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Marvel Just Made a Weird Change to Squirrel Girl
I really hope petty Hollywood bullshit isn’t the reason for the big change in the new Squirrel Girl comic. Squirrel Girl is one of Marvel’s best and weirdest monthly comic books. It pokes fun at superhero genre tropes in a loving way yet also uses those ideas in service of a character so earnest that…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
More Games Need Daily Challenge Modes
I’ve only scratched the surface of The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth, the latest expansion to Edmund McMillen’s popular roguelike, but I already know what might keep me coming back: the fantastic addition of a daily challenge mode. Lots of games build in reasons to play every day—The Phantom Pain gives out resources for base building,…
By Patrick Klepek Published November 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
My Five Favorite Kotaku Stories From Last Week
This is late late late. No matter, last week boiled down to some gems, to mix-metaphors. Allow me to re-highlight them, and please don’t judge harshly that I picked one of my own. What the New Assassin’s Creed Gets Wrong (and Right), According to a Historian – Chris Suellentrop talks to a historian who shows…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 2, 2015 - Culture
What Are You Playing This November?
Holy hell, it’s November. What happened to 2015? With a new month comes a new crop of games to play. When that month happens to be November, we usually get a whole bunch of new games. There’s certainly no shortage of things to play, so I wanted to see how you all were choosing to…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 2, 2015 - Culture
Seven-Dollar Steam Movie Is Actually Just A Notepad Document [Update]
Jäsøn is an episodic movie series that just popped up on Steam. Or at least, it claims to be. It’s in Early Access, which for now means words on digital paper. For sale. For actual money. Described as a “satirical webserial about a wannabe serial killer” that unravels “the ethical, moral & sociological threads that…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedFrame Rate Stutters Make Racing My Least Favorite Part Of The New Need For Speed
There are several aspects of EA and Ghost Games’ dark and rainy Need for Speed reboot that I enjoy immensely. Due to regular gameplay hiccups, racing just doesn’t happen to be one of them. Releasing tomorrow on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 and later on for the PC, the new Need for Speed is a…
By Mike Fahey Published November 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
Treyarch’s announced that modding and map creation tools are officially coming to Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, with a closed alpha test scheduled for next March. There will be an open beta at a later date, however, and they’re going to include things like unranked server browsers to make mod searching easier.
By Patrick Klepek Published November 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Curse of Kiseki: How One Of Japan’s Biggest RPGs Barely Made It To America
One day in March of last year, video game writer Andrew Dice wrote out a check for all of his company’s money. He stuck it in the doorframe at his business partner’s apartment in Portland, Oregon, then went back to his own place. (They live in the same complex.) He closed all the windows. Then,…
By Jason Schreier Published November 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
Bad Things Happen in a New Comic Where a Cop Secretly Practices Witchcraft
Cops work with facts. Evidence comes from things they can see, feel, and hear. But Detective Rowan Black has a foot in the hidden world of the occult, too. In Black Magick #1, the two parts of her life collide, marking the very promising start of a new horror suspense series. It opens with a…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
Anime and video game voice actress and singer Miyu Matsuki passed away on October 27 at the age of 38 following an extended battle with pneumonia. The beloved actress leaves behind a massive body of anime and game work, including the Japanese voice of Lailah in Tales of Zestiria.
By Mike Fahey Published November 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
Our Favorite Games from October
Like September, October saw plenty of game releases, big ones and small ones alike. And while we did have a few disappointments, the games on this list are pretty good. Assassin’s Creed Syndicate In his review, Chris considered Syndicate the best Assassin’s Creed game to come out in years. You can buy the game for…
By András Neltz Published November 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe New Apple TV Is The Beginning Of A Nifty Little Game Machine
The fourth generation Apple TV went on sale Friday morning, finally giving Apple’s set-top box the ability to play video games. It’s no gaming revolution, but it’s off to a pretty good start. I’ve been an Apple TV owner for a couple years now, but when I say owner I mean it in the strictest…
By Mike Fahey Published November 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedPokkén Tournament Evolves Mewtwo Into A Darker, More Powerful Form
Well, power is relative when it can be beaten by Gengar, but the new boss patched into arcade versions of the Pokémon fighting game is definitely a darker version of Mewtwo. (Update: the official name is Shadow Mewtwo.) Appearing in video footage onJapan’s NicoNico service (via NeoGAF), the boss fans have dubbed Dark Mewtwo looks…
By Mike Fahey Published November 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
LEGO Diorama Is The Perfect Homage To Crash Bandicoot
We won’t see a new Crash Bandicoot from Naughty Dog anytime soon, but that doesn’t mean the series is losing its popularity. LEGO builder Martin Stipkovic paid tribute with this set featuring multiple levels of Crash Bandicoot 2 The color palette is a perfect match: And what’s inside the black box? Crash Team Racing! To…
By Gergo Vas Published November 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedOh Hey, It’s A Laser Cutter… Using A Wiimote
The Wiimote’s fantastic design makes it useful for a lot of weird projects, like this one by Martin Raynsford. He’s using the Wiimote’s built-in infrared camera to control the laser in a laser cutter. It’s a funny little hack (via Hackaday), proving that a fishing rod isn’t the weirdest thing that could have a Wiimote…
By Gergo Vas Published November 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedMario Takes Over a Sonic Game
The game is Sonic Generations. Or rather, Super Mario Generations, thanks to modder group Daku & Squiz. The mod (via DSOGaming), which has been in the works for a couple years now, basically lets you play through Sonic Generations as Mario, with the supporting characters also getting turned into various Mario ones like Peach, Donkey…
By András Neltz Published November 2, 2015 - Kotaku East
Chris Brown’s ‘Zero’ Artwork Sure Looks Familiar
Especially if you’re familiar with the manga City Hunter. Compare for yourself! Twitter user Gregoire Hellot pointed out that “Zero” single’s cover looks like it could be a City Hunter knock-off, adding that on the upside, this was proof of how international the manga has become. Heh. City Hunter ran from 1985-1991 and followed the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2015 - Kotaku East
There’s a new Contra game! According to 4Gamer, it’s a side-scrolling-shooter for iOS and Android and aimed at the Chinese mobile market. No word on when this “newest” Contra, a collaboration between Konami and China’s Tencent, will be released.
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2015
