Were I a much younger man with tons of free time and no family to worry about, the fact that soon players will be able to purchase coins in Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare might annoy me. But alas, I am absolutely thrilled.
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28 Apr 16:39
Microtransactions Coming To Garden Warfare This Week. Thank Goodness.
by Mike Fahey
DsiderUGH, saw this after the PC announcement. Why don't you just STOP WITH THE FUCKING BOOSTER PACKS. JESUS.
28 Apr 16:09
Awesome Photos From The Atari Landfill
by Jason Schreier
Alainmendez, Dsider likes this
28 Apr 15:32
What Is the Single Weirdest Subreddit You've Ever Found?
by Ashley Feinberg
DsiderObviously, you shouldn't go to any of these subreddits. I just wanted an excuse to mention that, even though it's not the weirdest I've heard of, there is a subreddit called ChurchOfChie, which essentially boils down to a fansite devoted to the 'fsteak' girl herself.
Given enough time, a stomach of steel, and a can-do attitude, a few minutes on Reddit can quickly devolve into hours lost amongst its many bizarre, horrifying, and inexorably fascinating channels. For the web is dark and full of terrors, friends, and each one of those terrors has its own subreddit.
28 Apr 15:22
The Next McDonald's Happy Meals Have Pokémon Inside
by Mike Fahey
DsiderWhat's actually fascinating here is how the Spiderman toys have been made into "girls" toys. I didn't know that girls will refuse to play with any toys unless they're spray painted pink.
McDonald's has been kicking child-sized value meal ass as of late. Fresh off of a double team of Skylanders and My Little Pony and now in the midst of an Amazing Spider-Man 2 adventure, the fast food chain's next choice is Pokémon X and Y.
28 Apr 14:35
An Internet Comment Thread For The Ages
by Luke Plunkett
In 99.99% of cases, someone correcting someone else on the internet results in dick behaviour. In rare instances, though, we get to see magic happen.
Alainmendez, Dsider and one other like this
28 Apr 14:25
Man Photoshops Himself Into Girlfriend's Childhood Photos
by Eric Jou
DsiderMAXIMUM CREEPO
Sure, I've engaged in a little bit of creeper-like behavior with a few of my former girlfriends in the past, as shocking as that may be—but this is something else.
28 Apr 14:16
Fans Angry After US TV Shows Are Pulled From Chinese Sites
by Eric Jou
DsiderCalm down China! THEY'RE TRYING TO SAVE YOU THIS TIME
Once a upon a time, people living in China could legally watch some of the most popular American television shows online for free. That was last week.
28 Apr 14:15
Plants Vs.
by Mike Fahey
Plants Vs. Zombies Garden Warfare is coming to PC June 24. The PC version of Popcap's online multiplayer shooter will feature all of the free updates already released for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One versions. There's a deluxe edition up for preorder on Origin containing extra in-game coins and bonus sticker packs.
Dsider likes this
28 Apr 14:15
Not Every Pancake Can Be A Star Wars Pancake
by Mike Fahey
DsiderReminds me of the year that Kotaku's April Fool's joke was turning their site into Caketaku.
The world's premiere pancake artist Nathan Shields recreates the iconic creatures of the Star Wars universe in heated batter form. How I hate him.
28 Apr 13:54
Thousands of Tons of Nazi Chemical Weapons Are Hiding in the Baltic Sea
by Sarah Zhang
DsiderOh god
When the Nazis surrendered their weapons at the end of World War II, the Allies got rid of them in a way that made sense in the 1940s: they dumped it all into the water. Mustard gas and other chemical weapons— estimates ranging from 13,000 to 300,000 tons—are now slowly leaking into the Baltic Sea.
28 Apr 13:37
New Vulnerability Found in Every Single Version of Internet Explorer
by Ashley Feinberg
DsiderSeriously, STOP USING IE YOU IDIOTS.
According to a confirmation by Microsoft late last night, a new zero day vulnerability has been found to affect every version of Internet Explorer. In other words—over a quarter of the entire browser market.
28 Apr 13:25
This Trick Will Let You See Anything Without Glasses
by Jamie Condliffe
If you're ever in a fix without glasses but need to see, this trick lets you see the world again—however blurry you vision is.
