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Shakespeare As Video Game Designer
There’s not much Shakespeare in video games, no major Hamlet games and only scattered hopes for a Macbeth one. The lead creator of Dante’s Inferno thinks the writer himself, could have been a game design visionary. Hey, the Wall Street Journal asked Dante’s Inferno lead game creator Jonathan Knight the question: WSJ: You mentioned Shakespeare…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 8, 2010 -
Infinite Space Preview: Seems Vast And Charty
Platinum Games has made a video game that’s really sexy. Before that, one that’s really violent. Next: A game that’s really… spaceship? Infinite Space is set for March release in the U.S., a Nintendo DS game from the Platinum label behind Bayonetta and Madworld but developed primarily by Nude Maker, creators of erotic games. Oh,…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 8, 2010 -
Bioshock 2’s Jordan Thomas Takes Your Calls During This Week’s Podcast
Into the deep we go this week as Bioshock 2 creative director Jordan Thomas joins me and Brian to take your calls live on Wednesday’s live Kotaku podcast. Thomas will be our in-studio guest for the hour. On Wednesday at 11am Kotaku Time (that’s 1pm ET, 10am PT), you will be able to call in…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 8, 2010 -
Digital Decapitations A Primal Release, Creator Says
“I’ve always been a non-violent person,” Tim Jones told me last week as we chatted in a subterranean nightclub in Manhattan. He’s a “peace and love” kind of guy and designer of a new video game featuring spine-dangling decapitations. Jones is the head of art and design at Rebellion, the U.K. studio behind Aliens Vs…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 8, 2010 -
Review Round-Up: More MAG, More Tower Defense, But No More Heroes
Some reviews we ran this week made people angry. Well, honestly, some of the reviews made us angry too. No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Review: Repetitious Rebel In which, I guess I zigged when other people zagged. MAG Review: World of Shadow Warcraft In which Brian Crecente made a game pay for its poor…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 5, 2010 -
I Will Now Attempt To Explain A Battle System
Ladies and gentlemen of Kotaku, children of all ages. I will now attempt to explain to you the battle system in Sega and Tri-Ace’s upcoming role-playing game Resonance of Fate. Drumroll please. (And let me know if I lose you.) Resonance of Fate, fine people, is a role-playing game set in a fantasy future. Imagine…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 5, 2010 -
This Was Kotaku’s Star Trek Week
Star Trek Online launched this week, which was a good enough reason to investigate what Star Trek means to games and gamers. Below are special links to all our Star Trek Week stories, from STO impressions to rants and recollections.
By Stephen Totilo Published February 5, 2010 -
Tournament of Legends Preview: Two-Fisted Combat
You’ve seen the ancient gods fight in video games before. You may have seen them use giant hammers. But have you seen a fighting game on Wii that allows for two-handed combat, shot from an unusual camera angle? Tournament of Legends is the next Wii game from High Voltage Software, makers of last year’s Wii…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 5, 2010 -
Mario Vs Mario: How Three Wii Sequels Are Chasing Their Predecessors
The average amount of time a person plays New Super Mario Bros. is climbing quickly and could catch Super Mario Galaxy. Call of Duty is surging. But Wii Sports Resort is flattening. Here are three key Wii comparisons of satisfaction. (Click the charts to enlarge them) Each month Kotaku tracks the average playing time of…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 5, 2010 -
Reviews
Starship Defense Micro-Review: The Most HD DS Game
What was the promise of playing games in high-definition again? A sharper resolution was part of it, more details on the screen. In that respect, Starship Defense, a new game with a superb pedigree is the most HD DS game. Starship Defense is the latest download-only tower defense game from Q-Games, which, for fans of…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 4, 2010 -
Gamestop Among Retailers Subpoenaed Over Deceptive Ads [Update]
The New York State Attorney General’s office announced last week that it was issuing subpoenas to 22 popular online retailers, including GameStop, as part of an investigation into how the sites may share credit card information with other companies. A news release from the office of New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo explains what is…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 4, 2010 -
Sega Offers Reasons Iron Man 2 Won’t Be Dreadful
Sega’s Iron Man: The Movie video game was not a well-reviewed piece of interactive entertainment. When someone from Sega show you the sequel, they admit this. In theory it should be easy to explain how Iron Man 2 is better. I saw Iron Man 2: The Video Game in New York yesterday at a showcase…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 4, 2010 -
The Games You Won’t Sell, The Games You Can’t Sell
Buy a game. Play it. Decide whether to keep it or sell it back. That’s the current cycle of a gamer’s gaming life. In the near future, that third choice may evaporate. You may soon never sell a game again. Two events this week, one of them involving one of the most famous franchises in…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 4, 2010 -
Fallout: New Vegas Set For Fall Release
The next big Fallout game, Fallout: New Vegas will be out for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this fall, publisher Bethesda Softworks announced today. A new trailer accompanied the news, which raises questions about Bethesda’s other projects. Fallout New Vegas was announced by Bethesda last year. The game is being developed by Obsidian Entertainment,…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 4, 2010 -
Talk about Lost right here. And feel free to spoil up through the most recent episode that aired on ABC.
By Stephen Totilo Published February 3, 2010
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