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Are you playing Far Cry 4? Are you playing online co-op, and doing so on a console? If it’s running well for you, let us know. If you’re running into bugs, let us know that, too! We want to get a sense of how the game is running these days. Thanks. To contact the author…
By Yannick LeJacq Published December 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Pewdiepie Starred Again On Last Night’s South Park
The most popular YouTuber on the planet guest-starred on last night’s episode of South Park—a continuation of last week’s Lets Play episode, in which Pewdiepie also appeared—and they were kinder to him than you might think. Don’t read further if you don’t want to see spoilers for last night’s episode of South Park. Though South…
By Jason Schreier Published December 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy VII Will Cost $16 On PS4
Fresh off the biggest trolling in video game history, Square Enix has announced that the upcoming PS4 port of Final Fantasy VII will cost sixteen dollars. For comparison, that’s about $1 more than your average digital title—or $4 less than Square’s own newly-released Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris—and about 1/4 the price of…
By Jason Schreier Published December 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Chaika – The Coffin Princess: Avenging Battle: The Ani-TAY Review • Pre-Cult: To the Moon • My Year in Reading: 2014 (and 2013, too) TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published December 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedHow To Be A Gentleman In Dark Souls 2
Dark Souls 2‘s PvP isn’t just about combat skills. It’s always a sophisticated mind-game with well-timed gestures, moves and stylish manners. Gravy Zombie has a five-step guide/short clip filled with funny tips on how to engage in proper PvP. Step 1: Fashion First. It’s very important to pick the right set for each duel. Step…
By Gergo Vas Published December 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedClassic Counter-Strike Map Just Got A Complete Overhaul
Well you can’t say Valve only cares about Team Fortress 2. Train (or de_train), a classic map from Counter-Strike 1.6 times, just got a facelift and a redesigned layout for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive At first the new design with all the trains and cargo containers might look complicated for a fast-paced competitive map, but the…
By Gergo Vas Published December 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Just another adventure for Calvin and Hobbes. This eight-inch-tall figure was sculpted and hand-painted by Emily Coleman of emilySculpts.com. The piece took Coleman 25 hours to complete, who noted that “sculpting comic strip characters is very very hard.” Head over to her DeviantArt gallery for more sculpty goodness. Commission: Calvin and Hobbes [emilySculpts@DeviantArt] Dayshot is…
By András Neltz Published December 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Spider-Man, Hanging Out in Cairo
You ever wonder what Spider-Man gets up to in Cairo? He takes the train, does his laundry, and enjoys a good smoke. Welcome to the world of Hossam Atef, a young photographer with a nice portfolio of portraits as well as viral pics like his recent Spider-Man series. Atef told Cairo Scene that the idea…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 11, 2014 - Kotaku East
The Most Memorable PlayStation Games for Japanese Devs
Developers play games too. They also have their likes and dislikes. 107 Japanese devs were asked what their most memorable game was out of two decades’ worth of the PlayStation library. Here’s the top 6. Japanese gaming mag Dengeki Playstation, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the PlayStation platform, sent out the questionnaires to 107 Japanese…
By Toshi Nakamura Published December 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
It’s official! Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster is heading to the PS4. Next spring the HD remaster will be released in Japan. Update: Square Enix confirmed that the PS4 version will also be coming to the West, also next spring, priced at $50.
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 11, 2014 - Kotaku East
Hideo Kojima’s Memories of the PlayStation
Hideo Kojima, creator of the Metal Gear franchise, has many stories to tell about his experience with the PlayStation over the past two decades. He was kind enough to share a few of them. “I was in Kobe, and it was in 1993 when the precursor to Kojima Productions, Kaihatsu Gobu (開発5部 trans: Development Section…
By Toshi Nakamura Published December 11, 2014 - Kotaku East
The China-Only PS4 Has a Dragon Paintjob
The PlayStation 4 is finally launching in China. The console will go on sale next January 11. And when the PS4 does, it’s getting a special version, just for China. This is the Special Dragon Edition, which will be available at launch along with the Jet Black and Glacier White 500GB PlayStation 4. The hardware…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 11, 2014 - Kotaku East
People’s Impressions of a Virtual Japanese Schoolgirl
We missed shaking our heads at a Japanese schoolgirl at Tokyo Game Show this year, but some lucky people got to last month, and it looks like they enjoyed it. On November 29th and 30th, Sony held a demo event for their virtual reality headset, Project Morpheus. One of the demos there was Summer Lesson,…
By Toshi Nakamura Published December 11, 2014 - Kotaku East
Becoming a Champion with the Worst* Pokémon in ORAS
Magikarp is sad. Pathetic. He sucks. Yet, one brave gamer apparently became a Poké champ with what is largely considered to be the worst Pocket Monster around. Wielding a shiny Magikarp, Twitter user Nakano Official defeated the Elite Four in Pokémon ORAS before taking down the champion to be crowned champ himself. Nakano Official live-tweeted…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
I’m Rather Worried About Assassin’s Creed Coming to Victorian London
Fifty quid says Queen Victoria is a Templar. Empress of India seems like a Templar-y thing to be, and the history books have it that at least eight people tried to off her. I’m placing another twenty on Jack the Ripper turning out to be at once a nice guy and a flawlessly animated woman.…
Angus Morrison Published December 11, 2014 - Kotaku East
Burger King, You’re Doing Cheeseburgers Wrong
Last I checked, the cheese for cheeseburgers goes inside the burger, not slathered on top. These, however, aren’t typical cheeseburgers. They’re fondue burgers. Oh. Get News reports that the Beef Fondue and Chicken Fondue burgers will be available at Burger King restaurants in Japan for a limited time early next year. The dipping fondue sauce…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 11, 2014 - Kotaku East
More Very Cool Smash Bros. Stage Creations
We’ve already posted some of the coolest Super Smash Bros. stage creations so far. Many of the stages were created by Western games, so now, let’s have a look at what Japanese Super Smash Bros. players are sharing online. As previously mentioned, the game’s new level editor allows folks to create custom stages and then…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 11, 2014 - Culture
Guns, Guns & More Guns (And Knives, And Bows)
Far Cry 4’s guns didn’t just fall into the game by accident. Someone had to build them. And one of those people was Ubisoft artist Greg Rassam. In addition to the last few Far Cry games, he’s also worked on Ubisoft series like Prince of Persia and Rainbow Six. You can see more of Greg’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 10, 2014 - Uncategorized
Father Makes Son Play Through Video Game History, Chronologically
For the last ten years, Andy Baio has been performing an experiment on his son. It is equal parts cruel and fascinating. Rather than let him play whatever video game he wanted, Baio made his boy work his way to modernity by playing through the history of video games chronologically. Starting with 1979’s Galaxian. His…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 10, 2014
