The Week In Games: Ode To An Unborn Star

Every once in a while I like to pretend that every other gamer in the world is excited about the niche Japanese role-playing game I’m ridiculously excited about. It’s Ar Nosurge week you guys! Yes, in the special world in my head we’ve all been waiting deliriously for a PlayStation 3 role-playing game instead of…

Disney Infinity 2.0‘s Intro Reminds Us It’s Not All Marvel

Tuesday’s North American release of Disney Infinity 2.0 is all about Marvel Comics’ finest, but the intro movie is totally Disney. A showcase for upcoming classic Disney characters like Aladdin, Donald Duck, Tinkerbell and Brave‘s Merida was not what I was expecting when I first booted up the PlayStation 4 version of Infinity 2.0, but…

The Red Bull Battle Grounds StarCraft II competition reaches its grand conclusion today. The Grand Finals have been taking place in Washington D.C. this weekend, and today it’s the semi-finals and finals. Watch the action live over at the tournament’s official website

What Do Pac Man‘s Ghosts Taste Like?

Pac Man has been spending decades chowing down on stuff. Eating seems to come so naturally to him I never stopped to consider if he enjoys the taste of everything he eats. Apparently, neither have his owners. During the Q&A session at a presentation of the upcoming Pac Man game, Pac Man and the Ghostly…

No Kotaku ‘Shop Contest winners post this week. Last week’s contest involveda news story about a man dressed in Pokemon garb wandering onto the White House lawn. Now that information has come to light regarding the mental state of the individual in question, I no longer feel the contest’s subject matter appropriate. We’ll be back…

Finally Exploring Final Fantasy Explorers. Is It Fantastic?

Square Enix offered a playable demo of the new Final Fantasy Explorers at this year’s Tokyo Game Show and I got a chance to give it a whirl. It’s a solid game. It’s a Final Fantasy game. But I’m not sure it’s a solid Final Fantasy game. The basic game format is your standard mission-based…

Hackers Claim Credit For Downed Destiny, Call Of Duty Servers

Hacker group Lizard Squad claims it’s behind attacks that laid low servers for both Destiny and Call of Duty: Ghosts today, leaving players unable to connect and play. Having taken credit for a massive DDOS attack that took down the PlayStation Network last month as well as a bomb threat that caused Sony Online Entertainment…

​Earth Defense Force Punches Kaiju in the Face

Part of Earth Defense Force‘s charm is its low-budget feel. So, what’s this? A PS4 version of Earth Defense Force? With a giant mecha smacking the crap out of a kaiju? Typically, the Earth Defense Force games are third-person shooters that pit humans against, among other things, giant insects. Yeah, things get schlocky. The framerate…

Oculus CEO On Microsoft’s Minecraft Acquisition: “How Ironic”

When Oculus was purchased by Facebook for $2 billion earlier this year, Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson famously cut ties with the VR company. Now that Notch has sold his company to Microsoft for $2.5 billion, Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe has a little something to say. The comment came during the keynote of Oculus Connect…

I Didn’t Expect a Game About Busty Bikini-Clad Babes to Play So Well

This morning as the masses flooded into the Tokyo Game Show for the show’s first public day, I decided it was time to put my head through the giant boob hole and play the newest game about zombie-slaying, bikini-clad, busty babes: Onechanbara Z2 Chaos Over two years ago, I played the first Onechanbara Z, expecting…

Capcom Explains the Difference Between Resident Evil and Revelations

For years now, the main Resident Evil games have been getting bigger and bigger. They’re still scary, sure, but they’re less traditional survival horror and more action game. That’s where Revelations comes in. “You’re right to say that the numbered Resident Evil games are more action-oriented,” said Resident Evil: Revelations 2 producer Michiteru Okabe. “They’re…

This Week In The Business: Down With The Popular Kids

QUOTE | “As an industry person, I hope they drop like a fly. It’s better when the industry gets shaken up.” – Unity CEO David Helgason, joking about Supercell’s Clash of Clans, though he was making a serious point about wanting to see more variety Elsewhere in the business of video games this past week…