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I Want To Play A Full Final Fantasy Game With Rhythm Combat
There’s a new Final Fantasy game coming out tomorrow. Don’t get too excited: this isn’t Final Fantasy XV. There are no next-gen graphics or melodramatic stories here. Instead, Square Enix will release Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, a 3DS game that is best described as “Elite Beat Agents with Final Fantasy music,” or “the game that makes…
By Jason Schreier Published July 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedI Really Want To Watch This Show About Borderlands
It’s just a teaser right now, but what a teaser it is! This Borderlands-centric show looks fantastic. If you added a hyper realistic layer on top of the FPS/RPG hybrid by Gearbox, I imagine it’d look a lot like this. Plus, they seem to have hit the proverbial nail on the head quite squarely when…
By Tina Amini Published July 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Street Fighter Expert Joins Sony to Dragon-Punch PlayStation All-Stars Into Shape
The man who became synonymous with Capcom’s fighting games will now be helping Nathan Drake, Fat Princess and Kratos knock each other out. Most gamers first got to know Seth Killian as Mr. Evo, after he helped start the internationally renown fighting games tournament that re-energized the community of fans dedicated to that genre. Then,…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedYou May Already Own a PlayStation 4: The Sci-Fi Implications of Last Night’s Big Sony-Gaikai News
We can always count on the people at PlayStation for planting crazy ideas about the future of gaming in our heads. These are the people who advertised the PlayStation 2 with a commercial for the PlayStation 9, who told us that their PS2 games would look like Pixar movies and who, at one time, were…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedPretty Zombies, Ugly Video Game
Dead Trigger is a first-person shooter that was released over the weekend on iOS and Android. The draw here is that, at least on a retina display (iPad included) it looks amazing. Shame it doesn’t play that way. Dead Trigger suffers the same issues any other first-person shooter has on a phone; namely, that there…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Kotaku Water Cooler
Welcome to the Water Cooler, your daily dose of all things miscellaneous. Using the shiny new discussion system, we’ll be taking to the Water Cooler to show you some of the random press releases, funny images, and other off-kilter things we discuss in our private Kotaku chat room every day. Today’s my turn at the…
By Jason Schreier Published July 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Discussion… has changed. But Talk Amongst Yourselves will still be the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Go to the TAY forum at this link and do what you’ve always done: share your thoughts and opinions on the things you’re passionate about.
By Evan Narcisse Published July 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
About Commenting…
Last Thursday, we introduced our new discussion system on Kotaku. We call it Kinja. It takes the place of our previous commenting system. Since Thursday, I’ve heard from many readers about the new system. My team has heard from readers on the site. We’ve heard from folks though e-mail and on Twitter. We’ve heard some…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Praise Be to Mars, Total War: Rome II Marches onto PCs Next Year
It’s been eons—in gaming time, at least—since The Creative Assembly’s Roman variant of the Total War strategy games let millions of players become Caesars. A sequel’s finally been confirmed today and Total War: Rome II will be sporting a new graphics engine to make the global domination shinier than ever. You’ll get your chance to…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedBritish Voices Make This RPG Feel More Regal
Just listen to those grand inflections. This is the new trailer for The Last Story, an upcoming Wii RPG that will be out in the U.S. this summer. (Still no official release date yet.) As you can see, the characters are very English. It’s almost as if this game was localized in Europe last year…
By Jason Schreier Published July 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedAssassin’s Creed III‘s Newest Trailer Is All About War
The latest trailer for the non-jingoistic Assassin’s Creed III celebrates the war for American independence, which is commemorated annually by the good, old 4th of July. There’s a lot of fighting in this Independence Day clip… plus a reminder of that hallmark of true independence: retailer-specific pre-order incentives. If GameStop was selling the Declaration of…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedReal People Actually Live in Tatooine, Like, Right Now
Mos Espa is the Tatooine spaceport that not only Anakin Skywalker called home, but also held the podrace in Star Wars: Episode I. The location is fiction, but the people who live there right now are very real. After George Lucas and his crew wrapped filming, they left the set standing—much like they did with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 2, 2012 - Kotaku East
Chinese Gaming Giant Accused of False Advertising
Over the weekend Chinese gaming giant, Tencent, was accused of falsely advertising an in game event that gave players Tencent currency for leveling up. Tencent, which recently acquired a minority stake in Epic Games, is one of the biggest internet companies in China. Offering various services from micro blogs to instant messaging, Tencent even has…
By Eric Jou Published July 2, 2012 -
Kotaku EastPull Up a Chair, Because This Project X Zone Trailer Is Long
Project X Zone is an upcoming collaboration between Sega, Capcom, and Namco Bandai. The trailer is a collaboration between you, your computer, and ten minutes of your life. The game is slated for the 3DS, and it will be out in Japan this fall. Project X Zone does look kind of neato. 『PROJECT X ZONE（プロジェクト…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 2, 2012 - Kotaku East
This Manga Inspired Lingerie Is Not Cheap
Japan’s Neon Opera Tokyo describes itself as connected to Tokyo via sci-fi, manga, anime, and romance novels. Oh, and underwear. This batch of made-in-Japan skimpies is part of Neon Opera Tokyo’s “manga girls” line and features, well, manga girls. Neon Opera Tokyo’s threads are not cheap: a manga girls kimono gown will run you over…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 2, 2012 - Kotaku East
The Persona Fighter Has 30 to 40 Hours of Story Mode, Is Region Locked
First, the good news: fighting game Persona 4: Arena has between 30 to 40 hours of story mode. The bad news? The PS3/Xbox 360 game is apparently region locked. [Persona 広報 Blog and Atlus]
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 2, 2012 - Kotaku East
China Promoting Illegal Diablo III Crack
Diablo III hasn’t been released in China yet but the game is definitely enjoying a lot of coverage here. Enterprising players are already playing the game by buying copies from foreign countries, much to the ire of Korean and Taiwanese players. Now it seems there maybe a way for Chinese players to play Diablo III…
By Eric Jou Published July 2, 2012 - Kotaku East
Dragonball Hair Is Even More Amazing in Real-Life
In Dragonball, Saiyan is the warrior race, and “Super Saiyan” is a super powerful, badass transformation that occurs when a Saiyan reaches a high level of power—indicated by their blond hair that sticks up. Fantasy, you say! Well, just. But if it were real, it would look something like this—minus the white collared shirt. Magnificent…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 2, 2012 - Kotaku East
China’s First Console Is Struggling
The Lenovo backed company eedoo, makers of China’s first domestically made video game console the CT-510, has fired their head of marketing Wang Jinzhu over dismal first month sales. According to Tencent games news channel, the CT-510, which has been out since late May, has had terrible sales mostly due to the lack of advertising,…
By Eric Jou Published July 2, 2012