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Pilotwings Resort Is More Than A Simple Nintendo Sequel
Pilotwings Resort is the first Pilotwings game in 15 years, but I was worried that the Nintendo flight sim and 3DS launch game would be the simplest one in the series. It appears to only offer three ways to fly: by plane, jetpack or hang-glider. In the video here you can watch the basics… but…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 18, 2011 -
They’ve Hidden A Free Role-Playing Game In Every Nintendo 3DS
Among the many surprises pre-loaded into the 3DS, Nintendo’s next big handheld device, the biggest is that the thing is packed with a hidden role-playing game. It’s no Final Fantasy or Dragon Age. It’s something simpler and, arguably, more important. It appears to be a gateway game, something that might transform a Brain Age gamer…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 18, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
We’re a day late in commemorating St. Patrick’s Day here, but don’t you be a day late in talking about video games. Do it right here, right now. O’kay? Thanks to ak-blank peace for today’s image. Submit your image to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)
By Stephen Totilo Published March 18, 2011 -
The 3DS’s Submarine Side-Scroller Teases Us With A Pseudo-Submarine Advance Wars
The 3DS launch game Steel Diver was first shown last June, back when it seemed like a simple, solid submarine side-scroller that might satisfy someone who wants a more traditional video game from their next Nintendo handheld. Then, late last year, we discovered that an alternate mode in Steel Diver lets us turn the 3DS…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 17, 2011 -
The Quirky Touches That Only Nintendo Would Hide In the 3DS
Nintendo lets me spin the menu on their new 3DS system with my breath. Their machine can figure out that my face on Angelina Jolie’s head should be classified as “female.” They’re counting my steps, for kicks. You know gaming hardware is made by Nintendo if it’s fun in little ways you didn’t expect. I’ve…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 16, 2011 -
Silver The Hedgehog, Felicia Day, The British Joker And Kratos, All New This Week
Do you like comics about video games? I sure hope so, because there are a lot of new ones this week, and not many interesting new comics that aren’t about games. Here are this week’s notable releases… Comics You Should Consider Buying Knight & Squire #6 This clever series about England’s version of Batman and…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 16, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome back to Kotau’s official gaming forum, where you can talk about games or even craft an image to top these posts (and maybe earn a star, he kept hinting, since he is out of new images to run). Thanks to reader Tosh.Ownage for today’s pic. Submit your image to #TAYpics (Read this thread for…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 16, 2011 -
Is The Riddler Arkham City’s Scarecrow?
If there is a new Batman video game coming out in the fall called Batman: Arkham City, could you imagine it not including The Riddler? OK, you detectives, if the Riddler was getting an expanded role in the game what would it be? What was Batman doing during the end of a recent demo I…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 16, 2011 -
The Difference Between World of Warcraft And Star Wars: The Old Republic
I played the massively multiplayer online role-playing game Star Wars: The Old Republic this past weekend and thought it felt a bit like World of Warcraft But what do I, an MMO amateur know? Let’s see what the head of EA Games, the division overseeing The Old Republic’s development at BioWare has to say about…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 15, 2011 -
This Is The Useful, Little Bed Packed With Every 3DS
The Nintendo 3DS is the first dedicated portable video game system to come with a charging station. Nintendo calls it a cradle. With its inclusion, Nintendo is nudging 3DS owners to dock their system all the time, probably to keep them from being without a charge, given that the 3DS battery could pack as little…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 15, 2011 -
How To Figure Out If You’re Smart Enough For Portal 2
Portal 2, the latest rare release from one of the best game studios in the world, is one month away. How will you play it? Will it be too tough? One of the game’s creators, Valve Software writer Erik Wolpaw offers some spoiler-free tips. For those who missed the first game, the Portal games are…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 15, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Have you run out of things to say about video games? Then stay out of our official gaming forum. Otherwise, comment away. Thanks to Krakenstein2 for today’s image. Submit your image to #TAYpics (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic. You know, you just might get starred if you submit a…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 15, 2011 -
‘Beautiful’ Video Game Violence, Perpetrated With Giant Scissors, Toaster And Squirt-gun
“I think it’s beautiful,” indie game developer James Silva says of the scenes of bloody violence he has hand-drawn for his upcoming video game, The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile. Can you see the beauty amid the crimson and cutting here? The game, which features co-op story and arcade beat-em-up action, will be out on April 6…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 14, 2011 -
El Shaddai, If Nothing Else, Is One Gorgeous Video Game
The makers of El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron don’t clutter their game with health bars and point-counters.* They don’t put anything in the way of the beautiful game they’re creating, one of the head-turners at PAX East in Boston this past weekend. I hadn’t followed the game closely. Its name is alphabet soup, its…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 14, 2011 -
45 Minutes With Star Wars: The Old Republic, My First MMO In Four Years
I haven’t played a massively multiplayer online game since the single Saturday afternoon I spent four years ago raising a World of Warcraft Tauren Druid to level 12. I expected to break my MMO fast some time this year, either by trying WoW again or by giving in to the appeal of one of these…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 14, 2011 -
Portal 2‘s Newest Character Is Hilarious (And Possibly Malevolent)
At some unspecified moment in Portal 2, we’re going to hear from Cave Johnson, the man who founded Portal research lab Aperture Science. Why we’re hearing him is a mystery still unexplained. Portal 2 takes place some time after Portal 1, but is Johnson alive? A recording that’s been played back? Cave Johnson is voiced…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 14, 2011 -
Notorious Illegal Immigration iPhone Game Tweaks Critics With Legal Immigration Mode
If turning the plight of illegal immigrants risking their lives to sneak into the U.S. into a goofy iPhone racing game didn’t amuse critics of Smuggle Truck: Operation Immigration, maybe the game’s legal immigration mode will. That special mode makes you wait 19 years to win. Let’s not judge Smuggle Truck in the abstract. Let’s…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 14, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome back to Kotaku’s main place for you to talk about video games. Have at it. Thanks to lilmp89 for today’s pic. Submit your image to #TAYpics. Hey folks, we need more March TAYpics! Share the wealth. (Read this thread for directions on how to do a TAYpic.)
By Stephen Totilo Published March 14, 2011 -
Red Faction Armageddon‘s Ruin Mode Is A Laboratory Of Destruction
How many buildings on Mars can you destroy in a minute? What if you were armed with a gun that shoots black holes and another that causes the first thing you shoot to fly into the second thing you shoot? The upcoming Red Faction Armageddon’s newly-revealed Ruin Mode lets you destroy all of buildings and…
By Stephen Totilo Published March 13, 2011
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