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League Of Legends Designer Admits They Messed Up The Jungle
Riot sounds like it’s already begun to absorb the harsh feedback it received after rejiggering League of Legends’ jungle in a recent patch. In an interview with GameSpot, designer Ryan “Morello” Scott acknowledged the jungle’s persistent problems and pointed to character tweaks as a possible solution. A quick reminder: “Jungler” is a unique position on…
By Yannick LeJacq Published March 10, 2015 -
UncategorizedLet’s Play The Definitive DMC With Some Classic Devil May Cry Style
I really enjoyed DMC upon its first release, dark-haired emo Dante and all. Released today, the Definitive Edition for PS4 and Xbox One gives fans of the first game a more traditional demon spawn hero to play with. He’ll do. Let’s play! I’ve not streamed directly from my PlayStation 4 in ages, so if this…
By Mike Fahey Published March 10, 2015 -
UncategorizedResident Evil: Revelations 2‘s Latest Episode Gave Me Puzzle Fatigue
Whenever the credits roll on a new Resident Evil game, I’ve never wondered if the game could have been improved with a few more puzzles. Resident Evil puzzles are a strange beast, and the third episode of Resident Evil: Revelations 2 is full of them. Ready to move crates? My decision to write about every…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 10, 2015 -
UncategorizedF-Zero On The Genesis Looks Surprisingly Impressive
F-Zero was a flagship game for the Nintendo’s Mode 7 graphics option for the SNES, a game that should be impossible to replicate on a Genesis. Of course, intrepid fans have found a way. In case you’ve forgotten, Mode 7 allowed developers to scale and rotate backgrounds layers to create a psuedo-3D effect. It’s what…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 10, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Criminal Girls: Invite Only: The TAY Review • The Many Blessings of Hotline Miami • Anime Opening/Ending Song Roundup by Ani-TAY – Week 10 • Interview with Ben Penrod, President of Awesome Conventions TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published March 10, 2015 -
UncategorizedAssassin’s Creed Rogue: The Kotaku Review
The biggest plot twist in Assassin’s Creed history is this: Assassin’s Creed Rogue, the least-hyped console game in the series, the one we had good reason to think would be bad, is…a very, very good game. It’s a must-play for any AC fan. What in the world? Did you even know there was a game…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 10, 2015 -
UncategorizedGTA V Heists Update is 4GB, Heist Planning Unlocks at Level 12
After months and months of waiting, online heists are available today for GTA V Rockstar Games—the company behind the Grand Theft Auto series—have announced that the free update that contains Heists is now live on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. It’s around 4 GB download for new-gen systems, with last-gen users reporting that the file…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 10, 2015 -
ReviewsOri And The Blind Forest: The Kotaku Review
Pleasant. If I had to sum up Ori and the Blind Forest in one word, that would be it. The new Xbox One and PC platformer looks like a magnificently drawn kids’ fantasy book sprung to life. It has the lush, magical aesthetic and inoffensive charm that gamers have come to accept—and expect—from indie games.…
By Yannick LeJacq Published March 10, 2015 -
UncategorizedGuile’s Theme With Lyrics Could Have Been A Great Cartoon Intro
Even if Guile from Street Fighter looks like a guy who’s been through a lot, and the lyrics are about his eyebrows, Animation Domination‘s latest clip really proves that Guile’s theme goes with everything. They added lyrics and animation—showing Guile and his unique pre-fight ritual—to the background music and made it look and sound just…
By Gergo Vas Published March 10, 2015 - Uncategorized
Classic Arcade Machines in Tiny LEGO Form
Space Harrier. Out Run. Thunder Blade. Apart from being Sega arcade games from the eighties, what do they have in common? LEGO, of course. The LEGO set, made by SpacySmoke and submitted to LEGO Ideas [thanks, Garett!], consists of recreations of the aforementioned three Sega arcade machines and three minifigures to go with each machine,…
By András Neltz Published March 10, 2015 - Kotaku East
The Apple Watch Comparison Anime Fans Are Waiting For
Yesterday, Apple revealed a whole slew of information about its Apple Watch line-up. No doubt many anime fans have been wondering the same thing: How does the Apple Watch compare to the Yokai Watch? Good question! Let’s find out. Yokai Watch is a video game anime that took over Japan last year. In Yokai Watch,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 10, 2015 - Uncategorized
Calls To Ban Minecraft in Turkey
Last month, a Turkish ministry began a probe to investigate whether or not Minecraft should be banned for being “too violent.” Today, the results of the investigation were announced: Minecraft should be banned. Turkish websites Hürriyet Daily News and LeaderGamer report that the country’s Family and Social Policies Ministry is now calling for Minecraft to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 10, 2015 -
Kotaku EastDragon Quest Heroes‘ Special Attacks Sure Are Flashy
If Dragon Quest Heroes does one thing right, it’s making all your favorite Dragon Quest characters look incredibly badass. Like in all Dynasty Warriors-style games, the playable characters in Dragon Quest Heroes each have a unique special attack made to show off just how cool they really are. To see a compilation of these special…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published March 10, 2015 - Kotaku East
Karaoke for Really, Really Shy People
Usually, when you sing karaoke in Japan, you either sing it in a bar, or at a room at a karaoke parlor, or maybe somebody’s house. But those ways involve other people. And what if you don’t like other people? There’s this. Dubbed “Choi Kara,” these telephone box-like, sound-muffling booths allow folks to belt out…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 10, 2015 -
Kotaku EastA Sea of Firecrackers Exploding
Recently, folks in China and Taiwan covered the main streets of their villages with tens of thousands of firecrackers. Then, they lit the fuse, engulfing the street in explosions and smoke. The local tradition, That’s Online explains, wraps up the annual procession of the area’s guardian deity. According to Kotaku reader Bruce Hsu, the firecracker…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 10, 2015 - Kotaku East
One Piece Made “Real” for Japanese TV
This isn’t a live action adaptation of One Piece per se. Instead, it’s a live action collaboration with Monkey D. Luffy. Comic Natalie reports that actor Hiroshi Abe stars in the upcoming television special as a yakuza member who ends up in the hospital, where his characters mistakenly eats the gum-gum fruit that made Luffy…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 10, 2015 - Kotaku East
Suffering, Card Battles, Little Girls, and More Suffering
Yes, there is so much suffering in the anime Selector Spread WIXOSS that I had to list it twice. Selector Spread WIXOSS is the continuation of last spring’s Selector Infected WIXOSS—an anime where young girls battle alongside magical girl avatars in a collectible card game, hoping to have their greatest wishes granted. [The following review…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published March 10, 2015