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Work Out Smarter, Not Harder, With Fitocracy‘s Mobile App
It was embarassing to check back in to Fitocracy, the gamified “workout MMO” I touted about a year ago, and see almost no activity on my account since the previous summer. It’s not that I haven’t been to a gym since then. But a combination of backsliding and simply failing to log my activity meant…
By Owen Good Published April 20, 2012 -
UncategorizedWhat Those Resident Evil Herbs Really Do
When done well, parody videos are great. They feel like an inside joke we can all nod our heads along with and be all, “Yeah, that is a pretty ridiculous thing we did in that video game that one time.” In the spirit of…today, Mega Land Games makes a spoof video of Resident Evil involving…
By Tina Amini Published April 20, 2012 -
UncategorizedSpectacular Modern Warfare 3 Thowing Knife Kill Foiled by Pesky Portable Radar
YouTube user TehPadre would have had a pretty spectacular cross-map throwing knife kill on his hands, if not for the courageous efforts of a portable handheld radar. Missed it by that much! Good thing TehPadre checks his replays after every long-distance throwing knife attack. If not he never would have known the man that shot…
By Mike Fahey Published April 20, 2012 -
UncategorizedThere Are Few Things Funnier Than The Legend of Zelda With An Assault Rifle
Hey! Listen! Watch this! Really, doesn’t this video just make you want to play the hell out of a Zelda first-person shooter? It’d certainly be more interesting than Brown Military Shooter #43242395823532. The Legend of Zelda: FPS [YouTube via Reddit]
By Jason Schreier Published April 20, 2012 - Uncategorized
Friday Watch This, Play This
Watch! Slick knife move gets denied. Watch! When Resident Evil’s healing herbs go wrong. Play! Owen gets motivated to workout with Fitocracy on his iPhone. Watch! Adorable baby gets hit with a Hadouken. Watch! A Zelda game, but with guns.
By Tina Amini Published April 20, 2012 - Uncategorized
EA Declares Every Game They Make Will Have a Multiplatform “Online Universe” Of Its Own
Do you want to be able to connect to your Battlefield, Need For Speed, and Sims, games at all times? Do you want to be leveling up skills in FIFA from work, or contemplating Medal of Honor weapons on your commute? EA certainly wants you to, and plans to make it happen. Eurogamer reports that…
By Kate Cox Published April 20, 2012 - Uncategorized
Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 Brings All 56 Fighters to the iPhone Next Week
Long before Capcom started packing its discs with downloadable content, there was Marvel Vs. Capcom 2. No “downloadable” characters, no EX Super Hyper version; just perfection. On April 25 that perfection hits the iPhone and iPod Touch. Who’s excited? If you answered “Mike Fahey is excited”, then you win my admiration. I’ll also accept “me”,…
By Mike Fahey Published April 20, 2012 - Uncategorized
Looks Like Harley Quinn Will Be Hammering Back Into Batman: Arkham City in New DLC
Rumors have been swirling—based on a list of achievements—that Batman: Arkham City will be getting a new story-based add-on that centered on Bat-villain Harley Quinn and The Dark Knight’s junior partner Robin. Well, a teaser image released today by the game’s official Twitter account seems to point to a future appearance by the Joker’s girlfriend.…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 20, 2012 -
UncategorizedWe May Soon Have To Tell You Which Games Aren’t Coming Out On May 15
Max Payne 3 is coming out on May 15. Diablo III is coming out on May 15. A Game of Thrones game is coming out on May 15. That’s not enough. Today, we have news that PixelJunk 4AM, the PlayStation Move-controlled interactive music performance program (it’s not quite a game, but is fun!) will be…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 20, 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! Today’s side-scrolling TAYpic makes Kicking Guy the video…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 20, 2012 - Uncategorized
Dead Space Developer on Gears of War : “Literally the Worst Writing in Games”
