Video games comedian Brentalfloss has had a long-running "What if video game songs had lyrics?" gag. His first,
Mega Man 2,
I featured five years ago, and we all had a great laugh. But now, with Metroid—one of gaming's most beloved soundtracks—he and vocalist Alysha Umphress play it straight, and get it right.Read more...
Twitch Plays Pokémon is back, and now they're playing Pokémon Crystal. I know the feeling, and the need to keep your friends together and a good thing going. But it's never as good as the first time
. Still, if you want to watch, here it is.Read more...
UK-based developer Remode will be closing its doors after seven years in operation as a work-for-hire studio, founders Ella Romanos and Martin Darby announced late last week. Romanaos and Darby started Remode with the intention of creating their own IP, using work with other studios to fund development. According to the news on Remode's website, that's no longer the case, though the duo still plan to develop original projects.
"We sought to build a work-for-hire platform with the ultimate goal of developing our own IP and seven years in we're incredibly proud of what we have achieved," Romanos and Darby wrote. "Making our own games remains our goal, so we have made the decision to close down Remode as a work-for-hire studio and focus on developing new ways to raise resources for IP projects, plans for which will be announced soon."
[Image: Remode]
So, first, watch this, which is Jeff Goldblum (as chaos theory mathematician Ian Malcom) snickering? chortling? snortling? chickering? in 1993's Jurassic Park. Not exactly a meme, but hold onto your butts, it's gonna be one, big time.Read more...
The night is dark, and the howls of the undead fill the air like a despairing fog. As you survey abandoned streets, wrecked cars littering the sidewalks, you hear the ghouls approach. They nip at your heels and scratch as you pass. They swell around you, and you turn to face them with a pounding heart. Luckily, you’re armed. You empty clip after clip into the mass of rotting bodies. Congratulations! You just earned a high score.
Dead Nation Apocalypse Edition is coming to PS4, and it’s bringing back the cult-classic PS3 shooter with new features and upgraded visuals. Grab a friend and fight through the throngs of undead in adrenaline-pumping firefights for high scores and survival.
Not a zombie fan? The hotly-anticipated South Park: The Stick of Truth is also headed to PlayStation this week. Experience a hilarious RPG written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and journey on an epic quest to become “cool.”
For a complete list of games and demos coming to PlayStation this week, read on. And enjoy the Drop!
New PlayStation Releases This Week
Awesomenauts Assemble!PS4 — Digital
An accessible MOBA with 3-on-3 competition. Combines modern, team-based multiplayer with classic action. Play as one of 15 interstellar mercenaries, customize your skills, and blast away aliens in both online and offline modes.
Dead Nation Apocalypse EditionPS4 — Digital
Rip through hordes of undead in this top-down shooter from the devs at Housemarque. Boasting new features and enhanced visuals, Dead Nation Apocalypse Edition challenges players to survive the end of the world and earn a high score in the process.
Growlanser: Heritage of WarPS2 Classic — Digital
Join Haschen, a fledgling officer of the Peace Maintenance Brigade, in this storied strategy RPG. Forge relationships and fight for peace in a journey that spans generations.
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA fPS Vita — Digital
Join the world’s most iconic digital singer in her hit rhythm game —- now on PS Vita. Features more than 30 of Miku’s songs, more than 90 costumes and 100 accessories, and four unique difficulty levels for each song. Create your own music video in edit mode, too!
Master RebootPS3 — Digital
Piece your life, and death, back together. Welcome to the Soul Cloud, a server of lives and memories where souls are immortal. Explore this strange memoryscape and solve puzzles in a haunting first-person adventure.
NASCAR ’14PS3 — Digital
An authentic racer for NASCAR fans. Get behind the wheel with famous drivers and participate in race week challenges, including practice, qualifying, and race day events.
South Park: The Stick of TruthPS3 — Digital, Retail
Written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, enter the cold and familiar world of South Park and embark on an epic quest. Arm yourself with weapons and armor, and earn your place besides Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny.
Demos and Betas
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA f — PS Vita Demo The LEGO Movie Videogame — PS3 Demo
The information above is subject to change without notice.
The absolutely marvelous soundtrack and lush visuals only further support the tight and extremely satisfying gameplay, resulting in an overall package that is one of the best 2D platformers of all time - one that fans of classic platforming should truly go bananas over.
