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Rockstar Games claims to have fixed the PC performance issues introduced in the Grand Theft Auto V’s most recent patch, and while it’s not doing anything to ban offline mods, it warned that mods could cause unexpected problems. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @patrickklepek
By Patrick Klepek Published July 21, 2015 - Uncategorized
A Good Reason To Celebrate The Virtual Boy’s 20th Anniversary
Nintendo’s first foray into 3D gaming was released in Japan on July 21, 1995. On this, the Virtual Boy’s 20th birthday, let’s take a moment to appreciate all the joy it has brought gamers over the years. No really, I’m serious. One of Nintendo’s biggest missteps, the red-and-black 3D gaming machine that is the Virtual…
By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2015 - Uncategorized
Scoring A Goal In Rocket League Feels So Damn Good
There’s nothing like seeing the ball casually bounce, forcing everyone to miss their shots, and perfectly timing a boost to nudge it into the goal. Friends, Rocket League is fun as hell. What’s even better is slamming into the ball, hitting it at juuuust the right angle, so that it goes flying across the map…
By Patrick Klepek Published July 21, 2015 -
UncategorizedFrom Assassin’s Creed Kittens To Brave Bunny Wizards
The creator of the adorably amazing Assassin’s Creedwith Kittens short graduates from flying felines to lightning bolt-blasting bunnies, in this live-action trailer for some game. That’s the problem with getting Mr. TVCow to create a piece of promotional video for your… I think it’s a mobile MMO? Unless that mobile MMO is about rabbits traipsing…
By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2015 - Uncategorized
The hauntingly emotional Journey transitions from PlayStation 3 to PlayStation 4 today. It’s a cross buy title so if you own it on PS3 you own the higher resolution PS4 version as well. Perhaps you can put the money saved towards the$150 PlayStation Gear Journey statue.
By Mike Fahey Published July 21, 2015 -
UncategorizedWorld of Warcraft‘s Westfall Recreated In Unreal Engine 4
Westfall, the abandoned agricultural center and low level zone of the Alliance, now has a version made with Unreal Engine 4, thanks to the superb work of Daniel L Here’s a short video demonstration, showing Westfall as we enter from Elwynn Forest. I wonder if we’ll see this zone in the upcoming movie. Based on…
By Gergo Vas Published July 21, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Witcher 3 Fan Animation Sums Up The Game Pretty Well
An animated parody of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, made by Matthew Shezmen, proves that being Geralt is not easy when there’s so much drama going. Dealing with monsters is the last thing to worry about: To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]
By Gergo Vas Published July 21, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThe Musical Evolution of Ace Attorney
With the release of Dai Gyakuten Saiban in Japan, there are now nine games in the Ace Attorney series. And one of the coolest things about the series is how they take the songs and remake them while still keeping a common musical theme from iteration to iteration. Take the “Objection!” track for example. It…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 21, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThe Shenmue HD Fan Remake Still Looks Incredible
In 2014, Kotaku reportedthat a fan was remastering Shenmue in HD (because Sega, it seems, wasn’t). It’s now 2015, so let’s see how that remaster is coming along. As tipster Sang points out, YouTuber Kid Nocon once again uploaded more footage of the remaster, right as therecord-breaking Shenmue III Kickstarter was coming to a close.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 21, 2015 - Kotaku East
The Art of Gundam Shown in Tokyo
This week in Japan, a special exhibit titled The Art of Gundam opened at the Mori Arts Center in Tokyo. Good, because art is exactly what so much of Gundam is. Our colleagues at Gizmodo Japan were on hand to check out the exhibit, which runs until September 27. There was a giant screen installation,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 21, 2015 - Kotaku East
Gunslinger Stratos the Anime: The Kotaku Review
I love the Gunslinger Stratos arcade game—it makes you feel like a dual-wielding badass. But the anime? No, I cannot say that I love the anime. Gunslinger Stratos is a story of two parallel worlds. One is a nearly fascist state where the government decides everything—even how far you can go in life based on…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 21, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Bravely Second Cosplay!
Note to world: more Bravely Default/Bravely Second cosplay, please. I mean, in this instance it’s the sequel Bravely Second, but either is fine. Specifically, Ringabel. And not that this collection isn’t amazing, because it is, but the world needs more grown humans dressed as Ringabel Cosplayers: Magnolia: Stella Chu Edea: Vivid Vision Agnes:Jenny Lau Photographers:…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 21, 2015 - Culture
Sweet Art From The New Deus Ex Game
Frédéric Bennett works as a concept artist at Eidos Montreal. Get ready for sweet art from the new Deus Ex game, Mankind Divided. Bennett has also worked on games like Wet, Age of Conan and Transformers: Dark Of The Moon. You can see more of Bennett’s work at his ArtStationand DeviantArtpages. To see the larger…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2015 -
CultureRust Players Divided Over Not Being Able To Choose Their Sex
Steam survival hit Rust is adding women characters, and you won’t get to choose whether you’re a guy or a gal. Some players love the idea. Others, not so much. (Warning: some of the media in this post is NSFW.) Rust’s character creation isn’t like other games. You don’t play as a pre-made character, but…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 20, 2015 - Uncategorized
After a little confusion over who’s publishing the game, it’s been announced that Devil’s Third—the next game from Tomonobu Itagaki—will be coming to America in Q4 2015. Valhalla will be publishing the PC version of the game themselves (which will be free-to-play), while Nintendo will be bringing it to the Wii U.
By Luke Plunkett Published July 20, 2015
