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UncategorizedThat Moment When LEGO Batman 3 Gets Really Good
Like the first two games in the series, LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham begins with the terrestrial adventures of Batman and Robin. It’s a slow start, but then comes a moment when it all comes together and the game kicks into high gear. It’s not an easy moment to pinpoint, but after much soul-searching and…
By Mike Fahey Published November 12, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhy Assassin’s Creed Makes No Sense To Me
Assassin’s Creed has been around for seven years now. This makes it ancient in video game years. I doubt it’s going anywhere anytime soon, either. This is a problem because the relentless pace at which Ubisoft churns these games out can make it hard to take a step back and evaluate what’s not working about…
By Yannick LeJacq Published November 12, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Assassin’s Creed Unity: The TAY Review • Music in Media Part 1: Influencing your Experiences • Freedom Wars: The Nitro Review “Phantasy Lords of God Hunter Burst Freedom Unite” • TAY Explores Comics: Blood and Steel TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published November 12, 2014 -
CultureDark Souls II Beaten in Under An Hour
Beaten in 59:15 to be exact and, according to the speedrunner, Allakazzaror, this is a new world record—the first one under an hour—without using glitches. The run falls into the “current patch, glitchless any%” category (there are many many speedrun categories for this game as you can see here) which means you have to complete…
By Gergo Vas Published November 12, 2014 -
UncategorizedDARPA’s “Atlas” Robot Can Now Do The Karate Kid Crane Stance
That’s some serious balancing. Engineers at Boston Dynamics are making progress with “Atlas”, the 6-foot, 330-pound humanoid robot. Still a long way to go from this to fast robot ninjas, but it’s already intimidating as it tries to do the famous “Crane Kick” (or at least the stance) from Karate Kid You should turn the…
By Gergo Vas Published November 12, 2014 - Kotaku East
An Astro Boy crossing signalwas just installed in Kanagawa Prefecture, outside Tokyo. To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 12, 2014 -
UncategorizedSkysaga is Minecraft Meets Bastion, And it Looks Great
To bop the elephant in the room squarely on its cuboid hooter, Skysaga: Infinite Isles looks an awful, awful lot like Minecraft This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK Created by Radiant Worlds – a 50-head studio founded by veterans of UK-based Blitz Games Studios, which went into voluntary bankruptcy last year – it’s a…
Edwin Evans-Thirlwell Published November 12, 2014 - Kotaku East
PS4 exclusive Bloodborne has been delayed from February 5 to late March—specifically, March 24 for North America, 25th for Europe, 26th for Japan, and 27th for the UK and Ireland. The reason? So that From Software can “deliver the best possible final experience.”
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 12, 2014 - Kotaku East
What It’s Like To Be Poor and Rich, According to This Cartoon
While I may not agree one hundred percent, I do think there is certainly an element of truth to this illustration. Artist Rika Asakawa drew the image, which Kotaku has localized. OnTwitter, she wrote, “This is something I thought about when I became an adult.” The image appeared online earlier this fall and was retweeted…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 12, 2014 - Kotaku East
A Final Fantasy VIII Remake Could Be a Beautiful Thing
Just look at it. This fan art is based on Final Fantasy VIII‘s Balamb Garden, and it not only looks fantastic, but also screams HD remake for FFVIII This was created by Scott Honeycutt, a 3D environmental artist—and a talented one at that. These images have been floating around Japanese web forums, impressing Final Fantasy…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 12, 2014 - Kotaku East
Japanese High School Holds “Sex Change Day”
Yesterday wasn’t your typical day at Fuji Hokuryo High School in Yamanashi Prefecture. Male and female students could trade uniforms for what the school dubbed “Sex Change Day” (セクスチェンジ・デー or sekusu chenji dee). The event made the national news. According to one of Japan’s largest papers, Asahi Shimbun (via game site My Game News Flash),…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 12, 2014 - Culture
The Jarl Will See You Now
Dave Seguin is a freelance concept artist, illustrator and graphic designer based in Canada. In addition to his original works, you’ll also see some fan art below. I normally don’t throw in fan art in these kind of posts, but these were so damn good I just had to. You can see more of Dave’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedGritty Mega Man Short Is A Fan’s Dream Movie
Poor Mega Man. Poor, poor Mega Man. Left to rot by Capcom, he lives on these days under an assumed name, and is relevant only to long-suffering, die-hard fans. If that’s you though, boy is this a treat. Loot Crate, sellers of secret nerd stuff, put this short together because their theme for November is…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Plants vs Zombies vs LEGO
Oh, if only this was an actual LEGO set. Well, actually, it can be if enough people vote for it, thanks to LEGO’s Ideas program. Which I’m guessing people will do, because even as a pitch it looks as good as you’d expect from the finished product. The work of killarkai, the set includes the…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Cops Raided Game Studio Because They Thought It Was A Gambling Den
Staff at the Indonesian branch of mobile gaming giant Gameloft got a bit of a surprise on Monday, when police raided the office believing it to be an “an online gambling den”. Maybe they’d got a bad tip, maybe they were jumping to conclusionsabout mobile gaming in general, but local news site Tribun Jogja (via…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 11, 2014 - Uncategorized
Hold X To Play This Call Of Duty Funeral Tribute
Would you believe me if I said Press E To is actually kind of powerful, even if it’s suuuper minimal and based on a goofy moment from Call of Duty? Press E To is a free PC game that emerged in part from another project creator Leo Burke was working on, and in part from,…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 11, 2014 -
UncategorizedAn Underrated Classic Gets A Surprise Remake
In 1991, Codemasters released one of the greatest racing/party games of all time: Micro Machines. Despite a few sequels, it’s all but forgotten these days, Mario Kart casting a very long shadow over that style of game. But hey, good news: Codemasters just released what’s basically a remake! To very little fanfare, a game called…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 11, 2014
