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The next season of Telltale’s The Walking Dead begins its release today with episode 1 on Steam and PS3. Xbox 360 follows with a release tomorrow, iOS users will have to wait until later this week. Expect our impressions to go up later today. via Twitter
By Tina Amini Published December 17, 2013 - Uncategorized
The Definitive Video Game For The Least Popular Gaming Machine Around
Tearaway, I write in today’s New York Times, is a system-defining game for the PlayStation Vita. It’s as perfect for Vita as Super Mario 64 was for the N64 and Brain Age was for the DS. Some music is made for violin and unimaginable for trumpet. Other pieces are best on piano, worst on drums.…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 17, 2013 -
UncategorizedGarden Warfare Looks Like Battlefield with a Plants vs. Zombies Mod
Here’s a look at about 6 minutes of Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare‘s “Gardens & Graveyards” multiplayer, which PopCap calls “a remix of Rush and Conquest gameplay modes from Battlefield but with a PvZ spin.” The similarities end there, because I’m not sure Rush or Conquest features carnivorous plants that can tunnel underneath you to…
By Owen Good Published December 17, 2013 -
UncategorizedStephen Colbert Spies on the Spies Playing Second Life
Last week, Jon Stewart tackled the absurdity of the NSA spying on World of Warcraft because there might be terrorists playing it or something. This week, The Colbert Report chimed in with a look at spying on Second Life—”a game for people who don’t have a first one!” The action picks up around the 1:10…
By Owen Good Published December 17, 2013 -
Uncategorized9 Minutes of Dying Light to Get Your Heart Racing
Even though I’ve already played through this level of Dying Light at PAX Prime, I’m still shifting in my chair, on edge while watching and waiting to see if the protagonist lives or dies in these 9 minutes of footage. I mean, of course he’s going to live. But as skilled as whoever’s behind the…
By Tina Amini Published December 17, 2013 - Uncategorized
Here’s what’s going on Talk Amongst Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Bobsplosion starts up a thread to round up the best pick-me-up anime, Dexomega shares an essay on the cultural diffusion between the U.S. and Japan, and Greg the Mad reviews the newest Hobbit movie Don’t forget that you can always go join the voices talking…
By Tina Amini Published December 17, 2013 -
UncategorizedBeautiful Sci-Fi Game That You Can’t Wait For Will Support Oculus Rift
What do you do when the future turns out shitty? You go back to the past. This time, it’s the developers of gorgeous first-person puzzle game Reset who are jaunting back through the timestream. Don’t worry, there isn’t any Terminator-style nakedness. Reset‘s been on our radar for a while now but the two-man team at…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 17, 2013 - Uncategorized
New Nintendo Direct video/infomercial tomorrow, 9am ET… “focusing on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS software launching through spring 2014.” Watch it at Nintendo’s site. Or just stick with Kotaku and we’ll break out all the news. Start your guessing now for what they’ll be showing now. Just more Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze, Bravely Default and…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 17, 2013 -
UncategorizedMinimalist Post-Apocalyptic America Sure Looks Pretty
Don’t let the nice, sharp colors and shiny polygons distract you, though. It’s hard to survive in post-apocalyptic America. Indie group Ice Water Games is currently working on a little project called Eidolon, which takes you on a journey across a post-human Western Washington filled with rolling, green hills, massive forests, and burnt-out husks of…
By András Neltz Published December 17, 2013 - Uncategorized
This spectacularly beautiful digital painting of a Kerbal sight-seeing happened after redditor Calebm12 accidentally came across their old graphics tablet—one afternoon later, the painting was born. If you want to use this as your wallpaper (I don’t blame you), you can find a bunch of different sizes here Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs…
By András Neltz Published December 17, 2013 -
Kotaku EastAttack on Titan on the 3DS Is Equal Parts Awesome and Glitchy
The first time I saw the opening to Attack on Titan—with the cast swinging through the city and killing a titan—my first thought was, “this would make for one hell of a video game.” And while Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind does indeed make me feel awesome, it is a game that…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published December 17, 2013 -
Kotaku EastMotion-Controlled Anime Boobs Exist (*Sigh*)
I’m not sure why they exist. But, as Japanese site IT Media points out, they do. And what’s this tech demo called? “Oppai Motion,” or “Boob Motion” in English. Warning: This article contains content some readers might find objectionable. As you can see in the below video, the demo uses the Leap Motion gesture input…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 17, 2013 -
Kotaku EastHave Horrible Handwriting? Maybe This Machine Can Help.
My handwriting is messy. I wish it was better! Doesn’t matter if I am writing in English or Japanese, it’s chicken scrawl. Thankfully, there’s a new machine to write clearly for me. This is the Word Writer from Tokyo’s Max Ltd. It’s a printer that can use a ballpoint pen, a felt tip marker, or…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 17, 2013 - Kotaku East
Bonus Anime Episodes You Might’ve Missed This Year
There are a lot of good anime out there this year, but sadly, when they’re over, they’re over—or are they? These days, more and more series are getting extra, not-aired-on-TV OVA episodes that often don’t show up on legal anime streaming sites. So, let’s take a quick look at some of these “missing episodes” that…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published December 17, 2013 -
Kotaku EastTonight, a PlayStation Exec Was Moved to Tears
Console launches are emotional events—for gamers and game makers. And tonight in Seoul, one PlayStation exec broke down and wept. This is Shiro Kawauchi, the head of Sony Computer Entertainment Korea. Speaking in his native Japanese and getting choked up in the process, Kawauchi talks about how PlayStation fans have been waiting days for the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 17, 2013 -
UncategorizedI’d Love To Work at Apple’s Minecraft HQ
No, actually, I changed my mind. I’d get stuck in the basement, the power would go out, and zombies and skeletons would be everywhere. Maybe I’ll just look. From afar. Minecraft player and overall awesome person Michael Steeber spent two years crafting this spectacular build of Apple’s HQ at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California. It’s…
By András Neltz Published December 17, 2013 - Kotaku East
Giant Crustaceans Make Fantastic iPhone Covers
Just look at this slick Giant Isopod iPhone 5s/5 cover. Do it. Look! Don’t you want to pull a Giant Isopod out of your suit pocket? No? What about a Giant Isopod phone cover? Sure seems like the case offers plenty of cushioning. And since the back is covered, you can do this if you…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 17, 2013 - Kotaku East
Here’s How to Play The Attack on Titan Visual Novels in English
Back in October, we took a look at the seven official Attack on Titan games coming out in Japan. Of these, four are visual novels included on the Japanese Blu-rays. Of course, if you can’t speak Japanese, there’s a good chance you’ll never be able to experience these side stories—until now, that is. The team…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published December 17, 2013