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UncategorizedResident Evil 2 Gets Fan Remake in Unreal Engine 4
Originally released in 1998, Resident Evil 2 is covered in a fresh coat of HD paint in this fan-made remake. Developed by indie team InvaderGames, it’s an unofficial, non-profit title that’s adding an array of new features like 3D models, particle effects, new textures, and more. Resident Evil 2 Reborn is currently slated to be…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2015 - Kotaku East
Square Enix Boss Thinks New Games Need Multiple Sequels for Success
Square Enix’s top bossman explains his theory of threes. Among the rather shocking announcements at this year’s E3, Square Enix also announced a new project. Tentatively titled Project Setsuna, the game is going to be an original RPG by the newly formed studio, Tokyo RPG Factory In an interview with Weekly Famitsu, Square Enix head…
By Toshi Nakamura Published July 22, 2015 - Kotaku East
Japanese Twitter Users Go After ISIS with Anime Girls
If there’s one way to stand up to ISIS, I guess, it’s with memes. This past January, Japanese Twitter users uploaded images Photoshopped with anime as a way to defy ISIS. Around that same time, net users on Japan’s largest bulletin board 2ch created ISIS-chan anime girls (which were, perhaps, inspired by Tumblr images dating…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2015 - Kotaku East
Smash Bros. Creator Remembers Satoru Iwata
“My mind went white and even now the reality hasn’t sunk in.” wrote Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai, recalling when he heard the news that Nintendo president Satoru Iwata had passed away In his column in this week’s Weekly Famitsu, Sakurai wrote of his impressions of the man. Iwata had been one of the interviewers…
By Toshi Nakamura Published July 22, 2015 - Uncategorized
One Piece Isn’t Close to Finishing
The One Piece manga debuted in 1997. That’s a long time ago! You might think it was ending sooner than later. You, then, would be wrong. In an interview with Japanese radio show Gold Rush (via Get News and One Piece Podcast), the manga’s editor, Suguru Sugita, talked about what it was like working with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 22, 2015 - Culture
Monster Hunters, You Are The Real Monsters
Francisco Badilla is a concept artist and illustrator from Chile who works in the video game business. You can see more of Francisco’s work at his DeviantArtand ArtStationpages. To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on the “expand” button in…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2015 - Uncategorized
Man Wins French Scrabble Champs, Doesn’t Speak French
Nigel Richards, a God amongst mortals on the Scrabble tournament scene, has outdone himself this time: he’s won the French version of the Scrabble world champs without speaking a word of French. Richards, who dominates Scrabble tournaments in the US and UK, won the French tournament the same way he’s able to exert his dominance…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2015 - Uncategorized
Surprising nobody, the Wii U version of Project CARS has been cancelled.
By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2015 - Uncategorized
Ico Actually Has More Hidden Plot
PS2 classic Ico is a stark, minimal affair. You hold a girl’s hand, you run around a bit. But it wasn’t always that way! Some recent file examination and translation work has uncovered that there was supposed to be a lot more story and exposition in the game. Courtesy of translator GlitterBerri and some file…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2015 - Tips & Guides
Tips For Playing Rocket League
Rocket League. Oh, Rocket League. Football, with cars. It’s a game people can’t stop playing, but it’s also a game a lot of people suck at. So here are some beginner’s tips which might help you suck a little less. They key to getting better at Rocket League (at least until you get real good,…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2015 -
UncategorizedStar Wars VR Pitch Looks Like The Perfect Star Wars Game
Director Rob McLellan, who is turning his robot serial killer short ABE into a feature film with MGM, has also been working on something else: a Star Wars VR game. Along with his VFX guy Craig Stiff, and with a little help from games studio HammerheadVR, they’ve put together this demo of what they’re toying…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2015 - Uncategorized
Witcher 3 Players: Have You Finished The Game?
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a really, really, ridiculously big game. It came out two months ago, but most people I talk to still haven’t finished. Many aren’t even close. I thought I’d find out how far those of you who are playing have gotten, so I made a couple polls. Before we get…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 21, 2015 - Uncategorized
Chris Roberts: Star Citizen’s Expanding Scope Is ‘The Whole Damn Point’
Star Citizen—the crowdfunded space game that’s pulled in $85 million and counting—has been making progress in small steps, not giant leaps. Fans are starting to get worried. Recently, creator Chris Roberts tried to assuage their fears. Star Citizen has inspired a degree of skepticism since day one, given that it’s one of the most ambitious…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 21, 2015 -
UncategorizedHearthstone Mage Obliterates Warrior With 80 HP In One Turn
Hearthstone is a video game about strategy, patience, and smart decision-making. It’s also a game about casting infinite fireballs at your opponent until they get sad and give up. Watch the above video (by YouTuber televisionfodder) to see one of the greatest Hearthstone comebacks I’ve seen in a while, thanks to the power of A)…
By Jason Schreier Published July 21, 2015 - Culture
Ten Years Later, Star Wars KOTOR II Gets An Official Update
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II—the best KOTOR—just got a huge update, for some reason. The update just dropped on Steam for PC, Mac, and Linux. It’s a doozy—at least, for a game that’s more than ten years old. New features include: 37 achievements to be earned through gameplay Steam Cloud saves Native…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 21, 2015 - Uncategorized
Bro, Read The Great Hawkeye Series That Just Ended. Bro. Seriously.
If all you know about Hawkeye is that he’s a guy who shoots arrows in the Avengers movies, then you don’t know anything about Hawkeye. Lucky for you, then, there’s an excellent comic-book series that shows you just how awesomely complicated Clint Barton is. For example, he’s great with boats. Hawkeye #22—the last issue of…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 21, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe First Five Minutes Of The Latest Bikini Zombie Bloodbath
The latest installment of the Onechanbara series arrives in North America today, giving U.S. PlayStation 4 owners all the blood-splattered monster-slaying bikini action they can handle. Granted they might not be able to handle much. In the First Five video I keep referring to Onechanbara Z2 Chaos as fanservice, but the series takes its fanservice…
By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2015
