No, This Isn’t a Long-Lost Game Boy Game

Gun boots. They’re footwear that shoot bullets or lasers when you jump. Interested? I thought you’d be. Let’s take a look at Downwell Jumping and shooting are some of the oldest, most basic actions in video games. Nailing the timing and aiming of a tricky jump or a difficult shot are amongst the most satisfying…

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Daily Lives of High School Boys: The Ani-TAY Review • Indie HYPE: Chroma Squad • Naka-kon 2015: Day 2/3 TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Watch Me Play Final Fantasy XV, Live [UPDATE: Stream Over]

Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae is out today, and to celebrate, we’re throwing it up on a livestream and seeing what happens. Yep, for my first ever Twitch broadcast I’ll be running around as Noctis and crew in the much-anticipated FFXV demo, which comes alongside Final Fantasy Type-0 HD on PS4 and Xbox One. I’ll…

Battlefield Hardline Tries Real Hard Not To Be Battlefield

Battlefield Hardine is a shooter that rewards not shooting. In the single player at least. If you wondered how it would deal with the idea of a ‘bad cop’ in the current real-world climate, it turns out the solution is, ironically, to pretend it didn’t happen. (Quick note: if ever there was a game to…

What does it mean to make a game, practically all by yourself, for years and years? Why would someone use their savings and energy to push a game out into the world? This mini-documentary about the making of Gravity Ghost gives some answers and insight to those questions. Contact the author at [email protected]

The Cartoony Evolution of Batman

Artist Jeff Victor created a series of cartoon-style illustrations featuring the many faces of Batman and his main baddies from each theatrical movie. Gotta love the bad guys, they all look like troublemakers from a Genndy Tartakovsky cartoon. Here’s all versions of Batman from 1966’s early Batman movie to 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises with…

Let’s Compare the Tales of Zestiria Anime to the Game

In late December 2014, a special anime covering the first hour or so of the then upcoming PlayStation 3 RPG Tales of Zesteria aired on Japanese TV. And while the game and anime counterpart both tell the same basic story, it’s interesting to see what is the same and what is different. Before we start,…

Tales of Zestiria Takes a Big Gamble With its Heroine

Games in the Tales series tend to follow a predictable pattern. There is always a hero, a heroine, a party of unique supporting characters, and a world-spanning adventure. But Tales of Zestiria breaks this pattern in a big way. [This article includes major spoilers for Tales of Zestiria.] Meet Alisha. She is the first female…

Jupiter Ascending, What Are You Doing

I haven’t seen Jupiter Ascending. I’ve only seen its concept art. I’m guessing it’s a movie about “holy shit what is happening there are space things and what”. We’ve seen some art from the movie before, but today we’re looking at the contributions of Adam Kuczek, an artist who has also worked on stuff like…

Cities: Skyline’s Mods Are Already Going Crazy With Road Porn

Cities: Skylines hasn’t even been out for a week and already the game’s selection of mods is becoming overwhelming. Some of these mods are great, and genuinely add worthwhile new content to the base experience! Most, however, seem to cater towards one thing: road porn. By ⊁ĴōｿﾞŚťĪ⊄Ӄ⊀ Oh, don’t roll your eyes. We’re not talking…