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The Week In Games: Ballin’
It’s time for the basketball games with the number 16 in the title! Also, Mega Man Legends. Maybe I should have led with that. As part of my current quest to appreciate competitive virtual sports games more I’ve been playing close attention to the rivalry between EA’s NBA Live 16 and 2K’s NBA 2K16. Right…
By Mike Fahey Published September 27, 2015 - Uncategorized
I’m Going To Teach Myself To Drive Stick With Video Games
“A tough young man like you is going to want a manual, right?” asked the Nissan salesman who sold me my first car 20 years ago. I shook my head timidly and purchased an automatic Sentra at $500 a month for six years. I can’t help thinking I’d have gotten a better deal had I…
By Mike Fahey Published September 27, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe First Gameplay Footage From The South Park Xbox Game That Never Was
The original Xbox never got a South Park game, but if it had it would have looked something like this. The raw work in progress was allegedly discovered on a debug original Xbox procured in August by Nintendo Age forum moderator qixmaster, who posted a few screenshots and a single cutscene from the game. Sometime…
By Mike Fahey Published September 27, 2015 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Ugliest PlayStation 4
Earlier this week our own Evan Narcissecalled the upcoming Call of Duty PlayStation 4 “Ugly As Sin.” He wants ugly? We’ll give him ugly. I’m not too put off by Activision and Sony’s Pumpkin Spice PlayStation 4. Black, grey and orange aren’t that bad of a combination, and considering how insane the pumpkin crowd is…
By Mike Fahey Published September 27, 2015 - UncategorizedBy Mike Fahey Published September 27, 2015
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Thank You For The Amazing Game Cube Collection, Random Game Store Guy
I went to my local video game store on Friday to pick up a copy of Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, and I walk out with an entire generation’s worth of Nintendo console goodness. Thanks, random game store guy. No, I didn’t get his name. I want to say Dave, but I want to say…
By Mike Fahey Published September 27, 2015 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Best Gaming System Ever
Welcome to Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your pretty much weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published September 25. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published September 21. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry…
By Mike Fahey Published September 27, 2015 - Uncategorized
A LEGO Dimensions Buyer’s Guide For The Discerning Player
Tonight at midnight $465 worth of LEGO Dimensions product goes on sale. How much does one need to pay to have a good time? Let our buyer’s guide be your…guide. LEGO Dimensions, taken as the whole of the first series of starter and toy kits, is the priciest total game release of the year. Skylanders…
By Mike Fahey Published September 26, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe First Five Rip-Snortin’ Minutes Of A Fistful Of Gun
My admiration for FarmerGnome’s epic multiplayer Spaghetti Western is rivaled only my my lack of dedication to a fake Southern accent during the first five minutes of A Fistful of Gun. Released last week on Steam for little doggies everywhere to get along to, A Fistful of Gun is a unique little top-down pixel shooter…
By Mike Fahey Published September 26, 2015 -
UncategorizedAfro Samurai 2 Is Some Bullshit
I was going to record a video demonstrating why the recently-released follow-up to 2009’s Afro Samurai is such a waste, but I couldn’t bring myself to play it any longer. Fuck this game. I wasn’t a fan of the Afro Samurai animated series when I played and reviewedthe first game some six years ago, and…
By Mike Fahey Published September 26, 2015 - Uncategorized
And Then This Happened
From—where else—Cat Cosplay, via Reddit.
By Mike Fahey Published September 26, 2015 - Uncategorized
Batman Day Is Happening on the Wrong Date
Today is Batman Day, a fake holiday invented for the sole purpose of helping market merchandise branded with the Dark Knight. Not that Bruce Wayne needs the help. The worst thing about Batman Day is that it’s happening on the wrong date. It should be on June 26, not September 26. There’s one strain of…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 26, 2015 - Culture
This Week In The Business: What Exactly Is A Console, Anyway?
QUOTE | “Just as the line between gamer and non-gamer has been destroyed, I think the distinction between console and mobile will become less distinct over time.” – Scopely’s Walter Driver thinks Apple TV is just one more step toward an ultimate convergence in gaming Elsewhere in the business of games this week… QUOTE |…
By Steve Peterson Published September 26, 2015 - Uncategorized
After suffering a pretty shady delay, Comcept claims Mighty No. 9 will ship on February 9 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. The 3Ds and Vita versions are coming “at a later date.” We’ll see! Start placing your bets. Contact the author at [email protected]
By Patrick Klepek Published September 25, 2015 - Culture
Mad Max Contains Grim Half-Life 3 Easter Egg
Hey Gordon, long time no see! When’s Half-Life 3 coming ou— oh. Yikes. Player Swagmastavondagmasta recently discovered a very interesting easter egg in Mad Max: The Game That A Lot Of People Hate But I Love So There. As you might have suspected, it involves a tremendously dead Gordon Freeman. First, go here: Lodged in…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 25, 2015 -
UncategorizedWatching A Guy Run Valve’s Impressive VR Demo Might Make You a Little Nauseous
It’s no secret that the company behind Steam has big plans for virtual reality. Now we can get a look at what those ambitions will look like. When you first start watching David Finsterwalder’s clips of Valve’s VR demos, you might think you’re looking at the real world. Then Portal 2 co-op robot P-Body shows…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 25, 2015 - Uncategorized
I Bought Five Packs of Animal Crossing Amiibo Cards And Didn’t Fucking Get Isabelle
Nooooooo. This is how they get you. This is exactly how Nintendo gets you to spend money on stuff that might just end up in a landfill in a few years. For those of you that don’t know: today is the release of Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, a game where you decorate the homes…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 25, 2015 -
CultureSplitscreenA Q&A With The Director Of Destiny: The Taken King
Today on Kotaku Splitscreen, we’ve got a very special guest: Destiny: The Taken King director Luke Smith. Smith, who briefly wrote for this very website before he took a job at Bungie back in 2007, is responsible for much of the vision behind year two of Destiny, which everyone agrees is way better than year…
By Jason Schreier Published September 25, 2015
