I think that image tells you all you need to know about what kind of person this guy is.
Congressman Duncan Hunter is being questioned by the Federal Election Commission after it was discovered his credit card used “campaign funds to pay for video games on 68 separate occasions.”
The option to disable copyrighted music in a major video game would have been unthinkable or at least seemed irrelevant years ago. Now it’s in a major Xbox One release like Quantum Break, as seen here. This will likely become increasingly common
as game makers want gamers to be able to stream without fear of overly aggressive music copyright hawks. Imagine this for Grand Theft Auto VI!
Here’s a great way to trick people into thinking the N64 is capable of running new PC games, without using any emulators. Modder Istartedthewar has hidden a small PC inside an old Nintendo 64.
It's not what you think, but it's still one sexy sword.
Also I've come to the realization that, in another life, I would have liked to have become a modern blacksmith had I known that was even a possibility.
Even for veteran fighters from medieval times, handling a giant two-handed sword must have been a challenge. And while the folks at Man at Arms did a very good job forging a replica of this iconic weapon from Dark Souls, they have a bit of trouble wielding it.
by Andrew Liptak on Gizmodo, shared by Mike Fahey to Kotaku
The Oculus Rift is starting to ship, and we’re pretty happy with it
. While it’s cool, like any interesting gadget, it’s worth looking through the Terms of Service, because there are some worrisome things included.
Leap of Fate popped up in Steam’s “popular new releases” section this week, so I decided to give it a shot on a whim. Surprise: it’s rad. Think Binding of Isaac in an occult-tinged cyberpunk setting, with a really cool structure, and you’re there.
Akagi Nyugyo Co. is apologizing for increasing the price of its long-selling ice treat Gari-Gari Kun. Starting April this month, each popsicle’s price will be raised from 60 yen to 70 yen. This is the first price hike in 25 years. Sorry about that!
Miitomo, Nintendo’s Mii-driven social network
, is tearing up the app store charts right now with millions of new users on day one. The app’s explosive popularity is simple to explain: it’s hilarious to use.
by Peter Tieryas on Talk Amongst Yourselves, shared by András Neltz to Kotaku
Murder, sexual innuendo, and crime mixed together in the strange adventure game known as the Portopia Serial Murder Case (Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken). What was even stranger was that its principal designer was a young Yuji Horii, the man who’d go on to develop the Dragon Quest series and become a household name in Japan. It was 1983, and the platform was the NEC PC-6001. The Portopia Serial Murder Case had the distinction of being the first adventure game for the Famicom (for which it was ported in 1985), as well as inspiring Hideo Kojima to become a game developer
(it’s supposed to exist as an Easter Egg in MGSV). Portopia was never released for American audiences, and so I only recently became aware of the game. Considering its mature themes, it’s not a big surprise. Fortunately, a fan group called DvD Translations did a faithful translation into English that allowed western gamers to experience it directly for the first time. Its remarkable place in gaming history has as much to do with the fact that it influenced the entire visual novel genre as it did its innovative storytelling that had gamers puzzled, perplexed, and hooked. I’m starting a series of articles about Yuji Horii’s games and I thought this would be the perfect launching point.
Important questions. Quickly, hurry up and get on this service so we can curse each other out while we still can. Or I mean, we can curse each other out irl if you prefer, but that's not as much fun
Today is the day that Miitomo launches in the United States and many other countries. When Nintendo’s first mobile release came out two weeks ago in Japan, you could get your Mii character to say curse words. As of right now, your Mii can still drop f-bombs to friends and family.
I guess if you wanted to throw another swat review on to the pile for shits
Announced at tonight’s Uncovered event, Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV is a free five-episode anime prequel being released on YouTube, leading up to the game’s September 30 release. Check out the first episode below.
God, he just keeps getting worse. Mika's alt outfit there looks ridiculous, but maybe less ridiculous than her default?
The first part of the March update for Street Fighter V has already hit, bringing new modes and improvements to Capcom’s latest fighting game. It’s also got some stuff players aren’t supposed to be able to see, including a new alternate look for Ken that is definitely not an upgrade.
More MMO nostalgia. I actually had more fun with this game on a private server, where the growth rates were set so it didn't take six million years to get anything done.
Apparently it's f2p on steam now? Hmmmmmmm
Track: Theme of Payon | Artist: soundTeMP | Album: Ragnarok Online Original Soundtrack
by Jamie Condliffe on Gizmodo, shared by András Neltz to Kotaku
Last week, Microsoft’s AI-based Twitter account Tay was born
, swiftly became a ranting racist
and then took a well-deserved rest. This morning, though, the bot briefly came back to life—before the account suddenly became protected.
I wish there were still some way to print out the pictures from this game. But I'm sure they've destroyed all of those Blockbuster printing stations by now. Man, I used to take a bus all the way out to the closest Blockbuster just to use those back then.
Pokémon Snapis coming to the Wii U Virtual Console in Japan. Priced at 1,028 yen (US$9.17), it’ll be out in the region on April 4. No word yet about an international release.
That guy sort of looks like what Chris Pratt used to look like
In an era when LEGO is a better investment than gold or company shares, a superpower that can transform matter into LEGO bricks sound fun. Corridor Digital brought the idea to life in their latest clip.
