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The Next Tomb Raider Story Starts Here
If you liked last year’s Tomb Raider reboot, you’re probably hungry for news on a sequel. Dark Horse Comics’ upcoming comic adaptation isn’t something you can slide into a console or PC disc slot but it does show what happens next to the young explorer. Warning: the preview below contains spoilers for last year’s Tomb…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 29, 2014 -
Real Hitmen Prefer Tuesdays
You’ve seen contract killings go down in TV shows and movies. You’ve played hired killers in video games series like Hitman, Grand Theft Auto and Assassin’s Creed. But a new study from Great Britain reveals that the modern-day business of paid murder is more mundane, bumbling and boring than what’s shown in popular entertainment. Some…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 29, 2014 -
Proof (As If You Needed It) That Real-Life Batarangs Would Be Awesome
Batarang. It’s a funny word. And, until Frank Miller turned them into nasty little shuriken, it’s kind of an odd weapon for a grim nocturnal avenger, at first blush. But watch this video and you will never laugh a Batarang again. The homage to the Dark Knight’s ranged weapon of choice comes from Victor Poulin,…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 28, 2014 -
World of Warcraft‘s Impressive First Decade, By the Numbers
The numbers may be shrinking a bit in recent years but, when you look at it, the sheer aggregate of people who’ve made a toon, joined a raid or bought a pet in World of Warcraft is still mind-boggling. A lot of people have touched Blizzard’s hit online game in the decade since World of…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 28, 2014 -
ReviewsBroken Age, Act 1: The Kotaku Review
This is what you wanted from Double Fine Adventure: A cartoony stylized world, lovingly rendered in 2D and fractured in ways that only nonsensical combinations of random items can fix. What you’re getting in Broken Age, Act 1: All of that, but with a level of cuteness, humor and heartache that’s exceedingly rare in the…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 28, 2014 -
Everything Wrong with the Batman & Robin Movie (AKA the Entire Movie)
Listen, Bat-fans: as bad as you think Ben Affleck might be—and I’m reserving judgment— the next on-screen version of Bruce Wayne won’t be as bad as Batman & Robin. It… it can’t be. This is the longest Cinema Sins yet because, egads, there is a wealth of material in the 1997 superhero flick. Oh sure,…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 28, 2014 -
Nintendo Denies Smartphone Game Rumors
Yesterday, a report from Japan’s Nikkei newspaper asserted that Nintendo would be putting trailers, promotional info and mini-games about upcoming releases on smartphones. Now, a statement from Nintendo says that they won’t exactly be doing that. Engadget has a full statement from the House of Mario that shoots down the rumor that made the rounds…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 28, 2014 -
The Perfect Place for a Horror Game? Pennsylvania, Says Google
We live on the internet nowadays. And there’s some thinking that suggests you can get a peek into the psyche of large groups of people by parsing what people search Google for. A new map based on this idea shows that a lot of people want to know why Philadelphia is so haunted. Sounds like…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 27, 2014 -
I Can’t Dance. But These Video Games Make Me Feel Like I Can.
OlliOlli joins the rare rank of video games that make me feel like I have any kind of rhythm at all. Dancing is in my genes. My twin brother used to sneak out to clubs in the 1990s to get his dance on. My sister does capoeira—the Brazilian martial art based on dance moves— nowadays…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 27, 2014 -
It cost one video game company $35,000 to be featured in one of Conan O’Brien’s Clueless Gamer segments. Re/Code reports that the late night talk show receives payment from game companies for some of the segments, with confirmation that horror game Outlast paid to be part of a three-game scare-focused spotlight
By Evan Narcisse Published January 24, 2014 -
We Can Make This Lego Batman Set Happen
What’s that up there? It’s a Lego Batcave. Where is it? Under Lego Batman’s Wayne Manor, of course. Awesome, right? It’d be more awesome if a blocky version of Bruce Wayne’s ancestral home actually existed. You can help with that. Right now, this miniature version of the Dark Knight’s lair only lives on a Lego…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 24, 2014 -
Mighty No. 9 Screens Give New Look at Mega Man Successor
Mighty No. 9—the spiritual descendant of Capcom’s beloved Mega Man franchise—seems like it can’t get here fast enough. But a glimpse at the crowdfunded game assures us that work is proceeding on the side-scrolling action game. Keiji Inafune’s Comcept dev studio gave a peek at the Mighty No. 9 alpha build in images that only…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 24, 2014 -
People Really Want That Other Scary-Cool Virtual Reality Headset, Huh?
Small screens inches away from your eyes. Light beamed directly at your retinas. At this rate, the next war for cutting-edge display supremacy will be happening on your face. Sometime in the near future, the headgear showdown is going to be the Oculus Rift vs. the just-funded-twice-over Avengant Glyph. Ophthalmologists of the world, prepare! We…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 24, 2014 -
Reminder: Gold Farmers Are People, Too
The vast majority of people playing a big-deal MMO probably view it as an escape, something to do when not clocking in on the chores of daily life. Yeah, folks make friends and fall in love dressed in avatar skin but most players don’t need it to survive. Some of them, however, do need to…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 23, 2014 -
You Can Finally Read Alan Moore’s Out-of-Print Superhero Masterpiece
Sure, you know about Alan Moore’s must-read work on Watchmen, From Hell or Swamp Thing. But one of his earliest triumphs has been out of print for a long, long time. Now, it’s returning and we talk about whether Miracleman is worth your time. Along with the long, unseen Miracleman, Stephen and I discuss EGOs…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 23, 2014 -
Judge Dredd Is The Jerk Cop Future-Los Angeles Needs
You know Dredd. Big, beefy, never takes off the helmet. Kind of a jerk, isn’t he? Why do we like him again? Maybe you know him from the excellent 2012 movie starring Karl Urban or the less-good 1995 feature film where Sylvester Stallone played him. Or it could be you’re either a fan of the…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 22, 2014 -
Kids Talking About Which Game Console Is the Best Is Hilarious
Adults talking about which video game machine is better can be annoying and downright stupid. Grade-schoolers doing it, though, is adorable. This video from YouTuber Game Dave rounds up letters from a bunch of kids stating the reasons they believe a PlayStation, Xbox or Wii console is superior to its competitors. They get some of…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 22, 2014 -
Crap, We’re Going to Have to Go Down That Tunnel, Aren’t We?
Clumps of probably-sentient, probably-murderous super-fungus. A vent that looks to have been violently wrenched open. A space suit with some kind of tentacles growing out of its head-place. And a dead body off in the distance. Yup, that’s where you’re supposed to go. The screen above is from Soma, the sci-fi horror title coming from…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 22, 2014 -
Part of What Makes DayZ Great Is That It Isn’t Finished
Usually, nothing is worse than playing a game that comes out into the world with random bugs, rough-hewn ideas and a lack of polish. But those same things have arguably made DayZ a chart-topping success story—more than a million copies sold in a month— ever since its standalone alpha version hit Steam a month ago.…
By Evan Narcisse Published January 21, 2014
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