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Official Pokémon Card Game for iPad Just Launched On Canadian App Store
The Pokémon Trading Card Game just showed up on Canada’s iOS app store. This means that it’s likely heading to other territories soon too. The Pokemon Company announced it during the Pokemon World Championships last month. For now it’s iPad-only, but it syncs up with the long-running desktop version Here the first details of what…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 26, 2014 - Culture
The Last of Us sure could be eerie looking. No wonder, then, that real-world photographers find it a morbid and fascinating muse. These haunting images were made by Sam Javanrouh, using only the PS4’s standard capture features in the game’s Left Behind chapter: Check out more of Javanrouh’s work on his website To contact the…
By Yannick LeJacq Published September 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
“Rising game budgets have created breathtaking, cinematic experiences. But not everyone is happy.” The Economist takes a look at the state of the video game industry in the wake of Destiny’s famously pricey launch and provides an interesting overview of where game development is headed in the near future.
By Yannick LeJacq Published September 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
PlayStation Home Finally Closing Down
Goodnight, sweet prince. You were… you, um… well at least you tried. PlayStation Home, Sony’s long-running (though never exactly beloved) attempt at creating a PlayStation 3 social hub one part Xbox Live and one part Second Life, is finally being put out to pasture. There, on March 31st, 2015, it will presumably be shot, with…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
Watch Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s Multiplayer Right Here
Can’t wait to go head-to-head against a bunch of other exo-suit-wearing players in the next Call of Duty? You can get a taste of what it’ll look like in a livestream that’s happening right now. Twitch broadcaster AliA is currently streaming Advanced Warfare‘s online portion over on his channel. If you want to see how…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
Forget horse armor. The first DLC for the Zelda spin-off Hyrule Warriors will include a horse weapon. That horse weapon is Epona, Link’s steed from The Ocarina of Time. On Nintendo’s Miiverse service, Zelda honcho Eiji Aonuma explained today how Epona will work as a “weapon” in the game as part of Hyrule Warriors‘ first…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
Preorder Deals On Pretty Much Everything, Shadow of Mordor [Deals]
Two big options for console preorders today. Hit up this list to get a $10 Xbox Gift Card with whatever game you decide to lock up, or get a $25 Dell gift for even more games in your platform’s respective section below. Halo 5: Guardians Halo: The Master Chief Collection Sunset Overdrive Call of Duty:…
By Shane Roberts Published September 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedYou’ll Probably Suck At Roundabout And That’s Okay
Roundabout is a game that contains roundabouts but isn’t actually about roundabouts — no, a more accurate title would be: Help! I’m A Limousine And I Can’t Stop Spinning Ok, that isn’t a particularly catchy title (I’ve never been good at titles). But I took a break from being horribly ill to play this game…
By Leo Wichtowski Published September 26, 2014 -
CultureHey FIFA? That’s Not How Feet Work.
Oh god. Oh god, someone call an ambulance please. On today’s Highlight Reel, we’ve got a pair of bizarre FIFA glitches involving possessed spectators and possessed body parts. Then an unfortunate place to stand in Destiny, a new kind of shark in Battlefield 4, and so much more! Watch the video above, then link any…
By Steve Marinconz Published September 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedNintendo Is Bringing An Old Favorite Back For Mario Kart 8
Slowly but surely, it looks like Mario Kart 8 is shaping up to be the game it was always meant to be. First, Nintendo delighted fans with the announcement that Zelda and Animal Crossing were making their way into the game. And now they’re sweetening the deal with a classic car from Mario Karts past:…
By Yannick LeJacq Published September 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedPhew, Ex-WipEout Devs’ New Racing Game Looks Just Like WipEout
WipEout games have been synonymous with PlayStation platforms ever since the PS1. When Sony closed the studio responsible for the futuristic racing series in 2012, it looked like the PS4 wouldn’t be getting a WipEout game. But it—and the Xbox One—might be. Sort of. Formula Fusion—a newly announced game from R8, a new collective made…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedA good, new five-minute Assassin’s Creed: Unity video shows how the November sequel’s new role-playing-game-like character customization system works. It also helpfully shows how the game’s 2/3/4-player co-op works. Lots of gameplay footage!
By Stephen Totilo Published September 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: NAtURAL DOCtRINE: The TAY Review • Games of Summer 2014 – Epilogue: At Summer’s End • Settling the Dust in Destiny: A Guardian’s End? • Ao Haru Ride: Rockmandash’s Ani-TAY Review • Gamer-Teacher: “Trigger Words” for Gamer Distraction TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them…
By András Neltz Published September 26, 2014 -
ReviewsHyrule Warriors: The Kotaku Review
Hyrule Warriors is the opposite of a Zelda game. Zelda games are tidy and elegant. They may be grand adventures, but the best of them feel carefully-pruned. They’re about one hero, Link, saving the world. They’re role-playing games, of a sort, with minimal dialogue, a few stats, and a small number of inventory slots. They…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
Seven Types Of Pokémon Players
It’s easy to find ourselves and our playstyle in Dorkly’s latest comic with seven of the most typical Pokémon players represented. Poor shinies… Being a Pokémon owned by some of these trainers must be brutal. Click here for more Dorkly comics The 7 Types of Pokemon Players [Dorkly] To contact the author of this post,…
By Gergo Vas Published September 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedA Pop Ballad About Diablo III‘s Most Infamous Vendor
Dreamreaver‘s song is about Kadala, the passive-aggressive item vendor of Diablo III, who—although it was fixed not long ago—due to a bug, always sold items in a taunting manner with comments like “good paperweight, for which you can find a use… someday,” no matter how good the purchase was. After spending more than 20k Blood…
By Gergo Vas Published September 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
$99 Wii U Super Smash Bros Game+Controller Bundle Spotted on Amazon
Yes, the October 3 North America release date for the 3DS version of Nintendo’s all-star fighting franchise is just around the corner. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get excited for the home console version. Here’s what thepreviously announced game bundle looks like on Amazon. Note: Headline changed for clarification. There’s been no date announced…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 26, 2014 - Kotaku East
This Is McDonald’s Japan’s Take on the Black Burger
As Kotaku first reported earlier this month, Burger King rolled out a black cheeseburger in Japan. Now, McDonald’s Japan has a black burger of its own. Unlike the Burger King “kuro” burger, the McDonald’s “ikasumi burger” (イカスミバーガー) has yellow cheese. It kind of looks like that Darth Vader burger that France got a few years…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 26, 2014 - Kotaku East
Fate/Zero Sets a High Bar for All Other Fighting Anime
Gen Urobuchi has written some of the most psychologically dark anime in recent memory. He is a master at subverting anime tropes to breathe new life into stale genres. And while I had seen many of his series, I had never seen Fate/Zero. So with a new Fate anime coming in just a few weeks,…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 26, 2014