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UncategorizedToki Tori 2+ Stands Up For Social Bird Issues
Toki Tori 2 may have been out on the Wii U for a while, but now we can enjoy Toki Tori 2+ on personal computers. So if you’ve ever dreamed of being a flightless yellow bird who lives in a world filled with puzzles, then perhaps my video above will pique your interest. It’s also…
By Leo Wichtowski Published July 26, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe Next Big Adventure Time Game Is Missing Something
Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON’T KNOW! allows up to four players to step into the booties of their favorite characters, taking on 100 randomly-generated dungeon levels filled with monsters, treasures, and all sorts of Gauntlet-style coolness. It would be the perfect online multiplayer dungeon crawl — if it had online multiplayer. Online…
By Mike Fahey Published July 26, 2013 -
UncategorizedStealth Inc. Is A Brutal Puzzle Platformer That Mocks You When You Die
Formerly Stealth Bastard, the indie puzzle platformer from Curve Studios is now on PS3, Vita, and home computer systems. It’s got 80 levels, a level editor, and handy messages to demoralize you for making mistakes.
By Steve Marinconz Published July 26, 2013 -
UncategorizedThis Stop-Motion Donkey Kong Is Almost Better Than The Real Thing
There’s a clarity to this version of the Donkey Kong arcade game that the original arcade cabinet just can’t match. Something about using thousands of perler beads instead of sprites, I’d imagine. GuizDP, who you might remember from his stunning rendition of one guy playing five guys playing the Tetris theme on guitar, proves once…
By Mike Fahey Published July 26, 2013 - Uncategorized
New Monopoly Board Lets You Play As An Xbox Controller
Have you ever thought, “Boy, Monopoly™ is cool and all, but you know what would make it better? More Brands™!” Well I’ve got good news for you. Now, thanks to Monopoly™ Empire (h/t Consumerist), you can embrace corporate sponsorship and add some Xbox™ and EA™ to your Family Board Game Nights™. You can even play…
By Jason Schreier Published July 26, 2013 - Uncategorized
Old-School Strategy-RPG Quadruples Its Kickstarter Goal
I’ve always been hesitant to get too excited about Kickstarter projects that promise to be “love letters” to the old-school RPGs that many of us love and cherish. It seems like every week there’s a new group of indie developers promising to make the next Lunar or Final Fantasy VI. It can get a little…
By Jason Schreier Published July 26, 2013 - Uncategorized
Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: The Agency Group—Sir Trey’s imaginary video game Criterion Collection—has another classic—Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee—joining its ranks. AstroKid248 writes the second I Know Mortal Kombat post in her series about physical skills she’s learned from video games. This one’s about Tomb Raider and archery And InvadingDuck offers…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 26, 2013 -
EsportsA First-Person Look At The World’s Best StarCraft Player’s Skills
Those are the blazing hands of the current StarCraft II World Champion and by far the best player in the world, STX_INnoVation, participating in the WCG Korea Qualifiers. He’s easily tearing apart a Protoss opponent with his unmatched Terran skills and rapid-fire decision making. He probably doesn’t even recognize that GomTV’s own StarCraft II caster,…
By Gergo Vas Published July 26, 2013 -
UncategorizedChasing Aliens Leads to Something Disturbing in Live-Action XCOM Video
If you’ve been watching the YouTube series attached to The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, you know that agent Ennis Cole is obsessed with hunting down the aliens among us for very personal reasons. Well, in this latest episode, he finally tracks one down. Then he probably wishes he hadn’t. You can watch the rest of Ennis…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 26, 2013 - Kotaku East
One Piece‘s Creator Still Sidelined Amid Concerns
Eiichiro Oda, the creator of One Piece, skipped the deadline for several issues of his popular manga earlier this spring due to illness. It seems he is still recovering. According to the latest issue of Shonen Jump, One Piece will once again be missing an issue. Originally, Oda was hospitalized in May for a tonsil…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 26, 2013 - Uncategorized
Euro Truck Simulator 2 isn’t just about piloting our rigs across Europe, visiting world famous landmarks. On rare occasions we have to deliver cargo beyond the bounds of this dimension. Call it extreme off-roading. Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest,funniest game-related screenshots and art that we can…
By Gergo Vas Published July 26, 2013 -
Kotaku EastLet’s Spend Some Hands-On Time with Dragon’s Crown
While the release of Dragon’s Crown in North America is still a few weeks away, Vanillaware’s newest title hit Japanese shelves yesterday—a copy of which has already found a new home in my PlayStation 3. So click the video above and let’s sit down together and look at Dragon’s Crown‘s single player and online multiplayer…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 26, 2013 - Kotaku East
Giant Mobile Battle Suits Overrun Hong Kong
Starting this week, if you head down to Hong Kong’s Time Square Shopping Center, you’ll see more than chic retailers. You’ll see giant mecha. The “Gundam Docks at Hong Kong” exhibit kicked off on July 26 and will run until the beginning of September. In front of the Time Square Shopping Center, you can see…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 26, 2013 - Uncategorized
Amazingly, A One-Man Studio Is Responsible For This Beautiful RTS
Slated to arrive next year, Elder Games’ Meridian: New World is already looking great. Especially for a one-man game. Meridian is described as a single-player Sci-Fi RTS with a focus on storytelling and careful strategizing. Your in-game avatar, Commander Daniel Hanson, leads the very first expedition to the alien planet of Meridian, to explore the…
By András Neltz Published July 26, 2013 - Kotaku East
Valvrave Mixes an Over-the-Top Premise with Real World Consequences
Back in the middle of the spring anime season, I called Valvrave: The Liberator one of the five anime you should be watching. Now that all the episodes have aired, I can understand that it may not be for everyone; but for me, it was one of the most crazy and utterly enjoyable anime of…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 26, 2013 -
UncategorizedOld-School Charm and A Deep Crafting System Meet In This Fantasy CRPG
This is Balrum. It’s a top-down RPG, and it looks absolutely phenomenal. Sadly, it still needs to be funded The developers of Balrum, who call themselves Balcony Team, are promising a veritable bevy of features; a world filled with living NPCs, turn-based combat with over a hundred different spells and abilities, survival gameplay elements such…
By András Neltz Published July 26, 2013 - Kotaku East
Why I am Reluctantly Okay With Cutting the Sex Out Of Visual Novels
Late last month, If My Heart Had Wings, a winner of several visual novel related awards, was released in the United States. This English version of the game has all the sex scenes removed and numerous scenes and lines of dialogue edited to fit a “T for Teen” rating. And while I stand by what…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 26, 2013 -
UncategorizedAfter 200 Alpha Builds, Overgrowth is Still All About Rabbit Violence
That’s gorgeously animated rabbit violence, mind you. Indie PC beat-em-up Overgrowth sure is coming along nicely, having just received a video for its two hundredth alpha build, detailing the latest developments in lagomorph brawling and swordfighting. As usual, pre-order customers are free to give the build a try.
By András Neltz Published July 26, 2013 - Kotaku East
Penis-Powered Game Gets Oculus Rift Support
Custom Maid 3D, the erotic computer game with a cock controller, is grinding out a historic update: Oculus Rift support. VR gaming with things people put their penises in will never be the same! Thanks to a new beta patch, now players can enjoy virtual reality head-mounted gaming as they enjoy controlling the game with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 26, 2013