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Dead Or Alive 5 Explores the Ancient Ninja Art of Exploding Cars
This extended look at “pre-alpha” gameplay from Dead Or Alive 5 shows that Team Ninja’s next fighting game is completely 100% batshit crazy. This—the huge explosions, fireballs and mass destruction—must be the “fighting entertainment” concept they’re talking about. If this looks a tad familiar, it’s the follow-up to our first look at DOA 5, revealed…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 6, 2011 -
Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish
Folks, I have nothing else to say tonight, but you’re free to continue talking in tonight’s open thread. Please, talk amongst yourselves. Peace. New trailer for Steven Spielberg’s War Horse – I’m working on masking my gentle sobbing as we speak. Axl Rose looks, sounds terrible – Oh, Axl. He really does have the worst…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 5, 2011 -
The Four Video Games That Shaped Metal Gear Creator Hideo Kojima
Hideo Kojima, creator of the Metal Gear series—which turns 25 next year—says he’s drawn influence from four video games above all others. They are four very different games, each “very important” he says. What are they? The game designer who says “70% of my body is made of movies” in his Twitter profile tweeted that…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 5, 2011 -
Video Game Creatives and Giants Offer Brief, Somber Tribute to Steve Jobs
News of the death of Apple founder Steve Jobs spread quickly today via Twitter, with video game developers, designers and executives mourning the loss of the software and hardware visionary. They offered brief, somber reactions to Jobs’ passing showing the breadth of his influence and impact. Jobs’ friends, admirers and even his business rivals took…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 5, 2011 -
Apple Founder Steve Jobs Has Died
Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, passed away today, according to a statement from the company. He was 56. “Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives,” reads a statement from the company. “The world is immeasurably better because of Steve. His greatest love was…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 5, 2011 -
Gran Turismo 5 Next Big Update Adds More NASCAR, More Interiors and Cuts Load Times
PlayStation 3 racing sim Gran Turismo 5 continues to evolve with the promised “Spec 2” update, Sony and developer Polyphony Digital announced today, giving virtual drivers more to see and do as the game approaches its first birthday. Gran Turismo 5‘s “Spec 2” update adds interiors for all cars in the game, albeit of varying…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 5, 2011 -
Blizzard Starts Teasing StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm‘s New Units
Changes are coming to the multiplayer side of StarCraft II when the game’s next expansion, the Zerg-focused Heart of the Swarm, arrives sometime next year. Today, Blizzard offers us our first, unclear look at one of those changes—a new multiplayer unit. Pictured above in silhouette form is one of the new multiplayer units coming to…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 4, 2011 -
Princess of Power
Good Tuesday to you, Kotaku. I bring you glad tidings and an open thread. You may use it as you see fit, to discuss video games or not to discuss video games. By the way, the above image of She-Ra and Hordak (and his various henchmen) was painted by Croatian artist Stjepan Sejic and seen…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 4, 2011 -
Zelda Lessons Learned: Never Bet Your Beard Against Zelda Williams
Occasionally bearded actor Robin Williams named his daughter after the oft-kidnapped princess of Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda. That naming choice seems to have imbued young Zelda Williams with preternatural Master Sword skills in the recently released downloadable version of The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures Robin and Zelda continue to promote Zelda games…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 4, 2011 -
Welcome to Dark Souls, Here’s What I Wish I’d Known From the Start
I’ve played some 80 hours worth of Dark Souls on the PlayStation 3, but I still haven’t come to the end of this wonderfully bleak, beautiful and brutal game. There is much for me to uncover before I’m done—and when I play Dark Souls through for a second time. And while I’ve received an immersive…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 4, 2011 -
Method Man is Rapping About Sour Patch Kids for a Video Game
Wu-Tang Clan member Method Man is genuinely rapping about Sour Patch Kids in this video, “World Gone Sour (The Lost Kids).” Why would the man who played “Cheese” on The Wire and starred in Soul Plane rhyme about Sour Patch Kids? And why is there an ESRB warning in advance of this video? Seems Mr.…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 4, 2011 -
Crysis, NBA Jam, God Hand and Eufloria Are New on the PlayStation Store
It’s true. You can finally download PlayStation 2 classic God Hand to your PlayStation 3, people. That’s the wonderfully wacky beat ’em up from the people who made Okami. IGN labeled it awful, while Kotaku contributor Tim Rogers likened it to “being a professional chainsaw-wielding glacier demolisher at a party where the penguins are going…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 4, 2011 -
Tekken Hybrid Bulks Up Even More With Limited Edition Goodies
The tasty blend of Tekken Tag Tournament HD, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Prologue and Tekken Blood Vengeance 3D—we call it Tekken Hybrid—is getting its own limited edition on the PlayStation 3. What might convince you to drop sixty bucks on a handful of old and new Tekken games? The limited edition version of Tekken Hybrid…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 4, 2011 -
Portal 2‘s Free ‘Peer Review’ Add-on Goes Live, Portal 2 Gets Cheap
The first downloadable add-on for Portal 2, the free cooperative missions known as “Peer Review” is now out for PC, Mac, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 (or will be any minute now). And if you don’t already own Portal 2… Steam is selling Portal 2 at the very reasonable asking price of $14.99 USD for…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 4, 2011 -
Why Is Disney Trademarking Mickey Mouse’s Castle of Illusion?
Early Sega Genesis adopters remember Sega’s Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse as one of the system’s initial highlights, a platformer bursting with charm and gorgeous level design. So Disney trademarking Castle of Illusion more than 20 years later is certainly cause of cautious excitement. Siliconera spotted Disney’s a new trademark for Castle of Illusion…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 3, 2011 -
Taste The Happy
Hey, Kotaku [said in Buster Bluth voice]. You ready to wrap up this Monday with a little off topic conversation? Good, because this open thread is just kind of sitting here unused. Will somebody do something with this thing? As you’ve probably heard over the past 24 hours or so, that Arrested Development movie is…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 3, 2011 -
There’s A World of Goo For Your Android Device Too
World of Goo, already a hit on WiiWare, PC and iOS, is building a gooey bridge to Android. Yes, that means phones and tablets, says 2D Boy, which is “working out the final kinks in the machinery.” [2D Boy]
By Michael McWhertor Published October 3, 2011 -
The Week In Dangerous Games: Fish Punching, Erotically Engraved Cannonballs and Some Light Treason
You know, video games will rot your brain. They’re filled with nothing more than gratuitous fish abuse, LEGO toilet humor and references to pornographic cannonballs—or so this week’s most potentially offensive video games might lead us to believe. Those warnings of erotic ammunition and trout slapping come courtesy of the Entertainment Software Ratings Board, the…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 3, 2011 -
It’s Total Voxel Carnage in the Latest Look at Voxatron, Going Alpha Soon
It’s been a while since we looked at Voxatron, the Robotron-esque shoot ’em up with blocky, voxelated visuals. The good news? It still looks as sharp as the corner of a voxel. Not that there’s really any bad news to offset that. In fact, the game’s due for a “very playable alpha” build soon, says…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 3, 2011 -
Get Your RISK: Metal Gear Solid Limited Edition Before It’s Too late
The tactical espionage action of Metal Gear Solid meets the world-conquering strategy of Risk for Australia-nuking, Outer Haven-occupying fun with RISK: Metal Gear Solid. You can get it now. And now might be a very good time to do so. RISK: Metal Gear Solid, detailed right here and here, turns the conflicts of Metal Gear…
By Michael McWhertor Published October 3, 2011
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