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The Saturday Morning Stream: WildStar Is Go [Complete!]
The head start for Carbine Studio’s new science fiction MMO WildStar kicked off early this morning, giving birth to thousands of weird little animal people with giant eyes. We’re going to follow one of them into the wilds of the legendary Planet Nexus. The little mouse critter is my new character, Rande, an Aurin Spellslinger…
By Mike Fahey Published May 31, 2014 - Uncategorized
Kirby Figurine Set
The Hoshi no Kirby Tsumu Tsumu set features ten Kirby figurines and a warp star: The set can be preordered for 2,376 yen here. Via GoNintendo You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published May 31, 2014 - Culture
This Week In The Business: Our Prices Are Insane
QUOTE | “If you want to sell a game for $60, to the player it has to feel like $200…In 2014, $60 for a game is a little insane.” – Creative director Adrian Chmielarz talking about the lessons of Bulletstorm and the problem with prices Elsewhere in the business of video games this past week…
By Steve Peterson Published May 31, 2014 - Uncategorized
Mecha Superman And More Infinite Crisis Wallpapers
The makers of the free to play Infinite Crisis have created an impressive number of creative character designs that put the New 52 to shame. Enjoy these wallpapers featuring Gaslight Catwoman, Samurai Batman, Mecha Wonder Woman and more: There are dozens more character wallpapers in various resolutions at the Infinite Crisis official site You are…
By John Struan Published May 31, 2014 - Uncategorized
Best of Kotaku, The Week of May 26
Is E3 seriously only a week away? Kill me now. Or just go catch up on our best stuff from this week over at Kotaku Selects. Bonus is that this week includes lots of pieces from me after a week of silence earlier this month. You can guess that I spent that week of silence…
By Tina Amini Published May 31, 2014 -
UncategorizedWatch Tim Schafer Play Grim Fandango
This is the latest in a series of videos featuring Tim Schafer playing classic games he designed—90 minutes of Tim playing Grim Fandango and providing commentary on the making of the game. Nod knowingly (grimly?) as he says, “We’re about to experience the most perfect and most infallible control scheme ever invented in a video…
By John Struan Published May 31, 2014 - Uncategorized
Watch Dogs Uplay and Season Pass Issues Fixed?
It looks like Watch Dogs might be getting past one of its launch woes. A note sent to me on my PS4 in the “important notifications from PlayStation” part of my inbox indicates that problems with the game’s season pass have been fixed. Ubisoft also Tweeted this afternoon that “authentication” issues have been resolved, presumably…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 30, 2014 -
Uncategorized10 Internet Mysteries Nobody Has Solved
The internet, as useful and entertaining as it might be, also has its share of things nobody can explain. Webdriver Torso’s strange YouTube videos are just the latest phenomenon that has caught our imaginations. Alltime10s quickly walks us through a number of curious internet mysteries, from codes nobody can seem to break to Bitcoin. John…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedIt’s Merida Vs Maleficent In The Latest Disney Infinity Reveal
Merida and Maleficent are coming soon to Disney Infinity 2.0. Check out their moves in this new video: Via Disney You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published May 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedAn Indie Game That Nails The Joy of Swinging
A Story About My Uncle gets a few things very right. Jumping, swinging, not throwing a gun in your face and forcing you to murder aliens. In the video above, I give my impressions of the game, of a game that’s lineage is squarely in the vein of games like Portal and Jumping Flash A…
By Chris Person Published May 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
The big Battlefield news this week was about Hardline, but EA doesn’t want you think that means it’s forgotten about Battlefield 4. Longtime series developer Karl Magnus Troedsson wrote a blog post yesterday assuring fans of the still-struggling online multiplayer shooter that DICE will “continue to improve the BF4 experience” as best it can. “Yes,…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
Does E3 Still Matter?
It’s been a weird pre-E3 month. Companies like Microsoft, EA, and Bethesda have made big announcements before the big show. Nintendo’s not even doing an official press conference at all. Is there still a point to E3? Or has it become a walking, talking, slowly dying dinosaur? It’s been a sort of inevitable question among…
By Nathan Grayson Published May 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
LeVar Burton Wants To Bring Reading Rainbow To Game Consoles
By now you’ve probably seen the extraordinarily successful Kickstarter campaign for Reading Rainbow, the TV show hosted actor LeVar Burton that helps teach kids to love reading books. They’ve already raised $2.8 million for the project, which hopes to bring the show to children everywhere. Naturally, they want to make more money. And one of…
By Jason Schreier Published May 30, 2014 - Uncategorized
Zenzizenzic is a mouthful of a video game But it’s got to be the prettiest mouthful I’ve ever seen. If you can’t stop looking at these mesmerizing GIFs either, check in on its Kickstarter campaign while you still can. Seriously, just look at these things: This game is going to make my head explode and…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedGlenn Beck Thinks Watch Dogs Teaches People How To Hack In Real Life
I doubt anyone expects conservative pundit Glenn Beck to say anything particularly insightful about games, judging by the ignorant comments he’s made about the industry in the past. But listening to him talk about Watch Dogs is kind of funny, since he’s convinced it’ll teach kids how to hack into his iPad. To be fair,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedIn Defense Of E3
A few weeks ago, I realized something strange and kind of disconcerting: I enjoy E3 press conferences more than actually playing video games. I know. I know. E3 is just one big marketing blob, a neon potpourri of dubstep and shooters where executives talk like robots and mega-publishers compete over who has the shiniest guns.…
By Jason Schreier Published May 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedMan, I Could’ve Sworn I Was Done Killing Nazis
I expected to hate the new Wolfenstein. I wanted to, even. The whole idea of rebooting the Nazi-killing epic for the umpteenth time disturbed me. I don’t remember where I was or what I was doing when I first learned that the Wolfenstein franchise was being brought back to life by a new Dr. Frankenstein—this…
By Yannick LeJacq Published May 30, 2014 - Tips & Guides
Tips For Playing Mario Kart 8
The latest installment of Nintendo’s popular kart racing franchise is upon us, and the urge to dive right in and start taking home trophies is strong, but first… …here are some general tips to get you started. Race Against The Machine I know, it’s rare that we get a Nintendo game with such a robust…
By Mike Fahey Published May 30, 2014 -
UncategorizedMicrosoft Sure Wants Folks to Find Ryse‘s Five-Month-Old Easter Eggs
Are you still playing Ryse, the Xbox One launch game where you play as a gladiator in ancient Rome? Notice any bizarre unexplained happenings in the background, like nude dancing ladies? That might just be one of Ryse‘s weird easter eggs. Nine surprises have been embedded in the Crytek-developed combat drama. So far, Microsoft says…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 30, 2014