Like many retro games, the series wasn't exactly forgiving of newbies. Nor, as it turned out, old hands. In a 1994 interview with Famitsu (back when it was known as Famicom Tsushin), Shigeru Miyamoto admitted that he found the original Mother so difficult that the only way he could finish it was by utilising the debug mode.
Little Mac being announced for Smash Bros. Wii U/3DS was a big deal here in the states, but what did our friends in Japan think of the reveal? It seems that Punch-Out!! is a bit more highly regarded here than in the land of the rising sun...
- The Punch-Out guy?
- He’s always been a highly-wanted character overseas
- Too niche, should’ve been left as a trophy. They should be using other companies’ characters before ones like this
- He’s extremely popular overseas and has been around since the Famicom days. I only learned about him from Captain Rainbow, though
- I dunno who this is. They should’ve used the guy from Kung Fu instead
- I think they should’ve left this as a secret character
- Makes sense for him to be in it, I expected some retro game characters
- The guy from Punch-Out? Is he really that memorable enough to be in Smash Bros?
- This guy was pretty strong assist character. So he’s gonna be an actual character now?
- I’m not as mad as I am dumbfounded. These character choices are such a joke
That's just a small sampling of what people have been saying. You can check out even more comments here.
Since Japan doesn't seem too interested in Little Mac, just who do they want in the game? You can see some often-requested characters below.
Paper Mario
Nick / Captain Rainbow
Monster Hunter
Lucina
Dixie
Daisy
Waluigi
Shulk
3D Realms, the beleaguered original developer of Duke Nukem Forever, will be acquired by a Danish firm that had been set to publish a new Duke Nukem game until both were sued last week by Gearbox Software
.Read more...
Welcome to Kotaku's Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon.Read more...
Sundays are for losing my edge. I’m losing my edge to the internet seekers who can tell me every member of every Amgia developer from 1987 to 1991. I hear that you and your blog have sold your PCs and bought Ouyas. But have you seen my collection of the week’s best (mostly) game’s related scribbling?
Over at Eurogamer, Donlan says thank you to the sadly departed Harold Ramis, and muses on how to say thank you to the anonymous people who make the things we love in videogames. “In truth, if you’re like me, you’ll have little idea of who was responsible for many of your favourite moments in many of your favourite games – and that’s a crying shame, since a lot of games are their best moments, living on in your memory, playing over and over and getting sharper and more distinct each time. To me, Arkham City is the grapnel boost. Batman has the best ropes! Look at it go, unspooling from the end of the gun with a puff of smoke, first a coiled Slinky of wire, then a taut black line connecting you to your destination.”
Your weekly show is reporting for duty, good sirs and madams! Standard stuff for this episode, so that means lots of stupid humor, Nintendo news and talk about what we played. We even do pretty damn well at the music section!
New PlayStation Releases This Week
Awesomenauts Assemble!
PS4 — Digital
An accessible MOBA with 3-on-3 competition. Combines modern, team-based multiplayer with classic action. Play as one of 15 interstellar mercenaries, customize your skills, and blast away aliens in both online and offline modes.
Dead Nation Apocalypse Edition
PS4 — Digital
Rip through hordes of undead in this top-down shooter from the devs at Housemarque. Boasting new features and enhanced visuals, Dead Nation Apocalypse Edition challenges players to survive the end of the world and earn a high score in the process.
Growlanser: Heritage of War
PS2 Classic — Digital
Join Haschen, a fledgling officer of the Peace Maintenance Brigade, in this storied strategy RPG. Forge relationships and fight for peace in a journey that spans generations.
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA f
PS Vita — Digital
Join the world’s most iconic digital singer in her hit rhythm game —- now on PS Vita. Features more than 30 of Miku’s songs, more than 90 costumes and 100 accessories, and four unique difficulty levels for each song. Create your own music video in edit mode, too!
Master Reboot
PS3 — Digital
Piece your life, and death, back together. Welcome to the Soul Cloud, a server of lives and memories where souls are immortal. Explore this strange memoryscape and solve puzzles in a haunting first-person adventure.
NASCAR ’14
PS3 — Digital
An authentic racer for NASCAR fans. Get behind the wheel with famous drivers and participate in race week challenges, including practice, qualifying, and race day events.
South Park: The Stick of Truth
PS3 — Digital, Retail
Written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, enter the cold and familiar world of South Park and embark on an epic quest. Arm yourself with weapons and armor, and earn your place besides Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny.
Demos and Betas
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA f — PS Vita Demo
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