Kotaku: Roundup

Duke Nukem's on a Roll

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST

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Duke Nukem's on a Roll | A games store employee applying price tags supplies this zinger. Not sure I'd pick that up used. (via Reddit.)

Five Days of Pure Unadulterated Gaming App Hotness

Mike Fahey — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:00:00 EST

Balls were kicked. Knights were wound. Towers were defended. Passwords were hacked, and the dead rose to detect among the living in another spectacular Week in Gaming Apps. More »

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Leveled Up Considerably During the Review Process

Mike Fahey — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:00 EST

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Now that we've put the ever-questing of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning through its paces, it's time to see how it fared in the face of the assembled game critics. As far as I can deduce, it's either horrible or the best thing ever. More »

The Darkness II Weathers the Hellish Attentions of Game Reviewers

Mike Fahey — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:00:00 EST

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There are plenty of things you can do with a tentacle besides porn, and The Darkness II has them all covered. Jackie Estacado has gone through hell; now he faces an even greater challenge: Critics. More »

Street Cred

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:00:00 EST

Street Cred | "In response to your latest post of the Mega Man collection, thought I'd share with you photos of my Street Fighter game collection," says reader Clarence L. "All games are NTSC-1. Every game, version, variant, demo, cameos, even games with official Street Fighter special moves ... all in original packaging." (submitted photo)

Twilight in the Kingdom of the Week in Gaming Apps

Mike Fahey — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:00:00 EST

This week we featured five different titles across several different platforms in our daily Gaming App of the Day posts, but that doesn't matter to you, does it? No, you're too busy playing Kingdom Rush. More »

Bowed, Not Broken

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:00:00 EST

Bowser Mario's real boss, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, takes a bow on January 27 before presenting the company's not-so-wonderful financial news. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Game Critics Tear NeverDead Limb-From-Limb

Mike Fahey — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:00:00 EST

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Great games often spring from a single brilliant idea, like a protagonist that can pull himself back together after being blown apart. Unfortunately this is also the case for many really crappy games. Where does NeverDead's mangled pile of people parts fall? More »

Doing the Job to Mario

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:00:00 EST

Jobbers | In pro wrestling terms, "doing the job" means losing in a scripted match. The wrestlers that lose all the time are jobbers. (Buy the T-shirt here.)

Game Critics Turn Back the Score Clock on Final Fantasy XIII-2

Mike Fahey — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:00:00 EST

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Tomorrow marks the second time in Final Fantasy history that Square Enix releases a direct console sequel to one of the numbered entries in the fabled series. Considering the first time around we got a trio of pop divas playing dress-up, this one has to be better, right game reviewers? More »

The Soul Still Burns for the Week in Gaming Apps

Mike Fahey — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:00:00 EST

How does one of the greatest fighting games of all time wind up one of our least favorite gaming apps of the week? Was it the power of Chopin, the combination of Minesweeper and Minecraft, or the $11.99 price tag? More »

Hello, NBC

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:00:00 EST

Spotted | NBC News folks were in our offices today for a piece about Gawker Media (our parent company). The reporter said she'd only ever played Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man, but I trumped her wacky fact by telling her that there are two Kotaku staffers with Masters in journalism. —Stephen (Image by Gizmodo editor Joe Brown.)

It's a Pixel Zombie Motorcycle Empire Invasion This Week in Gaming Apps

Mike Fahey — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:00:00 EST

It's not always easy to work in all five of our Gaming App of the Day game titles into the weekly gaming app round-up, but I'd like to think this week I was particularly inspired. Notice how I just strung a bunch of words together? So good. More »

A Bad Day for SOPA and PIPA

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:00:00 EST

Gaming against SOPA | On a day when Wikipedia and Reddit blocked their content to protest two controversial potentially speech-squelching, Internet-mangling bills—and legislators fell over themselves dropping support for those bills—an online guild, the makers of Minecraft and FarmVille giant Zynga all made their hatred of SOPA and PIPA known.

Power.

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:00:00 EST

Mood lighting | U.S. Marines take aim in a scene lit like an action game. (Image via Flickr.)

It's Dangerous...

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:00:00 EST

Good Luck, Link | You're going to need it and a sword. (Image via Cracked.com.)

Zombies, Muffins, Doodles, and Kangaroos? It Must Be The Week in Gaming Apps

Mike Fahey — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:00:00 EST

We're finally back up to speed after last week's regrettable triple play, charging headfirst into 2012 with our mobile devices held up in front of our faces so we can't see a thing. What might we be playing when we stumble into traffic? More »

The Entire Year in Gaming Apps, Technically

Mike Fahey — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:00:00 EST

Here it is, our massive guide to every mobile game featured in our daily Gaming App of the Day segment during the year 2012. Are you ready for a veritable flood of (three) games? More »

What Starts With Ducks and Ends With Cheese? It's the Week in Gaming Apps

Mike Fahey — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:00:00 EST

Merry Duckcheesemas, everybody! It's that special time of year in which the Week in Gaming Apps celebrates all things rubber duck and cheese related, along with three other games that have absolutely nothing to do with this theme. More »

Everything You Need to Know about Japan's PlayStation Vita

Mike Fahey — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:20:00 EST

Over the weekend Sony unleashed the next evolution of portable gaming on Japan, and Kotaku was there. Here's our complete coverage of the Japanese PlayStation Vita launch, from queuing up to booting up and beyond. More »

