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UncategorizedIn The Future, Even Dating Is An App. And It Runs On Your Eyeballs.
I can’t decide whether this is incredibly terrifying, or incredibly cool. I’m pretty sure it’s a mix of the two. This futuristic world—represented in this video project created by graduates of Bezaleal Academy of Arts—is probably a fairly accurate reflection on our current relationship with technology, though less “high tech” I would say. It’s a…
By Tina Amini Published July 27, 2012 - Uncategorized
Blizzard Isn’t Happy With Windows 8 Either
Valve says Windows 8 is a catastrophe. Blizzard doesn’t disagree. Blizzard executive vice president of game design Rob Pardo says Microsoft’s controversial new operating system also isn’t great for his company, which makes games like Diablo III and World of Warcraft “Nice interview with Gabe Newell – ‘I think Windows 8 is a catastrophe for…
By Jason Schreier Published July 27, 2012 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Count yourselves amongst the triumphant. You’ve conquered the week. Share your exploits with your fellow travelers, won’t you? And, then, go on and talk about the games you’re playing, loving and hating. Head over to Talk Amongst Yourselves, the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential.…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 27, 2012 - Uncategorized
Skyrim: Dawnguard 30-Day Xbox 360 Exclusivity Has Now Exceeded 30 Days
Wondering when you can get Skyrim‘s downloadable content Dawnguard for your PlayStation 3 or PC? So is Bethesda. “We have not announced Dawnguard for any other platform, nor given a timeline for any such news. If we have news, I promise I’d tell you,” Bethesda vice president of marketing Pete Hines wrote on Twitter yesterday…
By Jason Schreier Published July 27, 2012 - Uncategorized
Final Fantasy Crosses the Bridge to Android
Released ages ago on iOS and just recently for Windows Phone 7, the original Final Fantasy (well, the PSP remake) is now available in the Google Play store for Android devices, prices to slowly plod along at $6.99. [Thanks, Jason!]
By Mike Fahey Published July 27, 2012 - Uncategorized
5 Ways To Be A Massive Jerk To Your Opponents In Video Games
Maybe you reached your skill plateau despite constant practice. Maybe the odds are against you. Maybe you’re just a terrible human being. Whatever the reason, you need to win, and you need to win bad—no matter what the cost. Perhaps at the cost of my morality and integrity, I’m here to help. Here are five…
By Patricia Hernandez Published July 27, 2012 - Uncategorized
Feast Your Eyes on Ouya’s Controller
With over $5 million raised so far, Ouya has made waves as a crowdfunding mega-success. But, when it comes to hardware, there’s been precious little to help visualize what have people been throwing their money at. Not any more. Today, the project’s Kickstarter page revealed new looks at designs for the console and controller that…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 27, 2012 -
UncategorizedThis Game Is Sort Of Like Bejeweled. Minus The Jewels.
As a kid, I was absolutely enamored of those books of “brain teasers” that had to be solved by drawing tables and marking off the little “yes” and “no” boxes. You know the type: if the marathon has five racers, and the one in the yellow shoes didn’t finish fifth, and the one in the…
By Kate Cox Published July 27, 2012 -
UncategorizedDead or Alive 5‘s ‘Sexy Costume’ Trailer Needs More Sexy Costume
I don’t get it, Tecmo Koei. This is supposed to be the “Sexy Costume” trailer, but it only shows Zack for all of 10 seconds, padding the rest with female characters dressed like some sort of rabbits. What gives? I suppose “sexy” is a completely subjective term. Years of conditioning and stimuli go into determining…
By Mike Fahey Published July 27, 2012 - Kotaku East
If You’re Going to Make a Game Free-to-Play, At Least Let People Play It
Over the past few weeks, we here at Kotaku East have taken a look at several of Japan’s newest free-to-play titles. First was Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation, a PS3 third-person shooter that was based around a six versus six game of capture the points. Second was the Vita title Samurai and Dragons, which mixed…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 27, 2012 - Kotaku East
China Can’t Get Enough Kinect Clones
It seems China can’t get enough of motion control gaming, so much so that another Chinese company has come out to debut their own camera capture motion device, the i-move. Spotted in this year’s China Joy gaming expo, Shanghai Motion Technology company’s i-move takes two things that are constantly copied in China and merges it…
By Eric Jou Published July 27, 2012 - Kotaku East
This Might Be the First Look at the PS Vita’s Savior, a New Monster Hunter. It Might Not. [UPDATE: More signs of a hoax]
Face it: the minute Capcom releases a new Monster Hunter game on the PS Vita, Sony will sell a bajillion PS Vita units. But now, Nintendo has locked up Monster Hunter 4, so tough crap? These mysterious screens hint at the possibility of a new Monster Hunter game in the Vita’s future. Or do they?…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 27, 2012 -
Kotaku EastRich Jerk Throws a Wad of Money To Kick a Gamer Off a PC
Filmed at the China Joy expo in Shanghai, this clip shows a rich dude repeatedly nudge a guy playing at a demo for a PC game. You can hear him say, “Let me play!” in Chinese. Then, the rich guy takes out a wad of yuan and throws it in the gamer’s face. It looks…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 27, 2012 - Kotaku East
Phantasy Star Online 2 is Fun, Frantic, and Free-to-Play
These days the net is overflowing with free-to-play MMORPGs. But even before free-to-play MMORPGs were a thing, there was Phantasy Star Online. This online-RPG graced consoles and PCs alike in the early 2000s and proved to be the most popular game of its kind in Japan (until Final Fantasy XI hit stores in 2002). Now,…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 27, 2012 - Kotaku East
No, Nintendo Doesn’t Send Miis to Check Chinese Factories
It sends humans. In the past few years, working conditions in China have come under greatly scrutiny. Conditions have also gotten better. Nintendo recently discussed how it conducts on-site factory visits in China: There are morning interviews with managers, paperwork checks, multiple manufacturing line checks, and checks into the lives and welfare of the factory…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 27, 2012 - Kotaku East
What’s More Glorious Than HD Final Fantasy VII? Paper Final Fantasy VII.
Because paper is awesome! Comic artist George Alexopoulos turns role-playing game Final Fantasy VII into adorable 2D paper figures. While fans clamor for a FFVII remake, I’ll take a Final Fantasy VII Paper. (Oh, and a remake.) Previously, Kotaku posted his Zelda and Mega-Man doodles, which were just as darling, if not more. FFVII [StudioNJ…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 27, 2012 -
Kotaku EastSee This Fast-Paced, Free-to-Play MMORPG in Action
Back at the turn of the millennium, Sega released the first MMORPG for consoles, Phantasy Star Online. Over the next decade it went from Dreamcast to GameCube to Xbox to PC. Now twelve years later, Sega has finally released the sequel, Phantasy Star Online 2, free on the Japanese PC. In the game itself, you…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published July 27, 2012 -
Kotaku EastIt’s Called the Virgin White Box Set. Enough Said.
Marvelous Entertainment has announced the official release date for the PSP game Fate/Extra CCC; it’s February 21, 2013. Along with a release date, three videos, new character details, and information on limited edition goods of the game have been uploaded to the official site as well. Fate/Extra CCC is a dungeon RPG game on the…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published July 27, 2012 - Kotaku East
Another Indecent Cosplay Gives Birth to Another Internet Celebrity
As in the past, this year’s China Joy gaming expo in Shanghai saw regulations to crack down on skimpy outfits. Apparently, Li Ling either didn’t get the memo or she ripped it up entirely. Li Ling appeared at China Joy last year, but didn’t make much of an impression. This year, however, she did. Finally…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 27, 2012