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The Makers of Bayonetta and the New Metal Gear Are Making an Exclusive Game for WiiU
Platinum Games, the folks behind such superviolent bits of excellence as Bayonetta, Vanquish and the upcoming Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance are also working on a launch title for Nintendo’s WiiU. It’s a bit more Pixar than their usual style, but it still looks cool. With the working title of “Project P-100,” the game will involve…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 5, 2012 -
Gears of War: Judgment‘s Class-Based Multiplayer Makes Horde Mode Even Better
I’ve just finished playing Overrun, the new multiplayer mode in Epic and People Can Fly’s Gears of War: Judgment. As a fan of both Gears of War 3‘s enhanced horde mode and vicious Beast Mode, Overrun gives me exactly what I’ve been hoping for: Namely, a versus mode that lets players alternate between playing as…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 5, 2012 -
We’re Liveblogging Sony’s E3 Press Conference Right Here
E3’s Monday presstravaganza comes to its sweaty, frothy conclusion with Sony’s press conference. Here now, we’ve got our own Evan Narcisse, Mike Fahey and Chris Person livetweeting the Sony press conference. Refresh the page to get the most up-to-date updates, and also follow Evan Narcisse, Mike Fahey and Chris Person on twitter for superfast updates.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 4, 2012 -
We’re Liveblogging Ubisoft’s E3 Press Conference Right Here
E3’s Monday presstravaganza continues with the Ubisoft press conference. Here now, we’ve got our own Stephen Totilo, Tina Amini and Mike Fahey livetweeting the Ubisoft press conference. (Watch the video now, skip ahead to 18:15 for when the start.) Refresh the page to get the most up-to-date updates, and also follow Stephen Totilo, Tina Amini…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 4, 2012 -
We’re Liveblogging EA’s Press Conference from E3 Right Here
E3’s Monday presstravaganza continues with the EA press conference. Here now, we’ve got our own Kate Cox, Chris Person and Owen Good livetweeting the Electronic Arts press conference. Refresh the page to get the most up-to-date updates, and of course, follow Kate Cox, Owen Good and Chris Person as well. [View the story "Kotaku @…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 4, 2012 -
Here’s Usher Nailing (And Whiffing) Some High Notes at Microsoft’s E3 Press Conference
Press conference musical performances are always a bit mortifying for all involved. The stage sucks, the audience isn’t there for music, and no one’s been drinking. (Well, almost no one. These are journalists, after all.) Usher’s performance for Dance Central 3 at the Microsoft E3 press conference was no different. As Mike Fahey pointed out,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 4, 2012 -
‘Xbox Music’ Brings a Music Store and Subscription Music Streaming to Your Xbox 360
Today at their E3 press conference, Microsoft announced a new music app for the Xbox 360 called “Xbox Music,” which will allow users to buy and stream music on their Xbox 360, which can be accessed from any screen. Users can download music from a new music store, or subscribe to streaming channels or artist-based…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 4, 2012 -
We’re Liveblogging the Microsoft Press Conference
Greetings from E3 2012! We’ll be live-tweeting from each of the major press conferences, so you can follow along with each one. Here, Tina Amini, Jason Schreier and Mr. Mike Fahey will be in the house kicking off E3 at the Microsoft press conference. Refresh the page to get the most up-to-date updates, and of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 4, 2012 -
Sounds Like Assassin’s Creed Will Debut a New, Female Assassin’s Adventure On The Vita This Fall
According to a report on NeoGAF, the latest Game Informer contains a preview of a Vita-only Assassin’s Creed game called Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation It’s unconfirmed, but other GAF users are also saying they too read the preview of the game. Among salient facts: It will star a female assassin named Aveline, who is of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 2, 2012 -
CultureTotal Recall
The Falling-Out and Heartwarming Reunion of the Guys Who Made Space Quest
Plenty of adventure game developers have recently reunited to create new games, usually funded via Kickstarter. At first glance, Scott Murphy and Mark Crowe are no different. The two men created the classic Space Quest PC games, and eventually parted ways. Now, they’re on Kickstarter raising money for a new game called Two Guys from…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 2, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallI Watched This Kingdom Hearts Lore-Primer And I Still Have No Idea What The Hell is Going On in Kingdom Hearts
