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Uncategorized3D Realms Shows Gameplay from their Duke Nukem-like Action RPG
Bombshell, an upcoming ARPG from the makers of Duke Nukem and 2013’s Rise of the Triad reboot, was revealed last year in May with an extremely vague teaser trailer, featuring a girl with a robot arm sitting around and aiming guns. The latest trailer, on the other hand, appears to have some actual in-game footage.…
By András Neltz Published March 3, 2015 -
Kotaku EastFrieza’s New Look Divides Dragon Ball Z Fans
There’s a new Dragon Ball movie coming out. Dubbed Dragon Ball Z: The Resurrection of F, the movie features the return of Dragon Ball’s greatest villain, Frieza. A new trailer reveals the character’s new form—something that is dividing Dragon Ball fans. The new form is being called “Golden Frieza.” Design-wise, it looks similar to white…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 3, 2015 - Kotaku East
The Up All Night Stream Plays Dragon Quest Heroes [Stream Complete]
What happens when Dragon Quest meets Dynasty Warriors? Let’s find out together as I stream new PS4 title Dragon Quest Heroes live for your enjoyment. Update: The stream is now complete! Check out the full four-and-a-half stream below. Watch live video from BiggestinJapan on Twitch Part 2 (An additional 4 hours) Dragon Quest Heroes was…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published March 3, 2015 - Culture
Snake, You’re Looking Awfully Naked
Adam Foreman is an artist working in the video game business. He most recently worked on Gun Monkeys and Beyond Gravity. You can see more of Adam’s work at his personal site To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as wallpaper), click on…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
LEGO Homeworld Ships Are Works Of Art
Homeworld spent 12 long years in the wilderness. During that time, few scenes kept the series’ spirit alive better than LEGO builders, who ceaselessly constructed tributes to its iconicship designs. For six years now, a Flickr group called LEGO Homeworld has been collecting shots of some of the internet’s best replicas (and original takes) of…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedSurprise! Five Night’s At Freddy’s 3 Just Came Out
Well, this is unexpected. Right now you can buy Five Nights at Freddy’s 3 on Steam for 7.99. Unlike the second game, 3 is a sequel set in the future: Thirty years after Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza closed it’s doors, the events that took place there have become nothing more than a rumor and a childhood…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 2, 2015 - CultureCosplay
Terrific Femshep Cosplay
Freya Willia is Commander Shepard in this getup. It’s not just a fantastic suit of armour, with some great detail all around, but some awesome weapons as well, including two firearms designed by Volpin Props If you want to learn about how much work went into something like this, Freya has a great progress log…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 2, 2015 - CultureTotal Recall
Nintendo’s Official Rules On What Color Mario Must Be
Press the Buttons (via Fast Co.) recently got their hands on something very special: a copy of Nintendo’s Style Guide, a 1993 document that sought to formalise all kinds of weird Nintendo-related mascot matters, like what exact colour Mario’s and Samus’ outfits have to be. It’s as obsessive as it is fascinating. Mario’s famous overalls,…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 2, 2015 -
CultureHi! Surprise Headshot!
On today’s Highlight Reel we have breakdancing in Sniper Elite III, tourists in The Last of Us, airmail, polite soldiers 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. Halo: TMCC –…
By Chris Person Published March 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
11,414 Reasons There Are Too Many iPhone Games
This pocketgamer chart — showing how many games are submitted to Apple for release on the App Store every month — was mentioned in a chat at GDC earlier today, and it’s been dropping jaws pretty much everywhere it’s been passed around since. It shows that last month (February 2015), 11,414 games were submitted to…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedPregnancy Puts Players Inside The Head Of A Teenage Rape Victim
The interactive short story Pregnancy, released todayon Steam, begins with 14-year-old Lilla Sandor purchasing a pregnancy test. It’s a painful moment for the teen. She feels ashamed and awkward. At home, waiting for the test results, she recalls the horrific act that brought her to this point. Developer Rodrigo Silvestre holds nothing back describing Lilla’s…
By Mike Fahey Published March 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Hidden RPG Inside Resident Evil: Revelations 2
The first episode of Resident Evil: Revelations 2 wasn’t very good. Maybe it’ll get better, maybe not. What I didn’t expect, however, was to be spending so many hours with the game’s RPG-influenced Raid Mode. It’s not usually my thing, but when I have a few minutes to spare, I’ve found myself booting up Raid…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedThe Most Hardcore Game of Fallout: New Vegas Just Got More Hardcore
After beating the main game of Fallout: New Vegas on a single healthbar, Let’s Player Many A True Nerd is back once more—and he’s making the challenge even more bonkers. Those of you that checked out our initial story know that Many A True Nerd had a playthrough of New Vegas where there was no…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 2, 2015 -
UncategorizedSo That’s How League Of Legends’ Bard Got His ‘Meep’ Minions
When Riot unveiled its new League of Legends champion “The Bard,” the developer claimed that the heavily bearded fellow hailed from somewhere “beyond the physical universe in realms unknown to men.” Fair enough. But could they be known to…pikmin? (Pun very much intended). YouTuber GingerPale put any and all questions about the Bard’s origin story…
By Yannick LeJacq Published March 2, 2015 -
ReviewsPneuma: Breath of Life: The Kotaku Review
The people who made Pneuma: Breath of Life are trying to convince players that their game is talking to them. Not, like, in terms of art direction, puzzle design or anything like that. It’s more in the vein of an actual conversation. Part of it is worth listening to, while the other part feels like…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
Are you a retail employee? We want to hear your stories. We’re hoping to run some round-ups of the funniest, dumbest, most horrifying, and most entertaining retail stories out there, so if you’ve got a tale you think Kotaku readers would enjoy, let us know. We’re mostly looking for video game retail stories, but we’re…
By Jason Schreier Published March 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
Sci-Fi Video Games Pay Tribute To Leonard Nimoy
Following the passing of Leonard Nimoy last week, space games like Star Trek Online, Elite: Dangerous, and Star Citizen all have heart-warming plans to memorialize the man who brought Spock to life. Nimoy lent his voice to, you guessed it, Spock in Star Trek Online—players hear a short blurb voiced by him whenever they enter…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 2, 2015 - Uncategorized
World of Warcraft Will Start Selling Subscription Time For Gold
World of Warcraft will soon introduce a whole new economy, allowing players both to spend in-game gold on real-life game time and to exchange real-life money for tokens that can be sold for in-game gold. The system is simple, and best summed up in this graphic (via battle.net): The new system will launch “in an…
By Jason Schreier Published March 2, 2015