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You don’t have to be afraid of missing out on Outlast’s scream-inducing fun any more, Xbox One fans. It’s now available on Microsoft’s latest console, Major Nelson announced in a blog post this morning. The terrifying survival horror game made it through our latest revision of the PS4 bests list, so Xbox One owners with…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 19, 2014 -
UncategorizedSonic, What Have They Done To You?
Today, the Android version of Sonic Dash updated with a new unlockable character. It’s Sonic, in the shape of the Android robot. Andronic the Droid Hog, if you will. This is what he looks like. Image courtesy of Pocket Gamer, here’s the Android robot, for comparison’s sake: And here’s what Andronic looks like in action,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
Steam Summer Sale Day One and More Deals
If countless gamers are holding out for the Steam Summer Sale to stock up on games, then what we’re really looking for from it are unprecedented prices. That wasn’t the case last year, so let’s take a look at 2014’s offerings. As always, you are best served holding out for the flash sales that cycle…
By Shane Roberts Published June 19, 2014 -
UncategorizedCharity Creates Life-Sized Super Mario For Boy Battling Cancer
Video games offer their players a much-needed chance to escape the stresses of real life, however temporarily. One ten year-old boy in Saskatchewan, Canada needed this kind of relief more than most to help cope with the fact that he’s living with a terminal form of brain cancer. So rather than just handing Patrick a…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Steam Summer Sale Starts Now
The Steam Summer Sale has begun. Lots of PC games, super cheap. See all the deals right here Today’s big deals include Dead Rising 3 ($37.50), Far Cry 3 ($7.50), and The Witcher 2 ($3.50). There’s also an insane new Summer Adventure program that will let you earn free things as you buy games and…
By Jason Schreier Published June 19, 2014 -
UncategorizedHow To Build A Life-Size Monster Hunter Dragon
Ever wonder how the giant displays at conventions like E3 get made? Well the folks at Tested took a step-by-step look at the making of a giant dragon for Capcom’s booth at this year’s E3. Frank Ippolito was in charge of building the Gore Magala from Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, and the result is pretty…
By Steve Marinconz Published June 19, 2014 -
UncategorizedWant to see a mountain get blown up FOR SCIENCE? Well now is your chance. Today, a mountain in Chile will have its top blown off to make room for the European Extremely Large Telescope, and it’ll be livestreamed here. UPDATE: apparently the actual blast is at 2:10 pm EST. UPDATE 2: They did it…
By Steve Marinconz Published June 19, 2014 -
UncategorizedWatch A Bunch Of Cats Ruin Board Games
Oh, sure. You think it’s cute to break out a few board games with a cat around but don’t — it’s a bad idea. Cats are awful losers. They’re jerks. You ever try having a cat banker at Monopoly? They throw the money around like it’s going out of style. They’ll knock over your game…
By Chris Person Published June 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
League of Legends Is Turning Into An Actual College Sport
Over the past few years, we’ve seen a remarkable rise in the popularity of competitive gaming. The fighting game community gets bigger and bigger; the Dota 2 International’s prize pool is almost up to $10 million; and League of Legends remains one of the biggest games around. Lots of people are starting to notice the…
By Jason Schreier Published June 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
Metal Gear Solid V Is Full Of Silly Moments
The 30-minute gameplay demo of Metal Gear Solid V Kojima finally showed us in his podcast wasn’t just about hiding behind corners and riding around the desert. If you watched carefully, you could have spotted all the little details and jokes that are so typical to the series. And new ones as well. For example,…
By Gergo Vas Published June 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Tomodachi Life: The TAY Review • Game Of The Week—Dynasty Warriors Is Better With Dragons • Laziness, Ragequitting, And The Quest for Love • Why Do We Care For True Mature Games All Of A Sudden? TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published June 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
Clone Of Clone Of Clone Now On 3DS eShop
Today Nintendo announced that the 3DS eShop just got a new $2 game called 2048, by a developer named Cosmigo. Cosmigo’s 2048 is a copy of Gabriele Cirulli’s open-source 2048, which itself is a clone of a game called 1024, which is, of course, a clone of the stellar iOS game Threes Video games
By Jason Schreier Published June 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
What No Man’s Sky Is
“What does sci-fi mean to you?” I was asking Sean Murray, the managing director and founder of Hello Games, this question. He’s one of a small team of developers working on the game that had everyone buzzing at E3 this year. “That’s a really good question,” Murray said to me during an interview in a…
By Tina Amini Published June 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
Pillars of Eternity Looks Like The Next Great Computer RPG
In September of 2012, I got an e-mail from veteran writer and game designer Chris Avellone. He told me that he and a group of other designers at Obsidian were planning to launch a Kickstarter, and that they were looking to make an RPG in the style of old Infinity Engine games like Baldur’s Gate…
By Jason Schreier Published June 19, 2014 - Uncategorized
Nintendo’s been quiet about when games from the Nintendo 64 might be coming to the Wii U Virtual Console. But there’s a new mention of “the future addition of titles from the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo 64 systems” on the webpage for the console’s eShop digital storefront. Hopefully, this means that titles from the…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 19, 2014 - Kotaku East
The Man Was Fat Shamed. Then, He Was Game Boy Advance Shamed.
Twitter gives everyone a voice. Too bad some people use that voice to be mean to people they don’t know. Today in Japan, the following tweet appeared on 2ch, the country’s largest forum. The young woman who tweeted it, wrote, “I’m on the train now (lol). There’s a fatty taking up three seats by himself…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 19, 2014 - Kotaku East
I Want to Look Forward to Final Fantasy Explorers
I have to admit, I was rather skeptical about Final Fantasy Explorers when I first heard the game’s description, but after hearing the game director’s initial pitch… I’m actually even more skeptical. Final Fantasy Explorers is described as an action RPG with mutli-player capabilities. Players band in parties of up to four characters and fight…
By Toshi Nakamura Published June 19, 2014
