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Davey Wreden, co-creator of The Stanley Parable, has announced his new game, The Beginner’s Guide. While we don’t know much about The Beginner’s Guide yet, chances are it’s pretty weird. We won’t have to wait long to play it, either, as game’s website says it’s launching on October 1 for PC and Mac. Contact the…
By Patrick Klepek Published September 29, 2015 - Uncategorized
In Defense of SOMA‘s Horrifying Villain
Some players are rooting for the bad guy as humanity’s last hope, but why? Warning: There some SOMA spoilers ahead. There are lots of reasons things have gone so bad for SOMA’s underwater station, PATHOS-2, but the AI overseeing its operation, WAU, hasn’t helped. But in the eyes of some players, WAU is the one…
By Patrick Klepek Published September 29, 2015 -
CultureGlitch Gives Birth To An Impossible Dunk
Today on Highlight Reel we have impossible dunks, sliding deaths, floating naps, Charlie Brown, and much more. Watch the video above or over at YouTube, 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. NBA 2k15 – WTF…
By Chris Person Published September 29, 2015 -
UncategorizedJotun Has One of the Craziest Boss Battles I’ve Played in a Long Time
Yesterday I played one of Jotun’s boss battles over and over for 6, 7, 8 hours. I died dozens (hundreds?) of times. I should hate it, right? Nope, I loved every agonizing second of it. Jotun is an action-adventure/exploration game where players control Thora, a warrior woman trying to ascend to Valhalla after she’s died…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 29, 2015 - Uncategorized
Video Game Kickstarter Disappears With Over $30,000
It’s the ultimate Kickstarter horror story: You help fund a project. They succeed. They stop sending out updates. Their website expires. And nearly two years later, it’s become clear that they’ve disappeared with your money. In December of 2013, gamers paid over $30,000 to fund a Kickstarter for a game called Mansion Lord. A month…
By Jason Schreier Published September 29, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Best (And Worst) Advice Video Games Can Give
We’re so used to the idea of games prompting us and helping us out that the concept of some 1s and 0s giving us advice just seems…weirdly natural. The Twitter feed Video Game Advisor (via Super Punch) is here to remind us how absurd that is, cataloguing a constant stream of those times video games…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 29, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Friggin First Five Minutes Of Guns, Gore And Cannoli
If you’re a horde of undead looking to devour the living, maybe don’t do it in a 1920s city run by the Mafia. Watch on Youtube Released for the PC back in April, theXbox One last week and the PlayStation 4 when it feels like it, Guns, Gore and Cannoli is a game about what…
By Mike Fahey Published September 29, 2015 - Uncategorized
Elves March Into Battle In Huge Dungeons & Dragons LEGO Fan-Build
There’s no question LEGO builder Ivan Angeli is into Dungeons & Dragons and its Forgotten Realms setting. His gigantic, awesome D&D diorama is the proof. Remember Baldur’s Gate II’s final chapter? It took place in the elven city of Suldanessellar, and this part of The Forgotten Realms is what Ivan Angeli rebuilt. And just like…
By Gergo Vas Published September 29, 2015 -
UncategorizedHow To Get Into World of Warcraft‘s Hidden Zone
Around the northern shores of the Eastern Kingdoms lies a zone we can see on Azeroth’s map, but compared to all the other zones, it’s unmarked, not part of the game and accessible only through tricky ways. This tiny area’s purpose is unknown, but it has been speculated over the years that it was supposed…
By Gergo Vas Published September 29, 2015 -
UncategorizedKids’ Games Are Getting Ridiculously Expensive
Children’s console games have come a long way in recent years. Gone are the motion controlled mini-game bundles and second rate movie tie-ins. In their place we have experienced and talented developers working with budgets the size of blockbuster movies. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK The key to this brave new age has…
Andy Robertson Published September 29, 2015 - Kotaku East
Breaking Japan’s Big No-No One Photo at a Time
In Japan, there’s one rule that, more than anything, will probably make people upset when broken. These fashion photos destroy that rule. Forget things like eating on trains (a definite no-no in Japan) or sticking chopsticks into a bowl of rice (which is reminscent of Japanese funeral rites). Those are bad manners, sure, and are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2015 - Kotaku East
A Very Special Nintendo Bento
During New Year’s in Japan, people eat special food called osechi ryouri (お節料理). Nintendo is ready to 1up that traditional cuisine with Mario and friends. In the past, Japanese business, including food markets, would completely shut down for New Year’s. People would eat osechi, serving the food in stacked bento boxes, over the course of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThese Short Ninja Slayer Games Are More Fun Than the Anime
This week I decided to catch up on Studio Trigger’s newest anime, Ninja Slayer. And I had more fun with these official Ninja Slayer Unity games than I have watching the anime so far. These two games, Hurry! Ninja Slayer! and Let’s Run Away Leopard, are found on the official website for the Ninja Slayer…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 29, 2015 - Kotaku East
Live-Action One Piece, But… Different
In Japan, they’re making a live-action One Piece! It’s for the stage. As previously mentioned, it’s kabuki. Now, we get a decent look at how the characters will be brought to life. This summer, Kotaku reported that the One Piece kabuki production will follow the Summit War Saga and plans to remain faithful to the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2015 - Kotaku East
When Epic Fantasy Becomes a Locked-Room Mystery
At first look, Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers looks to be yet another anime following the archetypical fantasy plot of a group of heroes journeying forth to defeat an evil demon god. However, the anime’s true form is that of a locked room mystery where the only person who can solve the crime is…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 29, 2015 - Kotaku East
If Ever a Game Needed Explaining, It’s Gal Gun
Two words: Orgasm. Gun. Welcome to the latest in Kotaku’s series of explainer articles where we drag in a random disembodied voice and have a little intimate chat about a game, comic, or something else our readers might find interesting. However, this time I am just exploiting the system. After spending two solid days doing…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 29, 2015 -
Kotaku EastWhy Yakuza Is the Greatest Game Series on Earth
Because Beat Takeshi is in the new one. That’s why. What the hell else do you need? The Yakuza games have always been very, very good with Japanese celebrity casting. This, however, might be the best choice yet ever. This Yakuza 6 footage was originally shown in a closed theater at the Tokyo Game Show,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 29, 2015