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Metal Gear Solid V Made Even More Erotic Thanks to Sexy Fan Art
For some reason, Metal Gear Solid V is erotic. Or sexy. Or something. But honestly, the game isn’t sexy enough. Until now. Kept you waiting, huh? DeviantArtist ZombieSandwich (aka Anne Pogoda) whipped up this “Big Quiet Boss XD,” adding that she’s “truthfully a big fan of this game” and created this “as a parody.” There…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe excellent Rayman Jungle Run is getting a sequel of sorts this Fall. Titled Rayman Fiesta Run, the game brings the endless platforming of Jungle Run to four new worlds with “75+” levels, while adding a new Invasion mode and introducing new abilities such as swimming and shrinking. There’s a trailer for you above.
By András Neltz Published September 10, 2013 - Kotaku East
The New JoJo Fighter Is a Social Game in Disguise
When you first boot up JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle, you’ll likely head right into the story mode to start unlocking characters. Three hours later, you’ll probably try versus mode, only to wonder where everyone else got all those cool costumes. The answer is the campaign mode. In it, you unlock the vast majority of…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 10, 2013 - Kotaku East
Japanese Gamers Are Disappointed about the PS4 Launch Date
This November, the PlayStation 4 is launching in North America and Europe. Know where it’s not? Japan, that’s where. While Sony is a Japanese company, the country won’t see the PlayStation 4 until next February. On the official Japanese blog, many commenters seem disappointed by the news. Some are angry, while others are resigned to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe Mobile Trials Adds A Dash of RPG To Your All-Consuming Rage
As we know, the Trials series of frustration- and physics-based motocross stunt games is getting two fresh entries in the near future. One of them, Trials Frontier, will be a mobile game. Let’s talk about that one for a bit. Flying through obstacle-filled levels on a motorcycle is far from the only thing that Frontier…
By András Neltz Published September 10, 2013 - Kotaku East
Visit the Real Princess Mononoke Forest
Lush green. Magnificent cedars. Moss-covered rocks. The setting looks like something out of the acclaimed 1997 anime Princess Mononoke. Turns out, it is. Appealing to hikers and anime fans alike, the Japanese island of Yakushima is a World Heritage site, famed for its unique beauty, wildlife, and trees that are thousands of years old. The…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 10, 2013 -
UncategorizedEndWar Returns As A Surprisingly Fun Tower-Defense Game
Of the following facts, I’m not sure what’s more surprising: Tom Clancy’s EndWar, the decidedly odd, voice-controlled console real-time strategy game, is making a return. It’s coming back as a free-to-play tower defense game. And what do you know, it’s pretty fun. Last week at Ubisoft’s Digital Day press expo, I was surprised to see…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 10, 2013 -
UncategorizedIt’s Easy To Fall In Love With This Wistful WWI Adventure Game
Everyone, meet Valiant Hearts. Valiant Hearts, meet everyone. I think you guys are gonna get along pretty well. Of all the games that Ubisoft had on display at last week’s “Digital Day” event, Valiant Hearts: The Great War was the most welcome surprise. Out of nowhere comes a gorgeous, hand-illustrated tale of lost souls finding…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 10, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe Far Cry 3 Guys Are Making A JRPG, And It’s Gorgeous
Behold Child of Light, an upcoming JRPG from the creative minds behind Far Cry 3. It looks just lovely And… wait… did I just type “JRPG” and “Far Cry 3″ in the same sentence? Yep, I did. This game is the work of Far Cry 3 creative director Patrick Plourde and lead writer Jeffrey Yohalem,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 10, 2013 -
UncategorizedIs That A Cutlass In Your Pocket, Or Is It Assassin’s Creed: Pirates
Alongside the playable demos at last week’s Ubisoft press day stood a lone television looping a trailer for something called Assassin’s Creed: Pirates. It’s a new Assassin’s Creed game for mobile devices, and what do you know? It features pirates. According to press materials, the game will cast you as Alonzo Batilla, a pirate (drink!)…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 10, 2013 - Uncategorized
A Revamped Assassin’s Creed: Liberation Is Coming To Consoles
I really did want to play Assassin’s Creed: Liberation. New Orleans! Creole accents! Bayous! A badass black lady protagonist! And yet… I never did. Finally, it looks like that’s going to change. At Ubisoft’s “Digital Day” event last week, I had a chance to check out a bunch of Ubisoft’s upcoming download-only games. The first…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 10, 2013 - Uncategorized
Battlefield 4’s PC Specs Prefer Big Rigs And…Windows 8?
