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UncategorizedHideo Kojima Says Metal Gear Solid V Is This Big
Metal Gear Solid mastermind says the map for next MGS will be big… 200 times bigger than the map from the Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes. The Ground Zeroes map is the red blotch on the bottom right of his chart. The square it’s on is MGS V Kojima showed this chart during a Metal…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 5, 2014 - Uncategorized
You Can Now (Officially) Use An Xbox One Controller On The PC
Good news for all the PC master-race-ers out there who prefer console-style controllers over the good ol’ mouse-and-keyboard combo: Microsoft has finally made its Xbox One controller PC-compatible. Xbox Live director of programmer Larry Hyrb, better known by his online handle Major Nelson, announced the news this morning in a post on his blog that…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 5, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Hyperdimension Neptunia: Producing Perfection: The TAY Review • TAY Predicts E3: Microsoft • Game of The Week—Mega Man Gets Equipped With A Last Name • TAY Predicts E3: Sony • Manga Impressions: Knights of Sidonia TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published June 5, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe people that turned Hitman into a mobile turn-based strategy game this year are already back at it again. Square Enix just announced Hitman: Sniper, a new mobile game from the team that made April’s Hitman: Go. It describes the game as “a massively competitive sniping game that will focus on the subtlety of execution.”…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 5, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Hero Of Shadow Of Mordor Is Quite The Badass
Here he is, slaughtering orcs left and right in Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor’s CG trailer. It looks like Talion will become quite infamous among the Uruk ranks for his deeds during (or before) the game’s events, turning into a legend of sorts. And, well, he’s certainly got the presence for that: Middle Earth: Shadow…
By András Neltz Published June 5, 2014 -
UncategorizedTerminator 2’s Truck Chase Scene, Remade in GTA V
It’s a bit strange no one’s thought to do so it, because the canal labyrinths of Los Santos are perfect for some Terminator 2 action. But here it is. YouTuber John Chapman and his friends made a pretty neat shot-for-shot remake of the movie’s famous truck chase scene. GTA 5: Terminator 2: Judgement Day Remake…
By Gergo Vas Published June 5, 2014 -
UncategorizedArma III’s Version Of Metal Gear Solid V Is Anything But Serious
The horse riding gameplay we’ve seen in Metal Gear Solid V‘s trailer is just too much for ArmA III and its engine to handle. But sacrificing realism in order to remake the original trailer perfectly in a completely different environment is a good idea: It’ll make everything and everyone look silly. Here’s YouTuber rebelvg’s remake.…
By Gergo Vas Published June 5, 2014 - Uncategorized
Is this… Super Smash Bros. Brew-l? Today’s screenshot from Super Smash Bros. Wii U is probably the weirdest one so far. It doesn’t feature any fighting at all, instead it shows Brewster and co. from Animal Crossing, drinking coffee. Oookay. Good to see though that Masahiro Sakurai didn’t lose his sense of humor. via Miiverse…
By Gergo Vas Published June 5, 2014 -
UncategorizedA Fresh Look At The Next Borderlands Game, Which Arrives This Fall
2K Games has released an all-new gameplay trailer for their upcoming FPS-RPG, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel The trailer has it all: new vehicles, new monsters, low gravity, and even a big moon dance number ’cause hey, why not. It’s fun! The game arrives to Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on October 14, 2014 in North America,…
By András Neltz Published June 5, 2014 - Uncategorized
Now There’s A Timed Preorder Exclusive Skylanders Toy
This is Gearshift, one of the new Skylanders: Trap Team toys. She’s not due out until 2015, but if fans preorder her at participating retail outlets, they can have her when the game arrives on October 5. It’s an all-new kind of preorder DLC! Since each Skylanders toy unlocks a character in the game itself,…
By Mike Fahey Published June 5, 2014 - Kotaku East
New Fighting Game Character Spoils Popular JRPG
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax is one of the new Persona games coming out later this year. The sequel to Persona 4 Arena, the new game is adding new features and new characters. One of which completely spoils the original JRPG. In this week’s issue of Weekly Famitsu, Persona series developer Atlus revealed some of the…
By Toshi Nakamura Published June 5, 2014 -
Kotaku EastThink You Have What It Takes To Be a Professional Animator?
Anime studio Khara Inc., the folks behind Rebuild of Evangelion, just released a YouTube video aimed at potential job applicants. It shows the skill sets pro animators need. As reported by IT Media, the video has the following challenge: By using the sample scene data, please show a character climbing Box A and jump to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2014 - Kotaku East
New Arcade Joystick Comes with Wrist Rumble
Dubbed the Arcade Stick Inazuma, this is, well, an arcade-style stick, but with a cool feature: Wrist rumble. While using this GameTech stick, you can wear a special strap on your wrist and get force feedback while playing. I’ve never really thought about wrist rumble before, but I’d certainly be keen to give this a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2014 -
Kotaku EastPlayStation Boss Wows with His Phoney Soccer Skills
If only Sony Computer Entertainment Hiroshi Kawano was this good at soccer! The Sony exec recently admitted that he needed some postproduction help for this online clip. Just in time for the World Cup, huh? Hell, if only I were this good at soccer—or computer trickery! ワールドカップに向けてスペシャルメッセージ！～SCEJAプレジデント 河野 弘より[PlayStation] To contact the author of this…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2014 -
UncategorizedPerhaps The Prettiest Morrowind Ruins In Existence
“Perhaps” because it’s not like I’ve seen every mod for Morrowind. Someone might have come up with something better in the past, even with the limitations of an old PC game like Morrowind. But yeah, these look great. The new “Remnants” trailer for Skywind, the ambitious mod which aims to bring Morrowind to Skyrim’s game…
By András Neltz Published June 5, 2014 - Kotaku East
Japan’s Next Big Trend Could Be “Neo Gals”
Pink hair. Ripped jeans. Bling. Meet Japan’s “Neo Gals,” part Americana, part Tokyo, and lots and lots of bleach. During the 1990s, “gal” (ギャル or gyaru) fashion was in vogue with the nation’s youth, with young women tanning their skin, dying their hair brown, and wearing impossible platform shoes. Now, as one of Japan’s biggest…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2014 - Kotaku East
Well, That’s a Good Way To Piss Off Korean Gamers [Update]
Anime, gaming, and cosplay event Japan Expo is underway in Paris. And since Riot Games is in attendance, the studio created a notice on the League of Legends website. The image accompanying the announcement has some Korean gamers up in arms. Over on the League of Legends forum, member Twking pointed out that the character…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 5, 2014
