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Spelunky Can’t Wait to Kill You.
You’re going to die a lot in Spelunky. The indie platformer hits Xbox Live Arcade tomorrow, bringing with it a roguelike structure that switches everything up each time you play through it. That means you’re going to find different traps, monsters and drops in each cave you venture through. A full review will run this…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 2, 2012 -
Street Fighter Expert Joins Sony to Dragon-Punch PlayStation All-Stars Into Shape
The man who became synonymous with Capcom’s fighting games will now be helping Nathan Drake, Fat Princess and Kratos knock each other out. Most gamers first got to know Seth Killian as Mr. Evo, after he helped start the internationally renown fighting games tournament that re-energized the community of fans dedicated to that genre. Then,…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 2, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Discussion… has changed. But Talk Amongst Yourselves will still be the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Go to the TAY forum at this link and do what you’ve always done: share your thoughts and opinions on the things you’re passionate about.
By Evan Narcisse Published July 2, 2012 -
Praise Be to Mars, Total War: Rome II Marches onto PCs Next Year
It’s been eons—in gaming time, at least—since The Creative Assembly’s Roman variant of the Total War strategy games let millions of players become Caesars. A sequel’s finally been confirmed today and Total War: Rome II will be sporting a new graphics engine to make the global domination shinier than ever. You’ll get your chance to…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 2, 2012 -
The Mind Behind Far Cry 2 Leaves LucasArts Without Shipping a Single Game
A sprawling Boba Fett action/stealth game. A Jedi adventure full of edgy moral relativism. Disturbing explorations of Jabba the Hutt’s sex trafficking. These were the kinds of experiences folks were expecting Clint Hocking to create when he announced his move to LucasArts two years ago. But Hocking is leaving the development studio with no game…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 29, 2012 -
ReviewsThe Amazing Spider-Man: The Kotaku Review
There probably hasn’t ever been a superhero who hasn’t gone through the cycle of losing his/her powers, getting them back and becoming more powerful than ever. It’s been the same for video game series devoted to costumed crimefighters. With Rocksteady Studios’ Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, Batman’s currently enjoying the best titles ever made in…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 29, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves Is Changing
This will still be the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. But the way TAY looks will be different. Say good-bye to TAYpics, folks With the new commenting changes, there’s also going to be changes to TAY. There won’t be any fancy artwork to modify…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 29, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves… The Next Generation
You’ve probably noticed the Gawker Network’s brand-new comment system has landed on Kotaku today. It’s going to make Talk Amongst Yourselves an even better place to chat about the things you love and hate about video games and anything else that you want to share with fellow Kotaku community members. Go to the TAY forum…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 28, 2012 -
Angry Birds Creators’ Next Game Stars an Actual Human
Everyone’s been waiting to see if the next game from dev studio Rovio would capture the same kind of insanely huge audience that’s downloaded their hit Angry Birds titles more than 1 billion times. We’ll all be finding out next month. Amazing Alex—a new game based off a previous title called Casey’s Contraptions—won’t have any…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 28, 2012 -
The Best Portal Cosplay Ever? Quite Possibly.
Warning: The video above is more than a year old. But I only saw it for the first time last week when Valve’s Yasser Malaika and Leslie Reed used it in a presentation about Steam for Schools I don’t think Kotaku has ever posted this incredible interpretative Portal dance number. What makes me grin at…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 27, 2012 -
I Really Didn’t Need Those New Mass Effect 3 Endings
I loved the Mass Effect 3 ending the way it was two weeks ago. It’s a shame that many Mass Effect 3 fans didn’t feel the same way. Editor’s Note: What follows are thoughts on the ending of Mass Effect 3, both before and after the newly-released Extended Cut DLC. Needless to say, there will…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 27, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome to Kotaku’s official forum, known affectionately as Talk Amongst Yourselves. This is the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Want to talk about new games, old games, games that aren’t even out yet? Knock yourselves out! Did you hear the thumping electro bass of…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 27, 2012 -
Side-By-Side Comparison of an Old Mass Effect 3 Ending and a New One
Commander Shepard’s long goodbye in Mass Effect 3 got a little longer today, with the release of its Extended Cut DLC. Lots of little changes—and a few big ones—lurk inside the bigger, fan-demanded finale for BioWare’s sci-fi action RPG. Watch this painstakingly assembled split-screen comparison footage (cut by our own Chris Person) above to see…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 26, 2012 -
Here’s Some of What’s New in Mass Effect 3 ’s Extended Cut
Today’s the day when hordes of Mass Effect fans have been waiting for. Thousands of them have already turned on their consoles and PCs to experience a newly expanded denouement to BioWare’s Mass Effect trilogy. Some like it and some don’t If you’re wondering what exactly the new scenes and sequences in the Extended Cut…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 26, 2012 -
I Can’t Stop Staring at This Amazing Pac-Man 3D Street Art
This street painting by artist Leon Herr like it’s floating off the street, just like an extremely awesome augmented reality demo. Even when your brain knows that it’s just lines on the street it still seems like it must be a projection from a giant lens lurking off to the side somewhere. You can check…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 25, 2012 -
Far Cry 3 Delayed from September to December
You’ll have to wait a little longer to trip out with Ubisoft’s drug-addled first-person shooter. The publisher’s just announced that Far Cry 3—previously scheduled for September 4th and 6th in the U.S. and Europe—will be delayed to December 4th and November 29th, respectively. Here’s an in-depth look at the game in action.
By Evan Narcisse Published June 25, 2012 -
This Man’s Making a Game About His Native Iran. So, Of Course, They Branded Him a Spy.
What does it take to be accused of espionage? For Navid Khonsari, all he had to do was start making a game about his homeland. If you’ve been waiting to hear more about 1979—the game that Khonsari’s been developing about the socio-cultural turmoil surrounding the Iranian Revolution—you may have noticed that things have been quiet…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 25, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome to Kotaku’s official forum, known affectionately as Talk Amongst Yourselves. This is the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Want to talk about new games, old games, games that aren’t even out yet? Knock yourselves out! Why do I call Pan1da7 a TAYpic maestro?…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 25, 2012 -
PSA: Fez’s Bug-Fixing Patch Breaks It Even More
When she reviewed Phil Fish’s critically acclaimed indie game Fez earlier this year, our own Tina Amini noted that she experienced a few crashes while playing through the game. The intermittent glitchiness were a known issue and dev studio Polytron has been working on a title update to fix it. But don’t go grabbing that…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 22, 2012 -
Mass Effect 3 Executive Producer Casey Hudson: “You Can Never Completely Satisfy Everyone.”
The Mass Effect 3 ending—one of the year’s biggest video game controversies—will be getting more content when the Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut DLC hits next week. But, with all the fan outrage and protests that have come and gone, that series’ executive producer apparently knows that it’s not going to make everyone happy. The…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 22, 2012
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