Kotaku: Wolfenstein

Wolfenstein Game Yanked From European Markets Over Swastikas

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 03:30:00 EDT

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The iOS version of id Software's Wolfenstein 3D has been withdrawn from sale in two European countries over its use of the Nazi swastika. More »

Wolfenstein and Doom Games Get Big iPhone Price Drop

Brian Crecente — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:20:00 EDT

To celebrate today's Quakecon kick-off a slew of id Software games are on deep discount over on iTunes. More »

In Memory of the Original Castle Wolfenstein (the one That Wasn't In 3D)

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EDT

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It's a slightly sad quirk of video game history that id Software's Wolfenstein 3D is lauded as a masterpiece of gaming while the title it was heavily inspired by - name and all - is afforded no such honour. More »

Nintendo's War On Blood, Nazis, Religion And Puppy Dogs

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST

While these days it's not that hard finding violent, mature titles on Nintendo consoles, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, that wasn't the case. And when you did find them, well, some "changes" had been made. More »

New Wolfenstein Bucks 3D Trend, Goes Completely 1D

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:20:00 EST

id Software's groundbreaking first-person shooter Wolfenstein 3D has been stripped to its core, shedding two dimensions to become playable on a "single, dazzling one-pixel line." More »

Auschwitz Game Creator Yanks Wolfenstein Mod Amid Pressure

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:30:00 EST

Sonderkommando Revolt, the video game mod that reimagines an Auschwitz uprising as a bloody, pixelated shooter, may never see release, according to the project's lead creator. He blames the "emotional trauma" of media attention for its demise. More »

The Concentration Camp Video Game

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:00:00 EST

An Israeli modder has turned a 1992 first-person shooter into a bloody tale of revenge set in a Nazi concentration camp with Sonderkommando Revolt, putting players in the role of an Auschwitz death camp prisoner on a killing rampage. More »

Captain America Meets Castle Wolfenstein In Super Soldier

Mike Fahey — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:20:00 EDT

Sega's video game tie-in for the Captain America movie features the star-spangled avenger infiltrating Hydra's mysterious castle during the darkest days of World War II. Sounds like a What If Captain America Infiltrated Castle Wolfenstein, doesn't it? More »

Google Yanks Android Ports of Doom, Quake on ZeniMax Demand

Owen Good — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:00:00 EST

A takedown notice sent by ZeniMax led to the Android Store's removal of several ports of Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein; one of the developers admits that, though the port used open-source Doom code, some of the game files were proprietary. More »

Seeking A Game That Can Trick Me

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:00:26 EST

This is the third in a series of posts labeled "Hindsight" that discuss games you may have thought we were done writing about. Last time: X-Men Origins: Wolverine. This time: Wolfenstein. More »

The PlayStation 3 Buyer's Guide

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST

With at least one potential game of the year exclusively nesting on the Playstation 3 and a price drop under its belt, the PS3 has had a pretty darn good year. More »

The Xbox 360 Buyer's Guide

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:00:00 EST

New Halo, new downloadables for Mass Effect, Fallout 3, and Grand Theft Auto, new Forza. It was a pretty good year for Xbox 360 owners. More »

The PC Buyer's Guide

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST

Poor PC gaming. More »

Wolfenstein PC Patch Fixes In-Game Breaking, Lets Players Finish Game

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:40:17 EDT

The PC version of id and Raven Software's Wolfenstein has graduated to version 1.11, fixing a small batch of errors that have plagued the Windows release and prevented some gamers from finishing the game at all. More »

Wolfenstein PC Demo Now Available

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:40:35 EDT

Are you one of the millions of gamers who didn't play Wolfenstein when it hit the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3? Perhaps you'd like to try the PC version on for size? More »

Swastika Gets Wolfenstein Pulled from German Shelves

Owen Good — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:40:00 EDT

Nazi imagery is a big nein-nein in Germany, and the localized version of Wolfenstein was supposed to have removed all of it. A small swastika slipped through, and Activision is said to be recalling the game from shelves there. More »

Looks Like You Won't Be Getting A Refund On That Copy Of Wolfenstein

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:20:51 EDT

Prior to the release of Wolfenstein, Raven Software designer Manveer Heir promised a full refund to anyone who bought the game if it outsold this year's Madden. It did not. It didn't come close, actually, according to NPD Group estimates. More »

Bang Bang, Is Creativity Dead?

