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An Extinct Bug That Looks Just Like A Jawa
Whether you’re in the US or the UK, chances are most of our readers are off on holiday today. So…enjoy. An extinct cockroach that looks just like a Jawa. Funny, yes, but the story is also slightly tragic; the species was only discovered very recently, living inside a volcano in Ecuador, but ever since it…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 27, 2013 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Thinking About Giving You Achievements For Watching TV
Achievements are changing on the new Xbox One. They might be changing even more than we realise, though, if a Microsoft patent application for TV achievements ever actually comes to fruition. Yes, according to a report on GI.biz, last November Microsoft applied for a patent aimed at giving you achievements for watching TV. “Television viewing…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 27, 2013 - Uncategorized
Next-Gen Hacker Threatens To Leak Trove of Gaming Info, Code [Update]
The hacker who leaked information about the next-gen Xbox and PlayStation to Kotaku before either console was officially announced and who was subsequently raided by the police is now vowing to disseminate 2 Terabytes of gaming code and information, should he be arrested. SuperDaE, an Australian citizen named Dylan, first publicized this threat on our…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 26, 2013 - Uncategorized
Rumor: The PS4 Has Used Games DRM
TV host and industry pundit Geoff Keighley has said on tonight’s Bonus Round TV show that, according to his sources, Sony is looking at some form of digital rights management for the sale of used games. “…The one thing that is amazing to me is that right now we’re not hearing a lot from the…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2013 -
UncategorizedMars Is Dangerous Enough Without Aliens Shooting At You
Lacuna Passage is an upcoming Unity-based game by Random Seed, which puts you on the surface of Mars. Real Mars, not sci-fi Mars. You play as the astronaut Jessica Rainer, sent to Mars to investigate why the first mission to Mars disappeared. Described as as “open-world Mars exploration and survival game with a mystery to…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2013 -
UncategorizedStreet Fighter “Motion Sculptures” Are A Sight For Any Eyes
Dan the Ad Man, who normally works in…advertising, has found the spare time to put together this amazing Street Fighter video consisting of “motion sculptures”. Taking inspiration from this clip, it visualises the movement involved in Street Fighter moves, not the characters. Beautiful stuff. Street Fighter Motion Sculptures [Vimeo, via Gamefreaks]
By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2013 -
UncategorizedReport: Retailers Can Charge Whatever For Used Xbox One Games
According to “retail sources”, trade publication MCV is reporting that stores will be able to sell Xbox One games for whatever price they want. The catch? Both Microsoft and the game’s publisher will get a percentage of that sale. The way used games will be controlled and sold on the console has been one huge…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2013 -
UncategorizedLeague of Legends Gets A Short “Movie”, And It’s Awesome
Who says you need to be a newly-revealed or upcoming AAA blockbuster game to get a fancy cinematic trailer. League of Legends is neither of those things. What it is is one of the world’s biggest video games, one that’s able to commission something this long (and expensive) just for the hell of it.
By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2013 - Uncategorized
Destiny Might Actually Come To PC
Bungie’s Destiny, the first game the studio have worked on since they walked away from the Halo franchise, is coming to all kinds of home consoles, but for some reason, it’s yet to be announced for the PC. Which, considering it’s part-shooter, part-MMO, is weird Don’t get too bummed out, though, PC gamers: for within…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2013 - Uncategorized
Peter Molyneux’s Curiosity, Summed Up In Five Panels
The ever-wonderful Castle Vidcons nails it. If you bought into Molyneux’s hype and were expecting something better from his mobile “game”, you only have yourself to blame. Comic #106- Ye Gods! What’s Inside! [Castle Vidcons]
By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2013 -
UncategorizedThat Advanced AI In Call of Duty: Ghosts Sure Looks Dated
Peculiarly, one of the things that was highlighted during the Call of Duty: Ghosts presentation last week was fish AI that moves out of the way when you get close. And as SUPERMARIOGALAXY13 highlights here, fish doing that is not exactly a new innovation—or hell, even an exciting one. It’s nearly 20 years old! I’m…
By Patricia Hernandez Published May 26, 2013 -
UncategorizedThe Man Who Played Luigi Recalls the Disastrous Super Mario Bros Movie
Super Mario Bros., the 1993 film, paved the way video game movies for all time to come. Namely, that everyone would expect them to be terrible. It opened 20 years ago on Tuesday, and John Leguizamo, who starred as Luigi, had the grace and good humor to record this message for a Super Mario Bros.…
By Owen Good Published May 26, 2013 - Uncategorized
Baseball’s Video Game Diehards Savor a Slow Dance on the Basepaths
Paul Goldschmidt fishes for the 1-1 slider way outside of the strike zone. He kicks dirt over the batter’s box chalk, walks in a counterclockwise semicircle, fidgets with the brim of his helmet, and digs back in. Jon Garland rolls his shoulders and sweeps his foot twice over the pitching rubber. Now I may press…
By Owen Good Published May 26, 2013 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Doesn’t Own XboxOne.com, Files Dispute Against Guy Who Does
Though it may seem ridiculous that Microsoft would name its new console without already owning the domain name for it, there are a couple of mitigating factors here. One is that the guy who owns XboxOne.com registered the name almost two years ago. That’s some good guessing! Fusible reports that Microsoft has filed a complaint…
By Owen Good Published May 26, 2013 - Culture
The Week in Games: Light That Fuse
No longer making shooters exclusively for PlayStation 3, Insomniac is now making … a shooter for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The former Overstrike arrives on Tuesday as the reconstituted Fuse. Other highlights include Crusader Kings II DLC and The Warriors coming to PSN. Tuesday • GRID 2 (PC) • Crusader Kings II: The…
By Dealzon Published May 26, 2013 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Dog Duty
Well, we had the big Xbox One reveal. The big news:TV, sports, TV, sports and all that, and oh yeah, apparently Air Bud is gonna be in the next Call of Duty. If you saw the video and didn’t immediately think this week’s ‘Shop Contest was gonna do it doggie style, you must be new…
By Owen Good Published May 26, 2013 -
UncategorizedWhat Was Inside Curiosity‘s Cube? ‘The Ability to be a Digital God’
Curiosity, a mobile game experiment that began six months ago as a collective effort to excavate a giant cube and discover a magical secret at its center, has been completed. The winner, whom creator Peter Molyneux identified as Bryan Henderson of Edinburgh, Scotland, will become the all-ruling god of Molyneux’s next game. Henderson will write…
By Owen Good Published May 26, 2013 - Uncategorized
Capcom Cancels Blood-and-Guts Stunt After Grisly London Murder
Filling a swimming pool with fake blood and body parts to promote a video game never seemed to me like a particularly tasteful idea in the first place. It’s even less so after a grisly machete killing, described as an act of terrorism, roiled anger throughout London this week. Capcom planned the stunt to promote…
By Owen Good Published May 26, 2013 - Culture
Sunday Comics: With Friends Like These …
Welcome to Kotaku‘s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics, chosen by our readership. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon in the lower right corner. Nerd Rage by Andy Kluthe. Published May 24. Read more of Nerd Rage Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik. Published May…
By Owen Good Published May 26, 2013 - Uncategorized
Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Roboshop: The Winners
The three prime directives of the ‘Shop Contest: Serve the public trust; protect the innocent; uphold the funny. Working from a bigass statue of Robocop that, dead or alive, is coming to Detroit, we’ve got a baker’s dozen of hilarious ‘Shops inside, including overall No. 1 Negitoro! First, the original exploitable: And here are the…
By Owen Good Published May 25, 2013