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If You Had A PSN Account In 2011, Here’s How To Get Free Stuff Now
More than three years ago, a crippling internet attack brought down Sony’s PlayStation Network and interrupted service for more than a month. Legal showdowns ensued and today, people in the U.S. who used the company’s online services can begin the process of getting their share of a $15 million settlement. Here’s how. E-mails have started…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Future Of Random Encounters
Hi. Welcome to Random Encounters. It’s, uh, been a while. When I first started this column, back in 2012, the JRPG genre was in a strange place. It felt like a lot of Japanese game developers were going through transitional phases as we all watched to see what would happen with next-gen consoles. Final Fantasy…
By Jason Schreier Published January 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
The Rare Destiny Gun That Nobody Seems To Have [UPDATE]
This week, hard mode launched for Destiny‘s Crota’s End raid. Along with tougher enemies and lightly remixed battles, hard mode brought the opportunity to win a number of cool new guns. But the rarest of them, a rifle called Necrochasm, appears to be mysteriously missing in action. Some background: Shortly after The Dark Below expansion…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
What’s Your Favorite MOBA?
MOBAs are all the rage these days. But the hybrid part-action, part-RTS, part-turret defense genre is also so new still that there haven’t been that many great ones yet. So which is your favorite? Are you a League of Legends loyalist? Have you been won over by Smite already? Do you prefer Awesomenauts, the wild…
By Yannick LeJacq Published January 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
Bulbasaur Isn’t Neccesarily The First Pokémon
Trivia time! Which Pokémon came first? The answer may not be what you think. According to the Pokedex, the answer seems clear-cut: Bulbasaur, the cabbage-like Pokémon, is number one. So it’s gotta be the Pokemon that comes first, right? No, actually. The “first Pokémon” varies depending on how you look at it, and what criteria…
By Patricia Hernandez Published January 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedWorth Reading: Jill Valentine’s Chest, The Perfect Tutorial, And More
Hope everyone enjoyed the debut of Worth Reading last Friday on Kotaku! Every week, I strive to bring you a brand-new set of provocative writing, commentary, crowdfunding projects, and plenty more. You might not agree with what you find, but that’s often the point. Let’s dive in. The night before a flight is the worst.…
By Patrick Klepek Published January 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
Saints Row IV: Re-Elected Sale, Minecraft LEGO, and More Deals
If you pick up the newly-released Saints Row IV: Re-Elected + GAT Out Of Hell pack for PS4 or Xbox One today, Best Buy will toss in a free $10 gift card. [Saints Row IV: Re-Elected + GAT Out of Hell [PS4/One], $50 plus $10 Best Buy gift card] If you’d prefer a cash discount,…
By Shep McAllister Published January 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedSquare Sure Put A Lot Of Work Into Final Fantasy Type-0 HD
Here, for your enjoyment, is an official Square Enix comparison video that shows how they’ve transformed Final Fantasy Type-0 from a dark ugly PSP game to a GORGEOUS new-gen console game. Well, OK, it’s not that gorgeous. Everything looks a touch too glossy, and a lot of the textures are clearly carried over from the…
By Jason Schreier Published January 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
A Classy Way To Settle A Dispute In League Of Legends
Figuring out who’s going to do what before a League of Legends battle officially begins is as crucial a process as it is a rushed one. Tensions can run very high as a result. Three players had a wonderful way to pre-empt any name-calling when a potential conflict suddenly reared its head recently: with rock,…
By Yannick LeJacq Published January 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedWatch Pikachu Lay The Smack Down In New Pokémon Fighter Trailer
The world got its latest look at Pokkén last night and, damn, it sure looks brutal. It’s no joke when pocket monsters rumble, yo. The fighting game version of the popular creature collection franchise got streamed last night, with a few new Pokemon characters revealed. Suicune and Gardevoir will be joining Pikachu in the martial…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: What Zelda Items would improve other video games? • Protonstorm’s Fall 2014 Anime Music Awards • Game of the Week—The Pointed Finger of Justice [Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney] • We Need To Talk About Yanmega TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published January 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
Dying Light’s add-on multiplayer mode “Be The Zombie” will be free for all players, developer Techland announced this morning. Previously, the DLC had only been available as a pre-order bonus, which enraged many prospective fans who are justifiably sick of that sort of thing. Phew!
By Yannick LeJacq Published January 23, 2015 - Uncategorized
Richard Scarry’s Busy World Transformed Into A Silicon Valley Town
Richard Scarry’s lovely children’s series Busytown becomes a deeply disruptive, data-driven, gluten-free Silicon Valley town in Tony “Lunchbreath” Ruth’s project, with the appropriate jobs and descriptions. It’s an ongoing project so probably more characters will pop up on the creator’s Tumblr, not just Cryptocurrency Expert elephant or Lowly Worm, who’s now a confident Brogrammer. To…
By Gergo Vas Published January 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedTen Secret Locations in World of Warcraft
Some are easy to find, some are well hidden, but Azeroth and the surrounding worlds are big enough to have special places to which no quests direct you and that most players don’t know. Nixxiom on Youtube collected 10 of them and their exact location on the map so that we can all find them.…
By Gergo Vas Published January 23, 2015 -
UncategorizedOh Hey, a Giant Monster in Starbound
While the game already had giant monsters in the form of summonable bosses, this is an early test for “a huge monster generator”—yes, randomly generated giant monsters. That should make for some exciting exploration if or when it gets implemented. Tiy, lead dev for the currently-still-in-early-access space sandbox game, tweeted out the animation recently, mentioning…
By András Neltz Published January 23, 2015 -
Kotaku EastReal-Life Giant Monsters Are So Cool
One of the most appealing elements of Monster Hunter is, well, hunting monsters. You know, staring down those enormous beasts. In real life, turns out, that’s also rather nifty. At Universal Studios Japan, Capcom is once again rolling out a Monster Hunter attraction for a limited time only. Capcom has done this in the past,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 23, 2015 - Kotaku East
Box Boy is Full of Puzzles, Platforming, and Cuteness
What happens when you take a bit of Mario and cross it with a bit of Tetris? You get the cutest little box-person in the world. Good – So Very Cute Box Boy is the story of a square (the titular Box Boy), his girlfriend (a square that has a bow and eyelashes a la…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published January 23, 2015 -
Kotaku EastPeople Destroying Cars Like in Street Fighter. Sort of.
Tough? Wasteful? Dull? A handful of martial arts types try their luck at a real-life version of Street Fighter‘s bonus stage But, I don’t remember Ryu jumping on top of the car like this. This one from Mega64, however, is rather amusing. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 23, 2015 - Kotaku East
Hospital Buys Spider-Man Boner Statue
Last year, Kotaku reported that a South Korean artist, Eunsuk Yoo, created a very friendly Spider-Man statue that made some people angry and was taken down. You’ll be happy to know that the work of art has found a new home. Note: This article contains content that some readers might find objectionable. The sculpture, which…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 23, 2015
