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Time To Despair: you should read this excellent Gamasutra interview with a couple of producers on Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. In it, they talk about Japanese culture, the idea behind some of the characters and themes in the game, and more.

Google’s New Phone Could Change The Way We Play Games

Hey, it’s Johnny Lee! You might remember Johnny from his pioneering motion work with the Wii Remote, which got him hired by Microsoft to help build Kinect. Well, Johnny’s now with Google, and his new project is even cooler. That headline might sound corny, but it really could. You’ll see why in a second. Johnny…

Blacksmithing In The Elder Scrolls Online Is Complicated

In other massively multiplayer online role-playing games, blacksmithing involves find a forge in town and clicking about a bit. In The Elder Scrolls Online, you’ve got to kill some tigers first. Well, you don’t have to kill the tigers. You could probably just bypass them altogether and run for the dungeon entrance, or have someone…

Watch People Play As Adam Sessler

Forget Twitch plays Pokemon. Watch Twitch play Adam Sessler. It’s almost as silly.

‘Twitch Plays Pokémon’ Looks Even Sillier In Real Life

When thousands of people try to control a single character at once, like in the ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon’ stream, things can look a little…erratic.No matter what he tries to do or where he tries to go, the main character, Red, practically looks drunk. Obviously, Twitch players should never have control of a real person. Or…

When Mario Meets Seinfeld

What would happen if you mashed up Mario and Seinfeld? Well, something like this, probably. Aside from turning Super Mario Bros. into an existential sinkhole, the combination of Seinfeld and Mario brings up some questions, namely: 1. Who does Princess Peach think is spongeworthy? 2. Did Toad really kill Birdo with toxic glue attached to…

Meet The Game Makers Who Actually Enjoy Reading Internet Comments

Rex Crowle and Christophe Villedieu don’t say the kinds of things most of the video game developers I’ve ever spoken to say. For example, when they’re feeling down they… go to Twitter to see what people have to say about their game. Really? I get that their recent game, the PlayStation Vita adventure Tearaway, was…

Amazing Dad Builds Elaborate Mission Control Center For His Kid

Now here’s a clever (but complicated) way to get your kid excited to finish their homework: build them a mission control center under their desk. At least, that’s what this man—who is clearly gunning for some sort of father of the year award—did. And if you’re keen on doing something like this, good news: the…

Can’t get over Parks and Recreation‘s Andy Dwyer playing the buff Peter Quill in Guardians of the Galaxy? You are not alone. Youtuber AwesomenessX put together this little video to help fans of both properties cope.

Hanging Out With Titanfall‘s Grunts Can Be Pretty Entertaining

We’ve talked abouthow Titanfall’s NPCs make sure there’s always something happening and there’s always someone to shoot. But the “grunts” also have their own dialogue, and it’s something more reminiscent of Halo than Call of Duty. You might notice when you’re near a group of grunts that they call out things like “Enemy pilot spotted!”…

What Call Of Duty: Ghosts Needed Was Space Cats. Now It Has Them.

When I played through Call of Duty: Ghosts I got the distinct feeling that something was missing, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. That’s because the glory of Space Cats is forever beyond our human reach. We can but download them as one of many character and personalization packs added to the…

G710+, Humble Weekly, Free Thief: Gold, Free Zelda Book [Deals]

The Logitech G710+ was one of your top 5 nominations for Best Gaming Keyboard, and today it’s available from NCIX for just $105. We do not expect their stock to last, so when it runs out, Amazon also has it on sale for $115. When we see iTunes gift card deals, they’re usually only 20%…

Watch Us Play With Pretty Paper Puzzles On PC

There’s something really peaceful and fun about slowly clearing this board of different colored pieces of paper. It reminds me of playing with the paint bucket tool in MS Paint. It can also get just as frustrating as when you have a space in your outline that you didn’t catch. Kami came out for iOSlast…

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Prodigy is a new tactical role-playing experience that combines the world of high-quality figurines with video games. You officially have my attention, Hanakai Studio. Information is sparse, but the concept is intriguing and the artwork is so pretty. I shall keep my eyes on this one.

Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Understanding Childhood Trauma Through The Lens Of One Somber Game • Why More Games Should Be Like Dynasty Warriors 8 • A Look At Tales of Zestiria TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them here.

​Now There’s an Actual Remote for the Xbox One

The Xbox One is supposed to revolutionize the way we watch TV, with voice and gestural commands letting us search and change channels without pressing any buttons. But Microsoft will be putting out a physical remote control dedicated to media watching anyway. Y’know, just in case the revolution takes a while. The Xbox One Media…

Last Year’s Portable Batman Hits Consoles and PC in April

Two Batman games came out last year. The big console version, Batman: Arkham Origins, came from a new development studio. That game’s overshadowed, on-the-go semi-sequel Batman: Arkham Origins: Blackgate came from Armature, a collective of creators who helped make the great Metroid Prime games. Previously released only for 3DS and Vita, Blackgate now gets its…

Hearts Melt When Evangelion Meets Puzzle & Dragons

Crossing over with everything from Batman to Hello Kitty, mobile sensation Puzzle & Dragons has almost become more marketing machine that monster-collecting puzzle game. I don’t mind though, because look at how adorable Rei Anayami is. There’s more. Starting February 24 in Japan and sometime in March over here in the States, Puzzle & Dragons…

Thief comes out next week. No idea who that guy in the thumbnail is… This new trailer shows a bit more about the new adventure that Garrett will get caught up in, with heavy occult overtones and some glimpses of the environmental puzzles players will have to navigate.