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UncategorizedA Cable Drama Conundrum: What’s Worse, A Serial Killer Or A Gamer?
No, seriously. This is a question I’ve had to wonder of late thanks to Dexter, the hit TV show that follows a serial killer who kills other serial killers. This would make him a “good” serial killer—at least, as good as someone who murders people can be. That may sound ridiculous, but being privy to…
By Patricia Hernandez Published October 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
Get All the Fallout 3 Terminal Hacking Action You Want, When You Want It
If your Science skill was too low, or if you just enjoyed the LSAT problem of trying to figure out how to brute force hack your way into a terminal in Fallout 3 then this flash game is for you. And look, no need to back out of the terminal before making your final attempt!…
By Owen Good Published October 12, 2012 -
UncategorizedIf You’re Dressing As Mario for Halloween, You Should Make Sure You Sound Like Him Too
This is fun. ThinkGeek is selling something they call an “audio reality costume.” The gist is that, with Halloween a-coming, it’s one thing to dress like a favorite character or nerd icon… but how much better to sound like one, too? The Mega Stomp Panic clips onto one’s belt or waistband and produces sound when…
By Kate Cox Published October 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
A Silent Service Delivers the Sound of Saturday to NCAA Football
“Never pass up the opportunity to sit,” Ben Haumiller (above) told me, as we slumped back on Virginia’s vacated sideline bench at Wallace Wade Stadium, the Cavaliers in the locker room leading Duke 17-14 at the half this past Saturday. Pondering the long walk to the free concessions in the press box, I half considered…
By Owen Good Published October 12, 2012 -
UncategorizedBlonde Twins Playing Final Fantasy Music On Harps While Standing Next To A Lighthouse
Brought to you by Camille and Kennerly, the folks who gave us Blonde Twins Playing The Elder Scrolls Theme On Harps While Standing In A Forest and Blonde Twins Playing A Metallica Cover On Harps While Standing In The Desert
By Jason Schreier Published October 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
What Are Zaxxon and Breakout Doing in The Week in Gaming Apps?
Each week dozens of new gaming apps are released across the various mobile platforms, imaginative original works trying to build a name for themselves in a crowded market. I’m not saying Zaxxon Escape and Super Bunny Breakout aren’t fresh and entertaining—they’ve just got a bit of an unfair advantage. It’s hard to not have a…
By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2012 -
UncategorizedHere’s Some New Footage From Notch’s Next Game
Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson tweeted this out today: it’s a minute-and-a-half of footage from 0x10c, his new space game. PC Gamer’s got a great interview with Notch on 0x10c: The goal is to have it feel a bit like Firefly,” says Notch. “You can try to land on a planet but you mess up…
By Jason Schreier Published October 12, 2012 -
UncategorizedTake A Blood-Soaked Stroll Through ZombiU‘s Tower Of London
I haven’t been to London in a long time, but from the looks of this latest gameplay video, it seems like Ubisoft’s upcoming ZombiU will let me refresh my memory of the city’s famous locations. Virtual tourism never looked so bloody and zombie-laden.
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
How Would You And Your Friends Fare If You Woke Up In Resident Evil?
While the internet has seen no shortage of goofy fan-made zombie and Resident Evil homages, this one still made me chuckle. It comes to us from the mad folks at Rocket Jump—it was directed by Des Dolly and sports some damned impressive production values. “Where’s the helicopter key?” “We don’t know. Like I literally have…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 12, 2012 -
UncategorizedIt’s Bubble-Popping in Space, With Buddies
Coming soon to iOS and Android from the creators of Jewels with Buddies, Dice with Buddies and Casual Sex with Buddies (he’s lying about that last one), Bubble Galaxy with Buddies combines turn-based asynchronous multiplayer with the joy of Bust-A-Move. In spaaaaaaaace. Developer Scopely has done quite well with its “With Buddies” line of games,…
By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
Ellie’s Backstory To Be Revealed In The Last Of Us Prequel Comic
We saw, over the summer, that the post-apocalyptic future in The Last of Us is one where fourteen-year-old Ellie has never seen a movie, because movies have ceased to exist. But what about the rest of this young girl’s life? What transpires, in a ruined world, that ends up pairing her off with Joel and…
By Kate Cox Published October 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
You Can Keep Your Big Open Worlds—I Want A JRPG
While in Seattle a few weeks ago for PAX Prime, I went out to dinner with a few game designers and Kotaku colleagues. Somewhere between the sirloin and the bananas flambée, conversation turned to Skyrim We sat there for a while, telling stories about the cool things we’d found in Bethesda’s popular role-playing game. We…
By Jason Schreier Published October 12, 2012 -
UncategorizedThere’s A Dinosaur Loose At New York Comic-Con
You’re at comic con. You think you see a cool cosplayer, off in the distance. You can’t quite tell if it’s supposed to be a Velociraptor or a T-Rex. You move closer, cautiously, not wanting to alert him to your presence. Then suddenly, to your right, you hear a sound. You look over and the…
By Kirk Hamilton Published October 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
Sony Wants To Make a PS3 Controller That Gets Hot Or Cold
OK. My mind is blown. Sony published a patent this week for a video game controller that heats up or cools down as you’re playing a game. It sounds kind of dangerous. And it sounds kind of awesome. You can read the patent application here and gawk at all the patent imagery, but let me…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 12, 2012 -
UncategorizedFarming Gangnam Style
I could do without the song, but I firmly believe the world would be a better place if everyone took a moment now and then to dance as if they were riding a horse while really having to pee. Apparently someone at Zynga agrees. If you’re playing Farmville 2, keep a close eye on your…
By Mike Fahey Published October 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Tale of a Young Boy And His Beloved Game Boy Micro Is Too Cute To Miss
This is the most adorable gaming-related story I’ve read all week. Over at Wired, gaming parent Andy Roberston’s young son spotted a Game Boy Micro in a shop window, and more or less fell in love. In the way that kids can so brilliantly do, he became utterly convinced that the Micro—a petite variation on…
By Kate Cox Published October 12, 2012 -
UncategorizedMeet Scott Maxwell: Star Wars Fan. Gamer. And, Oh Yeah, He Drives a Rover on Mars.
Some people have cool jobs. And then there’s Scott Maxwell, who has one of the best gigs on two planets. He’s one of the people who drives the Curiosity Rover on Mars. How do you get that job? What’s it like? And how does it compare to all the sci-fi and video game fantasies we’ve…
By Stephen Totilo Published October 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
New Book Lets You Look Inside the Dragon Age Universe
Whether you love or hate what BioWare’s done with their fantasy action series, most people who’ve played the Dragon Age game would have to admit that they’re filled with impressive art and design. A new book from Dark Horse Comics will provide glimpses of the all the artwork that goes into making Dragon Age feel…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 12, 2012 - Uncategorized
Mass Effect 3’s Best Action Hero Is Getting His Own Comic
“This one doesn’t have time for your solid waste excretions.” If you’re like me, you “watched” every gripping minute of Blasto 6: Partners in Crime, the film featuring the first Hanar Spectre inside Mass Effect 3. The rules-breaking renegade did whatever the hell he wanted in pursuit of justice, even if it meant smashing up…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 12, 2012 -
UncategorizedZaxxon Returns with an Ordinary Escape
There had never been anything like Zaxxon when it released. At the time, kids considered it the first 3D game, even if it achieved that look through isometric projection. Still, it communicated sophistication, technology and, to an 8-year-old, difficulty. Sega resurrects its space shooter franchise with Zaxxon Escape but, unfortunately, it’s neither a return to…
By Owen Good Published October 12, 2012