Why Fatal Frame is My Favorite Horror Series

There are more than a few popular horror game series out there—from classics like Resident Evil and Silent Hill to more modern hits like Dead Space and Amnesia. But for me, one series stands tall above those: Fatal Frame Let’s be clear from the start: I do not like horror in general—neither in games nor…

Number of Weird Moments in the New Bayonetta 2 Trailer

At least. Bayonetta’s never really been known for its sense of realism. I mean the focus is a witch with guns on her high heels that rips angels apart with her shape-shifting clothes. It’s weird. The Bayonetta 2 launch trailer is a bit more odd than I was expecting though. I still really love Bayonetta’s…

Cost of Nintendo’s Amiibo Figurines

Amazon looks like one of the very first retailers to allow pre-ordering Nintendos line of Amiibo figures. You can place your order for a mere $12.96. You’re reading Numbers, a blog on Kotaku that examines games and culture through the lens of math and statistics. To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected]…

You Can Catch Up on the Best of Dragoncon’s Cosplay in

Dragoncon’s got a reputation for being one of the better cons for cosplay, and this year’s batch proves it. There’s a few Youtube videos floating around taking some great highlights from last month’s convention in Atlanta. If you’re at all interested in the scene, these two videos are worth a look. You’re reading Numbers, a…

Using the Wii U GamePad as a Ghost-Killing Camera

As a long-time fan of the Fatal Frame series, I can see the perceived appeal of having the Wii U’s GamePad with its gyro sensor and dedicated screen acting as a proxy for the game’s ghost-killing camera. But while it works in Zero: Nuregarasu no Miko (Fatal Frame V), I’d rather just use my big…

Final Fantasy XIII Is 60 GB On Steam

Hope you’ve got a big hard drive! Final Fantasy XIII, which came out today on Steam, will take up a whopping 60 GB of disk space—probably because of all of those cut-scenes. Check it out: It’s locked at 720p, too, so you might want to wait for someone to conjure up an HD patchbefore you…

If You Like Splinter Cell, Thank The Guy Who Played Sam Fisher

Fun fact: actor Michael Ironside, who voiced Tom Clancy stealth juggernaut Splinter Cell‘s main character, super spy murder dad Sam Fisher, nearly quit before the series even got off the ground. As part of a Reddit AMA, Ironside talked about Splinter Cell‘s early days and how he basically didn’t want anything to do with it…

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NBA 2K15 Players Report Widespread Problems, Lost Progress

NBA 2K15 has gotten off to a shaky start. Since the game launched two days ago, players have been reporting ongoing problems with many different aspects of the game’s performance—everything from the stability of its online multiplayer to losing progress and stuff acquired in single-player. NBA 2K15 publisher 2K Games has been quick to respond…

Heads Up: Your New Last-Gen Game May Not Get DLC

Console transitions are weird, sometimes sloppy things, and the latest—from PS3/Xbox 360 to PS4/Xbox One—is no different. The newest wrinkle? Games like Forza Horizon 2 and Diablo III are only offering DLC and major updates to current-gen versions. Last-gen, meanwhile, is stuck out in the cold. Forza community manager Brian Ekberg explained the now sadly…

OBJECTION! Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy comes to the 3DS eShop on December 9. It’ll be $30. Unless it’s a technical disaster or something—and we’ll keep an eye out for that—it’ll probably be worth your time. The first three Phoenix Wright games are killer.

Real Life Cars That Look Like They’re Straight Out of Fallout

Sure, the Fallout games have let players command a few cars before. But none of them are nearly as cool as the cars showcased during Wasteland Weekend, a festival dedicated to the post-apocalypse. DweebCast has a good, no-frills rundown of some of the more notable cars at the festival: Don’t worry, though. The highwayman will…

​Destiny‘s Iron Banner Event Doesn’t Seem All That ‘Iron’

Destiny’s Iron Banner multiplayer event was expected to be a hardcore, no-holds-barred fracas. It’s called “The Iron Banner,” after all! But as it turns out, it’s not as extreme as some players were hoping it’d be. Destiny is a first-person shooter that works like a role-playing game, in that the gear and abilities you acquire…

One Player’s Quest To Play GTA Online Without Murdering Anyone

Grand Theft Auto and chaos go hand in hand—every game brings us new ways to explore violence and crime. But what happens when you eschew those values and try to play as a peaceful citizen who contributes to society? Turns out, the game doesn’t always know how to handle pacifism—not that that makes attempts any…

The Best Moments In Gaming, All In One Place

Highlight Reel is Kotaku‘s new feature that rounds up the best moments in gaming. Stunts, glitches, killsprees, speedruns — if it’s something impressive that happened in a game, we want to show it off! Check out some of our episodes so far right here, and send in your own clips to [email protected]! You can watch…

We have a new system in place at Kotaku that’ll help us help you by getting rid of spam and other nasty comments in the discussions. It’s called Flagging, and it’s basically as it sounds. There are some general guidelines about what calls for flagging a post—spammers or people posting questionable imagery and such—but you…