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UncategorizedWatch This Woman Sing a Video Game Review
Some video game assessments break down the graphics, sound and music of a new release. Functional, maybe, but a little soulless. Other reviews—like the ones that run on GamePeople—use the different forms of sketch comedy, songwriting and radio plays to get at the heart of what makes a game worth caring about. Now, the unconventional…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Orcs Must Die! Sequel Landing This Summer, Playable At PAX East
A sequel to the popular tower defense game will be out this summer on PC, developer Robot Entertainment said today. If you go to PAX East this weekend, you can slaughter orcs there. And play the game. [Robot Entertainment]
By Jason Schreier Published April 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
It is now officially April, the month that starts with fooling and ends with frolic! Welcome, wanderers, to Kotaku’s official forum, known affectionately as Talk Amongst Yourselves. This is the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Want to talk about new games, old games, games…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Christian Allen’s Tactical Shooter Kickstarter Makes Its Money
We told you that former Halo developer Christian Allen wanted to collect $200,000 to start making an old-school tactical shooter. Then Christian confessed he botched the Kickstarter; tried to revive it. At the last minute, he’s hit his goal!
By Stephen Totilo Published April 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedBorderlands 2 PC Does Amazing Things with Nvidia’s GPU PhysX
During last week’s GeForce Kepler Editor’s Day event, Gearbox founder and CEO Randy Pitchford appeared in video form to show off what Borderlands 2 can do with Nvidia’s GPU accelerated PhysX. It’s rather gorgeous. One day I’ll look back at this video as the main reason I spent my entire time in Borderlands 2 on…
By Mike Fahey Published April 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Rumor: Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery Coming to Steam
You think different. You’ve rejected the shiny, minimalist wares that come from Apple. Good for you. But that also means you probably haven’t played Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery—a.k.a. one of 2011’s best games—which has been exclusively available on iDevices up until this point. But that may all be changing, if a report on the Indie…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
UK Game Stores Saved From Complete Annihilation
British video game retailer Game is still an ongoing concern, thanks to the efforts (read: money) of private investment firm OpCapita, now the proud owner of the 333 remaining store locations throughout the United Kingdom. Having been in financial hot water for quite some time, Game’s troubles became abundantly clear to customers earlier this year…
By Mike Fahey Published April 2, 2012 - Kotaku East
Get Ready for Your Anime Plastic Wonderland
Anime wasn’t the only thing on display at the Anime Contents Expo. There were also plastic figurines of anime (and game) characters. Japanese website Moeyo was on hand to check out the festivities. If you missed the coverage from sister site Kotaku Japan, you can view that right here 【アニメ コンテンツ エキスポ 2012】 [Moeyo.com]
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2012 -
Kotaku EastLet Blood-C: The Last Dark Slice You and Dice You
This summer, the big screen version of TV anime Blood-C hits theaters. The feature film, Blood-C: The Last Dark, is being produced by Production I.G, who handled the televised anime. The Blood series has also a spawned a live-action film with 2009’s Blood: The Last Vampire, a lackluster take on the brilliant 2000 anime.
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2012 - Kotaku East
Earn Extra Money Finding Hand Grenades!
Japan’s Fukuoka Prefecture is, according to Fuji TV, offering people ¥100,000 (US$1,200) for each found hand grenade. In the past year, there were five arrests in Fukuoka involving grenades. Police reported that some residents have discovered hand grenades. One was even seized from a car, noted Japan Today It’s unclear whether these are factory-made hand…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2012 - Kotaku East
PS Vita Free-to-Play Game Goes Offline-Until-April-17
Sega’s Samurai and Dragons has had network issues since its March 29 launch in Japan. Sega is taking the free-to-play game offline to improve server issues. On April 17, the game will resume service. [Sega]
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Sony Firing Folks Thanks to Modern Medicine
It was wildly thought that Howard Stringer, a foreigner, was brought in to fire a bunch of people at Sony. Japanese companies traditionally bring in outsiders to fire folks, and Stringer, a foreigner, was even that further removed from the old boys’ network. This April, Kaz Hirai assumes Stringer’s old job at Sony. He’s a…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2012 - Kotaku East
Hanging Out with Naked Folks All Weekend
One of the most popular things to do on vacation in Japan is head to an onsen or “hot springs”. They’re dotted all over the country, and people—both young and old—enjoy visiting onsen towns, where they eat delicious food and bathe. When taking a bath in Japan, you wash first and then enter the water…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2012 - Kotaku East
Would You Buy a Skyrim Hug Pillow?
So many Japanese games have hug pillows—even game voice actresses do. Western games, however, come up short in the hug pillow department. That’s something this Japanese April Fools’ joke appeared to remedy. Yep, you are looking at a phony Skyrim hug pillow mock-up that features Lydia, your in-game “companion”. It should cost ¥18,450 and should…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2012 -
Kotaku EastTaiwanese Woman Trashes Convenience Store. Clerk Just Watches.
Convenience stores are wonderful. They are truly magical places, but apparently not to this young woman in Taiwan. The woman turned a Family Mart, a Japanese chain which has branches throughout Asia, into a messy mart after going on a rampage, randomly flinging instant noodles, drinks, and sandwiches onto the floor. The Family Mart employee…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2012 -
Kotaku EastFinal Fantasy Versus XIII Finally Emerges. On the 3DS. As Music Game DLC.
Where the hell is Final Fantasy Versus XIII? Who knows. Oddly, a song from the unreleased game is launching as paid DLC for Nintendo 3DS game Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy on April 4. Hopefully, this means that Square Enix will be talking more about Final Fantasy Versus XIII in the near future—instead of, you know, simply…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2012 - Kotaku East
Postponed by the Earthquake, the Anti-Establishment Anime Event Finally Happened
This weekend, the 2012 Anime Contents Expo kicked off in Chiba, Japan. Sister site Kotaku Japan was in attendance to check out the cosplayers, the itasha, the Neon Genesis Evangelion smartphone, and the enormous Maken-Ki! boob pad. The Anime Contents Expo was originally created after anime creators joined forces to protest strict anime and manga…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
These Adult Gaming Peripherals Existed Only One Day
And that day was yesterday, April 1. As it does every year, the Japanese erotic game industry showed its sense of humor with a handful of adult-related gaming peripherals that will thankfully never see the light of day. Or will they? There’s Nexton Liquid with Liquid Black Cute, a “dedicated erotic game hardware” it’s apparently…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2012