Bad news for Virtue's Last Reward fans—director Kotaro Uchikoshi says he hasn't been able to get a third game greenlit yet, although he's optimistic it'll happen one day. He should start a Kickstarter!
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13 Feb 20:51
Bad news for Virtue's Last Reward fans--director Kotaro Uchikoshi says he hasn't been able to get a
by Jason Schreier
DsiderScuse me while I go cry into a pillow.
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13 Feb 20:49
Bold Move, Nintendo
by Stephen Totilo
Here is the next big game for Nintendo's Wii U displayed on my TV. Do you see something strange in this picture?
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13 Feb 17:47
Descent Is Now On Steam. Go, Go, Go.
by Luke Plunkett
DsiderOh shit, high school computer lab nostalgia time
In 1995, a video game was released that was unlike anything else that had ever come before it. And really, anything released since.
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13 Feb 17:46
I Was Wrong About Handheld Gaming
by MARK SERRELS
DsiderAlways happy to witness someone seeing the light. Also, do people really shove shit into their back pockets? I have never once in my life used those for anything.
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13 Feb 17:31
A Hotel Room Where Train Nerds Can Get Action. Train Action.
by Brian Ashcraft
DsiderUh oh
In most Japanese hotel rooms, you just sleep. In some, you might do other things. But in this Tokyo hotel you can play with toy trains.
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13 Feb 17:28
And the "Best Smash Bros Facial Expression" award goes to: Donkey Kong!
by Gergo Vas
And the "Best Smash Bros Facial Expression" award goes to: Donkey Kong! Masahiro Sakurai showed us the redesigned Home-run Bat in the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Wii U, and a Donkey Kong with googly eyes, scared to death.
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13 Feb 16:58
Wii U Donkey Kong Includes a Fantastic 3DS Easter Egg
by Owen Good
DsiderOn a side note, that guy's voice starts off REALLY strange in the beginning, but mellows out quickly enough. Looking forward to actually playing this, since I couldn't get Returns to run well enough on Dolphin.
What appears to be a charming little visual Easter egg in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is actually so much more. Yes, DK whips out a 3DS and plays it when you leave him idle (he's done this in the past.) But he's actually playing Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Mario Kart 7 and even, well, Donkey Kong Country Returns.
13 Feb 16:45
The Spiritual Successor To Final Fantasy Tactics Still Isn't Funded
by Jason Schreier
DsiderWell, it's for most of the reasons that he states. There are just way too many unknowns here.
We're a little over two days away from the end of Unsung Story's Kickstarter campaign, and it's still not funded. That's kind of insane.
13 Feb 15:07
Everything Interesting About World Of Warcraft's First Ten Years
by Mike Fahey
DsiderFeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeels... and then Cataclysm happens.
Has it really been that long? World of Warcraft first went live in November or 2004, quickly becoming one of the biggest, most recognized MMORPG games in the world. Danielle "Panser" Mackey walks us through everything that's happened since then.
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13 Feb 15:03
The Robocop remake will shock you because it's so damn awesome
by Annalee Newitz on io9, shared by Tina Amini to Kotaku
DsiderObviously to be taken with a grain of salt, but an interesting take on this movie which I still don't intend to see.
The Robocop remake, out in theaters today, is a pitch-perfect, badass update of a movie that is practically legendary. As if that weren't surprising enough, it also manages to revive that lost art of the 80s: the smart B-movie that stumbles a bit but still goes where blockbusters fear to tread.
13 Feb 14:46
Now These Are Some Good-Lookin' Giant Robots
by Luke Plunkett
You may not have heard of World War Machine, an indie project that's part of Square Enix's Collective program. Which means you might not have seen its amazing robot designs either. Shame.
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13 Feb 14:45
The Penguin Who Fell in Love with a Grown Man
by Brian Ashcraft
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day. And there's nothing more romantic than a penguin crush. Romantic? Sorry, I meant adorable.
13 Feb 14:31
A Manga Where Immortality is the Worst Thing That Could Happen to You
by Toshi Nakamura
DsiderSounds pretty cool to me, I guess I'll keep it in mind in case it ever blows up.
Who doesn't want to live forever? I mean, yeah, there is that problem that everyone around you dies. But you don't have to. Think of all the video games you could play with all that time. Well, here's a manga that offers a different perspective on the issue.
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13 Feb 14:26
Peculiar Things Seized by Japanese Police
by Brian Ashcraft
DsiderYep
Drugs? Guns? Jewelry and fake brands? Meh! So typical. In Japan, people officers have confiscated way more unusual things than that.
13 Feb 14:23
Angry Birds Stella Tackles Real Issues Like Inspiration, Empowerment
by Mike Fahey
DsiderWat
Following up on yesterday's tease, Rovio has revealed Stella, a new corner of the Angry Birds universe featuring "strong, passionate characters" ready to inspire and empower. Looks a bit Disney Princess, doesn't it?
