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The Week In Games: Bedman Begins
Just when you thought it was safe to stay away from the game shop until 2015, Bedman happens. Bedman’s a new fighter in Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-, arriving officially this week on PlayStation 3 and 4. As far as end of the year games go, it’s pretty damn spectacular. Not much else to report this…
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ReviewsOne Of The Best Mobile Adventures Of The Year Is An Amazon Exclusive
Every time a new free-to-play game clamors for coin, gamers bemoan the lack of more traditional mobile fare — quality premium titles packed with compelling content at a fair fixed price. That’s exactly Tales From Deep Space. You just have to own a Kindle Fire to enjoy it. I’ve been a fan of Amazon hardware…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Square Enix Announces SaGa 2015 For The PlayStation Vita
First introduced to North American audiences as the first Game Boy role-playing game, Final Fantasy Legend, the SaGa series returns after a lengthy hiatus in the newly-announced SaGa 2015 for the PlayStation Vita. The new game was announced by series creator Akitoshi Kawazu (via Siliconera) during a Square Enix livestream celebrating the series 25th anniversary.…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Ultimate Video Game Holiday Sweater
With only ten days to go before Christmas, knitters around the globe anxiously chew at the end of their needles, trying to come up with the perfect video game-themed holiday sweater. I believe we can help. Inspired by both a post over atGizmodo‘s Toyland blog and a suggestion from Mr. uscg_pa, this week’s ‘shop contest…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
The Xbox Dashboard Has Come A Long Way Since 2001
Oh for the days before Microsoft’s torrid love affair with stacked rectangles, back when curves were the order of the day, and orange seemed like a great idea. Inspired by a Reddit post from couchpotato9099 with images borrowed from Redditor eiketsujinketsu’s super-smooth “non-potato” version of theanimated GIF, this image is a monument to falling in…
By Mike Fahey - Culture
Sunday Comics: We’re Fighting A Dragon
Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published December 11. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published December 8. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Worst Final Fantasy VII Announcement: Winners!
During last week’s PlayStation Experience event,Square Enix announced a Final Fantasy VII port everyone had hoped was the long-awaited Final Fantasy VII HD remaster. I asked our creative community to imagine a worse Final Fantasy announcement. Such horrors they have wrought in my name. You’ll notice this week’s winning entry from good old HundredGunner as…
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UncategorizedWatch Street Fighter V Played Live For The First Time
Capcom capped off today’s Capcom Cup finals with a live demonstration of the recently-announced Street Fighter V. Who’ll wind up with a head full of noodles? Watch and see. It’s the same two characters on the same stage we saw during the game’sreveal last weekend, but now there’s real hands making Chun-Li and Ryu do…
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UncategorizedThe Time They Thought Pokémon Was Satanic
Summoning monsters to do your bidding, recording their names in strange electronic tomes, holding millions of children in its thrall — is it any wonder the Christian community thought Satan might have had something to do with Pokémon’s popularity? The latestDid You Know Gaming explores the many times pocket monsters and religion clashed, and it’s…
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UncategorizedI’d Rather Play The MS Paint Version Of The Witcher 3
CD Projekt Red recently delayedThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt from February 2015 to May 2015. That’s three months. It took YouTuber Nick McDonalds two months to recreate the game’s 2013 trailer using MS Paint. Coincidence? Probably. The Witcher 3 is a beautiful game, but then a lot of games are beautiful games these days. I’m…
By Mike Fahey - Esports
Watch Top Street Fighter IV Players Battle For The Capcom Cup
Technically they’re battling for a portion of the $50,000 pot up for grabs in the grand finals of the Capcom Pro Tour circuit, but I’m sure the cup is lovely. Let’s see which of the 16 competitors takes it home. The show’s already started, with a demonstration of the wacky changes coming in the Omega…
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UncategorizedThere’s Not Much To Love About The Latest Marvel Game
Poor Juggernaut. All he wants to do is roar his triumph to the heavens, yet his mouth remains closed. It’s a fitting allegory for the frustration I feel over Marvel Contest of Champions, a game that could have been so much more than what it is. The concept, borrowed from the Marvel Comics limited series…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
The Saturday Morning Stream Fiddles With Juju [All Done]
I know absolutely nothing about this colorful new platformer other than it being developed by the studio behind Hard Reset and the Shadow Warrior reboot and the fact that there’s a level covered with strawberry jam. That’s good enough for me. It’s been a while since I’ve streamed and I wanted to come back on…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
12/8/2014: Terrifying New Advances In Lego Technology
Lego for…lego people?? Are real humans even allowed to buy this stuff? Only Pain Train knows for certain. While you let the concept of little lego pieces swimming through your blood stream settle in, feel free to browse Kotaku Selects, where I round up our best stuff of the week. To contact the author of…
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