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How to Collect Your 20 Free 3DS Games (And Maybe a Little Cash On the Side)
Own a Nintendo 3DS or plan on getting one in the next couple of weeks? Congratulations you’re now a Nintendo 3DS Ambassador and that means you get 20 free games. Right? Maybe. Nintendo’s 3DS Ambassador program isn’t exactly clear cut, so we hit up Nintendo to walk us through the intricacies of the program. Earlier…
By Brian Crecente Published July 29, 2011 -
The Gunstringer is Almost the Most Fun I’ve Had with the Kinect, Fruit Ninja Kinect The Most
I’ve finally got a reason to reconnect the Kinect to my Xbox 360. It’s been nearly four months since I moved half-way across the country to upstate New York, and while I’ve been slowly piecing back together my gaming set up and all of its many consoles, I still haven’t found a reason to reconnect…
By Brian Crecente Published July 29, 2011 -
Warcraft III-Inspired Heroes of Newerth Goes Free-To-Play
Multiplayer, action role-playing game Heroes of Newerth is now free-to-play, with developer reorganizing the Warcraft III Defense of the Ancients inspired game to include three types of accounts, developer S2 Games tells Kotaku The new basic account is a free account new players receive when they sign up. Once a player has surpassed a certain…
By Brian Crecente Published July 29, 2011 -
Retro Game Master Episode 6: Mighty Bomb Jack
In this sixth episode of Retro Game Master, our game-testing everyman, Shinya Arino, faces off against Mighty Bomb Jack Mighty Bomb Jackwas released in 1986 for the arcade and the following year for the Nintendo Entertainment System. In the game, Jack makes his way through a 16-level pyramid on his way to defeat the demon…
By Brian Crecente Published July 28, 2011 -
Battlefield 3 Isn’t Competing With Modern Warfare 3, But it Still Wants to Win
The way I see it, Battlefield 3 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 aren’t really competitors. They’re just two modern shooters that happen to be coming out two weeks apart from each other. When I suggest this to Kevin O’Leary, brand manager for Battlefield 3, he’s quick to agree. But he’s also quick to…
By Brian Crecente Published July 28, 2011 -
Prepare for Germany’s Biggest Video Game Show
COLOGNE – The Gamescom invites are rolling in. Oh yes, we’ll be there. (Invite by SCEE) Ridiculous Video Game HealBot Turns World of Warcraft Into a Dream HealBot is a video game that you are supposed to play in order to get better at another video game. Imagine that. People debate whether video games can…
By Brian Crecente Published July 27, 2011 -
Twisted Metal Embraces Its Fantastic Split-Screen Roots
So much has been made of Twisted Metal’s campaign, its bloody, live-action storyline and online multiplayer that it might be easy to forget the game’s amazing, couch-playing roots. An accident of publicity planning reminded me of that last week. When I showed up to check out Sony’s offerings in New York, Drew Bradford, the game’s…
By Brian Crecente Published July 27, 2011 -
Shanghai Vs. Zombies
SHANGHAI – Spotted by reader fullmulletjacket at the Shanghai Mall. (Photo by Fullmulletjacket) DeathSmiles Makes Me Smile Cave’s bullet hell shooters aren’t exactly the types of games many players don’t even like to play with control pads. So how’s this iPhone version supposed to work? Not too shabby, actually. More » A Look at One of…
By Brian Crecente Published July 26, 2011 -
The Video Game That Wants to Invade Mexico
A video game built around an investigation into a series of brazen attacks by a Mexican drug cartel, which culminates in an attack on U.S. soil, may sound like a timely take on the escalating violence in United States’ border towns. But developer Techland continues to deny any connection between reality and their recently released…
By Brian Crecente Published July 26, 2011 -
A Look at One of 2012’s Most Promising Shooters
Plants Vs. Zombies, PixelJunk Monsters, Command & Conquer: A lot of video games come to mind when you first play Starhawk, none of them are shooters. But really, that’s what this game is. “We are definitely a shooter,” said Sony Santa Monica senior producer Harvard Bonin. “There are inspirations from real-time strategy and tower defense…
By Brian Crecente Published July 26, 2011 -
This Thursday Retro Game Master Takes On Mighty Bomb Jack
This week on Retro Game Master The Kacho takes on Tecmo platformer Mighty Bomb Jack Mighty Bomb Jackwas released in 1986 for the arcade and the following year for the Nintendo Entertainment System. In the game, Jack makes his way through a 16-level pyramid on his way to defeat the demon Belzebut and rescue a…
By Brian Crecente Published July 25, 2011 -
What’s With These Comics?
