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UncategorizedPersona, I Am Ready To Dance my Ass Off
It’s easy to forget that with a fighting game out soon, a 3DS RPG on the way, and Persona 5 after that, there’s one more Persona game on the release schedule. This is Persona 4: Dancing All Night’s TGS trailer, and if you’re wondering why it’s been a little quiet lately (compared to the other…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
2014’s Best Photos Of Space Are Sometimes Funny, Sometimes Scary
Every year, Britain’s Royal Observatory in Greenwich (yes, of Mean Time fame) holds a competition recognising the very best photos people take of space. This year’s winners include a giant horse and an accidental video game tribute. The best “deep space” photo, below, was taken by Bill Snyder. If you’ve ever heard the term “horsehead…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 21, 2014 - Culture
The Week In Games: Ode To An Unborn Star
Every once in a while I like to pretend that every other gamer in the world is excited about the niche Japanese role-playing game I’m ridiculously excited about. It’s Ar Nosurge week you guys! Yes, in the special world in my head we’ve all been waiting deliriously for a PlayStation 3 role-playing game instead of…
By Mike Fahey Published September 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedP.T.‘s Unfriendly Ghost Pops Up In Metal Gear Solid V
When it comes to cross-game cameos, Hideo Kojima does not waste time. Fresh from scaring the pants off of players in the playable teaser for Silent Hills, Lisa is prepped to terrorize enemies in The Phantom Pain. She’s just as scary in this video captured from the Tokyo Game Show 2014 stream as she was…
By Mike Fahey Published September 21, 2014 -
UncategorizedDisney Infinity 2.0‘s Intro Reminds Us It’s Not All Marvel
Tuesday’s North American release of Disney Infinity 2.0 is all about Marvel Comics’ finest, but the intro movie is totally Disney. A showcase for upcoming classic Disney characters like Aladdin, Donald Duck, Tinkerbell and Brave‘s Merida was not what I was expecting when I first booted up the PlayStation 4 version of Infinity 2.0, but…
By Mike Fahey Published September 21, 2014 - Esports
The Red Bull Battle Grounds StarCraft II competition reaches its grand conclusion today. The Grand Finals have been taking place in Washington D.C. this weekend, and today it’s the semi-finals and finals. Watch the action live over at the tournament’s official website
By Mike Fahey Published September 21, 2014 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Other Side
We’ve seen plenty of pictures of the hugely embarrassing head-in-breast gameplay station for OneeChanbara Z2: Chaos at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, but where do those holes really lead? Only our image manipulation experts know for sure. We’ve got two holes with two faces leading — somewhere. Is it another dimension? A white room filled…
By Mike Fahey Published September 21, 2014 - Kotaku East
What Do Pac Man‘s Ghosts Taste Like?
Pac Man has been spending decades chowing down on stuff. Eating seems to come so naturally to him I never stopped to consider if he enjoys the taste of everything he eats. Apparently, neither have his owners. During the Q&A session at a presentation of the upcoming Pac Man game, Pac Man and the Ghostly…
By Toshi Nakamura Published September 21, 2014 - Culture
Sunday Comics: Let’s Do It Anyway
Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Published September 20. Read more of Nerf NOW!! Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published September 15. Read more of Awkward Zombie Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and…
By Mike Fahey Published September 21, 2014 - Kotaku East
The Up All Night Stream Plays Bayonetta 2 [Completed!]
I may want nothing more right now than to crawl into a corner and die from exhaustion after an exhilarating dose of TGS this past week, but there are still games to play—namely, Bayonetta 2 which came out here in Japan yesterday. So join me as I play for as long as this broken body…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 20, 2014 - Uncategorized
No Kotaku ‘Shop Contest winners post this week. Last week’s contest involveda news story about a man dressed in Pokemon garb wandering onto the White House lawn. Now that information has come to light regarding the mental state of the individual in question, I no longer feel the contest’s subject matter appropriate. We’ll be back…
By Mike Fahey Published September 20, 2014 -
Tips & GuidesWhy High-Level Destiny Players Are All Shooting At The Same Cave
Go to the Russian countryside in Destiny. Head left past the plane graveyard, through the building where you first encountered the moon-wizard, and out the back. Hear that gunfire? A handful of high-level players are probably standing there, shooting at a cave. They’re shooting at the cave because if you do that for even a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 20, 2014 - Kotaku East
Finally Exploring Final Fantasy Explorers. Is It Fantastic?
Square Enix offered a playable demo of the new Final Fantasy Explorers at this year’s Tokyo Game Show and I got a chance to give it a whirl. It’s a solid game. It’s a Final Fantasy game. But I’m not sure it’s a solid Final Fantasy game. The basic game format is your standard mission-based…
By Toshi Nakamura Published September 20, 2014 - Uncategorized
Hackers Claim Credit For Downed Destiny, Call Of Duty Servers
Hacker group Lizard Squad claims it’s behind attacks that laid low servers for both Destiny and Call of Duty: Ghosts today, leaving players unable to connect and play. Having taken credit for a massive DDOS attack that took down the PlayStation Network last month as well as a bomb threat that caused Sony Online Entertainment…
By Mike Fahey Published September 20, 2014 - Uncategorized
Earth Defense Force Punches Kaiju in the Face
Part of Earth Defense Force‘s charm is its low-budget feel. So, what’s this? A PS4 version of Earth Defense Force? With a giant mecha smacking the crap out of a kaiju? Typically, the Earth Defense Force games are third-person shooters that pit humans against, among other things, giant insects. Yeah, things get schlocky. The framerate…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 20, 2014 -
UncategorizedOculus CEO On Microsoft’s Minecraft Acquisition: “How Ironic”
When Oculus was purchased by Facebook for $2 billion earlier this year, Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson famously cut ties with the VR company. Now that Notch has sold his company to Microsoft for $2.5 billion, Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe has a little something to say. The comment came during the keynote of Oculus Connect…
By Mike Fahey Published September 20, 2014 -
Tips & GuidesDestiny Raid Tips From The First People To Ever Beat It
Destiny‘s first ever raid is not—by any stretch of imagination—a cakewalk. For one, the raid is obtuse and frequently merciless, and for two Destiny is sadly bereft of cake. Unless you are these people, it’s probably giving you fits. I decided to ask the first clan ever to beat it for advice. Here’s what they…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 20, 2014 -
Kotaku EastI Didn’t Expect a Game About Busty Bikini-Clad Babes to Play So Well
This morning as the masses flooded into the Tokyo Game Show for the show’s first public day, I decided it was time to put my head through the giant boob hole and play the newest game about zombie-slaying, bikini-clad, busty babes: Onechanbara Z2 Chaos Over two years ago, I played the first Onechanbara Z, expecting…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 20, 2014 - Uncategorized
Capcom Explains the Difference Between Resident Evil and Revelations
For years now, the main Resident Evil games have been getting bigger and bigger. They’re still scary, sure, but they’re less traditional survival horror and more action game. That’s where Revelations comes in. “You’re right to say that the numbered Resident Evil games are more action-oriented,” said Resident Evil: Revelations 2 producer Michiteru Okabe. “They’re…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 20, 2014