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New WWE ’13 Trailer Leaks
Wait! That’s WWE ’13‘s music! THQ will probably be showing off the teaser for their next sports entertainment extravaganza at E3 in two weeks. But the trailer trickled out onto the internet a bit early. The clip spotlights current WWE Heavyweight Champion CM Punk as the game’s centerpiece, a move that pleases me greatly. Punk’s…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 25, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Americans among us, rejoice! For this weekend will be a long one! Need a place to talk about your Memorial Day plans? 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…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 25, 2012 -
Sleeping Dogs Looks Like a Spicy Hodgepodge from the Last Five Years of Action Games
I may be crazy for looking forward to United Front’s upcoming open-world action game but Sleeping Dogs looks like it’s going to scratch a particular Hong-Kong-gangster-cinmea itch of mine. It also looks like it’s throwing elements designed to appeal to every possible sort of taste. Extreme car-jacking a la The Wheelman? Check. Need for Speed-style…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 25, 2012 -
People Thought Hideo Kojima Was “Crazy” When He Said He Wanted to Make Video Games
When Hideo Kojima started out in the games industry, he met a lot of people like himself, would-be creators like him who had set other life goals for themselves. The famed game designer wanted to make movies but never found a path to that aspiration and he worked with many others who got into games…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 24, 2012 -
38 Studios and Big Huge Games Shutting Down [UPDATE]
Reports are circulating that Kingdoms of Amalur creators 38 Studios has shut down Big Huge Games, the developers who helped build the hit action RPG that came out earlier this year. If this is true, the shuttering of an entire studio would be the biggest bit of fallout yet from the 38 Studios/Rhode Island financial…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 24, 2012 -
Konami Appears to be Teasing Something Castlevania-Related
Over on their official Facebook page, Konami links out to a teaser site that sure seems to hint at something Dracula-related. The site bears the words “The Dragon Returns,” which refers to the linguistic roots of the evil count’s name. Dracul—as in Vlad Dracul—means dragon in Romanian. The site could be hinting at a sequel…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 24, 2012 -
Minecraft on Xbox 360 Will Edge Closer to Its PC Counterpart With “Difficult” 1.8 Update
When Minecraft hit Microsoft’s game console a few weeks ago, it was readily apparent that the 360 version of Mojang’s popular hit wasn’t going to have quite everything that the original PC game does. But, in true Minecraft fashion, future updates promise to make the game’s sandbox more complex and more creative. According to an…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 24, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
There is nothing—nothing, I say—better than the Thursday before a long weekend. Except the Friday before a long weekend. 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,…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 24, 2012 -
Renting? Pfft. GameFly’s Going to Publish Games Now
GameFly’s made some interesting moves in the last few months. They jumped into the digital distribution space last year, offering games for streaming in addition to their physical mail rentals. While that moved GameFly’s overall offering closer to that of Steam, they still relied on publishers to supply their pipelines with games. That’s going to…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 23, 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! It’s a Truth/Doubt/Lie kind of day here at…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 23, 2012 -
Diablo III Sales Were Awesome, But Blizzard Isn’t Sure How Awesome
Blizzard wants to brag about how well Diablo III sold at launch. And they’re throwing a lot of numbers out there. They’re saying that it’s the fastest-selling PC launch of all time, saying that 3.5 million copies have been bought in the first 24 hours. Okay, great! But, wait, that number doesn’t reflect the people…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 23, 2012 -
Far Cry 3’s Insane Edition Gets a Gloriously Appropriate Trailer
Look, I’m not gonna lie: this is just a trailer for a collector’s edition of Ubisoft’s tropical first-person-shooter. By rights, it should be an incredibly, dull piece of marketing hype. But, damn if it isn’t pretty brilliant. Per Ubisoft, the Insane Edition of Far Cry 3 includes the following: • A 12cm Vaas Wahine with…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 23, 2012 -
Looks Like Sega’s Publishing Ron Gilbert’s New Adventure Game
If you follow all-around funny guy Ron Gilbert on Twitter, you’ll have noticed that the beloved adventure game designer has been doling out sneak peeks at the playable characters that will be appearing in the game he’s making with Double Fine Productions. Well, the intrepid folks at Sega Bits have matched up the jagged outlines…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 22, 2012 -
Five Comics That Question Everything You Know 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 22, 2012 -
Rainbow Bridge: Marvel and DC Comics Bring Same-Sex Superheroes into the Spotlight
This morning, the ladies of ABC’s The View were talking about a celebrity wedding. Happens all the time, right? But the celebrities in question were the X-Men, not the Kardashians. And the wedding? It’s going to be super-fast adventurer Northstar marrying his longtime boyfriend Kyle. Definitely not your typical talk-show fare. While this storyline was…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 22, 2012 -
Reviews
The Massive Delivers a Chilling, Water-Logged Look at the End of the World
Most pop-culture apocalypses crank up the volume, right? Whether it’s alien invasions or natural disasters, the end of civilization as we know it tends usher in a whole lot of noise pollution. So, the palpable silence left by mankind’s near-extinction happens so quietly is one of the best things about The Massive Now, of course,…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 22, 2012 -
Marvel Heroes‘ First Gameplay Trailer Features Wolverine, Black Widow and Some Clown Named Deadpool Kicking Ass MMO-Style
After a long time fighting secret development wars, Gazillion Entertainment is finally letting the world look at the massive multiplayer online game featuring dozens, maybe even hundreds of Marvel Comics characters This quick teaser packs in a few Avengers, a couple of mutants and two of Marvel’s biggest bad guys. Marvel Heroes has a storyline…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 22, 2012 -
Protecting a World That Hates and Fears It, 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 22, 2012 -
Layoffs Hit Star Wars: The Old Republic Developers
It’s been a roller-coaster ride for the sprawling Star Wars-based MMO from EA Bioware. The Old Republic‘s solid debut couldn’t help the game from losing a sizable chunk of players. Now BioWare Austin is losing some of the developers that helped build the game, too, according to a statement issued today by BioWare founders Greg…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 22, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Can you see that weird thing in the background, guys? 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…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 22, 2012
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