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Sorry, Coach. This Video Game Says You’re Getting Fired.
Poor Paul Wulff. I don’t think I played a dynasty season in NCAA Football 12 in which Washington State didn’t fire him. Like clockwork, his name was on the axe list when the annual “Coaching Carousel,” implemented last year, started to spin. He never had a winning season in Pullman and his two Pac-12 victories…
By Owen Good Published July 20, 2012 - Uncategorized
Can You Find the Windows Phone 7 Gaming Hiding in This Week in Gaming Apps?
“Diversify!” the people cried, and so our normal weekly roundup of five mostly iOS titles was invaded by a tiny ball of fluff only available on Microsoft-powered smart phones. What, you want Android games? I’m not even sure that’s a real thing. Of course Android games are a real thing, and I fully intended to…
By Mike Fahey Published July 20, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Next Final Fantasy XIII Game (Or DLC) Will Be Announced In September
Square Enix will announce news about the future of Final Fantasy XIII on September 1, Andriasang reports today Presumably this will be a Final Fantasy XIII-3 that continues where Final Fantasy XIII-2 (and its DLC) left off, but Square Enix has not specified. They’ve only said more is coming, promising what’s called the “Final Fantasy…
By Jason Schreier Published July 20, 2012 -
UncategorizedDumb-Looking TV Show Upstaged By Its Flashy Interactive Street Ad
I’m not saying that TNT’s new show Perception is necessarily going to be bad, but it’s got a ways to go before it’s as cool as its interactive dot-matrix advertisement. The ad, which is on the street in New York, was created by the tech firm Breakfast. In the above ad about the ad (yes,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 20, 2012 - Uncategorized
ZombiU‘s Multiplayer Will Probably Be One of the Best Things About the Wii U
From what I played yesterday, ZombiU might just have the most unique boss battles of any game on Nintendo’s upcoming WiiU console. That’s because I essentially got to be the boss—sending out waves of the undead to kill human beings—in Ubisoft’s cleverly asymmetrical survival horror shooter. Saying that I was the boss was a bit…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 20, 2012 - Uncategorized
Forget Mystic Quest. This Is The Worst Final Fantasy Game.
You know how people like to use the word “rehash” to describe games? “Oh, that Call of Duty 44 is such a rehash.” “Can’t believe they’re rehashing Halo again.” That sort of thing? In the wake of Final Fantasy IV: The After Years, I think it’s time to find a new word. Final Fantasy IV:…
By Jason Schreier Published July 20, 2012 - Uncategorized
It’s A Battle For The S**ty Wok In These New South Park RPG Screens
We here at Kotaku are pretty darned excited about the upcoming South Park RPG South Park: The Stick of Justice THQ has sent out four new screenshots of the game, including what looks like a boss battle against Mr. Kim, the manager of the oh-so-humorously mispronounced City Wok. Good times.
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 20, 2012 - Uncategorized
Microsoft Won’t Take Blame for Lack of Fez Fix
Microsoft has denied responsibility for a game-breaking glitch that the developers of puzzle game Fez said they couldn’t afford to fix. Earlier this week, Fez developer Polytron said they wouldn’t fix a rare game-breaking bug because Microsoft asked for too much money to re-certify the game. In response to Kotaku‘s request for comment, Microsoft sent…
By Jason Schreier Published July 20, 2012 -
UncategorizedThis Impressive Fan-Made Dishonored Frankentrailer Was Assembled From Real Movie Bits
Dishonored has all the trappings of a major motion picture: intrigue, assassinations, redemption, cool masks… rats… you know, the usual. As it turns out, it’s possible to create a trailer for an imagined film adaptation from bits and bobs lifted from other films. This fake trailer, made by YouTuber bloodrunsclear, is darned impressive, mixing together…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 20, 2012 - Uncategorized
Jet Set Radio Has Never Looked as Inviting as It Does Right Here
Jet Set Radio has always been an incredibly pretty game, but there’s just something about the way Sega framed this latest screen that just ties it all together. Maybe it’s the iPad. Yes, it’s definitely the iPad. Along with the Xbox Live Arcade, PC, PlayStation Network and Vita versions of the best damn rollerblading /…
By Mike Fahey Published July 20, 2012 - Uncategorized
This Truly is The Box Solid Snake Belongs In
It’s almost like a Wheel of Fortune-style before-and-after. “Solid Snake in a box” + “a box full of kittens” = “Solid Snake in a box full of kittens!” The artists, Becky & Frank of webcomic Tiny Kitten Teeth, painted this particular rendition of Solid Snake (“in his natural habitat,” they explain) for artist Olly Moss,…
By Kate Cox Published July 20, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Man Who is Literally Shaping The Ouya Device is Answering Your Questions Now [UPDATE]
Fuseproject’s Yves Béhar is joining us right now to answer your questions about designing the Ouya console and controller. Behar, the renowned designer of the One Laptop for Child, has been tapped by the folks behind the forthcoming $99 Ouya console to make the new gaming machine stand out among all the console boxes we’ve…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 20, 2012 -
UncategorizedThe Worst Movie Ever Made Gets A Game Designed to Play Like Some of the Best Ever Made
What little fame Manos: The Hands of Fate has, it has for exactly the wrong reasons. It is quite probably the worst movie ever to exist. Everything about it is awful. It is so very bad, in fact, that it gained comic fame after being featured on one of the best episodes of Mystery Science…
By Kate Cox Published July 20, 2012 -
UncategorizedNew Beck Songs Shape These Video Games Levels That You Can Play Next Month
Have a look—and a listen—to some new music from Beck that is being used to structure levels in next month’s PS Vita and PlayStation 3 game Sound Shapes. Notice how the lyrics are incorporated into the level. What’s a little harder to grasp is that, as you control the little guy in this platforming game,…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 20, 2012 - Uncategorized
It’s Okay if You Suck At Old Rhythm Games. You Can Blame Your TV.
Yes, games used to exist on a different learning curve than they do now. And sometimes, when we might backtrack to an older favorite like Parappa the Rapper, we might have a a hard time getting back in the groove of a forgotten, unforgiving skill set. But over at Edge, Dewi Tanner explains that actually,…
By Kate Cox Published July 20, 2012 - Uncategorized
Borderlands 2 Is Done. So Gearbox Is Working On DLC.
Today Gearbox announced that they’re officially done with work on Borderlands 2. The full game is in certification, so that leaves Gearbox’s hands free to work on the first downloadable content, introducing a new character class: the Mechromancer you see above (note: they’re just sketches for now). This mech-friendly character will be available roughly 60-90…
By Tina Amini Published July 20, 2012 -
UncategorizedFollow the Rabbit‘s Got Enough Magic in Its Act
For as much as I’ve railed against derivative puzzles on mobile platforms, when one does it right, it is difficult to put down. Follow the Rabbit, released yesterday by Gamaga and publisher Armor Games, follows a very simple structure to create deviously complex levels and offers enough incentive to try your best, with escapes if…
By Owen Good Published July 20, 2012
