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And Resident Evil Was Dealt Another Blow…
This odd bit of bragging aired during recent WWE programming, part of the wrestling company’s practice of flashing statistics about how great it is after commercial breaks. Maybe they’re talking about series performance? Because beating NBA Live in a year without NBA Live ain’t impressive.
By Stephen Totilo Published December 21, 2010 -
Win Our Fallout New Vegas Neon Sign Right Here, Right Now
You know the rules (three of four, at least). Follow them and enter your comment below to win our Fallout New Vegas neon sign. The first entrant to do all four of the required contest tasks — and who we can confirm lives in the contiguous 48 United States — wins. Entries will only be…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 21, 2010 -
Reminder: Try To Win Our Fallout New Vegas Neon Sign Today
This is your one warning. Get ready to try to win our Fallout: New Vegas neon sign today. Our post that includes the fourth and final rule for entry goes live at 11:40 Kotaku Time (1:40pm Eastern). Entries must be submitted beneath that post. (Other pertinent details here.)
By Stephen Totilo Published December 21, 2010 -
Super Mario’s Next Sports Game Will Be Out In February
Mario Sports Mix, the Wii game created by the company behind Final Fantasy, will be out for the Wii in North America on February 7, according to a Nintendo press release today. The game features Mario and his extended cast of friends and foes playing hockey, basketball, volleyball or dodgeball in the kind of super-powered…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 21, 2010 -
New Black Ops Zombies Map Named
The new Zombie map sold in the $15 Call of Duty: Black Ops “First Strike” expansion will be called Ascension, according to an Activision press release. Any theories on what that means? First Strike will be available for Xbox 360 download on Feb 1; other platforms later.
By Stephen Totilo Published December 21, 2010 -
A Scandalous Calendar Or Two
To: Ashcraft From: Totilo What you may have missed on Kotaku in the last 12 hours The Eight Unusual Video Games Up For The IGF ‘Nuovo Award’ A Gift Guide to Father and Son Gaming U.S. No Longer The World’s Top Zombie-Killing Nation What If A Video Game Was Poetry? How You Can Win Our…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 20, 2010 -
ReviewsReview: Fluidity Is Fun When I’m Not Yelling At It
If a video game kept seeming better and more delightful the more you played it but then it’s final chapter was virtual water torture, could you say you liked the game? Damn the ending. Fluidity is a nutty winner. Fluidity is a downloadable Wii game whose creators bravely thought you might have fun controlling a…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 20, 2010 -
How You Can Win Our Fallout: New Vegas Neon Sign
The rules for trying to win our Fallout: New Vegas neon sign are ridiculous, but so is the idea that one of you Kotaku readers (living in the contiguous 48 of the United States) will put this in your window. (Watch the video to learn why we even have this sign.) At 1140 Kotaku Time…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 20, 2010 -
What If A Video Game Was Poetry?
Autumn leaves fall. A cup of coffee cools near a window in the winter. And Ian Bogost has done something risky. He’s made four minuscule games for a dead gaming machine. And he’s called these video games “poems.” In a world of multi-gigabyte iPhones and video games so technologically advanced they can be confused with…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 20, 2010 -
U.S. No Longer The World’s Top Zombie-Killing Nation
Downloadable PlayStation 3 game Dead Nation tracks every PlayStation-enabled nation’s statistics for the feat of slaying virtual zombies. The U.S. now trails Finland somehow despite killing many more zombies. Can you guess which country the game’s developers live in? The video I captured from my PlayStation 3 this morning shows the new rankings. I last…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 20, 2010 -
Infinity Blade Update Tomorrow Lets You Buy Gold, Adds Santa
We were prepared for tomorrow’s free update to iPhone/iPad/iTouch hit Infinity Blade. New armor, new helmets, new level cap. And what’s this? Cash for gold? In addition to all of the expected updates including that raise of the level cap from 40 to 45, Epic Games said today in a press release that they will…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 20, 2010 -
Watch An Xbox 360 Explode In Slow-Motion
Recently in Brooklyn, a group of people blew up 10 Xbox 360s and eight controllers. They did this in the name of journalism. We’re showing you one of the detonations in the name of wow-this-looks-cool-in-slow-mo. Photographer Dan Saelinger explains on his blog that he worked with J and M Special Effects in Brooklyn to blow…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 20, 2010 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Captain Olimar’s spaceship lands in Talk Amongst Yourselves today. Go ahead, then and talk about video games, even ones that aren’t the great Pikmin 2. Thanks to Whizkid103 for today’s image. Did you all know we’re running low on TAY images? Save us, readers. Submit your best riff on this month’s image over at #TAYpics
By Stephen Totilo Published December 20, 2010 -
The Fastest Way To Make Six Mass Effect Decisions, On The PlayStation 3
The PlayStation 3 gets Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3 in 2011. Getting Mass Effect 1 as well would just be too ridiculous. But PS3 gamers will be able to speed through a short version of the 2007 game. The January-launching PS3 version of Mass Effect 2 will include an interactive comic called Mass…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 16, 2010 -
Killzone 3 And One Very Large Flea
The Killzone 3 developers were inspired by many things, including a flea. They’ve got a flea in their new first-person shooter. It is 280 meters tall and more of a walking tank with flea-like dimensions, including a big body, spindly legs, a forward-tilted tilted head and a look of no apparent kindness. The flea in…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 16, 2010 -
This Is What The iPad Adds To Pocket God
Pocket God, the hit iPhone-sized game about tormenting cartoon islanders gets an iPad spin-off tomorrow. With it, you’ll be able to toss the little guys into space, onto Uranus and through some classic arcade homages. I played it today. In the video here, I try the starter Pocket God: Journey To Uranus game. The developers…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 15, 2010 -
On My iPad, An Ambitious Tower Defense Game In World of Warcraft Clothing
The second iPhone/iPad/iTouch game using the Unreal graphics technology that made last week’s Infinity Blade look so stunning is out on Thursday. We played it today. This is Dungeon Defenders: First Wave. The game is a sort of a tower-defense adventure — players setting up structures that can kill or block waves of enemies —…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 15, 2010
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