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Kotaku EastHands On with Square Enix’s New Streaming Service
Dive In is an up coming game streaming service for some of Square Enix’s most popular games to iOS and Android devices. Today at the Tokyo Game Show, I tried out the service on an Android pad. Let’s see how that went. For my time with Dive In I had the choice of playing Final…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
Some of the Coolest Game Merchandise You Can and Cannot Buy
The Tokyo Game Show isn’t only about games. There is also an entire hall filled with goodies for sale. Game companies also are showing off future products that will be out at a later date as well as TGS exclusives. Let’s have a look!
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 19, 2014 -
Kotaku EastBravely Second is Exactly What You Want It to Be
Bravely Default is a darling of a JRPG that hearkens back to the Final Fantasy games of yore—and one of the best games the 3DS has to offer. From playing the game’s demo, Bravely Second seems like simply more of the classic JRPG gameplay you know and love. The Tokyo Game Show demo was rather…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 19, 2014 -
UncategorizedOne Of The First People To Buy An iPhone 6 Dropped It On TV
Australian Jack Cooksey was the first person in Perth to get a new iPhone, making him one of the first people in the world to get a new iPhone. So he was interviewed on TV. And it all went wrong. Struggling with the lid of the box, and no doubt nervous at being the subject…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 19, 2014 -
UncategorizedSega, You’re Breaking My Heart
This trailer for the new Yakuza game was actually shown first during Sony’s pre-TGS press conference, but has only today made its way online for general viewing. Enjoy, then, another fantastic trailer for a likely fantasticYakuza game that we’ll probably never get to play in the West because Sega.
By Luke Plunkett Published September 18, 2014 -
UncategorizedOutpost 13 Lets You Play As The Monster From The Thing
Outpost 13 is a point and click adventure where you play as an alien disguised as a dog. Your goal is to covertly menace the crew members so that they’ll abandon the outpost and flee, with the dog/alien, to the nearest spaceport: You can support the game at Kickstarter and Steam Greenlight You are now…
By John Struan Published September 18, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhy Snake Is The Best Climber In Video Game History
Or Big Boss if you want to be pedantic. Point being video games are full of people who climb: Lara Croft, Nathan Drake, Ezio, um… The Ice Climbers. But after watching an early demo of Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, it has become crystal clear. Snake is the Adam Ondra/Chris Sharma of video…
Mark Serrels Published September 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
so good.
By Yannick LeJacq Published September 18, 2014 - CultureCosplay
Game Of Thrones Art Gets The Cosplay It Deserves
So, remember Mike Wrobel’s amazing portrayalsof the cast of Game of Thrones as bad 80s and 90s stereotypes? A group of cosplayers went to Dragon Con dressed as all of them Adam Albert took the images, which are so good they even get the original poses right. [via Fashionably Geek]
By Luke Plunkett Published September 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
Rock Band Is Finally Dying
Long gone from the retail side of things, Harmonix’s Rock Band has nevertheless lived on for the past few years thanks to the studio’s maintenance of the Rock Band Network, the online community where people could buy, create and share music. Sadly, that service is now winding down. In a post on its community forums,…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Deadpool Movie Is Official, Out In 2016
Not two months after that impressivetest footage “leaked”, we now have word that a standalone Deadpool movie is going to be a thing Tim Miller will direct, and while Ryan Reynolds hasn’t been confirmed to star, come on. Ryan Reynolds will surely be starring. Interestingly, in the same Hollywood Reporter article it says that the…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 18, 2014 -
UncategorizedLeague Of Legends’ World Champs Commercial Is A Missed Opportunity
The League of Legends World Championship is one of the biggest prizes in esports. Given the field’s strugglesto be taken more seriously – even as it draws in bigger crowds and bigger bucks – this trailer for the event seems a bit out of place. While it’s a slick piece of production, it also plays…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Sims 4 Mods Are Officially Starting To Become Amazing
Despite being so new, The Sims 4 has relatively robust mod offerings. Some mods are sort of saucy. Some are useful. And some, well, some are just sort of amazing. Enter the Babies For Everyone Mod, an alteration to The Sims 4 which allows nearly everyone to ‘try for baby’ while having sex. This means…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Explains Lack Of Halo On PC
Halo: Master Chief Collection would—in theory—be a perfect point of entry for PC gamers who’ve missed out on the series over the years. So why is it, for now, Xbox One-only? And could that change? Halo is Microsoft’s flagship game series on the Xbox, but they’ve also got that whole Windows thing going on. You…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 18, 2014 -
UncategorizedA Cooler Way To Use Your Phone To Play Video Games
Playing video games on your phone is all fine and good, but using your phone to control what happens on another screen? Now that’s really cool. Oh sure, the Wii U and various other devices have tried similar-ish things to the THAW interface, but its always nice to see somebody throw their hat in the…
By Chris Person Published September 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
Neal Stephenson’s Kickstarter Game Is Dead
Two years ago, beloved science-fiction writer Neal Stephenson launched a crowdfunding campaign to start making a realistic swordfighting game. The Clang Kickstarter notched more than $500,000 towards that end. But a game never materialized and, as announced today, people who backed Clang are starting to get their money back. The game, it seems, won’t be…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Small, Weird Way Nintendo Changed Mario Kart 8’s Online Multiplayer
Mario Kart 8 received its first big update at the end of August. Most of the changes were welcome improvements. But one took some time to sink in: the new online ranking system. Now that it has, some players are left feeling confused and upset. If you’re playing Mario Kart 8 regularly and didn’t notice…
By Yannick LeJacq Published September 18, 2014