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UncategorizedWatch The Designer Of Zelda Get Chased Around NYC
Some companies advertise their games through trailers and sizzle reels; Nintendo advertises their games by making ridiculous videos of their developers running around through New York City. Via NintendoEverything, here’s a video of Zelda designer Eiji Aonuma getting chased by Nintendo PR people through the streets of Manhattan, because why not?
By Jason Schreier Published November 5, 2013 -
UncategorizedHere’s Call of Duty: Ghosts Compared on PS3, 360 & PS4
Are you curious as to what Call of Duty looks like on current gen hardware versus next gen hardware? Here’s an IGN video that should help. It’s worth noting that the Xbox One is missing from this comparison footage—still, this should give you a general idea of what kinds of improvements next gen will bring,…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 5, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe PS4’s Baseball Game Just Saved Thousands of Promising Careers
There’s a ritual dedicated sports gamers go through with each new season. The excitement of peeling the shrinkwrap off the latest edition of NHL or NBA 2K quickly gives way to the realization that, once again, we’re going to throw away our promising careers. With MLB The Show, that will soon come to an end.…
By Owen Good Published November 5, 2013 -
UncategorizedA Meaningful Story Of Friendship Starring…Cockroaches
Having cockroaches around your place isn’t a good thing. In Journey of A Roach you are a cockroach. But instead of causing horrid health and safety issues at the local takeaway, you’re just trying to find your little cockroach friend. This point & click style adventure follows the time honored tradition of combine-that-thing-with-that-other-thing and check-everywhere-till-you-find-that-one-thing-you-missed-earlier.…
By Leo Wichtowski Published November 5, 2013 - Uncategorized
The Best Gamers on the Planet Are Trying to Kill Batman
The writer who teams up two of the world’s most popular superheroes every month says that Superman probably plays a lot of iPhone games. Batman? Civilization all the way, with old school board games in the mix, too. But a next-next-next-generation console being used by a supervillain might prove to be more than either the…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 5, 2013 -
UncategorizedFrom Poverty to PlayStation…One Game Dev’s Climb Toward Success
Shawn Allen is a restless game developer. And a hungry one. Growing up on welfare will do that to you. But growing up on welfare isn’t enough to hold Shawn Allen back. In fact, soon, you might finally play one of his games. Allen is 30 and when I ran into him several months ago…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 5, 2013 - Uncategorized
Late Notch. On November 7, Markus Persson, the man behind Minecraft, will do something few indie developers have had a chance to do: go on a late night talk show. Notch will be on Craig Ferguson’s Late Late Show, which airs on CBS from 12:37AM-1:37AM. Congrats!
By Stephen Totilo Published November 5, 2013 -
UncategorizedWhoa, Someone Built A Machine That Finds Shiny Pokémon For Them
Finding Pokémon in rare, shiny colors is a time consuming process. The average person probably won’t even attempt it. But what if there was a machine that found shiny Pokémon for you? Maybe that sounds ridiculous, but someone actually built such a thing. The video above shows the handiwork of dekuNukem, who built what they…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 5, 2013 - Uncategorized
New Humble Bundle, Ghosts For $45, Dexter, Breaking Bad [Deals]
In addition to a slew of great deals today, we’ve got a brand new Humble Bundle for you featuring Warner Bros. games and including the first two Arkhams As always, check out The Always Up To Date Pre-Order Discount Guide for even more ways to pre-save. Dexter: Complete Series [Blu-ray] | $220 We’re going in…
By Shane Roberts Published November 5, 2013 -
UncategorizedFour New PS4 Commercials Hype Up Next Week’s Launch
We are officially ten days away from the PlayStation 4, and to mark the occasion, Sony’s got a bunch of new sizzle reels for their upcoming next-gen console. Today we’ve got four new commercials, all PS4-centric, all super-hypey. I think the most interesting is the look at Remote Play—for me, that feature could be a…
By Jason Schreier Published November 5, 2013 -
UncategorizedSee LSD Guru Timothy Leary’s Unfinished Video Games
What happens when one of the most influential figures of 1960s psychedelic counterculture turns his eyes to video games? We went to the New York Public Library to find out. Timothy Leary became a household name in the tumult of the 1960s as an all around anti-authoritarian who advocated psychedelic drug use as a means…
By Chris Person Published November 5, 2013 -
UncategorizedWrestling Game Or Greatest Super-Hero Game Ever?
