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How Han Solo, Leia, and Palpatine Will Work In Star Wars: Battlefront
Surely you didn’t think some of the most iconic Star Wars characters ever would be missing from Battlefront? While it’s not a surprise that Han Solo, Princess Leia, and Emperor Palpatine will make an appearance in the upcoming Star Wars game, we now know how these characters will actually function within Battlefront. Let’s go through…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
Now Here’s A Kickstarter That Does Things Right
We tell a lot of stories about Kickstarters that gohorribly wrong. For a change of pace, here’s one that’s doing just about everything right. Last November, Monkey Island designer Ron Gilbert launched a Kickstarter for an old-school point-n-click adventure called Thimbleweed Park. He set a realistic funding goal—$375,000—as well as a reasonable estimated delivery date—June…
By Jason Schreier Published October 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
Destiny’s Got Yet Another Hidden Weapon Today
A couple of weeks ago, Destiny players took what seemed like the first stepstoward uncovering yet another hidden weapon. Today, the rest of the path has been unveiled, and players can follow the path all the way to a new exotic gun. As most of us suspected, the weapon in question is the pulse rifle…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
Players Say Fatal Frame‘s New Costumes Are Censorship
Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water on Wii U has been available in Japan for a while now, but it finally showed up for everyone else on Thursday. It’s the ghost hunting game everyone already expected, but with one catch: the scantily clad bonus costumes has been removed. This oversight has pissed some people off.…
By Patrick Klepek Published October 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedA new documentary series by one-time Kotaku contributor Latoya Peterson asks women who calls themselves “gamer” why they do so. Girl Gamers explores the way that female players and game-makers deal with how to describe themselves and the perceptions of others. Contact the author at [email protected]
By Evan Narcisse Published October 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedPlayers Are Bending And Breaking Mario Maker, And The Results Are Amazing
Mario Maker gets a bad rap: according to popular opinion, it’s just a repository of terrible Super Mario levels. This misconception, however, ignores the burgeoning scene of inventive designers who are turning Mario Maker into something that inspires awe and wonder. Honestly, some of the things people are coming up with seem like they should…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 20, 2015 -
CultureNew First-Person Shooter Will Lock Out Your Steam Account When You Die
It’s called One Life, naturally. One Life recently joined the roster of hopefuls on Steam Greenlight, and it’s got a—I see what I really didn’t mean to do there; too bad it’s impossible to delete words on the internet—killer concept. Die once and you’re done. One Life, its developers told me, will lock out your…
By Nathan Grayson Published October 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedIndivisible Is An Amazing Action RPG, And It’s Still Only A Prototype
With gorgeous art and animation, gameplay that’s a one part Metroid, one part Valkyrie Profile and music by a legendary Japanese composer, the prototype for Lab Zero’s Indivisible is more exciting than many fully-developed games. The makers of Skullgirls, the little indie 2D fighting game that could, turn their animation prowess and the power of…
By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedModder Adds Resident Evil‘s Original, Awful Voice Acting Into Remake
When the Resident Evil remake was re-released earlier this year, one modder had a specific change in mind: bring back the cringeworthy voice acting. In January, they’d only worked in a few scenes, but that’s changed in the months since. Now, the whole game has terrible voice acting! “It took me a long time to…
By Patrick Klepek Published October 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
Life Is Strange’s Last Episode Turns It Into a Horrible Nightmare
Things get pretty messed up the closing chapter of the Life is Strange saga. At times, Polarized can even feel like a straight-up horror game—which is new! Some episode 5 spoilers follow. From the get-go, things get disturbing in episode 5. Max is captured by Mr. Jefferson, she’s drugged, she needs to find a way…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Best Version of Lois Lane Doesn’t Have Time for Superman’s Bullshit
Lois Lane has other stuff to do. And, honestly, Superman should be fighting Brainiac or something, right? Cartoonist Kate Beaton has a point. Lots of them, actually. Kate Beaton’s been making people laugh on the internet for years now with her Hark! A Vagrant webcomic. In the new Step Aside, Pops!collection, readers can experience Beaton’s…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 20, 2015 -
CultureBig Boss Reinvents Walking
Today on Highlight Reel we have lucky shots, great goal defenses, intense Mad Max shotguns, silly walks, and much more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. GOW:UE – What goes up…
By Chris Person Published October 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Messy, True Story Behind The Making Of Destiny
In the summer of 2013, months before they were supposed to ship their next video game, the game developers at Bungie went into panic mode. The storied studio, best known for creating the multi-million-selling Halo series, had spent the previous three years working on something they hoped would be revolutionary. Destiny, as they called it,…
By Jason Schreier Published October 20, 2015 -
CultureThe Forward-Thinking Genius Of Neuromancer
It’s astonishing to think how much of the world has changed thanks to the internet. It’s difficult to think of another recent technology that has so totally changed how people experience the world – the invention of the telephone well over 100 years ago is probably the only thing that comes close. This post originally…
Lewis Packwood Published October 20, 2015 -
ReviewsGuitar Hero Live: The Kotaku Review
Guitar Hero Live is two separate games united by a single plastic guitar. One is the first game in the series to truly live up to its name. The other is decidedly different. The core idea behind the Guitar Hero series is right there in the name—make the player feel like a rock (or pop…
By Mike Fahey Published October 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedDragon Ball‘s Broly Wreaks Havoc In A Superb Stop-Motion Film
Must have been hard to do stop-motion with a huge figure like SH Figuarts’ Broly from Dragon Ball, but it wasn’t an issue for YouTuber counter656 Broly’s fighting with a Super Saiyan Goku and some… Gundam robots (they’re very good cannon fodder). To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]
By Gergo Vas Published October 20, 2015 -
CultureTotal RecallThe Banned Pokémon Episode That Gave Children Seizures
On December 16, 1997, an episode of the then-unstoppable Pokémon animated series was broadcast in Japan. Barely thirty minutes later, nearly 700 children were on their way to hospital. Total Recall is a look back at the history of video games through their characters, franchises, developers and trends. The episode, called “Electric Soldier Porygon”, is…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 20, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe NBA’s Tallest Player Is 30 Feet Tall, Crushes Fans
John John is, at 30-feet, the tallest man in the history of the NBA. Jimmy, at 1-foot, is the shortest. They’re…not your average NBA2k16 players. These two clips by GamingWithOva show what happens when you push the game’s engine to its limits. Mostly, it can cope, but some things—like arms—don’t quite make it. John John’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
Happy 20th Birthday to Terranigma, the SNES RPG America Missed Out On
On October 20, 1995, Enix released Quintet’s Tenchi Sōzō, a spiritual followup to their earlier ARPG Gaia Gensōki, or Illusion of Gaia, in Japan. Nintendo localized and published the game as Terranigma in Europe and Australia—but unlike Illusion of Gaia, Terranigma never officially made it to North America. Terranigma was, at its core, a dungeon-crawling…
By András Neltz Published October 20, 2015