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Sunday Comics: You’re Useless
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 March 12. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published March 9. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey Published March 15, 2015 - Uncategorized
Looks Like There’s Going To Be A Final Fantasy Type-1
While Final Fantasy Type-0 HD isn’t due out in North America until Tuesday, a special ending cinematic teaser from the end of the game has hit YouTube, suggesting game director Hajime Tabata’s desire to make Final Fantasy Type-1 is being realized. While the ending cutscene, currently available on YouTube (via NeoGAF), does not specifically mention…
By Mike Fahey Published March 14, 2015 -
UncategorizedTalking Toasters, Pop Rocks And Other Fun Stuff Cut From Fallout 2
The sequel to Interplay’s legendary post-apocalyptic role-playing game was bigger and badder than the original Fallout, which translates into more space on the cutting room floor for discarded storylines, abandoned features, unrealized non-player characters and a fully-upgradeable, completely drive-able vehicle. VG Facts‘ Leftovers series returns to the Fallout series once more, plumbing its grimy depths…
By Mike Fahey Published March 14, 2015 -
UncategorizedExcerpts From an Erotic Shadow the Hedgehog/Borderlands Fan Ficton
Searching as I do from time to time through the video game crossover wonderland that is FanFiction.net, I happened to turn off the mature story filter for a split-second, during which I encountered the raunchiest, steamiest Shadow the Hedgehog-meets-Borderlands story I’ve ever read. It’s also the only one, but that’s not important right now. What…
By Mike Fahey Published March 14, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Pokémon One a Day, Series 2: Slowking, Misdreavus, 50 Straight Illustrations! Unown + Announcement! • Naka-kon 2015: The First Day • Interview with Indiana Comic Con: Past Problems Acknowledged, Optimistic for Future in Indy TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published March 14, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Official LEGO Kwik-E-Mart Is Also Cursed
Following up on last year’s spectacular Simpsons house set, LEGO returns to Springfield with one of the fictional town’s most iconic retail establishments. Your own miniature Kwik-E-Mart franchise can be yours in May for $200. That’s a lot of dough—$50 less than the $250 house set—but you get a lot for the money. For starters,…
By Mike Fahey Published March 14, 2015 -
UncategorizedNatural Selection Has Been Very Kind To Slugcat. Now You Need to Help.
Look, I don’t really know what kind of organism the main character of Rain World is. Who knows what bizarre experiments or breeding rituals brought him into being. Nevertheless, he/she/it is alive when nearly everything else is dead. So, y’know, points to him. Make sure he keeps living, won’t you? Rain World‘s a game where…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 14, 2015 - Culture
This Week In The Business: A Young Man’s Game
QUOTE | “It has become harder and harder for me to find jobs, and particularly after I got past 50 years old.” – 59-year-old designer David Mullich, talking with other game industry veterans about the pervasive age prejudice in the game industry Elsewhere in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE |…
By Steve Peterson Published March 14, 2015 - Culture
Someone Recreated GTA V‘s Los Santos In Cities: Skylines
Rome wasn’t built in a day, but I’m starting to get the impression that Cities: Skylines players could’ve made it happen. The game’s only been out for a few days and someone’s already made an eerily accurate recreation of Grand Theft Auto V‘s Los Santos. Steam user grockefeller created a mod that adds the impressively…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 13, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Shape That’s Everywhere In Mass Effect
There’s no getting around it: a lot of modern, graphically intense games look kinda same-y. At a glance, it can be hard to tell the difference. But show me a shot of the Mass Effect series and I’ll instantly be like, “Yeah, that’s Mass Effect.” Why? A single shape that’s everywhere Control500 spoke to series…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe GDC I Saw After One of Gaming’s Roughest Years
It’s Monday, March 2nd, the first day of the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, and I can’t help but notice a common refrain: “I’m already tired.” By most accounts, it hasn’t been a terribly brutal day, especially not by convention standards. But the developers, acquaintances, and friends I encounter seem worn down, deflated. Maybe…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedPaula Deen’s New Game Commercial Is Totally Batshit
“Are you ready to have some fun? ” asks Paula Deen, as the rest of the world slowly backs away. Paula Deen now has a video game, and it’s called Paula Deen’s Recipe Quest. It’s a match-3 game because, of course, it’s a match-3 game. She has also produced a “commercial” for it: There are…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Disturbing Puzzle Game That Nobody Can Solve
On July 10th, 2014, a small, mysterious game called “Do Not Believe His Lies” was uploaded to the iOS app store. Since then, over 40,000 people have downloaded the app. Nobody has beaten it. Hell, nobody quite knows what it is, either. I downloaded the game last night, after watching a trailer where fans of…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedWorth Reading: The Tragedy And Ecstasy In The Binding Of Isaac
Sometimes, the most tragic stories are lurking just beneath the surface. This week in Worth Reading, a dive into what’s really happening in The Binding of Isaac, how Fire Emblem lets players tune the difficulty to their choosing, and much more. Let’s start the weekend! Hey, You Should Read These “Beards optional: Embedded difficulty decisions…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 13, 2015 -
CultureWhen You Go To War, Be Sure To Drive A Couch
Today on Highlight Reel we have Battlefield: Hardline couches, indestructible NPCs, juvenile bugs in H1Z1, heist teamwork in GTA V and more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. Battlefield: Hardline –…
By Chris Person Published March 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedLook Out, Robot! Everything on This Planet Is Trying to Kill You!
Remember the terrible deaths that sad little boy suffered every time you screwed up in Limbo? Would you care if it was a robot dying in lots of painful ways instead? Take a look at the brightly colored Planet of the Eyes and see if you feel any empathy for a walking computer. The Cococucumber…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 13, 2015 -
UncategorizedI Wish I Liked Code Name: STEAM More
Over the last week, I’ve put in about 15 hours into Code Name: STEAM, a steampunk turn-based strategy game from Intelligent Systems. As Intelligent Systems has proven itself before with games like Fire Emblem and Advance Wars, it’s pretty easy to get hyped up about the idea of Code Name: STEAM. It’s a new Nintendo…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 13, 2015 - Uncategorized
Dying Light’s New Hard Mode Is Definitely Harder
Dying Light was already a tough game for many people when it first came out, but a new patch this week answered other players’ demands by making it even harder. Loot is one of the weirdest things about video games. I usually can’t stand it when a game makes you obsess over weapons and items…
By Yannick LeJacq Published March 13, 2015 - Culture
Valve Is Not Psyched They Got An ‘F’ In Customer Service
Not too long ago, I stumbled across a curious fact: Valve, maker of the world’s biggest PC gaming service, was given an F by the Better Business Bureau. Other major gaming companies largely have A’s. The culprit? Poor customer service. According to the BBB’s page on Valve, people have filed 717 complaints about Valve and…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 13, 2015