A lot of games set out to tell engaging stories. Some use a narrator, lots of cutscenes or branching dialogue systems. Others embed plot points in the environment. Success rates vary, of course. But what’s the worst storytelling in video games? Why, Gears of War, says Dead Space story producer Chuck Beaver. Eurogamer pulls out…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 20, 2012 -
UncategorizedWatch A Hyena and a Monkey Team Up to Survive in This Tokyo Jungle Gameplay Clip
It may be too early to anoint any one game as a cult favorite of 2012 but Tokyo Jungle definitely looks like it’s in the running, based on its box art alone. The video above looks like it’s showing co-op gameplay, with what appears to be a hyena and a chimpanzee foraging through the game’s…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 20, 2012 -
UncategorizedI Shouted ‘Fus Ro Dah’ At Skyrim, And I Kinda Liked It
Here’s a confession: I have absolutely no interest in Microsoft’s Kinect. The controller-free interface doesn’t appeal to me. I don’t want to dance around my living room or wave my arms to fling boulders at castles. I get bored just thinking about it. Shouting dragon words in Skyrim might have changed my mind. Kinda. Within…
By Jason Schreier Published April 20, 2012 -
UncategorizedSpec Ops: The Line Multiplayer Pits Brother Against Brother Against Sand
How refreshing is it to have a tactical shooter set in Dubai without one side having to be some sort of terrorists? It’s The Exiles versus The Damned in Spec Ops: The Line‘s online multiplayer sandbox. Not that Spec Ops: The Line is a giant, open-world free-roaming experience. In this case sandbox actually means boxes…
By Mike Fahey Published April 20, 2012 - Kotaku East
Please Don’t Aim Games about Hostess Clubs at Kids!
Earlier this week, I wrote about my first hour playing Girls RPG: Cinderellife. For a laugh, I poked and prodded the game, pointing out its less-than-inspiring portrayal of women—though this is nothing new when it comes to games or any other popular media really. Most of the things I poked fun at were a direct…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published April 20, 2012 - Kotaku East
These Japanese People Totally Meh Sony
Beleaguered electronics giant Sony is having a tough time. It’s not only battling a strong yen and strong rivals, but also a giant lack of buzz. Just look at these folks on Japanese TV. No buzz! In the above photo from Japan’s TBS News, two women are asked if there are any Sony products they…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2012 - Kotaku East
Shop Online, Get Your Goods Delivered by a Wannabe Model
Good-bye FedEx! Hello, Tao Girls! For the equivalent of a mere $US1.60, one day soon you can apparently get packages delivered by young, fashionable ladies. In addition to product listings, Taobao.com, China’s fastest growing online retail business, also features an array of young Chinese women posing in pictures as well as looking for modeling gigs.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2012 - Kotaku East
Japan’s Crappiest Looking Game Is Addicted to Delays
Boy, Daisenryaku Perfect: Ruler of the Battlefield looks like dung. Maybe its horrible addiction is to blame—it’s addiction to game delays. The game was delayed last spring and pushed to fall 2011. Then, it was pushed to this April. It was supposed to be out yesterday, but was once again delayed to “further improve quality…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2012 - Kotaku East
Confessions of an American Hostess: Getting Paid to Drink with Men
“You have to pet their egos,” said Elizabeth. “That’s what a hostess does.” Now, in her early 30’s and married, Elizabeth is living a very different life but was still eager to share her experiences. But only a few years ago, she spent six months working at a hostess club here in Japan. Elizabeth came…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published April 20, 2012 - Kotaku East
Man Goes Berserk in Arcade, Ends Up Unconscious in the Hospital
Yesterday evening, 25 year-old Kengo Katou kicked an arcade cabinet at “Play Hard” game center in Kasugai City. He’s now in a coma. After kicking the cabinet, arcade staff told him to knock it off. According to eyewitness accounts, Katou then became enraged and started acting violently. He pulled one employee’s hair and began throwing…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 20, 2012