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Blizzard’s Secret Titan Project Labeled a ‘New Casual MMO’
The people who make MMO juggernaut World of Warcraft have another massively multiplayer online game in the works, a game they’re calling Titan for now. Blizzard calls it “awesome” and “ambitious.” One analyst calls it “casual.” That analyst would be Stern Agee’s Arvind Bhatia, who writes that Blizzard Entertainment’s next products are “expansion packs for…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 29, 2011 -
Bobby Kotick Didn’t Buy Myspace & Friendster is Now a Social Gaming Site
Activision boss Bobby Kotick didn’t buy Myspace. Someone else will for a measly $35 million (considerably less than the $580 million IGN owner News Corp. paid in 2005). Furthermore, also-dying social network Friendster is now a social gaming hub
By Michael McWhertor Published June 29, 2011 -
At Least Diablo III, the Book, Will Be Out This Year
There’s still no firm date on Blizzard’s next entry in the Diablo series, but at least one of the game’s official tie-ins, Diablo III: Book of Cain, is expected to arrive in 2011. So what is Diablo III: Book of Cain? It’s not a novelization of the story of Diablo III, but an “‘in-world’ artifact…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 29, 2011 -
Looks Like Limbo May Be Coming to PlayStation 3 Too
Patient PlayStation 3 owners may soon be able to die a thousand grisly deaths in PlayDead’s gorgeous puzzle platformer Limbo, based on a newly listed rating submitted by Sony Computer Entertainment Korea. As we head toward the one year anniversary of Limbo‘s release on Xbox Live Arcade, it appears that Microsoft’s exclusivity window may be…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 29, 2011 -
Respawn Entertainment Offers First Cryptic Look At Its Post-Call of Duty Project
There are signs of life from Respawn Entertainment, the studio founded by ousted Call of Duty creators Jason West and Vince Zampella, as the developer’s web site has gone live, including two teasers that will tell you next to nothing about its still unannounced game. The former Infinity Ward developers are working on a new…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 29, 2011 -
The Wasteland
Oi! It’s been a long day, Kotaku readers. One that won’t even end with a drop of sweet, sweet booze to calm my nerves. I’ll have to settle for stimulating off-topic conversation. Can you help? I’m on something of a dry spell this week, trying not to wet my whistle as it’s helping to make…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 28, 2011 -
From Kuribo’s Shoe to Requiem For A Dream‘s Fridge, Skullgirls‘ Great Visual Gags
Fighting game Skullgirls recently unveiled one of its latest feminine fighters, the 1920s-inspired character Peacock, a Skullgirl stuffed with in-jokes, pop culture references and homages to fighting games past, all peppered throughout her more than one thousand frames of animation. Maybe you’ll see some of them in her debut trailer above. Maybe they’ll slip by…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 28, 2011 -
The Man Behind Vagrant Story, Final Fantasy XII Jumps To Level-5?
Yasumi Matsuno, the Japanese video game creator best known for his work at Square Enix on titles like Vagrant Story, Final Fantasy XII and Tactics Ogre, may have a new home: Professor Layton and White Knight Chronicles developer Level-5. Good news? Maybe. It’s still not officially confirmed, but early reports stemming from the latest issue…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 28, 2011 -
The Taiwanese Take On the Supreme Court’s Violent Video Game Ruling
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a California law banning the sale of violent video games to minors was unconstitutional. You may have read about that decision and the arguments for and against the ruling. Would you like to see it crudely animated? Thankfully, Next Media Animation, the Taiwanese outlet that trades in hastily…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 28, 2011 -
X-Men, Comic Jumper and TMNT are Here To Save You Money on XBLA
Xbox Live Arcade games X-Men Arcade, Hard Corps: Uprising, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, Comic Jumper and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Reshelled are all 50% off this week, some of which you should consider buying.
