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CultureTotal RecallThe Third World War Brought Clinton and Saddam Closer Together
The Sega CD was home to some terrible things, but it was also home to some wonderful curiosities as well. And few are as curious as Micronet’s 1993 strategy game The Third World War. Let’s start with the cover art. That amazing cover art. Sadly, it was only for the Japanese edition of the game…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 25, 2012 - Uncategorized
Bang Bang, Kiss Kiss
Oh why hello there, Kotaku. You’ve survived Hump Day I see. That wasn’t supposed to happen… we don’t have a contingency plan for this. No one was supposed to survive hump day. Hmm, well. Guess we’ll have to improvise… Let’s start with an open thread. Go ahead and dive on in, talk about whatever you…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 25, 2012 -
UncategorizedLeisure Suit Larry Remake Makes Its Half-Million Bucks, Thanks To You?
The guy on the left is Al Lowe, adventure game pioneer and lead creative force behind the Leisure Suit Larry games. The guy on the right is Tim Schafer, adventure game pioneer and lead creative force behind Day of the Tentacle and other LucasArts classics. When I took this photo, in February, Tim was on…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 25, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Entire Universe, And Other Things That Are Awesome
People aren’t very big at all. But at least we’re bigger than ants, cells, the X chromosome, and all the empty space between particles. On the other hand, we get tiny awfully fast. Even dinky little Rhode Island looks huge in comparison to us. At least, until you keep scrolling out… From quantum foam and…
By Kate Cox Published April 25, 2012 -
UncategorizedThis Trailer for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is Pure Torture—In Live Action
Raiden is beaten, bloodied and in trouble and somewhere, something’s gone nuclear, not in a good way either. We have to wait until April 30 to find out who will, or even can, make it right. The tagline on this live action Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance trailer seems to put that on you, dear viewer.…
By Owen Good Published April 25, 2012 - Uncategorized
STALKER Franchise Sold to Bethesda? [Update]
According to Russian reports, STALKER creator and GSC boss Sergei Grigorovich has issued a statement revealing that the reason a new development team couldn’t get the rights to the STALKER series in order to make a sequel – as only briefly alluded to earlier today – was because those rights have been sold to Bethesda.…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 25, 2012 - Uncategorized
Valve’s Gabe Newell Prefers Fans To Make Half-Life Movies, Not Hollywood
Jamie Russel’s “Generation Xbox: How Video Games Invaded Hollywood” revealed why the Halo movie failed. But Microsoft isn’t the only company interested in crossmedia platforms for one of their most beloved franchises. Valve seems like an easy choice for a Hollywood spotlight. The fictional universe and its characters are intriguing, and the fanbase is already…
By Tina Amini Published April 25, 2012 - Uncategorized
Hello Friends, Madden has a New Commentary Team
Though it began so promisingly, the Gus Johnson era of calling the play-by-play in Madden NFL is over after two years. The game’s analyst, Cris Collinsworth, is likewise out. The reason? Neither of them got in the booth together. For Madden, or for any other purpose. They’ll be replaced by a duo who did, because…
By Owen Good Published April 25, 2012 - Uncategorized
Calvin Johnson Will Be On The Cover Of Madden 13
The fans have spoken. Madden 13‘s cover athlete will be Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin “Megatron” Johnson. Publisher Electronic Arts revealed the news today at an event in New York City, where fans came out to watch finalists Johnson and Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton as they had silly food-throwing competitions and jokingly gave one…
By Jason Schreier Published April 25, 2012 -
ReviewsPrototype 2: The Kotaku Review
In very few games have I truly inhabited the persona of a goddam-right-I-am badass, whose demonstrations of power were as personal as Prototype 2‘s. And it’s not because I’ve imagined any of the superpowers you wield in this game, or how I’d perform with them. It’s because of the very normal, very pissed-off man in…
By Owen Good Published April 25, 2012 -
UncategorizedI Wish This Star Trek Phaser Was Real
Sadly, this is probably just a camera trick involving smoke and LED lights. But what if a man actually built a working Star Trek phaser? What if he used it to pop balloons? What if he brought it to a bank and took everybody hostage? What if he used all of the money to build…
By Jason Schreier Published April 25, 2012 - Uncategorized
What Your Video Game Controllers Look Like At Airport Security
I’ve never actually wondered what a console controller looks like on the inside. Perhaps I am too easily distracted by their colorful plastic exteriors, or by wanting to throw them across the room in response to certain games. But a Reddit user out there with access to an industrial-strength x-ray system did wonder how a…
By Kate Cox Published April 25, 2012 -
UncategorizedA Valley Without Wind Still Managed to Blow Me Away
While I was playing A Valley Without Wind, someone asked me what I was up to. Here’s what I said: “Well, it’s a platformer. I mean, it’s not, it’s a roguelike. But totally a platformer. Really, it’s a dungeon-crawler. It exists for exploration. Well, no, for upgrades. Actually, it’s kind of an adventure game. Also…
By Kate Cox Published April 25, 2012 - Uncategorized
Wall-E Case Mod Made Even Cuter With His Cockroach Best Friend
You could practically make a flipbook out of the zillions of pictures (I counted) that track the building process of this adorable case built by a Russian modder. If you haven’t watched Wall-E yet you need to immediately rectify this. If you have, please proceed on to one of the cutest case mods I’ve ever…
By Tina Amini Published April 25, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Most Expensive Property in World of Warcraft Monopoly
The release of USAopoly’s World of Warcraft Monopoly is just around the corner, so let’s take an exclusive look at what’s on the most expensive corner of the game board. I showed you the money; I showed you what was in the cards. Now it’s time to show you the priciest bits of real estate…
By Mike Fahey Published April 25, 2012 - Uncategorized
Adam Sessler Out At G4 [UPDATE]
Longtime gaming personality Adam Sessler is no longer at G4, the TV host’s representative said today. Here’s a statement from Sessler’s representative: Television personality Adam Sessler and TV network G4 are parting ways, with Adam’s last episode as host of G4’s “X-Play” airing on the network today, Wednesday, April 25. Adam has been hosting the…
By Jason Schreier Published April 25, 2012