I’m a fan of Lore in a Minute!, a site that breaks down a game’s lore and story in easily digestible, humorous movies. It’s great for if you want to hop into a series midway through without going back and slogging through long, older games. I headed over there to check out their fun new…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 1, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallBefore He Fought Dominatrix Nuns, Agent 47 Took On Mardi Gras
Purposefully vulgar marketing isn’t the only thing controversial about the new Hitman game Hitman: Absolution; plenty of folks are worried that the game itself will be a big departure from the slow-paced, careful gameplay of the first games. The Splinter Cell: Conviction to Blood Money‘s Chaos Theory, if you will. Reading Stephen’s hands-on preview from…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 1, 2012 -
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
Here we are, on the precipice: The news is falling fast, and in a lot of ways it feels like E3 has already begun. But still, we have one more weekend before the big show. What are you going to be playing this weekend before the big publishers come and make all of the lovely…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 1, 2012 -
Good News: Hitman: Absolution Looks Like Blood Money With Better Graphics
When I read Stephen’s written preview of Hitman: Absolution, many of my fears about the game were assuaged. It certainly sounds a lot like Blood Money, which is one of my favorite games. And now, thanks to this B-roll that was given to press at the preview, we can all see that it really seems…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 1, 2012 -
Baird and Cole Train Will Be Back In Gears of War: Judgment
Game Informer Magazine has revealed that the new Gears of War game teased earlier this week will be called Gears of War: Judgment, and will feature franchise characters Baird and Cole, possibly in more central roles. From Game Informer: The new installment in Epic’s million-dollar franchise is Gears of War: Judgment. The July cover of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 1, 2012 -
Looks Like The Hitman Series is Getting an HD Makeover
The Italian retail site 16Games has listed a PS3 HD collection for the Hitman series. The Hitman Triple Pack will reportedly include Silent Assassin, Contracts and Blood Money While the existence of the game is unconfirmed, an HD version of the games certainly makes sense. They hold up remarkably well as it is, particularly Blood…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 1, 2012 -
Report: Microsoft’s ‘Smart Glass’ Will Let You Send Movies and Music from your iPhone to your Xbox
According to an Examiner report, a recent Microsoft presentation has indicated that the company will be releasing an application called “Smart Glass.” That report is backed up by Engadget, who say they saw a similar presentation. “Smart Glass” will allow AirPlay-style content sharing between mobile devices and Xbox 360s, including allowing tablets and phones to…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 1, 2012 -
Square Enix Confirms Fake-Seeming Final Fantasy XV Trailer is Indeed Fake
See, yesterday there was this trailer. A leaked trailer. And not just any leaked trailer… it was a leaked trailer for Final Fantasy XV “What??” you may say, knocking over your Cloud Strife action figure in excitement, “There’s a new numbered Final Fantasy game coming out??” Well, no. The footage in the video was from…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 1, 2012 -
Xbox 360 Users: Sign Up For Skyrim‘s Dawnguard Beta Now
Players of the Xbox 360 version of Skyrim can now sign up for the beta for Dawnguard, the terrific-looking, demonic first expansion for Skyrim To do so, they’ll want to visit the Dawnguard site, where they can register. Bethesda will pick players for the beta in “about a week,” after which they will get an…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 1, 2012 -
This Crysis 3 Screenshot Is Sticky Like An Arrow To The Chest
My, there certainly is a lot going on in this Crysis 3 shot. We’ve got those CELL dudes from Crysis 2 back, haplessly wandering around as usual, waiting to get killed. But now, our nanosuit-wearing protagonist (Still Alcatraz? You know, I weirdly love Crysis 2 and I can’t remember what happened to the dude in…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 1, 2012
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