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I’ll Be Me, You Be Ron Gilbert
To: Brian From: Stephen Re: Holy Crap The U.S. Dollar Is Weak! Sorry our dollar is weak! Maybe we should all switch to using Microsoft points or trade-in-able copies of Need For Speed. You’re a movie guy. Let me bounce this off you. Last week, game designer Ron Gilbert Tweets: Why do so many more…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 9, 2010 -
Even Soda Can Super Mario Gets A Sequel
One August ago, we showed you a Mario made of boxes of Pepsi soda cans. One year later, we are showing you Super Mario Made Of Soda Can Boxes 2. 2010 edition is up top. 2009 edition is here, first posted on Kotaku in August 2009 Mininmal graphical improvement. Not really a generational leap. A…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 9, 2010 -
Skype Getting Into Gaming?
Skype, the mostly free, Internet replacement for phones and video phones, may get into online gaming. As part of a filing that would make the company public and allow for stocks of it to be traded, Skype detailed some plans for expanding its business. VentureBeat reporter Dean Takahashi zeroed in on the gaming part of…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 9, 2010 -
The First Time I Played Doom Was Yesterday
More than 17 years after it was released, more than a decade after I was first paid to write about video games, I have finally played Doom. For an hour last night. My belated snap judgment? I like Doom! I like the way it looks. I like the way the gun bounces as you run.…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 9, 2010 -
This Is Call of Duty: Black Ops Multiplayer In Action
We know very little about the multiplayer in Call of Duty: Black Ops, except that there will be competitive multiplayer, separate co-op and, for PC gamers, dedicated servers. Any other facts or hints may be in this debut multiplayer trailer. The end of the trailer shows an in-game screen and video capture tool. But surely…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 9, 2010 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Shall we talk about games? We shall do it here in Talk Amongst Yourselves, beneath today’s image, set up by reader Diesel. How very Borderlands! Submit your TAY pic to #TAYpics Want to know more about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ
By Stephen Totilo Published August 9, 2010 -
Do Not Dwell On Tongue-Eating Parasite
To: Ash From: Totilo Re: What Are Your Plans For The Weekend? Ash wanted to know what my weekend plans are. Why, to follow Kotaku reader’s Civ V orders, of course. Other things may occur as well: An attempt at another sub-27-minute four-mile treadmill run. A dinner with my brother before he ends his visit…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 6, 2010 -
ReviewsFace Pilot Review: The Video Game That Only Plays Well On My Toilet
Just when I was ready to call the first hang-gliding video game that I’ve ever controlled with my face a modern-day torture rack, I discovered it plays well in the second-most comfortable location of my home. You are reading the review of a game that only the bravest should buy. Face Pilot: Fly With Your…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 6, 2010 -
Vote: What Should Our 401st Civilization V Move Be?
Yesterday, you were able to read about the first 400 turns I made in Civilization V. Today, you can tell me what to do next. You will be able to vote until midnight tonight on how I should try to win my first run through Civilization V’s preview press build. How should I try to…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 6, 2010 -
ModNation Racers Patch Made My Load Times Longer
This week’s patch to PlayStation 3 game ModNation Racers was supposed to make load times in that otherwise-delightful, customizable racing game as much as 50 percent shorter. I tested the patch today. It made my load times longer. I shot five videos of a pre-patched ModNation Racers running on my PS3 today and five videos…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 6, 2010 -
Talk Amongst Yourselves
We’ve got our first repeat winner in the no-prize TAY image sweepstakes. Reader Tanarchi‘s entry is your pic for today. Now, let’s talk about some video games… Submit your TAY pic to #TAYpics Want to know more about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ
By Stephen Totilo Published August 6, 2010 -
One Week ‘Til QuakeCon
It’s a week until QuakeCon, one week until John Carmack’s keynote (which turned into a three-hour liveblog on an iPhone by me last year), one week until… Doom 4? I’ll be out in Texas next week to give Kotaku readers full coverage of the big event. Plus, I’m hosting a panel! This panel: ‘Building Immersive…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 5, 2010 -
Nelly, Public Enemy And Diddy To Co-Exist On Def Jam Rapstar’s Soundtrack
A bunch of new tracks confirmed for Def Jam Rapstar today guarantee that you’ll be able to spend part of your fall rapping along to Public Enemy at their best and Nas at his most obnoxious. Here are the new confirmed songs. Something for every rap fan? Stuff to love. Stuff to hate. You sort…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 5, 2010 -
400 Turns Of Civilization V
This preview of Civilization V is incomplete. It takes more than nine Earth hours, you see, for the great Arabian empire — land of Mecca, Rio De Janeiro and Beijing — to assume dominance of the globe. It takes more than 400 turns of Civilization V to finish one playthrough set on a “small” world,…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 5, 2010 -
In His Next Game, Batman Is A Cartoon Character
Last year, video game Batman was dark. He crunched bones. This year, video game Batman is cheerful. He hangs out with Robin and can beat up bad guys alongside Green Lantern. Next month’s Batman: The Brave and the Bold: The Video Game is very different from last year’s acclaimed Batman: Arkham Asylum. Created by different…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 4, 2010
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