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The Monsters and Giant Mecha of the Tokyo Game Show
Today is the first press day for this year’s Tokyo Game Show. Here’s a look at the show floor, which is populated with booths, game demos, giant mecha, and monsters. Oh, and motorcycles and a flying sheep. Can’t forget those! Keep in mind that the show might look kind of empty. That’s because, well, this…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 18, 2014 -
UncategorizedNew Silent Hills Concept Trailer Is Nightmare Fuel
Straight from TGS, here’s a new “concept trailer” for P.T., the upcoming horror project by Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro—and it’s a good one. Damn. More hallways! These ones look more intense than the ones in the playable teaser, though. The concept trailer isn’t so hot on subtle scares. Some GIFs:
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
Here’s a Sonic costume for Felynes in Monster Hunter 4G. That is all.
By Luke Plunkett Published September 18, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Return Of Darth Revan
Good news for fans of Knights of the Old Republic—according to this new teaser video, Darth Revan will soon be making a major appearance in Star Wars: The Old Republic: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published September 18, 2014 -
UncategorizedBloodborne Gets TGS Trailer, American Release Date
Bloodborne has a new TGS trailer, made up almost entirely of gameplay footage. It is…everything you would hope for/expect from a new Bloodborne trailer. It also has an American release date of February 6, and this collector’s edition, if you really must
By Luke Plunkett Published September 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
What Cold Weather Does in Dark Souls II‘s Newest DLC
The world of Dark Souls II doesn’t exactly inspire frolicking in beach sandals and cut-offs. It’s a cold, wet place. But the latest DLC, Crown of the Ivory King, is downright freezing. At a recent roundtable discussion at Namco Bandai headquarters in Tokyo, Dark Souls II director Yui Tanimura discussed the thinking behind the DLC’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 18, 2014 -
UncategorizedMetal Gear Solid V Gets New TGS Trailer
Here’s a new, long, cinematic trailer (well, one of the game’s cutscenes) for Metal Gear Solid V. The quality of this vid isn’t the greatest, captured as it is off a livestream of a Tokyo Game Show stage event, but it gets the job done. Well, visually at least. We’ll swap in an English-language version…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2014 -
Kotaku EastSurprise, Deadly Premonition Creator’s Next Game Hits Xbox One Friday
If you were one of the fans who helped make last-gen weirdo thriller Deadly Premonition a cult hit, then you’re going to have a very good weekend. That’s because D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die—the next game from Deadly Premonition creator Swery—comes on Friday. In a surprise announcement coinciding with this year’s TGS, Microsoft revealed that…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
First Hands-On with the New Nintendo 3DS
I just spent some time with the New Nintendo 3DS at the Tokyo Game Show, and based on first impressions, the upcoming handheld looks like it could be great. Announced last month, the revamped 3DS features more powerful hardware, a better 3D effect and a new analog controller called the C-Stick. It’s less a stick…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2014 - Kotaku East
The Final Fantasy Type-0 Demo Is Like Boxing with Kiddie Gloves On
The long awaited Final Fantasy Type-0 is coming to the West in its brand new HD-remastered form this coming March. This past Tuesday, Brian Ashcraft and I stopped by Square Enix HQ in Tokyo for some hands-on time with the game. Type-0 is an action RPG where you control a party of three characters you…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 17, 2014 -
Kotaku EastWhat Final Fantasy Type-0 Looks Like On PS4 And Xbox One
Final Fantasy Type-0 has long been one of Square Enix’s most anticipated games and the Tokyo Game Show 2014 trailer does a good job showing why. Final Fantasy Type-0 was originally released in Japan for the PSP on October 27, 2011. Final Fantasy Type-0 HD will be released in North America and Europe on March…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 17, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe New Final Fantasy XV Trailer Has Renewed My Faith
If Final Fantasy XV‘s latest trailer is any indication, this game could well be worth the wait. The new Tokyo Game Show trailer shows off gameplay that’s more than combat—there’s also driving! And this latest look at Final Fantasy XV offers some truly stunning graphics. Did you give up on Final Fantasy XV? Don’t. Not…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
Tetsuya Nomura Is No Longer Directing Final Fantasy XV
Today, Square Enix announced that Final Fantasy XV has a new director. Originally announced in 2006 as Final Fantasy Versus XIII, the game was rebranded as Final Fantasy XV last year. The game is being directed by Hajime Tabata, the director of Final Fantasy Type-0 and Final Fantasy Type-0 HD “This move allows Tetsuya Nomura…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 17, 2014 -
UncategorizedI Wish Skyrim Had Face Tech Like This Sports Game
Or any kind of game with character creation, for that matter. At a basic level, this kind of tech has been around for years, most notably with EA’s Game Face. But that service makes you take regular photos, upload them on a browser and tweak the settings there. This new tech that 2K is using…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2014 -
UncategorizedFirst Gameplay Footage Of Legendary RPG Successor Torment
Planescape Torment is widely lauded as one of the best-written (not to mention weirdest) games of all time. It’s so revered that the Kickstarter for its spiritual successor, Torment: Tides of Numenera, raked in a whopping $4.1 million. How’s it shaping up, though? Now, finally, you can see. Giant brain scrambling squid monsters, quivering lumps…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
YouTuber Gets Swatted, Cops Find Weed And End Up Busting Him Anyway
Whiteboy7thst, aka Alexander Wachs, is a YouTuber who streams games. Last month he was the target of a “Swatting” when it was falsely reported that he was both armed and suicidal. When cops arrived at his house to find he wasn’t a threat, however, they did find 30 grams of marijuana. Wachs and his housemate…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 17, 2014
