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When Racing Through An Earthquake Feels Inappropriate
This is natural disaster as roller coaster ride. The race starts with a helicopter drop onto a collapsing highrise. My ATV lands as the building leans, falling like a domino into the adjacent building. I jump the diminishing gap amid clouds of dust and debris, tearing down the rooftop as it too begins to tilt.…
By Brian Crecente Published March 30, 2011 -
The Future of Full-Immersion Virtual Reality Used to Play a 99 Cent Game
This CAVE system has 3D spacial recognition technology, the ability to “place sound” over a 5.1 sound system, an infrared camera tracking system, a floor that can thump to accent gameplay and haptic feedback through a Wii remote. So what do you do with all of that impressive technology? Play Fruit Ninja of course!
By Brian Crecente Published March 30, 2011 -
Watch An Xbox 360 Get Shot, Shotgunned and Then Exploded
FPS Russia had his fifth Xbox 360 die on him and he’s not going to take it anymore. To vent, he decided to vent the 360 with an assortment of firearms including two handguns, a shotgun and one fairly large explosion.
By Brian Crecente Published March 29, 2011 -
Project P2
Prototype 2 | Project P2 mailing from Blackwatch. (Photo by Me) Bedtime Stories Disney and Angry Birds Explain Three Arab League Revolts in One Amazing Cartoon Based on two true stories and a bit of forward thinking, Three Big Pigs combines Angry Birds animation with Disney melodies to walk us through the fate of three…
By Brian Crecente Published March 29, 2011 -
These Video Game Nebulae Could Rival Reality
Eve Online is a game made famous by many things: Its passionate followers, its epic space wars, its impact on the economy of the real Iceland and its wondrous glimpses of outer space in a game. Last week fans from around the world gathered in Reykjavík, Iceland to hear about the future of the online…
By Brian Crecente Published March 29, 2011 -
Rage the Book Hits in August
Del Rey and Bethesda Softworks have teamed up to publish a novel based on id’s upcoming Rage game. Penned by Matt Costello, here’s the official blurb of the book due out Aug. 30: The world was doomed and only some of the population could be saved. That was what the scientists were saying, at least.…
By Brian Crecente Published March 29, 2011 -
Nintendo Suggests You Send Them Your Frozen, Your Locked Up 3DS Systems
System freezes are starting to crop up on an unknown number of Nintendo’s new 3DS portables. While we don’t know how frequent the problem is, it’s happening enough for Nintendo to include the issue on their official troubleshooting site. According to Nintendo.com, System freezes that result in a white screen, black screen or inability to…
By Brian Crecente Published March 28, 2011 -
Launch Was a Go
Launch | Actress Clare Grant (L) attends Nintendo 3DS exclusive launch event at Siren Studios on March 26, 2011 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Chris Weeks/Getty Images for Nintendo) Bedtime Stories The Pros and Cons of Early 3DS Ownership Being a fan of technology and gee-whiz gadgets can take its toll on your bank account…
By Brian Crecente Published March 28, 2011 -
3DS’s Friend List Messaging Is the Worst of Facebook, Twitter
Gamers may be a bit confused about how exactly owners of Nintendo’s 3DS portable are supposed to communicate with one another on the system. After spending the weekend trying to figure it out on my own, I finally bugged Nintendo directly about it. Turns out that, according to the company, the little status message that…
By Brian Crecente Published March 28, 2011 -
Felicia Day Among Time’s Must-Follow Twitterati
What do Neil Gaiman, Lady Gaga, Xeni Jardin and Felicia Day have in common? They all made Time’s list for best Twitter feeds. With 1.8 million followers and quite a few geek and gamer-friendly television shows under her belt, Day is currently at the 20 spot on the list. Day has appeared (or will soon)…
By Brian Crecente Published March 28, 2011 -
Netflix Preps to Add 700 Miramax Movies to Streaming Service
The Wall Street Journals is reporting that Miramax and Netflix are nearing a five-year deal to add 700 films to the movie-rental company’s streaming service. That means more movies to watch on your laptop, console, phone, pad and soon, your 3DS. Netflix, Miramax Near Streaming Deal [WSJ]
By Brian Crecente Published March 28, 2011 -
AMD Calls Out NVIDIA on “Fastest Graphics Card” Claim
AMD says they want NVIDIA to put their money where their mouth is and prove that the NVIDIA GTX 590 really is the world’s fastest graphics card. Of course AMD believes their recently released Radeon HD 6990 is the world’s fastest graphics card. I hope this throw down involves sharks or something else bitey. [AMD…
By Brian Crecente Published March 28, 2011 -
The Pros and Cons of Early 3DS Ownership
Being a fan of technology and gee-whiz gadgets can take its toll on your bank account and your faith in innovation at times. Often the hype preceding the latest bit of new technical wizardry doesn’t live up to the gadget itself, or early adopters of new technology find themselves the owners of obsolescence, failures or…
By Brian Crecente Published March 28, 2011 -
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Confirmed for this Winter
First unveiled last year as a Kotaku rumor, Resident Evil: Raccoon City was made official this morning by Capcom, who verifies the new take on the survival horror series hits the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 this winter. As rumored, Resident Evil: Raccoon City will take the franchise in a new direction, having players take…
By Brian Crecente Published March 28, 2011 -
Tactical 3DS
3DS | A pile of games, as seen on my desk. (Photo: Brian Crecente) Bedtime Stories Sad World: An Entire Generation of Video Game Deaths My darling Robert “the” Beschizza of Boing Boing made this wonderful video compilation of deaths from 8- and 16-bit games. I can think of no finer way to start your…
By Brian Crecente Published March 25, 2011 -
Ghost Recon Shadow Wars Is a 3DS Must Buy
We’ve been worried a bit, here at Kotaku, about the launch titles lined up for this weekend’s kick off of Nintendo’s 3DS. The platform is a neat device with plenty of potential, but the games so far available mostly aren’t quite there. Enter Ghost Recon Shadow Wars. This turn-based strategy game foregos the bells and…
By Brian Crecente Published March 25, 2011 -
Crysis 2 Shoes Want You To “Be Fast”
Crysis 2 is a wonderful, wonderfully different shooter. The shoes? Not so much. We received this shoes today in the mail. While they feature the Nike swoosh and branding, the box says they’re the product of McTiller Martins, the prototype facility that created the original nanosuit. Hmmm, I wonder if these will help me “be…
By Brian Crecente Published March 25, 2011 -
We Came, We Partied, We Raised…
With just two weeks planning and tons and tons of help from lots of very good people, we managed to raise a record breaking (for us) $7,650 to help earthquake relief efforts in Japan. That doesn’t include all of the people who couldn’t make last night’s Denver party and instead made direct donations to American…
By Brian Crecente Published March 25, 2011 -
Marquee
Fun Raiser | The van is unpacked. The stage set. Let’s party. (Photo: Brian Crecente) Bedtime Stories How BioShock Infinite’s Creators Are Crafting Adventure from Labor Strife, Dead Horses and the Energy of the Tea Party Some time ago, game designer Ken Levine commented wryly about the shallow pool from which video game creators get…
By Brian Crecente Published March 24, 2011 -
Come Party With Kotaku Denver… For Charity!
Tonight’s the night. Come join me in Denver tonight as I host a Japan Earthquake Relief Fundraiser with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the Japanese Red Cross Society, which is working directly in Japan to help those impacted by the Sendai earthquake and tsunami last week. The fundraiser will include Rock Band, DJ…
By Brian Crecente Published March 24, 2011
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