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I Bet You Can’t Remember All The Lyrics to “Call Me Maybe”
Finally, Call Me Maybe has been gamified. This Sporcle game challenges you to name every single word to Carly Rae Jepsen’s masterful pop song. Can you do it? Don’t cheat. (In case you’re wondering: yes, I got 231/231 answers in less than eight minutes. Don’t judge me.) Can you name the lyrics to Carly Rae…
By Jason Schreier Published June 14, 2012 -
Now This Is How You Start Out A Video Game
Kirk was like “yo Jason write me something for Kotaku Melodic” and I was like “yo okay.” So immediately I went to YouTube and found the opening video to Suikoden II, aka the greatest intro to the greatest video game of all time. Just watch. Watch the way it opens, setting the stage with an…
By Jason Schreier Published June 14, 2012 -
You Must Watch This Hilarious Video Game Web Series
Over the past few weeks, the funny folks over at Dorkly have been running a great web series called Best Friends! Videogame Club. I won’t waste your time with an in-depth description: all you need to know is that there are a bunch of best friends and they like to play video games together. Here’s…
By Jason Schreier Published June 14, 2012 -
This Is About As Close To Zelda As Your Phone Can Get
Unless you’ve hacked your iPhone and turned it into a jailbroken, SNES-rockin pirating party, you probably can’t use it to play Zelda. Good thing there’s My Little Hero, a lovely top-down action-adventure that channels the spirit of Link in almost everything it does, from its spammy one-button hack-n-slash combat to its top-left-corner heart gauge. But…
By Jason Schreier Published June 14, 2012 -
Angry Birds Is Partnering With The Philadelphia Eagles To Give You Awful Cartoons
In honor of its new partnership with the Philadelphia Eagles, Angry Birds creator Rovio released this video today. It’s cute, in an awful, unfunny sort of way. Rovio will launch a new, Eagles-themed version of Angry Birds this fall. Because the Eagles are birds. Get it?
By Jason Schreier Published June 13, 2012 -
Nintendo Isn’t Scared of Apple’s Rumored TV
Nintendo isn’t worried about Apple wresting dominance in the battle for your living room. Even if the iPhone maker could announce its long-rumored television at some point this year, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata says he isn’t worried about Apple’s new device taking attention away from the Wii U. In response to a question during an…
By Jason Schreier Published June 13, 2012 -
Tomb Raider Creators Are No Longer Referring to Game’s Attempted ‘Rape’ Scene As an Attempted Rape Scene
The creators of the new Tomb Raider have denied that their new game features an “attempted rape scene,” directly contradicting their own statements to Kotaku last week Addressing the widespread reactions to the article posted on this site Monday, Crystal Dynamics studio head Darrell Gallagher released a statement today saying that there is no rape…
By Jason Schreier Published June 13, 2012 -
The People Behind Final Fantasy Are Making A Card Battle Game
Here’s a look at Guardian Cross, an upcoming Square Enix-published mobile game by some of the development team behind multiple Final Fantasy games. If you like cards and battling and battling with cards, you might just want to look into this one! It’ll be out this summer.
By Jason Schreier Published June 13, 2012 -
Meet Some Of The New Civilizations In Civ V‘s First Expansion
Watch a whole bunch of new civilizations take over the world in this new trailer for Civilization V: Gods & Kings, the upcoming Civ V expansion pack that will be out for PC on June 19. New additions to the game include Austria, the Netherlands, and Ethiopia, among others.
By Jason Schreier Published June 13, 2012 -
Hitman Director Says Controversial Trailer ‘Wasn’t Supposed To Be’ Sexist
The director of upcoming stealth game Hitman: Absolution says the team didn’t mean to cause controversy with their most recent trailer, which features protagonist Agent 47 slaughtering his way through a squad of scantily-dressed nuns In fact, he says the ensuing Internet firestorm caught them all off-guard. “[The controversy] was a big surprise to us,”…
By Jason Schreier Published June 13, 2012 -
I Played Ten Minutes Of Studio Ghibli’s Stunning, Dreamy Ni no Kuni
Not unlike reading a Murakami book or watching a Miyazaki film, playing Ni no Kuni is sort of like wandering into a dream. This makes sense, because Ni no Kuni mostly takes place in a dream world. It’s a fascinating place conjured up by the folks at Studio Ghibli, the charming animation studio behind flicks…
By Jason Schreier Published June 12, 2012 -
Final Fantasy Creator’s Next Game Is Just The Kind Of Complex, Meaty JRPG I’ve Been Waiting For
A long time ago, the combat in Japanese role-playing games was extraordinarily simple. Classic turn-based RPGs would hit you with a deluge of random and scripted battles. To beat them, you’d select options like “fight” or “magic” from a series of dropdown menus. You’d usually only die if you were under-leveled, in which case the…
By Jason Schreier Published June 12, 2012 -
Ten More Things About Dishonored You Should Know
Maybe you’ve already seen Totilo’s breakdown of 18 things you should know about Dishonored, the upcoming stealth-action game by Arkane Studios. And maybe you’re still wondering why you should care. I don’t blame you: in an industry stuffed with marketing schemes and false promises, it’s hard to get really excited about a video game until…
By Jason Schreier Published June 12, 2012 -
Street Fighter Producer Says Capcom ‘Didn’t Even Acknowledge’ His Harrowing Hospital Visit
Popular Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinoro Ono says even after he worked himself to the point of exhaustion and took a terrifying trip to the hospital several months ago, Capcom put him back to work at breakneck speed. Speaking to Eurogamer’s Simon Parkin at Capcom’s Captivate event last month, Ono paints a grim picture of…
By Jason Schreier Published June 11, 2012 -
You’ll ‘Want To Protect’ The New, Less Curvy Lara Croft
In the past, Lara Croft didn’t need protecting. She was a fearless daredevil, a crack shot in short shorts with enough attitude to scare off a pack of bloodthirsty gorillas. But in the upcoming Tomb Raider reboot, things will be different. She hasn’t become that woman yet. And executive producer Ron Rosenberg says you’ll want…
By Jason Schreier Published June 11, 2012 -
Apple’s Game Center Is Coming To Mac
Apple’s mobile Game Center application will soon launch on its desktop operating system, allowing you to share scores and games between platforms, the company said today at its WWDC keynote. Game Center will hit Apple’s new Mountain Lion operating system when it launches this July. You’ll be able to play turn-based games between the Mac…
By Jason Schreier Published June 11, 2012 -
Apple’s Next-Gen MacBook Pro Will Make Video Games Look Gorgeous—If You Can Afford It
Apple revealed its new next-gen MacBook Pro laptops at the WWDC keynote today, showing off Diablo III to demonstrate the machine’s powerful new Retina Display. Apple’s newest laptop will have a 2880 x 1800 resolution, a quad-core i7 running up to 2.7GHz, up to 16GB RAM, GeForce Kepler graphics, and up to 768GB internal flash…
By Jason Schreier Published June 11, 2012
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