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Bioshock cats are creepy. via Reddit
By Steve Marinconz Published April 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Why Skyward Sword is The Best Zelda • Ignorance is Bliss: The Immersion Factor in Video Games • TPS versus FPS: The Battle of The Islands • Why is Innovation Not Selling Games? TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published April 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
One Year Ago Today, Disney Shut Down LucasArts
On April 3, 2013, the executives of Lucasfilm gathered the staff of LucasArts in a big room and dropped a bomb: Disney had decided to shut down the iconic video game studio The news came six months after Disney purchased Lucasfilm and enacted a hiring freeze at LucasArts, leading to a strange period of stasis…
By Jason Schreier Published April 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, the first expansion to Blizzard’s action-RPG, has sold 2.7 million copies on PC since its last week launch. According to Blizzard, the expansion’s final boss has been slain 1.5 million times so far—a small number, considering you get to kill him over and over in Adventure Mode
By András Neltz Published April 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedOkay. Maybe The Wii U’s Selling Point Will Be Graphics.
Behold new screenshots of Mario Kart 8, the best-looking screenshots I’ve seen from Nintendo in a long time. They’re an 11-image argument that, okay, maybe seeing classic Nintendo franchises with HD graphics is worth the price of admission for Nintendo’s newish Wii U console. UPDATE: Trailer added. It’s not that Nintendo hasn’t made great-looking games…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedSuper Nintendo Commercial Featuring A Young Paul Rudd
Watch a young Paul Rudd play Sim City and a Link to the Past in this Super Nintendo commercial. You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
Here’s Pikachu conjuring a legit thunderstorm in the Wii U version of the next Super Smash Bros. As director Masahiro Sakurai put it, “Foes can dodge, of course, so the attack won’t hit consistently, but when it does, it sure feels good!” Looking at the badass visuals, I can certainly believe that. Pic of the…
By András Neltz Published April 3, 2014 - Kotaku East
Final Fantasy XIV’s Director Had a Terrible Experience With MMOs
This week in his semi-weekly column in Weekly Famitsu, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn producer and director Naoki Yoshida recounted his earliest experiences with massively multiplayer online gaming. Shortly after entering the game business, Yoshida began to hear rumblings about a new online experience called Ultima Online. Together with a colleague, Yoshida managed to…
By Toshi Nakamura Published April 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
“Free-to-play is the way that gamers should want their MMOs to be. If we don’t do a really good job, we don’t make a dime… it’s entirely our responsibility to make sure you’re entertained.” Everquest Next director David Georgeson explains to IGN why he considers free-to-play superior to other, pay-up-front models.
By András Neltz Published April 3, 2014 - Kotaku East
Tecmo Koei Wants Me to Buy Their Game Again (Again)
Toukiden [討鬼伝] is the samurai vs demon hunting game that was released last year on the PS Vita and PSP. Now, Tecmo Koei has announced Toukiden Kiwami [討鬼伝 極], an upgraded version of the original with additional story, equipment, and enemies. Toukiden Kiwami will also include all the content from the original Toukiden, making it…
By Toshi Nakamura Published April 3, 2014 - Kotaku East
Cockroaches From Mars are Out to Kill You
Imagine if the king of scavengers was 6 and a half feet tall, bipedal, and had a bone to pick with humanity. It’s said you can’t judge a book by its cover, but I freely admit I picked up テラフォーマーズ (Terra Formars (“Terra for Mars” get it?)) based solely on the cover art – and…
By Toshi Nakamura Published April 3, 2014 -
Kotaku EastKorean TV Network Bans Pop Song for Using Japanese
Crayon Pop, the popular South Korean idol group, was banned from broadcasting its latest track on one of South Korea’s biggest networks. The reason? It contains the Japanese word “pika.” Crayon Pop is perhaps best known for their song “Bar Bar Bar,” which racked up over 15 million views on YouTube. According to Yonhap News,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 3, 2014 -
UncategorizedDaylight, the procedurally generated horror game, has a new release date—April 29 The date was revealed in the above trailer, released by Atlus yesterday. Hope that phone’s got one of those extended batteries. In any case, nota bene, horror fans: Daylight, PS4, PC, April 29.
By András Neltz Published April 3, 2014 -
Kotaku EastThese Schoolgirls Will Kick Your Head In
As noted on Eiga.com, the movie’s tagline is: “Ever get your ass kicked by a high school girl?” It seems like these days all fight scenes use CGI and wires. Not High Kick Angels. It’s the latest flick from Fuyuhiko Nishi, the director behind High Kick Girl and KG: Karate Girl. Nishi specializes in martial…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 3, 2014 - Kotaku East
The Attack on Titan Movie Will Be Filmed on a Deserted Island
Earlier today, Japanese site Sanspo announced that actor/singer Haruma Miura will be starring in the live-action version of popular anime Attack on Titan. It also revealed where the movie will be shot: Battleship Island. The island, located off the coast of Nagasaki, is officially called Hashima (端島), but nicknamed Gunkanjima (軍艦島), or “Battleship Island,” because…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 3, 2014 - Kotaku East
A Facebook Page Dedicated Entirely to Hamster Butts
I guess this truly means there is a Facebook page for everything? To mark the publication of photo book Hamuketsu (ハムケツ) or “Hamster Butts,” a Facebook page was launched for folks to upload photos of their own furry friends’ backsides for a cheeky photo contest. [Photo: mi30kimi] The amazing thing is that this isn’t even…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 3, 2014 - Uncategorized
A Look At The Bloom From Torment: Numenera
Posted today, this is a sketch by Daniel Kim of The Bloom, an area in Torment: Numenera. Below you can see an in-engine blockout of the area: And speaking of Numenera, everything is 42% off today at the Monte Cook shop with the code Everything42 You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated…
By John Struan Published April 2, 2014
