Kotaku: Fps

Who Wants Codes for the Tribes: Ascend Beta Test?

Mike Fahey — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:00:00 EDT

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When Hi-Rez Studios contacted Kotaku about giving away 100 codes good for entry to the Tribes: Ascend beta test, I thought long and hard about the most efficient and fair way to distribute those codes to our readers. More »

An Advanced Class in How to be a Giant Dickbag in Halo: Reach

Owen Good — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:30:00 EDT

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I'm not above a good multiplayer betrayal every now and then. I use my color-blindness as an excuse the way a good forum troll uses Asperger's or agoraphobia. But this guy, UnstoppableLuck, takes it to the next level. More »

Serious Sam 3: BFE Seriously Shifted to November

Mike Fahey — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:20:00 EDT

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Originally scheduled for release in the middle of next month to compete with Battlefield 3, the third installment of Croteam's less-than-serious PC shooter franchise will now hit in mid-November, just in time to take on Modern Warfare 3. More »

He's Getting Too Old For This First-Person Shooter Shit

Mike Fahey — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:20:00 EDT

In today's rapidly aging edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, old man commenter AcornPop hangs up his first-person shooter guns, unless a loose cannon of a young partner can drag him back in. More »

Hard Reset Gets a Little Softer With Patch 1.01

Mike Fahey — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:20:00 EDT

Was Flying Wild Hog's cyberpunk shooter Hard Reset too hard for you? Patch 1.01 eases your pain, removing weapon cooldowns, improving gun swapping speed, tweaking the sprint system, and allowing players the mercy of mid-game difficulty changing. Pansies. [Steam Forums] More »

In Search of a Kid-Friendly First-Person Shooter

Mike Fahey — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:20:00 EDT

In today's child safe episode of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Truthtellah becomes truthseekah, searching for family-friendly first-person games for a very special little boy. More »

The Flex-Fire Is PlayStation Move Shooting, But with a Bender

Owen Good — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 11:00:00 EDT

We are about a year into hardcore shooter gaming played with the PlayStation Move—an experience that, from day one, is assumed to demand one play it with something that resembles a rifle, without ever asking if we really should. More »

The Cyberpunk Shooting of Hard Reset is Just a Demo Download Away

Mike Fahey — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:40:00 EDT

Flying Wild Hog's humanity-versus-machines shooter Hard Reset is now available for download via a PC digital deliver service near you. Get it from Steam, FilePlanet, GameFront, and many other fine game downloading services. More »

Holy Moly. Battlefield 3 Has Some Gorgeous Screenshots

Joel Johnson — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:10:00 EDT

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With screenshots that look this pretty, I would guess we're looking at a PC version. But we'll have trailers that were running on a PS3 up soon. More »

Seven Minutes in Hard Reset's Cyberpunk Shooter Heaven

Mike Fahey — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:00:00 EDT

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Earlier this month I took a good hard look at Hard Reset, the upcoming single-player shooter coming out next month from Polish developer Flying Wild Hog, telling you all about my favorite parts of the game. Now I can show you. More »

A Hardcore Triber Tells You Why Tribes: Ascend is So, So Close to Being Transcendent

Joel Johnson — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:00:00 EDT

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I have played Tribes: Ascend. If that statement doesn't make you jealous, provoke salivating, or awaken tense memories of last-minute flag captures that you can physically feel in your shoulders and mousing hand, this probably isn't going to be the article for you. More »

Live from QuakeCon, a Rage Playthrough Liveblog

Joel Johnson — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:30:00 EDT

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Hello, eerbody! I'm in Dallas, Texas, at QuakeCon, about to have my first play time with id Software's new marquee title, Rage. I hope to write up impressions later, but I thought you might enjoy seeing my notes live as I play. More »

Hard Reset is a Sexy Cyberpunk Shooter That Took Me By Surprise

Mike Fahey — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 14:00:00 EDT

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It's okay if you've never heard of Hard Reset, the new single-player cyberpunk first-person shooter coming next month from Polish developer Flying Wild Hog. Up until a couple of weeks ago, no one had. It happens. It just doesn't happen often with a game this good being released this soon. More »

