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The Xbox One Game That Will Make It Feel Like You’re Touching Your TV
This week, I played a game that felt like the lovechild of an SNES platformer and a touchscreen puzzle-solving title. Where’s this cute and wonky hybrid showing up? Why, the Xbox One, of course. At first blush, you’ll think you know exactly what you’re getting in Max: The Curse of Brotherhood. It’s a shiny-cute adventure…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 13, 2013 -
UncategorizedFinally, A Game About Having Sex With Your Friends
Clusterfuck is a card game you can play at parties. It’s about sleeping with everyone around you. Easiest way to score an instant win? Have a threesome (in the game). It’s part of Cards Against Humanity’s ’12 Days of Holiday Bullshit.’ Best of all? It’s free. Created by Zach Gage, Doug Wilson, and the Cards…
By Steve Marinconz Published December 13, 2013 - Uncategorized
Angry Joe, the YouTube game critic who weighed in on the wave of copyright enforcement that snagged several of his videos, has offered a followup perspective. So has another YouTuber who believes large “multi channel networks” share in the blame. We’ve added both videos to the original post.
By Owen Good Published December 13, 2013 - Uncategorized
The Year In JRPGs – 2013
From Ni no Kuni to Pokémon, we’re talking all things JRPG on today’s Very Special Edition of Random Encounters slash Burning Questions slash Kirk And Jason Talk About JRPGs For A While. That’s right—today’s column is a podcast. Listen right here: Download the podcast right here Random Encounters is a weekly column dedicated to all…
By Jason Schreier Published December 13, 2013 -
UncategorizedHey, North America, This Weekend Is ‘National StreetPass Weekend’
Move over, Christmas. Step aside, Hanukkah. There’s a new holiday to celebrate this December: Nintendo’s National StreetPass Weekend that—hmm—spreads across two nations. Details in the video here: Text explanation, if you prefer: If you use a Nintendo 3DS to check into a Nintendo Zone location in the U.S. or Canada (sorry, Mexico) on December 14…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 13, 2013 - Uncategorized
Turn 10 Studios’ first wave of tweaks to the controversial in-game economy of Xbox One launch game Forza Motorsport 5 go live today. Details here. Things sound better, as it seems much easier now to earn things without paying extra real dollars for them.
By Stephen Totilo Published December 13, 2013 - Uncategorized
No, People, Bitcoin is NOT an Xbox Game or a New iPhone
Bitcoin has fascinated people for a little bit now. It’s got that futuristic sounding name that sounds cool. Seems like something you should get into, right? But don’t be like the six percent of surveyed Americans who thought that Bitcoin was an Xbox game. Because it’s not. The Atlantic has a write-up of a Bloomberg…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 13, 2013 - Uncategorized
Next Gen Preorders, GTA V Under $40, Great Mobile Games [Deals]
Toys-R-Us is offering up a buy one, get one 40% off deal on a ton of video games, and Thames was kind enough to point out that this includes next-gen preorders. That means you can get two upcoming games like Watch Dogs, Titanfall, or Destiny locked in for about $96. That’s tough to beat. Tons…
By Shep McAllister Published December 13, 2013 -
UncategorizedIntense Gamer Will End You
Like any form of competition, pro gaming is full of smack talking and rivalry. And like any smack talk, things can get a bit intense. Volume Warning: The clip includes a lot of shouting. In the video above, one competitive gamer’s rivalry gets a bit too intense for comfort. It’s actually a bit scary to…
By Chris Person Published December 13, 2013 -
UncategorizedCut the Rope 2 Comes Out on December 19th. Get Your Candy Ready.
We already got word that it’d be coming during the holidays but now we know an exact date: the sequel to the mega-popular Cut the Rope comes out next Thursday and will be hitting iOS devices first. Based on what’s seen in the trailer above, CTR2 will introduce a bunch of new mechanics and characters…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 13, 2013 -
UncategorizedA Note To Everyone Who Says YouTubers Should ‘Get A Real Job’
Some people on the Internet haven’t been too sympathetic to the YouTubers whose livelihoods have been affected by YouTube’s recent Content ID sweeps. Boohoo, they say. Get a real job. There are a lot of things I have to say to people who claim that producing videos on YouTube isn’t a “real job.” A lot…
By Tina Amini Published December 13, 2013 - Uncategorized
Here’s what’s going on Talk Amongst Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Morie offers up some thoughts about how Assassin’s Creed IV crafts its female characters well. Peter Tieryas shares some art and some process for a comics project he’s been working on. And Meldy does a thoughtful Half-Remembered Video games Essay on Morrowind Don’t forget that…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 13, 2013 -
UncategorizedAdult Swim Shows Us What To Do With The PS4’s Share Button
No one wants to look bad in front of Kratos. According to this Robot Chicken animated spot for Killzone: Shadow Fall, God of War‘s heroic brute is very active on Facebook, so think before you hit that share button. This 60-second spot, airing Monday night on Adult Swim before the Robot Chicken Born Again Virgin…
By Mike Fahey Published December 13, 2013 - Uncategorized
The Big Games Are Out, So Now It’s DLC Season.
Don’t trade your games in (yet?). We’re moving into DLC season, what with yesterday’s confirmation of next week’s release of Assassin’s Creed IV‘sfirst big expansion, the recent news of bold DLC plans for GTA V—and now info about the first one for Xbox One launch game Dead Rising 3 Here’s the official blurb: Today, Capcom…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 13, 2013 - Uncategorized
Want six minutes of intelligent discussion and reflection on the recent discovery of the government spying on your World of Warcraft raids? Oh, ok. Here you go. It’s our own Kirk Hamilton on WNYC’s “Studio 360” hosted by Kurt Andersen. Yes, Kirk and Kurt sit down to chat about the implications and potential discomfort of…
By Tina Amini Published December 13, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe First 15 Minutes Of WildStar Make A Compelling Case For More
Signing up for a new subscription-based MMORPG is a big decision, especially when it’s an untested brand like Carbine’s colorful WildStar. MMORPG.com helpfully recorded the first 15 minutes of beta play, which just might help your decision along. I’m glad they did, not because I am too lazy to record the first fifteen minutes of…
By Mike Fahey Published December 13, 2013 - Uncategorized
This pointillist drawing of Link took redditor Svezzz812 “hours and hours and hours” of work to complete. But it was worth it! That’s one damn gorgeous pair of eyes. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can find. Send us suggestions…
By András Neltz Published December 13, 2013 -
Kotaku EastA Real Japanese Castle Appears To Crumble Before Your Very Eyes
Yes, that’s a giant samurai sword slicing Osaka Castle in half. No, the sword is not real. The castle, however, is. According to Sankei (via 2ch), Osaka Castle is being illuminated with projection mapping until next February. In the news clips below, you can see it in action. Osaka Castle fell and burned during the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 13, 2013 -
Kotaku EastAttack on Titan on the 3DS Makes Me Feel Like a Titan-Killing Badass
A few months back, we looked at all the games coming out based on this year’s hit anime Attack on Titan. Last week, the most anticipated of these, Attack on Titan: The Last Wings of Mankind for the 3DS, hit store shelves in Japan. The Last Wings of Mankind has two game modes. The first…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published December 13, 2013
