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UncategorizedThe Dragon Age Secret That Took Months To Find
Up until very recently, there was something hidden in Dragon Age: Inquisition that nobody knew about. That is, until an alleged Bioware developer leaked part of the secret to some players. As ProjectFalconPunch explains it, there’s a secret quest that you can find in the Emerald Graves—around here, to be specific: Near that marker, you…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 18, 2015 - Uncategorized
Players Are Making The Best Dragon Ball Xenoverse Characters
Dragon Ball Xenoverse lets players create their own custom characters, which they can then insert into classic DBZ storylines. The character creator is pretty robust, too—which also means that players are having a lot of fun with the tool. Some players like to make their DBZ characters riff off real people, places, or things. Other…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 18, 2015 -
UncategorizedA Better Take On Video Game Sex
A few exceptions aside, video games are pretty shitty at sex. It’s often presented as a stilted, awkward “reward” or a tool for cheap titillation. It’s also heinously un-sexy. Games have come a long way since Dragon Age: Origins‘ infamously nightmare-inducing dead-eyed doll sex, but I think there’s still ample room to grow, for games…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 18, 2015 - Uncategorized
Q&A: The People Behind Helldivers Spill Some Secrets
I like Helldivers. It’s one of my favorite PS4 games. But I had 11 questions about it. I posed them to one of the game’s designers. He had answers. Thank goodness. The following Q&A was conducted over e-mail. Answering my questions is Patrick Lasota, a designer at Helldivers dev studio Arrowhead Game Studios. Oh, and…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 18, 2015 - Culture
Tell Us Your Best Toxic MOBA Player Stories
Toxicity is a fact of life in popular MOBA games like League of Legends, Heroes of the Storm, and Dota 2. No two toxic players are exactly the same, though. Encountering toxicity can even lead to genuinely heartfelt moments between people who’ve never met before. What’s your most memorable run-in with MOBA toxicity? These can…
By Yannick LeJacq Published March 18, 2015 -
UncategorizedStarCraft II Is Transforming In Some Huge Ways Very Soon
Blizzard is launching a closed beta for StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void on March 31, and it sounds like the upcoming expansion pack will change their real-time strategy game in some totally drastic ways. For one, starting worker count is going to double, as outlined on Blizzard’s blog You’ll also notice that the starting…
By Jason Schreier Published March 18, 2015 -
UncategorizedHow One League Of Legends Champion Has Changed Over Five Years
You know what people say when admiring the glory of real-world teenagers: “They grow up so fast.” The same goes for League of Legends characters. You just have to replace “grow up so fast” with “received a number of small but not insignificant changes over the course of many, many patches.” My, how time flies!…
By Yannick LeJacq Published March 18, 2015 - Uncategorized
Nintendo will be making mobile games in the future, but we don’t know much about their plans yet. TIME spoke with Satoru Iwata, Reggie Files-Aime, and Shigeru Miyamoto for a tiny bit of insight into their plans. Here are a couple of interesting quotes, but I’d recommend reading the whole piece! On whether Nintendo will…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 18, 2015 -
Culture25 World of Warcraft Players Tell Their Best Stories
World of Warcraft lives up to its name in that it is a vast world of its own. There’s so much more to do than just grind your way up to the latest level cap. You guys shared some fascinating stories involving everything from friendships to deaths to glitches. Here are the best ones, in…
By Tina Amini Published March 18, 2015 -
UncategorizedVeteran Game Developer Says Atari’s Trying To Screw Him Over [UPDATE]
Tempest 2000 designer Jeff Minter wants to release his latest tube-centric shooter, TxK, on a bunch of platforms, but the longtime designer is saying Atari won’t let him do that. Let’s just say Minter doesn’t have many kind things to say about his former employer. Minter didn’t create Tempest—that was Dave Theurer—but jumped on board…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 18, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe First Five Zelda-Riffic Minutes Of Oceanhorn
The closest one can legitimately get to playing The Legend of Zelda on mobile is now the closest one can get to legitimately playing The Legend of Zelda on PC. Let’s see how much Link is packed into the first five minutes of Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas. It’s no secret Cornfox & Bros.’ epic…
By Mike Fahey Published March 18, 2015 - Uncategorized
What Do You Think Of Final Fantasy XV So Far?
By now, you’ve had 24 hours to play Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae, one of the most fascinating video game demos in recent memory. (How many other demos actually let you save your progress?) And those of you who read Kotaku regularly might recall that during an interview in January, FFXV director Hajime Tabata told…
By Jason Schreier Published March 18, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: GTA Online’s Heists are Like a Party Where Everybody’s Invited • Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number Reminded Me Why I Love Video Games • Rockmandash Reviews: Never 7: The End of Infinity [Visual Novel] • Azure Striker Gunvolt and the Preferred Pronoun TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide…
By András Neltz Published March 18, 2015 - Uncategorized
That’s How You Build A Giant LEGO Castle
A labyrinth of gray towers and walls, hidden chambers, a busy port and marketplace. A proper medieval castle needs all of these, and LEGO fanatic Marco den Besten made sure his giant fantasy build had all that and a lot more. His walled city, called Armortug (via Eurobricks Forums), took him around 3-4 months to…
By Gergo Vas Published March 18, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Walking Dead As A SNES Run And Gun Game
A game like this wouldn’t be about important decisions or character development, but rather blowing up endless armies of zombies in a top-down view. CineFix recreated the first two seasons of The Walking Dead TV show and made it similar to 16-bit run and gun games like Jurassic Park, The Chaos Engine or even Zombies…
By Gergo Vas Published March 18, 2015 - Uncategorized
Oooh, that’s gonna leave a mark. Godzilla is attacked by two F16 aircraft in Pepezilla’s 3D fanart, simply titled “army attack Godzilla.” The model is embedded below, in case you’d like a closer look. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art we can…
By András Neltz Published March 18, 2015 -
Kotaku EastSpider Infestation Reminds People of Totoro
In the Studio Ghibli anime My Neighbor Totoro*, there is a scene in which the family moves into their new house and finds the attic crawling with soot sprites. This is kind of like that, but WITH SPIDERS. On popular Japanese blogs like My Game News Flash, the below video is reminding people of that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 18, 2015 -
Kotaku EastTo Make Attack on Titan ‘Real’ You Need Drones and AR
And a dancing Titan. Don’t forget that. It’s very important. YouTuber Kamo C uploaded this video, showing how augmented reality was used to create a 50-meter (164-foot) Colossal Titan. The animation isn’t Hollywood quality, but that’s okay, because the result is rather impressive. And large. A 10-meter (32.8 foot) AR marker and a drone was…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 18, 2015 - Kotaku East
Burger King Perfume Coming to Japan. Apparently.
And it seems the fragrance, which is dubbed “Flame-Grilled,” will be released only in Japan. On April 1st. Hang on a second… But wait, this is supposedly an actual product. According to Burger King Japan, April 1st is now “Whopper Day” in Japan. It’s not a national holiday (dammit!), but website Fashion Snap reports that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 18, 2015