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New Fire Emblem Announced For 3DS
The team behind Fire Emblem Awakening is making a new game for 3DS, Nintendo just announced. Though this game will be developed by Intelligent Systems, Nintendo says it’ll play differently than the last one, including challenges “the likes of which have never be seen in the series up until now.” No word on a name…
By Jason Schreier Published January 14, 2015 -
Watch Today’s Nintendo Direct Right Here [UPDATE]
Ready for a new Nintendo Direct? We’re expecting to officially hear the U.S. release date for the New 3DS, along with a whole bunch of other news from the folks behind the 3DS and Wii U. This one’s gonna be a whopping 46 minutes, so we’re expecting a lot of info on Nintendo’s plans for…
By Jason Schreier Published January 14, 2015 -
The Hardest Boss Fight Ever
They should have brought a couple dozen more people. Titled “Level UP,” this rather beautiful piece of art was drawn by DeviantArt’s deadslug, where it even became a Daily Deviation (ie. it was featured on the site’s front page). There’s a few more of deadslug’s creations below—to see the rest, head over here for his…
By András Neltz Published January 14, 2015 -
Man Stuffs PS4 and Xbox One into a Single Laptop
Modder Eddie Zarick took one PlayStation 4 and one Xbox One and put them into one laptop. Because, why not, really. Previously, Kotaku has featured Zarick’s work, such as the custom-made PS4 laptops he created. This latest project, however, was specifically requested by one of Zarick’s customers. It took about a month to complete. According…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 14, 2015 -
Total War: WARHAMMER Accidentally Announced
People have been expecting this for over two years now, but Creative Assembly and Sega have finally gone and announced a Total War: WARHAMMER game. In about the most anticlimactic way possible. The studio has put together an art book, covering the history of the Total War series, and it wasn’t due to ship to…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2015 -
System Shock 2 Now Has An (Unofficial) Sequel
Classic PC RPG System Shock 2, without which there would be no BioShock series, was released in 1999. It never got an official sequel, but that hasn’t stopped fans from putting one together. It’s called System Shock Infinite (cute), and while sharing the same location gives you an all-new story, which kicks off right after…
By Luke Plunkett Published January 13, 2015 -
A Scary Choose Your Own Adventure, Now Playable On…Twitter
“They’re here. Oh God! They’ve found you!” And so it begins. You have two choices: run, or hide. This is the beginning of a new and thoroughly disturbing adventure game I played earlier today. What makes it stand out from another terrifying horror game like Outlast or Amnesia is that the whole thing takes place…
By Yannick LeJacq Published January 13, 2015 -
Arrow Lovers Will Get A Real Kick Out Of LEGO Batman 3‘s DLC
Once upon a time there were two best friends named Oliver Queen and Slade Wilson. Trapped on an increasingly undeserted island, the two formed a bond that would last a lifetime-ish. At least the eight minutes it takes to complete LEGO Batman 3‘s downloadable Arrow adventure. Available today for the low price of $2.99, LEGO…
By Mike Fahey Published January 13, 2015 -
Fans Are Bringing Counter-Strike‘s Most Popular Maps To Halo
Halo and Counter-Strike both have guns, but otherwise they couldn’t be more different. And while I really hope someone focuses on upping Halo‘s chicken count soon, for now a couple classic Counter-Strike haunts will have to do. MyHouseRules is recreating fy_iceworld and perhaps one of the best known video game maps of all time, de_dust,…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 13, 2015 -
When games break, the developer isn’t usually encouraging it, but rules are made to be broken, right? Such is the case with Vlambeer’s Nuclear Throne. In the pursuit of madness, developer Rami Ismail kept sending increasingly broken versions of the game to YouTuber STAR_. The results were messy, hilarious, and full of explosions.
By Patrick Klepek Published January 13, 2015 -
Three Shady Marvel Characters Join Disney Infinity 2.0
One wants to wipe out an entire planet. Another was driven insane by mad science. The third really likes Troll dolls. Today Ronan the Accuser, the Green Goblin and Blue Merle join Disney Infinity 2.0. This fresh injection of evil and shady not only gives players new characters to work with in the game’s Toy…
By Mike Fahey Published January 13, 2015 -
Star Wars Comics Are Getting Better
Thirty some-odd years ago, Marvel Comics started putting out a Star Wars series that aimed to tell the continuing adventures of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Leia Organa after the Rebel Alliance blew up the Death Star. Tomorrow, they’re doing the same thing. A lot has changed since Marvel last published anything Force-related, most of…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 13, 2015 -
Bungie Still Hasn’t Fixed All Of Destiny‘s Raid Exploits
What do you do when cheese expires? You go get some new cheese, of course. When I re-reviewed Destiny last week, I talked about the narrative that has emerged in this game over the past few months: Players come up with an exploit. Bungie patches it. Players find a new exploit. Yesterday, Bungie patched a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published January 13, 2015 -
Second Shadowrun Returns Sequel Funded In Two Hours
Today at 1pm Eastern time, Shadowrun Returns developer Harebrained Schemes launched a $100,000 Kickstarter forShadowrun: Hong Kong. By three o’clock the third game in the series was fully funded. It’s all “co-development goals” from here. The rapid funding was largely due to rabid fans overjoyed at the thought of more turn-based tactical adventure in the…
By Mike Fahey Published January 13, 2015 -
Looks Like The New 3DS Is Coming Out Next Month
Rumor suggests Nintendo’s New 3DS—a poorly-titled yet excellent hardware revision of the Old 3DS—will be officially announced for North America tomorrow, and that it’ll come out on February 13. Though nothing is official yet, there’s a lot of compelling evidence. The above flier, via NeoGAF, showing a “2.13” release date. A report from the fan…
By Jason Schreier Published January 13, 2015 -
Great Video Game Sex Scene Involves People With Guns For Heads
There is absolutely NO WAY this game is intended to say something about the state of modern video games. None whatsoever. But even if you don’t care about that, its lone sex scene is one of the best I’ve ever seen in video games. Warning: maybe NSFW, but also maybe not depending on how your…
By Nathan Grayson Published January 13, 2015 -
Call of Duty Couple Recounts Scary Night When SWAT Raided Their Home
On June 28, 2014, a SWAT team showed up at the home of Max and Victoria Zeisberg. Bright lights blared into the couple’s windows. Officers came equipped with assault rifles and shotguns. They’d gotten a tip that Max had murdered his wife. None of this was true. The Zeisbergs had just been swatted. When someone…
By Patrick Klepek Published January 13, 2015 -
Ten Things You Might Not Know About Mario Kart
You can never get enough of Mario Kart trivia, if you ask me. Thankfully, the internet seems to feel the same way. Appropriately named YouTubers Fun Facts recently gave their standard treatment to Nintendo’s flagship kart racing game (I poured one out for Diddy Kong Racing after typing that). Watch the short clip here: Mario…
By Yannick LeJacq Published January 13, 2015