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Portal 2 Up For Pre-order, Complete With Motivation
Valve has opened pre-orders for April’s Portal 2 via Steam. Your incentive to pre-purchase? Cash savings and a free copy of the original Portal, either to keep or gift. Let’s hope this means no more delays!
By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011 -
A Most Romantic Minecraft Map, Unofficially From BioWare
What new and creative applications can be made with world-building indie hit Minecraft? How about marriage proposals, lovingly crafted from one video game developer for another? According to this romantic Minecraft map maker, one BioWare staffer asked another BioWare staffer to marry by way of signpost, pixelated lava and one massive engagement ring. Stick around…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011 -
The New Great Gatsby Video Game Does Not Disappoint
Last year, we shared in the disappointment that a video game based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby turned out to be not so great. This year, we’re enjoying a new, 8-bit take on one of the greatest novels of the 20th century. According to the site hosting The Great Gatsby, an NES-like side-scrolling…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011 -
Finally, We Can Play The Legend of Zelda On An Oscilloscope
You finally have a purpose for all those oscilloscopes that have surely piled up in your basement, now that one man has hacked together a way to play your original Game Boy games using its monochromatic powers of display. Craig of Flashing LEDs has a very in-depth and technical walkthrough of the NintendOscope—including his source…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011 -
Rest In Peace, Bizarre Creations
On Friday, February 18, the studio behind video game greats like Project Gotham Racing and Geometry Wars will close its doors forever. The Activision-owned studio has no buyer and its most recent game, James Bond 007: Blood Stone, will be its last. As already announced by Activision, Bizarre Creations will end its 15-year-long life as…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011 -
Fall In Love With Shadows of the Damned All Over Again
It’s Valentine’s Day, so, naturally, the creators of Shadows of the Damned have spread the love with a fresh look at their latest creation. Is there anything more romantic than horned demons and big bad guys dripping with bloody, melting flesh? While you’re all swooning over the latest work from Grasshopper Manufacture, make a date…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 14, 2011 -
The Week In Games: This Is Where The Curly Mustaches At
It is a week of lengthy game names, with the Fate of Two Worlds at stake, one game imploring to Let Us Cling Together and one visit to the Realm of Revelation. What new games await us, Kotaku readers? A new Marvel Vs. Capcom, a new Tactics Ogre and a new old Dragon Quest, quite…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 13, 2011 -
The Early Art Of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
You’ve already seen the latest Elder Scrolls from Bethesda Softworks in screen shot form—complete with handsome humans—now see what Skyrim looked like in its conceptual stages. Bethesda released new Elder Scrolls V art at its official blog, art that might just be your new wallpaper.
By Michael McWhertor Published February 12, 2011 -
Weekly Review Round-up
It was a week of under the radar misfires, charming downloadable games, portable audio hardware and one mild-mannered Kotaku editor turned super villain. Miss any of this week’s reviews? Well, they’re all right here. Read our reviews of Square Enix’s multiplayer mash-up Mindjack, Double Fine’s quirky matryoshka adventure Stacking and Razer’s portable Ferox speakers, plus…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 11, 2011 -
Finally, The Tron Bambi Crossover Is Here
Disney movies collide with the new Disney X CLOT vinyl collaboration, a Bambi in full Tron gear. This precious curiosity releases on Valentine’s Day at the Man Is In The Forest shop in Shanghai. Have a friend in Shanghai grab one for you! As seen at High Snobiety
By Michael McWhertor Published February 11, 2011 -
We Are So So Tired
Hoo boy! Thanks for sticking with us for the work week, die hard Kotaku readers. We’re zipping up our anatomically accurate sleeping bags and heading into the weekend well rested. Seriously, many thanks to you riding the wave with us, the Kotaku editors, on this rocky redesign. I don’t have much more to say on…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 11, 2011 -
Crysis 2 Leaked Online, Creators ‘Deeply Disappointed’
Crysis 2 won’t be released officially for another month, but a playable version of Crytek’s ambitious PC shooter has already made its way online, much to the disappointment of its creators. According to those who have played it—we first heard about the leak via the Facepunch forums—that leaked build of Crysis 2 comes complete with…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 11, 2011 -
The New Mortal Kombat Spawns A New Electronic Album
If you have fond memories of Mortal Kombat music by Belgian techno specialists The Immortals, the people behind the new Mortal Kombat have something just for you: an all-new album of thumping electronic music inspired by the gory fighting game reboot. Coming this April, right before the release of Mortal Kombat on the PlayStation 3…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 11, 2011 -
Captain Commando, Reporting For Duty
Jeffrey Cruz took Capcom’s “Captain Commando“, from the old school Arcade / NES era, and gave him a more modern look. Related Rampages: It’s time to Rock, man | 80’s Worlds Collide Captain Commando by Jeffrey ‘CHAMBA’ Cruz / lastscionz (deviantART) Need your daily fill of geek eye candy? If so, head over to Justin…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 11, 2011 -
This Is The Summer Of Serious Sam 3
2011 looks to be the year of explosive, testosterone-fueled, old-school shooters, now that Serious Sam developer Croteam has pegged its next game, Serious Sam 3, for a summer release. Roman Ribaric, CEO of the Croatian developer, made a brief announcement of an announcement on the official Croteam site today, writing “Just a quick note to…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 11, 2011 -
Remi Kart 2 Offers More Real-World Mario Kart Madness
As promised, Mario Kart loving prankster Rémi Gaillard takes to the streets of France with kart, Mario costume and huge balls in tow, running from the cops and tossing banana peels and plush turtles at mini-vans. In the follow-up to Gaillard’s hugely popular original Remi Kart, the real-life Mario Karter takes the race indoors—and almost…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 11, 2011 -
The ‘Mother of Video Games’ Yu Suzuki Gets His Due At GDC
Yu Suzuki, the man behind classic Sega video games Space Harrier, Out Run, Virtua Fighter and Shenmue, will be at this year’s Game Developers Conference to receive a prestigious accolade, this year’s Pioneer Award. That commendation, presented as part of the 2011 Game Developers Choice Awards, is just one of the reasons Suzuki will be…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 11, 2011 -
What Are You Playing This Weekend?
After a week spent playing Dead Space 2 and Demon’s Souls, I could use a little cheer. So I’ll be firing up some platforming games on the Wii this weekend. I plan to spend some time with New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Galaxy, three Wii games I’ve never spent…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 11, 2011 -
Super Hero Movie Fatigue
Tonight’s open thread on Kotaku might (once again) be about super hero movies. Now that we’ve all gotten to take a peek at the X-Men: First Class trailer, it’s probably the right time. I seem to be in the minority about our first look at the new X-Men movie. Maybe it’s that I grew up…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 10, 2011 -
Today Is A Great Day For iPhone & iPad Video Game Deals
Are you a new Verizon iPhone owner? Or are you generally miserly when it comes to purchasing iPhone, iPod touch and iPad video games? Now is the time to strike if you want iOS games on the cheap! Perhaps most importantly, iPad owners should pick up a copy of the excellent World of Goo HD…
By Michael McWhertor Published February 10, 2011
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