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Roses are Red, Mario’s Blue
Perpetual Romance | Hopefully on Valentine’s Day, Princess Peach will actually be in her castle. (Part of a collection of cute digital Valentines on Etsy.) Gotham City Impostors: The Kotaku Review Batman’s had lots of sidekicks over the years. Imps from other dimensions, mask-wearing dogs and his own kill-crazy offspring have leapt from the shadows…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 14, 2012 -
The PlayStation Vita Needs a ‘Dislike’ Button
Sony’s new PlayStation Vita handheld sports a good amount of ways to connect with people. It will let you share your trophies, passively trade and unlock game content, and even broadcast how you’re feeling about the games you’re playing. Well, to a point. As it turns out, the Vita won’t let you tell people if…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 14, 2012 -
The Dothraki Have No Word For ‘Valentine’
Greetings, camp Kotaku, and welcome to the evening open thread. Have you had an enjoyable Monday? We sure have. We’ve debuted a couple of our new programming blocks, and I thoroughly enjoyed both of them. And hey, there’s a third one coming up in 30 minutes! In the meantime, here is a thread in which…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 13, 2012 -
Call of Duty: Police Warfare is a (Very Cool) Fake
The Call of Duty franchise has covered almost every corner of the globe, from snow-capped mountains to the streets of suburban America. But it’s never strayed too far outside of its military roots. What if there were a Call of Duty game that put you into the shoes of a different type of enforcer—namely, a…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 13, 2012 -
Active Duty Marine is Making a Video Game About Zombies
Zombies, man. Everyone loves killing zombies. 22 year-old Marine Sergeant Jacob Way is betting that video game players love killing zombies enough to make room in their libraries for one more zombie-slaying simulator. Way has put all of his savings (around $40,000) into the development of I Shall Remain, a top-down zombie-murder simulator that looks…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 13, 2012 -
Gotta Getta Vita
“Hello, Kotaku.” | Sony cheekily included a customized greeting on the Vitas they sent us to review. The PlayStation Vita: The Kotaku Review If you’re in a hurry, you simply need to know that the PlayStation Vita is a very good portable video game machine that excels in ways that Sony hasn’t bothered to hype.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 13, 2012 -
ReviewsWipEout 2048: The Kotaku Review
Racing games on handheld systems can be a tough sell—with a smaller screen and lower hardware horsepower, it can be difficult to convey the sense of speed that makes great racing games great. The new PlayStation Vita handheld seems designed to address the racing genre head-on—its processing power is closer to a current-gen console than…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 13, 2012 -
ReviewsUncharted: Golden Abyss: The Kotaku Review
When Sony unveiled its PlayStation Vita handheld at last year’s E3, Uncharted: Golden Abyss was one of the first things they showed. This sent a clear message: “Our new handheld is a portable current-gen console. To prove it, we’re going to show it running one of our most technically demanding current-gen games.” After all, the…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 13, 2012 -
Turn Out The Stars
Greetings, camp Kotaku. It’s friday evening, and that means it’s officially the weekend! I hope you had a fun week. I sure did. We welcomed more simultaneous voices to Kotaku than… maybe ever? Plus, we rolled out our plan to offer regularly programmed chunks of programming, sort of like we’re a TV network. (They’re still…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 10, 2012 -
The Week in Unbelievably Gorgeous Screenshots: Grand Theft Auto IV
Since we ran a feature on Duncan Harris, the groovy “video game photographer” behind the website DeadEndThrills, I’ve been sharing some of his work each week here. This week Harris brought in some great shots from a modded version of Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV. Let’s take a look! (Small note: This week, the full…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 10, 2012 -
Get Five Amazing Game Soundtracks For as Little as $1
Hey, why should indie game developers get to have all the bundling fun? Game composers should get to experience the joy of bundling too. I’m glad to see that they finally are. The folks behind the recent first-ever Indie Game Music Bundle are back with… can you guess the name?… the Indie Game Music Bundle…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 10, 2012 -
Why We Love Our Commander Shepard
Many of us here at Kotaku like Mass Effect. And as people who like Mass Effect are wont to do, we really like to talk about its protagonist, Commander Shepard. Specifically, we like to talk about our Commander Shepard. You see, despite the guy on the box, the main character in the actual game can…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 10, 2012 -
The Makers of Rock Band Just Rickroll’d Us All
We’re no strangers… to love… You know the rules, and so do I! Aah, Rick Astley. His tune “Never Gonna Give You Up” is one of the most enduringly hilarious pieces of music composed in the latter half of the 20th century. Usually, when you hear it, it means you’ve been Rickroll’d. But starting next…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 10, 2012 -
Look, I Only Killed Them Because My Jerk of a Cat Asked Me To
Greetings, Kotaku-eers, and welcome to the Thursday evening open thread. The week is almost over! It’s been a fun one. Below, find a selection of link-type-things from around the internet, arranged for your reading enjoyment. How the tv shows in The Running Man compare to reality – I need to watch The Running Man again.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 9, 2012 -
These Are the First PSP Games That Will Work On The Vita
Sony has released a list of the first 275 PSP games that will be available to be downloaded or transferred onto their new handheld Vita. Sony has put a note in the post indicating that the list is not complete, and that more games will be added in subsequent updates. It’s a far-reaching list, and…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 9, 2012
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