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ReviewsWatch Dogs: The Kotaku Review
My first question for Watch Dogs was, “Well, what if I don’t want to shoot Maurice?” “Sorry,” the game replied. “You are going to shoot Maurice and that’s all there is for it.” It was the very first interactive moment of the game, and I had two things: A gun, and a prompt to shoot…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedLuigi Isn’t The Only Troll In The New Mario Kart
Luigi might be a cold, calculating jerk in the new Mario Kart, but he’s not the only one with a goofy stare. Almost everyone flashes a hilarious look just before messing someone else up, as the replay mode in Mario Kart 8 shows us. Donkey Kong, for example, is a major troll: (Via Atomic6) Yoshi…
By Patricia Hernandez Published June 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Wondering who’s in charge of the next Uncharted after all those shake-ups at Naughty Dog? With Amy Hennig and Justin Richmond out of the studio, Uncharted #4 will instead be headed up by The Last of Us leads Bruce Straley and Neil Druckmann. We expect to see more about the game at E3 next week.
By Jason Schreier Published June 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Corsair Raptor Gaming Mouse, GameFly and Origin Sales, Jawbone JAMBOX
The 4.5 star-rated Corsair Raptor M45 gaming mouse is marked down to its best price ever today. Even at this price, it includes some advanced features like single-click DPI adjustment and custom USB response time. [Corsair Raptor M45, $40] Gamefly’s Summer Sale is currently offering up to 75% off select games and DLC. The promotion…
By Shep McAllister Published June 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Watch A Bedroom Transform Into A Badass Arcade
Kotaku reader and NYC-based marketing guy Chris Kooluris turned one of his bedrooms into an arcade, and the photos are just ridiculous. Here are two galleries of the whole process. Click through to see the room evolve from Normal Bedroom to BADASS ARCADE.
By Jason Schreier Published June 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedThere’s not one, but two games launching today that let you play as animals If playing as a cat in Murdered: Soul Suspect isn’t good enough for you (and, to be fair, it wasn’t for me), consider checking out Sony’s new PlayStation Vita game Vita Pets. Judging by the launch trailer, it has quirky talking…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
The guys who brought you a card game adaptation of Moby Dick are back with another tabletop literary adaption, this one about Beowulf. King Post is following last year’s successful Kickstarter campaign with another crowdfunding drive to make their nerdy dreams come true. If you like the sound of playing a Grendel card, check the…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 3, 2014 -
ReviewsMurdered: Soul Suspect: The Kotaku Review
I came across something midway through Murdered: Soul Suspect that summed up the majority of my experience playing this game. I was strolling through a police station as Ronan O’Connor, a detective so hard-boiled that his own death could not stop him from hunting down the notorious murderer as The Bell Killer. The game begins…
By Yannick LeJacq Published June 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedEvery Word In Star Wars: A New Hope, Sorted Alphabetically
You know what the big problem with the first Star Wars movie is? Barely any of the English words in the film are in alphabetical order. Thank goodness for the latest video from YouTube’s suckerpinch Did you know A New Hope contains 1,695 different words, and 11,684 total words? Did you know the word “lightsaber”…
By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedObama Isn’t Really Into His Copy Of The Witcher 2
Back in 2011, Polish prime minister Donald Tusk gave U.S. president Barack Obama a copy of The Witcher 2, because it’s pretty much the best thing Poland has ever done. Sadly, Mr. Obama doesn’t seem to have actually played it, as he reveals in this new talk recorded by Poland’s TVN24. Here’s the full quote,…
By Jason Schreier Published June 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: The Wind Rises: The TAY Review • Cooking With TAY: Muffins That Taste Like Doughnuts…? • Can “Create Your Own Character” Bring More Diversity Into Gaming? TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published June 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Jack Bauer Has Spent The Past Two Years Playing Batman
Last night’s episode of 24 contained two important revelations. 1) There is a mole, because we can’t get to episode 6 of any season of 24 without a mole. More on that in a bit. 2) For the past two years, while Jack has been off the grid, he’s been playing vigilante and taking down…
By Jason Schreier Published June 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedI Drove Batman: Arkham Knight‘s Batmobile
And I liked it. The Batmobile is basically an extension of Batman’s repertoire of gadgets. In fact, even though Batman is of course a combat specialist, developer Rocksteady’s excitable Dax Ginn explained that the Batmobile is part of Batman’s primary toolset. The Batmobile operates in two modes. On a chase, pursuit mode is most appropriate.…
By Tina Amini Published June 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedDiablo III‘s Hardest Difficulty, Cleared Without Using Weapons
Diablo III player dm204375‘s weaponless run on Torment 6, the game’s hardest difficulty level, is just something to make us all sad—us, who are still struggling to clear lesser Torment levels properly. The player’s using an especially strong version of the very popular ‘Jade Doctor’ build for Witch Doctor characters. Pets, with the help of…
By Gergo Vas Published June 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
The sequel to Square Enix’s Final Fantasy rhythm game arrives in North America September 16. Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call is also getting a lovely $70 collector’s edition, limited to 5,000 pieces and exclusive to the Square Enix online store.
By Mike Fahey Published June 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Batman: Arkham Knight Delayed To 2015
“Awesome takes time,” the ever-ebullient Dax Ginn recently told a group of reporters in explaining why his studio’s new Batman game, the first from Rocksteady since 2011, is no longer scheduled for a late-2014 release. If this news sounds a wee bit familiar, it’s because a whole bunch of games seem to be slipping to…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedDarksiders’ Creators Are Making An 1800’s-Themed Co-op Shooter
Crytek USA’s debut title will be a third-person co-op game. With 1800’s guns and 1800’s zombies. The game is called HUNT, and it features a band of four badasses whose sole job is to hunt down dangerous creatures. They do so in procedurally generated encounters, on procedurally generated levels, as they occasionally come across the…
By András Neltz Published June 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedFirst Person Smash Bros. Is Just As Gruesome As You Might Think
Dodging and edge-hogging would be 100% more dramatic in Smash Bros. with a first-person view. YouTuber pipocaVFX gives us a sneak-peek featuring Link, the Master Hand and a scary third special someone at the end. We’re lucky that the clip is not from Super Smash Bros. Wii U. I just don’t want to see Animal…
By Gergo Vas Published June 3, 2014 -
Kotaku EastThis Is Not Aquarium Porn. It’s Art.
For the past few years, Hidetomo Kimura has been dazzling fish lovers with his high-concept aquatic displays. Called “Art Aquarium,” they are probably like nothing you’ve ever seen. As Time Out Tokyo notes, Kimura, a self-styled “art aquarium producer,” creates kaleidoscopes as he references traditional Japanese motifs and culture. In the video below, you can…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 3, 2014 - Kotaku East
When Sushi Turns into Beautiful Boys, You’re Gonna Have to Date Them
I’m no stranger to odd dating sims. In the past, I’ve dated pigeons and even had a homosexual relationship with a piece of meat—so dating sushi seems right up my alley. Love! Sushi Rangers -Choose your target (sushi?)!- is an iOS/Android Otome game—i.e., a game where you play as a girl surrounded by a group…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 3, 2014