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Some Misled Xbox Minecraft Buyers Can’t Get Refunds
It appears that Microsoft will not give full refunds to people who purchased the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft, even when they can’t use the game’s biggest new feature. Yesterday, Kotaku reported that in order to use Minecraft‘s local multi-player mode, you need to have a high-definition television. In response to Kotaku‘s request for comment,…
By Jason Schreier Published May 10, 2012 - Uncategorized
I Lost Sleep Waging Holy War in the New Civilization V
So, I have to be honest: I’ve spent two years avoiding Civilization V on purpose. It’s not that I have anything against the evolution of city-states into empires, or that I find resource-gathering, diplomacy, and warfare uninteresting. In fact, it’s exactly the opposite: I am deeply, painfully susceptible to the classic Civ player crisis of,…
By Kate Cox Published May 10, 2012 -
UncategorizedThis Real-Life Portal Turret Will Track And Shoot You
This has to be the coolest thing I will see today. I need at least two to stand guard by my apartment. Not only does this currently uncased Portal turret track its victims with a camera, but it can even shoot (non-lethally) at them. And it’ll inquire after you if you’ve left its sights. The…
By Tina Amini Published May 10, 2012 -
UncategorizedYou Have To Dismember Yourself To Solve These Puzzles
The best zombie games are those that let you play as the decaying, walking, blood-thirsty corpses rather than against them. Zombro is a special kind of zombie game, though. It’s less about a zombie apocalypse and more about the cross-country journey of one fairly tame zombie. All he wants to do is get out of…
By Tina Amini Published May 10, 2012 -
UncategorizedGrab a Drink, Light a Smoke, and Watch the Max Payne 3 Launch Trailer
Max Payne is so very emo. Or is that noir? Is noir just emo with more smoking, drinking, and guns? The answers to these questions and more will probably not be revealed on May 15. I’ll be too busy playing Max Payne 3 anyway. Well, in all honesty I’ll be playing Diablo III, but should…
By Mike Fahey Published May 10, 2012 -
UncategorizedA Time-Lapsed Look At One Lovely Street Fighter Mural
Check out this pretty video of a few artists painting a giant Street Fighter mural at their local sushi shop. It’s neat how a wall can transform from a bunch of amorphous smudges to one hell of a drawing. Street Fighter Mural in Time Lapse [YouTube]
By Jason Schreier Published May 10, 2012 - Uncategorized
Thursday Watch This, Play This
Watch! A real-life Portal turret in action. Watch! Max Payne is on a destructive path. Play! Tina dismembers herself as Zombro on her iPad. Watch! Timelapse of a Street Fighter painting. Watch! Bo Jackson plays Super Mario Bros..
By Tina Amini Published May 10, 2012 -
UncategorizedThe First Gameplay Trailer for Assassin’s Creed III Delivers Fluid, Lethal Action
Now that thousands of people have done Ubisoft’s job for them, players everywhere can finally get a look at the new gameplay lurking inside Assassin’s Creed III This new trailer lets us hear Ratonhnhaké:ton speak at length about his split Native American/European heritage and shows off loads of gorgeous snow-covered open-world action. Many of the…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 10, 2012 - Uncategorized
Thieves Try To Steal Xbox From House Full of Poison
Thieves in Orlando tried to snatch an Xbox 360 on Wednesday from an Orlando home covered in a fumigation tent, the Orlando Sentinel reports. They’ve got video of it. The paper says the thieves “dropped everything and ran” when the alarm went off. So, as long as an Xbox 360 can withstand fumigation, it’s probably…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 10, 2012 - Uncategorized
Minecraft Creator Tells Microsoft: ‘I love working with you!’
If we are going to tell you about when one of the most influential game developers in the world calls one big video game company a ‘bunch of cynical bastards,’ (presumably due to them labeling a bundle of games they published as “indie”) we ought to tell you about a company he likes, too. “Hey,…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 10, 2012 - Uncategorized
Welcome to Kotaku Melodic
I believe it was Mozart who said, “Music makes the people come together.” That or it was Madonna. Either way: Truer words were never spoken, am I right? Think about the things you love most about your favorite games. Sure, we all love great stories and characters. Graphics and art are nice, too. But I’ll…
By Kirk Hamilton Published May 10, 2012 - Uncategorized
Avengers: Battle for Earth Video Game Assembling on Xbox 360 and Wii U This Fall
Marvel’s just announced that their premiere superhero team will be hitting game consoles later this year, confirming recent rumors about such a game’s existence. Designed for use with Xbox 360’s Kinect camera and Wii U’s gestural inputs, Avengers: Battle for Earth will be a motion control game developed by the Ubisoft Quebec studio. Marvel says…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 10, 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! Angry Impoverished Dude’s a boss! The bread and…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 10, 2012 - Uncategorized
Enter Dishonored‘s Neo-Victorian Steampunk Society October 9
I knew absolutely nothing about Bethesda’s Dishonored until Totilo told us 18 things we should know about the steal action game. Now I know a 19th thing: Dishonored hits the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on October 9. Oh, and it has some incredibly sexy box art, if you can get past that nasty…
By Mike Fahey Published May 10, 2012 -
UncategorizedA Stunning Minecraft Rendition Of Final Fantasy VI
It’s hard not to get all wistful and teary-eyed when you watch these videos of Final Fantasy VI‘s various landmarks, faithfully recreated in Minecraft by builder Felix Trapper and set to glorious Nobuo Uematsu-composed music. The Narshe and Opera videos are particularly impressive (and tear-jerking) if you’ve played Final Fantasy VI. And if you haven’t,…
By Jason Schreier Published May 10, 2012 - Uncategorized
Monster World IV Makes Its North American Debut in Today’s Nintendo Download
The Wii Virtual Console springs back to life this week with two classic games from the fine folks at Sega, including one that never even made it stateside. Time for some old school action role-playing! Wonder Boy in Monster Land and Monster World IV hit the Wii Virtual Console today, giving owners of the console…
By Mike Fahey Published May 10, 2012 -
UncategorizedHitman Absolution Will Be Out November 20
The next Hitman game will be out on November 20 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC, Square Enix said today in a press release. There’s also a preorder-exclusive bonus called Hitman: Sniper Challenge, available only if you preorder the game at a GameStop. Here’s what Square Enix has to say about it: Developed by…
By Jason Schreier Published May 10, 2012 -
UncategorizedSee How Papo & Yo Tries to Recreate the Fantastic Realities of Childhood
“I want to take all these rich kids into a poor environment and make them realize they can enjoy it.” That’s a bold statement from game designer Vander Caballero, who’s leading the development of Papo & Yo But the upcoming PlayStation release aims for bold things, like letting players experience the dysfunctional relationship Caballero had…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 10, 2012 -
UncategorizedI Hope This Doesn’t Rule Out a Big Boy Transformers Prime Game
While the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 get what’s shaping up to be a pretty spectacular Fall of Cybertron, Nintendo Wii, 3DS and DS players get this. Now I am not saying this isn’t an excellent Transformers Prime game. I’ve not played it, so for all I know it could be spectacular. It just looks…
By Mike Fahey Published May 10, 2012
