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This One’s For You, Battlestar Galactica Fans
Remember that Battlestar Galactica mod, Diaspora, we showed you a few months back? It’s got a new trailer, and I am weak at the knees. Not only because it’s looking like the Battlestar games of my dreams, but because it’s looking decidedly real, fantastical “trailer money shots” replaced with in-engine and even in-game footage. Diaspora…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 31, 2010 -
The Right Hand Of Mushroom
By Mister Hipp
By Luke Plunkett Published October 31, 2010 -
Culture
Sunday Comics
Kotaku will be soon redesigning Sunday Comics, adding some new features and keeping a few old ones. Be sure to vote for your favorites! Sunday Comics Deathmatch: The Incumbents Sunday Comics Deathmatch: The Newcomers Penny Arcade published October 25 PvP published October 28 ActionTrip published October 24 ExtraLife published October 26 Dueling Analogs published October…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 31, 2010 -
Please, Somebody, Turn This Into A Cartoon
Mass Effect 2 goes animated. By chikinrise, via Herochan
By Luke Plunkett Published October 30, 2010 -
Pro Tennis Ace Injured Playing Video Games
Star British tennis player Andy Murray has injured a tendon in his hand after playing a game with doubles partner Dani Vallverdu. A game of Pro Evo, that is. “boselllliiiiiii hahaa I just lost 1 match to dani at the new pro evolution and I think I broke my hand! The new one is so…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 30, 2010 -
Nintendo Says No Thank You To Building A Smartphone
Combining a phone and a games machine! Everybody’s doin’ it, right? Not Nintendo. “Certainly we are adding more and more elements to fill out the experience and take away more and more time from competing devices,” Nintendo of America boss Fils-Aime told Forbes. “But our handhelds will always lead with games.” “3DS content will be…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 30, 2010 -
Who Is The Greatest PC Developer Of All Time?
Ask that question 100 times and you’ll get 100 different answers. Lucasarts. Sierra. Bethesda. Valve. Westwood. Ask me 100 times, though, and I’ll give you the same answer 100 times running: Origin. See, while I applaud “specialist” developers – those like Valve who continually progress the one genre or series – to me, if you’re…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 29, 2010 -
Tell Us Your Favorite Mods
Mods are what happens when somebody takes a game, cracks it open and either adds or fixes stuff that wasn’t in the final retail product. They’re a big reason people play PC games, and we want to hear your favourites. For some games, mods are a fun way to tinker with the core title. Fix…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 29, 2010 -
Your Three-Step Guide To Quitting Civilization
Wait…damn, that didn’t work so well…as seen on The Daily What
By Luke Plunkett Published October 29, 2010 -
Mega Man’s Creator Quits Capcom [Update]
Guess Capcom legend Keiji Inafune wasn’t kidding around when he said he hated his job : the Capcom exec said today he’s leaving the company he’s been with for 23 years at the end of the month. His full job title had been Head of R&D Management Group, Consumer Games R&D Division and Contents Management…
Luke Plunkett & Brian Ashcraft Published October 29, 2010 -
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood Takes You On A Tour Of Rome
One of the key draws of the upcoming Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood is that it includes an all-new city for you to explore: Rome, home to the Vatican and a damn fine cup of coffee. It’s a shame there’s no coffee on offer in the game, then, but the Vatican at least plays a starring role.…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 29, 2010 -
Spectator Mode: The Polynomial
Today’s great PC game you’ve probably never heard of? The Polynomial. Or, as I like to call it, my “just got home from the pub” game. It’s a mathematically-generated space shooter. How’s that work? It plays music in the background, of your choosing, then adjusts the surrounding space to match the rhythm of the track.…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 29, 2010 -
Dragon Age II Has A Noteworthy Belt
A trailer for a belt? Sounds ridiculous, but we can let it slide when it’s a belt designed (and forged in comic strip form) by Penny Arcade. We can also let it slide because, unlike everything else we’ve ever seen of Dragon Age II, it has a sense of humour about it, something the game…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 29, 2010 -
PSP Sales Fall Through The Floor
Just like Nintendo’s handheld games console, Sony’s PlayStation Portable is doing it tough these days, sales of the machine down 50% from what they were at this time last year. Sony handed in its Q2 2010 financial results today, and while the PlayStation 3 enjoyed a slight increase in sales over the three-month period that…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 29, 2010 -
Consider The Possibility Of Activision Games Running On Battle.net
One of the big keys to Blizzard’s success as a PC developer has been its Battle.net system for online multiplayer. Now that Blizzard is shacked up with mega-publisher Activision, could we see non-Blizzard games appear on Battle.net? Don’t bet on it any time soon, but Battle.net project director Greg Canessa tells Gamasutra you can never…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 29, 2010 -
Activision’s Boss Is One Of The Most Influential Men Alive, It Seems
That’s according to AskMen, at any rate, who have picked the Activision boss at number 16 on their list of the 49 most influential men. That’s one spot ahead of NBA superstar Lebron James and one spot below tennis ace Rafael Nadal. Coming in at #1 is comedian Jon Stewart, while right behind him was…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 29, 2010 -
Japan Hated The Xbox Before It Was Even Out
The Xbox never caught on in Japan. The 360 is having problems, too. Ever wonder why? There are any number of reasons why Japan won’t embrace the console now, but let’s go back to the very beginning. “…when I went to Japan to show the console, man, they really had a problem with it. I…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 29, 2010 -
Big Changes On The Way For Minecraft
Minecraft, the surprise hit of 2010, is a fairly simple title, happy to leave you to your own devices as you dig, build and die. In the months to come, that’s about to change. Creator Markus “Notch” Persson has told Develop that big changes are on the way for the game, in both its singleplayer…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 29, 2010 -
Mushroom Kingdom Gothic
As seen on TShirtLaundry, via Gamefreaks
By Luke Plunkett Published October 28, 2010
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