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UncategorizedThe First Kirby Game I Really Care About In Years
Despite his iconic presence as one of Nintendo’s foremost disgustingly cute characters, Kirby hasn’t had a good, solid game of his own in a while. And while Kirby and the Rainbow Curse is taking a quirky route to stardom, this new trailer for the Japanese version of the game makes me think that’s a good…
By Yannick LeJacq Published December 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedOld Folks Try QWOP, Are Also Utterly Confused
You can see the gears turning as they figure out that moves have to be coordinated in a rhythmic fashion to get your QWOPer to qwoperate (had to), but that doesn’t make it any less frustrating for them. This isn’t the first time YouTube channel React has had elders try out video game phenomenon for…
By Tina Amini Published December 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
Day After Christmas Outage, Xbox Live Back, PSN Down For Maintenance
Xbox Live is working across the Xbox One and Xbox 360 platforms this morning, a day after the service was down for many. But the PlayStation Network was down for “maintenance” on the PlayStation 4, according to a system message. Xbox Live appeared to come back to something close to normal functionality late Christmas night,…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: TAY Post-Opening Gift Showing • Just In Time For Christmas, My Latest Nendoroid Looks Down On Me [Kill La Kill Satsuki Kiryuin Nendoroid] • My Game Of The Year Did Not Come Out This Year • Pre-Cult: Pixel Piracy TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow…
By András Neltz Published December 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
This is what happens when a talented Minecraft player Google image searches “modern house” and rebuilds what he finds in-game. I’d say redditor ELWORRIER did a darn good job. Look below for the full comparison pic, and an imgur album filled with more exterior and interior shots. [Copied] Modern House [r/minecraft] Dayshot is an image-based…
By András Neltz Published December 26, 2014 - Kotaku East
Sword Art Online Finishes Strong with a Powerfully Human Tale
Sword Art Online is an anime with a great first half plagued by a mediocre second half. Luckily, Sword Art Online II does not suffer from a similar affliction. Vastly different from its murder-mystery first half, SAO II ends strong with a powerfully human tale that serves as the emotional high point of the franchise.…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published December 26, 2014 - Kotaku East
The Persona 4 Arena Musical is an Uneven Mess
A few months back, I got to see the second Persona 3 musical—and I rather enjoyed it. So needless to say I was excited heading in to the new Persona 4 Arena musical. Sadly, I got my hopes up for nothing because, even being charitable, Arena is an uneven mess of a play. Good –…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published December 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
Xbox Live And PlayStation Network Knocked Offline For Much Of Christmas [Update 3]
We hope you weren’t planning to play many games online on Christmas. Xbox users in North America and Europe are having difficulties logging into Xbox Live today, and PlayStation owners are suffering similar problems. Some Internet troublemakers are claiming they knocked both offline. Bah humbug to this. While most of our team are away from…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Best Games To Get For Your New Gaming System, Phone Or Tablet
Get a new gaming system for Christmas today? Or a new phone or tablet that plays games? We’ve got some recommendations for you so you can play some games (and maybe ignore your more annoying relatives in the process). Below, you’ll find lists to our 12 favorite games for every major game-playing device. The vast…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedIf Nintendo Ran The Hunger Games
It’s the Annual Smash Games and Wii Fit Trainer and Mega Man have been chosen as tributes. Machinima have put together their parody of The Hunger Games films in the vision of Nintendo and Smash Bros. It plays out pretty much how you’d expect. Merry Christmas! To contact the author of this post, write to…
By Tina Amini Published December 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
Back in May, I chronicled my attempts to convince friends to get the Wii U so I could stop schlepping mine around. I’m now happy to report that I went to my friend Jake’s this week and saw that he got one—much earlier than he’d said he’d even consider it. If that’s not a Christmas…
By Yannick LeJacq Published December 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: The Top Ten Anime of 2014 that No One Saw • Game of the Week—Damn Good Coffee [Deadly Premonition] • One Gamer’s Christmas Past TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published December 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Official Awesome Holiday Gift Sharing Post
The only thing more fun than receiving holiday gifts is… I’m going to go with giving them here, for the sake of not sounding like a monster. But a close second is telling everybody about the presents you secured during the winter festivities. I’ll go first! Honestly this year was more about my kids than…
By Mike Fahey Published December 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
Holiday Greetings from 7 Game Developers
’tis the season, and Kickstarter’s game dev community is making sure none of us forget it. In the past weeks, they’ve been sending out holiday wishes with their project updates, sometimes including some rather nice art. The GIF up top was shared today by Discord Games, creators of the metroidvania Chasm. And here’s a greeting…
By András Neltz Published December 25, 2014 - Kotaku East
Man or Woman, This Guy Cosplays Everyone
Cosplay is great. It can be well done, it can be poorly done, it doesn’t matter, so long as it brings joy to both the cosplayer and the viewer. Just take a look at this “coser’s” amazing cosplay! Currently trending on various Chinese gaming news sites and social media is a set of images supposedly…
By Eric Jou Published December 25, 2014 - Kotaku East
In Final Fantasy XV, Your MP Isn’t for Magic
As far as we currently know, the combat in Final Fantasy XV is going to be your basic action RPG format with single button presses for attacks. So how is the magic going to work then? While he wouldn’t offer specifics, director Hajime Tabata did reveal some interesting aspects of the combat mechanics in his…
By Toshi Nakamura Published December 25, 2014 - Kotaku East
Nothing Says “Christmas” Like Loads of Toys at a Convention
Shonen Jump publisher Shueisha’s annual convention, Jump Festa, features everything Jump-related from manga, anime, video games, card games, stage events, and of course, merchandise. Much of the merchandise on display is for upcoming items, and others are available on the floor. From the ongoing hot series to the gold classics, there’s something for everyone who’s…
By Toshi Nakamura Published December 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
Nathan’s Top Ten Games Of 2014
Did I do this right? I’m not sure if I did this right. 2014 was an amazing year for games. 2014 was the worst year for games in recorded history. I don’t think there’s been a more polarizing time for video games and those who play them in, er, ever. Busted, hunk-of-scrap big-budget releases are…
By Nathan Grayson Published December 24, 2014