EA and DICE have released the specs for the PC version of Battlefield 4. And hey, guess what. It’s demanding. Let’s ignore the minimum specs, and head straight to the more interesting stuff: what the developers think you’ll need to really get the game singing Seems you’ll need a 3GB video card, a 4/6-core CPU,…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2013 - Uncategorized
Oh Look. Another Gorgeous Indie Game On The PS4.
Pavilion is a game that, having been first announced last year for phones and PC, will now be making the jump to Sony’s PS4 (and Vita!) “sometime next year”. Described by the two-man dev team as “a fourth person exploratory experience about guidance, influence and subliminal control”, it’s got some stunning hand-drawn art and a…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2013 - Uncategorized
In A Perfect World, This Is The Only Game I’d Ever Play
It would be a mobile game. A 2D “port” of the Persona 4 experience. Side-scrolling, but with all the dialogue, characters and battles from the 3D version in place. And that sweet art style. Like P3P’s paring down of the series’ essence taken to its most extreme conclusion, basically. If you’re wondering who to thank,…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2013 -
UncategorizedA Genesis Cult Classic Is Coming Back (For The PC)
General Chaos was a Genesis game that, in the grand scheme of things, few people played and even fewer remember. Which is a shame, as it was one of the smartest and most innovative games on the platform, one whose DNA can still be seen today in games like Team Fortress 2. So it’s fitting,…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2013 -
UncategorizedYou’ve Played as Master Chief. Why Not Try Playing As Cortana?
The Fall is an upcoming indie game that, as you might have guessed by the headline, flips a famous gaming convention on its head. It’s not an official Halo game, of course, but the inspiration is clear, in that you’re assuming the role of an AI that helps control the armoured combat suit of a…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2013 -
CultureBeyond: Two Souls Looks Very, Very Sad
Which shouldn’t surprise you. It’s not like Indigo Prophecy and Heavy Rain were a laugh-a-minute. But there’s something all this concept art from the game that just bums me out. Well, the parts with the children’s rooms and sad little girls, that part does. The rest reminds me that this game is really weird, because…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2013 -
UncategorizedCatchy Tune Made Entirely Using…Game Console Sounds
Not the sounds from games, the sounds of actual consoles. Start-ups, menus, that sort of stuff. This is crazy. If you look closely, you’ll see some other effects are a Dark Souls box opening, using the 360’s vents as a washboard, flicking some thumbsticks and…slapping a PS3. So catchy! Console Wars [liltommyj, via Gamefreaks]
By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2013 -
UncategorizedAre You Man (Or Woman) Enough To Try 23 Year-Old Mario Food?
$450. That’s all that stands between you and a date with destiny. And, most likely, a hospital bed. An eBay seller is trying to offload a box of Super Mario Bros. 3 “Assorted Real Fruit Snacks”. From 1990. Sure, they’re mint in box – somehow -but 23 years is a long time, even taking preservatives…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2013 -
UncategorizedCapcom, A Game This Pretty Needs A Better Name
Deep Down looks like what happens when Capcom figures “let’s put Dark Souls and Assassin’s Creed together!”. It sounds like “I’ll have a Deep Down, potato & gravy and three pieces of original recipe chicken, thanks”. Ah well. We don’t really know much about the PS4 game, but the clip shown at Sony’s pre-TGS presser…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2013