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This Week In The Business: Destroyer Of Studios
QUOTE | “The PC is decimating console, just through price. Free-to-play has killed a hundred AAA studios.” – Veteran Doom designer John Romero, on how the advance of free-to-play games has permanently changed the games business Elsewhere in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “We talk about monetization ten times…
By Steve Peterson Published July 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
7/21/2014: Kotaku Being Jerks To Each Other
It’s how we show love. Here’s Jason Schreier sending a personalized streetpass message to Yannick LeJacq. If you want to catch up on our best, non-jerky pieces from this week, head on over to Kotaku Selects Bonus image, since Patricia was in town and we did a lot of hanging out this week: Bonus Bonus…
By Tina Amini Published July 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedTrailer For The New Zelda-Esque Adventure Time Game
This new trailer for Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom shows of a very strong Legend of Zelda-vibe. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published July 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedWatch Rob Zombie’s New Assassins Creed Unity Cartoon
Here’s a new five-minute hyper-violent animated history of the French Revolution directed by Rob Zombie, and illustrated by The Walking Dead’s Tony Moore, with finishing work by Angryblue and color by John Rauch. It’s part of the promotion for Assassin’s Creed Unity: Via Twitter You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to…
By John Struan Published July 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
Batman V. Superman Is In The Same Universe As The New Star Wars?
Episode VII’s John Boyega as Batman—posted by Bad Robot as a response to the photo Zack Snyder posted of Henry Cavill as Sith: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published July 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedUh-oh, Game Of Thrones Might Be Omitting A Very Important Character
A new Game of Thrones season means heaps of new characters, so I can’t blame people for getting excited when new cast members are revealed—even with season five almost a year out. One very important book character was conspicuously absent from the announcement, however, and I’m worried. It’s not just me, either. Before we go…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedNew Adventure Time Game Looks Great, But I’m Still Worried
What time is it? If you said, “Comic-Con,” you’d be technically correct, but also missing my reference entirely. Good job, reference misser. The convention’s firing news on all cylinders, though, including a new Adventure Time game that wears its Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past influences on its sleeve. Adventure Time: The Secret…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedTekken 7 Is an Ending of Sorts
If you’ve played Tekken at all, you probably know that the core of the drama in the fighting game series’ fiction is the intergenerational conflict of the Mishima clan. Jinpachi Heihachi, Kazuya and Jin all want to punch each other to oblivion. That beef will be coming to an end, according to Tekken series producer…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 25, 2014 -
Kotaku EastSee How An Anime Master Manipulated Space And Time
The late Satoshi Kon — director of Paprika and Paranoia Agent — was one of the greatest animators to ever walk this earth, and the impact his body of work had on cinema is so rich and dense, we’re only now fully unpacking it. If you don’t believe me, see for yourself: In this excellent…
By Chris Person Published July 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedFreedom Planet Is Basically A Classic Sonic Game, Except When It’s Not
If Freedom Planet were sitting at a bar with its back turned to you, you’d almost certainly mistake it for your old pal Sonic The Hedgehog. And I mean old. Classic, 2D, pudgier than today’s model, who inspires body image issues in hedgehogs the world over. This is a love letter to classic Sonic, except…
By Nathan Grayson Published July 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Surprising Messages In A ‘Sexist’ Game
When Hyperdimension Neptunia first made its way West from Japan in 2011, folks weren’t too happy with it. “Worthless” and “sexist” and “stereotypical” were the sentiments thrown around, because we were seeing cute anime girls being silly and wearing short skirts. But the stated purpose of the series is to make fun of the games…
By Phil Owen Published July 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedMiddle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Stars… Gollum
Why is Gollum in Middle-earth Shadow of Mordor? WE SHALL SEE. Meanwhile, here’s a new story trailer for the upcoming action game, which is out on September 30 for 360, PS3, PS4, and XB1, and on October 2 for PC.
By Jason Schreier Published July 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
‘The Last Of Us: Soon To Be A Major Motion Picture’
Produced by filmmaker Sam Raimi. Written by The Last of Us director Neil Druckmann. Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) possibly in talks to be Ellie. (But don’t count on that one until it’s actually finalized.) More when we know it. [Poster via Sony]
By Jason Schreier Published July 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
A New Look at the Next Smash Bros Game
The House of Mario’s showing off the next entry of its all-star brawler franchise at Comic-Con right now. And, can we just say, new addition Rosalina looks crazy. Nintendo’s streaming Smash today and the segment up top focuses on the Wii U version. The show doesn’t really start until 26:15 but offers a great look…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 25, 2014