Weapons

guns

Game Guns Are Fun Guns, Not Real Guns

You use a lot of real guns in games today. Heck, I spent nearly all weekend playing Call of Duty 4, and am now convinced I can work the assault rifle arsenals of both the American and Russian armed forces. I really can't though, and Popular Mechanics are here to remind me that despite looking and sounding real, most in-game guns don't behave like they're real. Take Rainbow Six Vegas 2, for example. Developer Philippe Theiren:

"I take these weapons, and look at what defines them, or what people think defines them. For an Uzi, people think it fires lots of bullets, and it's really inaccurate." That, he knows, has nothing to do with reality—if anything, Uzis are considered some of the most reliable and accurate submachine guns around. But the 80s (and Miami Vice in particular) offered us the Uzi as a low-life villain's weapon, spit-fire and out-of-control. "So I make it fire faster than it should. It's about taking the personality of a weapon, and making it shine in the game,"

Slightly disappointing, if only from a "what if Red Dawn happened to me" point of view, but interesting nonetheless.
Shooting for Realism: How Accurate are Video-Game Weapons? [Popular Mechanics, via GamePolitics]

2:30 AM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Luke Plunkett
4,174 views, 112 comments

Latest by Jest: (My apologies for making this rather late reply, as I just noticed I was replied to. I'm a tad irked at how I once held dv8godd to a higher esteem than the reply I received, thus I'll make my final more »

world of warcraft

Frostmourne Makes A Lovely Gift

For those of you unfamiliar with World of Warcraft lore, Frostmourne is the legendary runeblade that stole the soul of Prince Arthas Menethil, causing him to kill his father, shatter The Frozen Throne, and ultimately merge with the Lich King into an uber powerful being, destined to become a raid boss somewhere down the line. Now Epic Weapons is readying the release of the Forstmourne replica, 47 inches of Japanese milled stainless steel, cast metal, and leather. The weapons comes complete with a lovely display mount, a limited edition poster, and an embedded authenticity microchip with a reader to help assure people you didn't make the weapon yourself in your garage. As far as replicas go it isn't cheap, running $379.00, but it's a small price to pay for the sword that completely tore Azeroth a new asshole. Frostmourne is now available for preorder, with a May 1st release date that eerily mirrors a certain Kotaku writer's birthday. *whistles innocently*

9:40 AM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Mike Fahey
12,855 views, 81 comments

Latest by Aerokii: As insanely expensive as that is, it looks quite nice. And It SHOULD be longer, but then most people wouldn't be able to lift it- though on the other hand, I really don't think a four foot sword is THAT more »

lawsuit

Square Enix Cuts Down Sword Pirates

Odds are many of you already own one or more Final Fantasy replica weapons - and that frightens me - but at least they are generally of the more shoddy, unlicensed sword replicas you were likely to find on the cheap via eBay or Bob's Discount Cutlery Emporium. Now Square Enix is taking steps to get those sharp, pointy objects out of the hands of fans, having filed a federal lawsuit in the Central District of California against those whole would infringe upon their intellectual property. At least four manufacturers are named in the suit, which came about after the US Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Patrol seized a crate of counterfeit swords designed in the style of famous Final Fantasy weapons. Square Enix investigated, and while many resellers ceased their rampant reselling, the companies targeted by this lawsuit refused to cooperate, calling down spiky-haired justice upon them.

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11:20 AM on Tue Feb 12 2008
By Mike Fahey
8,459 views, 102 comments

Latest by SSJPabs: I do not own any Final Fantasy weapons. more »

halo

Halo Sword For Sale...Costs $125, Life And Soul

We're sure that we have more than a few sword collectors in the audience—you know who you are because on your wall you have a few ninja stars, some Conan memorabilia and a duplicate of the Highlander sword. Why do you collect these things? Where do you find the money?

On a side note, said audience will probably find this Halo energy sword knockoff (spoiler: we know it's fake because it's made of metal) interesting. At 36" long and 14" wide, its stainless steel mirror finish is perfect for seeing the reflection of your gleeful (somewhat freaky) tears. Current bidding has the piece at $124.95. Yes, that may sound high, but after all, just what are your children's college accounts for anyway?

Halo Energy Sword [via hawtymcblog]

12:20 PM on Thu Jan 24 2008
By Mark Wilson
13,838 views, 62 comments

tgs07

Soul Calibur Director Katsutoshi Sasaki on Weapons, Characters and Storyline

Back when I lived in New Orleans, my friends and I would get together on Friday nights and play video games until the wee hours. Eighty percent of the time the evenings were dominated by one game: Soul Calibur 2. My friends would practice during the week, becoming proficient enough with certain characters to come back on the weekend and kick some serious ass. When I heard I would be covering Soul Calibur IV, I was looking forward to checking out the game, but the reality of the situation turned out to be even more exciting: I would be interviewing the series' director, Katsutoshi Sasaki. More »

11:00 PM on Thu Sep 20 2007
By fdemarco
4,985 views, 25 comments

Latest by k4polo: Not to be a fanboy nerd. But yay setsuka is popular. Shes really cool to me. more »

clips

Future Weapons Flogs Halo 3 Tonight

One of the main draws of the Halo franchise is futuristic weaponry, so it sorta makes sense that the Discovery Channel's Future Weapons show tie in with the third installment's impending launch. How exactly it will tie in remains to be seen. I'm hoping it isn't just old episodes with Halo 3 advertainment sprinkled liberally throughout. I suppose we'll find out tonight at 8PM Eastern.

