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Get A Taste of Saints Row: The Third‘s Power With Its First CG Trailer
Volition’s sometimes beautiful, but thoroughly twisted purple fantasy Saints Row: The Third is coming to the PlayStation 3, PC and Xbox 360 later this year. We’ll have gameplay impressions soon. But for now, all we have is a trailer. This is purely a vibe-setting look at Saints Row: The Third, devoid of giant purple dong…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 1, 2011 -
Link Vs. Ganon, An Old-School Fight Reimagined to Frightening Scale
Link faces the original Legend of Zelda boss Ganon and gets an upgraded style while doing so by Eric Proctor. The Final Boss by Eric Proctor / TsaoShin (deviantART) (Twitter) Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin Page’s Rampaged Reality and get your fix. Republished with permission. The…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 1, 2011 -
The Very Special Otomedius Excellent Brings Sexy Pillowcases to American Shores
Konami combines Gradius-style, side-scrolling shoot ’em up gameplay with anime fetishes in Otomedius Excellent, coming to the Xbox 360 in North America on July 19. Not content to simply release a video game, Konami will also release a pillowcase The special edition version of Otomedius Excellent comes with the standard goodies—an exclusive art book and…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 1, 2011 -
Who’s Calling the NGP ‘Vita’ Now? Sony!
Strong evidence that Sony’s Next Generation Portable would actually be called PS Vita emerged earlier this week. That’s still unconfirmed, but Vita is now looking more likely, thanks to a new source: Sony itself. After Sony launched an E3 2011 teaser page, nosy NeoGAF user gofreak dug through the source code of that page, seeing…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 1, 2011 -
Serious Sam 3: BFE‘s First Trailer Promises Eye-ripping Fun, No Cover, All Man
The first trailer for Croteam and Devolver Digital’s Serious Sam 3: BFE has exactly what you’d expect from a Serious Sam game: guns a-blazin’, alien invaders, screen splattering gore and a total disregard for taking cover. And while it doesn’t spell out exactly what the BFE stands for, who really cares? The important information is…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 1, 2011 -
What Are Ya Buyin’?
Bienvenidos, Kotaku. I trust you had an enjoyable three-day weekend, should you happen to be a resident of these United States. If not, then I apologize. Let’s get right to it. It’s Tuesday (yes!) which means we got a themed open thread on our hands. It’s been a while since I asked you about the…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 31, 2011 -
The Art of StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
In addition to releasing dozens of new screen shots for StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, Blizzard’s second chapter in the real-time strategy trilogy, the developer also offered us a look at some early, Zerg-centric concept art. Kotaku also spoke with Blizzard senior artist Sam Didier about his team’s work on the upcoming Heart of…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 31, 2011 -
Sony’s E3 2011 Press Conference Is Also Streaming Live In PlayStation Home
Would you prefer to experience the magic of Sony’s E3 2011 press conference from the comfort of your PlayStation 3? Of course you would, just like you’d prefer that announcement-filled keynote speech to have dozens of people doing the cabbage patch. That’s why the first ever public video stream of Sony’s E3 presser will be…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 31, 2011 -
Well, Look Who’s Making Video Games Now… Mad Catz!
Mad Catz, perhaps best known now for its fighting game joysticks and flight sim controllers is getting into the game development game, aiming high with the creation of Thunderhawk Studios. The newly formed studio’s focus is… an MMO flight sim. Or, to be more specific, ThunderHawk (not pictured) will “focus on developing a series of…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 31, 2011 -
Microsoft Hints At Xbox 360’s ‘Entertainment Strategy’ Before E3 2011
What does Microsoft have planned for its E3 2011 showing? Probably plenty of Kinect-centric fare and heretofore unannounced (officially anyway) video games. But the company is also teasing a new “entertainment brand” focus for the console and its motion controller. Frank X. Shaw, corporate VP of Corporate Communications at Microsoft, writes on the Official Microsoft…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 31, 2011 -
A Mega Man Tribute That Makes Us Feel All Warm Inside
Mega Man and the clan are ready for a fight in Ry Shiu’s entry into UDON’s Mega Man Tribute Contest. More submissions can be found HERE! Related Rampages: The City of Hyrule | Donkey Kong (More) Mega Man by Ry Shiu (deviantART) (Facebook) (Twitter) Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 31, 2011 -
Get A Taste of Dungeon Siege III on Xbox 360 Today, Next Week Elsewhere
Square Enix and Obsidian Entertainment have released a playable demo of dungeon crawler Dungeon Siege III for Xbox 360 today. People who would prefer to play it on PC or PlayStation 3 will have to wait until June 7 to try it out.
By Michael McWhertor Published May 31, 2011 -
First Details on Crimson Alliance, An RPG from People Who Help Make Halo and Call of Duty
Last week, the official existence of Crimson Alliance, a game from developer Certain Affinity, was outed by Australia’s ratings board. We didn’t know much about the game then, but we do now—it’s definitely not a sequel to Crimson Skies According to developer Certain Affinity, a “boutique studio” that has lent its development talent to Call…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 31, 2011 -
Another Chance to Get Excited About Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Want your Deus Ex a little more action-packed? Our latest look at Eidos Montreal’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution fits the bill. It’s an opportunity to see protagonist Adam Jensen get his ass kicked and to bask in a whole lotta cybernetic gun fights. There’s plenty here that we haven’t seen in hands-on previews of the…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 31, 2011 -
See StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm In Action For the First Time
Blending campaign gameplay and scenes from the previously revealed cinematic teaser, here’s our first peek at StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, the second chapter in Blizzard’s ongoing space war trilogy. Watch Banelings evolve! See Zerg swarm! Witness the destruction of the Protoss on the planet Kaldir! Meet Abathur and Izsha, your Zerg buddies! Read…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 31, 2011 -
New StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Screen Shots, Annotated For Your Pleasure
New in StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm is the option to choose a “Battle Focus” for Kerrigan, the hero character of the campaign. Up to four Battle Focuses, each with five special abilities and attributes, will be available. Only two, Spec Ops and Corruption, were playable during a recent hands-on preview event In StarCraft…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 31, 2011 -
Hands On With StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm‘s Campaign, Now With More RPG and Space Yetis
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm is a mutated beast of last year’s real-time strategy game infused with traces of point and click adventure. For StarCraft II‘s first expansion, the second chapter in Blizzard’s trilogy, the game is getting a dose of role-playing game elements. The evolutionary leap in Heart of the Swarm focuses on…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 31, 2011 -
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Is A Dead RPG Revived With the Spirit of Tekken and Call of Duty
“Combat!” That’s the thing that differentiates 38 Studios and Big Huge Games’ Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning from your typical role-playing game fare, says the game’s lead designer. It’s the primal stuff extracted from games like God of War, Tekken and Call of Duty and injected into this high fantasy world. “We’ve failed if we haven’t…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 30, 2011 -
80,000 Screen Shots Later, Grand Theft Auto IV‘s Liberty City Gets Google Maps Street Views
Now you can cruise the seedy streets of Grand Theft Auto IV‘s take on Liberty City from the comfort and safety of your web browser, thanks to the efforts of GTA’s most dedicated fans and some 80,000 screen shots. The folks who run GTA4.net added an impressive new feature to their interactive GTA IV Google…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 27, 2011 -
Well, Good Luck Not Falling Completely in Love with Okabu After This Trailer
Okabu is a game about happy little clouds and cheery environmentalism. And as you’ll have pounded into your head by the above video, it’s amazingly cute. Who would expect anything less from a developer named HandCircus, creators of Rolando? Okabu is coming to the PlayStation 3 this summer as a downloadable game, bringing with it…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 27, 2011
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