Ex-Pixeljunk Devs Mix Turn-Based And Real-Time In Nova-111

Taking turns is lovely. Twitchy action is lovely as well. Funktronic Labs’ upcoming PC adventure Nova-111 combines turn-based and real-time gameplay into an incredibly intriguing, double-lovely thing. Once upon a spacetime, there existed a team of intelligent scientists, who were living in a turn-based world. They were interested in expediting their scientific research, and thus…

A Filmmaker Says the Oculus Rift Can Make Great Movies, Too

The trailer you’re watching here doesn’t really do the movie justice. Zero Point is described as the first film shot specifically for the Oculus Rift, and if you want to see what that means, I’d suggest watching this interactive version instead, where your mouse can move your viewing perspective. We can’t embed that trailer here,…

Today’s selection of articles fromKotaku‘s reader-run community:Dex’s Review: The Princess and the Pilot • The Crystal’s Call – Escape From Castrum Centri • ANI-TAY PODCAST VOLUNTEERS WANTED TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

Facepalm Games’ atmospheric PC space adventure The Swapper is coming to all things PlayStation in May. According to the PlayStation Blog, innovative cloning puzzles will grace the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Vita this spring, with Cross-Buy goodness so folks can play on whatever’s handy.

Mobster’s Daughter Sues, Says Grand Theft Auto V Copies Her Life Story

The daughter of the mobster who brought down John Gotti is suing the makers of Grand Theft Auto V for $40 million alleging a minor character in the game was based on her life story and it was used without her permission. Karen Gravano says “Antonia Bottino,” (pictured in the background above) whom the player…

Call Of Duty: Elite Shuts Down On Friday. It’s Okay To Cry.

Remember back in 2011 when Activision’s ambitious online service dedicated to the Call of Duty franchise and its players was going to be thebest thing ever? It’s shutting down forever on February 28. That’s skull logo has never been more appropriate. Clans and stat-tracking and advanced matchmaking and original comedy programming! All of these were…

Artist Rod Hunt made an amazing pixelized, isometric interpretation of an imaginary WWE Hall of Fame, including tributes to almost everyone in wrestling. Check out the creator’s site for tons of easter eggs and references in the close-ups. The WWE Hall Of Fame by Rod Hunt [via Béhance] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs…

Baskin Robbins Is Releasing Ice Cream Dolls in Japan

In Japan, March 3 is Girl’s Day (雛祭り or “Hinamatsuri”). It’s a doll festival. To celebrate, Baskin Robbins is releasing a set of five ice cream “dolls.” Delicious! Here is how the real dolls are displayed during Hinamatsuri. The dolls represent the Emperor and Empress—as well as their attendants. And now, in ice cream form,…

The Machines That Claim to Uncensor Japanese Pornography

This week in Osaka, cops busted uncensored dirty movie sellers. According to The Tokyo Reporter, police seized 140,000 uncensored DVDs. Pixelated porn is the law! And in the past, machines were made to give those rules the shaft. Note: This story might contain content some readers find objectionable. During the Meiji Era (1868 – 1912),…

New Mana Game Is Coming To iOS And Android

Here’s the Japanese trailer of Rise of Mana, the newest entry in Square Enix’s Mana series. It’s a free to play action-RPG, coming to mobile devices. The iOS version will be out in the coming days in Japan, followed by an Android port sometime this year. There is currently no word on an international release.…

The biggest selling PS4 game during the console’s first two days out in Japan? Famitsu reports that bundled game Knack “sold” 322,083 units, Yakuza: Restoration sold 73,086 units, Battlefield 4 sold 26,878 units, and Killzone Shadow Fall sold 25,978 units.

How To Make DayZ More Depressing? Bioshock Voice Tracks.

Using various soundboards in multiplayer games is an old tradition. But talking about Little Sisters and Neptune’s Bounty in Andrew Ryan’s voice? It all fits really well in DayZ and makes the atmosphere even more grim. DayZ – The Bioshock Scenario [Lycku, YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

One Of The Funniest Mods For Team Fortress 2 Is A Pocket Sniper

Replacing a weapon to a mini sniper figure is only a good idea in Team Fortress 2. It’s hard to make the game even more silly a this point. But thanks to mods like this, YouTuber Vet shows can achieve just that with ease. The Pocket Aussie (Ambassador Re-skin) [Vet, YouTube] To contact the author…

Metal Gear Creator Hideo Kojima, Transformed Into LEGO Minifig

This…portrait (?) of the famous developer isn’t fan art, it’s an official LEGO image, done by Warner Bros. and LEGO as a courtesy for Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima. Shame it’s just an image, and not an actual minifig you could buy. Then have it tweet about its lunch and the DVDs it bought all…

Track: Main Title Theme | Album: House of Cards | Artist: Jeff Beal Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to—and gaming to—at the moment.

A Flappy Bird lament. The strange, sad story of Flappy Bird gets a game/music video combo courtesy of 7-bit Hero. You can play the game here