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Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: A Brief Q&A With the Creative Mind Behind Child of Light • Indie Is My New Triple-A • Anime No One Watched: SKET DANCE • Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy: The TAY Review • Rockmandash Reviews: Muv-Luv Extra & Alternative TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To…
By András Neltz Published May 7, 2014 -
Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire Remakes Announced For November
Two games from the long-running creature-collecting series are getting remadefor the 3DS. Here’s how Nintendo’s describing the upcoming titles: Announcing Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems! Prepare for an epic adventure exploring a world filled with Pokémon! Pokémon fans first enjoyed Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 7, 2014 -
NBA2K14 Glitches Look Even Sillier In Real Life
NBA2k14, or any sports game for that matter, can produce some pretty amazing glitches, which tends to be more funny than irritating as long as they don’t break the game. Here’s NBA enthusiast Jesser and his friends, performing a lot of these—well, those that don’t require warped body parts, on a basketball court. And even…
By Gergo Vas Published May 7, 2014 -
The Best Desk For Gaming
Taking down as many votes as the other four nominees combined, the IKEA Galant is your choice for Best Gaming Desk. The Galant is deceptively simple at first, but a variety of permutations and configuration options, as well as its adjustable height, universal aesthetics, and 10-year limited warranty make it a great choice for a…
By Shane Roberts Published May 7, 2014 -
How The Oculus Rift Can Turn You Into A Controller
Playing with the Oculus Rift is better with friends. You can get your head chopped off, or use them as your personal “gaming chair.” The idea is simple: The player with the headset on enjoys the game, like this hang gliding simulator, while the others lift, tilt and push the player, following on-screen instructions. Looks…
By Gergo Vas Published May 7, 2014 -
The Unofficial Mario And Luigi Transformers
In the Transformers Animated universe there exists a pair of Cybertronian plumbers who bear a striking resemblance to Nintendo’s most famous bros, and now they’ve got their own third-party action figures. Paying homage to first generation Transformers and Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros., character designer Derrick J. Wyatt debuted this pair of plumbing hopefuls in a…
By Mike Fahey Published May 7, 2014 -
Trap-Filled Ancient Tomb Built In Minecraft
BlockMageTheWhite built this Indiana Jones-style trap-filled dungeon in Minecraft: Navigating the temple requires parkour-style skills: Piston and arrow traps threaten the careless: A puzzle bars the way: And a wrong turn leads to lava: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published May 7, 2014 -
Because of the angle, at first it doesn’t even look like Minecraft, but rather an early screenshot from the first Sims Actually it’s a really smooth shot of the neighbourhood area of Minecraft enthusiast Yazur‘s modern city project. Minecraft Neighbourhood by Yazur [DeviantART] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of…
By Gergo Vas Published May 7, 2014 -
Loading Human, the motion-controlled VR dream simulator for PC, is now on Kickstarter. Untold Games aims to collect $30,000 for their game, which has transitioned from Unity to Unreal Engine 4 (with pretty results, as seen in the vid above) and is now also approved for release on the PS4. Check out the campaign here
By András Neltz Published May 7, 2014 -
3D-Printed Pokémon Is All About Charm
That’s a pretty accurately designed 24″ long Onix that dug itself up out of Amphygory Design‘s 3D printers. According to the creators, it’s quite flexible, so unlike other 3D-printed Pokémon figurines, this one can be displayedthe way Onix appears in the games or the anime Here’s a short demonstation: 24″ Flexible Onix Model [AmphigoryDesign, YouTube]…
By Gergo Vas Published May 7, 2014 -
Nintendo Reports a Loss of $457 Million, 3DS and Wii U Both Fall Short
Nintendo has published their numbers for the most recent financial year, and sadly, they’re not doing all that well. The company ended up with an operating loss of 46.4 billion yen, or $457 million, for the fiscal year ending in March, managing to move 590,000 3DS units and 310,000 Wii U units in the last…
By András Neltz Published May 7, 2014 -
Here Is The Trailer For DC Universe Online: Amazon Fury
Wonder Woman musters an army in the new trailer for DC Universe Online: Amazon Fury: Gotham City is under siege and the Amazonian civil war has begun. Amazon Fury Part Iis already available to members, and non-members will be able to purchase the DLC Pack beginning today. The DLC Pack is available now on US…
By John Struan Published May 6, 2014 -
Shaq-Fu 2 Is Happening
The original was a game that even Electronic Arts admits was an “abomination”. This game’s crowdfunding campaign was, let’s be honest, a little weird. But whatever! A second Shaq-Fu game looks like it’s actually happening. The project passed its funding goal earlier today, developers Big Deez confirming that work is underway on both consoles and…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 6, 2014 -
Who Knew Video Game Creators Could Also Be In Super Corny Rock Bands
Permaband is a band made up of members of EVE Online’s development team. This clip for a song of theirs is a lot better than you’re probably expecting. Like, for what’s essentially a joke band, these guys can be good! Then corny. Then good! Then corny! Then funny! Then corny! Then good again. Confusing, but…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 6, 2014 -
Forget Those Big Space Games For A Moment
While big projects like Star Citizen an Elite: Dangerous are getting all the money (and press attention), they aren’t the only space games you should be keeping an eye on. There’s also Enemy Starfighter, which for months has been looking very, very cool. I’ve been playing a very early build of the game for the…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 6, 2014