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Kotaku EastThe Ending Credits Are My Favorite Part of Hyrule Warriors
That’s right: not the gameplay nor the cutscenes nor the story. My favorite part of Hyrule Warriors is the ending credits. [Warning: If you don’t want spoilers about the credits of Hyrule Warriors, then read no further.] At first glance, the credits of Hyrule Warriors seem like nothing special. After all, it’s just scrolling credits…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published August 19, 2014 -
Kotaku EastLet’s Hope the Attack on Titan Live-Action Movie Is This Amazing
Here’s the opening theme song for Japanese anime Attack on Titan matched with scenes from a Bollywood musical. The result is magical. Apparently, the clip was originally uploaded to Nico Nico, but has since popped up on sites like Attrip. Other people have also done Attack on Titan opening theme mash-ups (for example, here’s Attack…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2014 - Kotaku East
Is This The Oldest Image of a White Dude in Japan?
Blond hair. A big nose. These aren’t just the white people stereotypes Japanese people have today. They also could describe one unusual individual in a 13th century Japanese scroll. Here, compare to the white people stereotype that still exists in Japanese popular culture: According to the Tokyo National Museum, the scroll dates from the Kamakura…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 19, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhere Adventure Games Meet Brutal Survival Sims
So Kônalooks pretty interesting. It’s part-adventure game, part-survival sim. It’s got Oculus Rift support. And it’s about a 1970s murder mystery in the freezing Canadian north. The player, hired to investigate the vandalism of a rich industrialist’s home, arrives to find that not only is his client missing, but the entire town – including the…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2014 -
UncategorizedRule, Britannia! And Steal Some Fish-Man’s Eggs…
Clockwork Empires is what happens when you take a game like The Settlers, or Banished, and make it about Victorian Britons, fish people and steampunk. The game was released on Steam’s Early Access this week, so I figured I’d check it out. It’s very early at the moment: your options are severely limited, and even…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2014 - Culture
The Kid Just Rages For A While
Huy Dinh is a veteran concept artist who has worked on games like Red Alert 3, Boom Blox and the Medal of Honor series (the old/better ones). One thing of particular interest below: Dinh did some preliminary work on Bastion, so you can check out a very early design for The Kid. He’s now at…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
Yo, GameCubes Are Selling For $20 At GameStop
I have six inputs in the back of my TV. I do not have a permanent space for my Xbox One. I do have one for my GameCube. That says a lot about Nintendo’s little system that could, which is now temporarily back in stock at GameStop, with refurbished consoles selling for $20 (thanks nrvalleytime).
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
Hotline Miami Action Figure Dials B For Badass
This 1/6 scale (so around 12″) figure of Hotline Miami’s Jacket is pretty much everything you could ask for in a Hotline Miami action figure. Nice sneakers, rubber masks and an assortment of brutal weaponry. Given the fact HM is an indie game, this isn’t the work of a bigger studio like Hot Toys or…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2014 -
UncategorizedSpace. The Final Frontier. Of Good Times.
Reminder: Elite, Star Citizen and EVE Valkyrie aren’t the only promising space shooters in development. There’s an underdog pinging away on the fringes of the scene, and that underdog is Enemy Starfighter. It may not have the money or features that the bigger games do, but it does have style, and also a welcome focus…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
Indie Studio Vents: “Gamers Aren’t Very Nice People”
British indie studio Puppy Games, who are going through a bit of a rough patch at the moment, have posted a long and heartfelt essay/rant on their site about the people who buy (or don’t buy) their video games. Don’t let its aggressive leads fool you. It’s a very good read. Mostly because it does…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2014 - UncategorizedBy Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2014
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CultureCosplayComputers, Lasers Turn Real Human Into Scary Robot
The effect you’re seeing here, applied as a form of “electronic make-up”, is the result of CG and projection tech being screened and updated – in real-time – onto a model’s face. Sure, you can see parts where it can’t quite keep up with the model’s movements, but as a start, it’s some incredible stuff.…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
Which Diablo III Class Is Best?
Current-day Diablo III is a pretty different game from the one that launched back in 2012. But for all the changes, one thing remains the same: You still have to choose a character class before you play. Back when Diablo III first came out, I wasn’t surewhich class to pick. Should I be a monk?…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
Catwoman And The Rest Of The Best DC Comics Coming In November
Jae Lee’s cover for Catwoman #36 heads this selection of the best comic book covers coming from DC in November 2014: Here’s the rest of my favorites: Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman #4 cover by Adam Hughes Grayson #4 cover by Mikel Janin New Suicide Squad #4 cover by Jeremy Roberts Batgirl #36 cover by…
By John Struan Published August 18, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhat If Spelunky Was A Fantasy RPG…
Vagante, the fun but hard-as-heck dungeon crawler I played and enjoyed back in June, has been making some progress. And given what a charming little game it was when I first struggled to get through it, that’s a good thing. It looks like the folks atNuke Nine have been hard at work! You can check…
By Chris Person Published August 18, 2014 -
CultureHighlight Reel: Counter-Strike‘s Biggest Winners
We’ve rounded up some of the best highlights from the past few days in the gaming world and put them all in one place for you. Today, the winners of the ESL One Counter-Strike: GO tournament, and more! Link any of your favorite highlights in the comments below, and be sure to check out, like…
By Steve Marinconz Published August 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
You Can Buy Monument Valley Figures
There’s now a full line of figures based on Monument Valley: You can buy all of these in David Diaz Patron’s Etsy shop, which also features this Legend of Zelda Princess Ruto figure: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published August 18, 2014 -
UncategorizedTwelve Goldeneye 007 Glitches You Might Not Know About
Secret agent James Bond doesn’t just have gadgets and charm at his disposal. He can also count on a number of glitch advantages in Goldeneye—glitches which you can replicate in your own game. A+Start has broken down a number of cool and interesting glitches in Goldeneye, including: How to use Bond’s disjointed arm as a…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 18, 2014 - Uncategorized
Years It’d ACTUALLY Take to Visit Each Planet in No Man’s Sky This past week, No Man’s Sky developer, Hello Games, mentioned that it uses a 64-bit seed to generate its planets. That got picked up by a few folks and they began saying things like “Seeing everything in No Man’s Sky will take over…
By Dan Starkey Published August 18, 2014