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She Hears A Nintendo Theme Once, Then Makes Beautiful Music
Sonya Belousova is one of today’s most accomplished young composers and pianists. Watch her demonstrate her skill by listening to a series of Nintendo themes — most for the first time ever — and then coming up with gorgeous arrangements on the spot. I can pick out a tune on just about any instrument you…
By Mike Fahey Published December 15, 2014 -
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Redesigning the Smash Bros Menu! • Better Late Than Never: Me Playing Mass Effect for the First Time • TAY Explores Light Novels: Mushoku Tensei • Karen Senki: The Ani-TAY Review TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published December 15, 2014 -
Film Trailer Made in GTA V Is Better Than Some Real Movie Teasers
Y’know, Rockstar’s open-world games would be a great place to make a goofy comedy about bumbling crooks… The Most Wanted trailer clip from the folks at YouTube’s Commandoflauge channel hits all-too-familiar beats that are standard fare for loads of criminal caper flicks. But, something about seeing those familiar plot points done in GTA V makes…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 15, 2014 -
Naruto’s Next Ultimate Ninja Storm Targets PS4 And Xbox One
After five installments on the PlayStation 3 and four on the Xbox 360, the long-running Naruto Ultimate Ninja fighting series makes its PlayStation 4 and Xbox One debut in next year’s Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4. The manga’s over, but the merchandising never ends. I expect to see big things from the next generation…
By Mike Fahey Published December 15, 2014 -
Someone Made Nigel Thornberry In Dragon Age: Inquisition
Because every game needs a Nigel Thornberry character, or someone else from the Wild Thornberrys, the show about the famous cartoon family that studies wild animals. Playng this character properly would mean unnecessary communication with the wildlife all the time. And of course, smashing everything. No doubt, it’s him: Nigel Thornberry in DAI [YouTube, via…
By Gergo Vas Published December 15, 2014 -
Ten Ways To Become a Better WoW Player
One of the hardest things in World of Warcraft is making the transition from leveling and playing casually to joining raids or even dungeon groups. YouTuber LazyPeon’s video, tuned for Warlords of Draenor, helps a lot. It’s a really good summary of everything, from UI setups to group communication, that’s necessary to do to make…
By Gergo Vas Published December 15, 2014 -
A metaphor for the struggle of the common man, or perhaps a reference to the mythical tale of Sisyphus? Nah. YouTuber BetaTheData’s machine is merely a tribute to a skit found in the 2012 clip Bite-Sized Minecraft, itself likely a variation on your average Useless Box. 15-second video with a humorous ending below. I recreated…
By András Neltz Published December 15, 2014 -
Here’s Why the 3DO Port of Doom Sucked
Seems everyone’s getting in on Doom’s birthday nostalgia. After John Romero revealed a ton of unseen art, Rebecca Heineman has released the original 3DO port source code, along with an explanation of why it wasn’t so great. This post originally appeared on Kotaku UK The 3DO port is widely considered to be the worst of…
Leon Hurley Published December 15, 2014 -
Hey SimCity, THIS Is A Big City
I know, the Cities XL series pre-dates SimCity Disaster Watch, but this trailer for the game’s sequel – and its name in particular – feels like a fun jab at EA’s failedreboot. This game isn’t just called Cities XL, it’s Cities XXL. And this trailer is basically saying “yeah, SimCity had small cities, which sucked,…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2014 -
Classic PC Space Game Returns As A…Tabletop Game
Freespace, the last of the great PC space shooters, is coming back. But as a tabletop miniatures wargame. Made by Chris Taylor, lead designer on the original Fallout. That’s quite a combo. The game, Freespace Tactics (yes, it’s officially licensed), is up on Kickstarter now. And looks a lot like the so-hot-right-now X-Wing, something that’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2014 -
Fan Is Turning Final Fantasy VII Into A Giant Novel
You’ve played the game. Now read the novel. Not even Square Enix has thought to turn classic RPG Final Fantasy VII into a book, but author M.J. Gallagher has, and for a few years now has been working to turn the game’s dialogue and action sequences into something you can read on the bus I’ll…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2014 -
Teens Play Mega Man, Suck At Mega Man
“Everything hurts me”. Pretty much. The “Teens React” series always seems to be at its best when it’s dealing with a generational divide in video games, as kids brought up on gentler, perhaps more collaborative games are sat down with a brutal-as-fuck platformer from the 80s. Like, in this instance, Mega Man. Mock the deaths…
By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2014 -
By Luke Plunkett Published December 14, 2014
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Square Enix Announces SaGa 2015 For The PlayStation Vita
First introduced to North American audiences as the first Game Boy role-playing game, Final Fantasy Legend, the SaGa series returns after a lengthy hiatus in the newly-announced SaGa 2015 for the PlayStation Vita. The new game was announced by series creator Akitoshi Kawazu (via Siliconera) during a Square Enix livestream celebrating the series 25th anniversary.…
By Mike Fahey Published December 14, 2014 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Ultimate Video Game Holiday Sweater
With only ten days to go before Christmas, knitters around the globe anxiously chew at the end of their needles, trying to come up with the perfect video game-themed holiday sweater. I believe we can help. Inspired by both a post over atGizmodo‘s Toyland blog and a suggestion from Mr. uscg_pa, this week’s ‘shop contest…
By Mike Fahey Published December 14, 2014 -
The Xbox Dashboard Has Come A Long Way Since 2001
Oh for the days before Microsoft’s torrid love affair with stacked rectangles, back when curves were the order of the day, and orange seemed like a great idea. Inspired by a Reddit post from couchpotato9099 with images borrowed from Redditor eiketsujinketsu’s super-smooth “non-potato” version of theanimated GIF, this image is a monument to falling in…
By Mike Fahey Published December 14, 2014 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Worst Final Fantasy VII Announcement: Winners!
During last week’s PlayStation Experience event,Square Enix announced a Final Fantasy VII port everyone had hoped was the long-awaited Final Fantasy VII HD remaster. I asked our creative community to imagine a worse Final Fantasy announcement. Such horrors they have wrought in my name. You’ll notice this week’s winning entry from good old HundredGunner as…
By Mike Fahey Published December 14, 2014 -
Watch Street Fighter V Played Live For The First Time
Capcom capped off today’s Capcom Cup finals with a live demonstration of the recently-announced Street Fighter V. Who’ll wind up with a head full of noodles? Watch and see. It’s the same two characters on the same stage we saw during the game’sreveal last weekend, but now there’s real hands making Chun-Li and Ryu do…
By Mike Fahey Published December 14, 2014
