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If you’re playing Far Cry 4‘s Valley of the Yetis DLC, you probably want to upgrade your holsters. You’ll need Malayan Tapir hides, but those animals aren’t on your map. Happily, you can find four hides in a crate near your base camp. It’s located here: I’m still playing through the DLC to write something…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 10, 2015 -
State Of Decay Was Secretly Full Of Penises
You remember zombie game State of Decay? Turns out that at one stage that game was full of dicks. And I’m not talking about the players. XBLAFans spoke with Geoffrey Card — a designer with the game’s developers Undead Labs — at PAX, and he revealed that a bunch of contractors working on the game…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 10, 2015 -
The First Five Minutes Of Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters
What can the first five minutes of a video game tell you? We’re about to find out with Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters, a new visual novel adventure available today for the PlayStation 3 and Vita. Here goes 300 seconds of something. From the game’s official description: “Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters is a strategy/visual novel game…
By Mike Fahey Published March 10, 2015 -
Fans Spent Three Years Remaking Halo’s Best Level
Halo’s “The Silent Cartographer” level is widely considered to be legendary—that’s just how good it is. But at least a few fans thought that they could improve on the level, and they’ve devoted the last few years to rebuilding The Silent Cartographer from the ground up. Check out this trailer for a Halo: Combat Evolved…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 10, 2015 -
PlayStation’s First TV Show Delivers Really Screwed-Up Superheroes
“Y’know, back when I was what I was… this girl, one time after she blew me, she flew. Hovered, really. It happens sometimes with an exchange of fluids…” That’s a superhero-turned-cop in Powers explaining what happens after he hooked up with a non-super-powered person. Smallville, this ain’t. Premiering today on PlayStation Network, Powers is adapted…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 10, 2015 -
Road Trip Games Are Becoming A Thing, And That’s Great
Road trips are rad. You cram into a car with your best pals and explore the great unknown. Or a series of traffic-ridden highways en route to a music festival. Still, it’s the journey, not the destination, that counts. I’m glad games like Final Fantasy XV, Overland, and The Flame In The Flood are finally…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 10, 2015 -
Have You Ever Gotten Sick From A Convention?
Video game conventions are great… mostly. But every convention has its thorns, which often take the form of snotty, achy, barfy sicknesses. Now that both GDC and PAX East have come to pass, are you a flu-ridden ball of misery? If so, what are your symptoms? Have you caught anything in the past or at…
By Nathan Grayson Published March 10, 2015 -
We Debate Whether Virtual Reality Really Is Gaming’s Next Big Thing
Why is one of these guys not wearing a black shirt and jeans? Who knows! But if you watch that latest episode of GameTrailers’ Bonus Round (embedded below), you’ll at least find out what Kinda Funny Games‘ Greg Miller, GameSpot‘s Danny O’Dwyer, Bonus Round host Geoff Keighley and I think about what virtual reality means…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 10, 2015 -
League Of Legends Designer Admits They Messed Up The Jungle
Riot sounds like it’s already begun to absorb the harsh feedback it received after rejiggering League of Legends’ jungle in a recent patch. In an interview with GameSpot, designer Ryan “Morello” Scott acknowledged the jungle’s persistent problems and pointed to character tweaks as a possible solution. A quick reminder: “Jungler” is a unique position on…
By Yannick LeJacq Published March 10, 2015 -
Let’s Play The Definitive DMC With Some Classic Devil May Cry Style
I really enjoyed DMC upon its first release, dark-haired emo Dante and all. Released today, the Definitive Edition for PS4 and Xbox One gives fans of the first game a more traditional demon spawn hero to play with. He’ll do. Let’s play! I’ve not streamed directly from my PlayStation 4 in ages, so if this…
By Mike Fahey Published March 10, 2015 -
Resident Evil: Revelations 2‘s Latest Episode Gave Me Puzzle Fatigue
Whenever the credits roll on a new Resident Evil game, I’ve never wondered if the game could have been improved with a few more puzzles. Resident Evil puzzles are a strange beast, and the third episode of Resident Evil: Revelations 2 is full of them. Ready to move crates? My decision to write about every…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 10, 2015 -
F-Zero On The Genesis Looks Surprisingly Impressive
F-Zero was a flagship game for the Nintendo’s Mode 7 graphics option for the SNES, a game that should be impossible to replicate on a Genesis. Of course, intrepid fans have found a way. In case you’ve forgotten, Mode 7 allowed developers to scale and rotate backgrounds layers to create a psuedo-3D effect. It’s what…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 10, 2015 -
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Criminal Girls: Invite Only: The TAY Review • The Many Blessings of Hotline Miami • Anime Opening/Ending Song Roundup by Ani-TAY – Week 10 • Interview with Ben Penrod, President of Awesome Conventions TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published March 10, 2015 -
Assassin’s Creed Rogue: The Kotaku Review
The biggest plot twist in Assassin’s Creed history is this: Assassin’s Creed Rogue, the least-hyped console game in the series, the one we had good reason to think would be bad, is…a very, very good game. It’s a must-play for any AC fan. What in the world? Did you even know there was a game…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 10, 2015 -
GTA V Heists Update is 4GB, Heist Planning Unlocks at Level 12
After months and months of waiting, online heists are available today for GTA V Rockstar Games—the company behind the Grand Theft Auto series—have announced that the free update that contains Heists is now live on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. It’s around 4 GB download for new-gen systems, with last-gen users reporting that the file…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 10, 2015 -
Guile’s Theme With Lyrics Could Have Been A Great Cartoon Intro
Even if Guile from Street Fighter looks like a guy who’s been through a lot, and the lyrics are about his eyebrows, Animation Domination‘s latest clip really proves that Guile’s theme goes with everything. They added lyrics and animation—showing Guile and his unique pre-fight ritual—to the background music and made it look and sound just…
By Gergo Vas Published March 10, 2015