Ubisoft’s been coy about what platforms its next open-world game will be coming out for, even if they’ve already said when. That it’s coming to PC is a given, I think. But this Watch Dogs screen that’s been floating around today definitely looks like something destined for the next round of console hardware. But will…
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! Sure, we had a Portal-themed TAYpic already this…
In the midst of Nintendo’s massive barrage of news last night, the House of Mario also announced a new 8-Bit Summer promotion. They’ll be rolling out two old-school games a week on the 3DS’ eShop digital store starting on July 5th, with titles that will include the original Legend of Zelda, Kid Icarus: Of Myths…
You might think that, with all the magically empowered warriors running around Azeroth, World of Warcraft doesn’t need any appearances from the heroes from DC Comics. But damn if they don’t look awesome. Over at WoW Insider, there’s a comprehensive guide to creating avatars that look a whole lot like the Man of Steel, the…
Alex Moullé-Berteaux, the head of marketing at Rockstar Games, is out after five years at the company. While some may tie this to the perception that the well-reviewed Max Payne 3 has not proven to be the blockbuster of a Grand Theft Auto or a Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar says the split was amicable and…
It’s a proud part of American mythology that people from all over the world get to come here and pursue their dreams. Navid Khonsari has one of those stories. The Iranian-American used to work at Rockstar Games as cinematic director, where he helped steer the vision on games like The Warriors, Midnight Club II and…
The gates of hell. An asteroid belt. A few homages to old-school games. The super-talented track-making community busying themselves with RedLynx’s latest moto-physics hit have made all of this and more. This new Trials Evo trailer shows off some of the cleverest user-generated levels made with the Xbox 360 exclusive and, if you’re like me…
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! Man, some of those Splicers dressed really weird,…
If you’ve played games like Team Fortress 2 or the Portal titles, you know that Valve loves making players learn. The company’s already got a foothold in bringing their games into the educational space and that commitment’s going to get bigger. Today, at the Games for Change conference, Valve’s Leslie Redd and Yasser Malaika announced…
It’s a shooter that doesn’t let you shoot. A puzzle game without any blocks. It’s Split! and it’s surprisingly sharp. Touchy Interactive’s retro-styled iOS games has you controlling two soldier types who bust out of some kind of imprisonment. Red Dude and Blue Dude need to make their way through various levels of an enemy…
Bad enough I got drafted into Steel Battalion’s janky, totally unplayable war, but what made things worse was having to fight alongside a guy with pee-covered hands. Oh, and another guy who apparently likes having unholy relations with Vertical Tanks. The moment captured above happens in Steel Battalion‘s tutorial and it stuck out to me…
Maybe you’re thinking to yourself, “Geez, Evan, you sure made Steel Battalion sound like a terrible experience in your review today.” Damn right I did and deservedly so, might I add. And it wasn’t just me. Over at Polygon, Justin McElroy rounds up a few other game critics who related just how unplayable this Kinect…
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…
Ever since reviewing Max Payne 3 a while back, I’ve heard from commenters and others that Max “feels” different than he used to in his older games, which were made by Remedy Entertainment. Max’s words sprang from the mind of writer Sam Lake, who also served as a model for the renegade cop. What’s most…
If you know your Bat-continuity, then the latest trailer for The Dark Knight Rises appears to be chock full of nods to various Dark Knight storylines over the years. There’s an apparent earthquake and a scene where Gotham gets cut off from the rest of the world. Those moments along with rioting in streets hint…
Are we still pretending that comics and video games don’t have anything to do with each other? Not anymore, we’re not. Welcome to Panel Discussion, where the focus will be on comic books and sequential art, whether they connect directly to video games or not. Confused? Read this
I used to have one of the hugely impractical, super-expensive controllers for the original Steel Battalion. It went MIA somewhere during the various moves of my adult life, but before it did, I remember that I broke it out in all its glory maybe one or two times. I never got very far in the…
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! Sure, Botticelli’s “Spring” is fantastical, but it’s no…
The remastered edition of Doom 3 announced a few weeks ago will hit PCs, PS3s and Xbox 360s this October. The BFG edition of the classic first-person-shooter will also include full versions of Doom 1 and Doom 2, along with seven new Doom 3 levels and the Resurrection of Evil add-on. The whole shebang will…
Oh, THQ. Is there any more embattled video game company that you right now? Its financial woes have led some to believe that the company may not be exist in the near future. But new president Jason Rubin isn’t one of them. The Naughty Dog co-founder gave an interview to Games Industry International that gives…
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