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What a $750 Pair of Star Wars Figures Look Like
You know what? Never tell me the odds. It was only yesterday I took a look at Sideshow’s new Boba Fett figure, and today, they’re wheeling out two more. Well, one? Two figures, but they come in the one box. The pairing is an obvious one: C-3PO and R2-D2. Unlike the company’s Sixth Scale pieces,…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 27, 2012 - Culture
Concept Art From The Last of Us, Prey 2, Tomb Raider…
James Paick is a freelance concept artist who has worked on more big games recently than I could fit in that headline. Since I’ve got more room down here, here’s a continued selection: The Last of Us, Uncharted 2, Prey 2, Infamous 2, Medal of Honor, Tomb Raider, Lost Planet 3… ...Resistance 3, Tron, City…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 27, 2012 -
UncategorizedSee the Wii U’s Zombie Shooter In Action With Ten Minutes of Gameplay Footage
Kirk walked away from E3 quite impressed with Ubisoft’s Wii U shooter ZombiU, but since none of us got to see what the game really looked like, we had to take him at his bullet-pointed word For those of you who distrust saxophone players – and really, who can blame you – try watching this…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 27, 2012 - Uncategorized
Upcoming LEGO Movie Sounds Almost Too Good to be True
When Warner Bros. was first trying to put a LEGO movie together, one of the groups it approached was Blur Studios. Sadly, their vision of a coming-of-age quest didn’t get the nod. But you know what, that’s OK. Because what we’ve got instead might be just as good. Variety reports that the actual and upcoming…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 27, 2012 - CultureTotal Recall
Q: Why the Sega Saturn Never Really Took Off in the West
A: Because this ad, and this console, never appeared outside Japan. Many people blame the Dreamcast for Sega’s exit from the console market, but that’s a harsh point for both the console and the company. Really, it was the Saturn that marked the beginning of the end. The market share the Saturn ceded to Nintendo…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 26, 2012 - CultureTotal Recall
Nintendo Made a Poker Machine. That You Shot At.
Regular Kotaku readers will of course know that Nintendo hasn’t always made video games. The company has dabbled in everything from love hotels to badass “LEGO” sets. It also, in the early 1970s, tried its hand at electronic card games. In about the most bizarre way imaginable. This is Electro Poker, released in 1971. It…
By Luke Plunkett Published June 26, 2012 - Uncategorized
Tell Me You Don’t Want To Go To Hawaii After Seeing These Pictures
One of my favorite things ever on earth is crisp, clear blue water. Throw a dash of sunlight on that, and bam. Perfection. This shot of a curling wave in Hawaii looks pretty fantastic. It also looks pretty. If you look at it as a small thumbnail, it kind of looks like a Monet painting,…
By Tina Amini Published June 26, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Last of Us and the Rest of the Game Critics Award Winners of E3 2012
Who won E3 2012? Judging from the results of the Game Critics Awards Best of E3 2012, Sony takes tops honors. Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us scored five wins, but I’m more impressed by the tiny triumphs of Sound Shapes and Unfinished Swan An epic cinematic experience that isn’t a sequel to anything, The…
By Mike Fahey Published June 26, 2012 -
UncategorizedDawnguard Has Been Released, And So We Return To Skyrim
Today marked the release of the first piece of downloadable content for Bethesda’s world-crushing RPG Skyrim. It’s called Dawnguard, and as you may have heard… bats are involved. However, not all of us got to play the game today—specifically, those of us who play the game on PS3 or PC, since Dawnguard is exclusive to…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 26, 2012 - Uncategorized
Dwarf Fortress: the Game That Takes a 238-Page Illustrated Technical Manual to Learn
There are those of us who, when told, “You’ll really like this game once you sit down with the 200-page how-to book,” might say, “no, thank you.” I am one of those likely to balk and walk away. Dwarf Fortress is one of those games where every PC gamer knows someone who plays it, and…
By Kate Cox Published June 26, 2012 -
UncategorizedSpyParty‘s Deadly Hide & Seek To Appear at Evo Fighting Game Championship
The Evo Champtionship Series is a hardcore, competitive gaming gathering dedicated to the purest fighting games. Street Fighter IV, King of Fighters XIII, Street Fighter X Tekken, Soul Calibur V. And now… SpyParty. Wait, what? Yep, Chris Hecker’s long-in-development one-on-one game of trickery, deceit and sniping will be making an appearance at EVO next week…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 26, 2012 -
UncategorizedFirst 3DS XL Hands-On Previews Report Improved 3D, Clear Graphics
Several French gaming sites have published the first hands-on impressions. Thanks to Google Translate and friendly NeoGAF Posters, it would appear that the French demonstrators are quite impressed with the new, bigger handheld. From a hands-on posted to the site Puissance Nintendo come the following impressions, along with the above video and image below (Google…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 26, 2012 -
UncategorizedSide-By-Side Comparison of an Old Mass Effect 3 Ending and a New One
Commander Shepard’s long goodbye in Mass Effect 3 got a little longer today, with the release of its Extended Cut DLC. Lots of little changes—and a few big ones—lurk inside the bigger, fan-demanded finale for BioWare’s sci-fi action RPG. Watch this painstakingly assembled split-screen comparison footage (cut by our own Chris Person) above to see…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 26, 2012 - Uncategorized
Only One Game Could Inspire a 1:1 San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive Sandwich Action Figure
Meet the Sandvich, a San Diego Comic-Con exclusive piece of Team Fortress 2 history. ThreeA Toys‘ masterful creation is so limited you’ll have to make an appointment to buy it. That’s right, one does not simply walk up to a booth and ask for Sandvich. Sanvich asks to see you, and only after you set…
By Mike Fahey Published June 26, 2012 -
ReviewsOn the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness Episode 3: The Kotaku Review
Have you been feeling a distinct lack of Final Fantasy IV in your life lately? Do you really miss the early 1990s? Were 32-bit games just two times too many bits for you? Have you grown weary of the third dimension? If so, congratulations: you are exactly the niche that On the Rain-Slick Precipice of…
By Kate Cox Published June 26, 2012 -
UncategorizedHere’s Some of What’s New in Mass Effect 3 ’s Extended Cut
Today’s the day when hordes of Mass Effect fans have been waiting for. Thousands of them have already turned on their consoles and PCs to experience a newly expanded denouement to BioWare’s Mass Effect trilogy. Some like it and some don’t If you’re wondering what exactly the new scenes and sequences in the Extended Cut…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 26, 2012 -
UncategorizedZynga Knows How to Throw a Party
I’m currently at Zynga HQ in San Francisco, where they’re having a mondo press event called “Zynga Unleahed.” I’ve never been to Zynga HQ before and… well man, this place is intense. It’s the size of a mini-mall, with all sorts of kiosks lining the main hall. Pets are always welcome at Zynga (hence the…
By Kirk Hamilton Published June 26, 2012