One of the WWE series’ longstanding virtues is its deep character creation toolkit, which fans have used to create all sorts of wrestlers who don’t appear in the main game’s roster. Such as Captain America, and Wolverine, and Spider-Man. Touring the Community Creations tab of WWE 2K14‘s online menu I found more than 7,000 custom…
By Owen Good Published November 5, 2013 -
UncategorizedHow To Get The Jungle Ghosts Achievement In Call Of Duty: Ghosts
Every Call Of Duty has its required stealth mission, and the “don’t get caught” achievement to go with it. The Jungle Ghosts achievement is somewhat frustrating to get, but check out this video and you’ll ghost right through it. Of course, the other requisite achievement is the “do something difficult on veteran”. Piece Of Cake…
By Steve Marinconz Published November 5, 2013 - Uncategorized
Call of Duty: Ghosts for $45
We’re going in hot. Grab today’s mega-release of Call of Duty: Ghosts for the Xbox 360, PS3, and even Wii U for just $45 on its release day. Keep that wallet frosty. [Newegg via eBay] PC gamers can pay $3 more to get the [Steam] version from GreenManGaming using promo code GMG20-P6Y1F-KC19F [GreenManGaming] Follow Kotaku…
By Shane Roberts Published November 5, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe Story Behind GTA V‘s Michael and Trevor, Summarized In One Minute
Previously … on Grand Theft Auto V … There’s a slow burn as this game gets to the point of why three characters as disparate as Michael, Trevor and Franklin would or should come together to pull off some astounding heists. That’s where the good ol’ Lore in a Minute series comes in to help.…
By Owen Good Published November 5, 2013 - Uncategorized
Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: DocSeuss asks the big, perennial question “What Are Video Games?” It’s a rambling but entertaining answer. Isaac Davis writes a Last-Gen Hero essay about the kinds of rewards that turn a game into something deeper and richer. And Aestevalis sounds the Last-Gen Hero trumpet for…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 5, 2013 -
ReviewsCall of Duty: Ghosts: The Kotaku Review
Three men huddle around a campfire, eager to hear the story of an elite force of highly-feared soldiers. Ghosts, they’re called. Two of the men listening—the sons, Logan and Hesh Walker—are skeptical. Surely the tale-spinning father doesn’t expect them to believe such an outlandish story? They’re skeptical, but we know the story is true, because…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 5, 2013 - Kotaku East
Mysterious Chinese Restaurant in Tokyo Raises Eyebrows Online
Purges and harassment. Torture and destruction. And millions dead. Those are what China’s Cultural Revolutionevokes. And according to one Chinese news source, there’s a new Cultural Revolution-themed cafe. Xinhua, one of China’s largest news sources, ran images this week of the themed restaurant, which it claims is based in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro. Xinhua reports that it’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe Perfect League of Legends Champion Is None Other Than Hank Hill
Following the way Riot Games spotlights their League of Legends champions, YouTuber Crazy Boris made a similar flash animation for the main character of King of the Hill, Hank Hill. Hank might be an introverted man without any emotion, but with a Texas-shaped propane attack, other League champions have all the reasons to be worried.…
By Gergo Vas Published November 5, 2013 -
UncategorizedPS4 Launch Game Looks Phenomenal In Slow Motion
This is the PlayStation 4, folks, flexing its muscles. The game you’re seeing is called Resogun. It’s an arcade shooter coming out on launch day (November 15) for the PS4. It’s not just meant to be a game. It’s meant to be a showpiece. The game comes from the Finnish studio Housemarque which previously made…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 5, 2013