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Epic Says Epic Has Won Lawsuit Battle With Silicon Knights [UPDATE: Epic Awarded $4.45 Million]
Epic, creators of the Unreal Engine, has prevailed in court against Silicon Knights, creators of Too Human who sued Epic in 2007 over issues with the engine (basically that it was supposedly unfinished and sabotaged their work). “Case over. Jury finds for Epic on all counts,” Epic’s Mark Rein just Tweeted. The case had been…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 30, 2012 -
UncategorizedNew Little King’s Story, the Sequel to a Terrific Wii RPG, is Coming to American Vitas This Summer
New Little King’s Story, a sequel to the wonderful Wii role-playing game Little King’s Story will make it to America this summer. The game came out in Japan in March, but now the U.S. of A. gets it too. Official summary from publisher Konami to go with today’s new trailer: Featuring a brand new storyline…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 30, 2012 - Uncategorized
Tecmo Koei’s E3 Plans Are Pretty Much a Dead or Alive 5 One-Ring Circus
You might be wondering what Tecmo Koei’s got up its corporate sleeves after Ninja Gaiden 3 chopped its way release earlier this year. Well, it’s a good thing that E3’s right around the corner so that we can find out. The folks who put out lots and lots of Dynasty Warriors games have put the…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 30, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Witcher Creators Are Creating the Official Cyberpunk Role-Playing Game
At today’s special Summer Conference event, The Witcher developer CD Projekt revealed that their next big role-playing game is an official game based on the Cyberpunk pen-and-paper role-playing system. It’s being built by a second CDP Red team made up of Witcher veterans and will focus on letting players create their own characters to navigate…
By Mike Fahey Published May 30, 2012 - Uncategorized
One Year Later, Did Nintendo Keep Their E3 2011 Promises?
For the fourth year in a row, we’re comparing E3 hype to gaming reality. Sony was the subject of our first investigation. Today we check out Nintendo and will follow with Microsoft’s E3 2011 promises on Thursday, at 1pm ET. Nintendo had two, maybe three focuses at last year’s E3 press conference. The most obvious…
By Tina Amini Published May 30, 2012 - Uncategorized
Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault Landing on PSN Later This Year
Ratchet & Clank has a 10-year anniversary coming up, and in addition to remastering and re-releasing existing games, Insomniac has announced an all-new game: Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault The developers promise a return “to the series’ classic feel, camera, controls and weapons,” while also adding as yet unspecified “online features” to the game.…
By Kate Cox Published May 30, 2012 -
UncategorizedCubes Is the Latest Game I Want to Hate But Can’t Stop Playing
Simple can be fun. Simple can be addictive Simple can also be frustrating. Cubes—developed by George Buckenham—manages to be all three in beautifully annoying fashion. The only thing you need to do with this indie game is tilt the device to avoid the never-ending onslaught of the titular shapes heading at you. It’s not like…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 30, 2012 -
UncategorizedHere’s How John Carmack Will Put Doom 3 All Up in Your Face
“Support for head-mounted displays.” That one little nugget about the upcoming Doom 3 BFG Edition stuck out like a sore thumb when this morning’s news hit. If you wondered what that might look like, check out the video from The Verge, which shows giant goggles jerry-rigged by Doom co-creator John Carmack. When a Verge commenter…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 30, 2012 - Uncategorized
DoTA-style Lord of the Rings Game Coming this Fall
Guardians of Middle-Earth, a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game, is going to Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network this fall. The game’s release is timed to tie in with the film The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, coming out in theaters this December. Guardians of Middle-earth promises to use Tolkien’s iconic high fantasy setting and…
By Kate Cox Published May 30, 2012 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Welcome to Kotaku’s official forum, known affectionately as Talk Amongst Yourselves. This is the place where we gather on a daily basis to discuss all things video game and existential. Want to talk about new games, old games, games that aren’t even out yet? Knock yourselves out! Who doesn’t like zombies? And cheerleaders? And zombie-killing…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 30, 2012 -
UncategorizedNew Doom 3 For Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 Supports Head-Mounted Displays
A Doom 3 BFG Edition is coming to the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this fall with “hours of new content” including a seven-level solo section called “The Lost Mission”. But that’s not the crazy part. This is (emphasis added): “DOOM 3 was enthusiastically embraced by gamers worldwide at its release,” id’s technical director…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 30, 2012 - Uncategorized
The World’s Largest High IQ Society Enters the Brain Game… Game
Since 1946 Mensa has been bringing together the most intelligent people in the world and convincing them to pay annual membership fees for a card that proves how clever they are. Now the world’s largest gathering of large IQ scores teams with Square Enix for Mensa Academy, a game aimed at training others to pay…
By Mike Fahey Published May 30, 2012 - Uncategorized
Square Enix’s E3 Line-Up Includes Agent 47, Lara Croft and Handheld Final Fantasy
The madness known as E3’s only one week away and publishers are starting to tip their hands as to what we will and won’t see at the big show. in heir own words, here’s what Square Enix will be displaying at this year’s E3. The list includes the big AAA titles we already know about,…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 30, 2012 -
UncategorizedAgent 47 Brutally Slaughters Nuns in the Bizarre Hitman: Absolution E3 Trailer
There are so many things wrong with this “Attack of the Saints” trailer for Hitman: Absolution, starting with the fact that the Saints don’t so much attack as they walk forward in slow motion as Agent 47 takes them out one-by-one. It seems silly to me that Square Enix decided to play up the fetish…
By Mike Fahey Published May 30, 2012 - Uncategorized
NBA 2K13 Hits in Early October… But The Wii U Doesn’t?
The hit basketball series NBA 2K is returning this October, of course. Sports games usually come back, and this time NBA 2K13 will have competition from a returning EA-made NBA Live No sweat for NBA 2K, right? That series has been terrific. But what’s this about a Wii U version? From the just-released press release…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 30, 2012 - Uncategorized
Team Fortress: Who Wore It Best?
Team Fortress isn’t just a multiplayer shooter, it’s a multiplayer costume extravaganza. Besides great gameplay, the Team Fortress games feature wonderfully designed characters. No wonder they’re fan favorites. And no wonder fans love to cosplay as Team Fortress characters. But who wore their outfits best? This is like when the same people show up at…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 30, 2012 -
Kotaku EastDon’t Put the Fake Swords in Your Mouth
At Osaka’s Hirakata Park, there’s a new One Piece exhibit called One Piece Memorial Log. It’s filled with life-sized One Piece statues and replica props. Website Planet of Doom has photos and a video of the exhibit, which you can check out in the above gallery. If you are curious and want to know more…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 30, 2012