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Playing A Vampire In Skyrim: Dawnguard
Crossbows, mysterious pale women, and a castle packed with nasty vampires: although the first few hours of Skyrim‘s first downloadable content start off a little slow, they’ve got some awesome things to offer—and they hint at even more to come. Dawnguard, the expansion pack-sized DLC that developer Bethesda releases today for Xbox 360 (and later…
By Jason Schreier Published June 26, 2012 -
UncategorizedMass Effect 3 Extended Cut Adds A New Ending Option. Watch It Now.
Spoilers, folks… So much for the extended cut of Mass Effect 3 just adding a slideshow to the end of the game’s many possible endings. It appears that development studio BioWare has given players a new option at the game’s final junction. Instead of choosing to synthesize with the Reapers, destroy the Reapers (and Geth)…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 26, 2012 -
Kotaku EastFour Games, One Cartridge. See Guild01 in Action
Level-5’s newest title, Guild01, is four games in one. Each of the four was made by a famous game creator (or in one case a comedian) and are completely unrelated in every way. The first is Liberation Girl (Kaiho Shojou), a 3D shooter designed by Suda51 that falls along the same lines of Kid Icarus…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 26, 2012 -
UncategorizedHere’s How You Start Skyrim‘s Brand New Dawnguard Quest [UPDATE]
Today, a new quest hit The Elder’s Scrolls: Skyrim called Dawnguard. This video provides a helpful walkthrough on how to start the Dawnguard quest. Have a look. UPDATE: It helps if you’re Level 10, according to this helpful note from the folks promoting the game: “Once Dawnguard is installed, if you’re level 10 or higher…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2012 - Uncategorized
Xbox 360 People, You Can Download Mass Effect 3‘s Extended Ending Right Now
If you have Mass Effect 3 for the Xbxo 360, you can start downloading the game/s 1.85 GB “extended cut” ending right now. Boot up the game, click the downloadable content option from the main menu, and you’ll find the screen shown above. I’m checking the PS3 next, though I don’t have a copy of…
By Stephen Totilo Published June 26, 2012 - Uncategorized
Three of a Kind: NBA 2K13 Sees a Winning Hand in Durant, Rose and Griffin
After a three-year arms race, mostly against themselves, NBA 2K‘s cover kingmakers seem to have de-escalated the situation while still communicating the greatest-ever reputation the game has worked so hard to earn. NBA 2K13, as was rumored, will feature Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers, Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls and Oklahoma City’s…
By Owen Good Published June 26, 2012 - Kotaku East
How Apple Is More Japanese Than Japan
Apple and its late co-founder Steve Jobs are American success stories. Yet, there isn’t much that’s baseball and apple pie about them. Instead, there is something very Japanese about both. At times, Apple is more Japanese than Japan. Here’s why. When I say Apple is more Japanese than Japan, I’m not talking about the company’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2012 - Kotaku East
Report: How Nintendo Might Block Used Dragon Quest X Sales
According to a Japanese game retailer, DQX‘s packaging contains a registration code, which made the retailer speculate that it would be impossible to resale the game. This isn’t confirmation, so stay tuned. [Game Shop 1983]
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2012 - Kotaku East
This Guy’s Rebel Score Is 99
One of the most iconic images of the last century gets a video game homage. For more info on Tank Man, check out Frontline‘s excellent documentary. The image was created by Cody Walton, who’s an Associate Creative Director for an advertising & PR firm. The name of this work is “The Unknown Rebel”. The Unknown…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2012 - Kotaku East
The Three Game Creators (And One Comedian) Behind Guild01
Level-5’s newest game, Guild01, isn’t really one game, but rather four games in one. Each of these games was created by a different director and have nothing in common other than the cartridge they come on. But what is most interesting about these games are the men behind them. Three of them are famous developers…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published June 26, 2012 - Kotaku East
The Wii U’s Price Won’t Be Expensive Like the 3DS’s Was
When the 3DS went on sale, people said it was expensive. And they were right. For a Nintendo handheld, it seemed pricey, leading to sluggish initial sales. That’s why Nintendo cut the handheld’s price shortly after its release. Nintendo doesn’t want to repeat that same mistake again—because that mistake ended up being costly (and sucky)…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2012 - Kotaku East
You’ll Never Be as Happy as He Is While Shaving
Schick, the famous shaving brand, has collaborated with Evangelion in Japan to promote the upcoming film Evangelion 3.0… and well, shaving. The campaign started this April, with keychains, razor stands, and original shaving cream containers of Evangelion characters for customers who bought specific Schick products. Original videos of the anime characters making obscure references to…
By Toshitaka Tachibana Published June 26, 2012 - Kotaku East
If There Were a Final Fantasy VII Remake, Final Fantasy Would Be Finished
Another day, another request for a Final Fantasy VII remake. The game was released in early 1997, and there are still calls for a remake. Endless calls. At a Square Enix meeting today in Tokyo, honcho Yoichi Wada was asked about, wait for it, the possibility of a FFVII remake. He replied that even within…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2012 - Kotaku East
Japanese Politicians Are Thinking about Building Gundam. Like, Real, Working Gundam.
Politicians everywhere are crap—even the ones who are thinking about building a giant, working mecha. In an upcoming broadcast on Japanese video platform Nico Nico Live, members of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party are apparently going to discuss the idea of building a real life Gundam. The Liberal Democratic Party, which ruled Japan for over fifty…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2012 - Reviews
Check Out My 12″ Boba Fett
Um. Here he is. Part of Sideshow’s line of sixth-scale Star Wars figures, this Boba Fett piece arrived at my house this morning. He really is quite lovely. While loaded with around a billion accessories and display stands, this is a large-format (12″) “figure”, and not a “statue”. Much of his arsenal is interchangeable, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 26, 2012 -
UncategorizedShooting People is Boring. Let’s Drop Wieners on Their Heads Instead.
Heads Up! Hot Dogs is an upcoming iOS game that’s described by its creators as an “ALL-NEW ALL-BEEF ALL-ACTION FRANKFEST”. Which seems fairly accurate given the trailer above. Not really sure why so many dudes are so down about a hot dog being slapped on their noggin. Free hot dogs falling magically from the sky?…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 26, 2012 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Games Turned into Edgy, Sexy Pin-Up Pics
Artist Keith P Rein is noted for his colorful and erotically charged illustrations. What do you expect when the P in Keith P Rein stands for penis. When not working at his design studio, Rein makes pin-up style photos that often use visual puns and feature nudity. His work looks like a fusion of 1940s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published June 26, 2012 -
UncategorizedThis New Game Looks Exactly Like an Old One (And Sounds Terrific)
Oniken came out last week on the PC. Yeah, you read that right. The PC. Not the NES, not the Master System, a personal computer, in the year 2012. So thorough is the developer’s homage to the 1980s, though, and in particular Japanese side-scrollers, that I needed to actually point that out. Whenever someone makes…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 26, 2012 -
UncategorizedDarkness Developers Return With Shooter About ‘Space, Shooting, Swords & Suits’
Digital Extremes, the studio most recently behind The Darkness II, have unveiled a new third-person shooter called WARFRAME. Their caps, not mine. The good news is that art direction looks great. The bad news is it’s a free-to-play game, so yeah. There’s a closed beta out sometime this Fall.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 26, 2012