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UncategorizedHow Do You Keep Exiled Settlers Alive Through The Winter?
Leo has already taken us through the emotional journey of trying to start a new civilization with just a handful of exiled settlers. Northernlion gives us a slightly more… practical look at how to start a settlement in Banished Banished is a civilization-building game, similar to Dwarf Fortress and Gnomoria. It seems less complicated than…
By Steve Marinconz Published February 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedFour (!) New Persona Games Are Coming To North America
Here’s an afternoon bombshell courtesy Atlus: Four new Persona games are coming to North America over the next two years, including the game we’ve all been waiting years to play: Persona 5 Persona 5 will be out in 2015 for PS3—yes, PS3!—as will a Vita spinoff called Persona 4: Dancing All Night. Both the dungeon-crawler…
By Jason Schreier Published February 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedIf Hollywood Turned Checkers Into A Gritty Film…
If you’re like me, then you love it when board games get the big screen, hollywood treatment. Jumanji, Battleship — They’re almost all unimpeachably amazing. Now finally, Checkers gets its chance to shine. Or not. Checkers: The Movie is not coming to the big screen. The folks at Board With Life made as part of…
By Chris Person Published February 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedSee The New Xbox One Dashboard In Action
Get a good look at the Xbox One’s new dashboard update in this video released by Microsoft’s Major Nelson today. The update—which includes improvements to party chat and the friends list on Xbox One—will go live in March, just in time for Titanfall. Looks good!
By Jason Schreier Published February 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedWatch Someone Try to Play Pokémon Gold/Silver on the Oculus Rift
Remember Pokémon 3D—the first-person perspective Pokémon Gold/Silver? Well, it’s been made compatible with Oculus Rift, letting players see the world of Pokémon through the eyes of their trainer. It needs some tuning—dialogue is well to the bottom of each lens and somewhat difficult to read, as are the battle commands, which sit far to the…
By Owen Good Published February 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
South Park: The Stick of Truth Is Censored Outside Of North America
Some players of South Park: The Stick of Truth won’t get to see the game in its entirety—a handful of 20-second scenes are censored in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) version of the upcoming RPG on consoles. Warning: minor spoilers for Stick of Truth follow. A review guide leaked by European press—via NeoGAF—reveals that…
By Jason Schreier Published February 25, 2014 -
ReviewsCastlevania: Lords of Shadow 2: The Kotaku Review
Over nearly three decades and dozens of games, the Castlevania series has let players battle through iconically fragmented gameworlds and crack the Belmont family’s whips against Dracula. Now, with Lords of Shadow 2, the biggest, baddest vampire of all is yours to control. The shift from implacable archfiend to playable hero changes everything about him,…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
Blizzard Explains World Of Warcraft‘s $60 Level Boosts
The World of Warcraft community was up in arms last week, when WoW Insider spotted a level 90 boost item available briefly in the in-game store for $60. Speaking to Eurogamer, lead encounter designer Ion Hazzikostas says the high price tag was established to ensure Blizzard didn’t “devalue the accomplishment of levelling”. The power-leveling service…
By Mike Fahey Published February 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
Konami Cuts the Price on Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
Folks were complaining about how much it was going to cost to play the first chunk of Snake’s next adventure, which seems pretty short. Now it’s going to be a bit cheaper, taking some of the cost off of the versions for the new, current-gen consoles. From the press release: KONAMI has also announced that…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Winter Olympics Would Be Much So Better With Superheroes
Silver Surfer snowboarding on a Galactus-shaped ramp sure would make things more exciting at any Winter Olympics event. The real games might be over, but here’s concept artist Francesco Francavilla pairing superheroes with the winter sports that suit them the best. We’ve covered Francesco’s project when he began working on the pictures, you should check…
By Gergo Vas Published February 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
Club Nintendo Promotion Offers Free Pokémon X or Y in March
Nintendo is offering a free download code in March for Pokémon X or Pokémon Y to those who register, via Club Nintendo, either a 3DS, 3DS XL or 2DS, and one of five games for that platform. The promotion is, obviously, designed to encourage people to buy one of the handhelds, but if for some…
By Owen Good Published February 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
Sitting down in the middle of a town and opening a store with your loot in DayZ is probably the riskiest thing you can do. Some players still like to do that, maybe because they have snipers on the roof. Either way, I am positive that business will be booming Dayshot is an image-based feature…
By Gergo Vas Published February 25, 2014 - Reviews
The Retro Game Master Movie Is a Great Episode but a Terrible Film
Game Center CX, (known as Retro Game Master in the West) follows Shinya Arino as he attempts to conquer classic games from the 8 and 16-bit eras. This past weekend marked the release of the series’ first feature film. Though, given all of its problems, we’ll be lucky if it’s also the last. Good –…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published February 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Xbox One Can Stream Games Via Twitch Starting In March [UPDATE]
Next month, an update will bring the popular Twitch video game broadcasting service to the Xbox One in a way that home consoles have never seen before. It will launch on March 11, just in time for Titanfall. According to AP, the update will allow Xbox One the ability to live stream games via Twitch…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 25, 2014 -
Kotaku EastTen Awesome Anime Openings and Endings from Winter 2014
I love anime music. Long before I even took my first Japanese class, I was rocking out to anime theme songs. And as we have 47 new anime this season, that means we also have 47 new openings and endings—and that’s even without the new second half themes from the fall anime that are still…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published February 25, 2014 - Kotaku East
“Bean Beards” Are the Best Fake Japanese Trend
This is not a real trend. Japanese people aren’t actually wearing bean beards for fashion. Shame, because this is wonderful. In Japanese, there are red beans called “azuki” (アズキ) that are eaten in sweets or for special occasions. That’s why artist Takao Sakai, who’s known for his playful food-themed art, calls the project “Azurer.” His…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 25, 2014 -
Kotaku EastWatch as Two Classic Puzzle Games Collide in Puyo Puyo Tetris
Everyone loves Tetris, but let’s face it, it hasn’t really changed all that much from its original incarnation. Puyo Puyo (Puyo Pop), while not as famous outside of Japan, is equally fun yet has also changed very little over the years. But when these two puzzle classics collide, it makes for one new addictively fun…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published February 25, 2014 - Kotaku East
The Perfect Beauty of Cat Island
In Japan, there isn’t just one cat island, but a couple. And recently, one internet commenter visited the most famous one in the country and took some lovely photos. Located in Miyagi Prefecture, Tashirojima was home to over a thousand people during the 1950s. As previously mentioned, only a few hundred people live there now,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 25, 2014 -
Kotaku EastAttack on Titan Live-Action Special Effects Look Terrifying
Remember that Attack on Titan Subaru commercial? The ad featured giant Titans. Two of them were actors in scary make up. And the third? From the looks of these behind-the-scenes pics, the third one—the Colossal Titan—was a giant puppet. According to IT Media, seven puppeteers controlled the large-scale maquette. According to me, the puppet looks…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 25, 2014