Kotaku: Combat

A Shrunken Cortana and Master Chief Wage War Against Halo’s Bad Guys

Evan Narcisse — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:45:00 EST

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The newest Halo Minimates aren't going to offer up any clues to Halo 4, but they're still worthy additions to the collections of fans who've been following the sci-fi series. First announced last September, the Series 4 set will mark the first time that Cortana's been a bite-sized plaything. The UNSC vs. Covenant battles will spread to your desk later this year. More »

Batman: Arkham City's Creators Would Make a Lovely Matrix Game, Wouldn't They?

Mike Fahey — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:20:00 EST

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In today's completely topical edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Ｓｏｕｌｓ feels he's found the perfect developer to make the next Matrix game. Does anybody still care about The Matrix? More »

The Halo Remake's Kinect Support Won't Ruin the Xbox Classic

Stephen Totilo — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:00:00 EDT

They won't tell us whether this fall's 10-years-later remake, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary will use the Kinect for voice control, gesture control or what, but Microsoft did tell us, today today, that the game's Kinect suport won't compromise the quality of the original game. Here's their official statement: "It's no surprise we're exploring ways Kinect can enhance game experiences in authentic and meaningful ways. The Kinect features we're exploring with 'Halo: Anniversary' are additive and will not affect the core gameplay experience or alter our mission of delivering a faithful recreation of the original game. That said we have nothing else to share just yet." More »

The First Mad Catz-Published Flight Sim is Pretty Much What You'd Expect

Mike Fahey — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:20:00 EDT

They said they were getting into the flight sim business, and here we are. Controller and random accessory creator Mad Catz proudly presents War Wings: Hell Catz, the first in a series of flight combat titles exploring important points in the history of aviation. More »

Now That We've Mastered Modern Warfare, Bring On The Swords

Mike Fahey — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:20:00 EST

In today's installment of Speak-Up on Kotaku, commenter Nameloi craves a game that realistically depicts getting brained with a morningstar. We've got modern combat covered, why not medieval combat? She's even made her own box art. More »

See Bond Go Hand-To-Hand In Blood Stone

Mike Fahey — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 20:00:00 EDT

If you thought all developer Bizarre Creations can do is driving, wait until you see Daniel Craig driving his fists, knees, feet, and elbows into the easily broken bits of his enemies in Blood Stone 007. More »

Finding Balance In The Combat Of Star Wars: The Old Republic

Mike Fahey — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:40:00 EDT

How do you make sure people play something other than a Jedi or Sith in Star Wars: The Old Republic? By making sure the other classes can kick Force-sensitive ass. More »

It's A Dante's Inferno Combat Montage

Mike Fahey — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:30:00 EST

If you want to get a good idea of how Dante handles the minions of hell in EA's Dante's Inferno, you'll need a montage - a Dante combat montage. More »

A Look At Combat In Dead To Rights: Retribution

Mike Fahey — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EDT

Combat designer Lee Roberts walks us through combat in the dog-eat-guy world of Dead To Rights: Retribution. More »

Here's How MagnaCarta 2 Combat Works

Mike Fahey — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:20:00 EDT

Namco Bandai's MagnaCarta 2 is in stores today, which makes it an excellent time for a combat walkthrough video! More »

Champions Online Combat Preview: Challenge Accepted

AJ Glasser — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:40:00 EDT

After some hands-on time with Champions Online earlier this month, I pronounced myself skeptical of the combat system. More »

Space Combat In Star Trek Online

Mike Fahey — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:40:00 EDT

Cryptic Studios' latest installment of Ask Cryptic on the Star Trek Online website neatly puts to rest one of my biggest worries about the game - how space combat is handled. I've spent far too many years battling starships both in video game and miniatures game form to have the experience reduced to a simple point and click affair. More »

How Brutal Legend Fighting Works

Mark Wilson — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:00:56 EDT

We'd never question the brilliance of Tim Schafer and Double Fine's upcoming action/rockventure title Brütal Legend. But we were...curious, that's all...about how the game would actually play. PSX Extreme explains:

The battle axe is Eddie's primary attack, and it works much like Devil May Cry's sword attack does - basic, yet effective. Riggs will shred on the guitar when he needs to cast various types of magic, and performing these magic attacks will require timed combo entry on your controller.

Magic attacks include fun like literal "face melting" solos. Hmm...maybe it's all the Rock Band brainwashing, but all this button mashing music creation combat sounds pretty fantastic. More »

Warhawk Is Go

Mike Fahey — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:40:23 EDT

One of the most highly anticipated games for the PlayStation 3 is finally here, with Warhawk available on the PlayStation Network for digital download and rushing to store shelves as we speak. $39.99 online nets you the game and what promises to be a very lengthy download indeed, while for $59.99 at the store you get a convenient installation platter along with a Jabra Bluetooth headset in exclusive shiny piano black. Fancy! Hit the jump for the official press release! More »

Fable 2 Combat Video

Mark Wilson — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:50:17 EDT

Up Close With Fable 2 on Death and Combat

Jason Chen — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:41:48 EDT

When last we saw Peter Molyneux and his promise-filled Fable 2 at GDC, he just would not stop talking about his dog. I should know, I was there. And you know what? He made a believer out of me. But this time, in a hotel room at E3, he showed off two things teenage boys are probably much more interested in: fighting and death. More »

God of War Team Hiring

Brian Crecente — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:02:15 EDT

The SCEA Santa Monica development team that worked on God of War is hiring. More »