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One Image Makes the Case that GTA V Features Our Favorite GTA Antiheroes
Could Grand Theft Auto V star CJ from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Tommy Vercetti from GTA: Vice City and Nico from GTA IV? One image percolating over at Reddit makes the case, comparing three stills from yesterday’s GTA V trailer to iconic images of the three lead characters of the last three console GTA‘s.…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 3, 2011 -
Skyrim Creators Miss Opportunity to Make Hilarious Joke
You can’t buy Skyrim yet. But you can buy Skyrim things for a virtual Xbox 360 avatar to wear or stand near. As of today, you can spend $4 on a mage robe or $3 for a dragon prop. There’s a bunch more, all ranging from $3-$5, all testing whether your enthusiasm for the big…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 3, 2011 -
The iPad Gets an Underwater Computer-Gaming Stunner
I’d heard lovely things about Aquaria, the beautiful underwater adventure for PC and Mac. It was an underwater 2D throwback of a game, an action-adventure with mysterious new-agey music and a good story. But I haven’t play it on the computer. I’ve played it on my iPad, for which it went on sale last night.…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 3, 2011 -
Grand Theft Auto V Will Be the Series’ Biggest Game, Rockstar Says
The next Grand Theft Auto will be the “largest and most ambitious” game ever made by Rockstar, the company behind Red Dead Redemption, Bully, and, oh yeah, Grand Theft Auto, said today, one day after dominating the gaming Internet with the debut of the trailer for GTA V Company founder Sam Houser called the upcoming…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 3, 2011 -
These Are the Most Interesting New Comic Books This Week, Sonic Included
It’s Wednesday. There are new comic books out in comic shops around the world. There are also both new comics and re-issued old favorites available today for you to download legally on your favorite mobile device. But which ones? I have recommendations: Comics You Should Consider Buying (from comics shops) Action Comics #3: The DC…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 2, 2011 -
If Quake Was Made Today, This is How Annoying it Would Be
Just imagine Quake with Achievements, hand-holding and other elements of modern games. Watch this video made by YouTube user kmoosmann and prepare to sigh. If Quake was done today [YouTube, via Twitter] You can contact Stephen Totilo, the author of this post, at [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter, Facebook, and lurking around…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 2, 2011 -
The Coolest Things We Spotted in the GTA V Trailer
Squint at the Grand Theft Auto V trailer closely and you might pick up some interesting details. We did. Flip through a gallery of stills from the trailer to see what we spotted. Click here to visit our Grand Theft Auto V timeline! A dog Near the start of the trailer we see a dog…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 2, 2011 -
The GTA V Trailer Song is a 1968 Tune by The Small Faces
The song featured in Grand Theft Auto V is the title track on the 1968 album called Ogdens’ Nut Gone Flake by the British band The Small Faces. You can listen to it right here. (Or watch the trailer.) Click here to visit our Grand Theft Auto V timeline!
By Stephen Totilo Published November 2, 2011 -
‘Epic’ Resident Evil 3DS Game Deserves Its Unusual $50 Price, Says Capcom
Of the 47 upcoming games for the 3DS listed by the gaming chain GameStop, only one of them costs $50. The new Mario Kart will cost $40. So will the next Sonic The next Resident Evil, February’s Resident Evil: Revelations, won’t be had for $40. It’ll cost $50. The $10 price boost for this game…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 1, 2011 -
In 10 Minutes, We’ll Show You How Uncharted 3‘s Co-Op Campaign Works
Uncharted 3‘s campaign is what you’d expect: cinematic adventure with climbing, shooting and good acting. Uncharted 3‘s competitive multiplayer is what you’ve been able to play for over a month, if you were a customer at Subway and took up the offer to download the full suite of competitive multiplayer for free. Uncharted 3‘s co-op…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 1, 2011 -
Should You Buy GoldenEye 007: Reloaded? Yes.
They’ve made yet another game called GoldenEye again, which should have the smart shopper wonder what the deal is. Is James Bond’s fourth game called GoldenEye worth getting, let alone worth the name of the first great game to bear that name? Stephen Totilo, who had the Nintendo 64 original just about bolted into his…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 1, 2011 -
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Kirby’s Return to Dreamland: The Kotaku Review
Kirby was always a simple video game character. He was a pleaser. Today, he’s a rebel. In the vintage of his heyday, one that Nintendo has attempted to uncork again with this season’s Wii game, Kirby’s Return to Dreamland, Kirby charmed players by being cute. He was—and is again—a pink blob with puffed cheeks and…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 1, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome to November. Welcome to more Talking Amongst Yourselves about video games. Have at it in the comments section. The images atop each TAY are made by you, the readers. Well, they are made by you making some sort of video-game-oriented manipulation of a classic painting, preferably one tied to what’s going on in games…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 1, 2011 -
Nintendo Sent Her Link’s Master Sword and a Stone. But She’s Not Link!
This is Briana McIvor, one of the hosts of video game TV show Electric Playground. She’s trying to pull a fake sword from a fake stone. Who could resist? The sword is a big Zelda promotional prop intended to hype the November release of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Hey, it worked! You can…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 31, 2011 -
He Asked About Misogyny in Street Fighter, and the Game’s Caretakers Didn’t Dodge
At a New York University conference about game design this past weekend, a conversation about misogyny broke out. Street Fighter brought it on, and the answers, some of them from one of the current caretakers of the series at Capcom, were frank. You might have expected defensive answers. People don’t usually react well to being…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 31, 2011 -
Zelda. Smash!
Mailman vs. Video Game –The disc was intact, but not for the mailman’s lack of trying to squash my copy of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Happy Halloween! Here Are Your Costumes, Kotaku Salutations on Samhain, Kotakuites. Halloween falls on a Monday this year, which means that many of you are nursing candy hangovers…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 31, 2011 -
The Vita is Beautiful. The Vita’s Case is Not
The PlayStation Vita is a lovely-looking machine. Its case looks like something my eye doctor would give away to keep my eyeglasses in. Which means it looks durable and not-so-pretty. Take a look yourself in this image that popped up on the PlayStation Blog as part of the promotion for the week-early $299 Vita bundles…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 31, 2011 -
This is How Our Copy of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Begins
The mailman may have squashed our copy of the Wii’s new Zelda game, but that doesn’t appear to have impacted the quality of the game’s intro. Fresh from Nintendo to our Wii here at Kotaku, behold the first few minutes of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (up until we get control of Link). If…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 31, 2011 -
Talk or Treat Amongst Yourselves
It’s Halloween. That means it is time to dress up in costume, beg for candy and talk here about video games, as people have been doing for generations. Why, remember the big Talk Amongst Yourselves egg-throwing incident from ’73? Thanks to Pand1a7 for today’s image. And! For this bonus TAY GIF: People! It’s the end…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 31, 2011 -
In Under 10 Minutes, I’ll Show You the Good and Bad of Kirby’s Return to Dreamland
I recently recommended that people skip the new Kirby game for the Wii, Kirby’s Return to Dreamland. I don’t hate the game. I just think you have better options. I also think you might like to see more of the game, since it’s a charmer and has good stuff in it. Sit back and enjoy…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 28, 2011
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