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No Game, No Refund For Some Unfortunate Diablo III Fans
As a result of today’s news that Australian retailer GAME has gone into administration, select GAME stores will not be receiving stock of Diablo III. Kotaku AU has just been informed that if you have a pre-order with a store not receiving Diablo III stock, no refunds will be provided. The following text message has…
Mark Serrels | Kotaku AU Published May 14, 2012 -
UncategorizedMax Payne Wants You To Stop Indulging In Self-Reflection And Hurry Up Already
If you’re planning on picking up Max Payne 3 when it releases tomorrow, Max will be urging you to hurry the hell up while playing the game. Sometimes it’s to give you clues as to where to go next. Other times he just wants you to get on with it. This is no time to…
By Tina Amini Published May 14, 2012 -
UncategorizedTower of Fortune Puts a Fresh Spin on Retro Role-Playing
Chance has been a huge factor in role-playing games since the earliest days of pen-and-paper games. Normally represented as the roll of a die, Tower of Fortune swaps dice for slots. Is it a winning combination? Yes. Thanks for reading. Crafted by a Rodan and Rin of Game Stew Studio, Tower of Fortune is as…
By Mike Fahey Published May 14, 2012 -
UncategorizedYou Can’t Hold This Battlefield 3 Jeep Back From Its Dreams of Being an Airplane
This jeep in Battlefield 3 is special. It won’t listen to reason when you say things like, “But you’re just a Jeep. You were designed for 4-wheeling and hazardous shooting.” And of course the only thing left to do when trapped in a glitched out Jeep is to answer the call of many of our…
By Tina Amini Published May 14, 2012 - Uncategorized
Ever Wanted To Play Super Mario Bros. With A Banana?
Or a Play-Doh controller? Or doodles on a piece of paper? This unbelievable Kickstarter, launched by two MIT grad students, promises to create an invention kit that lets you turn just about anything into an electronic input device. In the video, students play Dance Dance Revolution with water buckets and Pac-Man with a piece of…
By Jason Schreier Published May 14, 2012 - Uncategorized
Splinter Cell Studio Head Wants Games to Grow Up
Jade Raymond is currently head of Ubisoft’s Toronto studio, which is hard at work on the next Splinter Cell game. And yet, while she clearly enjoys games as a blockbuster spectacle, Raymond wants games to strive to be more. Speaking with Eurogamer in a lengthy interview, Raymond calls on the industry, her own studio included,…
By Kate Cox Published May 14, 2012 - Uncategorized
Gears of War Creator Says Japanese Games Should Be More Social
In an interesting interview published by Gamasutra on Friday, Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski gave some advice to Japanese developers: add more multiplayer. “My advice to Japan is that in a disc-based market right now, you cannot [ignore multiplayer],” he said. “I’m not saying tack multiplayer onto every game… there’s a billion different ways…
By Jason Schreier Published May 14, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Diablo III Starter Edition Lets You Play Before You Pay
Too terrified of a little clicking to put your money down on Diablo III? Perhaps you can talk someone out of a Diablo III Guest Pass and gain access to the free Starter Edition, AKA the purgatory of the undecided. Much like it did with StarCraft II, Blizzard is releasing a fancifully-named demo for its…
By Mike Fahey Published May 14, 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! Just like Chell did against GLaDOS, Angry Impoverished…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 14, 2012 - Uncategorized
Steam Codes Are Now Officially Coming To GameStop
As Kotaku reported last week, GameStop will indeed be selling Steam codes, the retailer said in a press release today. The program is called Steam Wallet and codes will be available at $20 or $50. You’ll be able to use them to access Steam’s “more than 1,800 titles,” GameStop said. You can buy them in…
By Jason Schreier Published May 14, 2012 - Uncategorized
Maybe the PlayStation Orbis Will Play Used Games After All
Used games: you love them, need them and want to marry them. Publishers and developers blame the second-hand market for lack of innovation, saying the money they don’t see from used games would let them be more creative. Reports that the next consoles from Sony and Microsoft wouldn’t support pre-owned games only fueled this fiery…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 14, 2012 - Uncategorized
Pikmin 2 Makes Its North American Wii Debut June 10
Nintendo’s Selects line of $19.99 Wii titles expands by two next month, when Mario Power Tennis joins the long-awaited North American release of New Play Control Pikmin 2 in retailers “games too inexpensive to be in the case” sections. One of the best alien plant-based real-time strategy games ever created, Pikmin 2 originally hit the…
By Mike Fahey Published May 14, 2012 - Reviews
Sizing Up China’s Home Video Game Console, the CT510
China’s first foray into creating a mainstream video game system is a solid try in the right direction, except the system isn’t a game system, it’s an Online Multimedia Motion-sensing Device. The eedoo CT-510 already exceeded my expectations when I first saw it, it did exactly what it set out to do, entertain while providing…
By Eric Jou Published May 14, 2012 - Kotaku East
Welcome to Your Retro Gaming Dreams
Super Potato. I’ve been to the Akihabara branch a whole blot—I’ve been to the Osaka branches of this gaming retail chain even more. I’ve seen tons of Super Potato photos. I’ve taken tons more. Yet, I’ve always liked the photos Danny Choo of Culture Japan takes (they’re usually quite nice), and this batch of Super…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2012 -
Kotaku EastLet’s See What Kind of Alchemy This JRPG Opening Holds
Have a look at the latest entry in the Atelier series of Japanese role-playing games with the opening of Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Twilight Land. The game is out this June in Japan on the PlayStation 3.
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2012 - Kotaku East
Meet The Cat Hair Girls
Whether it been interesting outfits or make up, Tokyo’s Harajuku is famous for its inventive fashion. The latest trend, according to the Japanese media? Cat ear hair. For years, “cat girls” have been popular in Japan. The trope is ubiquitous in Japanese video games, manga and anime. But now, otaku (geek) culture is melding with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2012 - Kotaku East
This Life-Sized Lupin Figure Is Over $6,000 and Looks Crappy
Professional crook Fujiko Mine has her own new Lupin anime. In it, she looks sexy and fantastic. This new life-sized Fujiko figure, though, does not. Online retailer AmiAmi lists this life-sized Fujiko’s price at ¥504,000 (US$6,300) and calls it “high quality”. I call it “overpriced garbage”. Pre-orders for the figure start this summer. It goes…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2012 - Uncategorized
How Chinese Browsers Are Aiming for the Big Leagues
Unity Technologies and Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd announced last month of an agreement which will allow over 400 million Chinese Internet users to access Unity3D-powered 3D games through 360 browsers. Qihoo’s 360 browser along with its 360 anti-virus software are immensely popular in China. So popular in fact that according to Baidu.com’s statistics that…
By Eric Jou Published May 14, 2012