Bravely Default Is Getting a Download Version in Japan

Retail game Bravely Default: Flying Fairy is getting a download version in Japan. It will hit the Nintendo 3DS eShop on November 1 for ¥5,400. ダウンロードソフト [任天堂]

Soon You’ll Hear Muse’s Tracks In Anime, Too

British rock band Muse is lending one of its tunes, “Exogenesis: Symphony Part 3 (Redemption)”, to the short anime created by Japanese comedian Tekken (yes, he’s named after the game). The flipbook anime, which is titled “Pendulum” (“Furiko” or 振り子 in Japanese), debuted on Japanese television earlier this year, and soon went viral online in…

Apparently Nobody Is Paying for This Great Game

Punch Quest has been downloaded over a half a million times. But RocketCat Games, the indie developers who made it, tells Pocket Gamer that “almost none” of the gamers who downloaded the free-to-play iOS app have coughed up cash. “Free games can usually expect one per cent of people to buy anything,” Punch Quest designer…

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The Wii U Gets Its First Fight Stick

For Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Wii U Edition, a Japanese peripheral maker is releasing a Tekken Tag 2 fight stick. It connects via the Wii Remote, and it will be out on December 8 when the Wii U launches in Japan. It’s priced at 7,980 yen. Back when Kotaku saw Tekken Tag 2 at the…

New Dynasty Warriors Slated for the PS3

According to this Japanese magazine scan (via Twitter user kazu4281), there’s a new Dynasty Warriors (aka Shin Sangoku Musou). It’s Shin Sangoku Musou 7 in Japan, which would be, because of the discrepancy in numbering, Dynasty Warriors 8 in the West. Shin Sangoku Musou 7 will be out next year in Japan. そういや無双7も情報きてたわ [Twitpic]

There Was Only One Way to Respond to the N-Word in Letterpress

I couldn’t find the words to respond to the appearance of that most unacceptable of racial slurs in a random game of Letterpress on my iPhone this weekend. Luckily I found the right letters. Letterpress is an iOS word game in which friends or total strangers can take turns using a set amount of letters…

NSFW: EA Wanted His Game to be More “Mature”, Dev Responded With… Penis Monster

According to studio head American McGee, during development of 2011’s Alice: Madness Returns, publisher Electronic Arts were pushing hard for the already-dark game to be made more “mature”. “They wanted more violence, more gore, more sex, more horror and more offensive ‘stuff’-I think they had in mind a sort of Dante’s + Alice thing”, the…

FarmVille 2 Goes Dark for Halloween

Haven’t stopped by your FarmVille 2 farm in awhile? Log in today through tomorrow to see what it looks like in the dark. And then get spammed by Halloween quest messages for hours! I’ve been slacking off on FarmVille 2 lately, what with so many nifty new Facebook games coming out that don’t involve poking…

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DOTA 2 Gets Into the Halloween Spirit

Not to let Team Fortress 2 be the only Valve game with a Halloween celebration, DOTA 2 will be running Diretide, a fancy name for a sale in the game’s store for all kinds of unique and seasonal items.

EA Thought Medal of Honor: Warfighter Was “Better”

That’s EA Labels boss Frank Gibeau, speaking earlier today during Electronic Arts’ latest earnings presentation. Now, I’m not here to kick a game while it’s down. Whether you like Warfighter or not is up to you. But what I find interesting is the complete disconnect EA has seen-or is at least saying they saw-between its…

Kotaku Might Be Down, But We’re Still Listening

While the main site may be down, that doesn’t mean our email accounts are. If you need to get in touch, or just want to say hi, we’re still at tipsATkotakuDOTcom!

Make Steam Look Prettier on Windows 8

So, Windows 8 is out! I’ve got something substantial written up on the new OS for gamers that’ll go live when they drag our servers out from the depths of the ocean, but in the meantime, if you’ve already got Windows 8 and are struggling to make any practical use of the Start screen, try…

If you’re making a gaming pumpkin for Halloween, you may as well go all out and make it interactive.

Natural Selection 2 Is Finally Out

It’s been ten years since the first Natural Selection, a Half-Life mod, was released. Its sequel, this standalone game, has itself been in development for six years Today, it’s actually out.

How Valve Fires Somebody

You hear a lot about how great it is to work at Valve, about the studio’s collaborative culture, but remember, not everyone is a perfect fit. Sometimes, somebody’s got to get their marching orders. And the way it’s done is as interesting as the way they’re brought on board. While many developers are sadly told…

Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation: The Kotaku Review

There had to be some sort of heroes back then. Unnoticed in the ways that mattered and exploited in the ways that left permanent fractures, the African people that came over during the Atlantic Slave Trade had to have found ways to survive and thrive in a land where they were looked on as property.…

Let’s look back on an iconic scene from the original Star Wars, as we look ahead to the new management.

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