Tribes: Ascend Revisits the Series' Glory Days

Mike Fahey — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:00:00 EDT

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I first played Starsiege: Tribes at the 1998 E3 Expo in Atlanta, Georgia. A relative newcomer to the multiplayer first-person shooter, I fondly recall ignoring whatever objective our team was supplied with, instead spending my time whooshing about the map with my jetpack, giggling to myself. More »

If It's a PC Exclusive with No Multiplayer, You Better Believe Hard Reset's Trailer is All About Gameplay

Owen Good — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:00:00 EDT

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The Polish super-team building the cyberpunk FPS Hard Reset must think it's 1996 or something. The game is a PC exclusive, has no multiplayer, and although it was announced earlier last month, it's coming out later this year. That's how things used to get done around here. More »

What's the Best Game for a Multiplayer Shooter Noob?

Mike Fahey — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:20:00 EDT

Commenter DeapGalaxy isn't an online multiplayer shooter fan, but he'd sure like to be. Help him find the perfect game in today's thrilling episode of Speak Up on Kotaku. More »

Well, That's One Way to Combat Misogyny in Gaming

Owen Good — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 15:00:00 EDT

Enthusiasts of military-style first-person shooters are not well known for their progressive thoughts on the matter of gender. The organizers of a large LAN party in Texas, scheduled to celebrate the launch of Battlefield 3, have decided the best way to deal with any slurs hurled at female gamers is to simply forbid them from attending. More »

If Anything Can Get Me To Play Battlefield Heroes, It's Magic

Mike Fahey — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:40:00 EDT

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I will play any game that pits the forces of magic against (relatively) modern military forces. Battlefield Heroes gets wizards today. I approve. More »

This Historical First-Person Shooter is an Iranian National Treasure

Mike Fahey — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:00:00 EDT

In the mid 1700's an Arab Amir took on the military might of Dutch colonials occupying Iran's Kharg Island, capturing their fort and liberating the southern Iranian cities from colonial rule. This Amir, called Mir Mahna, is an Iranian national hero. More »

Gaming's Favorite Camera Angle

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:00:00 EDT

Misinformed people used to complain about the preponderance of video game sequels. They saw video game titles that ended with a number as markers of creative drought. The excellence of Grand Theft Auto III, Super Mario 64, Halo 3, Burnout 3, Call of Duty IV, Mass Effect 2, Assassin's Creed 2 and so many other sequels was a waterfall of inexplicable exceptions. More »

Artist Wants to Make a Life-Size Replica of Counter-Strike's 'Dust' for Us to Play In

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:00:00 EDT

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Aram Bartholl has a habit of bringing the most recognizable things from our virtual worlds into reality. He created the first-person shooter glasses. He installed replicas of Need for Speed Underground 2's flashing neon arrows and Counter-Strike's crates in public spaces. Now he wants to construct one of the world's most played multiplayer maps, "de_dust" in the real world—at actual size. More »

Video Games Make Lots of Money - But is That a Good Thing?

Joshua Rivera — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:20:00 EDT

With juggernauts like the Call of Duty franchise set to make their annual sales record breaking splashes this fall, we don't have to look far to be reminded that video games make heaps of money. However, SuperFLI wonders if this causes more harm than good to the industry as a whole. More »

Infamous Real-Life Mercenaries to Star in Blackwater, the Video Game

Owen Good — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT

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Blackwater Worldwide, the real-life mercenary team linked to the killing of civilians and noncombatants in Iraq during U.S. operations there, will be the subject of a Kinect-supported video game coming to the Xbox 360 later this year. More »

The Modern Warfare 3 Files: Team Perks, No Nukes, New Killstreaks

Brian Crecente — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:00:00 EDT

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It's a fair guess that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will follow in the footsteps of last year's Call of Duty: Black Ops, shattering sales records and bringing even more people to video games. More »

The Modern Warfare 3 Files: Exclusive First Details on the Biggest Game of 2011

Brian Crecente — Fri, 13 May 2011 10:00:00 EDT

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is coming Nov. 8, 2011, Kotaku has learned, delivering with it mammoth battles that engulf a dozen cities around the world including New York, Paris and London. More »

