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The Ubiworkshop Edition of Assassin’s Creed III is an Excellent Way to Spend a Benjamin
Available for preorder exclusively at Ubiworkshop.com, the Ubiworkshop Edition of Assassin’s Creed III bundles the game with the second edition of the coveted Assassin’s Creed Encyclopedia and a new graphic novel for a smidge under a hundred bucks. In a way, you’re just trading one Assassin’s Creed III collectible for two, seeing as our American…
By Mike Fahey Published May 31, 2012 -
UncategorizedThe Possibly Real Dream of a TV Show Affected By Gamers
Last year the people making the TV show and video game that are both called Defiance performed a distracting magic trick. In an enclosed booth at the massive E3 gaming show they connected an Xbox 360 and a PlayStation 3 to each other via a network connection and let players on the rival machines play…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 31, 2012 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
This is your last chance to talk about video games in Kotaku‘s official forum this month. Will there be a next month? Tune in tomorrow to find out! TAYpic craftsman Shadoroch sends May to its Doom with this hellish creation. Goodbye, May TAYpic. We loved you so much. And with a new month dawning (possibly),…
By Mike Fahey Published May 31, 2012 - Uncategorized
We’re Getting a DC Fighting Game From the Makers of Mortal Kombat
What’s this? An official Injustice website featuring Superman, Wonder Woman and The Flash? Perhaps DC Comics’ superheroes will be joining an ‘Injustice League’ for a new fighting game, slated for a 2013 release on the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii U. In 2008, the same team made Mortal Kombat vs. D.C. Universe, so they have…
By Tina Amini Published May 31, 2012 -
UncategorizedHere’s the First Trailer for Dawnguard, Skyrim‘s First Full Expansion Pack
The province of Skyrim expands this summer with Dawnguard, 1,600 Microsoft points worth of new epic adventure for the Xbox 360. Dawnguard is a timed Xbox 360 exclusive, which is unfortunate seeing as I am fully invested in the PC version of the game at this point. Still, timed is timed, and we’ll get it…
By Mike Fahey Published May 31, 2012 - Uncategorized
It’s Actually a Pretty Damn Good Week for the Nintendo Download
What’s this? Four new-ish downloadable games across the various Nintendo platforms, and not one that I can poke fun at? This has to be some sort of record. Then again, it’s hard to screw up when you’ve got Metal Slug and Rayman on your side. Metal Slug 3 for WiiWare and the original Rayman in…
By Mike Fahey Published May 31, 2012 -
UncategorizedSports Champions 2 Should Help Knock the Dust Off Those Move Controllers
There goes Sony again, blowing its massive announcements the week before E3. Sports Champions 2 is coming this fall, new that no doubt have several PlayStation 3 owners wondering where they put that Move controller. to celebrate, Sony rolls out a non-traditional gamer glamour reel. Look at those people having fun with a video game…
By Mike Fahey Published May 31, 2012 -
UncategorizedThe Best Worst Game Trailer Music of 2012
Yes, I know it’s only May, but it’s May 31 and hot damn, this trailer music is awfully wonderful. Or is it, wonderfully awful? Whatever, who cares, it’s great and terrible at the same damn time. The trailer is for new Ridge Racer DLC for the PS Vita. The car in the above trailer is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2012 - Kotaku East
This Magic Film Can Turn Your iPhone into a 3DS (Well, Sorta)
With the 3DS, Nintendo brought us 3D imagery without the use of dopey glasses. Now, a company in Japan has developed a peripheral that can turn your iPhone into an instant 3D device. At the Wireless Japan 2012, an expo for wireless and smart phone devices and apps, Nippon System Project displayed its new “Picasso…
By Toshi Nakamura Published May 31, 2012 - Kotaku East
Men in Black 3 and the Art of Stealing Precious Analog Chinese Technology
While the Communist government neuralyzes Men in Black 3, a Chinese gadget site iGeek is claiming that the futuristic Men in Black 3 is copying a Chinese invention. “MIB3 nakedly ripped off our country’s patented technology,” iGeek said via a Chinese social networking site. Described as “an exquisite specimen of Chinese workmanship”, the colorful analog…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2012 - Kotaku East
Nintendo: Take That, Pirates!
R4 cartridges, better known in Japan as Majicon, are a major thorn in Nintendo’s side. The importing and sale of these devices that allow people to play pirated DS games was ruled as illegal in Japan since 2008. Generally, Nintendo has opted for filing civil complaints or civil lawsuits against violators, but at last, it…
By Toshi Nakamura Published May 31, 2012 - Kotaku East
New Grads Toss Their Caps While Their School Burns, Baby, Burns
In what looks to be the greatest graduation pic ever, a group of college students in Northeastern China toss their mortarboards in the air. In the background, their school dormitory is engulfed in flames. In the city of Dalian, a warehouse near the Dalian University of Technology caught on fire and then spread to the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2012 - Uncategorized
Dirty Fan Art Gets a Helping Hand
In Japan, there are numerous illustrated field guides (図鑑 or “zukan” in Japanese). Many of them are for kids and provide illustrated looks at things like dinosaurs, bugs, or trains. Then, there are zukan that are drawings guides—drawing guides for adults. These adult zukan feature women (or men) in various nude poses. Many of them…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2012 - Kotaku East
No Stock At Japanese Amazon Leads To Rumors Of A New Model 3DS
With E3 just around the corner, already there are rumors and predictions abound of what game developer is going to announce what. Some seem more reliable than others. One rumor currently circulating Japan’s message boards is that Nintendo will be releasing a new model of 3DS. So far the rumor does not seem to be…
By Toshi Nakamura Published May 31, 2012 -
UncategorizedDark Souls Coming to Steam, Computer DLC Coming to Consoles
Good news! The PC version of hard-as-nails Dark Souls is, oh yes, Steam bound. What’s more, the console versions will be getting PC exclusive content as paid DLC this winter. Dubbed Artorias of the Abyss, the downloadable content be out this winter on the PS3 (US$14.99) and the Xbox 360 (1200 MS Points). Artorias of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2012 - Kotaku East
This Doesn’t Say, “Love in the Butt”
Consider this a master class in font picking. When selecting a font, you should choose something that is easy to read, but is still striking. The latest thing you want to do is confuse people, or worse, lead them on about butt lovin’. Love in the Buff is a new Hong Kong romantic comedy. It’s…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2012 - Kotaku East
Ridiculously Expensive Resident Evil Jacket’s Ridiculous Poses
For models, posing is important. It can really sell the clothes—make them look cool. But bad posing can have the opposite effect and make the threads look anything but cool. In Japan, Capcom is rolling out a Premium Edition for survival horror game Resident Evil 6 that comes with, along other items, a leather jacket…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 31, 2012
