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Wonderful but Lonely: The Empty Cities of Halo 4, Dishonored and Recent Video Games
Playing Tokyo Jungle reminds me of my insomnia, of all things. The reason I often stay up until I can greet sunrise is because there’s this serene calm that comes with being awake late at night. Everyone is asleep. The streets are empty. It’s peaceful to not have anyone around. I can focus. It’s kind…
By Patricia Hernandez Published November 5, 2012 - Uncategorized
FarmVille 2 Shady Trough Quests: Everything You Need to Know
If you’re running out of animal population room on your farm in FarmVille 2, but aren’t satisfied with simply building more Water Troughs, why not take a look at the new Shady Trough that has been released this weekend? The Shady Trough will increase your animal population limit by 10 animals, but it must be…
by Brandy Shaul | Games.com Published November 5, 2012 - Uncategorized
Yup, Helping Make League of Legends Sounds Like an Awesome Job
CNNMoney runs videos of people who they think have great professions. Who’s in their latest batch? None other than Ryan “Morello” Scott, lead content designer on Riot Games’ League of Legends In the segment, Scott talks about the different ways one can get into the game design field, as well as detailing the career path…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 5, 2012 -
UncategorizedFrom Everyone At Kotaku: Thanks For Your Support Last Week
As of yesterday evening, Gawker’s network of sites bounced back up after Hurricane Sandy violently swept through the North East. In the downtime interim, we’d been posting on our Kotumblr, bringing our regulars to a temporary platform and meeting new readers in the meantime. So from everyone at Kotaku, from our headquarters in New York…
By Tina Amini Published November 5, 2012 - Uncategorized
2012 Is a Time Machine: Original X-Com Developer Rebooting 1985 Classic Chaos
Julian Gollop co-created the original X-Com, many years ago, and was not optimistic about the chance of this year’s XCOM turning out well. But XCOM turned out to be a smart game and was very well-received. Nearly everyone loves it. Perhaps the wild success of the new XCOM, then, is what has inspired Gollop to…
By Kate Cox Published November 5, 2012 -
UncategorizedYour PS3 Controller Can Also be a Phone Controller
Flagship Android phones might be getting bigger screens, but that’s not making game control much easier. Sometimes, you really need a controller. There are dedicated phone controllers you could buy, sure, but if you’ve got a DualShock 3 lying around the house, you may as well use it instead. Sixaxis Controller turns a PS3 pad…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2012 - Uncategorized
Washington’s War on Wargaming
The only thing that’s cheap about war is the gaming. The U.S. military services and their assorted war colleges, the Department of Defense, and various thinktanks do quite a bit of wargaming of potential conflicts such as Iran. Compared to a billion-dollar aircraft carrier, wargaming isn’t terribly expensive (all you really need is a table,…
by Michael Peck Published November 5, 2012 -
UncategorizedHere’s an Action-Packed Social RPG You Can Play Anywhere
Launching November 8 from Pangalore Games, Knightly Adventure is a free-to-play Diablo-esque action RPG tucked inside a social city-builder. You can play it on your cell phone. You can play it on your tablet. You can even play it on your PC. It’s versatile like that. The future of social games shall be platform-agnostic, and…
By Mike Fahey Published November 5, 2012 -
UncategorizedKillzone‘s Helghast Come to Life in This Amazing Live Action Fan Film
I’ve seen quite a few fan films in my time, but this one blows most out of the water. It’s not surprising to learn that it took the team two years to make this 14-minute beast. As described by creators Infectious Designer, the film above sees a small squad fight against all odds in a…
By Tina Amini Published November 5, 2012 -
UncategorizedSkyrim‘s ‘Dragonborn’ DLC Is Official. Here’s The Trailer.
