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You Can Use a Giant Whip as a Weapon in Battlefield 4, Apparently
This Battlefield 4 levolution stunt, performed by YouTuber ponylion, must be one of the sneakiest and most difficult yet—detonating C4 on one of the cables holding the tower in place, which whips upwards, blowing up the enemy aircraft. Creative! Here’s the whole thing, with some preparations and planting the C4. Things get wild around the…
By Gergo Vas Published January 14, 2014 -
Kotaku East
Kojima Torments Fans with Photos of the Next Metal Gear on PS4
With only two months left ’till release, fans all over the world shout his name while shaking their fists in impotent anger. As spotted by Dualshockers, Metal Gear showrunner Hideo Kojima recently tweeted two photos of him playing (well… more “poking at,” really) Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes on a PS4, showing off the…
By András Neltz Published January 14, 2014 -
Kotaku East
If You Skip the Madoka Magica Vita Game, You Won’t Be Missing Much
Madoka Magica is one of the best anime of the past decade. It deconstructs the magical girl genre and builds an emotional narrative filled with memorable characters. Unfortunately, the new Vita game, Madoka Magica: The Battle Pentagram, does little more than ride on the anime’s coattails. Good – A Consistent Voice Where The Battle Pentagram…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published January 14, 2014 -
Call of Duty‘s DLC Will Turn You Into Michael Myers from Halloween
That quick tease Activision gave this morning of Call of Duty‘s new maps “doesn’t look anything like Call of Duty,” I said. Well, there’s a reason you’re lugging around a fire axe. One map, “Fog” will turn you into Michael Myers, the killer from Halloween. Completing a field order in fog turns you into the…
By Owen Good Published January 13, 2014 -
Shenmue Fans Sure Are Crazy
We all know that video game fans can be a little… passionate. Fans of the adventure series Shenmue, though? They’re straight-up insane. I say that with nothing but love, of course. Fan insanity makes the world go round. Without crazy fans we wouldn’t have Mother 3, or Project Eternity, or Kotaku.com. If not for rabid…
By Jason Schreier Published January 13, 2014 -
It’s official. Confirming the earlier rumor, the Onslaught DLC for Call of Duty: Ghosts will release Jan. 28. Activision released the following short trailer detailing the first episode of a four-part Extinction-mode story. It doesn’t look anything like Call of Duty.
By Owen Good Published January 13, 2014 -
‘Nickname Jerseys’ Do Some Strange Things to NBA Live
Want to see something weird? Boot up NBA Live and make sure to install the latest roster update. Now select either the Miami Heat or Brooklyn Nets. Go out to the court, and LeBron James’ player indicator now says “King James.” This is part of the kit-bashed way NBA Live, to its credit, added the…
By Owen Good Published January 12, 2014 -
Culture
The Week in Games: With Liberation for All
We’re still in hibernation for major new releases, so our recap will again be more forward looking than focused on the present. Assassin’s Creed Liberation gets a console release this week. More to come later. Jan. 14 Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD (PSN) Broken Age Act One (PC, Ouya, for Kickstarter backers) The Banner Saga (PC)…
By Owen Good Published January 12, 2014 -
A-Rod May Not Be in MLB’s Next Video Game, but Virtual PEDs Will
Alex Rodriguez was suspended yesterday for the entire 2014 Major League Baseball season. I’ve emailed the makers of MLB the Show to ask what this means as far as the roster of the next game, which releases in March. One thing that probably won’t change, however, is The Show‘s own form of performance enhancing drugs.…
By Owen Good Published January 12, 2014 -
This Poster Says Call of Duty: Ghosts‘ First DLC Arrives Jan. 28
This is reportedly a GameStop promotional poster dating Call of Duty: Ghosts’ first DLC installment, Onslaught for Jan. 28. It was tweeted out yesterday and picked up by the Call of Duty enthusiast site CharlieIntel It describes four new maps—Fog, Bayview, Containment and Ignition—and two bonus weapons. Episode one of the Extinction-mode narrative announced back…
By Owen Good Published January 11, 2014 -
I Finished These 31 Video Games in 2013
For the eighth consecutive year, I’ve counted the number of games I finished in the last 12 months. The number has gone up, even as I played fewer games. I’ve been keeping countsince 2006, the year I didn’t just finish Suikoden V and Star Fox Command but also the likes of Metal Gear Solid 2…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 10, 2014 -
PlayStation, Xbox About To Offer WWE/WCW/ECW Nirvana And Help Kill PPV
Even if you’re not a pro wrestling fanatic, you might be impressed by the insane deal the people behind World Wrestling Entertainment just announced since it’s yet another sign that the old way that TV worked is dying fast. Starting on February 24, wrestling fans are going to be able to sign up for the…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 9, 2014 -
Ten Things You Should Know About PlayStation Now
Announcedearlier this week, Sony’s PlayStation Now service will stream cloud-based games to Sony consoles, handhelds, TVs and more. PlayStation Access put together this lovely little primer covering the how, what and whens of PlayStation Now. It’s basically Onlive for PlayStation Games. Games are run on remote servers, accept remote input from the player’s Dualshock controller.…
By Mike Fahey Published January 9, 2014 -
Kotaku East
In Another World, Japan Got the PS4 First
It was bad enough that Japan has to wait an extra 3 months for Sony’s newest console, then the Japanese PS4 release commercial just had to rub salt into the wound. But had things gone a little differently, that ad would have shown Japanese gamers celebrating while the rest of the world waited. In an…
By Toshi Nakamura Published January 9, 2014 -
Six Things You Should Know About Alien: Isolation
Alien: Isolation officially made itself known yesterday. If you caught a dated-looking vibe in the game’s visuals, that’s deliberate; Creative Assembly wanted to render the Alien universe as looked in the original 1979 film. You can get a better view of it in this video—but you won’t see any of this on the Wii U.…
By Owen Good Published January 8, 2014 -
Skylanders: Swap Force Finally Gets The Toys Needed To Finish The Game
This morning Toys’R’Us locations across the U.S. start selling Rubble Rouser and Stink Bomb, the two Skylanders toys needed to 100% complete levels in a game released three months ago. What? First, a little background for those who’ve not played Skylanders: Swap Force, the latest entry in Activision’s incredibly lucrative marriage of toys and video…
By Mike Fahey Published January 8, 2014 -
Making weapon replicas, or building armor sets from Skyrim, or any other Elder Scrolls game is one thing, but creating a whole shelf of Elder Scrolls potions, scrolls and books is some next level stuff. Here’s Faasnu’s shelf, featuring tons of potions and even the Mysterium Xarxes from TES IV: Oblivion Below is the full…
By Gergo Vas Published January 8, 2014 -
Sony’s CEO Said “Wow” 26 Times During His CES Keynote. Wow.
During today’s Sony keynote at CES, Sony’s Kazuo Hirai went through a very detailed speech about what he thinks is unique about Sony, emphasizing a certain sense of “wow” as he put it. He spent a lot of time discussing the successes of their past as well as the creativity in their present, bringing up…
By Chris Person Published January 7, 2014 -
Sony’s Cloud-Based Video Service Will Stream Live TV Everywhere
Not content to just stream its games all over the place, Sony also plans to expand its Sony Entertainment Network streaming video service to deliver live television and DVR functions across multiple devices later this year. Who needs an HDMI pass-through? According to Sony Computer Entertainment president Andrew House, who took the stage during the…
By Mike Fahey Published January 7, 2014