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28 Apr 13:20
Comcast Will Drop 3.9 Million Customers To Merge With TWC
by Eric Limer
DsiderI don't have enough expletives in my vocabulary to respond properly to this
The Comcast-TWC merger is a terrifying prospect , but there's the small chance it might not go through. Comcast is doing everything it can to make sure to minimize that chance though. In a new proposal, it's offered to drop nearly 4 million customers, so long as the merger goes through.
25 Apr 15:26
What Are the Most Nonsensical Japanese Game Titles?
by Richard Eisenbeis
DsiderLinking this because the entries are hilarious, and there's nothing that guy can do to screw these up.
Over the past week, I’ve been playing a Japanese dating sim by the name of New Love Plus+. And as ostensibly odd as that title is, it is far from the oddest Japanese game title I have come across.
25 Apr 15:09
Denmark Re-Created Their Entire Country In Minecraft
by Yannick LeJacq
Something is blocky in the state of Denmark.
25 Apr 15:06
In early 2013, 53 million people were actively playing Zynga games.
by Luke Plunkett
DsiderUnfortunately that number will never be zero.
In early 2013, 53 million people were actively playing Zynga games. Twelve months later, that number has dropped to 28 million.
25 Apr 15:04
New Final Fantasy Commercial Is One Hell Of A Nostalgia Trip
by Jason Schreier
This new Japanese commercial for Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call is absolutely ridiculous. Thirty seconds of creepy horror movie singing followed by another 30 seconds of Final Fantasy nostalgia tripping. I love it.
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24 Apr 20:57
Child of Light Never Stops Looking Wonderful
by Jason Schreier
DsiderModern animation sure does such wonderful things with hair.
Here's one more look at Child of Light, the Japanese-style role-playing game developed by a small team at Ubisoft Montreal.
24 Apr 20:51
The Best (Last?) Hope for a Good Alien Game
by Evan Narcisse
DsiderYeah uh this article is stupid long, but you can get the general idea pretty quickly.
There's a reason that the first word in the next game based on 20th Century Fox's sci-fi horror franchise is singular. Alien: Isolation will be taking its cues from Ridley Scott's slower, more atmospheric 1979 original. That means no space marines and no P5000 power loader. Just you and one big, scary Xenomorph. Which you won't be able to kill.
24 Apr 20:44
If We Don't Want Gaming To Get More Expensive, We Need To Speak Up
by Jason Schreier
Right now, American gamers have it good. Our internet providers might do some slimy things, but today we can access all the web has to offer without maxing out our credit cards.
24 Apr 20:27
Ask Dr. Nerdlove: Am I Going To Be Forever Alone?
by Harris O'Malley
DsiderKinda interesting scenarios I've seen come up often, although the first one has the obvious solution. Clinical depression seriously fucking sucks, and I'm thankful that my experience with it hasn't been first-hand.
To be perfectly honest though, I'm linking it for that Arrested screenshot up there and one of my favorite references in that intro blurb. There's no point in me lying about it.
What's up, Internet? Welcome to the latest installment of Ask Dr. NerdLove, the dating advice column that understands why Sir Isaac Newton is the deadliest son of a bitch in space.
24 Apr 14:45
Game About Sad Nerd Looks More Fun Than It Sounds
by Luke Plunkett
OMOCAT isn't just a rad art person. She's also making a game, one that you should check out if you like some other game called Earthbound.
Alainmendez, kate likes this
24 Apr 13:42
The Dark Side Of The Moon Is A Spacecraft Graveyard
by Mark Strauss
Last week, NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) ended its mission as planned, by smashing into the far side of the moon. But even though LADEE is deceased, it's not alone. Other spacecraft — including parts of some we might not know about — share the same resting place.
23 Apr 19:33
Octodad: Dadliest Catch: The Kotaku Review
by Kirk Hamilton
DsiderThis is an older review, but looks like they updated it when the new version came out. Sounds like they fixed those problems with the stealth levels!
