Duke Nukem Forever, like the Duke Nukems before it, is a game packed with references. References to movies, references to news and, yes, reference to other video games. In this scene, which I snapped while playing through the opening of the game earlier this week, Duke calls out anyone who wears “green armor”, saying such…
This week, one of the men behind Electronic Arts’ and its founding question “Can a video game make you cry?” was awarded the lifetime achievement awards by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. He accepted his speech with an epic poem, spoken in perfect meter and to great response. The Golden Age of Gaming…
The Indie Game Challenge just wrapped up, handing out more than $200,000 in cash to a collection of some very deserving games and their creators. These are the next Portal, Everyday Shooter and Cloud. Here are your winners. Indie Game Challenge Winners $100,000 Grand Prize Winner – Professional Limbo $100,000 Grand Prize Winner – Non-Professional…
Later today the Academy of Interactive Arts and Science, The Guildhall at Southern Methodist University and GameStop wrap up the second Indie Game Challenge. I spoke with the finalists earlier today to learn a bit about some of their games. That’s a lot of talent packed into these videos. Solace Confetti Carnival Fortix 2 Subsonic…
This week’s look at gaming apps include a wonderful retro Cold War title, a knock-off of The Legend of Zelda and a very evil League. A Painting Puzzler That Can Hurt Your Head Glow Artisan was a downloadable game for DS, but that might as well mean it was black ops. One of the better-kept-secrets…
Blizzard tells Kotaku that they still hope to release Diablo III in 2011. The news comes just days after the chief operating officer of Activision Blizzard told investors that there was no release window for the game, so they decided to omit it from their 2011 financial outlook. Despite the crushing news, I couldn’t help…
Jay Mohr took to the stage last night to host the 14th annual Interactive Achievement Awards and, as he has five times before, warmed up the audience with some biting comedy. Before he tore into the audience and industry with his jokes, Mohr took to the red carpet to, among other things, serenade Kotaku. After…
We’re live at the 14th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards in Las Vegas to cover the night’s big winners and… the other thing. All of your favorite video games are up for awards this year. Check out this chunky list of nominees Now let’s see who wins.
Today was the meatiest of the DICE days. It was packed with talks, interviews and ended with an awards ceremony. The day also included plenty of candid, off-the-record talks, and several on the record ones. I’ll be writing up stories from those last ones, interviews with Ted Price, the Bioware doctors and others, over the…
What Randy Pitchford bought last year wasn’t the rights to a storied video game franchise, it was a promise. “When I made the decision to take the risk, to buy the brand, I became the guy responsible for making sure this ships,” said Pitchford, president of developer Gearbox Software. “I felt the best commitment I…
The DICE Summit isn’t just about talks and networking, there’s also an indie contest, a massive awards show and this wonderful art exhibit.
This month’s addition of an Egyptian-cursed Catwoman is just the first in what the creators of DC Universe Online hope will be monthly updates for the cross-platform online game. “We want to add more stuff to the game on a monthly basis,” Chris Cao, DC Universe game designer told Kotaku. “We want to add stuff…
The DICE conference kicked off today, though I spent much of my morning in the room writing and working through design issues. I hope you had a chance to check out my hands-on impressions of Duke Nukem Forever. Despite the shallow nature of the game, I kinda want to play through the rest of it.…
Capcom has a fire sale going on for nearly a dozen of their iPhone games, dropping the price to a penny shy of a dollar. Here’s a break down of all of the games currently selling for $.99 each: * Street Fighter 4 * CAPCOM Arcade (in-app purchase game machines) * Dead Rising Mobile *…
Viewed as the fulfillment of a nearly 14-year-old promise, Duke Nukem Forever delivers on all fronts. But held up to the polish, the technical marvels and the intricacies of the modern day shooter, this game – so belated it is almost mythical – is spectacularly underwhelming. That doesn’t mean Duke Nukem Forever isn’t fun to…
Consider it the calm between two storms of news and stories. I spent today writing up my thoughts on Duke Nuke Forever and preparing for the kick off of the Design Innovate Communicate Entertain (DICE) summit. Duke stuff hits tomorrow morning. It’s going to be a busy rest of the week. Lego Video Games Should…
Due out later this month for $40, here’s a closer look at the PS3 Move Sharpshooter. The plastic body is designed to hold Move and Navigation controllers. It’s a pretty plain box. But the Sharpshooter is a slick piece of hardware. The box includes sets of SOCOM and Killzone 3 stickers. Here’s a look at…
Don’t let the cats and camels fool you, Cat Shit One is not an animated series for the feint of heart. Created by IDA and Studio Anima, this first 20-minute short of a new animated series details the exploits of two rabbit soldiers from Special Force “Cat Shit One” as they infiltrate enemy lines to…
I’m here in Vegas, not just for the DICE summit, but for Duke Nukem Forever. I get to play that now — and write about it later. What You May Have Missed How The Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 Galactus Fight Goes Down: Last Monday we saw footage of Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 end boss Galactus…
If you’ve got a pulse and have visited Kotaku before, you probably noticed that the front page looks just a *tad* different today. Don’t worry, we can explain. With the launch of the redesigned Kotaku you’ll noticed that one story takes up most of the page, and a list of today’s headlines in a column…
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