How to Create a Game Character That Doesn’t Suck

Character is one of gaming’s last great challenges. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK Initially games required characters to do nothing more than act as a gateway into their virtual world, which they achieved using cheerful cartoons like Mario and Sonic, or heroic archetypes like Lara Croft or the Master Chief. Certain genres, primarily…

Resident Evil: Revelations 2 Hits Japan Early Next Year

Today, at Sony’s fall conference, the company confirmed that a sequel to Resident Evil: Revelations is on the way. Resident Evil producer Masachika Kawata noted at the conference that the game will take place in a different time period compared to the original RE: Revelations, which translates to a new setting and new characters. The…

Sony announced a “Glacier White” PS4 that looks like the white PS4 sold with the Destiny bundle. The difference, of course, is that this version isn’t bundled with Destiny. It will be out October 9 in Japan. No word about a Western release. Yet.

Shake Your Head at a Virtual Japanese Schoolgirl

Summer Lesson is an upcoming tech demo for Sony’s new virtual reality headset, Project Morpheus. This is the future of…something. Designed by the Tekken Team, the demo takes you into a schoolgirl’s room and lets you interact with her for a virtual summer lesson. It doesn’t look like much studying is going on. Learning? No.…

Our First Proper Look at the Resident Evil Re-Re-Release

Here’s the first trailer for the latest HD release of the first Resident Evil, which was announced earlier this month As Capcom said, the goal of the remake (of the 2002 remake) is to capture the “sheer terror” of Resident Evil and, judging by the video, they seem to be on the right track. The…

They’re Making a Hack-and-Slash Dragon Quest

And it’s called Dragon Quest Heroes. It looks like Dragon Quest meets Dynasty Warriors. Dragon Quest Heroes will be out on the PS3 and the PS4 next spring in Japan. Expect lots of this: To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft Kotaku East is your slice…

Nihon Falcom Is Bringing a “Totally New” Ys RPG to PS4 and Vita

The game will feature both exploration, with some jumping and climbing shown in the trailer, and “high speed combat.” The new Ys will be both on the PS4 and the PS Vita, and it’s scheduled to come to Japan in 2015. The trailer, which was revealed during today’s Fall Sony Presentation, can be watched above,…

Bloodborne will be out February 5 in Japan on the PS4.

The alpha for The Tomorrow Children, an interesting PS4 action game from Q-Games and Japan Studio that looks inspired by Communist design, begins next month.

Watch Sony Japan’s Fall 2014 Press Conference Here

Today in Tokyo, Sony Computer Entertainment Japan is holding a press conference. What will be revealed? Watch and find out. (Note: the presentation is over.) Here is English! Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream

Stupid Marvel Cover Turns Out To Be Secretly Horrifying

Earlier this month, Marvel approved a cover (above, drawn by Milo Manara) for an upcoming issue of Spider-Woman that was so stupid that the stupidity overran the offensiveness. Like, really? You’re just going to stick her ass up in the air like that? She climbs buildings like a porno shoot? The thing is, while the…