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Namco Bandai’s ShiftyLook Uses Webcomics to Re-Invent Forgotten Characters
Look, you probably don’t remember Bravoman. I know I don’t. But, in his mind, the hero of a 1988 beat-em-up is the world’s greatest video game character. Lucky for him, he’ll be getting the chance to prove it all over again. Bravoman‘s going to be appearing in all-new webcomics from ShiftyLook, a new division of…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 28, 2012 -
Peer Into the Foggy, Flowing Animation of the Gotham by Gaslight That Never Was
Day 1 Studios is fresh off of getting robot combat fans all excited with the teaser campaign for Reign of Thunder. But, all comics aficionados have gotten for news of the outfit’s scuttled Batman game have been tantalizing glimpes of what might’ve been The biggest look, via SiliconEra, yet comes from this test animation supplied…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 28, 2012 -
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 February 28, 2012 -
ReviewsSSX: The Kotaku Review
Looking back on the original SSX titles, it’s hard to believe that they were based on an actual real-world sports activity. The snowboard riders you steered across the bright white landscapes of 2001 were near indestructible, able to shrug off massive crashes with quips and bit of boost. But, with a reboot that binds the…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 28, 2012 -
Say Hi to The Witcher 2’s Bad Guy In This New Trailer
Despite Comrade Fahey’s excellent review of The Witcher 2, it was just one of those games that I didn’t get to in 2011. This trailer—featuring series hero Geralt facing off against the sword-for-hire whose killing is throwing the game’s kingdoms into upheaval—makes me desperately want to correct that mistake. Thankfully, The Witcher 2: Assassin of…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 27, 2012 -
PokéPark 2 Intro Wants to Be the Grimmest There Ever was
Just when you think you’re getting a happy, high-pitched Pokémon adventure, the newest —out today—starring Pikachu and friends opens with this fearsome prophecy of doom. The ominous tone of the ambient music could be from a Dead Space and that dialogue feels ripped from some super-serious JRPG. But fret not: there will be dancing.
By Evan Narcisse Published February 27, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Time to step into the squared circle of talking and philosophical wrasslin’, brother! Welcome to Kotaku’s official forum, known affectionately as Talk Amongst Yourselves, where we gather on a daily basis to discuss the joys and wonders of gaming all rolled up into one. Shadoroch re-imagines this month’s artistic masterpiece as a sports entertainent battle…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 27, 2012 -
Dan Bull’s Mass Effect Rap Rolls With An “Asari That’s Older Than Atari”
Step aside, “Paragon | Renegade” by Adam WarRock. There’s a new Mass Effect rap opus in town.* The Mass Effect Epic Rap—by Dan Bull, who we’ve featured around these parts before—offers up a clever rhyming synopsis of the events of the first two games in BioWare’s hit series. I think my favorite line might be…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 27, 2012 -
Very Tall Tree Wins Free Copy of Mass Effect 3
EA wanted the hype for Mass Effect 3 to go where no game had gone before. So they flew ten copies of the upcoming game into the stratosphere by attaching them to weather balloons. The idea was to have frenzied fans track down the games and claim them when they descended back to terra firma.…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 24, 2012 -
You’ll Get to Dress Up in Ninja, Wrestler and Business Bat-Clothes With the Free Gotham City Impostors DLC
Players of Monolith’s Bat-FPS can enjoy a free update today which adds to the wardrobe options for the game’s Bats and Jokerz avatars, including some that don’t have pointy ears at all. The update also adds a new rooftop map to Impostors‘ environments, a much-requested join-in-progress feature and promises to improve match-making for the online-only…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 24, 2012 -
Angry Birds Creator Wants to Gobble Up Other Studios
While Rovio’s already revealed the next galactic entry in their super-successful Angry Birds franchise, there’s still room for them to grow as a business. Right now, the Finnish company’s a one-property entity and even if that property is as ubiquitous and popular as Angry Birds, they’re still at risk if bird-flinging is all they do.…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 24, 2012 -
Don’t Worry, Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition Owners Will Be Able to Play Online Against Plain Ol’ Mortal Kombat Players
Netherrealm and WBIE proudly stride into Capcom territory—y’know, trying to sell you a game you already own—with the already announced Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition. Hrm. Here, they try to calm the fears of anyone worried about the MK online community splitting into two, with the game’s developers saying that two versions of the fighting game…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 24, 2012 -
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Will Let You Kick Zombies in Their Undead Junk
The next spinoff of Capcom’s survival horror series puts players in a three-sided warzone with two human factions gunning for each other and zombie-fied humans and beasts out to chomp whoever they can. It’s going to be an ultraviolent affair. Watch and see for yourselves, kids.
By Evan Narcisse Published February 24, 2012 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
And, lo, there came a day when Kotaku‘s official forum descended upon the world of Man. Its name came to be known as Talk Amongst Yourselves and it was found to be as lively a place for talk and sharing of video game insight as any throughout the land. Speak to us of your video…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 24, 2012 -
Peter Parker Fights Marvel Comics’ Horniest Super-Villain in This Amazing Spider-Man Trailer
Superhero movies flirt with distaster when they try to throw more than one antagonist at the main character. But, superhero video games? They thrive on that formula. So, in the first of what we have to assume will be many unveilings, Activision’s rolling out a look at how old-school bad guy the Rhino will look…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 24, 2012 -
The Next Medal of Honor Gets a Name and a Date, Won’t Have Multiplayer by Battlefield 3 Developers
Your return to the role of a Tier 1 Operator will be in a game called Medal of Honor: Warfighter, which will reportedly be out this October. Game Informer‘s website, citing the latest issue of Official Xbox Magazine, is reporting that the heavily hinted-at sequel will once again be made by EA’s Danger Close studio.…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 23, 2012 -
Take a Look at One of Ghost Recon Future Soldier‘s Missions in This Trailer
Listen, I’m looking forward to the amped-up tech-of-tomorrow in the next Ghost Recon as much as anybody. But the upcoming installment of the tactical action game is currently sporting one of the stupidest tag lines in recent memory: “Only the Dead Fight Fair.” Worse yet, Ubisoft gets a former Navy SEAL to utter it in…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 23, 2012 -
Sure Looks Like Jet Set Radio‘s Headed to Xbox Live and PlayStation Network
The House of Sonic’s dropped a vague but drip-filled teaser that strongly suggests that the beloved inline-skating, graffiti-tagging Jet Set Radio game will be hitting modern consoles soon. The killer soundtrack and high-contrast, brightly colored cartoon art style made developer Smilebit’s Dreamcast game a hit, but Sega never reissued the game—even as they’ve rolled out…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 23, 2012 -
Here’s All of Today’s Nintendo News in One Place
Mario’s corporate owners dropped a bunch of news today via their two Nintendo Direct broadcasts and Kotaku was all over it. Whether it’s details about a new, more demonic Brain Age or the longed-for NorthAm release of a great Wii RPG, the links below have the knowledge you seek: • Nintendo Teases 3DS Owners With…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 22, 2012 -
Mass Effect Publisher Wants You to Make the UK Government ‘Fess Up That Aliens Exist
In the far future of Mass Effect, the existence of alien life is a given, with Turian, Hanar and Asari intermingling with humans for decades. EA thinks that there’s Life Out There and it also thinks that the British government is covering up knowledge of the little grey men who’ve visited our little mudball. Or…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 22, 2012
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