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“Psychopaths” at LucasArts Led to Cancellation of Star Wars: Battlefront III, Former Studio Exec Says
Star Wars: Battlefront III was once a game well and truly in development, at UK studio Free Radical. Since its 2008 cancellation, it has been supposedly off and on more times than anyone can count. Like many studios, Free Radical had its fair share of ups and downs, hits and misses over the years. But…
By Kate Cox Published May 4, 2012 - Uncategorized
When A Kickstarter Fails
Sometimes video game Kickstarters just don’t take off. In fact, that’s most of the time. For every monumental success like Double Fine or Wasteland 2, there are ten projects that remain undiscovered and unfunded. One of those failures was Class of Heroes 2, a Japanese RPG for the PSP and sequel to a game that…
By Jason Schreier Published May 4, 2012 -
UncategorizedHow Multiplayer Bullet Time Works in Max Payne 3
Bullet time! The supernatural act of slowing down time as you either shoot a gun or dodge the bullets of someone shooting at you! It was in Max Payne. It was in The Matrix How in world do you make bullet time work in a multiplayer shooter like Max Payne 3? It makes sense when…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 4, 2012 -
UncategorizedThis Is What It Would Be Like If Batman Was Trained To Be A Fruit Ninja
A journey for vengeance takes one man down a wild path that he can’t overcome on his own. He needs to be trained. In the ways of the…Fruit Ninja? Why a Fruit Ninja? Because think of all the incredible puns you can be making, that’s why! You laugh now, but you’d probably be quite the…
By Tina Amini Published May 4, 2012 -
UncategorizedI’ve Seen the Future of Mobile Sports Gaming and, for Better or for Worse, It Looks Like Big Win Hockey
After two years of playing console ports with virtual control pads on my iPhone, I think I’m starting to grasp the future of team sports video games on mobile devices. And it is nothing like what I play in my living room. It’s more like what I expect to play on Facebook, and Big Win…
By Owen Good Published May 4, 2012 -
UncategorizedTo Think Batman Was Just an Instagram Pic Away from Being an Avenger
Sure, he’s a founding member of the Justice League, but does the Justice League have a Hollywood blockbuster film in theaters? If there’s one thing Bruce Wayne knows, it’s where the money’s at. Too bad he doesn’t know Instagram. Boo Ya Pictures‘ latest Avengers short raises some compelling questions about the whole Marvel / DC…
By Mike Fahey Published May 4, 2012 - Uncategorized
Now You’re Baking With Portals
First off, wow. We’ve seen lots of Portal cakes floating around the Internet. Usually with expected taglines of “the cake is a lie.” But this cake is absolutely exceptional, and it’s certainly not a lie. It’s not often you find the famous Portal cake caught in the never-ending bounce between portals, a fun activity for…
By Tina Amini Published May 4, 2012 - Uncategorized
Shigeru Miyamoto Explains Why the Vita Isn’t “a Very Strong Product”
Given recent sales trends, Nintendo probably isn’t that worried about the PlayStation Vita posing any kind of a threat to their own 3DS. But that doesn’t mean that haven’t thought about Sony’s device. Over at Edge, an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto has the Nintendo game design legend praising the specs of the Vita but also…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 4, 2012 -
UncategorizedThe Authorized Story of the Next Aliens Video Game Will Change the Way We See Aliens and Alien3
The much-hyped Ridley Scott movie Prometheus isn’t the only big Aliens-related project that might change the way we think of one of sci-fi’s best series. The next Aliens video game counts. It’s canon. And the people who are making it think it might finally solve some key mysteries in the film—and even make the films…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 4, 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! The well-off gentleman of the 17th century gets…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 4, 2012 -
UncategorizedThe Elder Scrolls Online Now Has A Trailer
There’s no gameplay in this new teaser for Bethesda’s upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game, but at least it sounds cool. The Elder Scrolls Online will be out next year for PC and Mac. Hopefully it’s not as generic as leaked details make it seem
By Jason Schreier Published May 4, 2012 -
UncategorizedThe Avengers Movie Pinball Table Transforms Earth’s Mightiest Heroes into Six Shiny Spheres
I was going to headline this article “You’ve Seen the Avengers, Now Play With Their Balls”, but decided to be the better man, at least for a few seconds. Funny, I would have thought the Hulk’s would be bigger. Coming soon to Pinball FX 2 on the Xbox 360 and Zen Pinball 2 for the…
By Mike Fahey Published May 4, 2012 -
UncategorizedRiot Closes “Bull****” League of Legends Exploit, Bans Hundreds of Players
A small percentage of League of Legends players have been using an exploit that lets them cast powerful spells one right after another. The exploit let players add more points to the game’s Mastery system that would normally be allowed. But LoL developer Riot Games says such tactics are “bull****” and made moves to fix…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 4, 2012 - Uncategorized
Company of Heroes 2 Begins War on Gaming Press
Early this morning a delivery person showed up at my door with shocking news: HITLER BEGINS WAR ON RUSSIA. Either that was the world’s most delinquent paper boy, or THQ really wants us to get excited about Company of Heroes 2 Not only did THQ send me a FedEx wake-up call at 7AM, they also…
By Mike Fahey Published May 4, 2012 - Uncategorized
Elegant Star Wars Cosplay, For a More Civilized Age
Victoria “Scruffy Rebel” Schmidt is a cosplayer who, most of the time, devotes her time to dressing up as characters from the Star Wars universe. And she does a damn fine job of it. X-Wing pilots, prequel jedi, “set to stun” Leia, Han Solo’s kids, she covers all three eras of the Star Wars universe…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 4, 2012 -
UncategorizedThese Video Game Shootings Might Gross You Out a Little
The recently-released Sniper Elite V2 is, for want of a more in-depth review, a pretty lacklustre third-person stealth/action game punctuated by moments of extreme excitement. Those are the times you actually get to do some proper sniping. And, as you can see in this video (be sure to click the “HD” button first to see…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 4, 2012
