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If you’ve been holding out for a white Xbox One, then you’ll be able to get one this fall. Just announced at Gamescom, a Sunset Overdrive bundle will be the first chance the general public gets to own a frosty version of Microsoft’s newest home console.
By Evan Narcisse Published August 12, 2014 -
UncategorizedPlay The Battle Of Endor On The Oculus Rift
James Clement created The Battle of Endor from Return of the Jedi for the Oculus Rift: It’s a work in progress and can be downloaded here Via R/Oculus You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published August 12, 2014 -
ReviewsHohokum: The Kotaku Review
Hohokum is almost definitely the strangest video game I’ve ever played in my life. I swear I can hear the new game giggle at my attempt to describe it or pin it down. I’m going to try, because you should know what you’re getting into. And, yes, Hohokum is very much a thing you should…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 12, 2014 -
UncategorizedScreamRide Announced For Xbox
New Rollercoaster Tycoon? Nope: this is ScreamRide, a newly-announced Rollercoaster Tycoon-like-game for Xbox One and 360, shown off at Microsoft’s Gamescom conference in Germany today. This one will be out in the spring, Microsoft says. “Make all your screams come true” is a pretty solid tagline.
By Jason Schreier Published August 12, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe First Real Look at Quantum Break
Finally, a nice meaty preview of the next game from the makers of Max Payne and Alan Wake. Remedy creative director Sam Lake introduced a live gameplay demo for Quantum Break from Gamescom this morning, which showed hero Jack Joyce using his special powers in combat. After being caught in the blast of a time-travel…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 12, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Next Tomb Raider Is A Timed Xbox Exclusive [UPDATE]
UPDATE (8/13): Turns out Microsoft was just being misleading—Rise of the Tomb Raider is a timed exclusive. It’ll come to other platforms later. Original story follows: Wow! Microsoft just announced that Rise of the Tomb Raider, announced earlier this year at E3, will be an Xbox exclusive out holiday 2015. Rise of the Tomb Raider,…
By Jason Schreier Published August 12, 2014 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Offering The First Console To Ship With a 1TB Drive
Today at Gamescom, Microsoft announced that they’re launching a Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Xbox One bundle on November 4. Notably, the included console comes with a 1TB internal hard drive—double the size of the standard console’s HDD. The bundle costs $499.99, and includes an Advanced Warfare-branded console with a 1TB hard drive, a custom…
By András Neltz Published August 12, 2014 -
UncategorizedAssassin’s Creed Unity‘s Paris Looks Damned Good
Paris is a great choice to show off the evolution of the tech powering the next crop of Assassin’s Creed games, n’est-ce pas? In this new trailer for Assassin’s Creed Unity, you can get lingering looks at the bustling crowds, interior spaces and improved parkour that will be hitting the Xbox One, PS4 and PC…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 12, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Next Skylanders Is Coming To Tablets… The Same Day As Consoles
Not a side game, not a spin-off — the full console version of Skylanders: Trap Team will be available for Android, Amazon and iPad tablets on October 5, the same day it comes out on Xboxes, PlayStations and Wiis. That’s never happened before. Aside from downloadable titles like Telltale’s The Walking Dead games, a console…
By Mike Fahey Published August 12, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Xbox One is getting several new features in the next few months. There’s a list of them here—notable ones include a Friends section, used to track what people on your friends are doing, including their played games and Gamerscores, and the Media Player app, which lets you play media files from USB devices.
By András Neltz Published August 12, 2014 - Uncategorized
Watch The Xbox One Press Conference Live, Right Here
Are you ready for some Xbox news? Microsoft’s got their top people in Germany today for the Gamescom trade show, and they’re starting things off with a press conference that you can watch here. What are we going to see today? Quantum Break? Some Halo 5? Sunset Overdrive? Other Xbox-y news nuggets? Microsoft’s presentation starts…
By Jason Schreier Published August 12, 2014 - Kotaku East
GIFs Bring Old Chinese Art to Life in a Charming Way
That’s the Yongzheng Emperor. He ruled China in the 18th century. And now, several hundred years later, he’s being turned into animated GIFs. The interesting thing is that this isn’t some random internet person making these GIFs. Apparently, according to Pouch, a staffer from the Palace Museumin the Forbidden City in Beijing created them. The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 12, 2014 - Kotaku East
Hope You Haven’t Had Enough of Japan’s Oddest English Book
English Words That Don’t Appear on Tests isn’t your typical English textbook for Japanese students. Thank goodness. Previously, Kotaku has covered the book (here and here). It’s truly wonderful and strange, and that’s the point. Because, you know what? The English language is wonderful and strange, too. Japanese people often find English rather difficult, and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 12, 2014 - Kotaku East
The Five Anime of Summer 2014 You Should Be Watching
We are now six weeks into the summer anime season, and with 44 new anime on the air it can be more than a little difficult to know which ones to watch. Luckily, we at Kotaku East are here to help with our recommendations. I have spent the last few weeks getting fully caught up…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published August 12, 2014 - Kotaku East
In Japan, You Can Get Raw Meat on Conveyor Belts
You know conveyor belt sushi, right? Little plates of sushi go around on a conveyor belt. Well, it also appears there is conveyor belt meat. Yes, raw meat. Last month, Japanese website Gigazine visited a conveyor belt meat restaurant called Issoyoubin in Mie Prefecture. [Photo: Tabelog] Conveyor belt sushi is called “kaiten zushi” (回転寿司）in Japanese,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 12, 2014 -
Kotaku EastWatch Us Play Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines
Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines is a turn-based JRPG with an amazing-looking traditional Japanese art style. But that begs the question, does it play as good as it looks? Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines was released in Japan for the PlayStation Vita on July 17, 2014. It has been licensed for a Western release, but no specific date has…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published August 12, 2014 - Uncategorized
Let’s Hope Mirror’s Edge 2 Looks This Good
Until we find out, we have some great fan art to look at. These shots are from an Unreal Engine 4 environment done by 3D artist Jun Choi, and they show an interpretation of one of the areas from the first chapter of Mirror’s Edge. Choi first shared WIP shots of the map on the…
By András Neltz Published August 12, 2014 -
Kotaku EastGiant Patlabor Mecha Withstands a Real Typhoon
For the live-action Patlabor movies, they made a giant Patlabor mecha. It might look like just some promotional prop, but they built it tough. How tough? Strong enough to weather a typhoon. This weekend, much of Western Japan was hit hardest by the typhoon, Osaka included. The life-sized AV-98 Ingram from the anime, manga, and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 12, 2014