The Week In Games: Bloodborne Souls

Forget that last big exclusive PlayStation 4 game—they were only kidding. This week’s big exclusive PlayStation 4 game is the real deal. It’s Bloodborne week, and Tuesday is officially a national holiday (no it’s not) for folks who enjoy games that actively attempt to break their spirit. If that doesn’t sound up your alley, maybe…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Tips for Playing Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. • A Better Class of Game Criticism: Part 2 • I Miss Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding • Indie HYPE: The Weaponographist • SNES 1994: A Year that Changed Gaming and Gamers Forever • WW2 Snipers – Videogames vs History TAY Classic—TAY Open…

Fossil Fighters: Frontier‘s Australian Character Seems Legit 

That’s pretty much Australia, right? Sure, it’s a little light on what we Americans know to be traditional Aussie flavor, but having been to Outback Steakhouse where I partook of a Bloomin’ Onion and seen all of Crocodile Dundee one and bits of two, I’d say Red Entertainment and Spike Chunsoft nailed it. I guess…

The First Five Unpredictable Minutes Of Oblitus

In which I spend five minutes with absolutely no idea what’s going on. Well, four minutes. Then I die. Oblitus, developed by Connor Ullmann and published by Adult Swim Games late last month, is a procedurally-generated 2D side-scrolling roguelike. That means that every time you play it, the landscape changes, your goals shift about; basically…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Chronicles of the Going Home Club: The Ani-TAY Review • Barakamon Vol 1. – Manga Review • Episode Duscae: Frightening Future or Diamond in the Rough? • Indie HYPE: Ice-Bound: A Novel of Reconfiguration • Final Fantasy Type-0’s Class Zero… Ranked TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To…

iZombie’s Video Game Cameo Is Almost Perfect

Don’t looks so sad, zombie girl. You may be undead, but at least your production staff have a pretty good grasp on proper video game product placement. The pilot for CW’s comic book-based zombie procedural aired earlier this week, and like our friends over at io9, I was completely charmed. It might not have the…

This Week In The Business: Afraid Of Making Games

QUOTE | “I’m scared as a game developer to think about making a game.” – Mike Capps, former president of Epic Games, talking about how hard it is to make a hit game these days and why he’s not starting a new game studio Elsewhere in the business of video games this past week ……

Worth Reading: A Helpful Guide For Falling (Virtually) In Love

If we learn nothing else from this week’s video game writing, it’s that pigeons need love, too. Hey, You Should Read These “Six Japanese Dating Sims To Fall In Love With”by Am Cosmos I could not be less interested in playing a dating simulation, but I love reading about people’s experiences with them. Maybe I…

Three Fourths Home now has an extended edition. The new version of the heartbreaking narrative game adds an epilogue that’s nearly as long as the original story. There are also new stories from main character Kelly’s brother, Ben. It’s an astounding game. Highly recommended.