Kotaku: Just Cause 2

Watch a Video Game Bus Bounce Off Water (and Everything Else)

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:30:00 EST

People don't love Just Cause 2 for its story, or its characters. They love it for the fact it's a giant toybox, giving them the vehicles, the environments and the physics to do whatever the hell they want. More »

Eleven Million Deaths Have Never Looked so Beautiful

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 27 May 2011 07:15:00 EDT

Here are the deaths of eleven million Just Cause 2 games, caused by bodies smashing into solid ground, visualised on a map from the heavens. Please, watch it. More »

The Just Cause Movie Wants To Be Like Bond, James Bond

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 07:30:00 EST

Just Cause, a game series starring a swarthy man bathed in tight shirts and explosions, was always going to get a film adaptation. Thankfully, that adaptation sounds faithful to the games. Well, as faithful as you could get. More »

Just Cause 2 Might As Well Jump

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 06:30:00 EST

This base-jump in Just Cause 2 certainly gives new meaning to the term "leap of faith". More »

Kotaku's 2010 PC Gift Guide

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 13:30:00 EST

There's no faster way to somebody's heart than to buy them a great PC game. With that (and this week's Black Friday sales) in mind, here are our picks for PC games to stuff in that special someone's stocking. More »

Just Cause Movie Gets A Screenwriter

Owen Good — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 13:00:00 EDT

A Just Cause movie, which we got wind of a year ago, now has a screenwriter and another producing partner, signaling that we're a step closer to an action-movie video game adapted into a video game action movie. More »

Rumor: Mad Max Game With Just Cause 2 Developers?

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Wondering where that Mad Max game had got to? It may have gone to Sweden, to guys who specialise in large worlds and explosions. More »

It's Not The Size Of The Game World, But How You Use It

Mike Fahey — Fri, 07 May 2010 17:20:00 EDT

Does size matter? Compare the size of these seven video game words to the amount of enjoyment you got out of playing the game. Found via Digg. More »

What Is This, Just Cause 2, Or Katamari Damacy?

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:00:00 EDT

Just Cause 2 has an amazing grappling hook technique, but it's got limits: you can only attach it to one thing (either two objects to each other or one to yourself). Lucky for us PC mods know no limits! More »

Just Cause 2 DLC Brings Inventive New Ways To Cause Explosions

Mike Fahey — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:20:39 EDT

Want some parachute thrusters? How about a half-shotgun, half rocket launcher? All this and more is coming in two sets of Black Market downloadable content for Just Cause 2. More »

Just Cause 2 Multiplayer? Somebody's Working On It

Luke Plunkett — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EDT

While we never reviewed it, know that I played a lot of Just Cause 2, and I loved it. The only thing that would have made it better was some multiplayer, and, hey, what do you know. Look at this. More »

Just Cause 2 Won't Have Multiplayer, Just 'Cause

Owen Good — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:00:00 EDT

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The director of Just Cause 2 is loud and proud about the fact they built a single-player game, and shut down thoughts that they could be cooking up multiplayer downloadable content for this game. More »

When Lost Meets Just Cause 2

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:30:00 EDT

TV series Lost has a few trademark images, but few are as "Lost-y" as the mysterious hatch that turns up early in the show's lifespan. A hatch that can also be found in the newly-released Just Cause 2. More »

Stupid Speedboat Tricks In Just Cause 2

Mike Fahey — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST

Square Enix's latest Anatomy of a Stunt video for Just Cause 2 shows off a very creative way to reach those hard-to-reach places with a rocket launcher. More »

Just Cause 2 PC Loves On NVIDIA

Mike Fahey — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:30:00 EST

Square Enix London Studios dropped us this video to show off how pretty Just Cause 2 can be when running on a PC equipped with NVIDIA's latest graphics hardware. More »

How To Upgrade Your Vehicle In Just Cause 2

Mike Fahey — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:00:00 EST

Let's take a look at the innovative new vehicle upgrade system Avalanche Studios developed for Just Cause 2. It's simpler than you'd expect! More »

Just Cause 2 Demo Gives You 35 Square Miles To Explore, Explode

Mike Fahey — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:20:00 EST

A demo for Just Cause 2 is coming to the PlayStation Network, Steam, and Xbox Live next week, giving players 35 square miles of the Lautan Lama Desert, packed with plenty of things to do, see, and blow-up. More »

