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Customize the Look of Your 3DS With a Whole New Midnight Purple 3DS
Evoking images of lilacs, hyacinth and GameCubes, Nintendo’s Midnight Purple 3DS launches on May 20 in North America, giving fans another way to “customize the look of their systems”. Nintendo’s official announcement of this new Midnight Purple color scheme, joining red, blue, black, and pink on the market just in time for Mario Tennis Open,…
By Mike Fahey Published April 30, 2012 -
UncategorizedA Paper Mario Automaton Won’t Kill its Masters
Automatons can come in many shapes and sizes. You can get giant robots, who will one day rise up and kill us all, and you can get tiny little novelties, like this Paper Mario box. It’s not the most advanced thing in the world, but there’s a simple charm to it that makes it endearing.…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 30, 2012 - Uncategorized
When Did Video Game Characters Start Looking This Damn Good?
The correct answer, as EVE Online players already know, is last year, when an expansion to the game brought about avatars that must surely be the envy of every other video game involving human characters on the planet. The lighting helps, especially the way it reacts to their skin and hair (and the fact Dead…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 30, 2012 - Uncategorized
In a Perfect World, We’d be Able to Buy This Zelda LEGO
Late last year, a man had an idea for a Zelda-themed LEGO set. I liked his work. But it was also a little basic. Now, a rival set has come along, with full plans for not just minifigs but playsets as well, and it is great Ragaru’s plans include large, detailed and impressive sets based…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 30, 2012 - Uncategorized
Dropping Game Jokes Into Porn Video Names is One Way to Make a Living
Reader Samshel Darkspear has a rather interesting job. He freelances for porn sites. Not as a cameraman, or an actor, but for the actual sites. As a headline writer. It’s about the only writing you can do for a porn site these days (sorry literary fetishists!), I guess, but someone needs to do it, and…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 30, 2012 -
UncategorizedWhat the Original Star Fox, Mega Man, Mother and Gradius’ Intros Would Look Like in HD
YouTube user rickonami has done a wonderful thing. He’s remade the intro to Star Fox on the SNES, only now it’s in fancy HD, and includes some nods to the N64 game. If you like it, you should check out some of his other, similar attempts, like those for Mother and Gradius, which I’ve included…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 30, 2012 - Uncategorized
TimeSplitters 4 is Not in Development
There’s been teaser art for years. And even as recently as 2010, word that its creators were talking with publishers about releasing it. But in sad news for TimeSplitters fans, it seems the 4th game in the series is going absolutely nowhere. A Crytek UK spokesperson chatting with CVG has said the studio, formerly known…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 29, 2012 - Uncategorized
Tekken, Judge Gabranth and Assassin’s Creed III’s Ratohnhaké:ton Come to Life
Welcome to Fancy Pants, Kotaku’s weekly roundup of the very best in cosplay from the past week. As the headline kinda spoils already, this week we’ve got someone dressing up as an Assassin from an Assassin’s Creed game that’s not even out yet. That’s how much cosplayers love Assassin’s Creed. There’s also a terrifyingly realistic…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 29, 2012 - Uncategorized
There’s a Portal Cartoon Being Made. It Looks Incredible.
Given the fact Valve isn’t in the business of making its own animated films (outside of TF2 advertisements), fan Alex Zemke is doing his own Portal flick. And going by the screens he’s released so far, it looks as good as you’d hope the real thing to look. The movie is called Companionship, and before…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 29, 2012 -
UncategorizedThe Most Amazing Portal, Halo & Metal Gear Toys You’ll Ever See
Toy company threeA held a signing and showcase event over the weekend in Hong Kong, and present at the show were our first good looks at the studio’s upcoming Portal and Halo figures. We also get a look at their second Metal Gear effort as well, following on from the enormous Metal Gear Rex Halo…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 29, 2012 - Culture
Time for a Snipe Hunt
Sniper Elite V2 leads the hit list of retail releases for this week. Assuming all is well with the publisher, Awesomenauts is due on PSN and XBLA this week, too. Tuesday • Mortal Kombat (PS Vita) • Sniper Elite V2 (360, PS3, PC) • Forza Motorsport 4: May Top Gear Pack (360) • Awesomenauts (PSN)…
By Owen Good Published April 29, 2012 - Uncategorized
Meet Nvidia’s New Flagship Card, the $999 GeForce GTX 690
Capping off Nvidia’s tease from earlier in the week, the company has taken the wraps off the GeForce GTX 690, which will be out on May 3. Price? Oh, a mere $999. Calling it their new “flagship” card, Nvidia reckons performance from the dual-Kepler GPU -packing card equals that of two GTX 680s slung together…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 29, 2012 - Uncategorized
NBA Live Moves with a Purpose to Make You a Better Baller
The NBA Live development team runs a weekly game of basketball at a rec center across the street from EA Sports’ studio in Orlando, Fla. When I visited a couple of weeks ago I was invited to join them. Absolutely, I replied, but deep down I was still a little hesitant. They’re good. Many of…
By Owen Good Published April 29, 2012 - Uncategorized
THQ Shovels Out Its Shovelware Division
Continuing an internal reorganization that has seen casual titles tossed out in favor of a focus on more core video gaming titles, THQ has jettisoned its ValuSoft division. ValuSoft, per its name, was the publisher’s “value” label, which is a polite term for shovelware that grandmas bought from Walmart for their disappointed grandkids. Another budget…
By Owen Good Published April 29, 2012 -
UncategorizedWatch Diablo III’s “Evil is Back” TV Spot Right Here, Right Now
If you don’t much like sitting through Family Guy just to catch a 30-second advertisement for Diablo III well, you can see it all here. Blizzard just posted the clip this afternoon. Enjoy.
By Owen Good Published April 29, 2012 - Uncategorized
Awesomenauts in Jeopardy as the Game’s Publisher Files for Bankruptcy
Due for release via Xbox Live and PlayStation Network on Wednesday, Awesomenauts‘ launch appears uncertain as its publisher, dtp entertainment, declared its insolvency in Germany today, reports IGN. The developer, Ronimo, is not involved in the proceedings, but it couldn’t offer any assurances that the bankruptcy won’t affect the game’s release. At the moment we’re…
By Owen Good Published April 29, 2012 -
UncategorizedKeith Apicary Asks a Local News Reporter if She’s Ever Played Blazing Star
The famous PAX East ejectee Keith Apicary (a character portrayed by comedian Nathan Barnatt) gatecrashed a backup dancer audition for pop star (and “amazing roller skater”) Kimberly Cole earlier this month. (“He was wearing mom jeans, a NASA sweatshirt and he had a sack lunch,” she says, “so I knew that there was something special…
By Owen Good Published April 29, 2012 - Uncategorized
Joy Ride Gets a Dis-Kinected Sequel
Kinect Joy Ride was a casual racing game released at launch with Kinect in 2010, and it didn’t wow critics. (“Joy Ride might be the equivalent of a new word for spaghetti,” wrote Stephen Totilo. “The old one’s fine.”) Gamers especially didn’t care for standing up as they approximate the steering-wheel controls, something they felt…
By Owen Good Published April 29, 2012
