OnLive, the pioneers of cloud gaming, are in dire straits and are preparing to file for a form of bankruptcy, a source inside the company told Kotaku today. An OnLive spokesperson maintains that the OnLive service, which enables people to stream games to their computers and tablets without the need for dedicated hardware, will continue.…
Magadly Caballero knew that her brother Vander was making a game about their alcoholic father. She’d lived through his scary rages alongside Vander. But she still wasn’t ready for how Papo & Yo would make her feel. Vander Caballero’s sister hasn’t been able to play Papo & Yo yet—Kotaku‘s review is here—but she’s seen videos…
Every ten years, the British Film Institute’s Sight & Sound magazine runs a poll that asks film critics and directors to vote for the films that they think are the examples of cinematic excellence. It’s a storied tradition that goes back 50 years and is highly regarded by filmmakers and journalists alike, with classics like…
The first time you dove into a gang of thugs in Batman: Arkham Asylum or lobbed a few grenades then switched to a Needler against the Covenant in Halo: Combat Evolved, you knew. You knew that something about the fighting mechanics of the game felt so good that you were hooked. But what exactly was…
Disney has just announced a May 1, 2015 release date for Avengers 2, according to The Hollywood Reporter, with Joss Whedon back to write and direct. That’s great news for everyone who loved this year’s hit superhero team-up. But that release date is also a glimmer of hope for gamers. A 2015 release date means…
A while back, I mused about what iconic characters would best make for a video game version of The Expendables.. Artist Vernon Villaneuva riffs on that idea over on Deviant Art and came up with the gorgeous results above. I also love how the all-star-ness of the idea isn’t contained to the cast; it’s in…
Notice anything different about Catwoman in the image above? Sure seems like she’s covering up for her debut on Nintendo’s upcoming console, no? In the Armored Edition of Batman: Arkham City for Wii U, The Dark Knight and Catwoman get a new power-up that covers the nocturnal adventurers in additional protection. Selina Kyle’s armored look…
Earlier this week, Electronic Arts came under fire for hosting links to the websites of companies that sell and make assault weapons and tactical gear on the Medal of Honor Warfighter website. Those links—connected to items that players will be able to use in the game—were accompanied by blog posts written by Warfighter producer Greg…
The New York Post reports that Electronic Arts is looking for a buyer
This video preview of the newest add-on to Blizzard’s mega-successful MMO premiered today at Gamescom. Enjoy the pandas! And the mists!
Itchy trigger fingers everywhere are waiting to unleash all-new kinds of carnage when Counterstrike: Global Offensive hits on August 21st. But if your trigger finger is attached to a PS3 owner, there’s a good chance that you’ll be amongst the first players to get online with Valve’s new shooter. Over on the PlayStation community boards,…
The big changes to Halo multiplayer keep coming to the next entry in the sci-fi shooter franchise. Microsoft’s just announced that a new set of class-based Specialization ranks that players can earn after they hit level 50. As explained on Halo Waypoint, specializations dole out armor modifications designed to enhance certain playstyles. So, the Wetwork…
Chances are, you’ve played H-O-R-S-E. Maybe the last time you chucked up balls in the make-this-exact same-shot-as-someone-else basketball battle was in high school or a long time ago. But it probably didn’t involve sawblades, teleporters and boost strips. Gasketball takes the playground hoops staple and puts it on iOS devices with a mind-bending sci-fi spin.…
Another day, another storied video game franchise going free-to-play. This time, it’s Command & Conquer, with the revered real-time strategy getting an all-new iteration powered by DICE’s Frostbite 2 engine. Well, all new to a point. This is actually the Command & Conquer: Generals 2 that was announced last December as BioWare’s next big project,…
If you’re here in the Panel Discussion programming block, you might be a lapsed comics reader, trying to find a way back to the JLA Satellite. Or you might someone killing time until you pick up your weekly Wednesday pull list. Or maybe you’ve said goodbye to dozens of longboxes to embrace the promise of…
This music video by Chicago-based rapper Kid Static was at this year’s WonderCon and it nicely captures the fun to be had when nerds gather. Kid’s rhymes ain’t half bad, either.
Look, I love Grant Morrison. And I swoon every time a comic with Jonathan Hickman’s name on it comes out. Along with those two, lots of top-flight idea generators exist in the comics landscape of 2012. But, right now, the creator that manages to take me to the most weirdly seductive places and shows me…
It’s tough to write Nightwing. Anyone approaching the superhero identity of Batman’s first sidekick has to find ways to make him seem as capable as his mentor without feeling like a clone. Writer Kyle Higgins has a pretty good job of that, by focusing on the passion and emotional attachment that Grayson brings to crime-fighting.…
Papo & Yo is an exorcism. Because ghosts do exist, don’t they? Not necessarily in the shock-horror or Casper-friendly forms from movies or TV shows, but in the shape of memories and aftereffects left behind by people who’ve touched you. Those ghosts pop up in your lives, sometimes when you expect them and sometimes when…
The reel above highlights a bit of the multiplayer action in the upcoming Need for Speed game, with the competitive play and co-op challenges I talked up in my preview showing up in gameplay for the first time.
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