23 Apr 15:45
Mario Golf: World Tour Will Have DLC And A Season Pass
by Ishaan
DsiderGood thing I don't really care about golf. Wow.
Mario Golf: World Tour is getting downloadable content with a Season Pass, Nintendo announced this morning. The base game will contain 10 courses with 126 holes, but if you want more, you’ll be able to purchase an additional 108 holes as well as new Golfers.
DLC for Mario Golf: World Tour will be released in three separate packs—the Mushroom Pack launching on May 2nd, the Flower Pack launching later in May and the Star Pack launching in June. Each pack will contain two new courses with 18 holes each and a new playable character.
The Mushroom Pack will come with Toadette, the Flower Pack with Nabbit and the Star Pack with Rosalina. Each pack will cost $5.99, but if you want to buy them all, you can grab a Season Pass at a discounted rate of $14.99, starting May 2nd.
Season Pass holders will get access to each pack as it is made available. Additionally, they’ll also get a Gold Mario playable character as a special bonus at the time of purchase. Gold Mario has a special “Golden Flower shot” that gains coins for every yard it travels. If you eventually buy all three DLC packs separately, you’ll get Gold Mario once all three packs have been released.
Additionally, Nintendo say they will offer “trial tournaments” for consumers that are interesting in sampling these DLC courses before deciding to buy them. In order to access these, you’ll need to own the game and download the Trial Pack.
Read Mario Golf: World Tour Will Have DLC And A Season Pass on Siliconera!
23 Apr 13:49
Lords of the Fallen: A Bit Of Darksiders, A Bit Of Dark Souls
by Robert Ward
DsiderSeen this game in action a few months ago. The combat looks REALLY satisfying.
When Vigil Entertainment disbanded back in 2013, it left a big, Darksiders-shaped hole in my heart. Where was I going to get my cheeky post-apocalyptic one-liners and crazy, oversized weapon-wielding action?
Luckily, at Bandai Namco’s Gamers Day event two weeks ago, I met Tomasz Gop, who introduced me to what will surely be my next guilty pleasure—Lords of the Fallen, a new, next-gen IP from CI Games that takes the most basic elements from games like Darksiders and Dark Souls II, and boils them down to an accessible, rewarding formula. Actually, I would describe it as “the weapons of Darksiders in the world of Dark Souls”.
Hell, there’s even a little bit of Nathaniel Hawthorne in there.
“The game is driven by combat, not story,” said producer Tomasz Gop. “The world we built for Lords of the Fallen follows a culture that, after defeating their god and his army, believes that evil can be completely and utterly wiped out of human nature. Anyone who sins has a “2” branded onto their face. When demons return to torment humanity, Harkyn, the man who’s committed the most number of sins, is the person chosen to fight them.”
Gop proceeded to walk us through a dungeon the player will encounter early in the game.
“These are the infested,” he said, as his iron-clad warrior approached a zombie-like character that landed somewhere between the Undead from The Last Story and your typical zombie. “They’ve been transfigured by dark powers. They’re the most common enemy type, so it shouldn’t be too hard to sneak by them unnoticed if you don’t want to fight.”
Gop then snuck past two Infested in the dungeon’s courtyard before realizing that a large enemy down the hall would eventually force him to fight them. Mowing them down with a few large swings of his sword, he stands at the end of the Hallway and prepares a clever trick. “Spells are very, very powerful in Lords of the Fallen, but they cannot be abused. They can be used offensively, or to lure your enemies into traps…”
After casting a spell that sent a raging bull made of flames down the hallway, the enemy came running towards Gop’s warrior—but, as the large enemy walked over some wooden boards in the center of the courtyard, he fell to his death without so much as a battle cry. “You can lure a boss into a trap, but, you won’t get the loot or EXP from killing it,” Gop explained to me.
The following corridors included a cleverly laid out ambush on the player, as well as some opportunities for alternative exploration. “There are really subtle clues scattered about the dungeons,” said Gop. “Discovering them takes no more than a sharp eye—and this will open other paths for you to explore.”
After fighting some pesky spider enemies, Gop unlocked a chest with a vicious pair of claws in it. “You can switch between weapons easily regardless of what class you are,” he said. “You can also bank experience if you don’t want to lose when you die – buying attribute points or spell points will let you upgrade your character. Attributes are class-independent, while spells are class-dependant.”
