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When A Pokemon Game Becomes a Dungeon Crawler (I Might Actually Play It)
I’ve never been able to get Pokemon. I’ve tried, first through the cartoons, reviews and endless fan sites, and then by finally biting the bullet and playing through an entire game. Still nothing. So when I had a chance to check out the first Pokemon coming to the 3DS, it wasn’t exactly at the top…
By Brian Crecente Published October 12, 2011 -
Studio Head, Deadliest Warrior Expert Resigns Over Green Berets Misrepresentation
Robert Daly, the head of Deadliest Warrior: The Game developer Pipeworks Software, today resigned from his position, saying he regrets misleading others into thinking that he was a Green Beret. Daly, who has also appeared on the television show Deadliest Warrior as a former Green Beret, said he will no longer be on the show…
By Brian Crecente Published October 11, 2011 -
ReviewsRage: The Kotaku Review
It doesn’t really hit me until about half way through the game. I’ve been spending so much time worrying over the trick of staying alive that I haven’t notice just how insignificant I am. It’s not until I’m sent on another armed errand, off to save a general from a federal prison, that I realize…
By Brian Crecente Published October 11, 2011 -
Guns and Shooters
Spotted at a Flea Market – Buried in the clutter of bags of live ammo, scopes, old swords and pieces of guns on a table at the flea market I visited this weekend was this appropriate computer game. Netflix Kills Qwikster In the face of raging fans and looming confusion, Netflix today said they are…
By Brian Crecente Published October 10, 2011 -
One Annoying Orange (and Several Friends) Show Angry Birds How It’s Done
Whether or not you’re a fan of The Annoying Orange web series, you should still check out this fruit-filled take on Angry Birds. If you can stand the non-stop puns, make sure you check out all of the Annoying Orange friends, some of those surprise endings are pretty funny.
By Brian Crecente Published October 10, 2011 -
Why The Deathmatch Kings Left Deathmatch out of Rage
They invented the term, so why isn’t deathmatch available in Rage? The notion of players fighting against each other in a first-person shooter is so tied to the genre that it’s surprising when it isn’t included as a feature. More surprising though, is the idea that the people who may have coined the the term…
By Brian Crecente Published October 10, 2011 -
British Media Regulator Investigating Misuse of Video Game Footage As “Secret IRA Terrorism Footage”
British communications regulator Ofcom is investigating how a UK documentary examining possible connections between Muammar Gaddafi and the IRA confused video game play for actual IRA footage of a helicopter being shot down. Ofcom received dozens of complaints about the misstep and they are investigating to see whether the incident should be considered a breach…
By Brian Crecente Published October 10, 2011 -
Netflix Kills Qwikster
In the face of raging fans and looming confusion, Netflix today said they are killing off their DVD mailing spin-off Qwikster “This means no change: one website, one account, one password… in other words, no Qwikster,” according to a post on Netflix’s official blog by founder Reed Hastings. “Consumers value the simplicity Netflix has always…
By Brian Crecente Published October 10, 2011 -
Military Game Developer Disputes Green Beret Accusations
Accusations by a group of former Green Berets that Pipeworks Studio head Robert Daly never served in the Special Forces aren’t true, the head of Foundation 9 tells Kotaku. Earlier this week a website dedicated to outing fake soldiers accused Daly, who’s studio made the Xbox Live Arcade title Deadliest Warrior: Legends and has appeared…
By Brian Crecente Published October 7, 2011 -
Why Was The PC Launch of Rage Such A “Cluster!@#$”?
The idea from the start was a game that blurred the lines between how games looked on console and PC. id Software’s most famous games, actually all of its major games, were titles built on the computer first, then brought to consoles later. But not with Rage. id Software’s big genre-blending shooter was created using…
By Brian Crecente Published October 7, 2011 -
Modern Warfare 3’s Single-Player Redemption
Seen here is a new single-player trailer for upcoming shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. It’s called Redemption. You can contact Brian Crecente, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around our #tips page.
By Brian Crecente Published October 7, 2011 -
Tips & Guides
id Explains How to Tweak the Most Out of PC Rage, More Official Settings Coming Soon
The PC version of Rage will soon have a bevy of new ways for gamers to tweak the way the game behaves and looks on their system, id Software tells Kotaku “Rage has fewer tunable settings than games we’ve released in the past,” Robert Duffy, Rage programming director, told Kotaku. “We’ve added a few more…
By Brian Crecente Published October 7, 2011 -
Battlefield 3’s Caspian Border Opens to PC Beta Testers Starting Today
Battlefield 3’s Caspian Border, packed with vehicles and jets, is getting one last test before the open beta shuts down. Developers DICE writes on the Battlelog blog that they’re opening up the map this weekend to do some load testing using 64-player matches. Do keep in mind that this is a beta and a stress…
By Brian Crecente Published October 7, 2011 -
Under the Pale Blue Sky of Faron Woods, Inside the Mushroom-Lit Skyview Temple of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, as Totilo will explain a bit later today in his full impressions of the game’s initial dungeon, is the sort of Zelda that fans have been waiting for, for two decades. Glimpsed here in a clutch of new screenshots, readers get a chance to examine the Faron Woods that…
By Brian Crecente Published October 7, 2011 -
A Visit to the Skyview Temple of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
In this short, beautiful video, we see Link’s visit to the Skyview Temple, the first temple of the Wii’s upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Stay tuned for more coverage this morning including a batch of new screens and Totilo’s write-up of his time spent playing through an early chunk of the game. You…
By Brian Crecente Published October 7, 2011 -
Watch Link Dowsing His Way Through The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
“What’s dowsing,” you may ask? It’s how Link finds things in the massive world of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Think of it as his version of a quest arrow or objective compass. Link is able to dowse with the help of Fi, the spirit of the powerful Goddess Sword and Link’s guide. In…
By Brian Crecente Published October 7, 2011 -
Tender Lovin
Guess the Game – This gaming tee showed up at my house today along with a copy of the game. Any guesses which new release it’s for? Mario Kart 7 Screens Pull Up. Throw Turtle Shells. This December, Mario Kart 7, which is actually the ninth Mario Kart, pulls off the line. Mario Kart 7…
By Brian Crecente Published October 6, 2011 -
More Motion Controls, Way More Fun Spotted In This New Super Mario 3D Land Video
I still like my disco music better, but here’s the latest true trailer from Nintendo showing off Super Mario 3D Land The video shows off a lot of cool things, like the gyroscopically controlled binoculars in the game and, well, tons of fun Mario gameplay. You can also apparently download this video on your 3DS…
By Brian Crecente Published October 6, 2011 -
How To Get Rage To Run On Your PC, An id Software Guide
The computer version of Rage hasn’t exactly been trouble free for some folks trying to play id Software’s latest creation. I haven’t run into any over issues, but I’ve got a high-end tower that I just ran through a massive driver update. That’s not the norm. Here’s publisher Bethesda’s latest take on the solutions PC…
By Brian Crecente Published October 6, 2011 -
Super Mario 3D Land In 75 Images Set to Disco
Nintendo just dropped 75 new tiny 3DS screens on us for the upcoming, very-fun-to-play, Super Mario 3D Land. So we turned them into a video and added… disco! Why not? OK, all reasonable answers. But I did it anyway. 😀 Super Mario 3D Land hits stores Nov. 13. I had a chance to play through…
By Brian Crecente Published October 6, 2011
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