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Seven Types of People You Don’t Want To Watch TV With
Watching TV can be a great communal experience, a thing you love doing with friends and family…or it can suck, depending on the type of person you do it with. Hopefully the people you watch TV with are nothing like the folks in this comic by Dorkly, though. You can check out more great Dorkly…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 14, 2014 -
UncategorizedRemember To Play Titanfall With Style, Folks
There’s nothing quite like the moment in Titanfall when you finally call down your giant mech, sprint across the battlefield, and leap into the cockpit. It’s robot fightin’ time! Lately I’ve gotten a bit obsessed with style, specifically with trying to climb into my titan in the coolest way possible. So far, I’d say the…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 14, 2014 - Uncategorized
A Gauntlet For Our Modern Era
I love playing Gauntlet, but sometimes you want something faster, leaner and more aggressive. Indie hopeful The Hero Trap hopes to fill that void. Nikita Mikros (One of the dudes behind the fantastic local multiplayer game Killer Queen) and Smashworx are trying to kickstart The Hero Trap, a multiplayer, dungeon roguelike in the vein of…
By Chris Person Published March 14, 2014 -
UncategorizedSeven Minutes of Uncomfortably Close Calls
And there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. ‘Close-call’ videos—the ones where someone narrowly avoids a disaster of some kind—may induce anxiety, but that’s exactly what makes them so thrilling to watch. Uniformedia has compiled some of the best close calls in the last year, and you can watch them all…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 14, 2014 -
UncategorizedTrippy game gets trippy, interactive trailer. Metrico—which charmed the heck out of me when I saw it at PAX Prime last year—offers a small glimpse at the gameplay and design sensibilities inside its infographic, puzzle-heavy world. There’s a bit more about the upcoming Vita release at the official PlayStation blog
By Evan Narcisse Published March 14, 2014 - Uncategorized
Nice, Card Hunter is getting a tablet version. Blue Manchu’s terrific tactics RPG/deck-building game Card Hunter always seemed suited to tablet devices, and now, it’s finally happening. The tablet version will be a free-to-play app, similar to the browser-based original. The release date is still TBD.
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 14, 2014 - Uncategorized
This Is The Latest Steam Controller
Valve just sent us this image, a more clear depiction of the latest Steam Controller prototype that they detailed back in January Likely in the interest of backward compatibility, this latest prototype has eight clear buttons on the front, which will doubtless make it easier for the controller to support Xbox 360-style XInput controls. It’ll…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 14, 2014 -
UncategorizedYou want a game set in a New York City analogue to be made by actual New Yorkers, don’t you? Then go lend your efforts to the final few hours of the Kickstarter campaign for Treachery in Beatdown City. The latest development video captures a bit of how Shawn Alexander Allen and his colleagues are…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 14, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Good And Bad Of South Park‘s Combat
There was a point in South Park: The Stick of Truth—somewhere between performing an abortion and farting on Nazi zombies—when it occurred to me that Obsidian’s new RPG isn’t just ridiculous—it’s also kind of brilliant. Much has been made about Stick of Truth‘s impeccable comic timing—and it is impeccable!—but just as impressive is the game’s…
By Jason Schreier Published March 14, 2014 -
ReviewsYoshi’s New Island: The Kotaku Review
Yoshi’s New Island is a perfectly pleasant video game that I have a hard time recommending. It’s technically a new game, though there isn’t much novelty in this purportedly-new Island. Sure, the 3DS sidescroller has all-new levels, but the game feels less like a sequel and more like a remix and an inferior rehash of…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 14, 2014 -
UncategorizedHyper Light Drifter Is the Latest Stylish Indie Heading to PS4 and Vita
It’s getting so that you can’t keep track of them all. Fez, Galak-Z, Pavilion… those are just a few of the buzzed-about games (or proven successes in the case of Fez) that are announced as coming to PlayStation platforms over the few months. Now, Hyper Light Drifter—the sharp-looking action RPG being made by Heart Machine—joins…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 14, 2014 - Uncategorized
Lord Helix Makes A Most Unexpected Return In ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon‘
It’s not what you’re thinking. Heck, it’s probably not what you’re expecting, either. The latest run of ‘Twitch Plays Pokemon‘—which has thousands of people banding together to beat Pokémon Crystal—has had a most amazing (and unexpected) turn. As some of you that have played Pokémon Crystal know, after you beat the main portion of the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 14, 2014 -
UncategorizedSony 7.1 Headset, PC Pre-Orders, PSN Update For Real This Time [Deals]
The Sony 7.1 Wireless Headset was a surprise top 5 contender in our Best Gaming Headset vote, and today you can grab a refurb. model for just $50- an easy impulse price point. And yes, it does work with the Playstation 4. [Groupon] Dark Souls II Collector’s Edition [PS3] | Back in stock Dark Knight…
By Shane Roberts Published March 14, 2014 -
UncategorizedRuining Dark Souls II Is Funnier Than It Should Be
Dark Souls II has a lot of changes in it, and watching fans try to parse them out on Youtube is always a fascinating process. But what would happen if the game was so different it was utterly ruined? Hilarity, that’s what. I’ll admit — I’m currently halfway through my second play through of Dark…
By Chris Person Published March 14, 2014 - Uncategorized
Bravely Default‘s Success Is Good News For JRPG Fans
Nintendo announced last night that Bravely Default, the excellent role-playing game released last month for 3DS, sold over 200,000 copies in three weeks in the United States. Sales numbers can sometimes be misleading or difficult to properly contextualize, and while that’d be peanuts for an AAA console game, it’s a great number for a handheld…
By Jason Schreier Published March 14, 2014 - Uncategorized
In a look back on Elder Scrolls Online’s beta, Zenimax Online Studios writes about how player feedback helped them address issues related to combat and early progression, and properly prepare for the game’s April 4 launch by setting up overflow servers. Have a look at the blog post to see all the changes.
By András Neltz Published March 14, 2014 -
UncategorizedYou Can Change This Free Game If You’re The First To Beat It
Aran Koning has participated in several game jams, and apparently he enjoys them so much that he came up with an idea that amounts to a new game jam every day, at the whim of the internet. The initial version of the game was just a red dot that you had to move to the…
By Steve Marinconz Published March 14, 2014 -
UncategorizedLife in Grand Theft Auto Sure Is Hell for NPCs
You live in a big, crazy metropolis. You’re going down the street for groceries or to meet some friends for a drink. Then a dude runs down the street, yanks an old lady out of her car and starts shooting stuff up. This keeps happening. All the time. What the hell?! One character in a…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 14, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Theories and Speculation On A Nintendo/Apple Collaboration • Games Are More Than Entertainment • Out There: The TAY Review TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By Tina Amini Published March 14, 2014 - Uncategorized
Leaked Images Show What Could Be Amazon’s Video Game Controller
The rumors about Amazon’s entry into the game console/set-top box gained a ton of credibility this morning, as shots of a gamepad bearing the online giant’s logo hit the web. Seen on The Verge, the images come from Anatel, a regulatory division of the Brazilian government analogous to the FCC in the U.S. With a…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 14, 2014