Women Make The Cover Of EA’s Biggest Sports Game

Not only is this the first year you’ll be able to play as women’s teams in FIFA 16, it’s also the first year they’ve made the cover of one of the biggest video games on the planet. Nicely done, EA. At least three markets—the US, Australia and Canada—will have women on the game’s box, all…

My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week

An unusually intense week down, another five Kotaku stories to highlight. The Game Maker Who Became CEO: What Satoru Iwata Meant To Nintendo | The week began with the wrenching news that Nintendo’s much-liked CEO, Satoru Iwata, had passed away. I don’t usually highlight my own writing in these round-ups, but my obituary for him…

“He was the creator of Kirby, he also helped out with many games like Balloon Tower Defense.” Read this great Paste article about fifth-graders reacting to the recent death of Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. “I know the two most famous games in the world right now… Minecraft, which is boring, and League of Legends, which…

The First Five Minutes Of The New Game From The Pokemon People

Every now and then Game Freak likes to come out of its Nintendo-centric shell and prove it’s capable of create games that aren’t about turn-based critter battles. Tembo the Badass Elephant is proof positive. A fast-paced action platformer with tight controls, killer style and gloriously satisfying destruction, Tembo is about as far from playing with…

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