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Sega Still Says Phantasy Star Online 2 Is ‘Delayed’

Yesterday, we received an email from Kotaku reader Jacob. He said he was bummed out. See, he really wants to play Phantasy Star Online 2, the free-to-play online RPG that was released in Japan last year. But he can’t because it’s not out in the West, and publisher Sega hasn’t told anyone what’s going on.


Playing Portal 2 On Oculus Rift Is Almost A Religious Experience

When I was 11 years old, I convinced my mum to drive me to Blockbuster store. And despite it costing far more than my meager allowance, rent a brand new Nintendo Virtual Boy with two games: Mario Tennis and Mario Clash.


Shadowrun Returns Slips From The Shadows July 25

A shadowrun rarely goes exactly according to plan. Originally planned for release this month, Harebrained Schemes’ Kickstarter-backed Shadowrun Returns is bringing its classic singleplayer isometric role-playing action to PC and tablets on July 25.


This Is A 90′s PlayStation JRPG, Only New (And For The PC)

Soul Saga is described by its developers as “A love letter to J-RPG classics from the Playstation era like Final Fantasy, Breath of Fire, Suikoden, and Persona.”


Saints Row Is About To Get A Whole Lot Weirder Thanks To Mod Support

The Saints Row series never supported modding, but now that it’s under new ownership, that is about to change. Developer Volition will release “what is essentially a full [software development kit]” for the most recent game, and says this year’s sequel is likely to get one too.


This Pacific Rim Trailer Remade In Minecraft Is Super-Intense

The trailer for Guillermo Del Toro’s upcoming movie Pacific Rim remains badass in the animated Minecraft version of it. The edit is made by the same guys, Steel House Digital, who recreated one of the Man of Steel trailers.


Valve Please Make This Team Fortress 2 Ned Kelly ‘Hat’ A Reality

Ned Kelly is an Australian Icon, a criminal, a folk hero — pretty much all of these things simultaneously. He’s perhaps best known for totally making a suit of homemade armour, complete with a helmet, and confronting the a horde of policemen before being captured and sentenced to death by hanging. Now someone is attempting to make the Kelly gangs’ legendary helmet available as a ‘hat’ in Team Fortress 2. I’m totally behind this endeavour.


Work Has Begun On A Full Modding SDK For Saints Row: The Third

It’s been over 18 months since Volition’s Saints Row: The Third hit real and digital shelves. In that time, despite the game selling real nice-like, publisher THQ still found a way to implode, putting future additions to the game in doubt. Now, we have word that a full modding SDK is in the works, thanks to efforts from the game’s online community.


45 Mods Were Needed To Bring Man Of Steel To The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

Melding story elements of the first four Superman films — except the one where Richard Pryor recreates Kryptonite out of cigarettes — here is Skyrim at the Movies: Man of Steel, featuring Supes, Throthgar Luthor, Terence Stamp Zod and Nuclear Man. It’s got Eve Teschmacher, too, just not as hot as Valerie Perrine.


This LSD-Inspired Oculus Game Is The Most Intense Thing I Saw At E3

I’ve seen things inside the Oculus Rift you people wouldn’t believe. And for the most part, it involved the strange LSD-inspired indie game SoundSelf.


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