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How The Human Face Could Be the Future of Gaming
Disgust, fear, surprise, anger, lies. The face is a canvas of microexpressions, twitches and “tells” that sweep across a visage in tenths of a second unveiling everything in a person’s heart. And if Rockstar Games, the makers of Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption, have their way, it will also be the future of…
By Brian Crecente Published January 17, 2011 -
Edgar Allan Poe Is Not Impressed
Burgers! Japan has some great burgers. They also have some truly goofy ones, like that one. What the hell’s going on with that chili on its own bun. CRAZY. But not as crazy as my dogs. What you missed Somber Sasquatches, Awful Nudity And Other Great Video Game Moments of 2010 The Secret, Terrifying Lives…
By Brian Crecente Published January 14, 2011 -
Dead Space 2 Doesn’t Disappoint
Dead Space 2 seems every bit as frightening, as innovative as the original. Developers Visceral Games still lean heavily, and quite successfully, on clever use of lighting and sound to create a constant tension in the creepy, space shooter. While you still play as space engineer Isaac Clarke, this time around the search for answers…
By Brian Crecente Published January 14, 2011 -
What Were Your Greatest Gaming Moments of 2010?
We’ve talked about failed assassinations, world domination and a surprisingly funny video game based on a kid’s movie. We’ve had our say about our own greatest gaming moments of 2010. Now it’s your turn. Here for your easy perusal are the seven stories about what the writers of Kotaku thought were their personal greatest moments…
By Brian Crecente Published January 14, 2011 -
Dead Rising’s Shambling Descent From Thriller to FarmVille
Blood spattered across his pants and canary-yellow racing jacket, Chuck Greene stands uncomfortably in front of the bathroom stall. He sighs, he groans, bloody bat clenched in his right hand. There are zombies to kill. There is a name to clear, a daughter to save. But not just yet. Right now it’s time for me…
By Brian Crecente Published January 14, 2011 -
The Secret, Terrifying Lives of Those Amazing Cosplayers
Ever wonder what those amazing cosplayers you see at video game and anime shows get up to when the crowds of photographers aren’t around? Then I can blame you for this video! Be warned, this is 15 minutes of the parties, oil rubs, underwater shenanigans of full-on, unadulterated cosplay. It is more intervention than entertainment.…
By Brian Crecente Published January 14, 2011 -
Dead Space Salvage
Imagine an 11-year-old picking up a copy of the Savage Sword of Conan, packed with illustrations of topless or nearly topless women, and buying it no fuss at a store? Never gonna happen. But in the 80s… I’m not much of a saver Ash, but Tristan is. He saved up his money and bought a…
By Brian Crecente Published January 13, 2011 -
A Gamer’s View of CES From Robotic Pitchman to 3D Bikinis
While last week’s Consumer Electronics Show wasn’t very heavy with video game news, there was still plenty to see and do in the heart of the world’s biggest gadget show. Here for your perusal is a quick run down of all of the oddities, the gadgets, the board games and toys that we found the…
By Brian Crecente Published January 13, 2011 -
Own A Panoramic Piece of Game Informer History
Kotaku, Gizmodo and one-time Game Informer illustrator Sam Spratt is taking preorders for the wonderful panoramic he created for the December cover of Game Informer magazine. Updated The image, which spanned three covers seamlessly stitched together, highlight the controversial list of Game Informer’s 30 Characters who Defined a Decade. The semi-gloss prints are a massive…
By Brian Crecente Published January 13, 2011 -
A New Way To Get Toto’s ‘Africa’ Stuck In Your Head
When was the last time you heard an a capella send up of shooter Battlefield: Bad Company 2? Never? Me too! Sit back and enjoy this wonderful, voices-only original song that waxes poetic about Electronic Arts’ 2010 shooter at the expense of those playing it, and, of course, shooter rival Call of Duty: Black Ops.…
By Brian Crecente Published January 13, 2011 -
Fear And Fraternity Make for An Uneasy Alliance
The fiction of FEAR 3, the concept of killer and victim teaming up to confront something horrific, is thick with potential. But when you cede both of those roles to the control of gamers can that tension still exist? Played alone, FEAR 3 has gamers taking on the role of Point Man, a super soldier…
By Brian Crecente Published January 13, 2011 -
Glass Monkey, That Funky Monkey
What’s made of blue glass and shaped like a monkey with a joystick in its hand. Weird, right? What you missed The Xbox 360 Tries Again To Replace TV Programming Batman Would Completely Dominate World Of Warcraft Accused Tucson Shooter Asked Fellow Gamers If They Had ‘Aggression 24/7’ Was Modern Warfare 2 An Act Of…
By Brian Crecente Published January 12, 2011 -
Painful Laughter, Killing Castro And My Other Favorite Gaming Moments of 2010
Suicide, laughter, and the believed death of a communist leader. These were just some of my ten favorite moments from my favorite games of 2010. (Spoilers) We’ll have favorites from the rest of the team throughout the week. There are SPOILERS ahead so don’t read it if you don’t like SPOILERS Brian Crecente’s Favorite Gaming…
By Brian Crecente Published January 12, 2011 -
Accused Tucson Shooter Asked Fellow Gamers If They Had ‘Aggression 24/7’
In the months leading up to a violent Tucson shooting spree, gamers and friends say Jared Lee Loughner spent time in gaming forums rambling and talking about anger issues under a variety of drug-inspired user names. In one post found in the forums for massively multiplayer online game Earth Empires, the 22-year-old high school drop…
By Brian Crecente Published January 12, 2011 -
Okamiden Masters the Art of Breaking Wind
Our latest look at Capcom’s portable take on Okami was full of breaking wind. You break wind to the left, you break wind to the right, you break wind straight on, all to show off the game’s latest magic brush technique. In Okamiden you work wolf pup Chibiterasu through the game with the help of…
By Brian Crecente Published January 12, 2011 -
The Xbox 360 Tries Again To Replace TV Programming
Starting this spring Microsoft will again test the waters for a video game that replicates, perhaps replaces, something you might watch on television. In 2009, Microsoft turned the once-popular television game show 1 Vs. 100 into a very popular mob trivia game on the Xbox 360. The game had a regular season, a live audience…
By Brian Crecente Published January 12, 2011 -
Explode American Capitalist Pigs For Free, For Fun
The folks behind Alien Hominid HD have a little Freudian present for you iPhone gamers out there. Developers The Behemoth are in the process of turning Super Soviet Missle Mastar, a mini-game hidden in Alien Hominid HD, into a free iPhone title. Complete with big white phallic missile, capitalist pigs and a U.S.-shaped target, all…
By Brian Crecente Published January 12, 2011
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