Michael McWhertor

A Visit To Flynn’s Arcade, The Home of Tron

As part of the Comic-Con hype-cycle for Disney’s Tron Legacy, which takes us back to the video game world of Tron next year, the company built a replica of Flynn’s Arcade in San Diego’s Gaslamp District. It was awesome. Featuring a few dozen playable, perfectly preserved arcade games, a playable Space Paranoids—the fictional arcade game…

Gears Of War Armor Coming To Your Avatar

Epic Games’ Cliff Bleszinski and Rod Fergusson showed off some new Gears of War gear that will be coming to hordes of Xbox 360 Avatars this year. Look how adorable your personal COG soldier will be. Epic will also be giving serious Gears fans a chance to dress like their favorite Locust beast, a look…

Gears of War: The Gearsiverse Liveblog

All things Gears of War will be discussed at today’s Gears of War: The Gearsiverse panel, featuring Epic Games’ Cliff Bleszinski and Rod Fergusson, just for starters. We’re in the hall, liveblogging our little hearts out. Dude and Rod will be joined by Gears of War movie scriptwriter Chris Morgan, Gears of War comic book…

Left 4 Dead Tank Cosplay Shows Real Dedication

Yesterday, I saw a Comic-Con attendee attempting—struggling—to put on his Grimlock costume, a foil and cardboard contraption that stood a good 10 feet tall. Impressive, but maybe not as impressive as this very dedicated special infected. Reader Edward spotted this trio, with bonus Zoey and Bill, skulking around the entrance to the San Diego Convention…

Tron Legacy Lightcycle Teaser Still Amazing

Disney teased its Tron sequel at last year’s Comic-Con, but the blurry cam footage that sneaked out didn’t show just how well the video game world’s graphics had improved over the past 27 years. Fortunately for Tron geeks and Jeff Bridges fans, Disney has released the Tron Legacy (nee TR2N) test footage, making us hungry…

Halo Waypoint Further Detailed By Microsoft

Microsoft’s announcement of Halo Waypoint, the Halo “destination” coming to Xbox Live this Fall, was light on details, overshadowed by the reveal of the Halo Legends anime series. Fortunately, 343 Industries’ Frank O’Connor was at Comic-Con to clear things up. Waypoint will offer Halo enthusiasts access to audio and video content in addition to community…

Singularity Preview: I Love The Power Glove

Activision had a playable version of Raven Software‘s recently delayed first-person shooter Singularity at Comic-Con. It was our first chance to test out the game’s Time Manipulation Device, plus put a few bullets in anyone who crossed our path. The Comic-Con demo didn’t spend too much time focusing on Singularity‘s sci-fi story line—probably for the…

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Expands With New DLC, Ultimate Sith Edition

LucasArts announced at today’s Star Wars Spectacular panel new downloadable content for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed that will take players to Tatooine, meeting characters like Boba Fett and Obi-Wan Kenobi. It also revealed a new Ultimate Sith Edition re-release. The new content will have players once again assuming the role of the Secret Apprentice…

James Cameron’s Avatar Game Scores Some Weaver

After passing on Ghostbusters: The Video Game and an unspecified Aliens game, Sigourney Weaver will finally get an opportunity to flex her video game voiceover skills in James Cameron‘s Avatar game, Ubisoft announced today. Weaver will be offering her line reading expertise to James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game, which is slated to hit the Xbox…

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

I’ll be bobbing and weaving through the Comic-Con masses this weekend, being elbowed by Imperial Stormtroopers, buying things I really, really shouldn’t and playing a game or two. Or twenty. There’s plenty to play on the convention floor, with Activision, EA, Sega, Sony, Ubisoft, Namco Bandai, SOE and many more bringing their E3 builds for…

Tim Schafer, Casualty Of GWAR

As seen at the Brutal Legend & Vice Metal Meltdown show.

Left 4 Dead 2 Has Bulletproof Zombies Too

Valve showed off the final two levels of Left 4 Dead 2 campaign The Parish this evening, revealing how the game’s four new Survivors will get the hell out of New Orleans. It also showed a brand new uncommon-common infected. Similar to the hazmat suit-wearing infected that are immune to incendiary fire, a new, mostly…

Halo Waypoint Becomes Destination For Halo Fans This Fall

Microsoft has more than just Halo 3 ODST to whip the Halo fanbase into a lather this fall. It’s also launching the Halo Waypoint on Xbox Live, a “destination” for fans of Bungie’s space marine creation. Halo Waypoint will give fans their first peek at the Halo Legends anime series of shorts, with “select” episodes…

You Can Buy Actual World Of Warcraft Gold Coins

With World of Warcraft comic books, action figures, t-shirts and trading card games already thoroughly merchandised by Blizzard and their partners, what’s left to license? How about World of Warcraft coins? DC Unlimited is making ’em, legitimizing WoW gold selling. Both the Horde and Alliance will get 24 karat gold plated, Sterling silver and copper…

Even Comic-Con Has Its Own Exclusive PSPs

Sony’s booth contains two very special PSPs, each a Comic-Con exclusive. Both are also Comic-Con appropriate, given their Green Lantern and Caprica branding, and likely to live forever protectively stored in a glass case. The Green Lantern one is the more eye-catching of the two. The Caprica styled PSP is maybe a little too understated……

Left 4 Dead 2 “Swamp Fever” Hands-On Impressions

Valve brought a playable “Swamp Fever,” the second announced campaign for Left 4 Dead 2, to Comic-Con. In addition to showing a new environment in which to kill zombie hordes, it helps the game feel more like a proper sequel. At E3, the campaign “The Parish” played a touch too much like the original Left…

What’s The Most Important Warcraft Movie Casting Decision?

Blizzard is making a movie based on its rather popular Warcraft property. Sam Raimi is directing it, meaning one actor’s involvement is almost assured. So which actor and which role? The hot topic currently raging at Blizzard’s creatively leaning offices is apparently “What role will Bruce Campbell play?” That’s according to Blizzard VP of creative…

The Behemoth’s “Game 3” Revealed, Played At Comic-Con

The creators of Castle Crashers brought their latest game, right now known as Game 3, to Comic-Con, an Xbox Live Arcade title heavy on the “TBA.” Platforms, release date, final game name and just about everything is still “TBA.” But the game was playable on the Comic-Con show floor, split into three parts, each game…

Score Brutal Legend Metal Meltdown VIP Passes

Heading to Comic-Con? Yeah, me too. If you don’t already have plans for your Thursday night and wouldn’t mind have your face melted clean off, join us at the Brutal Legend Metal Meltdown show. It’s free. GWAR will be there. All you need to do is RVSP with the folks at Vice, who will inscribe…

Kotaku Heads To Comic-Con

We’re making the annual trek to the San Diego Convention Center for Comic-Con 2009, which kicks off with a preview night on Wednesday and wraps up on a lazy Sunday. This year, we’re doing things a little different. Instead of just a single, lonely Kotaku editor roaming the halls, grazing the merch tables and listening…