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When I Hit That Dip, Get Your Camera
Hi there, Kotaku. The week is over, and so we come to the Friday night open thread. I hope you had a good week! If you’re at PAX East, I trust you’re having a blast. Here, gathered from the internet, are some things you might want to read before you get to gabbing. “What books…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
John Romero Offers Details on His New MMO-Like PC Shooter
It’s been a while since man/myth/legend/Doom co-creator John Romero put out a shooter. Almost ten years, in fact. Speaking with Eurogamer, Romero revealed some details on a new shooter he’ll be working on soon. Romero says he’s “already kind of designed the thing,” though the game isn’t in production yet. He described the game as…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Cosplay of PAX East: Day One
It’s not the first industry expo of the year, but it is the first with cosplayers. Inside we’ve got shots of Tingle, Heavy, Salarian and Snake, and much more. And this isn’t the end of it. We’ll be giving you galleries of cosplayers at the end of each day of the Penny Arcade Expo East,…
By Owen Good Published April 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
So… Why Is Headless Nathan Drake Taking On That Helicopter?
You might be looking at that image and thinking, “Why the heck doesn’t Nathan Drake have a head? What is he thinking, going up against a helicopter with no head?” And that would be a fair question to ask! In fact, this is an image from today’s Naughty Dog panel at PAX East, in which…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 6, 2012 -
UncategorizedHere’s Minecraft‘s Cool Xbox 360 Split-Screen in Action
Back in March, I found a new reason to get excited about the Xbox 360 version of Mincraft. Namely, split-screen local multiplayer for up to four players. I think it’ll be really fun to have friends over and play Minecraft together. Today at PAX East, Stephen Totilo got another look at the game and shot…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 6, 2012 -
UncategorizedHitler Recaps the Week in Video Gaming
Godwin’s Law states that “as an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1.” As basically all video game discussion takes place online, let’s just cut to the chase and give der fuehrer’s take on recent topics of interest to gamers. Hitler’s Game Marathon Plans Go Wrong March…
By Owen Good Published April 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Week in Evil DLC
Downloadable content. Everyone hates it—but everyone buys it. Yes, even you in the comments, smart guy. Here’s a look at the latest package of extensions and pre-order bonuses designed to crowbar the last dollar out of your wallet. Can you still respect yourself if you buy it? Rock Band: Slayer Pack 01 Available: April Fucking…
By Owen Good Published April 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Bewildering Technicolor Dreamcoat of the Character Creation Process
See that guy up there at right? That’s “Bogeyman,” my DC Universe Online homage to the Hobgoblin as created by Roger Stern and John Romita, Sr. back in 1983. I’m damn proud of him, but I can’t tell if his colors match, or can even be called “orange” and “blue.” You’d think getting colors right…
By Owen Good Published April 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
“No Comment” From BioWare on the Mass Effect 3 Indoctrination Theory
BioWare is planning to flesh out the existing ending of Mass Effect 3, but that doesn’t mean fans haven’t already done some fleshing-out of their own. (Spoilers!) The much-discussed “Indoctrination Theory” floats the notion that Shepard in fact didn’t make it to the final decision at all, and that much of the controversial ending took…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
This Is What It Looks Like When The Readers Take Over Kotaku
Today at PAX East, Kotaku hosted a panel where we allowed readers to “take over” the site. Here are some photos of how it went down. Taken by Chris Person Taken by Chris Person Taken By Chris Person Taken by Chris Person Taken by Chris Person Taken by Chris Person Taken by JP Speir Taken…
By Nick Vannucci Published April 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
Biff Tannen Promises a Perfect Week This Time. Really, Trust Him.
Hey, are you a sports fan on the go? Who has time these days to watch the big game, or bother with messy DVR, or boring highlight shows? With Biff Tannen’s Sports Almanac, we’ll give you the weekend’s biggest matchups before they happen, thanks to these highly accurate peer-reviewed scientific simulations of sports video gaming’s…
By Owen Good Published April 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
36 Perfect Games Already Have Been Pitched in MLB 2K12
In a little more than two days since the contest began, three dozen perfect games already have been verified in the MLB 2K12 $1,000,000 Challenge, the game’s social media manager said about three hours ago. There’s a leaderboard up showing who the early contenders are to make an eight-man tournament where the grand prize will…
By Owen Good Published April 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
How Old Can a Guy Be Before MLB The Show Finally Throws Him Out?
Jamie Moyer, at 49, is scheduled to start tomorrow for the Colorado Rockies. Only 11 other pitchers have appeared in an MLB game at age 46 or older. I was curious, how does a simulation like MLB 12 The Show, which prides itself on authenticity, handle age in its Road to the Show career mode,…
By Owen Good Published April 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
Five Gaming Apps Enter, Five Gaming Apps Leave. It’s Your Anti-Climactic Week in Gaming Apps
Cliff Diving, cartoon references, futuristic racing, twisted puzzles and Activision making more money. Yep, just another Week in Gaming Apps. This week saw the release of Skylanders Cloud Patrol, giving fans of Activision’s toys-meets-games series something else to plug their colorful plastic people into, while giving Activision another revenue stream on top of angry parents…
By Mike Fahey Published April 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Hygiene Products PAX Desperately Needs
What would happen if the readers took over Kotaku? We decided to find out. At our panel at the Penny Arcade Expo in Boston, we allowed anyone and everyone to “Take Over Kotaku” and pitch us stories on whatever they wanted to write about. These stories are the ones we accepted. In this one, reader…
Anthony Guzzardo Published April 6, 2012 - Uncategorized
Nominate This Week’s Best Comment
Hello everyone! Happy Friday! While I’m out and about on the Boston convention floor at PAX, you are reading this article, prepared to bring judgment down on the metaphorical heads of Kotaku readers. Or something like that. So if you want your favorite commenter (who is not you, or your alter-ego, or your other personality…
By Tina Amini Published April 6, 2012