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Watch Gears of War 3‘s Opening Cinematic Right Now
So. I realize that recently, I’ve questioned why in the world anyone would want to watch leaked footage of Gears 3 gameplay, or indeed, any game. But that’s just me. And besides, this video isn’t gameplay, it’s just the opening cinematic to next month’s big 360 exclusive Gears of War 3. “Previously, on Gears of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 19, 2011 -
Today in TF2 Hat News: Three New DOTA 2 Hats [Update]
No doubt in honor of this weekend’s DOTA 2 International Championship, Valve is now offering there new DOTA 2 hats in Team Fortress 2 Available are: The begoggled Clockwerk hat, the Raidenesque (or really Storm Spiritesque) Storm Spirit Hat, and the Sniper hat, which is a lot like the goggles from Clockwerk but without the…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 19, 2011 -
The New Rock of Ages Trailer Hilariously Smooshes Its Way Through Video Game History
Any good video game trailer should tell us what the game in question is all about. In the case of Atlus USA’s upcoming downloadable game Rock of Ages, this is a game about a rock smashing stuff. All kinds of stuff. Big stuff, small stuff… all of the stuff. And so, this trailer is pretty…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 18, 2011 -
Four New Dishonored Screens Feature Sneaking, Swordplay, and… Stilts?
Four new screenshots from Bethesda and Arkane’s upcoming first-person stealth game Dishonored have surfaced, and they look just about as interesting as everything else we’ve heard about the game Which is to say: Quite interesting. You can contact Kirk Hamilton, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 18, 2011 -
What A Better Game of Thrones Video Game Might Look Like
Yesterday, I posted some screens from Cyanide Studio’s upcoming PC strategy game A Game of Thrones: Genesis (one of those screens is above). Details about the game are few and far between, and the only video online is a gameplay-free teaser. At a casual glance, the game seemed cool enough—a Total War-style strategy game set…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 18, 2011 -
The Witcher 2 is $30 This Weekend on GoG.com
CD Projeckt’s acclaimed (and Kotaku-Approved) PC RPG The Witcher 2 is on sale for $30 all weekend at Good old Games. If you’ve got a gaming PC and like lusty, swashbuckling adventures (and seriously good RPGs), give it a go.
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 18, 2011 -
The New Burnout: Crash Trailer Features Crashing, Burning
Just in time for Gamescom, EA has shared a new trailer for its upcoming XBLA/PSN car-smasher Burnout: Crash. The 360 version of the game will be compatible with Kinect, and Crecente had a lot more fun with the game than he thought he would. I’ll be playing it for the first time next week, but…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 18, 2011 -
Multiplayer Madness Abounds in These New SSX Screens
EA has released six sharp new screenshots from their upcoming SSX, featuring the return of famous SSX-ers Mac, Elise, Kaori, and Psymon. I got a chance to play some early SSX single-player at E3, and I came away impressed. It had been a while since the days of my Tricky obsession, but the push, pull,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 18, 2011 -
Winter is Coming in these Game of Thrones: Genesis Screens
We’ve got some new screens from Cyanide’s upcoming PC Strategy game Game of Thrones: Genesis. (Some of these screens have been around a little while, but I figured I’d throw them in there as well). These shots might not look too remarkable, but that’s the thing about Game of Thrones—the devil’s in the details.The game’s…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 17, 2011 -
Vote for BroShep’s Hair Color in Kotaku‘s (Un)Official Poll!
First, Mass Effect‘s FemShep got a poll to determine her official appearance. Now, BioWare is running a second poll to determine her hair color. But why should FemShep have all the fun? Poor BroShep is probably feeling kind of neglected right now. To remedy that, we’re hosting our own vote to determine BroShep’s hair color.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 17, 2011 -
Sneaking, Soundtracks, and Riker-Porn: The Deus Ex Letters Continue
Our retrospective letter series continues with part two. The first letter can be found here, and an index of all letters can be found here — From: Kirk Hamilton To: Leigh Alexander Subject: bionicman Leigh, It’s difficult to talk about Deus Ex without talking about “PC Gaming” in toto—that hard-to-quantify thing that brings out such…
Kirk Hamilton & Leigh Alexander Published August 17, 2011 -
A Rip-Roaring, Rhyming Hands-On With Saints Row: The Third
So that was when I took the wheel, as bullets pinged and tires squealed, I weighed the odds and my heart sank: my street sweeper vs. their armored tank. No turning back! No sad retreat! Just onward, come victory or defeat! I pressed the gas; his turret swung and blew my ass to Kingdom Come.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 16, 2011 -
International DOTA 2 Championships Update Schedules and Brackets
Valve has posted the schedule and brackets for the upcoming International DOTA 2 Championships. Starting tomorrow, 48 players will go head-to-head, making their way through the tournament towards a best-of-five championship match on Sunday, August 21st.
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 16, 2011 -
Man Shoots Real-Life Meat Shield with Real-Life Machine Gun
So here’s something I watched, and now you’re going to watch it, after which point you’ll probably say, “Wow, I watched that.” Inspired by Gears of War‘s “Meat Shield,” the guys at Epic Meal Time have teamed up with FPS Russia and GameStop to make this video “how-to” guide, detailing… how to make a suit…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 16, 2011 -
PayPal Billionaire Continues Work Towards Making Bioshock‘s Rapture a Reality
We haven’t heard anything on this since 2008, but The Daily Mail reports that Peter Thiel, the founder of PayPal, is continuing his work towards making a Rapture-esque “Start-Up Country” off the coast of San Francisco. The floating sovereign nations that Thiel imagines would be built on oil-rig-like platforms anchored in areas free of regulation,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 16, 2011 -
Cole McGrath Vants to Sahk Your Blood in Infamous 2: Festival of Blood
Later this year, Infamous 2 fans will be able to download Infamous 2: Festival of Blood, a standalone adventure for Sucker Punch’s open-world superhero PS3 game. On a cold, dark night in New Marais, vampires swarm the city, killing lots of folks and biting hero Cole McGrath in the process. Transformed into a fanged monstrosity…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 16, 2011 -
Resistance Coming to Vita as Resistance: Burning Skies
Sony will be launching an entirely new Resistance game on the Vita titled Resistance: Burning Skies. Developed by Nihilistic Games, the studio behind PlayStation Move: Heroes and Starcraft: Ghost, Resistance: Burning Skies will head back in time a ways, taking place as the Chimera invade Earth. The game will star Jim Riley, a firefighter who…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 16, 2011 -
This Daily Beast Reader is Annnnngry About Angry Birds
Daily Beast political blogger Andrew Sullivan likes a lot of things. He likes views from your window and midday pop-culture digressions; he likes mercilessly ripping on Sarah Palin. He also likes Angry Birds, and often takes breaks from reacting to the political news of the day to share super-cute pictures of things relating to Chillingo’s…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 16, 2011 -
Classic Halo Map “Blood Gulch” Re-Created in Minecraft
Aah, such fond memories of Blood Gulch. It was easily the most enjoyable CTF map in the original Halo, and it’s never been far from Halo players’ hearts; it’s even playable in Halo: Reach YouTube user HitmarkerVS agrees, and has gone so far as to immortalize the classic map in Minecraft. Lookin’ good, HitmarkerVS. You…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 15, 2011 -
New Wii U Controller Patent Shows Magnetic Sensor and Flash Memory
New patent documents for the Wii U’s controller reveal all manner of bells and whistles, including a couple that we hadn’t heard about. Sure, it’s got a screen; of course it’s got a camera. It’s got an accelerometer, too, whoop-dee-do. But it’s also got flash memory, though how much memory has yet to be revealed.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 15, 2011
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