Gop then walked into the arena ahead and fought an boss named “The Champion,” a berserker of sorts that, in between charging your character and smacking the wall, would send seismic waves rippling through the ground towards your character. His first attempt with a sword proved to be futile—so he changed up his strategy.
Removing his shield and sword, Gop equipped the claws he had just received in the room before. Suddenly, his slow and bulky warrior became swift and agile. His movements were noticeably faster and his attacks were unleashed in a flurry of punches as opposed to powerful swings. With some careful consideration of The Champion’s movements, he dispatched it with patience.
“We want Lords of the Fallen to be challenging, but rewarding, and not punishing.”
After the demo drew to a close, I asked Gop a few questions about the game’s variety and length. He replied, “You’ll have three classes to choose from: the Warrior, which focuses on all-out attack, the Rogue, which focuses on careful offensive strategies and stealth, and the Cleric, which focuses on healing and, well, staying alive longer. To the mainstream audience, the game should take around 30 hours to beat.”
Lords of the Fallen is in development for PC and next-gen consoles.
Read Lords of the Fallen: A Bit Of Darksiders, A Bit Of Dark Souls on Siliconera!
23 Apr 13:45
Atlus, Nippon Ichi, From Software And These Other Japanese Companies Are Xbox One Developers
by Spencer
DsiderNo no no NO! What are you doing guys? They care so little about you that they're dropping their system on you a year later!
If this system sees random Japanese exclusives, so help me...
Microsoft is getting ready to bring Xbox One in Japan. The console will launch in the region on September 4 with games like Dead Rising 3 and Crimson Dragon. What’s interesting to note is the list of Japanese developers and publishers signed on to the console.
BlazBlue developer Arc System Works, Shin Megami Tensei studio Atlus, Dark Souls creator From Software, Bravely Default maker Silicon Studio, and Disgaea doods Nippon Ichi Software are all confirmed to be Xbox One developers.
Here’s the full list of companies:
Arc System Works
Artdink
Access Games
Atlus
Intergrow
Experience
SNK Playmore
Kadokawa Games
Electronic Arts
Capcom
GungHo Online Entertainment
Qute
Grounding
G rev.
Cave
Genki
Koei Tecmo Games
Codemasters
Konami Digital Entertainment
CyberConnect2
Cyberstep
Silicon Studio
Zoo
Square Enix
Spike Chunsoft
Sega
Tango Gameworks
2K Games
Take Two Interactive Japan
D3 Publisher
Nippon Ichi Software
Hamster
Bandai Namco Games
Bandai Namco Studio
From Software
Bethesda Softworks
Marvelous AQL
Mages
Moss
Yukes
Ubisoft
Land Ho
Level-5
Warner Entertainment Japan
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23 Apr 13:43
Yo-kai Watch Shipments Surpass 1 Million Units In Japan
by Spencer
DsiderHoly shit
Yo-kai Watch is a big hit for Level-5. The Nintendo 3DS game was a steady seller and shipments have surpassed one million units in Japan. Level-5 made Yo-kai Watch a mixed media series with an anime and manga to go along with the game.
Two versions of Yo-kai Watch 2 are scheduled to come out in Japan this July.
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23 Apr 13:42
I Don't Get Cats, And Neither Does Science
by Nathan Grayson on TMI, shared by Kirk Hamilton to Kotaku
DsiderFor some reason this information helped me better understand why I like them.
Dogs are big, dumb, infinitely lovable obedience machines. Cats—love 'em, hate 'em, or spend half your day giggleweeping to Internet videos of them—are anything but. Why are they so willfully difficult? What's going on in their heads? The short version: we don't really know.
23 Apr 13:34
Gamestop's Only Female Executive Is Fictional
by Nitasha Tiku on Valleywag, shared by Kirk Hamilton to Kotaku
DsiderOh Gamestop
GameStop, the videogame retailer, is having a rough time. They shut down two percent of their stores in 2013. In March, they announced plans to close another 2 percent this year.