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UncategorizedWhat The Hell Is Up With The New Black Isle? [Update]
Black Isle was one of the great game studios of its era, but the visionary company that existed in the 90s and early oughts is no more, and its revival is something else entirely—something that seems more sketchy every day. After months of silence since its August announcement, the new Black Isle opened its virtual…
By Mike Rougeau - Uncategorized
This Is The Alternate BioShock Infinite Cover Art You Voted For
A little under two weeks ago, Irrational Games asked you to vote on a design for the alternate side of BioShock Infinite‘s reversible cover. Today, Irrational revealed the results, and this is the image that came out on top, with 38 percent of the vote. It couldn’t possibly be more different from the game’s standard…
By Mike Rougeau - Uncategorized
Have You Been Keeping Up With Steam’s Holiday Sale?
Steam’s ridiculous sales are a big factor in my financial woes, yet I can’t seem to keep away from them. Now I’m dragging all of you down with me by reminding you that Steam’s holiday sale is going on now. So sorry! I just really hate to feel alone in my over-indulgence in cheap PC…
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UncategorizedHow The Zealot Stole Christmas: It’s A StarCraft Holiday Special
I was under the impression that the meaning of StarCraft was to get your actions-per-minute as high as possible, but apparently there’s a more wholesome message to be found in Blizzard’s strategy series. Uh, sort of. This latest episode of Carbot Animations’ StarCrafts series is the perfect holiday special for a night in with the…
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UncategorizedHalo 5 On The Xbox 720 Is Shockingly Life-Like (And Totally Fake)
Believe it or not, Halo 5 is already pretty far along in its development. This footage from some kind of internal multiplayer test, created and uploaded by Youtuber devinsupertramp, shows the next game from 343 Industries in action, and it’s totally not fake. No way, people. I do find it a bit strange that old…
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UncategorizedScattered Across The Globe, The Developers of Rise Of The Triad Have To Rely on Virtual Collaboration
When I see it in action, the insane pacing of Rise of the Triad looks seizure-inducing. I don’t mean that in a bad way; it’s frenetic, fast and furious, and its old school action will no doubt endear it to many. What’s even more interesting than the 90s shooter reboot itself, though, is the way…
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Here’s What The Developers Of Dark Souls II Can Do To Make It Better
Good morning again, Kotaku! I want to thank you all for the warm reception this weekend—thy scent is very human indeed, dear readership. And isn’t the sun glorious today? Like I said before, I want to take this opportunity to talk about Dark Souls. And since you’ve probably heard its praises sung a thousand times…
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UncategorizedWell That Was Quick: The New Neo Geo Has Been Hacked [UPDATE: Video Removed]
The hacking of a portable system is often bad news for game developers working on the platform, but somehow I don’t think that’s going to be the case for the Neo Geo X. The $200 new SNK handheld—yes, you read that right—was only just released, and already enterprising hackers have had their way with the…
By Mike Rougeau - Culture
Sunday Comics: The Blame Game
Welcome to your Sunday read of the week’s best in web comics. Make sure to click on the expand button in the bottom right to enlarge each comic. Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik. Published Dec. 21. Read more of Penny Arcade Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published Dec. 17. Read more of…
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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Sons of Throttle: The Winners
Last week’s Shop Contest asked for a mashup of Sons of Anarchy, the badass motorcycle gang TV show, with Full Throttle, the badass motorcycle gang video game. You folks must not be fans of one or the other or both, because all we got was seven ‘Shops out of it. Here they are. AirCairo is…
By Owen Good - Uncategorized
Minecraft: The Story of Mojang is on The Pirate Bay (On Purpose)
Minecraft: The Story Of Mojang premiered today on Xbox Live, with an $8 digital release and a $20 DVD release scheduled to follow soon. But it seems 2 Player Productions doesn’t want your money; the production company behind the documentary has uploaded the film for free to the Pirate Bay Okay, they’d probably appreciate if…
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UncategorizedReign In Your Rage With the First Angry Birds Trilogy DLC
After talking about Sandy Hook all day, I really just feel like flinging birds at pigs for the rest of the night. Thankfully, the first DLC pack for the Angry Birds Trilogy arrived today, and judging by its title—”Anger Management”—it should be specially tailored to help players reign in their rage. The $5 “Anger Management”…
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UncategorizedMichael Caine Made Up a Backstory for Alfred in the Dark Knight Trilogy
Michael Caine is a badass. We’re all aware of that. But the 79-year-old actor revealed this week that he’s such a badass, he was even doing Christopher Nolan’s job for him on the set of the Dark Knight trilogy. You see, Alfred, stoic butler to the Wayne household, didn’t have a backstory in Nolan’s take…
By Mike Rougeau - Uncategorized
TriForce Johnson to the NRA: “This Means War”
Isaiah-TriForce Johnson is not happy with the response to last week’s tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary. The media is having a field day, politicians are jumping on bandwagons, and well-meaning gamers are giving the opposition even more fodder by participating in campaigns like Antwand Pearman’s Online Shooter Ceasefire, according to TriForce. But he’s especially…
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UncategorizedWatch Mega Man Kick Butt Like You’ve Never Seen Before
Presented to you by Rooster Teeth, this fanimation by Shane Newville sheds some new light on what’s really going on behind Mega Man‘s pixelated veil. Yeah, it turns out the little guy hasn’t just been running, jumping and shooting in a straight line all these years. His real job is a lot harder than that.…
By Mike Rougeau - Uncategorized
After Sandy Hook, This Guy Says He Got 50,000 People To Stop Playing Violent Video Games. But One Gamer Refused.
Antwand Pearman is a father. As we spoke on the phone this afternoon, his kids chattered in the background. He kept apologizing, but I told him I didn’t mind. When Adam Lanza murdered 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. last week, Pearman, CEO of GamerFitNation, was understandably affected. “I…
By Mike Rougeau - Culture
Presenting Your New Sunday Comics Lineup
Last week you voted on the lineup for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics feature. The roster going forward will be: Penny Arcade by Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik. Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Manly Guys Doing Manly Things by Kelly Turnbull. Brawl In The Family by Matthew Taranto. Nerf NOW!! by Josué Pereira. Nerf This by Scott…
By Owen Good
