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I Help Make Video Games, And I’m Sick Of The Hatred From Gamers
The following editorial was written by a developer who has been testing and making games for five years. The developer asked to be kept anonymous. Dear consumers and fans of video games, You don’t know me. But you might know some of the games I’ve helped create. And as I come to a close on…
A Game Developer Published January 14, 2014 -
UncategorizedYou Can Use a Giant Whip as a Weapon in Battlefield 4, Apparently
This Battlefield 4 levolution stunt, performed by YouTuber ponylion, must be one of the sneakiest and most difficult yet—detonating C4 on one of the cables holding the tower in place, which whips upwards, blowing up the enemy aircraft. Creative! Here’s the whole thing, with some preparations and planting the C4. Things get wild around the…
By Gergo Vas Published January 14, 2014 - Uncategorized
Today, the official website of actor Kane Kosugi issued a correction and apology, stating the actor wasn’t starring in a prequel calledTekken – A Man Called X, but rather, a non-Tekken movie with the temp title Agent X. “We would like to apologize for the ineptitude on our part,” stated Kosugi’s official site. Not sure…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 14, 2014 -
UncategorizedThe Banner Saga Isn’t Just A Pretty Face
It feels like it’s taken forever – and if you’ve been stuck playing the game’s multiplayer component, out since last year, that’s especially the case – but The Banner Saga is actually out today. And true to form, it looks incredible. I’ve been messing around with a finished build of the game for a little…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 14, 2014 - Uncategorized
Tonight on Guild Wars: Scooby-Doo: The gang gets lost in Twilight Arbor while searching for the Lake of Fear. They should have picked another MMO, they won’t find any Scooby Snacks here. It’s still an awesome shot, made by Guild Wars 2 player Lua and her friends. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every…
By Gergo Vas Published January 14, 2014 - Kotaku East
Golden Time’s First Half Has Me by the Heart Strings
Back in November, I listed Golden Time as one of the ten anime of the fall you should be watching. Now, as the series passes its halfway point, I can truly say that Golden Time has a death grip on my heartstrings and refuses to let go. Good – An Empathetic, Yet Human Cast It’s…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published January 14, 2014 - Kotaku East
Young Couple Funded Gaming Habit By… Robbing Gamers
Twenty-four year-old Jun Kanemaru met his girlfriend, a runaway, via an online dating site. Once a couple, they allegedly stole from arcade gamers in Tokyo’s geek mecca Akihabara. Today, Fuji News Network reports that the unemployed Kanemaru and his unemployed girlfriend were arrested for allegedly stealing a wallet from a woman’s purse. At the time…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 14, 2014 - Kotaku East
Kojima Torments Fans with Photos of the Next Metal Gear on PS4
With only two months left ’till release, fans all over the world shout his name while shaking their fists in impotent anger. As spotted by Dualshockers, Metal Gear showrunner Hideo Kojima recently tweeted two photos of him playing (well… more “poking at,” really) Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes on a PS4, showing off the…
By András Neltz Published January 14, 2014 - Kotaku East
Korean Calendar Doodles Make the Days Fly By
Why just look at your calendar when you can draw on it? That’s what Ruliweb community member “Zaku” does. Zaku doodles on his calendars to mark when he has “work” (출근) and when he has “overtime” (야근). Days that aren’t colored in are days off. From the looks of it, he works overtime on the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 14, 2014 -
UncategorizedEverquest Creator Seeks to Crowdfund… Another Everquest, Basically
Another Everquest, with old-school charm. Also, sweet double-barreled crossbows. The game’s called Pantheon, and it popped up on Kickstarter yesterday, promptly raking in over $40k in pledges. The guy behind it all, Brad McQuaid, had previously worked on both the first Everquest and Vanguard: Saga of Heroes. It really shows. Take a look: We’re looking…
By András Neltz Published January 14, 2014 - Kotaku East
Japanese Town Gets Official Lupin The Third License Plates
Well, this might be the best Japanese town then, no? Starting April 1 (this is no joke!), the city of Sakura in Chiba, Japan is issuing 3,000 limited edition Lupin the Third motorcycle license plates. According to the city’s official site, the image of Lupin is from the first anime series. Lupin the Third‘s creator…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 14, 2014 - Kotaku East
If You Skip the Madoka Magica Vita Game, You Won’t Be Missing Much
Madoka Magica is one of the best anime of the past decade. It deconstructs the magical girl genre and builds an emotional narrative filled with memorable characters. Unfortunately, the new Vita game, Madoka Magica: The Battle Pentagram, does little more than ride on the anime’s coattails. Good – A Consistent Voice Where The Battle Pentagram…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published January 14, 2014 - Kotaku East
Inside One of the World’s Biggest Game Companies
Nexon, perhaps best known for Maple Story, was founded in South Korea. Its headquarters is now in Tokyo, however. We are not going to look in its headquarters. Instead, let’s have a look in its new South Korean digs. As pointed out by Han Kyung and GameFocus (via tipster Sang), Nexon moved into this office…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 14, 2014 -
Kotaku EastSuper Sonico‘s Theme Song Sounds a Bit Familiar
This morning as I sat on my exercise bike—peddling madly while watching the new anime Super Sonico—I was struck by the sudden realization that I had heard part of the anime’s theme song somewhere before: in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The opening song from the first episode of the anime (the second episode uses…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published January 14, 2014 -
Kotaku EastMan Paralyzed After Playing an Arcade Game
Two months ago, a 29 year-old man visited a game center in Foshan, China, while waiting to get his phone fixed. To pass the time, he tried a boxing arcade game. Three days later, he woke up, unable to speak or move his body. According to Shenzhen Satellite Television, the man, given the alias “A.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 14, 2014 - Kotaku East
Japan’s Latest Photo Trend: Hair Smiles
Forget duck face. And sparrow face. The latest photo trend to hit the streets of Tokyo’s Shibuya is to look down when someone snaps a pic. Kinda defeats the purpose of taking photos, no? The latest photo trend to hit the “gal” (ギャル or gyaru) subculture was recently covered by Japanese television and has become…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 14, 2014 -
UncategorizedSlugcats Do Not Have Nine Lives
Rain World is a game that’s the work of two people, Joar Jakobsson and James Primate. They’ve spent two years building a world where rain is deadly, monsters will kill you and you control a slugcat that’s a lot cuter than anything with the word “slug” in its name has any right to be. It’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 14, 2014 - Uncategorized
Jake Kazdal has had one hell of a career. He’s been a Nintendo Gameplay Counselor. Made N64 games. Worked on both Rez and Space Channel 5. Made Skulls Of The Shogun. Edge has a great story on his journey from artist to developer that you really should read
By Luke Plunkett Published January 14, 2014 - Culture
When East Meets West Meets An Acid Trip
Arnaud Valette is a freelance concept artist who has worked in both games and film, most recently on card games for Applibot and movies like Guardians of the Galaxy and Man of Steel. He’s also got to work on Game of Thrones. Lucky sod. Arnauld recently published a book of his works called Red Mescaline…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 14, 2014