It was hinted before, but now it’s official: this is Dragonborn, the third piece of DLC for Bethesda’s open-world RPG Skyrim. Looks like there are some trippy new areas, though I can’t tell if any of them are from Morrowind, as a previous patch had suggested. Sure looks like they are! Dragonborn is out on…
By Jason Schreier Published November 5, 2012 - Uncategorized
Wreck-It Ralph Got the #1 High Score For This Weekend’s Movie Box Office
Lots of gamers threw their goodwill towards the various stunts and trailers that Disney spooled out for Wreck-It Ralph, even if they made fun of modern-day games All the hype paid off, with the Disney Animation film pulling in $49.1 million over the weekend, according to Box Office Mojo That makes it the highest grossing…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 5, 2012 -
UncategorizedWhat’s Mightier Than the Mighty Eagle? Try the Millennium Falcon
Rovio continues to tease the November 8 release of Angry Birds Star Wars on mobile, PC and Mac, this time with a full gameplay trailer that ends with the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs. While Luke, Leia, R2, C3P0, Han, Chewbacca and Ben will be doing the grunt work…
By Mike Fahey Published November 5, 2012 - Uncategorized
What Facebook is Playing This Week: No Sign of CityVille 2 Yet
While I busy myself playing games like The Grinns Tale and the newly-released CityVille 2, the rest of Facebook mills about the old familiar haunts, munching on candy and clicking up exotic cuisine. This list is quickly growing stale, with the same games as last week appearing this week, only in slightly different order. It…
By Mike Fahey Published November 5, 2012 -
UncategorizedAssassin’s Creed, You’re Looking a Little…Woody Today
Gamers often complain that their trailers don’t have enough gameplay in them, or too many cinematic sequences, or too many real actors pretending to be video game characters. This clip, for Assassin’s Creed III, has none of the above. Commissioned to run during Adult Swim, it’s got a Robot Chicken vibe as far as the…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 5, 2012 -
UncategorizedWarning: Your iPad Mini May Emit Smoke When Sliced in Half With a Broadsword
I know it’s just an advertisement for ClearPlex screen protectors, but I just can’t stop watching it. This makes me glad I got rid of all my bladed weapons before the babies arrived. The 30 pound Final Fantasy VII Buster Sword in the corner doesn’t count.
By Mike Fahey Published November 5, 2012 - Kotaku East
Gamer Plays DOTA Instead of Celebrating Anniversary, Gets Hurt In Process
Anniversaries are often important days, particularly those that involve relationships. One gamer in China’s northeastern city of Changchun chose to play DOTA instead of celebrating his anniversary with his girlfriend. Good things did not happen. On Halloween, 27 year-old Zhao and his 26 year-old girlfriend Xiao Qing were supposed to celebrate their two year anniversary…
By Eric Jou Published November 5, 2012 - Kotaku East
You Won’t Believe How Shockingly Nerdy This Dating Party Was
Recently, in the city of Kuki, Japan, a speed-dating event was held for otaku (geeks). What made this event unique was that the participants wore masks as they looked for a prospective marriage partner. What better way to fall in love, than with someone with Chimchar on his or her face! In English, the event’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2012 - Kotaku East
Exchange Student: I Love You China, But Your Games Suck
An editorial written by a South Korean exchange student about Chinese online games has been circling the Chinese internets as of late. In his article the author talks about his love for China and all things Chinese, but he delves furthest into his disdain of China’s video games and its gaming industry listing his top…
By Eric Jou Published November 5, 2012 - Uncategorized
Germany’s “Pick Up Dog Sh*t” Game Is Coming to Japan
Kackel Dackel, the infamous German game in which a plastic dog craps rainbow turds, is coming to Japan as “Buriwan” for short (the full title is “Burittoderuwan” ブリッとでるワン, with “buri” referring to the noise made while pooping). In case you missed Kackel Dackel when it first raised eyebrows a few years back with this ad,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2012 - Kotaku East
Manga Artist Sells Used Sex Toys Online…with Rice
Manga artist Pikupikun is considered a dreamboat by his adoring fans. When not drawing erotic manga, he often posts pictures of himself in the shower or in frilly outfits. And when he’s not doing that, he’s furiously masturbating—something that actually caused him to once miss a publication deadline. Last week, he put not one, but…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 5, 2012