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The War Z Looks Like a Zombie Game With Less Zombies
The footage you’ll see here won’t stop people comparing this game to DayZ, but it might be worth a watch for those who find the ArmA II mod a little too janky and volatile for their tastes. The War Z is an upcoming multiplayer zombie shooter that leaves the frantic action of games like Left…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2012 - Culture
Unreleased Altered Beast Games, Guns And Crazy Naked Dragon Ladies
You’ve got concept art with a pinch of news this morning, as Superannuation points out the portfolio of Kiwi artist Christian MacNevin, which contains images from a pitch for an Altered Beast remake that Sega never picked up. They’re…interesting, to say the least, but I’m just as interested in MacNevin’s other fantastic pieces for projects…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
Game of Thrones Gets Classy When Redesigned By a Nike Artist
Darrin Crescenzi works as a designer at Nike, where he’s done stuff like the Dream Team’s uniform for the recent London Olympics. Another thing he’s done recently that’s even cooler is this redesign of the family crests from George R R Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire (aka Game of Thrones) series. A branding…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
DayZ is Getting…Dogs. Not Zombie Dogs, Real Dogs.
Zombie survival mod DayZ is to receive an update soon which will see the introduction of dogs. Who, in a similar vein to games like Fallout, will act as a companion and bodyguard on your travels. Your trusty German Shepherd can be given basic orders, but much like the (relatively…aside from the zombies) realistic slant…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
This Week’s Best Cosplay is Charming, To The Last
PAX hasn’t been the only place recently to check out some great cosplay. There’s been Star Wars Celebration VI, AmeCon, Anime Expo, Panicon…and that’s before you get to the awesome shots people just feel like taking whenever and wherever the hell they want to. So for today’s cosplay roundup I’ll be looking everywhere but PAX,…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Guild Wars 2 Bans Over 3000 People
Over the weekend, Chris Whiteside, Lead Producer at Guild Wars 2 developers ArenaNet, took to Reddit to announce that over 3000 players had been temporarily banned over the weekend from the game for taking advantage of an exploit. The exploit in question involved a merchant who, in an error, was selling valuable gear at low,…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedThe Amazing War Between New Video Games and Old Video Games
Well, this brings new meaning to the word “comeback”. In this terrific clip from Freddie Wong and team, retro games invade the modern world, and it’s up to today’s stars to try and stop them.
By Luke Plunkett Published September 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Mechromancer Class in Borderlands 2 Lets You Stack Abilities. Releasing October 16.
The Mechromancer class DLC will be released on October 16, Gearbox revealed at their PAX Prime panel today. It will be free with pre-order, but $10 to those who do not. Gearbox also dove into the Mechromancer’s skill trees, distinguishing two contrasting modes: one that lets skilled players stack abilities in combination with her robot…
By Tina Amini Published September 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Borderlands 2 Has Four Post-Release Campaign DLCs Planned
Four pieces of campaign DLC will add to your Borderlands 2 experience after the game’s release on September 18. Gearbox revealed their committment to releasing the extra content at their PAX Prime panel today. CEO Randy Pitchford noted to me that they’ll be on par with the scope of something like Borderlands 1’s General Knoxx…
By Tina Amini Published September 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Brothers In Arms: Furious Four Is No More. It’s Now An Entirely New Game.
You won’t be seeing Brothers In Arms: Furious Four anymore, developer Gearbox announced at their PAX Prime panel today. They haven’t canceled the game, though. They’ve just changed it so much that it’s now an entirely new game. When it was announced at E3 2011, Brothers in Arms: Furious Four immediately drew comparisons to the…
By Tina Amini Published September 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Aliens: Colonial Marines Will Indeed Have Female Characters, Gearbox Says
You’ll be able to play and customize lady marines in Aliens: Colonial Marines, developer Gearbox assured fans during a panel at PAX Prime today. You can hop in the clunky metal shoes of Jennifer Redding during co-op play and even customize an array of female avatars for competitive multiplayer. Gearbox didn’t want to announce anything…
By Tina Amini Published September 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
These Are The Four Playable Co-Op Characters in Aliens: Colonial Marines
There will be four characters players can choose from in Aliens: Colonial Marines‘ cooperative play. In addition to the known hero character Cpl. Christopher Winters, Gearbox revealed three new characters during their panel at PAX Prime today, shown in the above concept art. The three are Pvt. Demarcus Short, Pvt. Jennifer Redding Quintaro and Pvt…
By Tina Amini Published September 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Games I Played, Loved and Didn’t Love Last Week
So, unless you were at PAX, or stuck at work, what did everybody play over the weekend? Me, my time was split between the following: TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON – Finished up the singleplayer on this last week. Thought it was a lot better than the first game, much tighter pacing. It sags in the…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedYou’ll Wish It Was Winter Already After You See This Snowspeeder Sled In Action
Why no one built this until now, 32 years after The Empire Strikes Back, I don’t know. But this enterprising builder, “fortyozjuicebox,” assembled a compact, cardboard version of a Snowspeeder and, at the :40 mark of that video above, races it downhill at a sledding derby. The video, however, doesn’t show the level of detail that…
By Owen Good Published September 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Valve Almost Let You Kill Cave Johnson
At PAX Prime in Seattle, Double Fine’s Tim Schafer and Valve’s Erik Wolpaw gave a panel called “Plot vs. Play” in which they discussed the ongoing debate about gameplay and story. The panel was co-hosted by Kotaku‘s own Jason Schreier. The whole thing was as much fun as you’d imagine. At one point Wolpaw, who…
By Kirk Hamilton Published September 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
It’s Looking Like a Digital-Only Disappearance for NBA Live
The rumor went around shortly after everyone got back from E3. I took a phone call from a person within the industry who knew I’d been down to EA Sports’ Tiburon studio to see NBA Live. They asked if I thought it was going to be a digital-only release. “What? No. That’s … dumb,” I…
By Owen Good Published September 2, 2012 - Culture
The Week in Games: Take the Day Off
There are no major retail releases in North America this week as the United States celebrates Labor Day. Downloadable content instead highlights the Week in Games. Tuesday • The Sims 3 Supernatural (PC) • Battlefield 3: Armored Kill (PSN) • ZEN Pinball 2 (PSN, PS Vita) • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim —Hearthfire (XBLA) •…
By Owen Good Published September 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedPortal 2‘s Writers Originally Planned for Chell to Marry a Turret
Even for a game known for some really bent comic themes and recurring gags, this concept is way the hell out there, but Portal 2 was originally going to see Chell, the protagonist, get married to a turret. Erik Wolpaw, one of the writers, revealed the idea at a panel at PAX yesterday. Wolpaw said…
By Owen Good Published September 2, 2012 -
Uncategorized‘Grifball’ is Officially Added to Halo 4‘s Multiplayer
“Grifball,” the insane, deadly multiplayer sport Rooster Teeth created for Halo, will be featured as one of the main multiplayer modes in Halo 4, 343 Industries said yesterday at PAX 2012. GrifballHub.com supplies that video of its PAX demo. In the mod, opposing teams hustle a “grifball” back and forth on the map attempting to…
By Owen Good Published September 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
GaymerCon is Fully Funded—and Then Some—for a 2013 Meeting
GaymerCon, an effort to convene the “first gaming and geek lifestyle convention with a focus on LGBT culture,” drew backing and support from the likes of Xbox Live, Penny Arcade, and even the Sniper from Team Fortress 2, beat its funding target by a mile after its Kickstarter closed on Friday. Organizers set $25,000 as…
By Owen Good Published September 2, 2012