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Let’s Be Careful With The Child-Murder, Ok?
Is there anything worse than killing a child? It’s one of the most reprehensible things a person can do. Not just in real life: Along with Golden Retrievericide, child-murder is one of the most double-secret-ultrabad things a character can do in a movie, book or video game. The murder of a child can be an…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 30, 2012 -
UncategorizedNo One Wins a Car In Oprah’s New Game
Game designer and champion Jane McGonigal advocates games as a tool for making the world a better place. She has a book and a pile of research explaining all of the ways in which games can be beneficial for players’ physical and mental health as well as for the wider world. So now, it seems…
By Kate Cox Published April 30, 2012 -
UncategorizedSSX’s New DLC Tries to Recapture the Tricky Glory Days
The Mount Eddie DLC hits tomorrow for the recently rebooted SSX and promises to honor all your fond memories of video game snowboarding from the last console generation. So, does it live up to the hype? You can judge for yourself by watching these two videos. In them, I take the retro versions of Elise…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 30, 2012 -
UncategorizedNew Metal Gear Rising Trailer Is Like An Acid Trip Gone Bad
I just… don’t know what I’m watching. I’ve watched this new Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance trailer three times already and I still have no idea what’s going on. It’s like that weird video from Lost. Or pretty much anything from the Metal Gear Solid series. Enjoy. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is slated for later this…
By Jason Schreier Published April 30, 2012 - Uncategorized
Report: Square Enix Stalling Unannounced RPG Shooter From Nier Dev
Square Enix has been working on an RPG-slash-shooter called Catacombs, gaming site Siliconera reports today Developed by Cavia, also known as the studio behind 2010’s cult classic Nier (and a studio that has since been dissolved), Catacombs is a team-based shooter set in a twisted version of New York’s Museum of Natural History. Siliconera has…
By Jason Schreier Published April 30, 2012 - Uncategorized
How One Hacker Unintentionally Triggered one of the Biggest Data Thefts of All Time
George “geohot” Hotz found himself with overnight notoriety when, in 2007 at the age of seventeen, he successfully unlocked an iPhone — the first known to do so, bragging about it online. In January, 2010, he became the first hacker successfully to break through all of the restrictions Sony had put on the PlayStation 3.…
By Kate Cox Published April 30, 2012 - Uncategorized
My, Chun-Li, You Look Different
This isn’t the Chun-Li I remember! But it doesn’t matter much because look how awesome that animation is. I can watch her loop around for that hit too many times than is normal. Or at least until I fall over from dizziness. That, or someone yells at me to go back to work and stop…
By Tina Amini Published April 30, 2012 - Uncategorized
Yell These Words at Skyrim Using The Kinect Patch
Bethesda has released a full list of voice commands that will be supported in Skyrim‘s Kinect patch, which comes out tomorrow for Xbox 360 Check the PDF below for the whole list. And if you’re wondering whether to download the patch—well, first of all, it’s free. Second of all, it turns out shouting “Fus Ro…
By Jason Schreier Published April 30, 2012 -
UncategorizedSkyrim Kinect Support And DLC Announcement Coming Tomorrow
Skyrim’s Kinect update will go live tomorrow, Bethesda said this afternoon on its blog. The publisher will also announce the first downloadable content pack for its popular role-playing game, although VP of Marketing Pete Hines warned that we’ll only hear a “tidbit” of information about the upcoming DLC. Bethesda also released a full PDF file…
By Jason Schreier Published April 30, 2012 -
CultureGas Station Hot Dogs: The Snacktaku Review
Is the hot dog a snack, or is it a sandwich? Snackologists have long debated whether these discount sausage rolls fell under their dominion or were the bailiwick of the culinary elite. I have formulated, I believe, the ultimate answer. If you purchase a package of hot dogs from your local grocery store, bring it…
By Mike Fahey Published April 30, 2012 -
UncategorizedGreat Moments in Video Game Humor: Space Quest IV… or XII… Possibly X
What’s so great about Two Guys from Andromeda getting together to make a new game? For the answer, let’s look at the classic adventure Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers, an adventure so epic it spans at least three different games. After ripping science fiction a new laugh-hole through three amazing Space…
By Mike Fahey Published April 30, 2012 -
UncategorizedRide Epic Games’ Massive Metal Slide with Me in First-Person
It seems as if everyone in the Raleigh game development scene have ridden the slide from the second to the first floor of Epic Games’ headquarters. Now, thanks to the magic of shaky iPhone video, you can too. “You can’t miss the slide,” everyone and their brother told me as I prepared for my visit…
By Mike Fahey Published April 30, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Most Brutal Mortal Kombat Fatality Isn’t Always the Bloodiest
Wait, what? I didn’t pay for front row seats to the Mortal Kombat tournament just to be deprived of bloody entertainment! At least that’s what I imagine is running through the heads of the audience when Scorpion decides to forgo a fatality move. They’ve been robbed of the awesomely gruesome fatalities known to the fighting…
By Tina Amini Published April 30, 2012 - Uncategorized
Fake Gamer of the Week: Little Girl Who Just Found Porn On Her Brother’s DS
Oh, Little Girl Who Just Found Porn On Her Brother’s DS. I’m so sorry this happened to you. On behalf of brothers everywhere, I apologize. When your big brother got a 3DS, you were so excited to inherit his old DS that you didn’t even think about clearing out the internal memory. Why would you?…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 30, 2012 - Uncategorized
It’s Mother-Lovin’ Kotaku Off-Kilter Time
Make no mistake; Kotaku Off-Kilter loves your mother. Hell, it loves everybody, but especially moms. Perhaps it’s the season. It’s not supposed to make sense; nothing much will over the next hour and a half.
By Mike Fahey Published April 30, 2012 -
UncategorizedThe Game of Thrones Minecraft Project Is Getting More And More Spectacular
By now you must be familiar with WesterosCraft, the long-running (and long-insane) project to reconstruct the entire world of Game of Thrones on a single Minecraft server Project lead Jacob Granberry has been cranking out videos of the project all month, and it’s looking better than ever. Here are some of the team’s creations: Dragonstone…
By Jason Schreier Published April 30, 2012 -
UncategorizedGet a Look at God of War: Ascension’s Multiplayer Gameplay Right Here
Sony’s made a big revelation today with the disclosure of the multiplayer component coming in God of War: Ascension. Our preview explains the motivations and mechanics of the mythological prequel’s gameplay, but what if you just want to see it in action? Well, then, just click play on the stream above to see game director…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 30, 2012 - Uncategorized
Total War Developer’s Approach to Metacritic May Be ‘Brutal’ But It Works
In an interview with Gamasutra, Tim Heaton, the studio director of Total War developer Creative Assembly, described their development process as Metacritic-focused and “brutal.” As Creative Assembly works on a game, they’ll do what Heaton refers to as “Metacritic analysis,” breaking every feature down and looking at it from both the player’s and reviewer’s points…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 30, 2012