Final Fantasy XV's Combat Kicks Even More Ass Now
Remember the exciting battles fought in the second coming of Final Fantasy XV Episode Duscae? Theyâve got nothing on the awesome Niflheim base battle footage show during the final Active Time Report. Check out new combos, warp kills, magical explosions and more.
Death Stars It'd Really Take to Destroy a Planet
Ever since I learned how inaccurate Star Wars battles really were, I've been thinking about how off the entire Star Wars universe is. I get it, in a place where people have telekinetic powers and can shoot lightning from their fingers; you can't exactly expect things to line up with⌠well, physics. When I startedâŚ
Misconceptions about Space Battles You Probably Believe
"In space, no one can hear you scream." Thanks to 1979's hit Alien, that maxim's been part of the popular consciousness for a while now, but there's countless films and movies that just don't seem to get it.
JRPG Combat Is The Best Kind Of Combat
"Oh, I don't really like battles. I just play JRPGs for the story."
What Makes Video Game Combat Feel So Good
The first time you dove into a gang of thugs in Batman: Arkham Asylum or lobbed a few grenades then switched to a Needler against the Covenant in Halo: Combat Evolved, you knew. You knew that something about the fighting mechanics of the game felt so good that you were hooked. But what exactly was the secret formulaâŚ
The Four Core Concepts That Guild Wars 2 is Built Upon
Yesterday's Q&A with Guild Wars 2 content designer Mike Zadorojny painted the development of next month's blockbuster MMO in broad strokes. Today ArenaNet releases a series of videos that break the game's design down to four core components: dynamic events, player versus player, personal story and combat.
Now Mad Catz is Making a Massively Multiplayer Combat Flight Simulator
Not content to merely dabble in the more pedestrian flying video game market, the once peripheral-centric Mad Catz lifts its ambitious eyes to the MMO skies with Combat Pilot, a title that combines realistic flight simulation with multiplayer military aviation. It's actually more exciting than it sounds.
Our Never-Ending Battle Against Cheaters
A couple of days ago, after reading Kotaku editor Stephen Totilo's Pay to Win article, I expressed my disappointment to him and to Kotaku on their choice to advertise and promote cheat sites. Totilo felt that talking about the details about the cheat sites were meant to be as sourcing for the article, not advertising,âŚ
The Game of Thrones RPG's Combat Does a Fine Dragon Age Impression
You know what would be awesome? A game that played like Dragon Age but featured locations and characters from George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series of books (now a major television series). Watching this combat trailer for Cyanide Studio's Game of Thrones role-playing game, I'd say that dream mightâŚ
A Shrunken Cortana and Master Chief Wage War Against Haloâs Bad Guys
The newest Halo Minimates aren't going to offer up any clues to Halo 4, but they're still worthy additions to the collections of fans who've been following the sci-fi series. First announced last September, the Series 4 set will mark the first time that Cortana's been a bite-sized plaything. The UNSC vs. CovenantâŚ
Batman: Arkham City's Creators Would Make a Lovely Matrix Game, Wouldn't They?
In today's completely topical edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter ďźłď˝ď˝ď˝ď˝ feels he's found the perfect developer to make the next Matrix game. Does anybody still care about The Matrix?
The Halo Remake's Kinect Support Won't Ruin the Xbox Classic
They won't tell us whether this fall's 10-years-later remake, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary will use the Kinect for voice control, gesture control or what, but Microsoft did tell us, today today, that the game's Kinect suport won't compromise the quality of the original game. Here's their official statement: "It'sâŚ
The First Mad Catz-Published Flight Sim is Pretty Much What You'd Expect
They said they were getting into the flight sim business, and here we are. Controller and random accessory creator Mad Catz proudly presents War Wings: Hell Catz, the first in a series of flight combat titles exploring important points in the history of aviation.
Now That We've Mastered Modern Warfare, Bring On The Swords
In today's installment of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Nameloi craves a game that realistically depicts getting brained with a morningstar. We've got modern combat covered, why not medieval combat? She's even made her own box art.
See Bond Go Hand-To-Hand In Blood Stone
If you thought all developer Bizarre Creations can do is driving, wait until you see Daniel Craig driving his fists, knees, feet, and elbows into the easily broken bits of his enemies in Blood Stone 007.
Finding Balance In The Combat Of Star Wars: The Old Republic
How do you make sure people play something other than a Jedi or Sith in Star Wars: The Old Republic? By making sure the other classes can kick Force-sensitive ass.
It's A Dante's Inferno Combat Montage
If you want to get a good idea of how Dante handles the minions of hell in EA's Dante's Inferno, you'll need a montage - a Dante combat montage.
A Look At Combat In Dead To Rights: Retribution
Combat designer Lee Roberts walks us through combat in the dog-eat-guy world of Dead To Rights: Retribution.
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