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You Can Now Test A Wacky Trio Of Official StarCraft II Mods
You can now play those official StarCraft II riffs (read: mods) on Bejeweled, Iron Chef and Left 4 Dead. These are just the beta versions, though. Blizzard explains rules and how to access the mods on their blog
By Stephen Totilo Published January 25, 2011 -
It’s Like Uncharted With A Fat Guy
There will be spoilers in the video here, featuring one of the best scenes in the surprisingly excellent expansion to Enslaved: Odyssey To The West. But, really, this is just beautiful (and I’m not giving plot details away.) Pigsy’s Perfect 10 is a $10 single-player expansion to one of 2010’s more quietly superb games, Enslaved.…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 25, 2011 -
Did This Student Improve This PS3 Game’s Sound Effects?
Jim McGowan studies sound and music for video games at a school in England. He figured he’d test his skills by trying to improve the sound effects in WipEout HD. Listen to the results. First, we’ve got Jim’s version of the sound effects in the PlayStation 3 racing game. He recommends that you listen with…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 25, 2011 -
Crysis 2 and Bulletstorm Demos Are Live
Free demos for Bulletstorm (single-player) and Crysis 2 (multiplayer demo) are now on Xbox Live. That’s demos of two upcoming first-person shooters for the price of none. The Bulletstorm demo should be downloadable today for PlayStation 3 as well.
By Stephen Totilo Published January 25, 2011 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
This is Kotaku’s official forum. Today, we’d like to talk about video games. But we also need a favor. We’ve got this frightful image today from reader Nexus SIX, but we are running low on new January images. If you have Photoshop skills, please head over to #TAYpics and scare us up a few more…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 25, 2011 -
Yet Another Copy Of That Game
Crecente’s sick, so I’m filling in with the day note. Helping me out are my guest stars: The Dead Space 2 box, the world’s largest Cheeto, the world’s second-largest Cheeto and the game that may now be the game I own the most copies of. I wonder what game people out there have the most…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 24, 2011 -
We Win, If Nintendo Can Be As Modern As Apple
There’s a theory going around that you or I or someone else who owns an iPhone will soon help Apple do what no company has done in a long time: make Nintendo struggle. I’ve heard this theory a lot in the last week, even before I spent a full day checking out Nintendo’s next big…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 24, 2011 -
85-Year-Old Man Can Crush Us All In Wii Sports Bowling
He has bowled more than 2800 perfect games in Wii Sports bowling, which makes 85-year-old John Bates a world record holder. Impressive, sir. The newest video game edition of the Guinness Book Of World Records recognizes Wisconsin-based Bates as the holder of the record for “Most Perfect Scores Achieved on Wii Sports Bowling” according to…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 24, 2011 -
Wizard and ToyFare Print Editions Shut Down
The print versions of ToyFare and Wizard magazine, which used to be the dominant publication about mainstream American comics, are no more. Wizard will resurface next month as an online publication called Wizard World, according to Newsarama
By Stephen Totilo Published January 24, 2011 -
The Pope Would Like You To Be Yourself Online
Pope Benedict XVI warned against “excessive exposure to the virtual world” in a statement released by the Vatican today. And he advised people to avoid giving “in to the illusion of constructing an artificial public persona for oneself.” The 83-year-old Pope didn’t name his favorite social networks, but the head of the Catholic Church may…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 24, 2011 -
One Year After Red Dead Redemption, It Will Be Time For L.A. Noire
Rockstar Game’s next game, as ambitious as its last one, will be out in late May, according to a just-released new trailer. L.A. Noire goes on sale May 17. The trailer and the date leaked this past weekend, but the trailer quickly got pulled from the web. It’s officially out now and we can show…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 24, 2011 -
Boom, Checkmate!
Some people watch clips of shooter video games, marveling at each amazing gunshot. Some watch replays of races. Let us enjoy a more refined batch of video game victories. Checkmates. In computer chess. These checkmates occurred at Gameknot.com, an online chess site which offers a mesmerizing and seemingly infinite reel of recorded checkmates. Our version…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 21, 2011 -
A Nintendo Argument Against Achievements
“We’re not opposed to Achievements,” Nintendo’s Bill Trinen told me earlier this week, even as he confirmed that his company’s next system, the 3DS, won’t have one of the more popular features in Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC gaming. Perhaps Nintendo has found a trend worth bucking. Since the launch of the Xbox 360,…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 21, 2011 -
The Very Short And Entirely Fictional Movie About Nintendo 64 Cheat Codes
In this short film, the Nintendo 64 controller is so amazing it can input cheat codes that do the dishes and upgrade the N64 to an … Xbox 360? Then a guy in a V for Vendetta mask shows up. The Cheat Code To Life [Vimeo]
By Stephen Totilo Published January 21, 2011 -
FarmVille Giant Buys One Of New York’s Best Indies
The people who make FarmVille and CItyVille (Zynga) now own the people who make Drop 7 (Area/Code). The result: Area/Code is now Zynga New York and the game-design credentials of Zynga just got another upgrade.
By Stephen Totilo Published January 21, 2011 -
My Unexpected Desire To Play More 3DS Games In 3D
It is impossible to fairly judge the Nintendo 3DS, the next hot thing from the people who brought us the Wii, until you see it in person. I’ve seen it — I’ve played it — in June, in October and again this week. The results are mixed; the surprises are plentiful. On Wednesday I played…
By Stephen Totilo Published January 21, 2011
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