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They’re Making a Hack-and-Slash Dragon Quest
And it’s called Dragon Quest Heroes. It looks like Dragon Quest meets Dynasty Warriors. Dragon Quest Heroes will be out on the PS3 and the PS4 next spring in Japan. Expect lots of this: To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft Kotaku East is your slice…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 1, 2014 -
Here You Go, A Cockpit For Your Flying Video Games
This is a Kickstarter for a cardboard package that, when assembled, becomes a wrap-around cockpit for your flight sim and space shooter sessions. It sounds so dorky, but once you see it mocked-up and sitting there, it actually looks – if you’ve got the space for it – pretty badass. Getting the full thing isn’t…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2014 -
Stupid Marvel Cover Turns Out To Be Secretly Horrifying
Earlier this month, Marvel approved a cover (above, drawn by Milo Manara) for an upcoming issue of Spider-Woman that was so stupid that the stupidity overran the offensiveness. Like, really? You’re just going to stick her ass up in the air like that? She climbs buildings like a porno shoot? The thing is, while the…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2014 -
SimCity Megacity Has Over 100 Million People Living In It
Peter Richie’s SimCity 4 project, called (what else) Megacity One, is like something out of a science-fiction story. Using 81 large city tiles, 26,542km of roads, 8,626km of subway lines and 324 hydrogen power plants, he has managed to create a single sprawling metropolis of 107,658,254 people. For reference, the largest urban centre in the…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2014 -
Nintendo’s Little Plastic Figures Look Fantastic
Nintendo’s Amiibo figures are, like Skylanders and Disney Infinity, designed first and foremost for video games. But where they differ from Activision and Disney’s efforts is that I would buy all of these just to sit on my desk, quality of the games be damned. Especially since, at $13 each, they’re comfortably in “I’m just…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 31, 2014 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Next New 3DS
Nintendo recently announced a new model of their 3DS handheld, packed with more power and cool new features. Neat, but that was Friday and we’re bored now. What’s the next next 3DS going to look like? To the Photoshop mobile! I know we’ve been waiting for a second analog stick for a long time, but…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2014 -
Disney Infinity 2.0 Gets Combat Support From Ninja Theory
Taking a break from making action adventure games featuring stunning characters with large, waatery eyes, Heavenly Sword developer Ninja Theory’s been helping polish combat systems for the Marvel-powered Disney Infinity 2.0. Revealed during the Giant Bomb panel at PAX Prime (via GameSpot) andconfirmed on Twitter by Disney Infinity executive producer John Vignocchi, Ninja Theory has…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2014 -
The Coolest Cosplay at PAX Prime, Day 2
Want impeccably done Borderlands, Judge Dredd and Kingdom Hearts cosplay from the Pacific Northwest? Well, come right on in. As it was yesterday, this round-up of the cosplay happening at PAX Prime 2014 comes courtesy of documentary series/social network Cosplay Boom. (All photos and stills from the upcoming Cosplay Boom documentary were taken by Todd…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 31, 2014 -
Fortnite Is Not What You’d Expect from the Makers of Gears of War
Fortnite doesn’t feel like the kind of experience that should be coming from Epic Games. This is the House That Shooters Built after all, with huge slabs of foundation laid down by Unreal Tournament and Gears of War. But, despite being a game that takes heavy cues from Minecraft, Fortnite represents an evolution for the…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 31, 2014 -
Dead or Alive 5 Coming To Playstation 4 and Xbox One Next Year
In a suprise announcement following the award ceremony at this weekend’s Japan Gamer’s Live event, Tecmo Koei producer Yosuke Hayashi announced Dead or Alive 5: Last Round, coming to Japanese PS4 and Xbox One consoles in spring of next year. No information on a Western release — in fact very little information at all, aside…
By Mike Fahey Published August 31, 2014 -
Video Of Karen Gillan Getting Her Head Shaved To Play Nebula
Watch Karen Gillan getting her hair shaved off to play Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy: Previously: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published August 30, 2014 -
With a little modification, a loving wedding photo becomes a screenshot from the next, next Silent Hill game. Of course, the unmodified photo is also pretty creepy: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published August 30, 2014 -
Now They’re Enhancing Icewind Dale
Now that Trent Oster and his team at Beamdog have finished enhancing Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate II, they’re moving north up the Sword Coast for an enhanced edition of Icewind Dale, coming later this year to iOS, Android and PC. While Black Isle Studios only published BioWare’s Baldur’s Gate games, 2000’s Icewind Dale was…
By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2014 -
Wandering The Wyoming Wilderness, Waiting For It To Burn
It’s easy to get freaked out on a solo trip through barren wilderness, especially when your job is waiting for it to catch on fire. Here’s our first look at Firewatch in action. Set in the gorgeous Wyoming wilderness, Campo Santo’s Firewatch is a first-person adventure game where your only link to civilization is the…
By Mike Fahey Published August 30, 2014