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UncategorizedThere’s No Wedding Proposal Like a Final Fantasy Wedding Proposal
When Seth Hay arrived at the “Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy” concert last weekend in Toronto, he was met with a lovely surprise. His girlfriend, Cheryl Murray, had bought him tickets to a meet-and-greet with legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu and conductor Arnie Roth. After the show, they would get to hang out…
By Jason Schreier Published April 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Comes to PC on June 12th
Future Soldier, Ubisoft’s new entry in the Ghost Recon franchise, will be released for the PC on June 12th. The game will require a one-time online activation, but won’t require an internet connection to play.
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
Why You Cried While Playing Journey
People have a hard time talking on the internet about crying. Crying is a vulnerable enough act on its own that taking the time to write about it just seems over the top! When we talk about games like Journey, we usually talk about how “the room got dusty,” or we “got something in our…
By Kirk Hamilton Published April 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
Van-Based Mobile Arcade Operator Arrested for Child Molestation [Update]
Games2U is a mobile franchise business that operates vans packed with video game consoles, renting them out for children’s parties and other special occasions. It sounds like the perfect business for a child molester. According to authorities, Leonard R. Filipkowski of Lakeland, Florida thought so too. The 44-year-old owner of the local Games2U franchise faces…
By Mike Fahey Published April 3, 2012 -
UncategorizedHey, Star Wars Grumps, You’re Making It Even Worse
It’s been popular for far too long to complain about Star Wars. I’m sick of it, because it all sounds to me like a bunch of old people complaining about kids these days. Sorry, haters, but you are living in an era of wonderful Star Wars, and your childhood isn’t being ruined. And I’m not…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 3, 2012 -
UncategorizedIt’s So Cool To Be a Geek That Felicia Day Wrote a Song About It
I won’t speak for everyone, but I’m sure many self-proclaimed geeks have had their hobbies and passions bashed by high school teenagers who couldn’t comprehend the awesome. I certainly never replayed my favorite Final Fantasy games over and over in lieu of fellow gaming compatriots to share the experience with. No, never. Felicia Day and…
By Tina Amini Published April 3, 2012 -
UncategorizedIf You’ve Got a Problem, If No One Else Can Help, Maybe You Can Hire The Angry Birds Team
Angry Birds is everywhere. The A-Team used to be everywhere. Put them together, and you’ve got 30 years of pop culture condensed into one minute of flash animation. If I died tomorrow and you played this video at my funeral, first off who the hell invited you to my funeral? Secondly, as the church police…
By Mike Fahey Published April 3, 2012 -
UncategorizedWhen Coldplay Meets Minecraft
Weird Al’s got nothing on this Minecraft-themed parody of Coldplay’s “Viva la Vida.” Actually, singer TryHardNinja sounds a little bit like he’s channeling Mr. Yankovic. Either way, this is pretty cool. Dunno which is most impressive—the song, the video, or the Minecraft map created for the occasion. “Fallen Kingdom” – A Minecraft Parody of Coldplay’s…
By Jason Schreier Published April 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
Tuesday Watch This, Play This
Watch! Every song needs a Minecraft parody version of it like this one. Watch! I would play an Angry Birds with Mr. T-Bird and the rest of the A-Team. Play! Jason enjoys the 80s cartoon references in Saturday Morning RPG. Watch! It’s cool to be a geek who likes video games.
By Tina Amini Published April 3, 2012 -
UncategorizedSaturday Morning RPG Is Chock Full Of Cartoon Goodness And 80s References
Saturday Morning RPG starts off with a reference to the 1989 Fred Savage film The Wizard. That’s pretty much all you need to know about this upcoming iOS game—from Care Bears to Transformers, it’s a non-stop barrage of warm nostalgia. It’s also a role-playing game filled with areas to explore, sidequests to crunch, and enemies…
By Jason Schreier Published April 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
The Next Generation of Core Games is Destined to be Free to Play, Ben Cousins Says
Ben Cousins, formerly of Lionhead, Sony, and EA/DICE, among others, is currently head of a mobile game development team for ngmoco, based out of Sweden. Several weeks ago, at the 2012 Game Developers Conference, he made a provocative and persuasive presentation to the effect that dedicated game consoles were on their way out. More recently,…
By Kate Cox Published April 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
Rumor: New Batman: Arkham City Story-Based DLC, Will Focus on Robin
Fans who’ve been clamoring for more narrative chapters for the Dark Knight’s latest video-game success and for the chance to take DLC characters like Nightwing and Robin out into the game’s open-world environments might finally be getting their wish. A list of PlayStation 3 trophies seems to out the existence of new story-based DLC for…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 3, 2012 -
ReviewsKinect Star Wars: The Kotaku Review
If you know how to use the Internet, you will have little trouble finding people who will tell you that Kinect Star Wars is a bad video game. These people are correct. The combination of one popular thing (Star Wars!) with another popular thing (the magical hands-free Xbox 360 Kinect sensor!) has resulted in one…
By Stephen Totilo Published April 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Hello, math nerds! Today is one of those special days where the month, day and year form an equation. This makes always me happy. Want to talk about what makes you happy? You’ve come to the right place. Kotaku’s official forum Talk Amongst Yourselves. This is the place where we gather on a daily basis…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 3, 2012 -
UncategorizedBefore You Play The Witcher 2, Here’s What Happened in The Witcher
On April 17 Xbox 360 gamers get their first taste of Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, the first console installment of the popular PC role-playing game series. Did they miss anything in the first game? Not if they watch this video they didn’t. A lot went on in the original…
By Mike Fahey Published April 3, 2012 - Uncategorized
Lease Your Own Little Piece of Battlefield 3 When Xbox 360 Server Rental Goes Live Today
Strangers can be jerks. Granted, they can be cool, too, but if you’re competing in an online shooter, chances are that they’re jerks. And sometimes you have to play with them. But now that Battlefield 3 server rentals will be going live for the Xbox 360, you’ll be able to control who you play with.…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 3, 2012 -
UncategorizedThe Secret World‘s Beta Weekends and Early Access are Yours for the Preordering
Want to get in on the beta weekends for Funcom’s upcoming paranormal MMO The Secret World? Want up to four days of early access before the game launches? Want an Egyptian Cat as an in-game pet? Man, you sure want a lot. You should probably preorder. The Secret World beta weekends kick off May 11,…
By Mike Fahey Published April 3, 2012