends this week, and while players expected things to feel very different, they’ve been surprised by one thing in particular: minions. Those cutesy automated creep spawns pack a serious punch now. Riot didn’t mention any impending changes to League of Legends’ minions…
By Yannick LeJacq Published November 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
If you’re a Blood Bowl 2 player wondering why some armor colors were removed from the game and turned into paid DLC, know that’s a mistake. “We’re aware of the store content issue caused by the latest patch and are working quickly to resolve it,” the game’s developer, Cyanide, told me. Contact the author at…
By Patrick Klepek Published November 12, 2015 -
UncategorizedStar Wars Battlefront Lets You Kill Rebel Scum While You Install
There’s a cool little mini-game in the installation screen for Star Wars Battlefront. Also, if you’re on EA Access, you might not want to play it. When you load up the new Star Wars, which comes out Tuesday but went live today on EA Access, you can jump right into a battlefield and rip apart…
By Jason Schreier Published November 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Avengers Need to Figure Out How to Be Avengers Again
Tony Stark is kinda broke. New Captain America Sam Wilson and old Captain America Steve Rogers aren’t talking. Odin’s firstborn isn’t worthy to wield Mjolnir anymore. Marvel’s still going to have an Avengers team, of course, but it’s going to take some doing to have them assemble effectively. When we last saw two of the…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
Diablo III On Consoles Has A Cheating Problem
A big part of Diablo III is playing with other people, whether it’s friends or strangers. Many consoles owners have given up on strangers, though, thanks to cheaters doing a fantastic job of making the game tough to enjoy. I became aware of the problems facing the console versions of Diablo III after a reader…
By Patrick Klepek Published November 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Xbox One’s New Calendar App Is Surprisingly Useful [UPDATE]
Now here’s a thing I didn’t realize I wanted: an event calendar on my console. There’s a new(ish) Community Calendar app on the Xbox One that is good and could be great. Like so many Xbox One things, this is an app you’ll have to download, then load up from the console’s app directory. It…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 12, 2015 -
UncategorizedUnity Just Keeps Looking Better And Better
There once was a time I’d use the word “Unity”—as in the massively-popular game engine— almost dismissively. Like, “oh, this game looks so bad it may as well have been made in Unity”. Those days are long gone, and I now regret them. Unity was pretty gross back in the day, but it was an…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
With its story concluded in Episode 5, Square Enix’s episodic adventure Life is Strange is ready to get its retail version. It’s coming out in the U.S. on January 19 for PS4 and Xbox One. To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]
By Gergo Vas Published November 12, 2015 - Uncategorized
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Has Hidden Ewoks
One of the missions in Legacy of the Void’s campaign is on a forest moon called “Endion” and it involves shield generators and orbital battle stations. Sounds familiar? It’s also a game made by Blizzard, and they love hiding easter eggs everywhere, so Ewoks from Return of the Jedi just fit perfectly. Pointed out by…
By Gergo Vas Published November 12, 2015 - Kotaku East
A Special PS Vita Covered in Metal Slime
Remember the Metal Slime-covered PS4 console that Sony released in Japan last December? This is pretty much the same thing, but it’s a Vita. Much like how the PS4 console launched with Dragon Quest Heroes, the Metal Slime Vita will be bundled with the Minecraft-ish Dragon Quest Builders. It comes with a pre-installed custom theme,…
By András Neltz Published November 12, 2015 -
Kotaku EastYour Memory is The Key To Solving a 15-Year-Old Murder Case
How do you solve a mystery that took place 15 years ago? Through 15-year-old letters with a long lost pen pal of course. On Tuesday, Japanese game developer Kadokawa Games announced a new project; an adventure game series called the Kadokawa Game Mystery. Each game in the series will focus on a different region of…
By Toshi Nakamura Published November 12, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThink Okami Meets Tactical JRPG
Announced on Tuesday at Kadokawa Games’ press conference, Kadokawa Games Media Briefing 2015 Autumn, comes an all new tactical RPGthat uses Japan’s mythology and folklore as its motif. Titled God Wars: Toki wo Koete (God Wars ～時をこえて～) or roughly translated, God Wars: Beyond Time, the game is set in the land of Mizuho—a name for…
By Toshi Nakamura Published November 12, 2015 - Kotaku East
Ranpo Kitan Bites Off More Than It Can Chew
A psycho-suspense murder mystery anime series that talks about the weakness of the justice system against the insanity plea? The premise sounds pretty interesting and engrossing at first, but Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace has more in store—for better or worse. Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace follows the brilliant but socially awkward young boy, Kobayashi,…
By Toshi Nakamura Published November 12, 2015 - Kotaku East
In Japan, There Are ‘Handsome Man’ Potato Chips
Not only do the bags say “Handsome Man” or “Cool Guy” chips, they also come with dreamboat trading cards. [Photo:oyatsujapan] Here’s another look at the bag. [Photo: oyatsu-daisuki] The chips. Yep, they look like potato chips. But this is not your regular bag of chips! [Photo: oyatsu-daisuki] Each comes with a trading card, featuring working…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 12, 2015
