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Ghost Trick Comes to iOS, First Two Chapters Are Free
The critically acclaimed adventure game Ghost Trick has arrived in the Apple app store, where iPhone and iPad gamers can play it… for free? Well, the first two levels are free, anyway. After that, it’ll cost you. Chapters 3-7, 8-13, and 14-end will cost $4.99 apiece, or you can download the whole shebang for $9.99.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 2, 2012 -
New Locale Revealed for Game of Thrones RPG
Check out this trailer for French studio Cyanide’s Game of Thrones RPG. The video reveals the town of Riverspring, a once thriving hub of commerce now suffering recession and the death of its lord. Not much is known of Riverspring—it does not appear in George R.R. Martin’s books, and the game’s official website still bars…
By Pierre Bienaimé Published February 2, 2012 -
Modern Warfare 3 PlayStation 3 Elite Content Season Kicks Off February 28
PlayStation 3 Call of Duty Elite members get their first taste of the nine-month Modern Warfare 3 content season come February 28, when Activision launches the Liberation and Piazza maps for Sony’s console.
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2012 -
In-Game Skyrim Fashion Show Featuring Brynjolf, Farkas, and Vilkas
In Skyrim Brynjolf is one of the most elite members of the Thieves Guild. Farkas and Vilkas are mighty twin brothers belonging to The Companions. Manly, beefy men the lot of them. However, that doesn’t stop them from wanting to show off their fashion sense (or their hips, for that matter). Watch them take a…
By Elyas Gorogo-Baker Published February 2, 2012 -
This Ghost Recon Future Soldier Gameplay Trailer is All Synchronized Sniping and Stealth Kills
The most important thing I’ve learned from watching this premiere single-player gameplay trailer for Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier is this: Be sure to turn down your dubstep before attempting a stealth kill. Sure, dubstep and other heavy electronic beat delivery systems are invaluable to military operations of the past, present, and future, but there…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2012 -
Watch Princess Zelda Beat Up Link In SoulCalibur V
Hey, look! It’s Link—who starred in the GameCube version of SoulCalibur II—making a triumphant return to the Stage of History along with that girl he’s always having to rescue. The folks at NowGamercrafted Nintendo’s iconic maiden-and-warrior pair with the character creator in Namco’s just-released fighting game, and then have Princess Zelda and her eternal savior…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 2, 2012 -
A Strong Kick in the Face to People Upset With Online Passes
In today’s profanity and insult-laden Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Skeletal-Minion tells us exactly what he thinks about people that complain about Online Passes and other used sales-thwarting measures. I’m so sick of seeing people who buy used games bitching, most recently about Kingdoms of Amalur providing some extra content for people who buy a…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2012 -
Meet The Newest Members of the Kotaku Team
A month ago, I said publicly that the Kotaku team would be expanding, which may have led some to think we were going to add on the expansion pack of a single, terrific new hire. Or maybe we’d add two people. No way. Today, I’m proud to tell you about four terrific new members of…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 2, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Let’s strut on in to Kotaku’s official forum and talk about video games, shall we? Walk this way. Our first official TAYpic of February comes from Pan1da7 of all people! Who’d have thought he had this sort of talent in him, except for those that noticed he did every other TAYpic in January. So come…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2012 -
A Pinball Role-Playing Game? Be Still My Shiny Spherical Heart
Coming soon to Pinball FX 2 and Zen Pinball platforms everywhere,. Epic Quest is a pinball table that merges the science of the silver ball with the loot gathering, experience points, and leveling of a role-playing game. How dangerous is that concept? I can’t load up Pinball FX2 on Xbox Live Arcade without spending at…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2012 -
Kingdom Rush Is the Tower Defense Game Everyone Is Rightfully Raving About
One of the first stories of infatuation that I heard about the iPad game Kingdom Rush involved a man and a woman who were in love with each other and in love with Kingdom Rush They had time to kill one day. I think it was because they were early for a movie. Or maybe…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 2, 2012 -
Hyperdimension Neptunia MK. 2 Transforms Your Handhelds into Lovely Ladies Later This Month
The Japanese role-playing game craftspersons at Compile Heart and Idea Factory give us moe, moe, moe of the anthropomorphic video game hardware ladies we’ve been looking for (foe?) when Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk. 2 hits the PlayStation 3 February 28. What a handful! By what a handful I am of course referring to the difference between…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2012 -
Holy Cow! Kinect on Japanese Television.
Rare Appearance | TOKYO, JAPAN: Kinect popped up on Japan’s TV Asahi. Not something you see everyday—or every month. (テレビ朝日) Dead Steve Jobs Selling New Android Tablet in Taiwan Apple is in direct competition with Google’s Android. Steve Jobs hated it. He once told Walter Isaacson, “I’m going to destroy Android, because it’s a stolen…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 2, 2012 -
Mass Effect Meets Catherine Is Not Puzzling, Nor Sheepish
The Catherine box art featuring the game’s titular character gets a Mass Effect send-up. Artist Nobunaga-chan reinvented it with Commander Shephard and Garrus for this “Catherine Shephard”. The game’s original cover art was too hot, so select retailers in North America got family friendly versions Check out more of Nobunaga-chan’s work on her DeviantArt page…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 2, 2012 -
Have You Ever Seen All the Mega Man Games at Once?
Well apparently, now you have. A diehard Mega Man (Rockman in Japan) fan displayed his collection of Mega Man‘s Japanese games for all to see. I cannot decide if this is totally cool or totally insane. One thing I do know: I sure don’t like that orange blanket. 過去に出たすべての『ロックマン』のソフトを集めた画像がすごい！
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 2, 2012 -
Dead Steve Jobs Selling New Android Tablet in Taiwan
Apple is in direct competition with Google’s Android. Steve Jobs hated it. He once told Walter Isaacson, “I’m going to destroy Android, because it’s a stolen product. I’m willing to go thermonuclear war on this.” Now, only months after his death, a fake Steve Jobs is promoting an Android powered tablet called the “Action Pad”…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 2, 2012 -
Blade Runner Replicated by Japan’s Cosplaying Superstar
If you thought cosplayer Omi Gibson could only do amazing Metal Gear cosplays, then you haven’t seen her Cloe Walsh from No More Heroes 2 cosplay. Or her Faith from Mirror’s Edge cosplay. Or her Jill Valentine cosplay. Here she expands her range again, bringing Rachel from Blade Runner to life. You expect her to…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 2, 2012 -
Foxconn’s Boss Seems Like a Jerk. He Has a Super Strong Umbrella.
Terry Gou, head of Foxconn, gets the Next Media Animation treatment, complete with an umbrella that deflects suicide jumpers. Gou recently compared his Foxconn workers—who manufacture Xbox 360s, PS3s, Nintendo Wiis, and iPads—to animals. That’s not nice! Taiwan’s Next Media does its thing in the above clip. iPhone, iPad maker Terry Gou has an image…
By Brian Ashcraft Published February 2, 2012 -
The Case of Final Fantasy VII’s Phantom Panties
OK. So there’s been a long-running mystery surrounding Final Fantasy VII and a pair of women’s underwear. For fifteen years now people have wondered what the hell these knickers – actually an unused item – were for, but some recent fan translations of Japanese-language interviews have finally solved a mystery that’s no doubt been keeping…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 2, 2012