Leigh Alexander — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:00:16 EDT

When future generations of gamers look back on this period of growth and advancement in our medium, will they be able to tell one military shooter, space adventure or dungeon crawler from another? Probably not. More »

Wolfenstein Review: Occult Following

Mike Fahey — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:20:45 EDT

The battle against supernatural Nazis wages on in Wolfenstein, that latest chapter in epic saga of one man's struggle against the occult-fueled Third Reich. More »

Raven Hit By Layoffs, Some Point to Lackluster Wolfenstein Sales

Brian Crecente — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:40:00 EDT

Raven Software, developers of recently released Wolfenstein and soon to be released Singluarlity, let 30 to 35 go from their Wisconsin studios, sources tell Kotaku. More »

Game Movie Writer Pleads Guilty To Vehicular Manslaughter

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:00:00 EDT

Roger Avary, who won an Oscar for Pulp Fiction, has pleaded guilty to DUI and vehicular manslaughter for a deadly crash in 2008 that left his friend dead and his wife in critical condition. More »

Kotaku Approval Ratings Delivers 56% Negative for Wolfenstein

Owen Good — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:40:00 EDT

In our inaugural Kotaku Approval Ratings this past weekend we sampled your attitudes on games due to release, and two or more years old. The results are in, and they weren't kind to Wolfenstein. More »

Kotaku Approval Ratings: Wolfenstein

Owen Good — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:30:00 EDT

Let's try something a little different. While unscientific, I've long toyed with the idea of a tracking poll of our readership's posture over time on certain games. More »

Wolfenstein: The Launch Trailer

Brian Crecente — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:40:00 EDT

Featuring disintegration guns that don't just evaporate Nazis, but their hats too, the latest iteration of Wolfenstein hits stores next week. More »

If Wolfenstein Beats Madden, Wolfenstein Is Free

Mike Fahey — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:20:00 EDT

Raven Software designer Manveer Heir has mounted a one-man Twitter Wolfenstein marketing campaign, offering to pay for your copy of the game if it manages to outsell Madden 10. More »

Nothing Enhances Nazi Fighting Like A Little Zeppelin

Mike Fahey — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:00:00 EDT

While its August 18th release date is set in stone, some of Wolfenstein's gameplay remains up in the air. More »

id Vows to Punish Mentions of Wolfenstein Leaks

Owen Good — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:40:00 EDT

If you got that multiplayer build of Wolfenstein that leaked out last week, you should keep that fact to yourself. Chest-beating about it on the Wolfenstein forums will bring instant banning. Maybe worse. More »

Castle Wolfenstein Has Come A Long Way

Mike Fahey — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:20:00 EDT

Okay, so it might not be THE Castle Wolfenstein, but it's a castle in Activision's upcoming Wolfenstein game, so we're running with it. More »

Wolfenstein The Animated Graphic Novel Part Three

Mike Fahey — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:20:00 EDT

Activision returns to Castle Wolfenstein in the third chapter of their animated graphic novel....Return to Castle Wolfenstein. More »

Wolfenstein Will Miss Its August 4 Due Date

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:00:18 EDT

Raven and id Software's Wolfenstein won't be opening a portal to retail the first week of August, as previously planned. The latest game to be hit by a summer delay will now ship a few weeks later, Activision confirmed today. More »

Wolfenstein The Animated Graphic Novel Part Two

Mike Fahey — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:00:00 EDT

Now that Hitler is dead, it's time to backtrack, stealing the Spear of Destiny back from the Nazi's in part two of Activision's Wolfenstein animated graphic novel series. More »

Wolfenstein The Animated Graphic Novel Part One

Mike Fahey — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:20:00 EDT

This first in a four-part series of animated Wolfenstein graphic novels from Activision tells the story of the original Wolfenstein 3D. Really out of date spoilers follow. More »

Wolfenstein Re-Preview: Sans Mecha-Hitler

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:00:47 EDT

We previewed id and Raven's return to Wolfenstein in the spring. Yesterday, we saw it again. Our re-preview commences. More »

Wolfenstein's Altered Present A Large Problem

Mike Fahey — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:20:00 EDT

Yesterday's introduction of the lithe, stealthy Assassin enemy for the next Wolfenstein game is balanced by the raw, brutal fury of the Altered. More »

Wolfenstein Introduces The Invisi-Nazi Ninja

Mike Fahey — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:00:00 EDT

Behold the Veil Assassin, a Wolfenstein enemy that combines the agile movement and stealth of the ninja with the snazzy dress-sense of the video game Nazi. More »

How Wolfenstein Updated its Nazi Cheesecake Ladies

Owen Good — Sat, 30 May 2009 15:00:00 EDT

"Early on there was a small faction within the team that wanted the new Elite Guards to be less 'sexy' and more utilitarian in their look," writes Raven's Kevin Long. Yeah, that didn't last long. More »

Wolfenstein Will Be Out In August

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 28 May 2009 09:40:00 EDT

Activision's latest attempt at re-igniting the public's fascination with the Nazi occult will be put to the test this August, with the release of Raven's Wolfenstein title for the 360, PS3 and PC. More »

Don't Cross The Streams While Using Wolfenstein's Particle Cannon

Mike Fahey — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:00:00 EDT

As true during World War II as it was in the 1980's - if your weapon fires a particle beam, never, ever cross the streams. More »

Celebrate Hitler's Birthday By Killing Him In These Games

AJ Glasser — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:30:00 EDT

On this day 120 years ago, the headman behind World War II and the Holocaust was born in what was then known as Austria-Hungary. He died in 1945, but lives on in video games as the eternal bad guy. More »

Wolfenstein Opening Chock Full Of Dead Nazis

Mike Fahey — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:20:00 EDT

The opening cinematic for the new Wolfenstein starts off quietly and ends like any good Wolfenstein video should - with dozens of dead Nazis. More »