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Leisure Suit Larry Creator Wants Half a Million Bucks to Bring It Back
Al Lowe, creator of the lecherous adventure game series, has started a Kickstarter to develop a “Reloaded” edition of the original Leisure Suit Larry. They hope to raise $500,000 and release the game for PC, consoles and mobile. [Kickstarter]
By Jason Schreier Published April 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedMass Effect: The High School Years Could Fix The Game’s Beginning
Who cares about the ending of Mass Effect 3? The creators of the “young and sassy” Mass Effect: The High School Years know that the part of BioWare’s big sci-fi gaming series that most urgently needs work is the beginning. With this trailer, they’ve fixed it. Except… my Shepard would have been a girl in…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedLeap to Certain Death in Stickman Cliff Diving
Based on a flash game, Stickman Flash Diving doesn’t ask much of the player. You make a stick figure jump off a very high cliff, do some somersaults and stick a landing. That’s about it. The game is free (at least, it is for now), though, as you’d expect from something you can already play…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedStick Figured League of Legends Is More Intense Than It Sounds
There is some fairly intense combat going on in the stick figure version of League of Legends. This stick figure showdown uses the audio featured in the game, except for a random Zoidberg appearance toward the end. It’s like the mobile game Stick-Fu but with significantly more awesome moves. There’s a lot of head-butting, sword…
By Tina Amini Published April 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedLook How Gorgeous First-Person Bomberman Could Be
You’re surrounded by walls and loaded with bombs. In the distance an explosion erupts, sending bricks flying in every direction. Another explosion, this time closer. And another still, even closer than that. It’s not just Bomberman—it’s first-person Bomberman, and it’s glorious. It’s also, unfortunately, not a real game, but rather a concept created by YouTube…
By Mike Fahey Published April 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedMass Effect Ruins Marriages
Witness what happens when a happy couple is exposed to dangerous doses of Mass Effect. It’s not pretty. USC film student Andrew Allen, who blogs over at Padinga.com, put together this fun video to demonstrate the serious consequences of Mass Effect addiction. And it doesn’t even talk about the ending! Mass Effect 3 Versus Marriage…
By Jason Schreier Published April 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Monday Watch This, Play This
Watch! Mass Effect 3 is destroying marriages. Watch! Bomberman in the first-person perspective. Play! Luke has stick figures fall to their death in Stickman Cliff Diving. Watch! Who knew stick figures could fight so intensely?
By Tina Amini Published April 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
US Government Turns To Gamers For New Military and Scientific Solutions
When I think of “DARPA,” and “video games,” my mind leaps to Metal Gear Solid. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), run by the U.S. Department of Defense, has shown up for many years in our games as a shadowy source of implausible technology and machinations. In recent years, however, DARPA has been turning…
By Kate Cox Published April 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedWatch This Woman Sing a Video Game Review
Some video game assessments break down the graphics, sound and music of a new release. Functional, maybe, but a little soulless. Other reviews—like the ones that run on GamePeople—use the different forms of sketch comedy, songwriting and radio plays to get at the heart of what makes a game worth caring about. Now, the unconventional…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Orcs Must Die! Sequel Landing This Summer, Playable At PAX East
A sequel to the popular tower defense game will be out this summer on PC, developer Robot Entertainment said today. If you go to PAX East this weekend, you can slaughter orcs there. And play the game. [Robot Entertainment]
By Jason Schreier Published April 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
It is now officially April, the month that starts with fooling and ends with frolic! Welcome, wanderers, 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…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Christian Allen’s Tactical Shooter Kickstarter Makes Its Money
We told you that former Halo developer Christian Allen wanted to collect $200,000 to start making an old-school tactical shooter. Then Christian confessed he botched the Kickstarter; tried to revive it. At the last minute, he’s hit his goal!
By Stephen Totilo Published April 2, 2012 -
UncategorizedBorderlands 2 PC Does Amazing Things with Nvidia’s GPU PhysX
During last week’s GeForce Kepler Editor’s Day event, Gearbox founder and CEO Randy Pitchford appeared in video form to show off what Borderlands 2 can do with Nvidia’s GPU accelerated PhysX. It’s rather gorgeous. One day I’ll look back at this video as the main reason I spent my entire time in Borderlands 2 on…
By Mike Fahey Published April 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
Rumor: Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery Coming to Steam
You think different. You’ve rejected the shiny, minimalist wares that come from Apple. Good for you. But that also means you probably haven’t played Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery—a.k.a. one of 2011’s best games—which has been exclusively available on iDevices up until this point. But that may all be changing, if a report on the Indie…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 2, 2012 - Uncategorized
UK Game Stores Saved From Complete Annihilation
British video game retailer Game is still an ongoing concern, thanks to the efforts (read: money) of private investment firm OpCapita, now the proud owner of the 333 remaining store locations throughout the United Kingdom. Having been in financial hot water for quite some time, Game’s troubles became abundantly clear to customers earlier this year…
By Mike Fahey Published April 2, 2012 - Kotaku East
Get Ready for Your Anime Plastic Wonderland
Anime wasn’t the only thing on display at the Anime Contents Expo. There were also plastic figurines of anime (and game) characters. Japanese website Moeyo was on hand to check out the festivities. If you missed the coverage from sister site Kotaku Japan, you can view that right here 【アニメ コンテンツ エキスポ 2012】 [Moeyo.com]
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2012 -
Kotaku EastLet Blood-C: The Last Dark Slice You and Dice You
This summer, the big screen version of TV anime Blood-C hits theaters. The feature film, Blood-C: The Last Dark, is being produced by Production I.G, who handled the televised anime. The Blood series has also a spawned a live-action film with 2009’s Blood: The Last Vampire, a lackluster take on the brilliant 2000 anime.
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 2, 2012