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Smitten as we are here at Kotaku with the amazing iOS game Ridiculous Fishing, we had to get some tips from the people who made the game. They know how to ridiculously fish. A hearty thank you to Rami Ismail of the game’s superb development studio Vlambeer. He provided these tips while I played his…

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Divekick Is The Smartest, Most Absurd Two-Button Fighting Game I’ve Ever Played

A fighting game that has only two buttons—and that only has one-hit kills. A fighting game dreamed up as a joke but now targeted for the pro fighting scene. A game that will be playable on PC, PS3 or, most ridiculously, by two players on one PlayStation Vita. The is Divekick. It’s no joke. Except…

You Don’t Have to Beat BioShock Infinite to Unlock the Ultra-Hard 1999 Mode. Just Use the Konami Code.

Back in January of last year, Irrational Games announced that BioShock Infinite would have a hardcore 1999 Mode, which would make players pick a specialization that locks them into a set framework of powers and skills. There’d be no going back on those choices and death would be permanent. Back then, Irrational said that the…

Because My Children Can Never Have Too Many Alice: Madness Returns Toys

More than a year and a half since the game’s release, Diamond Select Toys prepares to unleash action figure based on American McGee’s Alice: Madness Returns. Royal Suit Alice is going in the kids’ room when she arrives next month, and not just for the trauma factor. I’m not a bad parent — well, not…

Here’s Legend of Grimrock 2’s very first official screenshot. A nice change from the dark tunnels of the first game

Ecco the Dolphin Follow-Up The Big Blue Looks to Kickstarter for Funding

Recently launched on Kickstarter, from the people behind the somewhat difficult 1992 Sega Genesis game Ecco the Dolphin comes The Big Blue, a spiritual sequel of sorts. Ecco designer Ed Annunziata is helming the project, promising to deliver a game which “will be strikingly beautiful and at the same time mysterious and terrifying.” Described as…

Currently doing the internet rounds in Japan, this video shows a karate bout in Russia that ends with one swift finish. Have a look. Epic karate knockout of the 2013 Shinkyokushinkai karate [klasavec@YouTube] Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune…

All the Final Fantasy XIII Digital Cuddling You Can Handle

Final Fantasy XIII has sexual tension. Ditto for its sequel, Final Fantasy XIII-2. Some apparently thought the tension wasn’t palpable enough. So they took things into their own hands. Digitally. Over on DeviantArt, several talented digital artists have their visions of Final Fantasy XIII pairings—some of which you might agree with and some of which…

Iron Man 3 Isn’t Called Iron Patriot 3, But At Least The Latter Gets His Own Amazing Action Figure

He’s a supporting character, second fiddle to Downey Jnr.’s gold-riddled heroics, but when it comes to flag-waving robot suit ass-kicking, nobody does it more American than Don Cheadle’s Iron Patriot. Hot Toys is releasing this figure based on the suit, and while it’ll miss the theatrical release of the movie (it’s out in May, while…

A Gorgeous Game That Lets You Explore The Titanic. Right Up Until, You Know, It Sinks.

Back in 2011, we showed you footage of a project some fans were putting together, in which the entire RMS Titanic was being recreated using the same engine that powers Crysis 3. Inside and out. That project is now back with a more substantial goal in mind, with the team behind it launching an Indiegogo…

Why Do We Play Games?

It’s a valid question. I mean, as the guy says, we don’t need to. We just…do it. And make it harder of our own free will, by adding rules and stuff. Games are weird Why Do We Play Games? [Vsauce]

Turns Out Video Game Retailers Do A Pretty Good Job Of Not Selling Adult Games To Kids

Last year, the Federal Trade Commission ran a nationwide undercover shopping sting, aimed at testing various retailers’ compliance with age ratings for media products. Kids aged 13-16, without the supervision of an adult, were asked to try and buy things like unrated DVDs, explicit albums and M-rated video games. For all the crap that game…

As we’ve just seen, 3D printers are pretty great for hobbyists and DIY toy-makers. But because the machines can make practically anything, they can make, well, practically anything. Including assault rifles. Which is going to be a problem. 3D Printed Guns [Vice]

Brave Man Invites GlaDOS Into His Home And Onto His Ceiling

When dragonator wanted a new lamp for the roof, he didn’t go and buy one. He made a giant, supremely impressive GlaDOS one. As you do. Built using a 3D printer, as you can see, it barely qualifies as a “lamp” anymore at all. “Elaborate roof sculpture that happens to also illuminate” might be more…

Enjoy Vice City All Over Again As A Fantastic Grand Theft Auto IV “Mod”

It’s been too long since we last saw Vice City Rage in action. Too damn long. An ambitious project aimed at “porting” Rockstar’s classic 2002 game to the more modern Grand Theft Auto IV engine, it may still be looking a little basic in terms of textures, but that modern lighting, physics and handling are…

Soundodger is like a shoot-em-up where you can’t actually shoot back. And it’s entirely generated by the music. Bullet hell? More like music hell. (via Indiegames)

BioShock Infinite Cosplay Is As Impressive As The Actual Game

Last year, cosplayer Anna Moleva did such a good job role-playing as BioShock Infinite’s Elizabeth that developers Irrational Games offered her a job marketing the game If you were wondering what comes next, here’s the end result, from a photo shoot that took place back in Janury. It’s a strange world we’re living in, but…

Two PC Shooter Series Make The Jump To PlayStation 4

Sony announced today that indie shooters Blacklight: Retribution (above) and Primal Carnage (below), both already available on the PC, will also be turning up on the PlayStation 4 when the console is released later this year. Like The Witness, these games will be self-published by developers Both Zombie Studios and Lukewarm Media respectively. Also announced,…

Get A First Look At Broken Age, Double Fine’s New Adventure Game, In Action

Given a name over the weekend, Broken Age, the end result of a record-breaking Kickstarter effort run by Tim Schafer’s Double Fine, now has some gameplay footage. Only a little, sandwiched between interviews with key developers, but then, this isn’t your standard sleep-inducing developer diary. It’s a documentary put together by the very talented 2…