Where You'll Go, How You'll Kill, and Who Will Die in Modern Warfare 3

Brian Crecente — Fri, 13 May 2011 10:00:00 EDT

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We've been gentle so far in our revealing of what we know about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. We've tip-toed through the minefield of spoilers, and tried to reveal only facts anyone would want to know. That ends here. More »

Modern Warfare 3 Multiplayer Features Battles in Brooklyn, Clash in Mogadishu

Brian Crecente — Fri, 13 May 2011 10:00:00 EDT

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Packed with 15 levels set in locations around the world, from Manhattan to the catacombs of Paris, Modern Warfare 3's near-future campaign looks to be an experience that will top anything seen before in a Call of Duty game. More »

Getting in Line with Linear Gameplay

Mike Fahey — Thu, 05 May 2011 11:20:00 EDT

In today's fairly straightforward episode of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Monsieur Froid wonders why so many people have a problem with linear gameplay. More »

The Darkness 2 Will Get the Blood Flowing on October 4th

Mike Epstein — Wed, 04 May 2011 14:00:00 EDT

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The Darkness 2, sequel to the cult-hit, will be available in the US and Canada on October 4th, with a global release coming on October 7th. I never played the original Darkness but I saw this game back at PAX East and was impressed by the game's surprisingly intuitive Quad-Wielding system, which lets players quickly switch back and forth between traditional weapons and your Darkness powers. Since the trailer won't give you much of a feel for the game, there are also a couple of screens here to help properly set the tone.

Here's How You Handle Looking and Turning in a Motion-Control FPS

Owen Good — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 13:00:00 EDT

Head- and eye-tracking will be the next big breakthrough in motion-controlled gaming. Forza Motorsport 4 will deliver it via Kinect. But for first-person shooters, we're still stuck controlling our look with our arms, an act as unnatural as it is inconvenient. Some University of Texas students have whipped up a solution for that. More »

Section 8: Prejudice Versus The Video Game Critics

Mike Fahey — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:00:00 EDT

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Can TimeGate Studios possibly succeed with the downloadable sequel to a retail first-person shooter that nobody played in the first place? Find out in the Section 8: Prejudice Frankenreview. More »

Turn Your Body Into A First-Person-Shooter Controller

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:00:00 EDT

Novint, the folks behind that most curious Falcon peripheral, are back again with yet more hardware curios. This time, it's the ability to turn your arm into a motion-controlled rumble pack. More »

Presenting Ace of Spades, the "Minecraft FPS"

Owen Good — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 14:00:00 EDT

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"Minecraft with rifles," is how many describe Ace of Spades, and not just because of the low-res visual motif. Or the fact it, too, is in beta. The team-based multiplayer CTF setup also allows players to build bunkers, dig tunnels and erect fortifications. More »

Lowbrow, Sure. But Bulletstorm Isn't Stupid

Owen Good — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:00:00 EST

Bulletstorm did a ton of advance work securing its reputation as this year's fratboy game, full of snickering, dick jokes and arm punches. It's unapologetically lowbrow, but that doesn't mean it's stupid. Hell, some of the smartest guys I know were in my fraternity. More »

An FPS-Style Ammo Counter, In Real Life

Owen Good — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 17:00:00 EST

Playing shooters, I've often wondered if the persistent knowledge of exactly how many rounds you have left delivers a tactical advantage you can't have in real life. This invention delivers a video-game advantage to the battlefield. More »

A Brief History Of The First-Person Shooter

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 04:00:00 EST

First-person games may be the at the top of gaming's food chain in 2011, but it wasn't always this way. Join us, then, on a guided tour of the genre's history, from dark, wireframe beginnings to Call of Duty. More »

A Vivid Look At The Streets of Baghdad

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:00:00 EST

One of YouTube's most popular gamers, Wings of Redemption, interrupts his flow of clips about Modern Warfare, Medal of Honor and other war games to share a video from his brother, an American soldier in Iraq. The scene is unusual. More »

Korean College Student Dies After 12-Hour Gaming Session

Owen Good — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 18:00:00 EST

There seem to be few gaming stories out of Korea lately that don't involve some sort of fatality. In this case, a 19-year-old college student died after a 12-hour-session with an FPS at an Internet parlor. More »