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11 Feb 21:47
You Did It, Internet. Goat Simulator Is A Real Thing That You Can Buy.
by Patricia Hernandez
Goat Simulator wasn't meant to be a game played by the public—it was just the product of a game jam where the devs were playing around with programming stuff. But when the internet saw footage of the game, almost everyone agreed: we need to have a game that lets us mess everything up as a goat. Because CHAOS REIGNS.
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11 Feb 20:19
New trailer: Disney Magical World—the life simulator that was a hit in Japan last year—now has an En
by Evan Narcisse
DsiderNow what kind of drug dealer would I be if I didn't link this?
New trailer: Disney Magical World—the life simulator that was a hit in Japan last year—now has an English-language promo clip.
11 Feb 18:53
The Best New Video Game Logo In a Long Time
by Stephen Totilo
The game this logo is for is multiplayer. It pits four players against one. The four are humans; the fifth is a giant monster. So they're evenly matched. This, everyone, is a brilliant logo. (The game sounds like it's pretty good, too.)
11 Feb 17:39
No Army Can Stop The Battlefield 4 Train
by Gergo Vas
Trains are just unstoppable these days. Just think about Grand Theft Auto V, or in this case, Golmud Railway in Battlefield 4. You can line up anything in front of them, they won't do anything but break the laws of physics.
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11 Feb 16:42
Nintendo Characters Are a Perfect Fit for Children's Books
by Gergo Vas
Concept artist Joey Spiotto has an ongoing series where he mixes video game protagonists with the Little Golden Books children's literature series, and this time, he went for Nintendo characters.
11 Feb 16:29
Study Suggests iPad Gaming Makes People Feel Like Throwing Up
by Owen Good
DsiderThey could have just asked me and saved themselves all that time and money. DOHOHOHOHOHOH
Researchers at the University of Minnesota say they've found a link between motion sickness and iPad gaming. The fact they played Gameloft's Call of Duty clone, Modern Combat is delightful to me, but the game itself isn't what makes people queasy. It's how games are played on the tablet in general.
11 Feb 16:14
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII: The Kotaku Review
by Mike Fahey
DsiderThis does a good job of conveying all the ways in which the XIII trilogy has fallen flat. Sweet costumes does not a good RPG make.
I've never been less emotionally invested in a character than I am in Final Fantasy XIII's pink-haired powerhouse, so when Square Enix tells me Lightning Returns, my response is "That's great. What else you got?"
11 Feb 15:49
TV Guy Gets His Black Men Mixed Up, and Samuel L. Jackson Roasts Him
by Owen Good
DsiderOh my god...
Didn't we just go through this with Morgan Freeman? Look, this is even worse. If there is one black guy you do not want to confuse for another black guy, it is Samuel L. Jackson, because he will not let your ass off the hook.
11 Feb 15:42
Final Fantasy VII's Boss Music, Played By Floppy Drives
by Patricia Hernandez
DsiderImpressive. Grating, sure, but impressive.
Anything can be an instrument, people—including a whole bunch of floppy drives!
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10 Feb 20:32
Upupupu! Danganronpa’s Monokuma Appears In An Idol Game
by Sato
DsiderThis makes me think of a hilarious direction that anime series could go in.
Super Sonico doesn’t have much in common with Danganronpa’s cunningly vile Monokuma or his sister Monomi, but she sure looks cute wearing their costumes.
Read Upupupu! Danganronpa’s Monokuma Appears In An Idol Game on Siliconera!
10 Feb 19:49
Adventure Time
DsiderSee, I made the mistake of thinking Explore the Dungeon would be more like this.
A while ago I did some animations on Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why’d You Steal Our Garbage?! by Wayforward. 
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10 Feb 18:37
Final Fantasy Tactics Wasn't Supposed To Have Casting Times
by Jason Schreier
DsiderI didn't know ranged classes had to charge for multiple turns to do stuff. I don't know how to feel about that either, as I haven't played the games yet. Any opinions here?
You know how in Final Fantasy Tactics—the wonderful strategy-RPG released for the PlayStation in 1998—your wizards and summoners all had to deal with charging times? And how if you wanted to cast a spell, you'd have to wait X number of turns before it went through?
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10 Feb 18:30
Batman: Arkham Origins Prioritizing DLC Over Patching Game-Breaking Bug
by Owen Good
DsiderOh you can bet this is gonna raise some pitchforks.
The developers of Batman: Arkham Origins have no plans for any further patch to address bugs or problems gamers are reporting in the official forums. However, they are "working hard on the upcoming story DLC." Ruh roh.
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