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All The Indie Game News Out Of GDC
The Game Developer’s Conference is indie game central this year. There’s so much indie new that it’s difficult to keep track of it all. Here are the major announcements compiled into one great big list for your convenience. Release dates, as always, are vague and subject to change. Super Dungeon Bros. A four-player co-op brawler,…
By Yannick LeJacq Published March 5, 2015 -
White Night Is 2015’s Creepiest Game Yet
After hitting someone with your car, crashing into a tree, and wandering into a nearest house without permission, it should be of little surprise things continue to go poorly in White Night White Night quietly arrived on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC from development studio OSome this week. I had to investigate. The game…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 5, 2015 -
50+ Game Steam Sale, Sony Gold Headset, $8 Blu-rays, and More Deals
Steam just kicked off a great sale on over 50 games coming to SteamOS. Highlights includePAYDAY 2 for $6, Civ V for $7, FTL for $4, and Kerbal Space Program for $18, but be sure to check out the full list. [SteamOS Sale] Want to enjoy the PC game ecosystem with the simplicity of a…
By Shep McAllister Published March 5, 2015 -
How Blizzard Is Taking Aim At Toxic Players In Heroes Of The Storm
Heroes of the Storm might be the new kid on the block, but Blizzard’s still-in-beta-but-already-popular MOBA has grown enough that it’s now forced to reckon with an ever-present problem in these sorts of games: toxicity. One developer broached the subject in a recent interview with Red Bull in an interesting way. Kaéo Milker, a senior…
By Yannick LeJacq Published March 5, 2015 -
Nintendo Needs To Seriously Consider Making Zombiibos
I haven’t bought a single Amiibo yet, but maybe that’s because Nintendo hasn’t made one I’m looking for yet. Reddit user darkdreamr has spent some time modifying their Princess Peach Amiibo and came up with a potential line of NFC-enabled figures I can get behind: zombiibos. There’s even more detail on the backside of the…
By Patrick Klepek Published March 5, 2015 -
A Brief Q&A With The Writer Of Danganronpa
One of last year’s best gaming surprises was Danganronpa, a twisted series of mysteries that involve high school students, murder mysteries, and a talking stuffed bear. Danganronpa and its sequel, Goodbye Despair, came out of nowhere to become two of my favorite games of 2014. With news that the spinoff, Danganronpa: Another Episode, will come…
By Jason Schreier Published March 5, 2015 -
Elite: Dangerous was announced for Xbox One yesterday, but what about PlayStation 4 owners? You’re in luck. Creator David Braben clarified on Twitter it’s a timed exclusive, and Elite: Dangerous will arrive on PS4 eventually. You can reach the author of this post at [email protected] or on Twitter at @patrickklepek
By Patrick Klepek Published March 5, 2015 -
Princess Leia Wants to Be a Hero in New Comic But People Won’t Let Her
Remember how, at the end of the first Star Wars movie, Leia Organa is the one giving out medals? She doesn’t get one herself. That odd metaphorical distance between her and the other Star Wars heroes is a crucial part of her new comic series. The events in Princess Leia #1 start right at the…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 5, 2015 -
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Games Destiny Could Learn From • Fruity Grapevine Chatter: Life • Game of the Week—Of Faerys, Folk, and Light Motion Controls [Folklore] • What Are Modern AAA Games Desperately Lacking? Brevity. TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published March 5, 2015 -
That’s a good way to show off a spaceship. Edge Case Games, the folks behind the multiplayer space combat game Fractured Space, uploaded a Sketchfab model of one of their in-game ships, the stealth-based Assassin. It has a lot of little crevices you can get lost in—see for yourself in the model viewer below. Dayshot…
By András Neltz Published March 5, 2015 -
Video Games As Vintage Sci-Fi Books
Artist Joshua Ketchen has designed a series called Arcade Adventures, imagining video games as covers of vintage sci-fi books with in a retro-futuristic style. Here’s Resident Evil, Bioshock, Portal, Mega Man, Star Fox, Metroid, Earthbound and Pikmin, from an era where conquering space and alien planets meant the future. Pretty sure that Pikmin one at…
By Gergo Vas Published March 5, 2015 -
Rock Band 4 Announced For PS4, Xbox One
It’s been rumored for a long time now, but today the news is finally official: Rock Band is coming back. Developer Harmonix is working with hardware manufacturer Mad Catz to bring Rock Band 4 to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One by the end of 2015, the two companies announced today. That’s exciting news for plastic…
By Jason Schreier Published March 5, 2015 -
Shadow of Mordor Wins GOTY At GDC Awards
The Game Developers Choice Awards were held earlier tonight, and the winners have been announced. Leading the charge with the “Game of the Year” was a surprising winner in Shadow of Mordor, but there were other prizes handed out as well. Remember, the GDC Choice Awards are pretty great. Unlike other gaming awards, which sway…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 5, 2015 -
Alien: Isolation Sure Looks Less Scary In Third-Person
One of the coolest things about Alien: Isolation was how thoroughly it put players into the quaking space-boots of its protagonist Amanda Ripley. There was a button for re-focusing her eyes! Today at GDC, Creative Assembly’s Alistair Hope demonstrated an earlier version of the game that was a more traditional third-person survival horror game. Destructoid…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 4, 2015 -
A Closer Look At Valve’s First VR Unit
Just like its Steam Machine idea, Valve is teaming up with multiple hardware companies to release virtual reality systems. One of the firstis this one, the Vive from HTC. This video gives you a quick tour of all the Vive’s gear, including its two “paddle” controllers. I hope you’re ready to answer lots of phone…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2015 -
Maybe THIS City-Building Game Will Be Good
SimCity was a disaster. Cities XXL was a scam. Cities: Skylines must be thinking, hey, hopefully third time’s a charm. Out next week, it’s a city-building game that’s looking to get things right by, well, not doing anything wrong. It has big city plots with plenty of customisation and modding options, and looks pretty nice…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2015 -
Gabe Newell, Notch Make List Of World’s Richest People
Some people who make (or made) video games are dirt poor. Others, however, could start campfires using $100 bills. In this post, we’re looking at the latter. Forbes has released their 2015 list of the richest people on Earth, and while Bill Gates is back at #1 (with a net worth of $79.2 billion), we’re…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 4, 2015 -
Bungie Explains Why They Really Killed Destiny’s Loot Cave
Back in the early days of Destiny, some players would spend hours just…shooting into a cave. The reason? Loot. Precious, precious loot. Eventually, Bungie patched what players were calling the “Loot Cave”—Bungie didn’t think it was a good way for players to spend their time. Or so theysaid: Shooting at a black hole for hours…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 4, 2015