- Uncategorized
Team Fortress 2‘s Pyromania Heats Up with New Weapons and a City on Fire
A trio of heroes armed with powerful new weapons against the man (or woman) that would burn everything they’ve built to the ground. Day Two of Team Fortress 2‘s Pyromania update has me feeling the drama. I mean hell, just look at that still from “Meet the Pyro” up top. Oh yeah, I’m feeling it.…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Don’t Be Fooled By The Cuteness of These Kid Superheroes
Kid or not, these super heroes (and some villains) are 100% committed to their personas. Being 3 feet tall won’t stop Thor from raising to the skies to invoke the strength of lightning. Magneto will go inside when his mother calls him for dinner, but not until he rips the swings off their chains. Even…
By Tina Amini -
-
- Uncategorized
Star Wars: The Old Republic Update 1.3 Adds More Things That Should Have Been in the Game At Launch
Star Wars: The Old Republic update 1.3 is live, patching in a group finder tool and ranked player-versus-player combat, along with adaptive gear and Legacy character perks. Let’s get those subscribers back, BioWare! [BioWare]
By Mike Fahey -
- Uncategorized
YouTube Comes to Vita and Brings Sexy With It
Today’s PlayStation Store update brings a free YouTube app to the Vita, with a style that puts other portable video playing devices to shame. Streaming videos are sure to look amazing on the Vita’s screen, and it definitely helps that YouTube and Sony came up with an application to view them looks to be ten…
By Mike Fahey -
- Uncategorized
The Verdict is In: Fans Love / Hate the Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut
The Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut is the result of one of the largest fan outcries in the history of gaming, delivering a series of new endings to appease fans seeking more closure than the game initially provided. Have the fans been satisfied? Yes. Also, no. The comments below are taken directly from the dedicated…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Build Your Own Super-Ugly LEGO House In Google Chrome
Hey, look! There’s this new thing on Google Chrome where you can build stuff with LEGO. It’s part of a new partnership, and it’s super cool. But don’t judge by my horrendous creation that you see above. You can build stuff right on the map of Australia or New Zealand in rotatable 3D, and share…
By Tina Amini -
- Uncategorized
Adult Swim Continues To Hit ‘Em Out Of The Park
I don’t think I’ve come across a single Adult Swim game on the iTunes App store that I didn’t like. They’re all fairly consistently amazing when it comes to gameplay, art, and the quintessential quirky/weird personality that is so in tune with my own. Velocirapture is another that hits that trifecta. It’s a fairly basic…
By Tina Amini -
- Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome to Kotaku’s official forum, known affectionately as Talk Amongst Yourselves. This is the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Want to talk about new games, old games, games that aren’t even out yet? Knock yourselves out! You’re missing your funny bone if you don’t…
By Tina Amini -
UncategorizedHere Are the New Mass Effect 3 Endings You Requested
My copy of Mass Effect 3, well-loved and much-played, is on PC. As I look right now, Origin hasn’t updated with the Extended Cut DLC yet, so I haven’t been able to experience any of the new content for myself. My Shepards — Eve Shepard, who shall we say, chose to be controlling, and Kate…
By Kate Cox - Uncategorized
DUST 514 Gives PlayStation 3 Owners an Exciting New Way to Pay for Beta Access
The first beta event for CCP’s free-to-play EVE Online tie-in for the PlayStation 3 kicks off this weekend. Players can enter for a chance to play in the beta event at the game’s official website, or they can just drop $20 in the PlayStation Store. Today (tomorrow in Europe) CCP launches the Mercenary Pack, a…
By Mike Fahey