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The Best of Kotaku, This Week
Welcome to the Best of Kotaku, where I round up all of this week’s best content. First up is the image above. Imagine you’re an everyday dude, mowing his lawn. How confusing/awesome would these discoveries be? Unfortunately you can’t buy the shirt anymore, but you can still gaze at the pretty image, which was found…
By Tina Amini Published July 14, 2012 - CultureTotal Recall
Just This Once, Let’s Revive The Greatest Console War: Genesis or Super Nintendo?
It was a good war. A just war. It was, maybe, the last great war. I’m not talking about World War II. I’m talking about the great console war of the 1990’s. I had a great time goading Lisa Foiles into reviving the 90’s console wars with me a few weeks back—despite the best efforts…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 14, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallI Want A Friday The 13th Game That Lets Me Play As Jason
Happy Friday the 13th! Jason is over right now, he says to tell you guys, “Hi.” I get that survival horror is about being afraid, running away from an unstoppable evil. But Jason is almost too damned goofy to really work as a big-bad in a survival horror game. Maybe that’s why there hasn’t been…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 13, 2012 - CultureTotal Recall
Was 1998 The Ultimate Year in Video Gaming?
2011 was a hell of a year for big game releases. I remember at some point in the fall thinking, “Dude, we are approaching 2007 territory here.” 2007 was a hell of a year for big game releases. Modern Warfare. Mass Effect. Bioshock. Portal. That year set the stage for the franchises that would dominate…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 13, 2012 -
UncategorizedHot Damn, AMC’s The Walking Dead Might Finally Get Good
I’m all out of faith. This is how I feel. I’m cold and I’m alone, bound and broken on the floor. Oh, AMC’s The Walking Dead. I gave you so much of my time and energy. I believed in you. And yet you frustrated me to no end with leaden performances, boring writing, and slooooowwww…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
Holy Crap, Is There a Lot of Stuff in Street Fighter‘s $150 Anniversary Edition—for PS3
The Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Collector’s Set releases on Sept. 18, and both its Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions are a deluxe-o package featuring four full Street Fighter games and a slew of other goodies. The PlayStation 3 version, however, packs in four more games (all three Street Fighter Alpha games as PSOne Classics,…
By Owen Good Published July 13, 2012 -
UncategorizedLadders, Knives, and Kids Really Can Be Pretty Ridiculous in Call of Duty
It’s true: the guy with the knife always has far more power than he should. And a handgun is just as effective as a well-placed sniper rifle, when it needs to be. And then, of course, there are the difficulties posed by that incredibly complex piece of equipment, the ladder. You don’t have to be…
By Kate Cox Published July 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
Comic-Con 2012: The Swag Escalates
On the second day of Comic-Con my true love let me buy… a ton of relatively useless but shiny and pretty things. You may have survived day one but nothing can prepare you for Comic-Con Swag Day Two: The Swaggening. My budget has been met, and exceeded by no small amount. I blame everyone else…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
This Sure Looks Like the Next PlayStation 3
A series of photos attributed to a filing with the Brazilian equivalent of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission appears to give the first look at the case of a redesigned “superslim” PlayStation 3, which last week was rumored to be in manufacturing by Sony. The Brazilian site Tecnoblog reports that the unit’s model number in…
By Owen Good Published July 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
My Little Pony, Comic-Con Ponies
With two high demand show exclusives on the floor and a giant Pinkie Pie on the floor, My Little Pony is a major force at San Diego Comic-Con this year. Will Hasbro use this power for good, or for evil? I suppose that all depends on who you ask. As I attempted to take a…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
This is Not the Best New Screenshot of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
I’m not sure which terrific features of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance this new screenshot released today is supposed to be showing. Do you? Maybe they should have just gone with this one? Or this one? At least the game was fun to play back at E3.
By Stephen Totilo Published July 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Indie Game Section of Comic-Con, Conveniently Located Near the Cookie Stand
After relaxing with a $2.50 cookie and a $4.00 Coke at the back corner of hall A at San Diego Comic-Con, be sure to stop by the expansive booth of indie developer Exploding Rabbit, the makers of the ever-interesting Super Mario Bros. Crossover. Try to get there before the battery power runs out. On a…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2012 -
UncategorizedHey, Listen! Zelda‘s Navi Works The Crowd At Comic Con
If you’re a little magical fairy and you’ve got to navigate the sweaty crowds of comic-con, you’re going to have to be assertive. And there’s really only one way to do that: “Hey, listen!” “Hey! Listen!” “Watchout!” “Hey…. listen!” “Watchout!” “Hey! You! Yeah, with the backpack! GET THE HELL OUT OF MY WAY!” Fahey caught…
By Kirk Hamilton Published July 13, 2012 -
UncategorizedLike Diablo? Like Marvel Super Heroes? Then You’ll Love This
Gazillion Entertainment has been bugging me to try out their upcoming free-to-play Marvel Heroes MMO for months now. If they had just come out and told me it was Marvel Diablo, I would have gotten around to it much sooner. I, along with thousands of Marvel fans, got my first taste of Marvel Heroes today…
By Mike Fahey Published July 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
It Costs A Lot of Money To Shove Ads in Your Face on Xbox Live
The current version of Xbox Live sure is full of ads, huh? Why? Because ads make money. How much money? Ben Kuchera over at The Penny Arcade Report speaks to some insiders and has some figures Here is an excerpt of his findings (the one thing you need to know to set this up is…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
These are the Best Explanations Yet for NCAA and Madden‘s Ratings
Some attribute ratings are easily understood, if not self explanatory: Speed. Agility. Strength. Others, you’re often left guessing what’s really going on: Trucking? Finesse Move? Press? Bowling Green alumnus and Mid-American Conference ambassador Matt Sussman, also a longtime friend of Deadspin, went looking for the league’s best player in each category and ended up writing…
By Owen Good Published July 13, 2012 - Uncategorized
Here’s Your First Look at Penn State’s New Head Coach on the Sidelines
Depicting college head coaches in NCAA Football is as much of a cat-and-mouse game of subtlety and implication as it is representing “real” players. That’s not to say Penn State’s sideline boss hasn’t undergone some significant changes between NCAA Football 12 and NCAA Football 13. NCAA Football celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Until this…
By Owen Good Published July 13, 2012
