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UncategorizedItching for a New Dungeon Crawler? Try This One
Indie developers are always on the lookout for people to give them feedback, so it’s not uncommon for them to release a public alpha. All the better for you! In the video above, I play the alpha for a dungeon crawler called Vagante by Nuke Nine games. It’s still being worked on, but even in…
By Chris Person Published June 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Shovel Knight Soundtrack Is So Good
Shovel Knight, the game, is really good. Shovel Knight, the soundtrack, is even better. Composed by Jake ‘Virt’ Kaufman along with contributions from Mega Man composer Manami Matsumae, the Shovel Knight OST is a collection of anthemic chiptune compositions that, like the game it’s attached to, both recalls the classic games of the past and…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
The long-awaited sequel to The Longest Journey isn’t going to be one big game anymore. Dreamfall Chapters will now be coming out as a series of episodic releases—with the first one hitting this fall—according to an update on the crowdfunded game’s Kickstarter page.
By Evan Narcisse Published June 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
Steam Summer Sale Day 9, Discount Plus and LIVE Subs, Pokemon X
Day 9 of the Steam Sale is here and with it comes discounts on Transistor, Octodad and not much else worth writing home about. As with every other day so far, several of the prices are currently wrong on the homepage. The Alan Wake Franchise is actually $6, which is a good deal for those…
By Shane Roberts Published June 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
A Cheat Sheet For Everything Wrong with Watch Dogs
Watch Dogs has some things going for it. It can look pretty. It handles aiming and shooting pretty well. But the story in Ubisoft’s open-world action game is not one of its strengths. Now we’ve got a hilarious movie script breakdown points out all the ludicrous stuff in Watch Dogs. Spoilers Ahead. Over at Playthroughline—a…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 27, 2014 -
UncategorizedLeave Michael Bay Alone, Transformers Is Awesome
I love Transformers. I don’t mean the toys, the cartoons, the comics, any of that stuff. I mean the new Transformers, the Michael Bay Transformers I know this is an unpopular opinion. But is far as I’m concerned, Transformers first came to life in Michael Bay’s series. And it is therefore the best Transformers until…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Re-entering The Gecko • BioShock Infinite Lives, Lived, Will Live Up To (Most Of) Its Hype • State of Video Games 2014 [Expanded] • NotGoodForReview – Splinter Cell: Blacklist TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published June 27, 2014 -
UncategorizedNo Man’s Sky Won’t End When You Reach the Center of the Universe
There’ll be more to do when you get to the nexus of the cosmos in No Man’s Sky. This video on Hello Games’ hotly anticipated sci-fi game tells the story of how No Man’s Sky was born and what the dev studio wants to achieve with their ambitious procedurally generated galaxy.
By Evan Narcisse Published June 27, 2014 - Esports
Dota 2 Tournament Prize Pool Exceeds $10 Million
The prize pool for Valve’s big Dota 2 tournament ‘The International’ was already the largest in eSports history a month ago, when it was around $6 million. Today it exceeded $10 million which means it is now one of the biggest prize pools among any tournaments. To be exact, it’s currently a little bit more…
By Gergo Vas Published June 27, 2014 - Kotaku East
Chinese Monster Hoax Wasn’t Really Gollum, But a Video Game Ad
Earlier this week, a Chinese man was camping with friends in the Huairou region when he seems to have spotted a monster-like creature that somewhat resembled Gollum from Lord of the Rings. The man said he was “terrified.” He snapped photos and uploaded them online. They spread like wildfire. According to Taiwanese site ET Today,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
Artist Flavio Bolla did a pretty neat paint of Kalm and its mini-reactor, which is the first town we visit in Final Fantasy VII, once leaving Midgar. This was the town where nothing really happened besides gearing up and watching Cloud’s extra-long, 30-minute flashback. Final Fantasy VII – Kalm by flaviobolla [DeviantART, via TheCyberWolf] Dayshot…
By Gergo Vas Published June 27, 2014 -
Kotaku EastWatch As I Attempt to Draw Pokémon
I may be the single worst artist on the face of the planet. So let’s see if Pokémon can teach me to draw in Pokémon Art Academy Pokémon Art Academy was released in Japan for the Nintendo 3DS on June 19, 2014. It will be released in Europe on July 4, 2014; Australia and New…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
The first wave of beta invites for Warlords of Draenor, World of Warcraft‘s next expansion are going out today and according to an official e-mail from Blizzard, the closed beta begins today as well, at 2PM PDT. Time to go back to the orcs’ homeworld and establish those garrisons! To contact the author of this…
By Gergo Vas Published June 27, 2014 - Uncategorized
Ash From Pokémon Has The Body Of A Greek God
Seems like running around the Kanto Region paid off or Ash simply knows the secret of the perfect six-pack. I hope he’s not on some special Pokémon diet. This is the figurine in question that goes into Pokémon territory where no trainer has been before. via TheRandomInMyHead [Tumblr] To contact the author of this post,…
By Gergo Vas Published June 27, 2014 - Kotaku East
No Game No Life is a Must Watch for Any Gamer
What happens when you take two expert gamers and drop them into a fantasy world where everything is centered around games? You get the smart, beautiful, funny, and just plain all-around enjoyable No Game No Life Good – Two Sides of the Same Coin No Game No Life is the story of a brother and…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 27, 2014 - Kotaku East
The Destruction of Tokyo’s Geek District Looks Like This
One day, this will all end. All of it. Even Tokyo’s geek center, Akihabara. But what will that day look like? Perhaps, something like this. Tumblr site Little Treasures, which often posts composite and digitally altered pics, recently uploaded these two images. Both were titled, “Akihabara.” Fantastic. It’s like something out of Akira. Here you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 27, 2014 - Kotaku East
Fighting game Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena is being turned into a stage play. Film director Shutaro Oku, who previously directed the Persona 4 theatrical production, is helming the production. It will be written by Jun Kumagai, who wrote Persona 4: The Animation as well as the Persona 3 and Persona 4 plays.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 27, 2014 - Kotaku East
Inside South Korea’s Penis Restaurant
If you miss the sign in Pocheon City for the restaurant Deolmusae, no worries. You can always look for the giant erect penis. Think I’m joking? Note: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. Nope! Not joking! [Photo: Joins] Yes, I believe that’s a dick oven. Wait until you see the wall map…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 27, 2014 -
Kotaku EastNintendo’s Student-made Wii U Games are Full of Imagination
The Nintendo Games Seminar is an annual program where teams of college students are given weekly classes on game development from Nintendo. Over the course of eight months, the groups design and build their own game. And now, last year’s four games are available for free on the Japanese Wii U’s eShop. The first game…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 27, 2014
