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New Dark Souls 2 Update Is For Folks Who Thought Dark Souls 2 Was Easy
Dark Souls fans looking for a new challenge will be very happy with Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin. I took a short break from the Souls world after marathoning through Bloodborne, but Bandai Namco smartly timed its Dark Souls 2 remix to Bloodborne’s release. The moment credits were rolling on Axiom Verge,…
By Patrick Klepek Published April 13, 2015 -
I Can’t Believe It–One Of My Favorite Final Fantasy Games Is An MMO
I used to hate the idea of a massively-multiplayer Final Fantasy game. Then I finished the main story for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, and it’s become one of my favorite entries in the series. I remember sitting in the audience of the Sony E3 press conference where Final Fantasy XIV was announced—the swell…
By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2015 -
Destiny’s House of Wolves Comes Out May 19 [UPDATE: Trailer’s Up]
House of Wolves, the second expansion for Destiny, will be out in just over a month, publisher Activision announced today. We’ll be grinding again on May 19. Activision sent out a media blast this morning with a new trailer for House of Wolves, but it’s currently private. They say they sent the news early by…
By Jason Schreier Published April 13, 2015 -
GTA V PC Will Let You Make Your Own Films
Need another reason to get the PC version of GTA V, which you probably already own on console? The robust video editor coming with it might be reason enough. The trimming and sharing features shown in the new trailer for GTA V’s PC version look commensurate with the features in a lot of other video…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 13, 2015 -
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku’s reader-run community: When “Awesome” Games Aren’t Enough Anymore • Insert Songs and Anime • Nana: The Ani-TAY Review • Samurai Warriors: The Ani-TAY Review • Indie HYPE: I Am Bread TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published April 13, 2015 -
The First Five Lizard Wizarding Minutes Of Son Of Nor
In the beginning gods created lizard-man and man. Then lizard-man learned magic, and things pretty much go downhill from there in Son of Nor. A strange little PC game from stillalive studios, Son of Nor tells the story of the last bastion of humanity in a world ruled by lizard wizards, which is incredibly fun…
By Mike Fahey Published April 13, 2015 -
New Ant-Man Trailer Makes Marvel’s Shrinking Hero Look Like a Badass
The first teaser for Marvel’s next solo superhero movie was a bit gloomier, focusing on Scott Lang’s messed-up life. Today’s new trailer brings the straight-up superhero stuff, making you believe that this guy will be able to kick bad guys’ butts. You’ll get a bunch of scenes of Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man facing up against Yellowjacket,…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 13, 2015 -
Three Basic Rules of World of Warcraft Battlegrounds
The goals in Arathi Basin, one of World of Warcraft’s oldest PvP battleground, seem easy: capture strategic resource points with your team and hang on to them until you reach the required amount. That being said, these battles are just chaotic, without any sign of player cooperation. So Carbot made a short animation to help…
By Gergo Vas Published April 13, 2015 -
Tinder In The 80s Would Have Sucked
A whole bunch of vintage technology shows up in SuperMonkey’s video to make the 80s version of the popular dating app work on a home computer. It’d probably be shipped on a bajillion floppy disks and setting it up would have been harder than Star Wars: Rebel Assault on an old IBM XT-286. To contact…
By Gergo Vas Published April 13, 2015 -
There’s a Pro Soccer Player Called “Pikachu”
Whether you call it “soccer” or “football,” that doesn’t matter here. What does is that this dude is known as Pikachu. This, of course, is Pikachu, the Pocket Monster. [Photo: The Pokemon Company] And, via Globo.com, here is Pikachu, the Brazilian soccer player. [Photo: Gustavo Pêna] “Yago Pikachu” to be more exact. The Brazilian player…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2015 -
Sega, Capcom, and Namco Bandai are teaming up again for another Project X Zone strategy RPG. Dubbed Project X Zone 2: Brave New World, you can look forward to characters from Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, Yakuza, and Mega Man (among others) mixing it up. It’s slated for fall 2015 in Japan. No word on…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 13, 2015 -
Wildfire Is 2D Stealth, Only With Loads Of Fireballs
Wildfire is a 2D stealth game from a small four-man team, and it’s already shaping up to be one of the more interesting takes on sneaking around that I’ve seen in a while. There’s something about 2D stealth that makes me enjoy it more than its 3D cousins. The way the perspective plays out makes…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 13, 2015 -
Skilled Dishonored Player Is A Relentless Murder Machine
There are few things in video games as hypnotic as watching a very good Dishonored player go about their business. In this clip, StealthGamerBR laughs at the notion of completing this mission the quiet/peaceful way, flying through the level like some white-hot invisible knife tornado. It’s a sight to behold.
By Luke Plunkett Published April 12, 2015 -
Real-Life Batsuit Finished, Can Take A Beating
Industrial design student Jackson Gordon, who we saw in February putting his actual armoured batsuit through testing, hasnow finished. And it doesn’t just look the part, the thing actually works. While it’s not bullet-proof, the suit does show off its ability in this video to save you from loads of stuff less instantly hazardous, like…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 12, 2015 -
I Love Games That Use Licensed Pop Music
One of my most enduring game memories is getting into a car in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and tearing down the road to Two Tribes on Wave 103. Pop is the perfect gaming accompaniment – why can’t we have more of it? Wave 103 is the greatest. It helps make Vice City into a…
By Cara Ellison Published April 12, 2015 -
This Family Really Makes Me Want To Play Farming Simulator 2015
I was idly contemplating what playing a Farming Simulator game for the first time would be like, because Farming Simulator 2015 is coming out on consoles in May. This family playing it together just made me super excited about it. I’ve written about how I’ve tried to get into Farming Simulator 15 before, when they…
By Cara Ellison Published April 12, 2015 -
The Beauty Of The Game Instruction Manual
Kikopa Games has just released a game called Minkomora. It’s an exploratory game, a soft floaty little thing – but the best thing about it is the game manual. Kikopa Games is half Joni Kittaka and half Merritt Kopas – Merritt and I did a talk together at Indiecade East about our work recently, and…
By Cara Ellison Published April 12, 2015