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Nintendo, You Should Listen To These Diehard Pokémon Fans
Have you ever played a video game in another language? Maybe you understood that foreign lingo no problem and were fine. Maybe it was difficult. Maybe you just wanted to play the game in your native language. Then, you’ll understand these Chinese Pokémon fans. As South China Morning Post points out, there hasn’t been an…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 20, 2014 -
People Really, Really Want to Work at Valve
At least, according to those polled for an International Game Developers Association (IGDA) poll. And how bad do they want to work there? More than at their own company. As pointed out on GameSpot, over 2,200 developers were polled as to which game developer or publisher they’d like to work for. Here are the top…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 20, 2014 -
Here’s What a Live-Action Square Enix TV Show Looks Like
You know that Square Enix games have a certain look. The outfits, the weapons, and the hair all look very Square Enix-y. So if you thought a live-action TV based on a Square Enix game would look like, well, Square Enix, then you’d be right. Based on a card battle game for iOS, Android, and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published August 20, 2014 -
Pierce Brosnan Kind of Sucks At Goldeneye
Here’s Pierce Brosnan, playing Goldeneye with Jimmy Fallon. Brosnan’s not the best at the game, but hey, that’s OK. He can say he used to be James Bond. Brosnan says that prior to this moment, he had only played Goldeneye once before—so you can’t really fault him for not being the best at it. And…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 20, 2014 -
The Swedish Radio Transmission in P.T. Hides A Major Revelation
P.T., the brilliant playable trailer for Silent Hills, continues to deservedly attract obsessive study. One of the demo’s mysteries is a radio transmission in a foreign language. If these fans are correct, it’s in Swedish, and seems to make a major revelation about the game. Translated, the voice says: Close your eyes. Let your ears…
By John Struan Published August 20, 2014 -
So THAT’S What They’re Saying In Civ IV’s Intro
Vocalists Peter Hollens (a Kotaku regular) and Malukah (you may have heardher work before) have teamed up to deliver one hell of a cover of the intro song for Civilization IV. The song, Baba Yetu, won a Grammya few years back, and its composer Christopher Tin actually helped the pair out with their pronunciation in…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2014 -
StarCraft’s Queen Of Blades Shrunk, Turned Into Statue
StarCraft’s Kerrigan/Queen of Blades is getting a large (25 inches), detailed and terribly expensive statue that’ll go on sale later this week. Made by Sideshow, it’s a statue, not a figure, so you’re not getting any accessories or alternate parts. Just the statue. But it’s a pretty amazing one (even if, at $380, it’s beyond…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2014 -
OK, The XCOM Board Game Sounds Awesome
While the idea of a co-op XCOM board game sounded great, the fact it required use of an app turned a lot of people – myself included – off. Well, maybe I was being premature, because it turns out calling it an “app” is doing it a disservice. PC Gamer got some hands-on time with…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2014 -
Alone In The Dark Is Coming Back, And I Am Afraid
Alone In The Dark is a series that, long ago, meant something. It was the original 3D survival horror game, and the first two titles weren’t just terrifying and a blast to play, but had a gorgeous old-timey art style as well. In later years, though…well, let’s just say time and some publisher misdeeds pissed…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2014 -
The Morrowind Remake Is Still Happening, Still Looking Fantastic
Some wonderful people have, for a while now, been dragging The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind into the engine used by the series’ fifth game, Skyrim. It’s a long, tough job, but after loads of trailers and environmental fly-bys, we’ve got a good look today at some actual walkin’ around. Note that while the project looks…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 19, 2014 -
Watch These Fish Play Street Fighter
Sure, we all know that fish love playingPokémon, but did you know that they also throw down in Street Fighter II? Time to watch them fight! Of course they aren’t really fighting. Just like in Fish Plays Pokémon, the buttons are mapped to whatever part of the tank they happen to be swimming. Let’s watch…
By Chris Person Published August 19, 2014 -
27 Things You Might (Actually) Not Know About The Simpsons
I knew that Michael Jackson was involved in “Do The Bartman,” but I did not know why The Simpsons movie was banned in Burma. These sorts of videos—the things you didn’t know about the thing—are awfully common these days. That said, this one from Buzzfeed Video is pretty good. I didn’t know a lot of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 19, 2014 -
Maybe A Stone Age Assassin’s Creed Wouldn’t Be So Bad
“Me make new thing!” “Me already have stick.” “No… Pointy stick.” This fan video takes a tongue-in-cheek look at what would happen if Assassin’s Creed rode a wave of DNA science magic all the way back to the Stone Age, and it does not disappoint. I especially like the new blending mechanic. The supposition that…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 19, 2014 -
GTA Online Stunt Turns RPG Into Sniper Rifle
“The longest RPG shot ever” in GTA Online is definitely staged, but you gotta give these guys props for composing all the shots in this video. Plus, you gotta admit, this is the sort of thing we all get obsessed with doing while playing GTA. Check it out: (Via videogames)
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 19, 2014 -
Oh Cool, Someone Made A Game Out Of My Greatest Fears
You know those singing, dancing robots at children’s entertainment restaurants like Chuck E. Cheese’s? The ones whose eyes are unblinking, bottomless pools of rancid death? Yeah, Five Nights at Freddy’s is a game about watching them. At night. Greaaaaat. I mean, look at this: and this: This one has its fair share of cheap-ish jump…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 19, 2014 -
A Handy Way to Know When All the Games Come Out
Fall is coming, and it’s bringing a ton of games for you to enjoy. But maybe you’re having a hard time tracking when the titles you’re looking forward to are coming out. If that’s the case, then the Play Date interactive game release calendar is for you. Developed by software engineer Chris Gregori, Play Date…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 19, 2014 -
What Bloodborne Will Look Like When You’re Actually Playing It
Bloodborne looks great—like Dark Souls‘ cool trench-coat-wearing uncle—but we’ve only really seen it in “epic” trailers, screenshots, and gifs. Pure, mostly unfiltered gameplay footage sounds like just what the doctor (Dr. Dark Souls PHD, to be clear) ordered. Everyone in this game world has such great hats. And fashion sense in general. It’s like a…
By Nathan Grayson Published August 19, 2014 -
Battlefield 4 Screenshots Become Stunning Photographs
A game that’s been modded inside and out is sometimes indistinguishable from the game that was released, and Battlefield 4 is no different. The screenshots below are from Battlefield 4 player Berdu using SweetFX and Hattiwatti’s Cinematic tools. But the mods aren’t the only thing doing heavy lifting — Berdu has a fantastic eye for…
By Chris Person Published August 19, 2014 -
Dota 2 Really Makes Me Want to Buy Stuff
I am 132 hours into Dota 2. During this time, I haven’t spent a single cent on the game, but damned if it’s not doing everything in its power to tempt me. I don’t know how much longer I can hold out. In fact, I think it’s probably inevitable that I will end up spending…
By Patricia Hernandez Published August 19, 2014