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Arcade Classic Gauntlet Is Getting A Remake
First released in 1985, Gauntlet was a genre-defining arcade dungeon crawler. Now, it’s being re-released for PC, in the form of a top-down co-op action RPG, all prettied up and modernized for a new audience. Magicka creator Arrowhead Game Studios is developing the new Gauntlet, which will feature full Steam Machine and SteamOS integration along…
By András Neltz Published March 17, 2014 -
How The Turn-Based Angry Birds RPG Works
Last week’s oddest announcement, Angry Birds Epic has now soft launched in Australia and Canada, giving players pretending to be in those countries a chance to find out just what the hell is going on. Let’s take a look. If they wouldn’t have been sued out of existence, Rovio should have called this game Angry…
By Mike Fahey Published March 17, 2014 -
From lowly sprite in 1985, to fearsome beast in 2014. Above is concept art from Chaos Reborn, the reboot of 1985’s Chaos: The Battle of Wizards, a turn-based strategy game for the ZX Spectrum. Creator Julian Gollop, who also worked on the original X-Com, recently launched a Kickstarter campaign for Chaos Reborn Chaos Reborn [Kickstarter]…
By András Neltz Published March 17, 2014 -
How Popeye Inspired Pac-Man, And Other Interesting Pac-Man Facts
Like how the famous Pac-Man Google Doodle cost the US economy over $120 million. Yikes. DYKGaming, the undisputed master of all gaming-related trivia, is back to tell us about one of the most influential, popular, and… well, fun, games of all time, Pac-Man. Have a look below, if for nothing else than to check out…
By András Neltz Published March 17, 2014 -
Early Sonic Boom Designs Caused “Discomfort” to Original Sonic Team
At one point, the current iteration of Sonic and his friends looked even more different compared to their original selves. So much so that it caused quite a few headaches to the series’ original creators. Speaking to GameSpot, Bob Rafei, head of the studio in charge of the character redesigns, said that early on, the…
By András Neltz Published March 17, 2014 -
The Newest Street Fighter Character Is…
The fifth and final new fighter to be added to the upcoming Ultra Street Fighter IV will be Decapre. She’s new, while also being not new. It’s weird. She’s not a new character, having first appeared briefly in Street Fighter Alpha 3 as an NPC (which you can see in the intro to the video…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2014 -
Help A Man Build A 300-Foot Water Slide In The Middle Of A Road
Artist Luke Jerram wants to build a 300-foot-long slip-and-slide right down the middle of a street in Bristol, England. That is God’s work you are doing, Luke. It might seem absurd, but it actually has a shot of happening: being a slip-and-slide, all they’d need would be some tarps and a hose (OK, maybe a…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2014 -
Trolling This Dating Service Should Be Cruel, But It’s Great
As Bart Simpson has shown, trolling people looking for love is usually a dick move. The trick, then, is to keep it short, keep it simple, and make it funny. Hello Let’s Date is a Tumblr that chronicles the text adventures of a Tindermember who…well, he’s about what you should expect from a dating service…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2014 -
One Gamer Has More YouTube Subscribers Than Rihanna, Bieber
If anything is going to roll up 2014, the internet and video games together in one single fact, this has got to be it. Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg, one of the most well-known “Let’s Play” gamers on the planet, now has over 25 million subscribers (he’s doubled his tally in just a year). Compare that to…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2014 -
Indie Shooter Inspired By Badass Battlefield Gifs
You know, as important as it is to have games taking inspiration from classic literature, philosophy and the human spirit, sometimes it’s nice to hear a developer say you know what, screw it, we made this game because we were playing two other games that were awesome. So it is with Jetgetters, a game that’s…
By Luke Plunkett Published March 16, 2014 -
Alessandro Ituarte made this retro version of Campo Santo’s promotional image for Firewatch.
By John Struan Published March 16, 2014 -
Anyone Who’s Ever Loved A Pet Should Watch This
I posted this week’s special Brawl in the Family video comic in today’s edition of Sunday Comics, but I felt it needed a place of its own. As a friend put it, this is the tragedy of pet ownership spoken in the vernacular of video games. And that’s why I spent half the day reading…
By Mike Fahey Published March 16, 2014 -
This weekend also marks the 5th birthday of one of the most popular titles in mobile gaming history. Lima Sky’s Doodle Jump has been downloaded more than 150 million times since its 2009 launch, appearing on Android, iOS, Windows Phone 7 and 8, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360 and Symbian. Such gleeful hopping.
By Mike Fahey Published March 16, 2014 -
Happy 15th Anniversary, EverQuest
On March 16, 1999, Sony invited players to venture into the world of Norrath for the first time. EverQuest has been changing lives ever since, including mine. I’m not just talking about my bout of addiction, which I chronicled on Kotaku years ago. The original EverQuest changed the way I interacted with people. By giving…
By Mike Fahey Published March 16, 2014 -
The Killer Mega Man Jacket That Might Not Happen
The latest creation from video game clothing designer Enzo Volante is this outstanding Mega Man hooded jacket, which won’t get made unless Capcom gets enough preorders. Capcom has teamed up with Volante Design to dangle this incredibly sexy jacket in front of Mega Man fans hungry for any kind of love they can get. The…
By Mike Fahey Published March 16, 2014 -
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: The Pokemon World Cup
Welcome to my first official Kotaku ‘Shop Contest. I would have gone with something fluffy and light for my first go round, but when the most important soccer event in the entire goddamned universe is threatened by Pokemon, there can be only one response. In case you hadn’t heard, Japan is bringing Pokemon to the…
By Mike Fahey Published March 16, 2014 -
The 1980s Are Back To Help You Beat Super Mario 3D World
Travel back in time once more to the 1980s, a magical age when video game tips and tricks were delivered by warm, friendly voices over tinny television speakers, and no one called you names for needing help beating a Mario platformer.
By Mike Fahey Published March 16, 2014