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UncategorizedThree Cool Surprises From PAX 2015
One of my favorite things to do at PAX is wander around in search of games I’ve never heard of. Even though I’m paid to know as much about games as possible, some slip through the cracks. Here are the ones that stood out to me in Seattle. Ultimate Chicken Horse This is a bad…
By Patrick Klepek Published September 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
Surprise, Dragon’s Dogma Is Coming To PC
Dragon’s Dogma is one of the most criminally underrated action games of the last few years, but it’s getting a second chance at life on PC, with Capcom stealthily announcing that Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen is coming this January Dark Arisen was originally an expansion, but it also included everything that came with Dragon’s Dogma.…
By Patrick Klepek Published September 8, 2015 -
UncategorizedLord Shaxx Is Ready to Judge Some Destiny Cosplay
Time for a different kind of crucible, Guardians. Vex goblins are low-level annoyances in Destiny, a game about compulsively collecting fancy adornments before they blink out of existence forever. But, in the hands of a talented cosplayer, even the weakest cyborg bad guys of Bungie’s first-person shooter are damned impressive. How does she see out…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 8, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth, a massive expansion for Edmund McMillen’s twisted roguelike, finally arrives on October 30. Afterbirth adds new game modes—one focused on “greed,” another with daily seeded runs—and tons of new items, endings, and other secrets for players to discover.
By Patrick Klepek Published September 8, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Fuzzy First Five Minutes Of Leo’s Fortune
The delightfully handcrafted Leo’s Fortune was one of 2014’s most critically acclaimed mobile games. Will it be one of 2015’s most acclaimed console and PC games? It’s unlikely, do to the differences between the two audiences, but that doesn’t mean the quest for Leopold’s stolen gold is anything less than stellar on the bigger screen.…
By Mike Fahey Published September 8, 2015 -
UncategorizedSnake Rescues Hideo Kojima From Konami
Here, obtained by Kotaku, is exclusive footage of Venom Snake breaking into Konami’s headquarters and extracting Metal Gear Solid designer Hideo Kojima from his office. Just kidding. That’s side-op 112 (Intel Agent Extraction) from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. But also it’s a pretty good metaphor. You’re free now, Kojima. You’re free. You…
By Jason Schreier Published September 8, 2015 -
ReviewsHatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX: The Kotaku Review
It’s quite likely your reaction to this image will dictate whether or not Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX is the sort of game you’d like to play. Musical notes, button prompts, anime girl with headphones—it’s immediately recognizable as a rhythm game, a genre that’s never reached the heights of popularity in the Western world that…
By Mike Fahey Published September 8, 2015 -
UncategorizedDragon Ball Cosplay Comes Complete With Goku’s Flying Nimbus
And the best way to use a hands-free mini-segway? Hip-hop videos? Nope! With a little creativity it can be turned easily into Son Goku’s magical yellow cloud. A cosplayer at this year’s Dragon Con did just that, as you can see in FUNimation’s footage. The hair might be a bit… lacking, but who cares. It’s…
By Gergo Vas Published September 8, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Witcher 3’s first expansion, Hearts of Stone, comes out October 13. As if you needed more things to play. Says developer CD Projekt Red: “The expansion lets you choose your own way through an adventure that includes recruiting a crew of break-in artists, spending a night partying with a ghost and outsmarting the most…
By Jason Schreier Published September 8, 2015 -
UncategorizedReal-Life Kingdom Hearts Keyblade Is Impractical, Smashes Stuff Anyway
Pretty sure the folks at Awe Me like challenges. Their recent project was to forge the Oathkeeper from the Kingdom Hearts series, a keyblade sword with giant holes everywhere, a heart shaped point and a really weird hilt and grip. It just shouldn’t work in real-life. The Oathkeeper is one of those over-designed JRPG items.…
By Gergo Vas Published September 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
What Really Happens When Your Extractions Fail in Metal Gear Solid V
In MGSV, the Fulton surface-to-air recovery system—used to send important personnel and items back to Mother Base by way of balloons—has a chance to fail when you’re in bad weather. Or when Niko Bellic’s around. He’s got real sticky fingers. The drawing is the latest in a series aptly called “This is a jecking” by…
By András Neltz Published September 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
Everything one needs to play Mario Kart 8 in a $299 box. Nintendo has announced a new ongoing version of the Wii U that comes bundled with its popular racing game and an eShop download card for its two DLC packs. It’s available across the U.S. starting today. Vroom.
By Mike Fahey Published September 8, 2015 - Kotaku East
Protect Your Keyboard From Cats
Got a cat? What about a keyboard? Then, you know that those fuzzy friends love to sit on them when you’re typing. Let’s stop that. This is the Nekopochi Keyboard Cover. While I’ve seen shelves and organizers used as make-shift keyboard rests for cats as well as covers to put over your keyboard while not…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2015 - Kotaku East
Code Geass is a Complex Morality Play With Mecha and Super Powers
Last month, the newest in a series of midquels to critically acclaimed 2006 anime Code Geass, called Code Geass: Akito the Exiled, aired in Japanese theaters. I saw the preview and it piqued my interest, but there was one small problem: I’d never seen Code Geass. So a few weeks back, I sat about fixing…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 8, 2015 - Uncategorized
Rihanna, The Pokémon Gym Leader
Some days, Rihanna looks casual. Other days, she’s a fashion icon. On this day, she was a Pokémon Gym Leader. While the photo is from last May, it wasn’t until this month that Twitter user Buildacastle pointed out that it looked like The Pokémon Company designed her outfit. Tumblr site Green Glasses created some brilliant…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2015 - Kotaku East
South Korea’s StarCraft II Scene Turned into a Visual Novel
The world of eSports has been turned into a PC game. Don’t worry, the game isn’t played in 300 actions per minute! Dubbed SC2VN, this is a visual novel starring a young, foreign semi-pro player named Mach trying to make it big in South Korea playing StarCraft II. You meet other players and try to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2015 -
Kotaku EastHow Mario and Luigi Were Turned into Traditional Japanese Art
This fall, a traditional Japanese screen painting with Mario and Luigi will go on display in Kyoto. Here is how that work of art was made. Nintendo released a video interview with the artist who did the piece, Taro Yamamoto. In it, Yamamoto talks about the work, which features Mario as the Japanese god of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 8, 2015 - Kotaku East
The Battle System in Ray Gigant Forces You to Think
I’m only a few hours into anime RPG Ray Gigant but there’s already one thing about it I enjoy immensely: the battle system. Like many JRPGs over the past 30 years, Ray Gigant uses a turn-based battle system—however, it’s the little things about this permutation that make it so enjoyable. At its most basic, it’s…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 8, 2015
