ENGLISH | Jeffrey Neumann puts some body english into a shot as he plays a pinball game at The Florida Arcade & Pinball Expo at the Dania Jai-Alai Sports Entertainment Complex on February 10, 2011 in Dania, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) The Undercurrent of Domestic Violence in Bioshock Infinite “I’m sorry. I never…
There’s a giant mechanical bird to escape, a young lady to escort, riotous mobs to skirt, rails to clamp to and swing from through a floating city. But I just want to hang out on a corner and people watch – such is the allure of a game fashioned by Ken Levine. It’s Bioshock Infinite‘s…
“I’m sorry. I never should have left. I never should have left. Take me back. Take me back. Take me home… please.” The girl is crying as she says it. The tears remind me of what she said earlier, when we were alone, her hand against her face, smiling sadly: “Promise if it comes to…
Sony is still pushing to get the rest of the Playstation Network up and online by the end of the month, Sony Computer Entertainment told a room of journalists today. “We are in the final phase of restoration with a target of getting everything back online by the end of this month,” said Shuhei Yoshida,…
Think of it as Team Fortress meets Batman: Arkham Asylum. Gotham City Impostors, in development by Monolith Productions for the PC, Playstation Network and Xbox Live, will have players taking each other out as Batman- and Joker-themed criminals and vigilantes. No date or price has yet been set for the game which will be published…
This fall will see the culmination of what has become one of the biggest money-earning entertainment properties in the world: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare In 2007, the creators of the long-lived Call of Duty video game series broke from the norm of recreating World War II-themed conflicts for gamers to play through and released…
Not a whole lot new on the official Modern Warfare 3 Facebook yet, beyond the four videos that hit last night, but I hear that we’re going to start seeing television ads for Modern Warfare 3 next week. [Facebook]
TANKS | Concept art for the inside of a tank found in a level of Modern Warfare 3.(Photo by X) The Modern Warfare 3 Files: Exclusive First Details on the Biggest Game of 2011 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is coming Nov. 8, 2011, Kotaku has learned, delivering with it mammoth battles that engulf…
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is coming Nov. 8, 2011, Kotaku has learned, delivering with it mammoth battles that engulf a dozen cities around the world including New York, Paris and London. Multiple sources have shared details of the game’s story, art, sounds and game modes with Kotaku, noting that the game will reshape…
We’ve been gentle so far in our revealing of what we know about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. We’ve tip-toed through the minefield of spoilers, and tried to reveal only facts anyone would want to know. That ends here. What follows is a detailed summary of what we understand are the events of Modern…
Packed with 15 levels set in locations around the world, from Manhattan to the catacombs of Paris, Modern Warfare 3‘s near-future campaign looks to be an experience that will top anything seen before in a Call of Duty game. Multiplayer, too, seems to be shaping up to be an experience packed with new maps, experiences…
WORKING 7 To 7 | My third office is whatever seat I can find on the daily commuter train. The gin and tonic is extra. (Photo by Crecente) Home Sheep Home May Have Been Nominated for a BAFTA, But It’s Just Too Thin to Win Home Sheep Home, you’re no Angry Birds-at least not when…
JEDI MIND TRICKS | A Star Wars storm trooper character takes a break during the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) at the Los Angeles Convention Center on June 16, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) Is This Modern Warfare 3‘s Cover? Yesterday we told you what we’ve been told about the…
A former U.S. Navy F-18 fighter pilot is suing Sony, Bethesda and Zenimax claiming that the Playstation 3 version of Oblivion: The Elder Scrolls IV gave him a grand mal seizure, breaking his shoulder and permanently grounding him. In the suit, John Ryan McLaughlin says that on March 28, 2010 he was playing the game…
Civ World, Sid Meier’s attempt to bring the complexities of his long-lived strategy game Civilization to the quick play nature of Facebook, is due to hit the online service this summer, CNN reports. Meier says that while the game will have all of the traditional pieces of his series – science, economy, military, culture –…
Yesterday we told you what we’ve been told about the yet-to-be announced Modern Warfare 3. Today we’re showing you what we’ve been shown. Granted this could easily be a photoshop for the game’s PC cover, but that logo seems to match what others are saying appears for the game. Click to expand the image. Thoughts?…
STARBUCKS! | This image has been making the rounds lately. Starbuck, Starbuck drinking Starbucks in Starbucks… now fetch me a white whale. Photo: imgur) Modern Warfare 3 to Feature Bigger Story, More Destruction This Fall While still unannounced, sources who have seen the game in action tell Kotaku that the next Call of Duty will…
With the ten year anniversary of the release of the original Xbox shooter Halo looming, Titan Books is preparing to publish a collection of art from the series. We asked the publisher to send us a few examples of what people will find inside Halo: The Great Journey: The Art of Building Worlds. The book…
While Sony Computer Entertainment of America still isn’t releasing a new timeline for getting their Playstation 3, Qriocity and Sony Online Entertainment services back online, they said this afternoon that it “will likely be at least a few more days.” My money is on Friday night. [Playstation Blog]
Here’s our first, sadly static, look at the map you get for free if you pre-order the Limited Edition of Electronic Arts’ Battlefield 3 Back to Karkand is a chance to relive the “greatest Battlefield maps ever,” according to a developer blog about the expansion pack bonus. The pack includes the four most played maps…
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