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A Genesis Cult Classic Is Coming Back (For The PC)
General Chaos was a Genesis game that, in the grand scheme of things, few people played and even fewer remember. Which is a shame, as it was one of the smartest and most innovative games on the platform, one whose DNA can still be seen today in games like Team Fortress 2. So it’s fitting,…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2013 -
You’ve Played as Master Chief. Why Not Try Playing As Cortana?
The Fall is an upcoming indie game that, as you might have guessed by the headline, flips a famous gaming convention on its head. It’s not an official Halo game, of course, but the inspiration is clear, in that you’re assuming the role of an AI that helps control the armoured combat suit of a…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2013 -
Catchy Tune Made Entirely Using…Game Console Sounds
Not the sounds from games, the sounds of actual consoles. Start-ups, menus, that sort of stuff. This is crazy. If you look closely, you’ll see some other effects are a Dark Souls box opening, using the 360’s vents as a washboard, flicking some thumbsticks and…slapping a PS3. So catchy! Console Wars [liltommyj, via Gamefreaks]
By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2013 -
Are You Man (Or Woman) Enough To Try 23 Year-Old Mario Food?
$450. That’s all that stands between you and a date with destiny. And, most likely, a hospital bed. An eBay seller is trying to offload a box of Super Mario Bros. 3 “Assorted Real Fruit Snacks”. From 1990. Sure, they’re mint in box – somehow -but 23 years is a long time, even taking preservatives…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 10, 2013 -
Capcom, A Game This Pretty Needs A Better Name
Deep Down looks like what happens when Capcom figures “let’s put Dark Souls and Assassin’s Creed together!”. It sounds like “I’ll have a Deep Down, potato & gravy and three pieces of original recipe chicken, thanks”. Ah well. We don’t really know much about the PS4 game, but the clip shown at Sony’s pre-TGS presser…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2013 -
Paypal Won’t Give Indie Devs Their Money
The small team behind indie fighting game Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysm have a problem. Despite raising nearly $120,000 on crowdsourcing site Indiegogo – twice what they asked for – they can’t get their hands on over half the cash. Online shopping intermediaries Paypal have emailed the team and told them: The email from PayPal advises…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 9, 2013 -
Watch The Forging of a League of Legends Champion’s Blade
Man At Arms’ master swordsmith Tony Swatton returns, this time forging what may be the most complicated weapon he’s made yet: the Zenith Blade, from League of Legends. Bonus: not only does a Leona cosplayer get involved in the “smash stuff” portion of the show, we also get to see the reaction that Riot Games…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 9, 2013 -
It’s Hard Not To Get Pumped About This PS4 Feature
Watching this PlayStation ad, it really sunk in for me: it’s one thing to hear about the ability to play/stream PlayStation 4 games remotely on your Vita, should you own one. It’s another thing entirely to see that feature in action and realize, holy crap, it’s like I have a portable PlayStation 4 in my…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 9, 2013 -
You Aren’t The Only One Taking A Day Off For Grand Theft Auto V
Here’s a rather frank but hilarious notice spotted by lukedoof in front of a small British games shop called Console Yourself. Why bother opening the store when they know their customers and staff alike will be busy playing Grand Theft Auto V the day after launch day? It’s good thinking, if you ask me. I…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 9, 2013 -
Zelda Designer Tried Skyrim Because The Name Sounds Like Skyward Sword
Some people play Skyrim for the big open world, or the variety of interesting quests. The guy who makes Zelda, though? He plays Skyrim because it starts with the same three letters as Skyward Sword. Speaking with USGamer in an interesting interview published today, Zelda bossman Eiji Aonuma spilled the beans: he played Skyrim because…
By Jason Schreier Published September 9, 2013 -
Pokemon Bank Is Exciting. Here’s Why.
At first glance, having the ability to store Pokemon in the cloud doesn’t seem like a big deal. It’s just storage, you know? A place to put Pokemon in. Uh, okay. Neat for the collectors and obsessive Pokemon breeders, sure, but what does it mean for everyone else? Thing is—and mind, some of this is…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 9, 2013 -
Baldur’s Gate II Is Still One Of The Greatest RPGs Ever Made
Thirteen years after release, Baldur’s Gate II is still one of the best role-playing games of all time. No joke. If you consider yourself an RPG fan, this is a game you have to play. “But wait,” you are most likely thinking, ready to type out a comment about how lame I am. “This game…
By Jason Schreier Published September 9, 2013 -
Neighbors of Xbox Burglary Victim Suffer Shirtless Scare
Crime is a constant feature of video games writing. Somewhere, someone is doing something illicit with them—sometimes comically stupid, sometimes tragic. Games and consoles are currency, objects of dispute, sometimes even weapons themselves. Kotaku‘s Police Blotter is here to round up the latest in games crime. He’s Fed Up and Wants Answers Now, Dammit LORAIN,…
By Owen Good Published September 9, 2013 -
Yikes! Sales Chart Predicts Gaming Doom For Sony And Nintendo.
Hi, gamers! Were you having a good day today? If so, I apologize for bumming you out, but here’s a chart from a statistical analysis of the sales of Nintendo and Sony console and hardware sales. The chart is one of a batch crafted by Asymco researcher and former Nokia analyst Horace Dediu, who, sadly,…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 9, 2013 -
Ruin (Improve?) Your Disneyland Memories With A Left 4 Dead 2 Mod
If you’ve ever watched Zombieland or played L4D2’s Dark Carnival, then you already know that going to a theme park when the world is overrun by zombies maaay not be the best idea. …or it might be the best idea. Especially if said theme park is Disneyland! Check out this rad Left 4 Dead mod…
By Patricia Hernandez Published September 9, 2013 -
Watch Out Spotify: Xbox Music Is Finally Coming To iOS & Android
These days, all-access streaming music services no longer feel like unlikely magic tricks—they’re a convenient, widely adopted way to listen to music. There’s clearly a lot of money to be made in streaming music, and big technology companies aren’t going to sit idly by and let upstarts like Rdio and Spotify corner the market. Enter…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 9, 2013 -
G4 Might Not Be Dead After All
G4 may still live: months after laying off a number of staff and canceling both of the struggling channel’s flagship gaming shows, NBC Universal has decided to keep G4 alive, The Hollywood Reporter reports. That’s right: instead of turning G4 into the newly-branded Esquire Channel as part of a licensing deal with the Hearst corporation,…
By Jason Schreier Published September 9, 2013 -
Final Fantasy XIV Had A Great Weekend. Let’s Celebrate Live.
The congestion issues of launch now a thing of the past and apologies accepted, we’ve got all the time in the world to play Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. Sounds like the perfect time for a live stream to me. Update: Hey now, hey now — the stream is over. Not only does server…
By Mike Fahey Published September 9, 2013 -
Manifesto: The 21st Century Will Be Defined By Games
Previous centuries have been defined by novels and cinema. In a bold manifesto we’re proud to debut here on Kotaku, game designer Eric Zimmerman states that this century will be defined by games. Below is Zimmerman’s manifesto, which will also appear in the upcoming book The Gameful World from MIT press. We invite you to…
Eric Zimmerman & Heather Chaplin Published September 9, 2013