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UncategorizedIt’s Almost Like Baldur’s Gate and Wizardry Had A Turn-Based Baby
Spanish indie group Numantian Games is crowdfunding an old-school 2D isometric RPG (with first-person, turn-based battles)—it’s called Lords of Xulima, and it’s well on its way to release. It just needs a little bit of polishing first. Yep, this campaign’s one of those “our game is just about ready but we’d like money for some…
By András Neltz Published September 16, 2013 -
Kotaku EastThe PS Vita Screen Comparison to End all Vita Screen Comparisons
Previously, Kotaku posted a comparison between the original PS Vita and the new, slimmer PS Vita. You might have seen it. But that was just a photo and didn’t move. Now, there’s a video. It moves. In the video, the original Vita is stacked on top of the new revamped Vita. Stick around to 2:50…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2013 -
Kotaku EastApple Customers Escape Japanese Typhoon in Apple Store
Today a powerful typhoon bringing heavy winds and torrential rains hit Japan. Flash flood warnings hit parts of the country and in certain areas, people were ordered to evacuate. This was serious stuff. So, how the hell are you supposed to wait for a new iPhone? Since mid-last week, Apple fans have been lining up…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2013 - Kotaku East
Pikachu (And Friends) with No Ears
You’ve seen a Pikachu numerous times, but have you ever seen the character without ears? Online in Japan recently, a thread on 2ch, the country’s largest forum, popped up with people contributing altered photos of iconic characters sans ears. Like this. And here’s the Miffy we all know and love. Here’s Miffy without ears. Rilakkuma,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 16, 2013 - Culture
Kim & Kanye Must Be Destroyed, At All Costs
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s union, and subsequent procreation, is the subject of this video game, in which the pair have taken to space, and you have to shoot their faces until the world is saved. This is not games as art. It is games as catharsis. Kimye Invaders [Play]
By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2013 -
UncategorizedI Like How These Video Game Cars Break
Bugbear are the team behind the Flatout series, which were games built around the idea of smashing cars into scrap. So of course their next project has a great tech demo showing how the video game cars of tomorrow can be smashed into nothingness. It starts slow, but stick with it. Things get progressively destructive…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 16, 2013 - Uncategorized
Thanks For A Fun Weekend! Crabtree Out.
Thanks for hanging out this weekend, Kotaku! It’s been real. And a big thanks to the other Kotaku editors who faithfully make this thing happen every week and still took the time to help me out. Them’s good apples. Feel free to hit me up on Twitter @DanRCrabtree anytime. I have so much more to…
By Dan Crabtree Published September 15, 2013 -
UncategorizedWelcome Back Space Games. I’ve Missed You.
My growing years were dominated by space flight games. X-Wing, Tie Fighter, Elite, Wing Commander, Privateer. It’s been a sad, lonely gaming existence without them over the past decade or so, so it’s just the best to see the genre making a spirited comeback. Star Citizen looks great, CCP’s EVE shooteris a dream come true…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2013 -
UncategorizedWe Fell In And Out Of Love With Niko
I’d never played a Grand Theft Auto before. I mean, I understood the draw, but ever since I’d played Mafia, I felt no beckon to follow The Sopranos through an open-world Manhattan de-make. Wise guy this, blip-blap that. The whole rigamarole sounded like a chore, really. On top of that, my new girrrrrrrrlfriend and I…
By Dan Crabtree Published September 15, 2013 - Uncategorized
A Most Unexpected Cosplay Gallery
You know, normally, our weekly cosplay roundup features costumes from series like Final Fantasy, or Assassin’s Creed, or Zelda. This week is a welcome change, though, because it’s going to feature some stuff I never dreamed I’d get the chance to feature here. Like Warhammer. And…Ace Ventura. The Warhammer one is just incredible. It’s from…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2013 - Uncategorized
One Of The World’s Best Developers Is Down To 17 Staff
Criterion, the guys behind the Burnout series and the good Need For Speed games (not the movie), are going through what you could call a transitional period. Like, there’s hardly anyone actually working there anymore. But that’s not a bad thing. Criterion creative director Alex Ward Tweeted over the weekend: Ward says that, with most…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2013 -
CultureNow This Is Extreme Trash-Talking
Hearing someone say your mother [verb] [noun] is pretty common in gaming, but this clip, of some in-person DOTA gloating, is on a whole other level. Insults? Not needed when you’re throwing up amassed, skull-crushing wall of noise The dude in the yellow shirt giving the rare lean-in double bird is the best DOTA Trash…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 15, 2013 - Esports
Watch The League Of Legends 2013 World Championship Here
Fourteen of the top League of Legends teams from around the world have converged on Culver City today, the first step on a long journey to the Grand Finals on October 4 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The competition is fierce. The commentators are going crazy. Watch all the action here. The initial…
By Mike Fahey Published September 15, 2013 - Uncategorized
Today, I’m Either 2,718th Or 1st. It’s Up To The Hackers.
In a single day, I became one the best Angry Birds Star Wars players in the world — 8th overall. Today, I’m either 2,718th or 1st. It’s up to the hackers. One of my co-worker’s kids, Vincent, calls me “The Video Game Man.” He’s never read a thing I’ve written (he’s 7) or asked me…
By Dan Crabtree Published September 15, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe Braid of First-Person Shooters Is Totally Free
Indie developers can be just the best. Like, for instance, when Piotr Iwanicki and and Blue Brick crew (not a ’70s funk band, by the way) made Superhot in a 7 Day FPS Challenge, then refined it a bit, and then posted it online for free. And it’s brilliant. Kotaku AU describes Superhot as “like…
By Dan Crabtree Published September 15, 2013 - Uncategorized
NFL Sunday Ticket Fails For The Second Week In A Row
It happened last week, and it’s happening again today: the NFL Sunday Ticket, which is supposed to let you watch any NFL game on your computer or mobile device, is failing for some customers across the country. What a mess. Included with copies of Madden 25 for $100, the NFL Sunday Ticket package promised to…
By Jason Schreier Published September 15, 2013 -
ReviewsThe Wonderful 101: The Kotaku Review
The Wonderful 101 is a frustrating game, a confusing maelstrom of aliens and superheroes that seems to punish players for all the wrong reasons. The controls make no sense, the action is disorienting, and the camera is a mess. And then… Then… Somewhere during the first two hours, something clicks. Everything changes. Control schemes that…
By Jason Schreier Published September 15, 2013 -
UncategorizedDLC Explained In A Disney Nutshell
I feel like I could sing along to this DLC dub-jam from Destructoid blogger and YouTuber Genki-JAM (aka SMNtoob) without even knowing the words. Yes, it’s partly because I’ve watched Aladdin more times than I’ve played Super Mario RPG (we’re talking double digits, here), but also because of the salient, underlying truths bolstering this satire.…
By Dan Crabtree Published September 15, 2013 - Uncategorized
Imagine Andrew Ryan With An Australian Accent
Can you remember the voices from BioShock? Of Brigid Tenenbaum, or Sofia Lamb, or Dr. Suchong, or Andrew Ryan? Now imagine them all with Australian accents. If casting for an upcoming web series being produced in Victoria, Australia goes well, then you’ll never hear those sounds A casting call on audition site Starnow says that…
By Dan Crabtree Published September 15, 2013
