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Persona 5 Delayed to 2016
The next entry in Atlus’ beloved RPG series was supposed to come out this year. But that ain’t happening. Persona 5 won’t be out until the summer of 2016. The delay was announced via a new TGS trailer and comes after Atlus had repeatedly said that they were on track for a 2015 release for…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 17, 2015 -
UncategorizedConan Has Some New Facebook Button Ideas
Facebook shouldn’t stop with the recently announced Dislike button. In fact, some of Conan O’Brien’s suggestions would make things much more fun. If there’s space for endless amount of emojis, there must be as well for a few silly buttons. To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]
By Gergo Vas Published September 17, 2015 - Uncategorized
Pokémon Make For Badass Mecha
Because Lugia, leader of the Legendary Birds, who can tear cliffs down with one wave of its wings, apparently isn’t terrifying enough by itself. So now here it is in the form of a flying death robot. The mecha-mon were posted to r/pokemon by the artist, derangedhyena. There’s five pieces of artwork in total, depicting…
By András Neltz Published September 17, 2015 - Kotaku East
Segata Sanshiro is back! We know that the greatest video game ad man is appearing in the Sega meets Namco Bandai meets Capcom collaboration title, Project X Zone 2. Yesterday in Tokyo, the game’s producer Kensuke Tsukanaka said that it was Namco Bandai who originally wanted Segata Sanshiro in the game. Interesting!
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2015 - Kotaku East
The Many Sights of Tokyo Game Show 2015
The Kotaku East crew is on site at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, trying the games, reporting news, and snapping photos. Copious amounts of photos. Reading about upcoming games is fun, but for a change of pace, you might wanna try taking in the sights for a bit instead. Have a look: Kotaku East is…
By András Neltz Published September 17, 2015 - Kotaku East
They’re making an Ace Attorney anime! The anime will begin broadcasting in Japan starting in April 2016.
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2015 -
UncategorizedThere’s A Virtual Last Guardian At TGS
Why play The Last Guardian when you can play with a huge, virtual Last Guardian at this year’s Tokyo Game Show? At Sony’s booth, there’s a virtual Trico on the side of the wall that people can interact with. Which is good, ‘cause the game itself isn’t playable on the showfloor. The animation and AI…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2015 - Kotaku East
Why Most Tales Games Haven’t Had the Japanese Voice Tracks in the West
Upcoming title Tales of Zestiria will have the original Japanese voice track in addition to a new English one. But for most past Tales games, this hasn’t been the case. At Bandai-Namco’s Pre-Tokyo Game Show press event in Japan yesterday, Tales of Zestiria’s producer Hideo Baba spoke a bit to us about the game’s upcoming…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 17, 2015 -
Kotaku EastResident Evil Online Shooter Impressions: Well, there Are Zombies
Multiplayer shooters. You know them, you love them (maybe!), and you play them (ditto). Resident Evil adds its own spin to the genre. Today at the Tokyo Game Show, I checked out Umbrella Corps. Announced this week, Resident Evil: Umbrella Corps. is a PS4 and PC close-quarters multiplayer shooter with zombies that stumble about. This…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2015 - Kotaku East
Star Ocean V Demo Didn’t Disappoint, But it Didn’t Blow Me Away
Square Enix and developer Tri-Ace’s latest big title, Star Ocean V: Integrity and Faithlessness was playable at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, and after some quality time with the demo, despite some minor issues, it’s shaping up to look pretty solid. The Star Ocean V demo consisted of a short dungeon and a boss battle…
By Toshi Nakamura Published September 17, 2015 - Kotaku East
PS Vita title Final Fantasy Agito Plus has been cancelled. The game’sofficial Twitter apologized, but hasn’t yet given a reason for the cancellation. Agito Plus was supposedto hit the PS Vita this past January in Japan, but was delayed. And now, it’s been canned.
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2015 - Kotaku East
In Ace Attorney 6, Even the Dead Are Unreliable Witnesses
Today saw the playable premier of the newest game in the Ace Attorney series at the Tokyo Game Show —and it seems the dead just can’t seem to leave Phoenix and his trials alone. The demo for Ace Attorney 6 once again follows our defense lawyer hero Phoenix Wright. This time, he is not in…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 17, 2015 - Kotaku East
Dragon Quest Builders Cannot Deny its Minecraft DNA
Dragon Quest Builders, Square Enix’s new block making RPG feels like a rebellious child—not wanting to acknowledge its heritage, even though it’s really obvious. I got a chance for some hands-on time at this year’s TGS. Asked about the game, a representative told me that the game was inspired by “other such popular open world…
By Toshi Nakamura Published September 17, 2015 - Kotaku East
Konami Is Putting People’s Faces on The Phantom Pain
Hideo Kojima’s name might not be on the Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain box, but that doesn’t mean your face can’t be! At the Konami booth, there is a small photo studio where visitors can have their photos taken for a personalized cover shot. This is Julien from GameBlog.fr. He was nice enough…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2015 -
Kotaku EastStreet Fighter V‘s Latest Character Has an Annoying Laugh
Well, she’s always had an annoying laugh. Go figure. The latest fighter to enter the SFV fray is Karin, who made her playable debut in Street Fighter Alpha 3. Boy, she has an irritating laugh. (Like this!) In the above clip, you can see her beat the tar out of Rashid. And then, laugh. Ha.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Cosplayers, Let’s Hear Your Stories
I’ve covered a lot of cosplay over the years, both on Kotaku and beyond. That’s a big reason this subsite dedicated 100% to the craft exists.Thing is, I’m not a cosplayer, so my stories and accounts have always been those of a fascinated outsider looking in. While it’s fantastic that cosplayers, photographers, videographers, props builders…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThe New Metal Gear Online Is More Than Just Killing
I just spent an hour with the new Metal Gear Online. And like its parent game, it’s about more than just charging in, guns blazing. Metal Gear Online, like its two predecessors of the same name, is a versus multiplayer game with the controls of Metal Gear Solid—in this case, Metal Gear Solid V The…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 16, 2015
