That Harvard-Stanford genius story? Kotaku has confirmed that it was a hoax, as suspected. We’ve added more to our original report.
In Japan, there is a genre of games specifically targeted at women. Called “neo-romance games” or “otome games” (maiden games), most are essentially harem romance stories with the genders reversed. But it wasn’t always this way. Tecmo Koei was a pioneer in the field creating the first neo-romance game for the Super Famicom (The Japanese…
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Dario—who has been cosplaying for twenty years now!—nails Diablo III’s Demon Hunter, even going so far as to do some make-up work that’s not quite cel-shaded, but certainly makes him look “flatter”, more like a video game character. You can see more of Dario’s cosplay at his Facebook page
Sergey Zabelin is an artist based in the Ukraine who works for a mobile gaming company. Not that you’d know this from this portfolio. You can see more of Sergey’s work at his ArtStation page To see the larger pics in all their glory (or, if they’re big enough, so you can save them as…
This year’s Steam Summer Sale comes with a twist: an entire game you can play to unlock new deals, trading cards, and the like. There’s just one problem: it’s not really doing the whole “working” thing at the moment. Monster Game, as it’s known, is playable in your browser. It’s kinda like once-you-pop-the-fun-don’t-stop-infesting-your-life-like-a-flesh-devouring-bacteria sensation Clicker…
Very few League of Legends players will ever make it to Challenger, the highest rank in the ultra-competitive multiplayer game. Fewer still will reach the upper-most echelons of League’s ranked mode by only playing as a single character. And until this morning, I didn’t think anybody would do that with Heimerdinger But that’s just what…
Oh god. What nightmare fuel. YouTuber Life And Death shows us what happens when characters other than Mileena have access to Mileena’s moveset and, more importantly, have her propensity for biting. It’s…disturbing. This grossness is possible thanks to a PC mod which swaps the meshes available to the characters—in this case, Mileena and Kitana have…
Today is both the best and worst day of my life. Today, there is a new Jurassic Park movie. (Before moving on, I’d highly recommendlistening to this piece from the soundtrack while you read.) When I was a kid, there were two things on my mind: aliens and dinosaurs. If there had been a way…
Track: Veins | Artist: Keyes | Album: Veins Kotaku Soundtrack is a selection of the stuff we’re listening to – and gaming to – at the moment.
Bosses are the most terrifying and challenging part of Bloodborne—so what better way to intimidate other players than to become the spitting image of a boss yourself? Watch as Bloodborne player “jam” apes the ever-wailing Micolash in PVP battles against other people. Not only does jam go for Micolash’s signature look, jam also adopts a…
Hello, Internet! Welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating column to post into Valhalla, shiny and Chrome (never Firefox) forever. This week, we’re doing things a little differently. Instead of covering a number of letters, we’re taking the time to conduct another post-mortem on a reader’s relationship to find out what went wrong, what…
Starfighter: Eclipse may sound like a title for a run-of-the-mill sci-fi game involving spaceships, but don’t let the name fool you. It’s actually way steamier than that. I spent last night playing through one story arc within Starfighter: Eclipse, an erotic visual novel where you play as a starship fighter who has to investigate a…
Today, the publisher Atlus officially announced a U.S. localization for Legend of Legacy, a video game that, like most video games, probably should’ve been called something else. Terrible title aside, Legend of Legacy is a rad-looking RPG for the 3DS with turn-based combat and seven protagonists, not unlike the classic SaGa Frontier. It’s also got…
Well here’s a nice little piece of content. In its latest update for The Sims 4 today, EA added a whole new world to the game. No, not the Aladdin kind. But that would be pretty awesome too. The new third world is called Newcrest. EA explained in an announcement that the new world is…
Virtual reality device Oculus Rift is finally releasing early next year, and at their first ever E3 press conference, the company announced the initial slate of games. The company released a brief teaser highlighting the early games: The most noteworthy announcement came from Insomniac Games, who are producing an Oculus-exclusive game called Edge of Nowhere.…
I’ve been taking Saga for granted. Some of you have been taking Saga for granted. Let’s not do that. This comic book is a miracle. One that will make you cry. There’s a new issue of Saga out this week and it’s simply harrowing. Don’t get me wrong: the latest chapter is still funny, heartbreaking…
Kickstarter projects not following up on promises isn’t new. The FTC getting involved, as they did with this one, is. The board game creator settled for $111,793, though he can’t actually pay it. The Doom That Came to Atlantic City hit Kickstarter in May 2012, looking for $35,000. The Lovecraftian board game soared on the…
The bad news: your credit card bill might be a disaster next month. The good news: at least now you can get refunds? It’s time for the Steam Summer Sale Today’s big deals include Valkyria Chronicles for $5 (yes!), Don’t Starve for $4, and all of Tales From The Borderlands for $12.50, among many others.…
You don’t need no fancy goggles to watch today’s Oculus Rift press conference, where the Facebook-owned helmet peddlers will share some new details about their much-hyped VR device. Maybe they’ll tell us about the price, or the release date, or how they’ll turn what appears to be niche hardware into a mass-market device that’s viable…
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