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UncategorizedGameStop Wii U Pre-Order Cancellation An Error, Game Still Coming
[UPDATE 2, 2:58PM:] Good news, everyone! GameStop Italy and our U.S.-based source have both said that this was all a glitch in the system and that Watch Dogs is—or will soon be—available for pre-order for Wii U again in Italy and the U.S. Apologies for making everyone nervous about this and for not getting that…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
It cost one video game company $35,000 to be featured in one of Conan O’Brien’s Clueless Gamer segments. Re/Code reports that the late night talk show receives payment from game companies for some of the segments, with confirmation that horror game Outlast paid to be part of a three-game scare-focused spotlight
By Evan Narcisse Published January 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
Net Neutrality and Gaming: Things Can Get A Lot Worse
After last week’s court decision striking down the Federal Communication Commission’s net neutrality rule, it is worth taking a moment to remember that a world without net neutrality—the principle that the company that connects you to the internet does not get to control what you do on the internet — is a world that is…
Michael Weinberg, Andre Vrignaud Published January 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
The Most Popular App On iTunes Is An Impossible, Ad-Riddled Mess
Flappy Bird is a game in which players tap the screen to make the titular Nintendo sprite conversion navigate a series of familiar pipe obstacles. It’s sloppy, frustratingly difficult and covered with in-game ads. It’s also the most popular free app download on iTunes. What gives? That’s the question being asked by Joseph Bernstein, who…
By Mike Fahey Published January 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
We Can Make This Lego Batman Set Happen
What’s that up there? It’s a Lego Batcave. Where is it? Under Lego Batman’s Wayne Manor, of course. Awesome, right? It’d be more awesome if a blocky version of Bruce Wayne’s ancestral home actually existed. You can help with that. Right now, this miniature version of the Dark Knight’s lair only lives on a Lego…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
Mighty No. 9 Screens Give New Look at Mega Man Successor
Mighty No. 9—the spiritual descendant of Capcom’s beloved Mega Man franchise—seems like it can’t get here fast enough. But a glimpse at the crowdfunded game assures us that work is proceeding on the side-scrolling action game. Keiji Inafune’s Comcept dev studio gave a peek at the Mighty No. 9 alpha build in images that only…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
Here’s the latest from Kotaku‘s official reader-written blog, Talk Amongst Yourselves: Monster Girl Quest: The Review • Tales of Numbers: A Love Letter • “We must make the games we wish to play in the world” TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By Stephen Totilo Published January 24, 2014 -
UncategorizedBill Gates Plays Chess With The World’s Best, Loses In 71 Seconds
The stunned face of Bill Gates, as he realises he has no chance to win against the Norwegian chess grandmaster, Magnus Carlsen, is priceless in the above video. The two met on a TV show last night, and you don’t have to wait a lot for the checkmate. Skavlan: Magnus Carlsen VS Bill Gates [YouTube]…
By Gergo Vas Published January 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
Resident Evil 4 PC Looks So Much Better In HD
Announced earlier this week, the Steam version of Resident Evil 4 is atonement for the god-awful Windows port released in 2007. Capcom’s released some comparison shots showing off how much better the game looks when the textures don’t look like they were painted with mud. According to a post on Capcom’s Unity blog, the SD…
By Mike Fahey Published January 24, 2014 -
UncategorizedDayZ Bandits Cruelly Force Victims to Sing Their National Anthem
We’ve seen numerous examples of bandit brutality in DayZ, but this concept really surpasses everything. If you get caught by this group of YouTubers, you have to choose between singing your country’s national anthem or being shot. It’s pretty simple. The singing starts around the 0:45 mark. Even though these guys play it nice and…
By Gergo Vas Published January 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
Artist Liza van Kempen did a great job showing us what the characters in a Japanese-themed The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker would look like, by changing the atmosphere and everyone’s outfit, yet keeping the original art style of the game. The larger, original image has a few more characters on it, as you can…
By Gergo Vas Published January 24, 2014 - Kotaku East
Ice Cream Can Get Bizarre in Japan
Your typical ice cream in Japan is rather vanilla. Things usually don’t get much crazier than green tea. But in some places, the ice cream gets downright strange. Viper ice cream, anyone? The above containers read “mamushi” (まむし) in Japanese, and on the label, right next to “almond,” that is exactly what’s listed as an…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 24, 2014 - Kotaku East
Why Final Fantasy X-2 Holds Such a Special Place in My Heart
Late last month, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster was released on the PS3 and Vita in Japan and I have been dying to play it—not the remastered FFX, but the remastered FFX-2. But, to understand why Final Fantasy X-2 holds such a place in my heart, you need to know why I play video games.…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published January 24, 2014 -
UncategorizedFour Awesomely Hilarious People Play Starbound
Starbound is actually barely discussed in this one. Not that it matters. It’s utterly brilliant either way. Note: Don’t look at this at work. It’ll make you chuckle loudly. Also, it’s moderately NSFW It’s a longer vid at fifteen minutes, but I’d recommend hanging around at least until they start talking about superheroes. That’s the…
By András Neltz Published January 24, 2014 - Kotaku East
The BlazBlue Anime is an Utter Mess
This past fall the fighting game series BlazBlue got its first anime adaptation. The games are well known for having excellent fighting mechanics as well as a lot of lore and an interesting story that is explored as you play the series. Unfortunately, all this does not translate well to an animated format. [Note: Before…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published January 24, 2014 -
Kotaku EastBlazBlue is Getting a Live-Action Stage Play
BlazBlue, the popular fighting game series by Arc System Works, is coming to the stage as Live Act BlazBlue ~Continuum Shift~. BlazBlue is far from the first stage adaptation of a popular video game to come out in Japan; Ace Attorney, Persona 4, Steins;Gate, and several others have had their time in the spotlight over…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published January 24, 2014 - Uncategorized
Petition: “We Want More Sega Games (Like Bayonetta) on PC”
Bayonetta. Virtua Fighter 5. Vanquish. These are all Sega games that must receive PC ports, according to a petition born out of a Twitter campaign from last December. But why those three games, specifically? As the creator of the petition explains, they’ve been chosen because they fulfill three criteria: 1. Do we feel the PC…
By András Neltz Published January 24, 2014 -
UncategorizedIs Mass Effect‘s Commander Shepard in an Old Spice Ad?
It sure looks like him! But, what’s with the nunchaku? And is he riding a raptor? With a rastacap? The spot appeared on an Old Spice viral site called Flavorpatch.com and was noticed by Tumblr site Pirate Reject The armor does resemble Commander Shepard’s N7 Armor from Mass Effect 2. There are some differences, though.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 24, 2014 - Kotaku East
Square Enix Is Releasing a Life-Sized JRPG Sword
This is Erdrick’s Sword. A powerful sword, the blade appeared in the first three Dragon Quest games, earning its spot as an iconic video game weapon. And this spring, you can buy one. Square Enix is releasing a one-to-one scale Erdrick’s Sword for 21,000 yen or US$238. The sword measures over three and a half…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 24, 2014