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Popular Fallout 4 Rumor Sure Seems Like BS
Fallout 4 is finally official, but the fake rumors won’t stop popping up. As Ron Perlman might say: Bullshit. Bullshit never changes. Over the past couple of years, we’ve been inundated with rumors about the next Fallout game, most of them blatantly fake, including a massive ARG back in 2013 that fooled a whole lot…
By Jason Schreier Published June 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedDisney and Kabam are teaming up for Star Wars: Uprising, a Diablo-inspired mobile game that’ll have a beta in the “coming weeks” for certain territories. It’s set after Return of the Jedi but prior to The Force Awakens, and the full game arrives this fall. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected]…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedExtreme Lag Turns Dark Souls 2 Fight Into Invisible Nightmare
We’re used to lag in multiplayer games. It happens, even in Dark Souls 2. But it’s not often when a player lags so hard they become an invisible ninja for most of the fight. Two players were engaging in jolly cooperation when an invader named AC joined their game. This happens all the time in…
By Patrick Klepek Published June 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Final Fantasy XV Demo Will Get A Patch Next Week
On Tuesday, June 9, Square Enix will release a patch for the demo of Final Fantasy XV. A patch. For a demo. Video games! This might be unprecedented—I can’t think of a single other demo that has been majorly patched—but nothing about Final Fantasy XV has been orthodox in any way. You can see the…
By Jason Schreier Published June 4, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Uncharted Collection Is Coming To PS4 on October 9
Update 10:05 am: Here’s the official trailer and blog post confirming the PS4 release of Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection. The anthology of remastered PS3 games will feature versions of the single-player campaigns optimized for 1080p resolution and 60 FPS framerate and will include access to the Uncharted 4 multiplayer beta. [Original story follows.] It…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 4, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Next Marvel Universe Will Have a New Spider-Man and a New Hulk
After Secret Wars is done, the Marvel Universe is going to look very different. Someone else is going to be the Strongest One There Is. Another wall-crawler will be using the name Spider-Man. Oh, and Wolverine—a Wolverine, anyway—is coming back, too. In reports hitting today via Mashable and USA Today, Marvel Comics has announced that…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 4, 2015 - Uncategorized
Post-Apocalyptic LEGO Landscape Is Full Of Cool Details
Just in time for Fallout 4, Swedish LEGO builders from Swebrick created a huge post-apocalyptic diorama that could easily be a scene from the game or from another similar franchise. Here are some highlights photographed by Jonas Wide and Christer Nyberg. Impressive scale and details with all the characteristics—a gladiator pit, bandits, highway ruins, an…
By Gergo Vas Published June 4, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThe Yoru no Nai Kuni Trailer With English Subtitles
Welcome to a land without night. Yoru no Nai Kuni (よるのないくに The Land Without Night) is an upcoming fantasy action RPG set in a world where the defeat of a demon lord placed a curse upon the land. The main character, Arnas* came in contact with the demon lord’s blood and became a half-demon. Using…
By Toshi Nakamura Published June 4, 2015 - Kotaku East
Poll: Men’s Fashions That Some Japanese Women Hate
Are you a man? Do you wear clothes? Well, listen up if you are in Japan or plan on visiting and, most importantly, care what others think. Nationwide afternoon program Viking! polled 95 women on the Tokyo streets, asking them what men’s fashion they hated. The screen caps below appeared on 2ch, Japan’s largest web…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2015 -
Kotaku EastLeague of Legends Pro Takes a Potty Break, Gets in Trouble
Have ever wondered what would happen if a pro gamer suddenly left a match to go to the toilet? This, it seems. Seon “Space” Ho-san, who plays for South Korea’s CJ Entus, paused and left for the restroom in a match against KT Rolster. The teams were tied one to one, with each winning a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2015 - Kotaku East
This Might Be the Longest Video Game Title Ever
Japan’s latest open-world JRPG has a ridiculous title. A sandbox open-world game where you play a high school student living his daily life in an island town for three months, talking with people, running around, taking absurd panty shots on his camera. What would you title such a game? High School Photographer maybe? Student Times…
By Toshi Nakamura Published June 4, 2015 - Kotaku East
“Dragon Ball Should’ve Ended with Frieza’s Arc,” Says Former DB Editor
Dragon Ball isn’t finished. We’re getting a new series, and no doubt, more movies. But former DB manga editor Kazuhiko Torishima thinks it all should’ve ended long ago. During the 1980s at Weekly Jump magazine, Torishima worked closely with Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama, editing his manga Dr. Slump. He was also the first editor…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 4, 2015 -
Kotaku EastThe Ray Gigant Trailer With English Subtitles
In the age of 3D high-spec prettiness, more and more I find myself looking forward to and enjoying “low tech” games that give my imagination room to play. Walking through my regular game store the other day, I noticed a trailer for a game I had not really paid much notice to, Ray Gigant. The…
By Toshi Nakamura Published June 4, 2015 - Culture
Building The Buildings Of Assassin’s Creed
Encho Enchev is an artist who works as an environment artist and designer for Ubisoft, where he’s helped out on games like Black Flag, AC: Rogue and Liberation. You can see more of Encho’s work at his ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 3, 2015 - Culture
Watch Me Play Steam’s Most Promising Dinosaur Game
Ark: Survival Evolved looked almost too good to be true when I reported on it, but is the hyper-ambitious dinosaur game any good? Let’s find out. Tune in below. Now, a disclaimer: Ark’s servers are packed, and I may not be able to get online today. If that falls through (or after I’ve played Ark…
By Nathan Grayson Published June 3, 2015 -
UncategorizedHow Not To Introduce A Video Game
So my yesterday went something like this. “Oh, hey, Dirty Bomb is in open beta! Nobody is talking about this game, but the people who made Brink are behind it, and the art looks cool, so what the hell, I’ll give it a shot”. Thirty seconds later I’d quit to desktop. Why? The first time…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 3, 2015 - Uncategorized
Worth it, though.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 3, 2015 -
UncategorizedGordon Freeman Comes To GTA V
And he’s brought his gravity gun with him. The gravity gun is neat and all, but it’s the first-person crowbar stuff that feels more Half-Life. Especially when you’re getting some back on those soldiers for abseiling into Black Mesa and shooting the place up. You can get the Gordon Freeman skin here
By Luke Plunkett Published June 3, 2015