Like… Mint? – It’s good to see that they still have comics at Comic-Con (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Reckless Endangerment Makes for a Sloppy Getaway When video games call for criminal behavior, I try to portray the bandit with a heart of gold. Running innocents off the road delivers neither a thrill nor a…
By Brian Crecente Published July 25, 2011 -
Increasingly Cool Russian President Suggests Warcraft Ripoff To Teach Russian History
First Russian President Dimitri Medvedev joined Twitter. Next he visited Twitter and Apple HQs. Now he’s suggesting that someone make a World of Warcraft knock-off to teach about his country’s history. I’m starting to like this guy. “I’ve checked what’s our youth are playing with, and most games are pseudo-historical and fantasy-based,” The Moscow Times…
By Brian Crecente Published July 25, 2011 -
For Some, “Gamer” Still Means “Social Outcast”
Anders Behring Breivik was a likable loner, a seemingly harmless Norwegian who masked his sudden disappearance from society to prepare for the biggest single-handed massacre in recent history with a modern affliction: Video game addiction. Breivik, 32, the confessed terrorist behind a bombing and shooting spree that left nearly 80 dead, many children, said he…
By Brian Crecente Published July 25, 2011 -
Online Gaming Friends of Oslo Suspect Say He Couldn’t “Harm a Fly”
The 32-year-old man suspected of detonating a bomb in Norway’s capital and going on a shooting spree in police garb, killing at least 87, was many things: He was a self-identified conservative Christian, farmer, body builder, hunter, freemason and gamer. Listed among a slew of personal interests, favorite books, sports teams and philosophies on Anders…
By Brian Crecente Published July 23, 2011 -
Not Water!
Just Don’t Feed It After Midnight – Jessica Chobot, G4 and IGN host, threatens to start a Gremlin apocalypse at Comic-Con. (Photograph by @Juster ) Creativity and Community Drive Dream Track Nation Towards Greatness A charming little stunt racing game with a slick cartoon style, Dream Track Nation‘s track creation and sharing community is where…
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2011 -
Missed an Episode of Retro Game Master? Don’t Worry We Have You Covered
Retro Game Master has a new home in North America, streamed live on Kotaku every week at 8 p.m. eastern. But what if you miss it? Don’t worry, we’ve got your back. Unlike television, we don’t tuck away our shows after we’re done “airing” them. Feel free to hop on over to the page dedicated…
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2011 -
The Walking Dead Season 2 Ditches Atlanta and Perhaps Hope
In case you forgot why you were so anxious to continue watching The Walking Dead when it ended last season, here’s a stark, brutal reminder. Don’t worry, you only have to hold your breath until October.
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2011 -
Obama Kicks Drug-Dealer Ass In This Video Game
From what I’ve played of Call of Juarez: The Cartel it appears to be just as bad as everyone worried it would. The game is packed with tiny glitches, odd AI behavior and questionable graphics. But it also has a couple of levels starring President Barack Obama. OK, not really. What it really has is…
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2011 -
The Spectacular, Cross-Country, Double-Decker Developer Summer Holiday
The Develop Industry Excellence Awards kicked off earlier this week with the above video. I’m no expert, but I suspect that there may have been some post-production shenanigans going on here. I met Mark Rein once and he doesn’t have a British accent. Here’s a run down of some of the folks you’ll spot in…
By Brian Crecente Published July 22, 2011
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