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Left 4 Dead 2 Will be Valve’s First Official Linux Game
Valve’s been openly talking about developing on Linux for a while now, but a new blog post on the company’s site today has for the first time given us our first official information on the company’s plan to bring Steam to the platfom. They say they’ll be bringing Steam to Ubuntu, and while Left 4…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2012 -
UncategorizedNASA Made A Game That Lets You Land On Mars. Sounds Cool. Now What?
Hop on Xbox Live and search for Mars Rover Landing. You’ll find a Kinect game made by NASA and Microsoft that’s meant to simulate the tense experience of landing Curiosity, NASA’s rover that will land on Mars on August 5 after eight and a half months of travel. It’s “seven minutes of terror,” is how…
By Tina Amini Published July 16, 2012 - Uncategorized
One Great Steam Sale Idea Valve Hasn’t Tried Yet
The Steam summer sale is underway, and all of our wallets are at risk. Oh hey look, it’s The Legend of Grimrock for six bucks! Oh wow, Civilization V for cheaper than ever! Don’t mind if I do! Never mind the fact that I still have a few games from the last big Steam sale…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 16, 2012 - Uncategorized
NCAA Football‘s Cover School Says It Had Nothing to do With Fight Song’s Disappearance
Baylor University says it demanded no extra money from EA Sports for the use of its fight song in NCAA Football 13 and no one in the university’s administration had anything to do with the song’s exclusion in this year’s version of the game, which released last week with its Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback starring on…
By Owen Good Published July 16, 2012 - Uncategorized
I Was Looking For a Game That Starred Empathy. I Found it Behind All the Zombies.
Last spring, I read a novel called The Passage, and I’m re-reading it again now. The book posits a scenario that in its broad strokes should be familiar by now to any gamer: a secret military science program goes horribly wrong and creates a race of man-eating, once-human monsters that more or less doom humanity.…
By Kate Cox Published July 16, 2012 - Uncategorized
Sometimes You Just Get Tired of Playing Video Games
In today’s half-hearted edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Robobrah shares an experience that many of us face during our gaming careers — the game completion slump. After reading this recent article it made me think of something that’s been bothering me for a while, and I’m interested if anyone else has ever experienced…
By Mike Fahey Published July 16, 2012 - Reviews
Cinnabon: The Snacktaku Review
Some argue that smell is the most powerful of the six senses (smell, taste, touch, hearing, seeing, and seeing dead people). Nature is rife with animals that use scent to scare off predators, attract pollinating insects or seduce potential mates. Some animals even use scent to draw in victims for the kill. The Cinnabon is…
By Mike Fahey Published July 16, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Dorkly Weekly: This Pokémon Journey Begins with an Incredibly Bad Decision
Today marks the debut of a new Dorkly original series, Pokémon Rusty, in which a brave would-be professional pet owner sets off to catch ’em all with his trusty Kakuna at his side. True Pokémon fans are falling over laughing at this point. For those of you not in the know, Kakuna is a transitional…
By Mike Fahey Published July 16, 2012 - Uncategorized
Fake Gamer of the Week: If She’s Going to Play With You Clowns She Might as Well Look the Part
She’s a female gamer. She’s an attractive Asian woman. She’s not exactly the core demographic for a competitive online shooter, but she’s got an ace up her sleeve, and possibly a bouquet of fake flowers. Feel like acting like a clown around her? Fine. Two can play at that game. “Hey baby, have you got…
By Mike Fahey Published July 16, 2012 - Reviews
Endless Space: The Kotaku Review
There are plenty of games about flying a starfighter, or being a space merchant, or a humble lowly space marine who runs through space stations shooting everything that moves. There are plenty of games where you’re an officer in some kind of army of the stars, clicking your way to victory as your tiny little…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2012 -
UncategorizedOne Girl’s Adorable Song For Her Nerdy Boyfriend
Florida singer/songwriter Shauna Sweeney has a boyfriend, and he sounds like a pretty great guy. He’s into video games, comics, and he’s pretty good at defragging a hard drive. And so, she wrote this adorable (and catchy!) song called “My Nerdy Boyfriend.” A lot of this kind of stuff—”cute girl sings a song about nerds”—can…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 16, 2012 - Uncategorized
I Think the 3DS XL Looks Pretty Darn Good After My First Hands-On With It
The 3DS XL is big. And bright. And round. I got my hands on Nintendo’s just-announced big-boy version of its 3D handheld at Comic-Con 2012 last week and it’s an impressive upscaling of the 3DS experience. I felt a bit less eyestrain looking at 3D images on the larger top screen of the XL, even…
By Evan Narcisse Published July 16, 2012 -
ReviewsRhythm Thief and the Emperor’s Treasure: The Kotaku Review
It’s midnight in Paris, and the fate of the world hangs in the balance. A fearsome dictator has come back from the grave, secret treasures of untold power have been unearthed, a girl is in trouble. Nothing left to do… but dance, dance, dance! That’s about the sum of Rhythm Thief and the Emperor’s Treasure,…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 16, 2012 - Uncategorized
Either the New Devil May Cry is Very Good, or the Whiskey Was Really Strong
This past weekend I got my first chance to try out DMC, the upcoming refresh of Capcom’s popular slash-and-shoot series, and I am pretty sure I enjoyed myself immensely. I’m just not certain how much of that enjoyment stemmed from an extremely unfortunate mixed drink snafu. Evan and I stopped by the Microsoft event on…
By Mike Fahey Published July 16, 2012 - Uncategorized
An Insider From One Of Those Cold, Calculating Mega-Publishers Is Answering Your Questions, Right Now [UPDATE: Interview Over]
Are giant video game publishers a force for evil? Do they only care about money? What’s up with all that day-one DLC? We’ve got a real-life insider from a large gaming publisher here on Kotaku today to answer all of your nasty (and nice) questions about the world of video games. Since our insider would…
By Jason Schreier Published July 16, 2012 -
Uncategorized10 Hidden SNES Gems
The Angry Video Game Nerd’s Mike Matei knows the Super Nintendo better than I did and spends a half hour in this video showcasing 10 obscure SNES games that I’ve never seen. These games seem very cool. His 10 obscure SNES gems: 10. Rock and Roll Racing 9. Hagane 8. Knights of the Round 7.…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 16, 2012
