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UncategorizedCannon Sword? Cannon Sword. Ivent, the developer behind the recently Kickstarted brawler-fighter, Strength of the Sword Ultimate, shows off one of the game’s signature weapons in a preview video. You can find the clip below. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art we…
By András Neltz Published March 30, 2015 -
UncategorizedWorld of Warcraft’s New 10-Man Raid Nearly Beaten by Group of Five
While a lot of players are still trying to finish Blackrock Foundry, the ones who’ve completed it on the hardest difficulty are already looking for new challenges. Like Kief and his friends, who tried to do the 10-man version with only five players in the group, just like a normal dungeon. They killed 9 out…
By Gergo Vas Published March 30, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Schoolgirl Sim In Which You Kill People
Think a smitten, Japanese schoolgirl version of Patrick Bateman. That should give you a vague idea of of what indie sandbox game Yandere Simulator is about. Yandere is a Japanese character type that can be willing to kidnap or kill for the one she loves. Yandere Simulator is created by a programmer under the name…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2015 - Uncategorized
Kids Playing 18-Rated Games? Neglect, Apparently
I’ve censored the above in case any under-18s from Cheshire are reading this. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK If you’re under 18 and play GTA, Gears of War or Call of Duty in Cheshire, you might want to think again before loading it up next time. That is, at least, if the Nantwich…
Ian Dransfield Published March 30, 2015 - Kotaku East
How a Manga Artist’s Style Changed Over Four Decades
Nothing stays the same. As time passes, we change. And if you are a manga artist, that could mean the way you draw does, too. Manga artist Yu Yabuuchi published her first manga Boin de Gomen! in 1983 issue of Ciao magazine when she was only thirteen years old (just 13!). Since then, Yabuuchi has…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2015 - Kotaku East
Look What Square Enix Did To Star Wars
To be honest, I kind of like it. As noted on Figsoku and Famitsu, this is the “Variant” line of Square Enix’s collectible Play Arts figurines. “Variant” means the design has been slightly changed or modified, as in these Star Wars figures. The tweaks to these characters, along with the battle-worn appearance, work well—a lot…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2015 - Kotaku East
Frieza Senpai, Notice Me
This past Saturday, Frieza held a meet-and-greet at a shopping mall in Shiga Prefecture, Japan to promote the upcoming Dragon Ball Z movie. A Frieza cosplayer showed up and things got awkward. Not awkward in a bad way! But awkward in a very good one. See how Frieza reacted to seeing a fan, Twitter user…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 30, 2015 - Culture
Designing Batgirl To Fit Chris Nolan’s Batman Movies
Serg Souleiman is a freelance concept artist who has worked on games like Wolfenstein: The New Order, Mortal Kombat X, Forza 5, The Elder Scrolls Online and the Fallout series. I like these two pics in particular; they’re personal pieces, but they’re Serg’s shot at redesigning Batgirl and Nightwing to fit the art design used…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2015 -
UncategorizedHalo 5 Is Out October 27
The next Halo game will be out this October, Microsoft announced tonight in a trailer that aired during The Walking Dead You can watch the trailer, which is live-action and unfortunately has no actual gameplay, above. Halo 5: Guardians will be released on October 27 for Xbox One. Hopefully matchmaking works then too. If you’re…
By Jason Schreier Published March 29, 2015 - Uncategorized
Kid Arrested, Confesses To Swatting A…Minecraft Rival
A 13-year-old kid from Camarillo, California was arrested earlier this month and has since confessed to three acts of “Swatting“. The Camarillo Acorn reportthat police were initially investigating the boy for one Swatting incident, but in the process discovered he’d been responsible for two more, all three taking place in January. The boy made two…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2015 - Uncategorized
Mortal Kombat Producer Walks Away From Twitter Over Family Threats
Shaun Himmerick, producer on Mortal Kombat X, is the latest games industry professional to step away from Twitter after receiving threats against his family. On March 26, Himmerick retweeted this message he received, after which he changed his Twitter handle to “come on people”: (WARNING: NSFW language) He then explains his decision in more detail:…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2015 - Uncategorized
GTA V PC Screens Look Great, Are Not Delayed
Rockstar released these Grand Theft Auto V screens over the weekend. They’re for the PC version of the game, which after delay afterdelay is finally hitting on April 14. They look pretty good! As in, they look good, duh, but if you look closely (click on the magnifying glass in the top-left corner of each…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 29, 2015 - Esports
The grand finals of the 2015 Call of Duty Championships are happening today. Which of the 32 competing teams is going to walk away with $400,000? Head over to the Major League Gaming event site to watch live and see which 29 teams are definitely not winning.
By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2015 -
UncategorizedGloating Is A Bad Idea In Bloodborne
Just because the boss is dead doesn’t mean it’s time for a victory cheer, as streamer Jeff Ramosdemonstrates in this video. “It’s really the story of my fucking life,” Ramos said as I commented on how beautiful this video is. He downed whichever vile Bloodborne boss this was despite losing his partner in the process,…
By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2015 - Culture
The Week In Games: Baseball Season
It’s baseball season, which means I’ll be playing just about every game on this week’s release list but the baseball ones! Touchdown! I’ll probably start off with some Axiom Verge on the PS4, maybe see how Toukiden handle the move to current-gen, and then ride out the week with some peaceful farm life in Story…
By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2015 -
UncategorizedWe Don’t Need To Justify A GIF Of Persona 4‘s Chie Dancing
She’s a non-nonsense tomboy who loves kung-fu and steak. Here she is dancing. *sigh* Fine. The GIF comes from the latest trailer for Persona 4: Dancing All Night, coming in June to Japanese PlayStation Vitas and hopefully pretty damn quickly to other PlayStation Vitas. We just want it for the endless GIFs it will provide.
By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.: The TAY Review • Are Bloodborne’s Early Bosses the Game’s Equivalent of Tutorials? • A Lawyer Revisits the Ace Attorney Trilogy (Introduction) • Spacemon: A Pokémon Tabletop Story, Vol. 2: Chapter 21 • TAY Flashback – Bioshock TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY…
By András Neltz Published March 29, 2015 - Uncategorized
New Jersey Game Store Swatting Takes An Uglier Turn
Gamers attending a monthly social gathering at Digital Press Video Games in Clifton, New Jersey Saturday evening had no idea the sudden massive police presence outside the store was pointed their way, until a caller posing as a fire department representative started giving them questionable instructions. According to local reports, the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office…
By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2015 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Nintendo Mobile: The Winners!
Nintendo is officially making mobile games. While we wait to see what fruit the company’s partnership with DeNA will bear, our readers imagine exciting new ways to play and pay for Nintendo games on their phones and tablets. Maybe it won’t be all that bad? I was expecting last week’s‘Shop Contest to bear dozens of…
By Mike Fahey Published March 29, 2015