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Report: Sony Close to Buying a Cloud Gaming Service, Potentially Transforming Future of PlayStation
Sony might be in talks to acquire either OnLive or Gaikai—the two biggest cloud gaming providers—according to a report on Edge that follows up on previous articles on MCV and VG 24/7. The speculation jibes with comments previously made by a Gaikai executive about this coming E3. It begs the question: what if a console…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 30, 2012 -
Leak Reveals Battlefield Premium, EA’s Answer to Call of Duty Elite
What’s better than Elite? EA is hoping the answer is Premium. The mega-publisher’s plans for a paid subscription service for the Battlefield action franchise have revealed via a PlayStation store update reported on Eurogamer. The inadvertent leak outed a June 4th release date and a price of 50 euros or about $62 dollars. The service’s…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 30, 2012 -
Tecmo Koei’s E3 Plans Are Pretty Much a Dead or Alive 5 One-Ring Circus
You might be wondering what Tecmo Koei’s got up its corporate sleeves after Ninja Gaiden 3 chopped its way release earlier this year. Well, it’s a good thing that E3’s right around the corner so that we can find out. The folks who put out lots and lots of Dynasty Warriors games have put the…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 30, 2012 -
Cubes Is the Latest Game I Want to Hate But Can’t Stop Playing
Simple can be fun. Simple can be addictive Simple can also be frustrating. Cubes—developed by George Buckenham—manages to be all three in beautifully annoying fashion. The only thing you need to do with this indie game is tilt the device to avoid the never-ending onslaught of the titular shapes heading at you. It’s not like…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 30, 2012 -
Here’s How John Carmack Will Put Doom 3 All Up in Your Face
“Support for head-mounted displays.” That one little nugget about the upcoming Doom 3 BFG Edition stuck out like a sore thumb when this morning’s news hit. If you wondered what that might look like, check out the video from The Verge, which shows giant goggles jerry-rigged by Doom co-creator John Carmack. When a Verge commenter…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 30, 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! Who doesn’t like zombies? And cheerleaders? And zombie-killing…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 30, 2012 -
Square Enix’s E3 Line-Up Includes Agent 47, Lara Croft and Handheld Final Fantasy
The madness known as E3’s only one week away and publishers are starting to tip their hands as to what we will and won’t see at the big show. in heir own words, here’s what Square Enix will be displaying at this year’s E3. The list includes the big AAA titles we already know about,…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 30, 2012 -
Five Comics That Will Make Your Worlds Collide This Week
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…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 29, 2012 -
The Lego Batman 2 Video Game Might Know What Kids Want Out of Comics Better Than Comics Do
The next Lego Batman game comes packed with superheroes. Enough to form a Justice League, even. And that’s great for the adults who already know those characters and will be playing with children. But if I were a seven-year-old kid playing the not-out-yet Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, the first thing I’d want to…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 29, 2012 -
Why Robin Makes Batman Better
Robin plays a big part in the Harley Quinn’s Revenge DLC that hits Batman: Arkham City today. Yeah, it’s apparently not that great. But the character’s presence in the add-on reminds me that people exist who really, really hate the Boy Wonder. I mean, folks who rabidly rail against the very idea of a Robin.…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 29, 2012 -
With One Magic Word… Panel Discussion Starts Now!
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
By Evan Narcisse Published May 29, 2012 -
Donkey Kong’s King Extends His Reign With a New World Record High Score
1,110,100 points. That’s the new Donkey Kong high score and it was set by the guy who’s dominated Nintendo’s arcade classic for two years straight. And he could’ve gone even higher. As reported by The Examiner‘s Patrick Scott Patterson, Hank Chien notched his latest achievement two levels before the game’s infamous kill-screen, the programming roadblock…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 29, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Happy Memorial Day, everyone. 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! Watch out, Samus! Angry…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 29, 2012 -
This Skyrim-Inspired Trials Evolution Track Lets You Vroom Through Tamriel
The latest physics-intensive racer from RedLynx features a killer track editing system that lets users build ridiculously intricate environments. As seen on YouTube, one Trials Evo creator paid homage to Bethesda’s hit action RPG with a medieval race course. The only thing it’s missing are Jarls and Hold Guards. I personally will be logging on…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 29, 2012 -
Here’s a Game That Will Throw You into B-Boy Style Dance Battles
Maybe you’re like me. You like music enough to want to dance to it but the thought of showing off your lack of co-ordination to the world keep you off the dance floor. And yeah, there are dance games that have you mimicking all kinds of choreography but the human element that would make those…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 28, 2012 -
Bogus Canabalt HD Hits App Store Just In Time to Scam Off Indie Mega-Sale
You may have heard that Canabalt’s on sale this weekend as part of the Because We May sale. But if you see something called Canabalt HD on the App Store, don’t buy it. It’s a fake. Adam Saltsman’s infinite-runner iPhone smash doesn’t have an HD version, you see. It’s always terrible when fake versions of…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 26, 2012 -
Here’s a New Gameplay Trailer for the New Tomb Raider
It’s only a teaser for a full trailer but this video on Game Trailers TV offers a glimpse of what Crystal Dynamics’ reboot of Tomb Raider is going to look like. Based on the moments where where the re-imagined Lara Croft is drinking presumably fresh water and starting fires, it seems like basic survival skills…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 25, 2012 -
Get a Whole Bunch of Classics for Cheap in the Big Honkin’ Mother of All Indie Game Sales
Indie game developers get it: people don’t have a lot of money these days. And while they’d love to sell their creations at full price, it’s given that a lower-priced offering will get people to try games like Canabalt or World of Goo out and come back to try out even more titles. That’s why…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 25, 2012 -
For One Night Only, a Game You Need to Get Drunk to Play
Video games took over New York University last week and a whole bunch of people got drunk to celebrate. Well, that’s not entirely accurate. NYU’s Game Center held its third annual No Quarter exhibition last week, a yearly event where they showcase work that they commission from inventive game designers. This year, one of those…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 25, 2012 -
Demon’s Souls Servers Will Stay Alive Indefinitely
It looked like next week was going to be the last hurrah for the online component of Demon’s Souls. But publisher Atlus has announced that they’re going to be keeping the servers online for their hit PS3 hit for as long as they can
By Evan Narcisse Published May 25, 2012
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