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The Best (Last?) Hope for a Good Alien Game
There’s a reason that the first word in the next game based on 20th Century Fox’s sci-fi horror franchise is singular. Alien: Isolation will be taking its cues from Ridley Scott’s slower, more atmospheric 1979 original. That means no space marines and no P5000 power loader. Just you and one big, scary Xenomorph. Which you…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 24, 2014 -
Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Batman: Arkham Disappointment • Happy 32nd Birthday, ZX Spectrum 48k! • Why I Loved Muv-Luv (But You Might Not) • On the Side of Mooks: A Discworld Highlight TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.
By András Neltz Published April 24, 2014 -
Bob’s Game, One Of The Strangest Stories In Indie Gaming, Is Back
In 2008, a man named Robert Pelloni made headlines with an ambitious claim: he’d spent thousands of hours working on an indie role-playing game called Bob’s Game, and he wanted to release it for Nintendo DS. In the months and years to come, Pelloni made headlines for less savory reasons. First he said he would…
By Jason Schreier Published April 24, 2014 -
Video Game Artist Turns Her Own Face Into Monster Material
One moment, it’s a pleasant mask of a female face. The next, it’s the shriveled mask of a nightborne hell-beast. Sweet dreams! We’ve already shown a bit of the photogrammetry technology that Polish dev studio The Astronauts will be using to pull images from the real world into the game engine they’re using to make…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 24, 2014 -
Game of Thrones‘ Opening Couldn’t Get Any More Absurd
Really3D‘s minimalistic, silly recreation of the iconic Game of Thrones opening might be a joke, but looking at the precisely scaled models, you must admit it probably still took him a lot of time to do this. I only have one question: Where is the mighty render farm that made this possible located? Game of…
By Gergo Vas Published April 24, 2014 -
Artist Patrick Brown captured the mood of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes perfectly in his fan piece. I just love the guard tower’s lighting and the rain effects on the ground. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes by Patrick Brown [DeviantART] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the…
By Gergo Vas Published April 24, 2014 -
You Can’t Play Evolve Yet, But This Is The Next Best Thing
Evolve, the next game by Left 4 Dead devs Turtle Rock Studios, looksfantastic. And while you can’t try the co-op shooter just yet, you can see how an Evolve match plays out from any perspective you’d like in this interactive trailer. Yes, you can even see the match from the perspective of the monster. The…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 24, 2014 -
Cult Horror Game is Getting a Live-Action Film
Ao Oni, the popular survival horror RPG Maker game—where you have to solve puzzles and escape from The Oni, a demon that appears and follows you randomly—is getting a Japanese live-action movie Just for comparison, here’s a shot from the game. The Oni and the setting may look nice and calm, but it is not.…
By Gergo Vas Published April 24, 2014 -
Super-early gameplay footage from the Outcast HD reboot And I do mean super early—it’s basically the old game models in the new engine, with zero special effects. Still, looks promising! The Kickstarter campaign is currently 37% funded with just under two weeks to go.
By András Neltz Published April 24, 2014 -
It’s Another Baldur’s Gate, Basically. A Pixelly Baldur’s Gate.
Isometric party-based RPG. Real-time with pause. Fantasy. Platform: PC. Yep, that sounds a lot like Baldur’s Gate And that’s good! You’re looking at Serpent in the Staglands. Apart from Bioware’s Baldur’s Gate, its developers cite 1992 PC RPG Darklands as an inspiration—aesthetically, it is perhaps more similar to Darklands due to all the pixels, but…
By András Neltz Published April 24, 2014 -
Glamor Shots Of The New Team Fortress 2 Robot Pyro Figures
ThreeA posted new photos of its upcoming Team Fortress 2 Robot Pyro figures, as well its upcoming Lost Planet 2 Drio Vital Suit: Enjoy more photos at ThreeA You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 24, 2014 -
The Best New Marvel Comics Covers
A goat in the Avengers headlines this selection of the best newly-revealed Marvel Comics covers: Secret Avengers #5 cover by Tradd Moore. Original Sin #6 cover by Julian Totino Tedesco. Avengers Undercover #7 cover by Francesco Mattina. Black Widow #8 cover by Phil Noto. All-New Ultimates #5 cover by David Nakayama. Elektra #4 cover by…
By John Struan Published April 24, 2014 -
Choose Your Dragon Age: Inquisition Inquisitor
The Dragon Age account posted this illustration of male and female Inquisitors. Previously: Here is the gender-neutral Dragon Age: Inquisition box art You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
By John Struan Published April 24, 2014 -
Wolfenstein: The New Order Art Print
The Assault on Death’s Head Fortress lithograph is available for purchase at the Bethesda store. And speaking of Wolfenstein, check out this concept art for the Panzerhund—a fearsome robotic dog: Previously: Watch 30 minutes of Wolfenstein gameplay You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs…
By John Struan Published April 23, 2014 -
Game About Sad Nerd Looks More Fun Than It Sounds
OMOCAT isn’t just a radart person. She’s also making a game, one that you should check out if you like some other game called Earthbound. She’s doing the art, writing and directing the game, while getting some help with stuff like music. The game’s called OMORI, and is based on an old comic/character who’s basically…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 23, 2014 -
Indie Steampunk Game Is Basically BioShock Golf
I have played many a golf game in my life. I had never, until yesterday, played one that described itself as “a physics based first person exploratory mini golf game set in a steampunk alternative universe”. I’m glad I did. Despite being early code, available on Steam’s Early Access service, I had a blast with…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 23, 2014 -
What If Tron Were Made By Musical Aliens?
Then you’d get FRACT OSC, a haunting exploration puzzle game where the entire world is a fully functional KORG-style synthesizer. I spent an hour playing the game and grilling its creator about the inner workings of this infernal music machine, and you can watch that below. There’s not really another game like it. Our own…
By Nathan Grayson Published April 23, 2014 -
Drowning Simulator Is The Worst Game I Have Ever Played
I hate being in the ocean. Shallow beaches, I can handle, but the deep sea terrifies me more than spiders, snakes and birds who can talk put together. So a game where you do nothing but drown in open water is not my Game Of The Year candidate. But Sortie En Mer isn’t supposed to…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 23, 2014