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Atlus’s Newest Game Is A Lovely Strategy-RPG

Here’s the latest trailer for Gungnir, a new strategy role-playing game that Atlus released today for PSP. Yes, PSP. It’s aliiiiiiiivvvvveeee

By Jason Schreier Published June 12, 2012

Intense, Yes. Unique? Maybe…

Here is a video game soldier, rifle in hands, taking cover. A helicopter explodes behind him. The word “intense” might describe this scene from the TV commercial for the new shooter Spec Ops: The Line, but “unique”? The unsolicited point here is not to beat up on IGN, whose quote may well suit the sandstorm-filled…

By Stephen Totilo Published June 12, 2012

Dawn of the Seeker is Best for the Lore-Crazy Dragon Age Fan

With games, the whole “ancillary media” thing is usually just not my style. I read and loved all of the Myst books, way back in the day, and for something like a decade that was it. But then came Dragon Age. I’m one of those rare sorts who really enjoyed both games—not just the first…

By Kate Cox Published June 12, 2012

I Played Ten Minutes Of Studio Ghibli’s Stunning, Dreamy Ni no Kuni

Not unlike reading a Murakami book or watching a Miyazaki film, playing Ni no Kuni is sort of like wandering into a dream. This makes sense, because Ni no Kuni mostly takes place in a dream world. It’s a fascinating place conjured up by the folks at Studio Ghibli, the charming animation studio behind flicks…

By Jason Schreier Published June 12, 2012

Skyrim Director Wishes Console Gamers Could Experience PC Mods

Skyrim‘s vast, lush world is a wonderful thing made all the more remarkable by the fact that it continues to grow and expand, constantly changing in unexpected ways. This is not only due to the downloadable content that Bethesda has planned for the game (the first one, Dawnguard, looks pretty terrific). Skyrim keeps growing because…

By Kirk Hamilton Published June 12, 2012

Sell! Sell! Diablo III‘s Real-Money Auction House is Now Live

Rejoice, well-moneyed individuals—Diablo III‘s real-money auction house, which lets players exchange real cash for in-game items, is now live in the Americas Blizzard has posted a guide for new users here, which lays out how to use the auction house, as well as how to attach the required Battle.net authenticator. Players with more questions can…

By Kirk Hamilton Published June 12, 2012

We’ve Got Too Many DVDs, It’s Time for a New Monster Rancher

In today’s randomly-selected-via-CD episode of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Daemon_Gildas wonders where the hell our current-generation, Blu-ray scanning edition of Tecmo Koei’s Monster Rancher series is. You know what series needs to come back? Like right now? Monster Rancher Seriously, that game was goddamn AMAZING! Put in a disc, BAM, you got yourself a…

Speak Up Published June 12, 2012

Sony Says PlayStation Vita Burials Were Premature, Predicts Good Things

The headlines about the PlayStation Vita are often harsh these days, especially the headlines that deem the system is “almost D.O.A.” That’s a brutal assessment of a machine that’s been out for only about four months in America and is very likely the most impressive piece of portable gaming technology ever sold. “I think, unfortunately,…

By Stephen Totilo Published June 12, 2012

Here’s Why You Should Get Cards Against Humanity, The Hilarious Hyde to Apples to Apples‘ Jeckyll

Just yesterday, the long-out-of-stock card game Cards Against Humanity came became available at Amazon. I had been waiting to order the game ever since I first played it at a party about a month ago, so I jumped on the opportunity. What do you know, my deck of cards arrived today! So, I thought I’d…

By Kirk Hamilton Published June 12, 2012

Seven Comics That Will Inspire Your Inner Hero This Week

If you’re here in the Panel Discussion programming block, you might be a lapsed comics reader, trying to find a way back to the JLA Satellite. Or you might someone killing time until you pick up your weekly Wednesday pull list. Or maybe you’ve said goodbye to dozens of longboxes to embrace the promise of…