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The Creator (And Cast) Of Broken Sword Would Like A Word With You
Well, this is quite a little thing—what begins as a sort of “making of” video of a new Broken Sword game transitions into a pitch from Charles Cecil, the man who created the much-loved adventure game series, on why you should help them make a fifth game, Broken Sword: The Serpent’s Curse I have a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 23, 2012 -
Oh Terrific, They’re Still Remaking Videodrome
Man, when will the pillaging end? When will they stop remaking movies that seriously, really and 100% truly do not need remakes? So now comes the news that not only is the a remake of David Cronenberg’s 1983 freakout film Videodrome is still happening, but ad-making talent Adam Berg, who has done some nifty ads…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 22, 2012 -
Sleeping Dogs‘ New Add-Ons Are The Wrong Sort Of Downloadable Content
Like many of my Kotaku brethren and sistren, I really dig United Front’s Sleeping Dogs. I’m taking my time playing it, doing a lot of the sidequests, and I can tell that when I do finish, I’ll gladly pay for add-on content to expand the game. And look at that, I’m in luck! The first…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 22, 2012 -
I Can Predict The Entire Halo 4 Plot, Using Only The Halo 4 Soundtrack
Microsoft and 343 have been typically tight-lipped when it comes to plot details surrounding Halo 4. But today, that all changed: The track-listing for the game’s soundtrack was released. Oh yeah. You read that right. Using the track names from the soundtrack, I have pieced together some highly precise (ish) predictions about the story of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 22, 2012 -
Bad Boys, Whatcha Gonna Do When The Skyrim COPS Come For You
Not all the guards in Skyrim are knee-injured former adventurers, and not all of their tasks involve capturing dragons and stopping marauding Dovahkiin. Some of them are just regular old working stiffs whose 9-5 involves cruising around and sorting out the drunk and the disorderly. This Nerdist video takes look at what the show COPS…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 22, 2012 -
Play This Awesome Free PC Game. It’ll Take 15 Minutes, And You Will Enjoy Yourself.
Look, I’m not gonna mince words here. If you own a PC, you owe it to yourself to play Gravity Bone. I don’t want to tell you what it’s all about, since the game is so short that even telling you the setup would give you information in the same amount of time that you…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 22, 2012 -
Sweet Mother Of Pearl, There’ll Be A Lot Of Indie Games At PAX This Year
This kickin’ trailer shows the 30+ games that will be on display at the Indie Megabooth at PAX Prime next week in Seattle. Can you name all the games? I… can’t. (Hmm, maybe that’s because I watched this with my mouse over it so the Vimeo logo blocks where it totally says the names of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 22, 2012 -
A Bunch Of Famous DJs Remix The Pants Off Of The Halo 4 Soundtrack
We haven’t even heard most of Massive Attack maestro Neil Davidge‘s Halo 4 soundtrack but it’s already being mashed, sliced, and remixed by a bunch of different DJs and producers. Davidge is taking the reins on the Halo series, which has up until now always featured the iconic work of Martin O’Donnell. The soundtrack itself…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 22, 2012 -
This Exuberant Dirt-Racing Game Helped Me Get Over My Childhood Fear Of Moles
Did I ever tell you about how terrified I was of moles when I was a kid? Oh man, I was. I really was. I think I saw a mole once above ground, and according to my parents I spent the day shouting “Mole! Mole!” and running and hiding. Burrowing little MF-er scared the pants…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 22, 2012 -
How Many Horror Movies? All Of Them. In Two And A Half Minutes.
Fequent off-topic readers will know that I, like any red-blooded moviegoing person, love a good supercut. I also love horror movies. So, it’s no surprise that I love this supercut called “163 Horror Movies in 2 1/2 Minute.” Can you guys what it contains? And how long it is? Probably. But you should watch it…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 21, 2012 -
Grand Theft Auto Grew From A Glitch, And Other Little-Known GTA Facts
The latest video from “Do You Know Gaming” covers Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto opus. I’ve read a whole lot of stuff about GTA, but I didn’t know some of this. Especially not that Retro City Rampage was previously called Grand Theftendo I would’ve played that!
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 21, 2012 -
A Loving Video Tribute To Nintendo Power
Today came the sad news that Nintendo Power, the magazine that guided many of us through our early video games days, has reportedly been shuttered This video from Patrick Scott Patterson shares a ton of the ads, news segments, and other things we most remember about the beloved, long-running publication. “It’s a bird. It’s a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 21, 2012 -
We have added Sound Shapes to our list of the best games on the PlayStation Vita. Our full review is here
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 21, 2012 -
Which TV Shows Would Make The Best Video Games?
If you like video games, there’s a good chance that you like TV shows. But which TV shows would make for the best video games? Is there anything that video games could learn from TV shows? Would some shows be better if you could watch them from within a game? And when the heck are…
by Jason Schreier and Kirk Hamilton Published August 21, 2012 -
30 Players Embrace Their Darker Instincts In A Grueling Two-Month Minecraft Experiment
Minecraft is a blank canvas—the world exists, and you can build whatever you want out of it. That tabula rasa quality is only multiplied when multiplayer gets involved—get a bunch of people together, put them in a map, and almost anything can happen. If you’re really devious, you can put people together into an unwitting…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 21, 2012 -
How Dota 2 Exposes The Shortcomings Of The Video Game Industry
There’s no question that Defense Of The Ancients (Dota) is big. It’s a big deal. It’s also an immensely complicated game that has evolved over years of intense play, modding, and sprawling evolution. It’s not very much like any other game out there. And for that reason, it could be argued that Dota 2 lays…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 21, 2012 -
Ray, When Someone Asks You To Play The Ghostbusters Theme On Floppy Drives, You Say Yes
Okay, yes, it’s actually not that hard to program a bunch of floppy drives to play a song. But Il ove the way that YouTuber MrSolidSnake745 does it—this is the same gent who did the hhTalk Amongst Yourselves forum. Have good chatting, see you on Friday.
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 20, 2012 -
So Many Possible Dishonored Assassination Targets, So Little Time
A little while ago at QuakeCon, Tim Poon had a go at a new level in Bethesda’s much-anticipated sneaking/killing game Dishonored. Back from Gamescom. the fine folks at VG 24/7 have posted this video in which Dishonored co-creative director Raf Colantonio walks players through that level, in which they must identify the right “Lady Boyle”…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 20, 2012 -
I Never Thought Driving On The Left Would Be So Much Fun
As I played Sleeping Dogs this past weekend, I kept getting into car accidents. Every time I’d hop onto my motorcycle or into a car, I’d find myself getting into head-on collisions with the residents of Hong Kong; I couldn’t keep a car in good condition for thirty seconds of driving, and I couldn’t manage…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 20, 2012 -
This American Cartridge Of Final Fantasy II Is Insanely Rare—And You Can Own It
Those familiar with the long, sordid story of Final Fantasy know that the original Japanese Final Fantasy II never made it to stores in North America. Until now. Sort of. Thanks to the wonders of eBay, you can buy a very good condition, pre-production sample cartridge of Final Fantasy II that was assembled for the…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 20, 2012
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