Halo 3 Future Weapons Commercial [YouTube via The Xbox Domain]

12:00 PM on Mon Sep 17 2007
By Mike Fahey
5,231 views, 53 comments

our weapons are useless

Uwe Boll's Alone in the Dark 2

So many conflicting emotions in one story. Uwe Boll, while in Cannes peddling his latest masterpieces, Far Cry and Postal, has announced that he is looking to start shooting this summer on the sequel to 2005's Alone In The Dark, which retells the story of Edward Carnby from the viewpoint of someone with no idea who the hell he is. Knowing Boll I am assuming it will take place in Antarctica during mid-summer and be subtitled "This Time It's Light." More »

11:20 AM on Mon May 21 2007
By Mike Fahey
1,849 views, 42 comments

Latest by timekeeper: OK lets review, he has already taken six video games and made steaming piles out of them and the last time I checked he had the rights for Far Cry, Hunter: The Reckoning, and Fear Effect... he must have a more »

south park

First HD South Park Episode Coming To XBLM

Chris Kohler over at Game|Life is reporting that the first South Park episode ever to be presented in HD will be an Xbox Live exclusive. Starting Tuesday, March 6, the episode, Good Times With Weapons, will be available on the Xbox Live Marketplace free of charge for the first two weeks. Then, from March 20 to April 3, Best Buy will be giving away free copies of the episode on HD-DVD with the purchase of an Xbox 360 or it's HD-DVD player. More »

8:00 AM on Sun Mar 4 2007
By fdemarco
1,553 views, 46 comments

Latest by n/a: "I Presume people are making a fuss because if you want to promote an HD-DVD player South Park isn't exactly the medium to do so. Regardless of how many episodes." Giving Talladega Nights away wasn't exactly a good idea for promoting more »

halo 3

Bungie Profiles the Spartan Laser

Mmm, the Spartan Laser. This is not a laser that reads data off of a DVD, or entertains your cat. No, this is a burn a hole through Wyoming sort of laser. The kind featured in the classic movie Real Genius, only with 100% less giant feathered Val Kilmer hair. Bungie has posted a profile of this powerful weapon on their page, providing censored specs of the M6 G/GNR, examples of use, and strategies for making it an effective tool in your arsenal. '

The laser requires a quick three second charge before it's able to fire, at which point it lets loose a red beam of light for a split second. Anything in the path of the laser will be destroyed, multiple enemies, vehicles and objects. Because of this you must be particularly careful of friendlies in the area, as they can be wounded or killed by exploding vehicles or the laser itself.

It sounds absolutely glorious. Expect every thirteen year-old griefer to make a beeline for this baby once the round starts up, at least until the three second recharge rate outlasts their attention span. Michael Fahey More »

3:40 PM on Thu Feb 1 2007
By Mike Fahey
1,947 views, 27 comments

Latest by Runna: Fear online please.... If some one point the laser at me I simply keep going or I let some one bait them and blast the hell out of them. This laser is not new Ut2004 has it along with other more »

diddy kong racing ds

Clip: Diddy Kong Racing DS Missle Shooting

There was some talk yesterday when I posted that Diddy Kong Racing DS clip about what the weapons were like in the game. They're tricky, that's what they're like. Check this clip, for instance, to get a good gander at how precise you need to be to smack someone down with a missile. And yes, the cars seem to get stuck on things awfully easy. Arrrgh.... and I don't mean that in a piratey way. Brian Crecente

1:00 PM on Thu Jan 25 2007
By Brian Crecente
420 views, 24 comments

Latest by Ichinisan: thejakeman: No. Mario Kart 64 was released long before DKR. more »

halo 3

New Halo 3 Rifle In Great, Great Detail

Bungie has posted details—very in depth details—on the assault rifle the Master Chief will be using in his third shooting spree for the Xbox 360. The MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System preview should let future Halo 3 players know how suitably they'll be armed and provides a look at weapon strategies. Handy. More »

5:40 PM on Thu Jan 18 2007
By Michael McWhertor
1,531 views, 32 comments

counter-strike source

Counter-Strike Gets Weapons' Balance

It appears that Steam's innovative new pricing system for weapon and equipment has lead to other tweaks for PC shooter Counter-Strike: Source. More »

11:30 PM on Mon Dec 11 2006
By Brian Crecente
1,577 views, 16 comments

weapons

Ten Best Weapons in Gaming

If GT had any sanity rattling around in their cerebellums at all, this list of the Top Ten Video Game Weapons would be Painkiller's entire arsenal and five other guns. It isn't; they don't. And there's a lot of often gibbering hyperbole. But it's still a lot of fun early on a Friday Morning. More »

5:00 AM on Fri Jun 30 2006
By brownlee
1,288 views, 9 comments

sunder: land of divide

Revolution Game Leak: Guns and Blades

As you can see, this post will have the guns and blades from the leaked document. Has anyone heard of a game called Sunder: Land of Divide? More »

6:06 AM on Sat Jan 21 2006
By Brian Crecente
380 views, 8 comments

sunder: land of divide

Revolution Game Weapon Details Continued

The first batch of weapons I put up didn't look quite as nice as this second batch. This time there's a lot more detail as well. The images on the jump all came over as a single page scan. I took it apart to make it easier to view in pieces. More »

4:02 AM on Sat Jan 21 2006
By Brian Crecente
144 views, Comment

top 10

Ten Most Kickass FPS Weapons Ever

I just noticed that Games.Net, the people who brought us the Ten Mario Sellout Moments, has a whole list of top ten feature stories. Some of the more interesting include Ten Hugely Over-Rated Games, The Coolest Modern Video-Game Characters and Games to Play When You're Stoned. I really liked the Most Kickass FPS Guns Ever list. More »

3:33 PM on Thu Aug 11 2005
By Brian Crecente
720 views

Kotaku

Another Mario Sonic Collaboration in the Works?

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