- Uncategorized
The Wondrous Armor of The Grinns Tale
You’re looking at the tier six armor for Nexon’s utterly wondrous social RPG The Grinns Tale, which I wrote about on that website we had last week. Official launch is November 6, but you can play it now, or watch a video about the game’s whimsical design. Your choice!
By Mike Fahey Published November 2, 2012 - Kotaku East
Valkyria Chronicles: Where Histories Diverge
Historical fiction is one of those concepts that gaming handles best. Whether it’s Einstein building a time machine to kill Hitler or assassins battling Templars in the Renaissance, gaming alone among popular media allows people to interact with a world both familiar yet radically different from our own. Valkyria Chronicles is one of the best…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedBless Me, Father, For I Freakin’ Love Nun Attack
Let me break it down for you: 12 years of Catholic school. Powder-blue communion suit. Did the Stations of the Cross ON MY KNEES for multiple years. Childhood best friend was an altar boy. (He’s fine. Nothing ever happened. Thanks for asking.) I say all this to establish that I know all about nuns. Nuns…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 2, 2012 -
Kotaku EastA New Voice for Pikachu
For fans of the Pokémon anime, Pikachu “talking” has always been pika-pika noise. And the voice of Pikachu has been Ikue Otani Yes, the Mystery Dungeon games have the Pocket Monsters talk to each other with in-game text. But this, this is just messed up. The newest entry’s latest teaser brings that to life with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
It’s Kinda Like a Power Glove for Couch Potatoes
Japanese peripheral maker Thanko is releasing a wireless gesture controlled mouse that you can strap to your hand and, along with Thanko’s Android-enabled TV converters, allow you to sit on you sofa and flick your finger around. The wireless gesture mouse can also be used with Windows and Mac OS. Watch it in action. Lazy…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2012 - Kotaku East
How to Play Valkyria Chronicles 3 Even if You Don’t Speak Japanese
In the year-and-a-half since the Japanese release of Valkyria Chronicles 3, it’s become painfully apparent that it will not be leaving Japanese shores–at least in the foreseeable future. If you are one of the many fans of the series dying to play the newest Valkyria Chronicles, fear not! You are not alone. Thanks to the…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
WSJ: Microsoft Is Testing Its Own Smartphone
WSJ: Microsoft Is Testing Its Own Smartphone [updates.gizmodo.com]
Kotaku Published November 2, 2012 - Kotaku East
Report: Teen Commits Suicide After Seeing His Favorite Naruto Character Die
Seeing an anime character die allegedly inspired a 14 year-old Russian boy to jump one hundred feet to his death, says a report. According to Mail Online, Leonid Hmelev committed suicide after seeing his favorite character, Naruto character Itachi Uchiha, die in anime Naruto: Shippuden. The character’s death reportedly saddened the boy. It’s been known…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2012 - Kotaku East
Valkyria Chronicles 3 is The Best Game Of the Series
From the moment I laid eyes on the first Valkyria Chronicles’ trailer, I knew it would be a game I would love–for the art style, if nothing else. As it turned out, the graphics, while as beautiful as I had expected, were only one part of a great game. The plot was excellent, the setting…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 2, 2012 - Kotaku East
Yikes! Hair Snakes!!
Japanese popstar Kyary Pamyu Pamyu really got into the Halloween spirit this year, with an array of festive hairstyles, including Medusa and the “Legendary God Hand Hair”. メデューサ [@pamyurin] みよ！ [@pamyurin] 夜の仮装はこれ！ [@pamyurin]
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2012 - Kotaku East
This New Bravely Default Sure Has Some Crappy Art
It really, really does. Shame because so much of the art for the 3DS game is stunning. This newly announced Bravely Default isn’t for the 3DS, however. It’s a free-to-play browser game called Bravely Default: Praying Brage The game’s main illustrator is Square Enix’s Akihiro Yoshida, who worked on Bravely Default. Yoshida’s work is fantastic.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
This Is The Next PixelJunk. It’s a PC Game.
Kyoto based Q-Games is working on its new title. The game, currently codenamed PixelJunk 1-6, is being made with the PC specifically in mind. Above is a first look. The 1-6 codename references the game’s place in the PixelJunk series: it will be the sixth PixelJunk game. While developing the game, Q Games is also…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 2, 2012 -
Uncategorized61 of the Best Indie Games Out There, All in the One Video
There are more indie games out there than you could ever hope to count. For every one you hear about on Steam, or on here, there are thousands upon thousands being made in bedrooms, studios and classrooms around the world. So knowing where to start on digging into some quality titles can be a bit…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedYou’d Be Forgiven For Thinking This Was a Valve Trailer
When Valve released the Source Filmmaker code earlier this year, it was accomplishing two things. 1) Put an amazingly flexible set of tools in the hands of amateur filmmakers, who could go on to produce some amazingly professional results. 2) The most professional of those videos could serve as the very best kind of free…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
A Strategy Game About Digging Yourself Off an Alien Planet
We looked at Maia a few months back here on Kotaku, but in a new clip put together for the game’s Kickstarter campaign, we get to see a whole lot more of it. It’s a game about, at its most basic level, managing a space colony/station. Only with all kinds of delicious tactical stuff added…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedFour Minutes of Halo 4’s Multiplayer Madness
I’m so busy with the game’s singleplayer campaign I haven’t even touched Halo 4’s multiplayer yet. Which is a shame, because I’m sure it’s a blast turning those terrific new guns (and most of them are super satisfying) on actual humans. Halo 4 – First Ever Montage: “In with the New” [Bravo]
By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2012
