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You Can Vote For BioShock Infinite‘s Reversible Cover Art
Today Ken Levine, the creator of BioShock, announced that BioShock Infinite will have a reversible box art. But that’s not all. You can actually vote on which you want to be featured on the opposite side of your box. Maybe the official box art isn’t marketed for you, but the reverse side could be. Personally,…
By Tina Amini Published December 12, 2012 -
UncategorizedThis Is What A Real-Life Wii U Super Mario ZombiU Mashup Game Would Look Like
Let me tell you: if the zombie apocalypse ever becomes a real thing, I sure as shit hope I have a Wii U Game Pad that not only tells me the precise location of all zombies in my vicinity, but that could also drop me hints from survivors (hopefully not asshole survivors). And zombies that…
By Tina Amini Published December 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
Old Spice’s 8-Bit Game’s New Level Features Pissed-Off Royal Corgis
A hungry, pregnant princess with persnickety cravings is no one to fuss with. But how to get her that extra-long hoagie and 142 oz. soda to help ease her desires? Eat a corn dog while in the scorpion position, and get going. The fourth level of the world-saving game Dikembe Mutombo’s 4½ Weeks to Save…
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These Are Some Surprisingly Sexy Skyrim Shoes
When you think Skyrim shoes, you might think dusty boots and clunky metal footwear. But these are something else. I don’t normally wear gamer gear because they’re completely conceptually bland. Riddled with logos and ugly prints for the most part. But these Keds restyled by crispiniscool to look Skyrim-themed are actually pretty nice (check the…
By Tina Amini Published December 12, 2012 -
UncategorizedRemember Back When Kids Fought Off Alien Invasions? This iPhone Action Game Does.
Lots of retro-styled platformers can be found in the Games section of Apple’s App Store. Most of them play like crap. Developers can ape the look and sound of old-school jump-and-shoot games, but that amounts to nothing if control doesn’t feel right. Mutant Mudds gets all of the above—music, visuals and game feel—perfectly right. Players…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
Capcom: Street Fighter x Mega Man “Is Not Meant to Be the Cure for All That Ails Mega Man Fans”
Mega Man is a saint to legions of fans, martyred because of the sins of an apparently clueless parent company. To fans of Capcom’s robotic hero, the lack of a Mega Man game for so many years is proof that the Japanese publisher is evil. The past weekend’s announcement of the free, fan-developed Street Fighter…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 12, 2012 -
UncategorizedMan, Remember Playmobil? Gameloft Refreshes Your Memory Tomorrow
I don’t generally get past the LEGO aisle in Toys’R’Us, so Playmobil is nothing but a distant childhood memory to me. Were I to venture to the other side of the brick section, I would likely see something very similar to what Gameloft is releasing tomorrow with Playmobil Pirates for iOS and Android. Create a…
By Mike Fahey Published December 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
Sorry, I Still Haven’t Made Dark Cloud 3. Despite Your Requests.
Flowers bloom. Beaches fill with people. Leaves fall from trees. Suddenly, it is Christmas time and another year has passed—another year of me not making Dark Cloud 3 “Why would you ever even make Dark Cloud 3?” you might ask me, referring to a possible sequel to a terrific PlayStation 2 role-playing game from the…
By Stephen Totilo Published December 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
Most of Early 2013’s Biggest Games Seem to Be Skipping Wii U
After a Wii U launch that was full of ports of big games from big game companies, it appears that the winter and spring will see the Wii U missing out on most of the major games coming to its rival consoles. Over the last couple of days, we’ve been checking in on the Wii…
by Jason Schreier & Stephen Totilo Published December 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
Popcap Reveals Its Hidden Agenda for Facebook
In a small town where everybody has a secret, a rift between two powerful families threatens to tear apart bonds formed through history, business and blood. PopCap’s upcoming hidden object mystery for Facebook bears the mark of many classic tales of drama and suspense. It also bears bears. Anthropomorphic animals populate Hidden Agenda, due out…
By Mike Fahey Published December 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
Looks Like Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy Is Coming To iOS Today
There’s a listing for Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy up on the New Zealand iTunes Store, which almost certainly means that the rhythm game will be out in North America later today. Theatrhythm is a tap-tap-tap game in the style of Elite Beat Agents or Guitar Hero in which you strum your fingers across the screen to…
By Jason Schreier Published December 12, 2012 -
UncategorizedFuncom’s MMO The Secret World No Longer Requires Subscriptions
The Secret World seemed like a promising evolution of the MMO formula when it came out this summer. But publisher Funcom has hit a series of stumbles that have left many wondering how they were going to move forward. One crucial step was revealed today with the announcement that subscriptions are no longer required. New…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
Changing Its Testimony, Gears of War: Judgment Remains True to Its Story
I’m no lawyer, but I’ve watched enough TV to think I know how to coach a witness. Mostly, shut up. Answer the question and don’t say any more than you have to. Don’t volunteer anything. It’ll only make things harder for you later. Cpl. Damon Baird—pardon me, Lt. Damon Baird—never learned that lesson. That forms…
By Owen Good Published December 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
Is It Sad I Want An Android Tablet Clearly Designed for Tweens?
Coming later this month from Fuhu Inc., the company behind the wildly popular Nabi line of kids’ learning tablets, the Nabi XD is a 10.1 inch Tegra 3 powered Android tablet with near field communication technology and a style so distinctive I don’t really care that it’s aimed at tweenyboppers. Is a little color too…
By Mike Fahey Published December 12, 2012 -
Kotaku EastDon’t Let a Cyborg Interrupt Your PlayStation Game
The latest PlayStation ad is trumpeting this holiday season as a “good chance” to pick up PlayStation games and hardware. Retro super hero Kikaider pops up to remind a family of just that. This is actually a Japanese pun as the character’s name “Kikaider” (キカイダー) carries the nuance of “machine” (機会 or “kikai”). Here, Sony…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 12, 2012 - Kotaku East
Level-5 Smacks Sega Down Over Lawsuit
Sega is suing the crap out of Level-5. Best known for the Professor Layton puzzle games, Level-5 isn’t taking this one lying down. As previously posted, Sega is claiming patent infringement in Level-5’s Inazuma Eleven soccer role-playing games and suing for the equivalent of US$11 million. Sega is contesting that Inazuma Eleven‘s touch interface that…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 12, 2012 -
Kotaku EastThis Woman Is Totally Baffled by her Wii U’s Loading Times
Meet Megumi. She got a Wii U, and she thinks the Wii U’s operating system is “too slow”. To show how slow it is, Megumi presses the settings icon and then runs a stop watch. It takes nearly 17 seconds. And then, she presses back to the Wii U main menu and clocks that loading…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
Iron Man, Captain America and More as Beautiful Paper Sculptures
This is not origami. This is something else. This is paper sculpture. And it’s lovely. Born in South Korea, Cheong-ah Hwang grew up in her parents’ printing shop. “I had all sorts of paper available all the time,” wrote Cheong-ah on her Etsy page. “Playing with paper was the most fun thing to do.” After…
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 12, 2012 -
UncategorizedThis Isn’t Starfox Wii U, But It Sure Looks Good
Reader Ignacio Guajardo, a student at Ringling College of Art & Design, and his 3D artist cohorts (Garrett Stevens, Jati Darmawan, and Clayton Chod) recently created this environment trailer to see what Starfox on the Wii U could look like. Maybe something like this? Even if it doesn’t, nice work! Starfox Inspired Environment [IgnacioGadster@YouTube]
By Brian Ashcraft Published December 12, 2012