Report: Indie Developers Won’t Be Able to Self-Publish on Xbox One

The solo and small-team game-makers who’ve made games like Fez, Braid and Limbo won’t be able to control their own destinies on Microsoft’s next game console, according to a Shack News report. The article quotes Matt Booty, who is Microsoft’s general manager of Redmond Game Studios and Platforms, as confirming that indie devs will still…

Wildstar‘s Path System Might Be The Coolest MMORPG Feature Of The Year

Carbine Studios has already won me over with the Ratchet and Clank-style promotional videos and animated movie feel of its upcoming massively multiplayer online sci-fi role-playing game. WildStar path system, rewarding players for playing how they want to play, is a think, creamy layer of frosting on an annoyingly distant cake. When I play an…

Barry Allen’s Greatest Enemy Gets a Creepy Upgrade in The Flash #20

You don’t need to feel sorry for the Flash. Despite what it looks like, he’s doing okay. The Flash series has been one of the quieter success stories of DC Comics’ New 52 reboot. The Fastest Man Alive hasn’t had the kind of high-profile crossovers that Batman, Superman or Green Lantern’s books have had. Hell,…

The Graphical Overhaul Of Super Mario Land Is Adorably Presumptuous

Super Mario Land, the iconic Mario game for the original Game Boy, is not the typical target for player-crafted redesigns, but here we are. Arne Niklas Jansson has taken a a 24-year-old classic portable game and made it look like an indie PC game released last week. Jansson explains the entire process of tweaking a…

Chinese Newspaper Confuses the Japanese Military with…DeviantArt

A website for Chinese newspaper Global Times recently published photos of a new Japanese military helicopter “design concept”. Too bad it’s not real. It’s not even made by the Japanese military. On Global Times’ website Huanqiu.com, the text reads, “This appeared online today; it seems to be a concept for a Japanese Self Defense Force…

EA’s Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen has recently said that they “are building titles for the Nintendo consoles, but not anywhere near as many as we are for PS or Xbox.” This seems to contradict the stance they took last week, when they stated that they are not working on any games for the Wii…

This Game Shows That Being a God is Just Like Playing a Board Game

From A Valley Without Wind creator Arcen Games comes Skyward Collapse, a turn-based god game for the PC that entices not with its looks, but with its premise. As the Creator, your job is to keep the two factions living on your floating continent alive by preventing one from overpowering the other and protecting them…

“Offensive” Sex Buddha Statue Removed from Bar

A statue of Buddhist deities engaged in what looks like sexual intercourse was dubbed “crude and blasphemous” in China. According to Xinhaunet and ShangahaiIst, a bar in Lijang, Yunnan province commissioned the four-meter tall statue. It has since been removed after complaints. The bar’s owner decided to have the statue removed after repeatedly having to…

What Chinese People Think About The New Xbox

The original Xbox and Xbox 360 weren’t allowed to be sold in China due to the country’s console ban. With the ban looking to stay in place for the foreseeable future, the availability of the Xbox One as well as other next-generation consoles in China is questionable. Regardless of the availability, Chinese gamers are still…

Origami Gives You Instant Derp

Look at these cool dudes! They’re so serious. If only there was an easy way to make them look like total goofballs. Turns out, there is. Here’s the “serious” cover of Weekly Jump, featuring popular manga Gin Tama So, how do you make this look ridiculous? Origami! Good times. The images were originally uploaded to…

Crave Some Random Facts? This Diablo III Infographic Is Just For You

Blizzard’s hack and slash extravaganza Diablo III has been out for over a year now, and they decided to celebrate with an infographic. From the usual statistics to quirky trivia, this one has them all—though I would’ve loved to know exactly how many keyboards were broken over Error 37. Check out the graphic below.

Man Mistakenly Beaten For Playing Mobile Games On Bus

Mobile games are great; they allow people to game pretty much everywhere. From gaming during the daily commute to gaming while waiting for the bus, mobile games can enrich people’s daily lives. Sadly, for one man in China, the joys of playing mobile games had lead to an undeserved beating. According to China’s GuangMing Daily,…

Here’s What People in Japan Think of Xbox One

The original Xbox had a rough time in Japan. Ditto for the Xbox 360. How are things faring for the just announced Xbox One? Um… Xbox Japan put a translated version of the presentation online for Japanese gamers to watch (yes, as Famitsu points out, the console is getting a Japanese release). And on 2ch,…

Japanese Artist Paints Amazing Finger Art on an iPad

And not just on an iPad, but also on an iPhone. Shizuoka-born artist Seikou Yamaoka uses his fingers and an app called ArtStudio to produce truly stunning digital works. In the above video, you can watch Yamaoka bring Johannes Vermeer’s masterpiece “Girl with a Pearl Earring” to life on his iPad Mini. The video is…

It’s a Clock! A Radio! An Alarm! The New Xbox Is All in One.

Kotaku reader erocker414 writes, “I took a couple liberties to make it look more like my beloved radio/alarm clock. Now I don’t dislike it as much.” Wood panelling isn’t new to clock radios—or video game consoles, for that matter. And it does make everything better. Everything. More on erocker414’s Kinja site.

Mainstream Media Reacts to the Xbox One

It’s bizarre. On my Twitter feed, in the Kotaku comments and from what I’ve heard from people involved in the games industry, the reaction the Xbox One reveal has been overwhelmingly negative. But the mainstream media? They seem to have missed the memo. While we’ve been spending the last five hours complaining about the lack…

YouTube has issued a statement following recent issues like the one surrounding Nintendo and various “let’s play” video creators. It basically amounts to “hey, take it up with the publisher”.

BioSloth Infinite Sweater Is At The Top Of My Christmas List

If there really is a Santa, I’ll be rocking this come December 26. And yes, I know it’s the middle of Summer in Australia on December 26, but fuck it. The BioSloth Infinite Sweatshirt You Didn’t Know You Wanted [Fashionably Geek] BioSloth Sweater [Shelfies]

Ever Wonder Who Does The Art For Game Posters, Ads And Boxes?

Sometimes, the art behind a video game is done by the people making the game. Other times, some of the creative process is handled by an external party, like Massive Black, or Atomhawk Two Dots are another such company, a team of artists who help behind the scenes on everything from a game’s world design…

I Hope This Really Is Xbox One Game Box Art

This box art image appeared on the official Battlefield 4 site today. It may only be a mock-up, since the console was only officially unveiled today, but I hope it’s the real deal. The clean look is a welcome departure from the mess Xbox 360 boxes ended up being, especially when Kinect compatibility was involved.…