The Difference Between A Pinata Kill And A Hang Kill

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:00:01 EST

I played Just Cause 2 today, the "sandbox Rambo" game others at Kotaku have raved about. My "Rambo," named Rico, got killed by ninjas, but not before I learned some new terms and laws of physics. More »

Just Cause 2 Won't Support Windows XP

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:30:00 EST

It had to happen eventually. Having wowed people ceaselessly since E3 with a a succession of explosive trailers, Just Cause 2 has finally put a foot wrong. And as far as the PC crowd is concerned, it's a big foot. More »

This Video Isn't as Awesome as Its Title

Owen Good — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:30:00 EST

Here's the latest Just Cause 2 "Anatomy of a Stunt" trailer: "Fire Truck versus Jet." Whoa, rad!!!! right? Well .... More »

In Just Cause 2, You Can Ride A Flying Propane Tank

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:30:00 EST

Can't say that Just Cause 2's brand of open world gun and explosions gameplay is the sort of thing that immediately appeals to me, but hook-shotting your way onto a helicopter or flying propane tank is undeniably appealing. More »

PS3 Just Cause 2 Has Video Capture Built Right In

Mike Fahey — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:20:00 EST

A game like Just Cause 2 is filled with explosive moments you'll want to share with your friends, and PlayStation 3 players will be able to do just that, thanks to a PS3-exclusive built-in video capture feature. More »

Choose Your Own Just Cause 2 Adventure

Mike Fahey — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:40:00 EST

This choose your own adventure style trailer for Just Cause 2 showcases the different ways to tackle a mission in Eidos' upcoming action-adventure. More »

Just Cause 2: An Island In Chaos

Mike Fahey — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:20:00 EST

The chaos Rico Rodriguez causes on the fictional island of Panau is showcased in this trailer for Just Cause 2, with an ending that leaves me completely sold on the game. More »

Preorder Just Cause 2, Download Fabulous Toys

Mike Fahey — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:00:33 EST

Putting money down on Rico Rodriguez latest island-hopping adventure earns you exclusive in-game goodies, including a hovercraft with a turret-mounted grenade launcher. Everything should come with a hovercraft with a turret-mounted grenade launcher. More »

Just Cause 2 Car Chases: "The Laws of Physics on Drugs"

Owen Good — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:00:00 EST

Again, the biggest selling point for Just Cause 2 is that it just does not give a damn. Motorcycle jump to a parachute landing? No biggie. Lasso a humvee to a cenotaph? All in a day's work. More »

Just Cause 2 Plummets Towards March Release

Mike Fahey — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:40:00 EST

Square Enix has announced a March release date for Just Cause 2, in which secret agent Rico Rodriguez parachutes his way around another island while things explode. More »

Just Cause 2 Screens... Just 'Cuz

AJ Glasser — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:00:00 EST

Sorry, had to do it. Enjoy the fancy screens with their livid explosions and rich, blue skies through which you'll be parachuting sometime in the near future. More »

Just Cause 2 Preview: Eat Your Heart Out, Spider-Man

AJ Glasser — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST

"Sandbox third person shooter/action game" is a mouthful. Let me instead suggest an alternate label for Just Cause 2 the effectively sums up the experience: "BASE-jumping, grapple hook parachuting with guns." More »

Just Cause 2: Grappling Onto Moving Helicopters

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:30:00 EST

I'm digging what I've seen of Just Cause 2 so far, mostly because of one thing: the game's grappling hook. And how it may actually give us the game Bionic Commando failed to provide. More »

And Here is Two Full Minutes of Nonchalantly Performed Badassery

Owen Good — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:00:00 EDT

Eidos just released a new trailer for Just Cause 2, which blends cinematic action with some impressive gameplay. More »

A Look At Just Cause 2's Island of Panau

Brian Crecente — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:00:00 EDT

Really, I don't care which island this is located on, all I care about is that it features water, jungles and lots of tall structures to, hopefully, jump off of. More »

Just Cause 2's Tourist Dollar Pitch

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:30:00 EDT

If only we could actually visit an island that sold itself to the world by letting you attach a truck to a helicopter, take off then use the truck as a wrecking ball to blow up a gas station. More »

This Is Why I Thought Just Cause 2 Was "Best In Show"

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:00:00 EDT

I called Just Cause 2 the best thing I saw at E3. That's a big call for a sequel to a so-so game. So, just in case you think I've gone mad, watch this. More »