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E3 Might Not Always Be In Los Angeles, You Know
Aside from a stint in Atlanta and two years spent in Santa Monica that we’ll never speak of again, the Electronic Entertainment Expo has always been held in Los Angeles. But that doesn’t mean it always will A report in the Los Angeles Times today points out that E3’s contract with the LA Convention Centre…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2011 -
These are Your Favourite Games of E3 2011
Yesterday, we asked you to nominate your choice for E3 2011’s Game Of The Show. It could be based on anything: your heart, your head, a trailer, some gameplay, whatever. And now, the results are in! (Spoiler: we really didn’t need so many voting options). Despite including 33 of the biggest games of the show,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2011 -
Oh My God, It’s Carrier Command
First revealed nearly two years ago, Bohemia Interactive’s Carrier Command remake is looking bang on the money if this E3 trailer is anything to go by. For those too young (or unfortunate enough) to have never played it, Carrier Command was a revolutionary 1988 PC game that combined vehicle simulation and strategy in the one…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2011 -
Dead or Alive: Dimensions May Not Be For Kids After All
The international ratings absurdity surrounding 3DS game Dead or Alive: Dimensions just got a little more absurd, as the game is now being reclassified in Australia after media reports pointed out the game’s somewhat adult photography mode. [Kotaku Australia]
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2011 -
The Xbox 360’s Minecraft Will be a Little Different
Minecraft is officially coming to the Xbox 360 this Fall. When it hits, though, don’t be surprised if it’s not the quite same Minecraft you’ve been playing on the PC. Creator Markus “Notch” Persson has said that his studio, Mojang, will not be developing the game. Instead, a developer that has “done several console games…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2011 -
Vita’s Most Gravity-Defying Game Looks Hot In This Trailer
Gravity has quietly become one of my most anticipated PlayStation Vita titles. And what looked good in screenshots looks only better in motion. You know those awesome parts in Dead Space where you switch from walking on the ground to flying to walking on the wall? Yeah, this looks like an entire game built around…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2011 -
Finally, a Game Shows What the Wii U Can Really Do
Despite a ton of footage and endless words from Nintendo representatives, we’ve been given few clear examples of what the Wii U’s new controller can actually do in terms of improving a game. Ubisoft just changed that. This trailer for Ghost Recon Online focuses on the Wii U’s touch pad and voice communications, and how…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 10, 2011 -
Activision’s Bobby Kotick Wants to Buy…MySpace
According to “three people familiar with the matter”, Reuters is reporting that a group of investors including none other than Activision boss Bobby “What, Me Worry?” Kotick is in talks to buy dying social networking site MySpace. While the rumoured purchase would be as a private buyer, and not as an Activision acquisition, it’d still…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2011 -
You Wanted a Serious Flight Sim, You Got One
Many hardcore fans were upset at the demise of Microsoft’s Flight Simulator franchise, as it was one of the only viable ways to fly a plane in a video game and not have to blow stuff up. For you —and if you can stomach the shift to choppers—there is now Take On Helicopters It’s a…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2011 -
The Best Team Fortress 2 Players Can Now Sell Their Names For Advertising
Danish advertising firm Uncle Grey, in an effort to hire the kind of people they were looking for, decided against paying magazines and newspapers and websites for job ads, and instead paid some Team Fortress 2 players instead. Those players had to change their names to that of the company, and while playing had to…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2011 -
The Evolution of Assassin’s Creed’s Ezio Auditore da Firenze
DeviantArt user doubleleaf, the same bright spark who brought us a whole gallery of Assassin’s Creed anime-inspired art, has also done this more recent piece in honour of Assassin’s Creed Revelations, paying tribute to star Ezio’s advancing years. Evolution of Ezio [doubleleaf, via ALBOTAS]
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2011 -
The Wii U Has Been Beaten to the Punch by an…iPad Game
One of the big draws of Nintendo’s new Wii U console is the fact it can stream games to a controller and also use that controller as a secondary screen. While Wii U won’t be out until 2012, though, this iPad game can do it a lot sooner. Real Racing 2 HD, already one of…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2011 -
Super Mario 3DS’ E3 Trailer Brings the Easy-Listening
Just when you think you’ve seen it all, a Mario game comes along with just enough of a twist on the last one to make you fall for it all over again. If you’d like to see some gameplay footage of a more authentic variety, we got some hands-on time with the game the other…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2011 -
Payday: The Heist Looks Neat, But…
SOE’s Payday: The Heist, an upcoming shooter for the PS3 and PC, looks kind of fun. I like how it’s short, but in the way it structures its missions encourages repeat play and experimentation. All those dead cops and security guards is a little off-putting, though. I mean, some games get away with using them…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2011 -
E3 Day Two Recap: the Best, the Worst and Everything in Between
With the major press conferences done and dusted, E3’s second day (well, third) let us get on with what we came here to do: kick some ass and play some games. We didn’t actually kick much ass because we are pacifists and we are cowards, but we did play some games, some of which we…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2011 -
Today You Can be a Redcoat, Then Shoot Things On Mars
Jamestown, an indie shooter we’ve been keeping an eye-and-a-half on for a while now, is finally out. Yes, released right in the middle of E3. I got a chance to play it this morning, and it’s pretty good! You can grab it for $9 from Steam, D2D and GamersGate.
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2011 -
Kotaku, What’s Been Your Game of the Show?
Easy question, Kotaku readers! With the big press conferences and the little press conferences all wound up, we’ve seen every game there is to see at this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo. Begging the question: what’s your GOTS? Let’s have a vote. But we’re not going to tell you how to vote. Or why! It can…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2011 -
Is the PlayStation Vita Region-Free?
Region-free gaming is something we should all be behind, whether we’re importers or citizens of countries with arcane classification laws. So whether the PlayStation Vita is region-free is, for many, a subject of great importance. And on that front, there is some good news. Sony Europe’s Michael Denny has said that “to the best of…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2011 -
RAGE’s Desolate Future Doesn’t Look Like it’s Worth Fighting For
There are two types of people in these E3 screenshots for id’s upcoming RAGE. There are heavily-armed future soldiers, and there is Sloth from The Goonies with a spare tyre strapped to his back. Question is, why are they fighting? The place is a dump. Unless, this is the nice place, and there are other…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 9, 2011
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