‘We Never Really Felt The Need For Boss Monsters’ In Dishonored, Designer Says

There are no boss battles in Dishonored, no massive, drawn-out fights where the doors suddenly close and you have to take down a really tough enemy to get to the next level. There are some difficult encounters—like the Tallboys, pictured above—but there are no bosses. It’s an interesting design choice, something that might have improved…

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47 Minutes of the New Animal Crossing… In Japanese

The next Animal Crossing still doesn’t have an American release date, but it’ll be out in Japan on November 8. That’s why Nintendo just showed about 40 minutes of the game on YouTube this morning. Have a look! You’ll see many of the game’s changes: the new roads and topiary, the campers, the co-op mini-games……

You Can Print Your Own Mask of Borderlands 2‘s Handsome Jack, Just In Time For Halloween

Halloween is coming up surprisingly fast. If you find yourself seeking a gaming-themed costume, have you considered perhaps being Handsome Jack? Reader Jeffrey Broome directed us to this papercraft mask he made, featuring the villain of Borderlands 2. Not only is the mask fairly impressive-looking on its own, but he’s also shared the pattern and…

Battle Bears Take the Fight to TV Animation

With five bear-based shooters for Android and iOS devices under their fuzzy little belts and another on the way, SkyVu Entertainment teams up with the makers of Yo Gabba Gabba! to transform Battle Bears into the next big TV animation franchise for boys. Created by SkyVu co-founder Ben Vu while he was an animation student…

The Walking Dead Episode 3 Stats Show Most Of Us Still Haven’t Lost Our Morality

Warning: major spoilers for Episode 3 follow. Telltale released a new stats trailer, showing off the popularity of certain player choices in The Walking Dead‘s Episode three. I have to say: Wow, guys. I’m impressed! I would’ve thought for sure at least a higher percentage of The Walking Dead players would by now have succumbed…

The Unfinished Swan will be available on PSN October 23rd. PlayStation Plus members: October 16th.

Mists Of Pandaria Is Full Of Video Game And Pop Culture References

World of Warcraft has always been notorious for having tons of video game and pop culture references and Mists of Pandaria tries really hard to set a new record. Here’s what we dug up so far. Let us know in the comments if you’ve found others. Mild spoilers below! Defeat Sif From Dark Souls The…

GoG’s running a huge sale on retro Activision titles this weekend. I’d recommend picking up at least Arcanum

30 Years Later Arcade Classic Zaxxon Continues

30 years ago Sega’s isometric space shooter Zaxxon took arcades by storm, confusing early gamers with its at-the-time freaky isometric perspective. Players were tasked with destroying the evil robot Zaxxon deep within its asteroid base. How did we get out? That’s where Zaxxon Escape for iOS and Android comes in. Developed by Free Range Games,…

11-Foot Metroid Cosplay is a Towering Work of Art

Kotaku reader Dan Cattell recently built himself some Metroid cosplay. Well, some more Metroid cosplay. We’ve featured him previously with his Samus piece, but I figured this 11-foot Ridley deserved its own time in the spotlight. If you want to see how it was made, Dan and his friend Krystal (who helped build it) made…

Which Does Soccer Faces Better: Fifa 13 or PES 2013? Let’s Find Out!

There are two big soccer games out: Fifa 13 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2013. Kotaku already provided advice on the differences so perhaps you could make your choice. But if that wasn’t enough, why not judge the games on which one can render things like Wayne Rooney’s head better? The Official PlayStation Magazine UK had…

Accel World: Awakening of the Silver Wings Is Interesting, But Flawed

Accel World is a popular anime series based on a series of popular light novels centering around a secret MMORPG fighting game that gives you startling powers in the real world. While this seems like the perfect setting for a fighting game tie-in, its first game is instead an odd cross between a dating sim…

The Complete Shin Megami Tensei IV Trailer Is Almost Five Minutes Long

3DS-bound Shin Megami Tensei IV got a shorter trailer last month. Here’s the full, uncut trailer, and it’s nearly five minutes long. That’s pretty long! 『真・女神転生IV』セカンドトレーラー ノーカット版 [Atlus@YouTube] Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am…

This Gamer Girlfriend Advice Sure Seems Patronizing

Hey world, guess what! There are female gamers. There are also females who are not interested in games. And there are dudes who don’t like games, either. SHOCKING, I KNOW. Yet, there’s this: Japanese website Sugoren did a story on nine ways you can get your “beginner gamer girlfriend” to have fun while playing few…

Don’t click on this Resident Evil 6 teaser site. Just don’t!

Some of Japan’s Best Anime-Based Games Have Never Come West

My recent forays into Japan-only anime tie-in games have been a little less than fruitful. Regardless of the quality of the source material, they have either been interesting in concept (but failed in the execution) or have just been mediocre at what they were trying to do But despite my recent frustration at finding good…

Iron Man 3 scribe Drew Pearce is rewriting the script for the new Hollywood Godzilla flick.

Apple Isn’t Trolling South Korea with Apple Maps. The Maps Just Suck.

Apple’s new maps suck. Everyone knows that. They especially stink in South Korea. For example, the Blue House, the country’s executive office, is mixed up with a Chinese restaurant in a Seoul train station. This is among other misses, including overlooking the names of important mountains that everyone knows. According to Livedoor, The Korean government…

It’s Persona 4, But with Real Humans and Big Costumes

With Visualive Persona 4 the Evolution, popular title Persona 4 returns to the stage. Once again, it’s a theatrical extravaganza that mixes multimedia effects to bring Persona to life. Japanese game site Famitsu was on hand to check out the recent performance, which runs until October 9 at The Galaxy Theatre in Tokyo. 舞台”VISUALIVE『ペルソナ4』the EVOLUTION”上演開始！…