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UncategorizedRollerCoaster Tycoon Is Back, And Fans Aren’t Happy
Atari announced today that they plan to revive RollerCoaster Tycoon, a series of video games in which you invite people to a theme park and figure out how to properly murder them. But RollerCoaster Tycoon 4 Mobile, as it will be called, isn’t the proper PC game that fans might have expected. Instead it will…
By Jason Schreier Published March 17, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Closest Thing To An HD Remake of Super Mario 64
The original Super Mario 64 was made 18 years ago. But if it was being developed today? It might look a bit like this. The footage above, which shows a more realistic, modern take on Super Mario 64, is actually a fan-made remake of the original. The project is being developed by aryoksini in the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 17, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Famous “Wall Of Death” Stunt Looks Just As Crazy In GTA V
Sometimes people question if GTA has broken physics that allow some of the crazy stunts we see, but this stunt has actually been done in real life. If you aren’t familiar, the “Wall of Death” is a real circus stunt done with actual cars and motorcycles. There’s no custom-built pit in Los Santos, so you…
By Steve Marinconz Published March 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
Why New Video Games Still Cost $60
Call of Duty vs. Battlefield. Disney Infinity vs. Skylanders. Every year, intense marketing battles happen over which games will dominate certain categories. Why don’t publishers like EA or Activision do what marketplace competitors do in other areas do and simply undercut the price? The long answer is complicated and a little bit shady. The short…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
Star Trek: TNG, Firefly Graphic Novels, Watch Dogs, Titanfall [Deals]
Time to boldly pay less than any man one has paid before. The first five remastered seasons of Star Trek: The Next Generation on blu-ray are all discounted today, hitting some of their lowest prices so far. It’s going to be a long long time before these sets ever become what we consider cheap, so…
By Shane Roberts Published March 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
New poster for The Maze Runner via IMP
By John Struan Published March 17, 2014 -
UncategorizedIf Your Coworkers Were Actually Zombies, How Would You Survive?
Working an office job can make one feel like a zombie. Corporate Lifestyle Simulator takes the metaphor and runs with it, making you an average cube dweller faced with an office full of zombie coworkers. It’s an expansion to a game from last year called Zombies, that adds new levels, weapons, boss fights, music, and…
By Steve Marinconz Published March 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
Milkshakes and Lego at the Alien Isolation team breakfast.
By John Struan Published March 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
We’re Sending a Cartoonist To Cover Game Developers Conference 2014
We’ve got some reporters on the scene at this week’s big Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, but we’re also trying something new: we’ve got a cartoonist covering the show for us. Writer/artist Elizabeth Simins will be hanging out at GDC all week, filing comic strips each day to chronicle her adventures at the show.…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
Forget Titanfall, Garden Warfare Is Getting Free DLC Tomorrow
You’re really pretty, Titanfall, and you know I’ll be coming back to you eventually. It’s just I’ve got this date with a free new map and game mode for a game where I don’t feel like a complete ass for getting a low kill count. I’m still playing Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare weeks after…
By Mike Fahey Published March 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
Introducing Two New Kotaku Subsites, For Admirers Of Cool Stuff
I’ve got two new Kotaku offshoots to tell you about today, two new subsites for people who enjoy to look at the spectacular. First, take a look at cosplay.kotaku.com, a new cosplay-centric blog helmed by tireless Kotaku staffer Luke Plunkett. Luke has somehow found time to spin off his weekly “fancy pants” cosplay round-ups into…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
Retro-styled indie horror game Home is coming to PS4 and PS Vita this year. Released in June 2012 for PC, Home has got numerous updates and lots of new content since then—all of which will be part of the game’s console versions. Check out the creator’s post over at the PlayStation Blog for more details.
By András Neltz Published March 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
Beloved Castlevania Producer Koji Igarashi Leaves Konami
Koji Igarashi, a veteran game producer best known for his work on the Castlevania series, has left Konami. His last day at the Tokyo-based game company was March 15. Igarashi joined Konami in 1990, and wrote the hit game Tokimeki Memorial before moving on to Castlevania with the classic Symphony of the Night. With his…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
Former THQ Boss Dishes On The Games They Left Behind
The company that used to publish the blockbuster Company of Heroes and Metro franchises imploded in rapid and spectacular fashion in late 2012, getting its assets sold off in early 2013. Some of its holdings, like the WWE and Saints Row games, found homes. But the fate of other members of the former THQ family…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 17, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: The Pros and Cons of Diablo III’s New Skill Progression System • That Other Game With ‘Dark’ In The Title • Heading Back To Skyrim TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By Tina Amini Published March 17, 2014 -
UncategorizedArcade Classic Gauntlet Is Getting A Remake
First released in 1985, Gauntlet was a genre-defining arcade dungeon crawler. Now, it’s being re-released for PC, in the form of a top-down co-op action RPG, all prettied up and modernized for a new audience. Magicka creator Arrowhead Game Studios is developing the new Gauntlet, which will feature full Steam Machine and SteamOS integration along…
By András Neltz Published March 17, 2014 - Kotaku East
Wanna-Be Japanese Celebrity Arrested for Stealing 22 Leotards
In Japan, there are some people who are famous simply for being famous. They are called “tarento” (タレント) and appear on variety shows and talk shows. Misaki Hashigawa isn’t one of those people. But as of today, she’s famous online! According to Jiji and Sankei News, this “self-styled tarento” was arrested for stealing twenty-two leotards.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 17, 2014 -
UncategorizedHow The Turn-Based Angry Birds RPG Works
Last week’s oddest announcement, Angry Birds Epic has now soft launched in Australia and Canada, giving players pretending to be in those countries a chance to find out just what the hell is going on. Let’s take a look. If they wouldn’t have been sued out of existence, Rovio should have called this game Angry…
By Mike Fahey Published March 17, 2014