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CultureTotal Recall
The Creator of Mario and Zelda Reveals his Secrets (in 1999)
In 1999, Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto gave a keynote address at the Game Developers Conference. An address you can watch here in its entirety. Remember, this isn’t the quasi-executive, Wii Music Shigeru Miyamoto we know today. This is the designer at perhaps the height of his powers, with games like Super Mario 64 still fresh…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2012 -
CultureTotal Recall
Fresh New Images of Tired Old Hardware
If you’re short on ideas for new wallpaper, and have a bit of a thing for old video game hardware, check out French artist Alan Cloiseau’s collection of vintage Sega, Sony and Nintendo systems and controllers. His personal site has plenty more great art.
By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2012 -
Blizzard Offers Some Unlucky Diablo III Fans Refunds, Others “Free” Games
Poor Aussie Diablo III fans who pre-ordered the game then lost their money (and game!) when retailer GAME went into administration yesterday, you’re suddenly in luck. Blizzard will be footing the bill, and getting you the games you paid for. The company has issued a statement that basically says “if you kept your receipt, buy…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2012 -
Activision Pays Ex-Call of Duty Developers $42 Million
The ongoing legal feud between publishers Activision and former employees Jason West and Vince Zampella, the creators of the Call of Duty franchise, took an interesting turn today when Activision coughed up over $40 million. Note that this is not part of any settlement; according to Polygon, it’s the result of Activision doing a little…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2012 -
The Game of Thrones Theme, Performed by Two Ladies With Electric Harps
Twins Camille and Kennerly Kitt, fresh off their tag-team effort harping (is that even a verb?) the theme to Skyward Sword, return with their take on the intro to Game of Thrones. It’s dorky as all hell, especially since these are electric harps and they’re in costume, but hot damn, it sounds great. Like the…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2012 -
It Doesn’t Get Much Cornier Than a Series Called Video Game High School
Internet superstar Freddie Wong’s Rocket Jump studios has made the jump from short comedy clips into full-blown syndicated drama, with the debut episode of Video Game High School. It’s about a high school for video game players. There are kids. And games. And corn. So much corn that at times it’s so corny it’s funny,…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2012 -
See Halo, Mass Effect, Battlefield & Modern Warfare Stab Each Other in the Guts
Some of the biggest shooters in the world (and Mass Effect) go head to head in this clip by Corridor Digital, which compares each series’ “instakill” by having a whole lot of people get stabbed. Of course, there can be only one winner. And it’s none of the games mentioned in that headline… Art of…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2012 -
The Terror, and the Laughter, Behind the PC’s Latest Zombie Craze
DayZ, a very rough mod for serious PC shooter ArmA II, is winning over a ton of new players daily with its brutal, hands-off approach to the zombie apocalypse In my time spent with the mod so far, I’ve died falling down a ladder, been robbed blind by murdering assholes, eaten by zombies and…partied on…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2012 -
Culture
The Worlds of Batman and Lord of the Rings, Brought Together by Art
Stacey Clark is a senior concept artist at Warner Bros.’ Monolith Productions. In this gallery, you’ll find some of her work for games such as Lord of the Rings: War in the North and Gotham City Imposters. You’ll also find some personal pieces. Check out Stacey’s blog and sketchbook for more of her stuff! Fine…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2012 -
Tomb Raider Reboot Kicked Into 2013
It was only Friday we were saying amongst ourselves “hey, what happened to the Tomb Raider reboot?” Turns out that set Eidos’ ears on fire, because today we have an answer: it’s not coming out this year. Originally planned for release in 2012, and looking very promising, it’s now coming out in early 2013. Crystal…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2012 -
Video Games and Comics Team Up for a Cosplay Extravaganza
There wasn’t a whole lot going on last week in the world of cosplay, but that’s OK. This week is all about quality, not quantity. We’ve got two amazing Borderlands outfits, some Avengers Black Widow, a Devil May Cry duo, a Tekken cameo and even some Princess Mononoke Throw in some X-Men, Zelda and Darkstalkers…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2012 -
A Bonus 25 Minutes’ Worth of Cave Johnson Talking At You, Not With You
Portal 2’s latest DLC doesn’t just include the chance to create your own maps, it includes the chance to run around them hearing the delightful JK Simmons – aka Cave Johnson – command, dictate and berate you senselessly with almost half an hour’s worth of new content recorded just for the level creator. If you…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 13, 2012 -
Reviews
An Afternoon Spent With $350 Worth of Lara Croft
You know you’re about to unwrap something expensive when a box that you know contains a Tomb Raider collectible needs to be carried into my house by two people Sideshow’s new Lara Croft piece, announced last year but only just recently released, depicts the classic character as she appeared in 2010’s Guardian of Light (read…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 13, 2012 -
Some Stylish Tributes to Sword & Sworcery, One Hell of a Stylish Game
The Sworcery A/V Jam was a chance for artists to pay a little tribute to one of the coolest games around, Sword & Sworcery. The developers of the game asked for submissions from fans, and submissions is what they got. They got a ton of them. There weren’t really any rules on what could be…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 13, 2012 -
I Didn’t Ask For This Deus Ex Handheld Tribute
I’m Sorry. Last week’s PhotoShop Phriday contest over on Something Awful has given the world this amazing retro-themed Deus Ex handheld, imagining the 2011 action RPG as an old Tiger electronics game. It’s my favourite of the lot, but head below for other winners like an LCD version of Shadow of the Colossus, Minecraft or…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 13, 2012 -
Welcome to Kotaku’s Toy Box
Kotaku is a video game website, sure, but we’re also really into toys. Action figures, LEGO, expensive statues, custom pieces, you name it, if you can play with it – or just put it on a shelf and regret how much money you spent on it – we’re all over it. To your right, you’ll…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2012 -
Where Did All The Official Battlefield 3 Servers Go? [UPDATE]
It seems that EA and DICE have, very quietly, been taking away official servers for the console versions of Battlefield 3. Worse still, it looks like they’re replacing them with servers that fans have to pay for. Earlier this year, it was announced that Battlefield fans could “rent” their own servers for $25-30 a month.…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2012 -
God Help Me, I’m Enjoying a FarmVille Clone
Spare me your criticisms. I hate FarmVille and its kin for the same reasons you do. Games like that are manipulative, reliant on spamming and barely constitute being called games at all. And yet…what would happen if one came along dressed like Advance Wars? And actually had some gameplay to go with all the farming?…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2012 -
Claymation Adventure Game Hits Steam
The Dream Machine, one of the most interesting PC adventure games of the last few years, is out today on Steam. It’ll be cheap. You should definitely get it. Unless you already got it, in which case, you’ll get Steam keys for free. [The Dream Machine]
By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2012
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