Veni, Vidi, Vita

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:00:00 EST

There is, officially, a new gaming machine on the market. The PS Vita went on sale in Japan today. Kotaku's Brian Ashcraft has comprehensive coverage of the device—what you get, what you don't, what it sounds and looks like. More »

This Week's Best Gaming Apps Weren't All about Moonshine-Running

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:00:00 EST

In the land of cell phone games and gaming apps, no idea is too good, too bad or too stupid to base a game off of. More »

Steamy Batman / Catball Romance Rekindled in This Week's Gaming Apps

Mike Fahey — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:00:00 EST

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Sparks fly when the Caped Crusader meets one sexy feline sphere in this week's round up of the hottest gaming apps. Can you feel the simmering sexual tension? More »

One Could Easily Mistake This for The Week in Console Games

Mike Fahey — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:00:00 EST

They're good enough for a console but made for a mobile; at least three out of this week's five Gaming Apps of the Day could pass for at least previous generation console games. The other two...well they're real pretty. More »

An Incredibly Short Week in Gaming Apps

Mike Fahey — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:00:00 EST

Welcome to three days in gaming apps, our weekly look back at five days of the best and worst of mobile gaming, give or take two days. Hey look, is that Superman? Isn't he distracting? More »

Sports and Your Morning Commute in The Week in Gaming Apps

Owen Good — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:00:00 EST

Bowling, baseball and an crowd-sourced traffic jam navigation app headline this week's roundup of mobile device goodies. More »

Super Mario 3D Land Has Game Reviewers Loving the Extra Dimension

Mike Fahey — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:00:00 EST

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Up until now the best first-party Nintendo game on the 3DS was a remake of a 13-year-old Zelda game. If anyone can steal Link's place at the top of the charts, it's a fat Italian plumber. More »

The Good, The Bad, The Really Bad, and The Week in Gaming Apps

Mike Fahey — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:00:00 EDT

In the course of randomly selecting which mobile games we'll be featuring in our Gaming Apps of the Day, sometimes we come up with a week's worth of winners. This was not this week. More »

The Week in Gaming Apps All Rolled Up Into a Giant Star-Sized Ball

Mike Fahey — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:00:00 EDT

You never have to worry about storage when the Week in Gaming Apps contains a Katamari game, only gravitational pull, intense heat, and the odd zombie. More »

The Battlefield 3 Reviews We Can Find Are Pretty Positive

Mike Fahey — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:00:00 EDT

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Normally on the day after the review embargo for a major video game release is up sites like Metacritic are flooded with fresh opinions waiting to be woven together into one of Kotaku's Frankenreviews. Not so with Battlefield 3. More »

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Isn't Fooling Game Reviewers

Mike Fahey — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:00:00 EDT

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On November 1, Nathan Drake ventures into the hidden depths of the Earth to capture the most elusive treasure he's ever sought — the heart of game reviewers everywhere. More »

Batman Fails to Instill Fear in the Hearts of Arkham City Reviewers

Mike Fahey — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:00:00 EDT

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Did you know Batman: Arkham Asylum holds the Guinness World Record for 'Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever'? Judging from the initial reviews for Batman: Arkham City, that's probably no longer the case. More »

Hamsters, Horror, and Holiday Cheer Punctuate This Week in Gaming Apps

Mike Fahey — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:00:00 EDT

I could have just said the three H's and every Kotaku reader would have understood, but sometimes we get outsiders checking these things out so we have to clarify. Where was I? Oh yes, Merry Christmas! More »

Let's Go On a Musical Week in Gaming Apps Adventure

Mike Fahey — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:00:00 EDT

Gather round, take my hand, and we'll journey to a special place, where mobile games roam and people tend to groan because we never have any games for Android. Don't worry, they'll eventually be Android games too! More »

Only Several Dozen Pigs Were Harmed Making This Week in Gaming Apps

Mike Fahey — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:00:00 EDT

Fans of pig-based mobile games might want to look away, this week in gaming apps was not kind to our porcine friends, though perhaps a little tofu can make things right? More »

The Week in Gaming Apps Ain't Always a Pretty Sight

Mike Fahey — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:00:00 EDT

This week our own Owen Good took a moment to remind us that our Gaming App of the Day feature isn't just about the gaming apps we love. It's also about Haraka. More »

From Cosplay to Vita, Boats to Gree, Here's All of Our Tokyo Game Show Coverage

Brian Crecente — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:00:00 EDT

The Tokyo Game Show is wrapped, and for the most part so is our coverage. And what a lot of stories, pictures, hands-ons and videos there were. More »

Tokyo Game Explosion Day 4: From Massive Crowds to Plentiful Play

Brian Crecente — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:00:00 EDT

The Tokyo Game Show smashed all (TGS) records again this year, bringing a whopping 222,600 people to the massive convention center to play games, dress up and check out the PS Vita. More »

Stand Back Everyone, It's the Week in Gaming Apps

Mike Fahey — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:00:00 EDT

Five games in five days! After several weeks of four or less, we've finally made it back to five whole days of condo-eating, caterpillar-tilting, war-waging mobile goodness. Huzzah! More »

Tokyo Game Explosion Day 2: Faux Fights, Real Hostesses, Monster Hunter and Testicular Fortitude

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:00:00 EDT

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The Tokyo Game Show rolled on today. There were boats, booth companions, news and gamplay. There was even a fake fight. And all of that before the Tokyo Game Show opens its doors to the masses over the weekend. More »