By Michael McWhertor Published June 28, 2011 -
When Katamari Damacy and Minecraft Collide
We got Kataminey Damacraft. Sure, the name isn’t that great, but this mod for the quirky cult-hit Minecraft based on the quirky cult-hit Katamari Damacy looks like a winner. Bat Country Entertainment‘s Kataminey Damacraft does what you’d expect, if you’ve ever played a Katamari game in your life, rolling up the procedurally generated worlds of…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 28, 2011 -
PlayStation Store Update: Drake, Duke & Delayed Demos
Woah. Kind of a big week for the PlayStation Store. We’re leading with the new Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception multiplayer beta, currently exclusive to PlayStation Plus members—and anyone lucky enough to get a code—but following up with so much more. New games that PlayStation 3 owners can buy include Beyond Good & Evil HD, Gatling…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 28, 2011 -
Your First Hit of World of Warcraft is Now Free-To-Play Until Level 20
Players of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, the most recent expansion to Blizzard’s still rather popular online role-playing game, are now in the throes of the game’s latest content update, “Rage of the Firelands” (AKA patch 4.2). But if you’re a new, WoW-curious gamer, Blizzard has something new for you too. “Rage of the Firelands” is…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 28, 2011 -
I’m Commander Shepard and This Is My Favorite Armor Redesign On deviantArt
With a follow up to his incredible Boba Fett creation, Theo Stylianides throws down a wild redesign of the Mass Effect leader Commander Shepard. [Spoiler alert!] “Bionic leg and arm from his death experience, Saren’s shoulder pad from the close encounter, some Geth eye pieces for a tally and even some collector heads and skin…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 28, 2011 -
KABOOM!!
Kotaku! It’s getting hot out there, so let’s stay cool with another open thread, our nightly refuge against the heat and conversations that are JUST about video games. C’mon in, the comments are fine. I’ve got an early day tomorrow, heading to MTV in Santa Monica for a GameTrailers taping where I’ll be talking about…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 27, 2011 -
A Slew of Assassins, From Sexy to Cybernetic, Re-imagined for Assassin’s Creed: The Encyclopedia
Ubisoft will release Assassin’s Creed: The Encyclopedia as part of the Assassin’s Creed: Revelations “Animus Edition,” a super fancy, not very cheap limited edition for European gamers. That encyclopedia features some of the following artwork, assassin’s from all walks of life and stages of history. U.S. gamers won’t get the pricey “Animus Edition” with its…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 27, 2011 -
Galaga Legions DX Brings Total Space Madness To Xbox Live Arcade This Week
The next entry in Namco Bandai’s “Namco Generations” line and the follow-up to Pac-Man Championship Edition DX hits Xbox Live Arcade this week. Galaga Legions DX, a revamped Galaga Legions, might make you take video game epilepsy warnings more seriously. I played this spectacular and confusing shoot ’em up lightshow at E3 2011 and I’m…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 27, 2011 -
ReviewsThe WWE All Stars Mad Catz Brawl Pad, A Guest Review
Writer Andrew Monkelban knows a lot about the ins and outs of video game controllers. As a disabled gamer, Andrew uses a variety of game pads and sticks to play video games in creative ways—like beating Final Fantasy XIII on a fighting game pad. In his first guest review, Andy explains the benefits of Mad…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 27, 2011 -
Duel of the Links
Link and his evil other half designed in classic playing card style by Winter-Artwork. This Zelda themed design will be heading to fangamer.net very soon! Related Rampages: GI Bullet | Frosty Ice Kream (More) Duel Links by Winter-Artwork (Flickr) (Facebook) (Twitter) Via: winterartwork Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 27, 2011 -
Finally, Some Gameplay Footage of the Free To Play Tribes Ascend
The next Tribes game, Hi-Rez Studios’ Tribes Ascend, will be free. It’s the loadouts in this online PC shooter that will cost you. The developer of Tribes Ascend (and free to play online shooter Global Agenda) tells IGN that the game will take a different approach to free to play than games like Team Fortress…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 27, 2011
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