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UncategorizedGod Help Me, I’m Enjoying a FarmVille Clone
Spare me your criticisms. I hate FarmVille and its kin for the same reasons you do. Games like that are manipulative, reliant on spamming and barely constitute being called games at all. And yet…what would happen if one came along dressed like Advance Wars? And actually had some gameplay to go with all the farming?…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2012 -
UncategorizedClaymation Adventure Game Hits Steam
The Dream Machine, one of the most interesting PC adventure games of the last few years, is out today on Steam. It’ll be cheap. You should definitely get it. Unless you already got it, in which case, you’ll get Steam keys for free. [The Dream Machine]
By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2012 - Uncategorized
Video Gaming’s A-Team Brings Samus, Shepard, Master Chief and Jim Raynor Together
Using the magic of Photoshop and the wizardry of Garry’s Mod, Ariel Flores has brought together some of video gaming’s greatest heroes in the one team. Calling it the “Vindication Series”, it’s got action, explosions and…Commander Shepard sticking his tongue down the back of Lightning’s neck. Something I never thought I’d see, and now I’ve…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2012 - Uncategorized
Finally, Someone Made a Dr. Grordbort Game
Dr. Grordbort is a character created by WETA’s Greg Broadmore, a champion of Victorian Britain’s struggles against the inhabitants of Mars. Beginning life as the avatar for a range of fancy toy guns, he’s become something of a cult figure, partly for his awesome toy guns, partly because of his wonderful facial hair. Sadly, for…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2012 - Uncategorized
These Amazing Video Game Guns Actually Fire
Brian Johnson makes replica video game weapons. Unlike other ones that just look nice, though, he goes the extra mile and has them functioning as actual NERF guns. We showed you one of these last year, but man, the whole collection is so great I’m showing you a ton of them tonight. Drawing from properties…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2012 -
UncategorizedFrom Skate Video Game to Skate Park Video
Inspired by the replay modes in EA’s Skate series, friends Brandon and Darren decided to put the controllers down and go and make a real skate video just like it. So they did. This is it. It’s called Scorch & Wood, and all the shots you see were filmed at a minimum of 1500 frames…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2012 -
UncategorizedLet’s Watch Nazis Get Shot in the Balls by a Sniper
When I posted a clip from Sniper Elite V2 the other day, I was focused on one thing: killing Germans. So I shot for the head, and I shot for the heart. Both were poor choices. Turns out I should have instead aimed a little lower. It’s funnier that way. WARNING: Video contains exploding balls.…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2012 - Uncategorized
Nintendo Is Killing Off the Aqua Blue 3DS
Do you own an Aqua Blue Nintendo? You might own a bit of history. Nintendo Japan’s website reveals that the color will soon no longer be in production. On the Nintendo site, it clearly states: “Scheduled to end production shortly” (近日生産終了予定). No reason was given yet, but online in Japan, people are speculating that it…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 11, 2012 -
UncategorizedA Party Bus Can Sure Liven Up a Zombie Apocalypse
Let me set the scene. DayZ, a mod for ArmA II, is one of the bleakest, most brutal video game experiences you’ll ever have In keeping communication, convenience and supplies to a minimum, leaving players to their own devices in an empty world out to kill them, it gets what makes a zombie apocalypse so…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 11, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallWhat an Old Game Boy Can Teach us About Men’s Toilets
Via Vice mag’s tech site, Motherboard, we get a look at one of the best pieces of work ever done on a Game Boy. And it’s not even a game. In response to recent excitement over things like the iPhone’s Game Boy camera app, Michael Byrne shares this clip, made by some friends of his…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 10, 2012 -
CultureTotal RecallThe Japanese Game That Was Played in English, Based on Shakespeare
The Book of Watermarks is an adventure game released in Japan, and only in Japan, in 1999. Rare for a Japanese adventure game, it featured full-motion video acting and 3D visuals. Oh, and it also tipped its hat to the work of William Shakespeare. Though it’s of course heavily inspired by Myst, being a puzzle-based…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 10, 2012 - Uncategorized
Goodbye Leslie, Goodbye Ron? Goodbye Liz and Jack?
I sure hope not! Hi there Kotaku, and welcome to your Thursday night open thread. We’re almost there! We’re almost to the weekend! Can you smell it? Can you smell the weekend? It smells like… hamburgers. Mmmmmm. Here, from the internet, are some things to read and maybe talk about. If Pinterest had been invented…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 10, 2012 - Uncategorized
Ghost Recon Isn’t Even Out and It’s Already Announcing DLC
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier hits shelves on May 22, a week from Tuesday, but Ubisoft is already letting everyone know about extra stuff they can buy later on this year. Specifically, the “Arctic Strike Map Pack,” coming your way July 3 for $10. The pack includes new maps, a new multiplayer mode, weapons “to give…
By Owen Good Published May 10, 2012 -
Uncategorized‘My Boat is Fly,’ Says Battlefield 3‘s Rocket-Boat Pilot. And Yes, It Is.
The YouTube user Birgirpall has a reputation for C4-induced antics in Battlefield 3, and that’s what’s going on here—a series of rocket-jumps on a Zodiac boat, launching the craft where no boat has gone before, or would be expected to be seen. This video carries the obligatory “I’m On A Boat,” by The Lonely Island…
By Owen Good Published May 10, 2012 -
UncategorizedSteam Trading Makes Super Monday Night Combat and TF2 Hat-Swappable
The update live now for Super Monday Night Combat introduces Steam Trading (among other upgrades and fixes), which means you can pickup crossover costume items in both this title and Team Fortress 2 for the super low price of nothing. Four items kick off the “Friendship is Sharing” campaign for Uber Entertainment, two for each…
By Owen Good Published May 10, 2012 -
UncategorizedYou Can Kill Demons Anywhere You Like, But It’ll Never Quite Sound Like Diablo II
College is all about getting exposure to new ideas and experiences. For me, after I made friends with a couple of PC gamers my sophomore year, those experiences began to include countless new games. We routinely played Worms Armageddon or Heroes of Might and Magic III (hot-seat mode on both) until dawn and then kept…
By Kate Cox Published May 10, 2012 -
UncategorizedI Can’t Stop Listening To This Portal 2 Dance Remix
Man. I do like a good Portal 2 remix. This one, however, is on another level. It was created by Will Bedford, and I’ve been listening to it all day. For real. Maybe it’s the happy pop chord progression. Or the kicky beat. Or the triumphant Cave Johnson breakdowns. Or the double-time section. Or I…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 10, 2012 -
UncategorizedFrom Baldur’s Gate to Call of Duty, Those Ex-Mass Effect Composers Are Doing Just Fine
While many composers worked on the Mass Effect soundtracks over the years, Sam Hulick and Jack Wall are the names most commonly associated with the game. Wall composed that emotional menu music that was hidden in Mass Effect 3, while Hulick composed the music that plays while navigating the galaxy map. Both composers have gone…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 10, 2012 -
UncategorizedThe Melodic Mailbag: Metroid Metal, Journey, Journey, and Why We Love Chiptunes
And we’re back with another Melodic Mailbag! Where we answer musical questions from our friendly Kotaku Melodic readers. Let’s get right to it. Dan asks: I was listening to The Beatles and it got me thinking: Which game do you think honors its band inspiration more: Journey (the 1983 videogame, not the 2012 sand one)…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 10, 2012